Oldsmobile Alero Complaints

1,957 consumer complaints on file.

#10167078August 30, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, AND WITHOUT PROVOCATION, THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165443August 14, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE FILLER NECK WAS CORRODED WHICH ALLOWED GASOLINE TO LEAK OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165240August 11, 2006
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON 7-2-06 WHILE GOING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. THE VEHICLE WAS AIRBORNE AND LANDED INTO A CONCRETE MEDIUM. NEITHER THE DRIVER NOR PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE REAR AND TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED, AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10164813August 7, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ABS AND LOW TRACK LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS WHERE THE SENSORS IN THE FRONT HUBS WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164530August 4, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAD THE MOTOR AND REGULATOR REPLACED, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW HAD THE REGULATOR REPLACED, AND THE REAR PASSENGER HAD THE CABLE, MOTOR AND REGULATOR REPLACED. AND NOW THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MALFUNCTIONED BUT HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY THE DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164174August 2, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION WOULD NOT START. THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED THREE WEEKS LATER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED THREE WEEKS LATER AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163410July 25, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CURB AND A FLOWER POT BEFORE IT WAS STOPPED BY TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK AND FULLY DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE FOR REPAIR. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 04V528000 WHICH WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162783July 18, 2006
STRUCTURE
BOTH DOORS WERE LEAKING IN RAIN AND IN THE CAR WASH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE I PURCHASED A 100,00 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE LEAKS. IT CONTINUED TO DO IT AND STILL COULDN'T FIND THE LEAKS. NOW IT IS LEAKING SO BAD THAT BOTH BACK FLOOR BOARDS HAVE STANDING WATER IN THEM AFTER A HARD RAIN. THEY ARE ALSO NOW WATER DAMAGED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162544July 17, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING / ANTI- LOCK BRAKE UNIT HAS GONE BAD TWICE IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING / ANTI- LOCK BRAKE UNIT HAS GONE BAD ONCE IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. WHEN THE UNIT STARTS TO FAIL THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK OR PULSE MOMENTARILY AND THEN THEY WORK AGAIN. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS OF REAR ENDING SOMEONE AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKE AND THERE IS NO SLOW DOWN FOR UP TO 2-3 SECONDS UNTIL THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM IS SHUT OFF BUY THE CARS COMPUTER. WHEN I REPORTED THIS TO THE OLDSMOBILE DEALER IN PAINTED POST, NEW YORK THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE OLDS ALERO'S. I HAVE REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING / ANTI LOCK BRAKE UNIT TWICE. THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING / ANTI-LOCK BRAKE UNIT CURRENTLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162494July 16, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
I'M NOT FOR SURE IF YOUR INTERESTED IN THIS TYPE OF COMPLAINT, BUT I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM OLDSMOBILE PERTAINING TO MY 2002 OLDS. ALERO THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE TURNING SIGNAL AND/OR HAZARDS. THIS LETTER CAME FROM THEIR RECALL CENTER BUT IT STATED IN THE LETTER IT WASN'T A RECALL. WELL A COUPLE OF MONTHS PREVIOUSLY MY TURNING SIGNAL WOULD STOP WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING THEN IT WOULD WORK, STOP WORKING, WORK BUT NEVER FOR TOO LONG OF TIME. SOMETIMES IT WOULD BE FINE FOR WEEKS THEN IT WOULD START UP AGAIN. WELL, AFTER I RECEIVED THIS LETTER I WAS FOR SURE THAT THIS LETTER PROBABLY PERTAINED TO MY PROBLEM AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE OLDS. DEALER IN VINCENNES, IN. WHEN I WENT TO PICK IT UP, THEY SAID THE TURN SIGNAL NEVER QUIT WORKING, WHICH I REPLIED ITS GOING TO BE A ONE IN A MILLION CHANCE THAT IT WILL DO IT FOR YOU. I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE MY