Oldsmobile Alero Complaints (2000)

557 consumer complaints on file.

#876709December 19, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY
CONSUMER TOOK CAR INTO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR WATER LEAKING INTO VEHICLE. THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW WATER WAS GETTING INTO VEHICLE. WHENEVER IT RAINS OR SNOWS THE BACK AND FRONT RUGS, AND THE TRUNK GETS SOAKED, DEALER HAS ADJUSTED DOORS, REPLACED CRACKED SILL PLATES, REPLACED DOOR DEFLECTORS, REINSTALLED SEALER TO WATER DEFLECTORS, AND REPLACED DOOR WINDOW CHANNELS. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876505December 14, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING 35MPH, FRONT RIGHT WHEEL SNAPPED OFF VEHICLE, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND HIT A BRIDGE. GM SAID IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#876256December 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER THREE TIMES . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876126December 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING BRAKE ON ICE AT VERY SLOW SPEED, ABS LIGHT CAME ON, AND TRACTION OFF LIGHT INDICATING SYSTEMS WERE DISENGAGED, TOOK TO DEALER WHO FOUND RIGHT REAR WHEEL HAD SET ITSELF TO ZERO IN THE MIDDLE OF SKID. *AK THE VEHICLE REQUIRED MACHINING THE ROTORS AT LESS THAN 2000 MILES DUE TO OXIDATION. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876040December 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. ALSO WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876041December 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. ALSO, WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE GOES INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876049December 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
AT 9000 MILES WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE SHOOK. WENT TO DEALER WHO REPLACED ROTORS. ALSO , DEALER CLAIMED GMC KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES, BUT WAITED UNTIL CUSTOMERS CAME IN TO DEALERS WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS BEFORE RECTIFYING PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737319December 5, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SINCE NEW THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT BRAKES IN WET WEATHER. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, AND WHEN IT DOES VEHICLE IS HARD TO STOP. IT FEELS LIKE ABS IS ENGAGING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING. THE DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM, BUT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE WE PURCHASED IT. IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS AND ON NORMAL BRAKING (NOT HARD BRAKING). WE HAVE COMPLAINED SINCE JUNE OF THIS YEAR AND HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP AT LEAST 5 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. WE FEAR THAT IN AN EMERGENCY THE ABS WILL NOT WORK LIKE IT IS SUPPOSED TO. OUR ISSUE IS THAT THE DEALER CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. IT DOESN'T RAIN MUCH HERE SO IT'S HARD TO PREDICT. IT EVEN HAPPENS WHEN WE ARE ON OUR WAY TO THE DEALER BUT WILL NOT HAPPEN AFTER THAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875859December 1, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH DOORS LEAK WHEN RAINING AND SOAK BACK CARPET, CONSUMER STATES IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874693November 9, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A DELAY IN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT OF 2 SECONDS OR MORE. IMPACT WAS SO LITTLE THAT VEHICLE HAD DAMAGE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734719October 19, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE DOME LIGHT FLICKERS AND SOMETIMES CUTS-OFF COMPLETELY. PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT CAR. ENGINE CUT-OFF WHEN I TURN-OFF AC. RUNS ROUGH, THEM TURNS-OFF COMPLETELY. SERVICE CANT FIND ANY REASON FOR THESE PROBLEMS. I WORRY ABOUT THIS CAR. ANOTHER "LEMON"?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556259October 18, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
BY DESIGN THE HORN CAN ONLY BE ACTIVATED BY PRESSING THE TWO SMALL HORN SYMBOLS, THE REST OF THE STEERING SPACE IS INACTIVE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734608October 18, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THIS VEHICLE'S BRAKES ON FRONT HEAT UP TURN ROTOR'S BLUE AND WARP THEM....WE AS OF 10/2000 HAVE HAD 2 NEW SET'S OF ROTOR'S ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAD ONE SET RESURFACED AND TURNED BECAUSE THEY WE'RE WARPED.. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A CALL TO AREA SERV. REP FROM GM THE ROTOR'S ARE BLUE AGAIN..THIS IS 4 TIME'S IN LESS THAN 5 MONTH'S. WE ARE STILL BEING PLAYED WITH IT IS TIME FOR SOME HELP. OUR VEHICLE HAS SPENT MANY MANY TIME'S IN THE SHOP ALREADY WE FEEL IT'S A SAFTY ISSUE THEY PULSE AND ARE SPONGY, THERE'S VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT 65 AND OVER IF YOU HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKE'S. CONSTANTLY SAME COMPLAINT WITH NO SATISFACTION BUT THAT THEY CONTINUE TO BLAME THE PROBLEM'S ON US.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734146October 12, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733957October 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING - HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY, SIDE ROADS, ALL SPEEDS. NO WARNING. CAR MAY OR MAY NOT BE RESTARTABLE. CAR STALLED ON HIGHWAY DURING DEALER TEST DRIVE REQUIRED A TOW. ALSO ROTORS WARPED - STEERING WHEEL SHAKES DURING HIGH SPEED BREAKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733710October 8, 2000
SUSPENSION
CAR VIBRATIES WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55MPH OR GREATER. DEALER SAYS IT'S ROAD NOISE WHEN RETURNED A 4TH TIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733516October 5, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PURCHASED THE CAR IN MAY. BRAND NEW WITH 7 MILES ON IT AT DATE OF PURCHASE. BRAKE ROTORS IN THE FRONT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 3000 MILES. THEY WERE WARPED/OUT OF SPECS WHICH CAUSED MY BRAKES NOT TO WORK PROPERLY. THEN AT 6200 MILES, THE ROTORS IN THE FRONT WERE REPLACED AGAIN. THEY WERE WARPED/OUT OF SPEC AND CAUSED MY BRAKES TO WORK IMPROPERLY. BOTH OF THE ROTORS IN THE FRONT ARE WARPED FROM BOTH TIMES. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS A REOCCURRENT PROBLEM WITH ALL ALERO OWNER BUT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WHO OWN THESE CARS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS ALONG THE SAME LINE. ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT ARE THE DETAILS OF THE LEMON LAW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555723October 2, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WARPED ROTORS CAUSED VIBRATION WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY TURNED THE ROTORS INSTEAD OF REPLACING THEM, SERVICE BULLITINF 00-05-23-002 STATED THAT THE ROTORS AND PADS SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH NEW COMPONENTS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731392September 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES BAD AND BRAKES ARE MAKING A SOUND EVEN WHEN BRAKES ARE NOT BEING APPLIED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730470September 6, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT MOVED FORWARD WITHOUT THE BUTTON BEING PUSHED TO ACTIVATE IT. IT WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE BUTTON WAS PUSHED TO REVERSED THE MOTION. IT STOPPED ONLY WHEN THE SEAT REACHED ITS FULL FORWARD POSITION. FORTUNATELY, I WAS PARKED AND COULD JUMP OUT OF THE CAR. HAD I BEEN IN MOTION, I COULD HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AS MY KNEES WOULD HAVE BEEN SMASHED INTO THE DASHBOARD AND MY ABDOMEN WOULD HAVE BEEN SMASHED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK THE CAR TO A GM GARAGE WHERE THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THEY ENDED UP DISCONNECTING THE POWER TO THE SEAT AND SAID THEY WOULD CALL THE FACTORY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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