Oldsmobile Alero Complaints (2001)

364 consumer complaints on file.

#10626657August 20, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN IT FIRST OCCURRED THERE WAS A SECURITY LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY THAT SUDDENLY CAME ON (SECURITY) AND STAYED ON AS I WAS DRIVING. THE NEXT MORNING AS I TRIED TO START MY CAR IT WOULDN'T START. AND I LOOKED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL AND IT STATED THAT THE IGNITION LIGHT STARTS TO FLASH AFTER TURNING THE KEY TO THE ON OR RUN POSITION THEN THE IGNITION NEEDS TO BE SERVICED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626727August 20, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE. I ARRIVE PARK THE CAR TURN IT OFF. GO INSIDE FOR 20 TO 35 MINUTES, I GET INTO THE CAR AND START HER UP AND IT DOESN'T START. NOTICED THAT SECURITY IS FLASHING AGAIN IN RIGHT CORNER. LOOK AT MANUAL AGAIN SAME THING TURN TO RUN POSITION AND WAIT 10MINS. FLASHING WILL STOP, TURN BACK TO OFF POSITION AND THEN TRY TO START THE CAR. IT THEN STARTS BUT I HAVE NOTICE THAT THIS KEEPS HAPPENING TO THE POINT WHERE EVEN IF THE CAR DOES START AND RUN THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR DAYS AND THEN SOMETIMES MAY GO OFF. BUT EVEN NOW THIS DAY AUGUST 20, 2014 AT 2:06PM THE SECURITY LIGHT STAYS ON AND AT TIMES THE CAR WILL NOT START UNLESS I GO THROUGH THE REST OF WAITING 10 MINUTES. HELP ME PLEASE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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
#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
#10607431July 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I CAN START MY CAR. WHILE IT IS RUNNING, I CAN REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE SWITCH AND PLACE IT BACK IN. WHILE ITS RUNNING. NEEDS A NEW KEYSWITCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607202June 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR WON'T START. THE CAR WILL TRY TO START UP, BUT WILL NOT TURN OVER. IT'S LIKE THE GAS HAS BEEN DISENGAGED. ALSO, THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR TOWED SEVERAL TIMES TO THE MECHANIC.WE HAVE HAD THE FUEL INJECTOR AND FUEL PUMP REPLACED. HAPPENS FREQUENTLY NOW-AM CONCERNED IT WILL STALL IN TRAFFIC AND BE A SAFETY ISSUE. HAVE STARTED USING THE 10 MIN WAIT/RE-START TECHNIQUE I HAVE READ ABOUT ON THE INTERNET AND IT DOES WORK, BUT THAT IS A "BAND-AID" NOT A CURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598827June 17, 2014
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE THESE VEHICLES GO OUT WHILE DRIVING ON A SUDDEN DIME WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS A STOP SIGN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE COULDN'T MOVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588065May 13, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 188,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568950March 13, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALONG WITH THE CURRENT GENERAL MOTORS RECALL WITH THE IGNITION SWITCHES THE OLDS ALERO OLDS AURORA PONTIAC GRAND AM ALSO HAVE SAME ISSUES JUST GOOGLE IGNITION PROBLEMS (ALERO) CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING NO START ISSUES MUST DO A RELEARN PROCESS TO GET THE CAR TO START AND EVENTUALLY CAR WILL NO LONGER START. GENERAL MOTORS WAS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT NEVER ISSUED A RECALL. IT DEALS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND FAULTY SECURITY SYSTEM THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH EACH OTHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564518February 15, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO OVER AND OVER AGAIN FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS,AND HAVE HAD IT AT 4 OR 5 DIFFERENT SHOPS AND NOBODY CAN FIX IT. BUT THE CAR TURNS OFF ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND THEN WONT RESTART. BUT AFTER I HAVE IT TOWED HOME IT WILL START A DAY OR TWO LATER.. I'VE HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED, THE STARTER, THE FUEL PUMP, THE ALTERNATOR AND HAVE HAD IT HOOKED UP TO THE COMPUTER TO SEE IF ANY WARNING SIGNALS GO OFF AND NOTHING COMES UP.. ITS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY ON BACK ROADS AND WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I THINK AND HOPE THAT OLDSMOBILE WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT TO HELP ITS CUSTOMERS HAVE A SAFER COMMUTE TO AND FROM THEIR DESTINATION... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550161October 30, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