CAR THERE FOR A MONTH FOR IT TO OCCUR FOR THEM TO CATCH IT, I JUST THOUGHT THIS PROBLEM WAS WHAT THE LETTER WAS REFERRING TO. HE STATED IF HE FIXED EVERYTHING THAT COULD POSSIBLE BE WRONG WITH THE TURN SIGNAL I WOULD HAVE A REPAIR BILL AS LONG AS HIS ARM. MY CONCERN IS I FEEL LIKE I COULD BE IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF THE TURN SIGNAL QUITS WORKING AGAIN OR GETTING A TICKET FOR NOT USING IT WHEN IT ACTUALLY FAILED. I'M KIND OF AT A LOSS OF WHAT I ACTUALLY CAN DO. I KNOW THIS MIGHT NOT BE THE PROBLEM THEY ARE REFERRING TO BECAUSE THEY REALLY DIDN'T EXPLAIN IN THE LETTER IT JUST SAID CONTACT YOUR OLDS DEALER, WHICH THEY WERE OF NO HELP. I ASKED HIM IF HE WAS AWARE OF THE LETTER SENT OUT AND HE SAID KIND OF. ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162048July 10, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN DOES NOT WORK WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM/HOT. DOES SEEM TO WORK SOMETIMES WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD. THIS HAS CAUSED 3 VERY SERIOUS CLOSE CALLS. THE HORN IS A SAFETY PRECAUTION AND WITHOUT IT MY SELF AND MY FAMILY ARE IN SERIOUS DANGER OF AN ACCIDENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161465July 5, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT WAS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY AND WOULD STAY ON FOR 1-4 MINUTES THEN GO OFF. THIS STARTED IN MARCH 2006. THEN ONE DAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START. CALLED AAA - MECHANIC FIXED BY LEAVING KEY TURNED ON FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES - THEN CAR STARTED. THIS "PROBLEM" OF NOT STARTING STARTED OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY AND SO HAD A MECHANIC CHECK INTO IT. HE IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME, ONCE I PRESENTED THE PROBLEM THE CAR WAS HAVING, THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH IN THESE CARS WERE NOTORIOUS FOR GOING BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SO, I HAD IT REPLACED. NOW, IT'S JULY 2006 AND THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT IS COMING ON AGAIN. SO - NOW WHAT?! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160659June 24, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
4/18/05: LOWER INTAKE LEAKING BADLY, REPLACED LOWER INTAKE GASKETS & CLEANED ALL PARTS UNDER WARRANTY. COOLANT IN OIL. 6/24/06: ADVISED THAT COOLANT LEAKING INTO OIL AGAIN. ADVISED OF NEED TO REPLACE UPPER INTAKE AND VALVE COVER GASKETS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160672June 24, 2006
TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
I PURCHASED A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO IN JUNE OF 2002, SINCE THE PURCHASE I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT MECHANICAL ISSUES. THE FIRST BEING BRAKES/ROTORS BEING REPLACED TWICE A YEAR, THEN MY HEAD GASKET WENT, TIRES WEAR TOO QUICKLY, AND NOW MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, NO TRACTION LIGHT (WHICH DOES NOT WORK), CHANGE OIL LIGHT IS ON, AND NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY WHEEL BEARINGS, AND CV JOINTS, THE CAR ACTUALLY MAKES GRINDING NOISES WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT AND OFTEN SOUNDS AND FEELS AS IF I HAVE A FLAT TIRE. I HAVE HAD ALL OF THESE REPAIRS DONE AND THE CAR WAS FINE FOR 1 WEEK AND NOW ALL OF THE PROBLEMS ARE BACK EXCEPT FOR THE HEAD GASKET. DID I MENTION I ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED AS WELL, I FEEL THAT FOR THE PRICE I PAID AND THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE, THERE ARE MANY OTHERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME DIFFICULTY AS ME, WHEN I READ OTHERS PROBLEMS, I FEEL LIKE I AM READING ABOUT MY CAR. THIS WAS MY FIRST CAR I HAD EVER PURCHASED AND FEEL THAT MINE AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY IS AT RISK BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND I AM ABOUT OUT OF MONEY REPLACING PARTS. PLEASE LOOK INTO ANYONE WHO OWNS A OLDSMOBILE ALERO AND GIVE ME SOME ADVICE. THANK YOU. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159937June 15, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED COOLANT IS LEAKING OUT AT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159736June 13, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LAMPS. AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. OFTEN TIMES HAZARDS WILL FLASH OR CHICK RAPIDLY DURING NORMAL DRIVING. SAME SYMPTOMS AS GM RECALL 03043 OR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 03V327000, HOWEVER MY VIN [XXX] IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. GM SHOWS ONLY [XXX] THROUGH [XXX] IN RECALL. THESE EARLIER VIN USE THE SAME PART AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THOSE LISTED IN THE RECALL. CENTER CONSOLE WAS REMOVED FOR ACCESS AND IT WAS VERIFIED THAT ANY SLIGHT PRESSURE TO THE COMBINATION 'HAZARD SWITCH/FLASHER CIRCUIT BOARD' WILL REPLICATE THE FAILURES. PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED CAUSING VEHICLE HAVE A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE.*JB UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159192June 7, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES PULSATE VERY BAD. I HAD FRONT ROTORS REPLACED APPROX. 6,000 MILES AGO AS WELL AS PADS AND PULSATION IS BACK. MECHANIC STATES THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH ALEROS...*
