PONTIAC AZTEK 2004: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 05V157000

Make Model Year
PONTIAC AZTEK 2004
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2005-05-04 2005-04-20 2005-04-20

Production Dates: 2003-10-01 - 2004-03-31

Manufacturers Involved: General Motors, LLC

Manufacturer Campaign Number: 05014

Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 34186

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Summary

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, CONTAMINATION ON IGNITION RELAY CONTACTS CAN CAUSE HIGH RESISTANCE. THIS CAN AFFECT SIGNALS TO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND, COULD CAUSE INTERMITTENT VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY TIME.

Consequence

THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, IT COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION RELAY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 4, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668 AND BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080.

Notes

GM RECALL NO. 05014. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 'TTY 1-800-424-9153', OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.