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#302 of 361 Re: Count me in [decompiler] by maraztek Mar 23, 2009 (9:10 pm)
Replying to: decompiler (Mar 22, 2009 8:30 pm) The bcm can a huge culprit of a car like this. It will go bezerk and kill your battery. When you have a cheap battery in your car, i had a stupid wal-mart battery (nEVER START) it might kill the battery completely. What it does is creates a constant draw on the battery till it is dead.   I cheated when I chaged the BCM. I went to my local junkyard and took one out of a junk car. It cost me $25. They are really easy to take out and to put in. The car was mostly locked but driveable, so I then had to take the car to a GM dealer to program the BCM. The dealer was never able to clear the air bag light though . Besides that the $25 BCM has been going great for two years now.   My wife still really loves her Azteck. I don't mind driving it either. Replies to this message: steve_ (Mar 23, 2009 9:39 pm)
#303 of 361 Re: Count me in [maraztek] by steve_ HOST Mar 23, 2009 (9:39 pm)
Replying to: maraztek (Mar 23, 2009 9:10 pm) EverStart batteries are mostly made by Johnson Controls and they have a pretty good reputation. Delphi and Exide may be making some of them for Wal-Mart, but Johnson Controls supplies half the US battery market.   Consumer Reports rated them pretty high back in '05 and again in Nov. 2008. One of mine is 4 years old and just needed some cell topping up recently.
#304 of 361 '04 Aztek Fan not working by pastfrustrated Apr 14, 2009 (8:20 am)
Help! I don't know where to begin with this one. My cooling fan stopped working and now the car 'overheats/redlines. Could this be fuses? Or what else - any suggestions please & thanks. '04 Aztek.
#305 of 361 Pontiac Aztek Alarm goes off using the remote by dmj_31 Apr 18, 2009 (1:32 pm)
Every time I unlock the doors with my remote, it sets off the alarm until I keep pushing the unlock button on the remote. In fact, often, it does not unlock the door at all. I have to hit the unlock button on the remote until the alarm stops going off and then I have to use the key to unlock the door. Does anyone have an answer for why this is occurring?
#306 of 361 ABS and parking brake indicator by bingbingbing Apr 23, 2009 (6:35 pm)
After starting my 2001 Aztec the Abs warning light comes on and proceed to drive when the parking brake indicator lights up combined with an obnoxious binging noise which is loud and non-stop!!!! I have had the vehicle checked to no avail. One mechanic mentioned the BCM. What the BING!!! There was also a mention of a switch in the master brake cylinder, I am not very techy, therefore would like any input as to what may be the problem. I am slowly but surely going insane from the binging ( I would be able to stop the noise by putting the vehicle in park and turning off the ignition then restarting) This has finally failed me.....I am only minutes from driving with earplugs in...................literally. I love my vehicle and have had no complaints till recently with this annoyance. My Aztec has been loyal.
#307 of 361 flashing lights constant bonging by joyce0730 Apr 25, 2009 (1:31 pm)
I'm a non knowledgeable female who is driving a 2001 Aztek. Please help!   I took this car into the dealership and they said that they could reproduce the flashing dash lights and radio cutting out by fiddling with the ignition switch. After replacing the switch (368.00) with an oil change I drove the car 40 klics and the dang lights started flashing again. What happens is the radio cuts off for a nano second, all the lights go off, gauges go off and then after a few seconds all the lights go on, battery light, abs light, P light, exclamation light, wrench light, what looks like a lock and then there are 4 bongs sounding. This goes on every 5-10 seconds. Now when I just drove the car and tried to get the windows to close the automatic window and automatic door lock does not work.   BTW when the dealership diagnosed the electrical issue they told me the head gasket was cracked as well! The manifold was repaired last year!   Is there any chance the electrical is connected to the head gasket.   Anyone know what is happening to my possessed car?   Cheers, Joyce Replies to this message: tidester (Apr 25, 2009 5:05 pm) tvplas (Apr 25, 2009 6:41 pm) vaaztek (Apr 27, 2009 3:13 am) djo611 (Apr 27, 2009 3:19 pm)
#308 of 361 Re: flashing lights constant bonging [joyce0730] by tidester HOST Apr 25, 2009 (5:05 pm)
Replying to: joyce0730 (Apr 25, 2009 1:31 pm) The head gasket issue would have nothing to do with your electrical problems.   tidester, host SUVs and Smart Shopper
#309 of 361 Re: flashing lights constant bonging [joyce0730] by tvplas Apr 25, 2009 (6:41 pm)
Replying to: joyce0730 (Apr 25, 2009 1:31 pm) Joyce,   This is not an uncommon problem with the Aztek. If you search this thread you will find it mentioned repeatedly including mine. I took the advice of ray80 in an earlier post and replaced the BCM (Body Control Module) back in October 2007, which I purchased new from online parts store brightauto.com at a fourth the price of the dealer. An additional $89.00 to have the local dealer program it and I have not had any problems with it since.   It appears you are not the hands on type, but you may want to order a BCM from the web (new not used) and have a non-dealer do the servicing. They usually charge about half the labor as a dealership. You will still have to have a dealership program it but you will save yourself hundreds. Good luck. Replies to this message: vaaztek (Apr 27, 2009 3:13 am)
#310 of 361 Re: flashing lights constant bonging [tvplas] by vaaztek Apr 27, 2009 (3:13 am)
Replying to: tvplas (Apr 25, 2009 6:41 pm) Concur with replacing BCM, purchase on-line, install by a non-dealer service mechanic and have it programmed by the dealer ($89). I did the same and it seemed to work, for a while. Head gasket problems are a class issue with 3.4L engines. I replaced 2 each on a 97 Montana Van and on my 2001 Aztek b4 I sold both.
#311 of 361 Re: flashing lights constant bonging [joyce0730] by djo611 Apr 27, 2009 (3:19 pm)
Replying to: joyce0730 (Apr 25, 2009 1:31 pm) Joyce,   Sorry to here about your poblems but, this is clearly a BCM issue as you will see in other threads posted on this site. I have a 2001 Aztek and replaced the BCM in November. The electrical problems disappeared although, I have heard they may re-occur. The head gasket and intake manifold gasket are class action issues you need to research. I had to replace the intake manifold on my Aztek. You may be able to recover some of the cost but, not very much. I don't remember the link but, you might try a search for GM class action suits.

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