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159280June 7, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 4 YEARS. REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW MOTOR HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED IN THE LAST YEAR. AMAZING HOW THIS KEEPS HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. ALSO, MY HORN HAS GONE OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT ANYTHING SETTING IT OFF. THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN IT OFF ONCE IT GOES. EACH TIME IT WAS 3 OR 4 IN THE MORNING AND EACH TIME I HAD TO DRIVE TO A REMOTE LOCATION JUST TO DISCONNECT THE HORN. OF COURSE, THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES I HAD NO IDEA HOW TO DO THIS BUT AFTER A WHILE YOU GET TO KNOW THESE THINGS. I HAVE HAD THE HORN REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. NOW I AM BEING TOLD THAT IT IS THE HORN PADS LOCATED IN THE STEERING WHEEL. OF COURSE, THAT IS ANOTHER $800 - $1000 JOB ON TOP OF THE 4 WINDOWS THAT COST ABOUT $400 EACH AND THE HORNS WITH RAN ME ABOUT $150 TO $200 EACH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158961June 5, 2006
STRUCTURE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS THREE OUT OF 4 WINDOWS ON MY VEHICLE ARE NOW HELD UP WITH DUCT TAPE SO THAT THEY DON'T FALL INTO THE CHANNEL AND I CAN'T GET THEM UP. LUCKILY, ONLY ONE OF THEM MANAGED TO DO THAT AND A FRIEND MANAGED TO GET IT BACK UP FOR ME. THAT OCCURRED AT THE END OF JANUARY 2006. I COULD UNDERSTAND ONE- MAYBE- BUT THREE!!! NO. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I SUSPECT THE ONLY REASON THAT MY ONE WORKING WINDOW, THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE, IS STILL WORKING IS BECAUSE I HAVEN'T TRIED TO PUT IT DOWN- OR THE RESULT WOULD BE THE SAME. I AM SURE THAT IS GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, SO I GUESS I'LL GO WITH THE DUCT TAPE FOR A WHILE. I HAVE ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, THE GASKETS ON THAT WERE REPLACED IN JANUARY, 2006. I WAS LOSING ANTIFREEZE FROM THE OVERFLOW TANK, AND HAVING TO FILL IT EVERY DAY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY FOUND THE WATER PUMP LEAKING AND THE INTAKE GASKETS LEAKING. THEY WERE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. AND... THE INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL IS ALSO A PROBLEM. THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THAT, LIKE YOU DID FOR THE 2000- 2001 VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT. THE INTERIOR TRIM ON THIS VEHICLE IS SHODDY, AND THAT IS BEING KIND. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW WITH 23 MILES ON IT WHEN WE GOT IT TO OUR HOUSE IN JUNE, 1999. IN LESS THAN A YEAR A DOOR PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAD COME APART. THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN PEELING FOR ABOUT 11/2 YEARS BECAUSE THEY USED CHEAP GLUE TO HOLD THE COVERING ON THE PLASTIC. I REALIZE THAT YOU CONSIDER THAT COSMETIC, BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING: I CHECK EVERY ALERO I SEE IN A PARKING LOT AND THERE ARE A LOT WITH PEELING DASHBOARDS. GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THAT- THEY CAUSED THE PROBLEM. GM CAUSED MULTIPLE PROBLEMS ON THIS VEHICLE BY DOING IT ON THE CHEAP. IT IS VERY COSTLY TO THE PEOPLE WHO OWN THEM, AND IT SHOULDN'T BE. I DON'T MIND PAYING FOR ROUTINE REPAIRS, I EXPECT THAT, BUT THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOT "ROUTINE".*NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158825June 2, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS HOT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK CAUSING RAPID ACCELERATION. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V528000, REGARDING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. NO ONE COULD DUPLICATE THE CONSUMERS CONCERN. ONE OF THE MECHANIC'S SUGGESTED THAT MAYBE THE FLOOR MAT WAS IN THE WAY. UPDATED 06/19/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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