2003 Pontiac Aztek electrical system problems
28 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2003 Pontiac Aztek, which is 15% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 15% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 76,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 18 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 fires.
What owners wrote
On 2/8/2004 consumer started the vehicle and turned the windshield wipers on. The windshield wipers stopped operating and began to smoke. The vehicle caught on fire due to a malfunction in the windshield wiper motor which was replaced by the dealer. Two weeks after being repaired the windshield wipers failed twice during inclement weather, causing poor visibility to the driver while on the highway. The vehicle had an electrical fire.
Dt: the hazard, turn, and brake lights quit this happened all at once. The consumer took the vehicle to a dealer and they performed a diagnostic test, the switch which showed to be defective. The aforementioned were replaced, a new switch was installed and new flashers.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Pontiac Aztek
- Fuel system 37 complaints
- Brakes 20 complaints
- Engine 20 complaints