Oldsmobile Alero Complaints

1,957 consumer complaints on file.

#10617612July 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR TO HEAD HOME ON AN HOUR DRIVE. IT WOULD NOT START, NO CRANKING OF ANY KIND OR POWER TO THE STARTER OR STARTER SOLENOID. ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN ABOUT A HALF HOUR LATER AS I WAITED FOR MY RIDE TO ARRIVE AND STILL NOTHING. ALL OF THE LIGHTS WORKED, EVERYTHING ELSE WORKED BUT THE CAR SIMPLY WOULD NOT START. AFTER READING EVERY OTHER COMPLAINT AND REVIEW THIS ISSUE IS CONCURRENT WITH THE THEFT ISSUE THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE SUFFERED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617615July 30, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WILL PERIODICALLY FAIL, LIKELY FROM A GROUND-OUT ISSUE WITH THE FLASHER RELAY. I HAVE TO STRUGGLE WITH THE PLASTIC COVER PART AROUND THE HAZARD SWITCH AND RELAY TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT VIBRATION AND BUMPS CAUSE THIS PROBLEM TO OCCUR. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY THAT I NEED TO CHANGE LANES AND MY TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING AND IT MAKES ME HESITANT TO CHANGE LANES. IN ADDITION, IT MAKES ME WORRY ABOUT MAKING TURNS IN THE CITY. I COULD BE ISSUED A TICKET OVER A PROBLEM THAT OCCURS RANDOMLY AND WOULD NOT BE RESOLVED BY REPLACING THE PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617161July 29, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616721July 28, 2014
SUSPENSION, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS A NOISE HEARD FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SUSPENSION AREA. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE ONLY RECURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC THE FOLLOWING DAY, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE ROD AND WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACING. THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 10/7/14*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615976July 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DASH MAKING CLICKING NOISE, SOUNDS LIZE HAZARD WARNING NOISE, YET NOT ACTIVATING HAZARD LIGHTS. VERY RANDOM. THEN MOST RECENTLY, NOISE SEEMS TO HAVE STOP AND HAVE SEEN ON 3 OCCASIONS SMOKE FROM THE DASH AREA, NEAR WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN MEETS THE DASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615981July 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START OR WOULD STALL IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACING. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF FAILURE WAS 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616057July 24, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN AFTER THE CONTACT REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. UPDATED 10/02/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND THE DRIVER HAD TO BRAKE HARD IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM DRIVING THROUGH A GARAGE WALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR ONLY STICKS ON HOT AND HUMID DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON 8/714. UPDATED 3/30/15 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615377July 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED TEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614896July 21, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED FOR THE FIRST TIME ON A RAINY DAY IN 2011. I WAS A NEW DRIVER AT THE TIME. WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON MY WAY TO SCHOOL, I PUT ON MY TURN SIGNAL TO CHANGE LANES. THERE WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD, AND I WAS GOING TO NEED SOMEONE TO LET ME INTO THE LANE. MY TURN SIGNAL, HOWEVER, MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE RESULTING LACK OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE OTHER DRIVER VERY NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. THE MALFUNCTIONING OF THE TURN SIGNALS OCCURS MOST OFTEN DURING WET OR HUMID CONDITIONS. ONLY RECENTLY DID I DISCOVER THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO ACTIVATE THE TURN SIGNAL AND IT MALFUNCTIONS, IT CAN OFTENTIMES BE REMEDIED BY APPLYING A SMALL AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON. IT WAS ONLY A FEW DAYS AGO THAT I ENCOUNTERED AN EXISTING RECALL FOR EARLIER MODELS OF MY CAR. THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON HAS BEEN RECALLED ON THE PREVIOUS TWO MODEL YEARS (2001-2002) OF THE OLDSMOBILE ALERO. IT CAN NOT BE A COINCIDENCE THAT THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING IN MY VEHICLE. I LOOKED INTO GETTING THE BUTTON REPLACED, BUT THE LABOR COSTS MAKE REPLACEMENT AN EXPENSIVE OPTION. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A SYSTEMIC DEFECT THAT EGREGIOUSLY AFFECTS THE FUNCTIONALITY AND SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE. PLEASE CONSIDER EXTENDING THE RECALL OF THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON TO THE 2003 MODEL YEAR OF THE OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614983July 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO TURN UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614766July 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR IS DIFFICULT TO START. THE IGNITION KEY MUST ALWAYS BE JIGGLED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE IGNITION SWITCH TO TURN ON THE ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610242July 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WOULD NOT START IN PARKING LOT OF A BUSINESS ON THURSDAY MORNING. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR IT FINALLY STARTED SO DROVE TO CADILLAC DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD IT'S MY KEY AND TO GO HOME AND USE MY OTHER KEY. AFRAID TO BE STRANDED, SO DID NOT GO ANYWHERE UNTIL SUNDAY. SUNDAY MORNING WENT TO AND FROM CHURCH FINE USING THE SECOND KEY, SO THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. IN AFTERNOON, WANTED TO HEAD OUT OF TOWN, SO WENT TO GET GAS. AFTER FILLING MY CAR, IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. TRIED USING BOTH KEYS, NEITHER WOULD WORK. WAITED FOR 45-60 MINUTES, PERIODICALLY TRYING, WITH NO LUCK. WALKED HOME SINCE LIVE NEARBY. SEVERAL HOURS LATER, WALKED TO GAS STATION TO TRY MY CAR AGAIN. THIS TIME IT STARTED, SO DROVE HOME. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT. LOOKED UP GMC WEBSITE AND IT'S SAYING MY CAR IS NOT ON THE "RECALL" LIST, YET I'M HAVING THIS PROBLEM LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. ALSO, APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO, WAS DRIVING IN CHICAGO. PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY TO LET MY DOG GO TO THE BATHROOM AND SUDDENLY FOUND MY REMOTE KEYS WOULD NOT WORK AND I COULD NOT GET INTO MY CAR!!! EVENTUALLY, I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610460July 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR IS DIFFICULT TO START. THE IGNITION KEY MUST ALWAYS BE JIGGLED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE IGNITION SWITCH TO TURN ON THE ENGINE. THE PROBLEM STARTED BACK IN 2008 AND CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. EVENTUALLY I WILL BE UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE. I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH MY 1992 OLDS EXCEPT THE ENGINE FINALLY WOULD NOT TURN-OFF. I HAD TO DROP IT OFF AT A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP RUNNING, AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR $150. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609873July 11, 2014
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE UNDER CARRIAGE AND BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 187,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/02/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT SUSPENSION CROSS MEMBER IS RUSTED AND STEERING BOX IS NOW LOOSE. UPDATED 03/2/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609513July 10, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THE WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V528000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130, 000. UPDATED 9/12/14*CN UPDATED 02/05/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609653July 10, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT CRASH OR MAKE CONTACT WITH ANYTHING PRIOR TO THE DEPLOYMENT. DURING THE INCIDENT THE IGNITION SWITCH MOVED TO THE RUN POSITION INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608912July 8, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DEFECT HAD OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608696July 7, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
PURCHASED CAR IN 2002. CAR WOULD NOT START IN NOV OF 2004 SPENT 343.44 ON IGNITION CYLINDER LOCK AT BARR'S ELECTRICAL. CAR DID SAME THING IN SEPT OF 2012, SPENT 248.04 AGAIN AT BARR'S ELECTRIC ON ANOTHER IGNITION CYLINDER LOCK. HAVE COMPLETE REPAIR STATEMENT AND RECEIPT IF NEEDED UPON REQUEST. STILL HAVE CAR. BUT DO NOT DRIVE DUE TO OTHER ISSUES NOT SURE ABOUT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608716July 7, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT WILL SOMETIMES JUST CUT ITSELF OFF WITH NO WARNING. I PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART IT WITH NO PROBLEMS BUT IT JUST CUTS ITSELF OFF AGAIN WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHAT SO EVER. LUCKILY FOR ME IT HAS ONLY DONE IT WHEN THERE HAS BEEN LIGHT OR NO TRAFFIC OR WHEN I HAVE BEEN AT A STOP SIGN. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607980July 3, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN ACTIVATED. THE HAZARD WARNING SIGNALS ALSO FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING), BUT THE RECALL WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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