REAR DEFROSTER STOPPED WORKING. WENT TO DEALER FOR ANOTHER ISSUE AND DEALER TOLD ME SOMEONE PUT IN AN INADEQUATE WIRE TO MODULE AND CAUSED IT TO MELT. WENT TO 3 JUNKYARDS TODAY AND FOUND 6 ALERO AROUND THE SAME YEAR THAT ALL HAD THE WIRE MELTED TO THE MODULE. FOUND THIS ONLINE SO HERE I AM.. DEALER TRIED TO POINT FINGER AT SOMEONE ELSE BUT ITS OBVIOUS THIS IS AN ALERO PROBLEM. I'LL BE CONTACTING THE DEALER AGAIN TO SEE WHAT THEY'LL DO ABOUT IT BEFORE IT CAUSES A FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545734September 27, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HAZARD SWITCH FAILED RESULTING IN TURN SIGNALS ALSO NOT WORKING. PART WAS REPLACED IN 2004 UNDER RECALL ID 34013 BUT REPLACEMENT PART HAS FAILED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535752August 16, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART, HAD TO PUSH VEHICLE OFF OF ROAD, INTO PARKING LOT, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED VEHICLE, ADDED FUEL TO VEHICLE WENT INSIDE TO PAY AND WHEN I RETURNED VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. HAS CONTINUED TO FAIL TO START. DIAGNOSIS PASS LOCK SYSTEM FOR SECURITY CAUSES VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY OR NOT START UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533230August 2, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONTACT STATED BOTH OF THE TURN SIGNALS ON THE VEHICLE COME ON SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515554June 6, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO GL AND NOT EVEN A DAY LATER, THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE FUSES ARE STILL IN GREAT SHAPE AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS STILL WORK. I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR CERTAIN VIN #'S FOR THE TURN SIGNAL RELAY AND HAZARD LIGHT RELAY TO BE REPLACED. ALTHOUGH MY VIN IS NOT ONE OF THE ISSUED NUMBERS, I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS IS A DANGER WHEN DRIVING AND I WANT MY VIN TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR THE SAME RECALL. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR AND WAS UNAWARE OF THESE ISSUES. MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY MEAN THE MOST, AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM MYSELF WHEN IT WASN'T CAUSED BY ME IN THE BEGINNING. OLDSMOBILE/GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES AND NOT JUST THE ONES IN THE RECALL BULLETIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509558April 25, 2013
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. ONE MONTH LATER WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED. THE SUGGESTION WAS MADE TO THE CONTACT TO USE A DIFFERENT KEY. THE CONTACT FOLLOWED THE DEALERS RECOMMENDATIONS HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE MONTH LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 6/13/13 *CN THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE REASON THE VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY STALLED, WAS DUE TO THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS BEING STOLEN AND SHUT OFF THE GAS LINE, SO THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. UPDATED 06/17/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10506095April 1, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, WHEELS:HUB
SEVERAL FAILURES OF EITHER FRONT BRAKES OR REAR BRAKES REQUIRING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. FAILURE HAPPENS AFTER LESS THAN 20,000 ON EACH SET OF BRAKES. THERE HAS BEEN AT LEAST 3 WHEEL HUB REPLACEMENTS ON DRIVER SIDE AS WELL AS 2 WHEEL HUB REPLACEMENTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. BOTH DRIVERS WINDOW AND PASSENGER WINDOW MOTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE.... UPDATED 04/11/13 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499697February 22, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
JUST BOUGHT MY 2001 ALERO RIGHT OFF THE CAR LOT, BUT NOW THE RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER MIRROR ISN'T WORKING, LIGHTER ISN'T WORKING, CALLED THE CAR LOT TO TELL THEM THAT AND HE SAID THAT IT COULD BE THE FUSE WAS BAD! SO I BUY A USED CAR FOR THREE GRAND AND MINOR STUFF STARTS HAPPENING TO IT.... HOW MUCH IS A FUSE?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487887December 10, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 01/15/13*LJ UPDATED 1/23/2013*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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