A/C compressor cracked and leaked after 9 months. Dealer replaced under warranty. Less than a year later, the replacement compressor cracked and leaked, but dealer would not replace because car had over 60,000 miles on it. Have not had A/C for most of the vehicle's life.
Right headlight failed after 2 years. Can only be replaced by dealer.
Fuel level sending unit failed 2004. Cost to replace: $550.
Water pump failed 2004. Cost to replace: $1350.
Lumbar adjustment handle has fallen off.
Interior trim misaligned since birth.
Radio antenna only partially functions.
Cost of brake job: $600.
This car seems to have been designed to keep the Pontiac service crew fully employed. Nothing is easy to fix, so repair bills are sky high. That factor leads to delayed maintenance, compounding the problems.
Although the car has good utility and can hold a lot, it can't hold a candle to my old Mazda MPV. That car cost less to maintain over 9 years than the Aztek has cost in 4.
Sorry to here you paid so much for the water pump replacement, sounds like highway robbery. My water pump went out last week and cost about $350 parts and labor, which I felt was high, but had to do since working on the car myself is so difficult. I'm told the thermostat will be a $400 job, but right now I'm paying to have the transmission replaced at 40,000 miles.
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