The only thing that had gone wrong with my car is the door was hyper-extended and now does not close properly, this is my own fault and I'm looking into replacing the door hinges anyway.
Have had the same with the rear hatch not opening on the first try, but it's not annoying at all... it could be worse.
Car is very quick, more than I would expect from a V6.
Have been getting better gas mileage that I expected.
Love the Heads Up Display and Driver Information Center.
Most of these reviews are probably written by people who are either too busy or too lazy or pessimistic to take care of their cars. I'm a college student and drive my Aztek everyday. I love everything about it and I plan on trying to keep it in working order for as long as possible.
From what I hear, everyone thinks the Aztek is ugly, and they leave it at that. Maybe it is. But they don't look past that to see that it's probably better than their little RAV-4's and CRV's with their 2.weak liter engines and sparse interiors. But I agree with you about caring for your vehicle. By reviews here, it seems like every new car made is a lemon. By the way, as far as the V6 having good power, remember that it's as big as other companies' V8 engines, and there must be something right about it, as it's been used in a huge number of vehicles. If it would fit in my Corolla, I'd use it. And spin the tires until they popped.