Oldsmobile Alero Complaints (2001)

364 consumer complaints on file.

#10115417March 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ABS SPEED SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, THE ANTI LOCK AND TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR LIGHT STAYED ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115633March 15, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE CONSUMER'S 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO BEGAN TO VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY. *NM THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND WHEN SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THE TRAC AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER HAD DONE REPAIRS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER SHE WAS TOLD THE SPEED SENSOR WAS BAD AND THE ENTIRE HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO FIX THE PART. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115151March 10, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO INTAKE MANIFOLD PROBLEM. *BF THE CONSUMER HAD DISCOVERED A COOLANT LEAK. THE CONSUMER STATED GM ISSUED AN IMPROVED GASKET TO AVOID FUTURE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT GM WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WHY DID THE EXPENSE HAVE TO FALL ON THE CONSUMER. THE POWER STEERING WAS REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112787March 9, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
LOWER INTAKE GASKET LEAKING COOLANT. FOUND DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112667March 7, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE COOLANT IN MY ALERO STARTED LEAKING AND THERE WAS NO HEAT IN THE INTERIOR. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS DETERIORATED. THE PART WAS REPLACED AND WAS NOT KEPT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113600March 7, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, IT WILL NOT CONTINUE TO RUN. THE IGNITION SWITCH/THEFT DETERRENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, PER THE DEALER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113748March 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE INTAKE GASKET OF THE CONSUMER'S 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO LEAKED ANTIFREEZE. *NM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS DESIGNED IMPROPERLY. THE GASKET LEAKED ANTI FREEZE INTO THE OIL, OIL SENDERS AND THE COILS. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113453February 16, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
RE 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT CONSUMER WANTS MORE RESPONSES. *BF THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109621February 2, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE WINDOW WAS UNABLE TO COME DOWN. DEALER STATES THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106171January 12, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
I PURCHASED THE CAR ON 10/09/04 WITH A 3MON/3,000 WARRANTY. I HAVE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS SAME COMPLAINT WITH NO LUCK. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS AND WITHIN A 1 WEEK OF BRINGING IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP MY ABS, TRAC OFF & SERVICE VEHICLE SOON LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND MADE AN APPT AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT 70MPH IT BEGAN TO VIBRATE OUT OF CONTROL. I HAD THREE PASSANGERS IN MY CAR ALONG WITH MYSELF. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR BACK IN CONTROL BUT IF I WASN'T ABLE TO I WOULD HAVE HIT THE OTHER CARS ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR AT SPEEDS OF UNDER 45MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY WAS TOLD THAT THIS WOULD COST ME ALMOST $400 TO BE REPLACED (HUB WHEEL ASSEMBLY FOR MY SPEED SENSOR). I WAS TOLD THAT MY 3/3 WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THIS PART. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS! OBVIOUSLY THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED PART!! I SPOKE TO THE MANAGER AT BOURNIVAL AND HE SAID THAT MY WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THIS PART. HE SAID THAT IT DIDN'T MATTER IF IT HAPPENED TWO DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105637January 3, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED. THIS IS A SAFETY DEVICE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. I REPORTED THE DEFECTIVE PART TO MY DEALER BUT THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT AT NO COST BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OVER WARRANTY BY 2,000 MILES. THE DEALER SUGGESTED TO CONTACT GM CARES HOTLINE. GM DID NOT CARE THEY WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE TO REPAIR MY CAR AT NO COST. I HAVE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED THE DEFECTIVE SAFETY DEVICE,.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105599December 30, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER TURNED ON THE HEAT AND THE DEFOGGER, AND BOTH FAILED TO COME ON PROPERLY. CONSUMER SMELLED AN ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK...*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104664December 28, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
FRONT HUB (DRIVERS SIDE) WENT BAD AT AROUND 48,000 MILES, DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. APROX. ONE YEAR LATER BOTH FRONT HUBS WENT BAD (AT JUST OVER 60,000 MILES WITH LESS THEN 12,000 MILES ON DRIVERS SIDE HUB) COST WAS AROUND $500.00 EACH TO REPLACE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105254December 22, 2004
TIRES, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE DEFLATED ON IT'S OWN. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRE DAILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105061December 20, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 03V327000 CONCERNING TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO WORK TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103666December 13, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
RECALL 03V327000 CONCERNING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS BECAME INOPERATIVE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT SHE DID NOT RECEIVE THIS RECALL NOTICE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096859December 9, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
THE CONSUMER STATES THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. *JB NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 03V327000 *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100994December 3, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
IN THE SPRING OF 2003 MY WINDOW, DRIVERS SIDE SLID INTO THE DOOR JAM. MY BOYFRIEND TOOK THE DOOR OFF AND WE REALIZED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS BENT AND THE PLASTIC PIECES THAT ATTACH TO THE WINDOW TO HOLD IT UP WERE BROKEN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD COST $500.00 TO FIX IT. $300.00 FOR THE PART AND THE REST IN LABOR. I LOOKED INTO GETTING A USED PART, SO I BEGAN CALLING JUNK YARDS. A FEW HAD NO REGULATORS, HOWEVER AT FITZGERALDS IN LINCOLN DE I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS THE 4 OR 5TH PERSON TO CALL IN REGARDS TO A REGULATOR FOR AN ALERO. HE STATED THAT HE COULD ORDER THE PART WHOLESALE AND IT WOULD COST $120.00. I ALSO BEGAN A SEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND A MECHANIC IN NY THAT WOULD FIX MY REGULATOR OR GIVE ME A REPAIRED ONE FOR AROUND $80.00, SO I SENT IT TO HIM. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PARTS THAT HE GAVE WITH THE REGULATOR WERE NOT RIGHT AND WHEN TRYING TO INSTALL THE REGULATOR THE PLASTIC PIECES BROKE AGAIN. THE MECHANIC IN NY SEND ADDITIONAL PIECES AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE WINDOW WORKING PROPERLY, AFTER USING SOME ADHESIVE TO GET THE WINDOW TO STAY ATTACHED TO THE REGULATOR. THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET THE WINDOW COMPLETELY FIXED TOOK MONTHS. WE FINALLY GOT THE WINDOW WORKING AROUND OCTOBER OF 2003. NOW IT IS DECEMBER 2004 AND AGAIN THE WINDOW IS STARTING TO SLIP. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS SOMEHOW A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE POWER WINDOW. COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS INDEED A RECALL. THANK YOU.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101733November 29, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT FRONT WHEEL BEARING HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES WITH LESS THEN 59,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101697November 26, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT FLASHED ON/OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE WEAR WAS LESS THEN 31,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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