Oldsmobile Alero Complaints

1,957 consumer complaints on file.

#10150047February 12, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TIMING CHAIN BROKE ON 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO WITH 65,000 MILES IN FEB. 2006. EXPERIENCED A TICKING NOISE DAY BEFORE AND WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN CHAIN BROKE AND LOST POWER. AUTO REPAIR SERVICE INDICATED IT WILL COST AT LEAST $1500 TO REPLACE CHAIN AND ADDITIONAL PARTS. ALSO INDICATED OIL PAN WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED AS FRAGMENTS WERE DETECTED INSIDE. *JB
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0
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#10149852February 9, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT 15MPH, A GRINDING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. THE NOISE WAS COMPARED TO METAL ON METAL SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE WORN AND NEEDED REPLACED. THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED SEVEN TIMES PREVIOUSLY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. ON AVERAGE, THE BRAKES AND PADS WERE REPLACED EVERY 20,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THE REASON THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE BEING REPLACED SO OFTEN WAS, ASBESTOS WAS NO LONGER USED IN THE MATERIALS WHEN MANUFACTURING THE PARTS. THIS WOULD LEAD TO REPLACEMENT OF THE PARTS MORE OFTEN WHICH WOULD BE CONSIDERED NORMAL BASIC MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLE.
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#10149612February 7, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE A 2000 OLDS ALERO AND JUST HAD A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF FRONT ROTORS BECAUSE OF "PULSATION" FEELING IN BRAKE PEDAL..I WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT MY ROTORS NEEDED REPLACING AND THAT ALERO'S WERE NOTORIOUS FOR FAST-WEARING ROTORS. I REPLACED THEM BUT NOW AFTER ONLY 4,000 MILES THE PULSATION IS BACK. NOW THE MECHANIC/DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT IT IS A KNOWN ALERO DEFECT..I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO KEEP PAYING FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS THAT ARE OBVIOUSLY A DEALER ISSUE... *NM
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#10149631February 7, 2006
STRUCTURE
HAVE HAD THE HEATER RESISTER REPLACED TWICE AND THE BLOWER MOTOR ONCE. WHEN GOING TO A PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC TO HAVE A THIRD RESISTER INSTALLED (LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER THE SECOND AND 13 MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST REPLACEMENT), HE SAID THAT WATER WAS LEAKING DOWN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD INTO THE BLOWER MOTOR, MELTED A 30 AMP FUSE AND SHORTED OUT THE RESISTOR. THE MECHANIC SAID THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE UNDER THE DASHBOARD OF THE CAR. THE BLOWER MOTOR ENCASEMENT WAS DRENCHED WITH WATER. *NM
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#10149372February 3, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CAR SEEMED TO BE FINE..ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE.. TOOK IT TO A CLOSE SHOP AND HE SAID A SLEEVE WITHIN THE DRIVEN SPROCKET ASSEMBLY HAD SHIFTED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT INTERFERENCE FIT, BLOCKING THE OIL FEED HOLE FOR THE SECOND CLUTCH....HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO ANYTHING!ESTIMATE WAS 1500-2000!!!I HAVE A CAR THAT I STILL OWE 7000 FOR THAT I CAN DO NOTHING WITH!MAYBE GOD WILL SEND ME 2000 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. *NM
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0
Deaths:
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#10149177February 1, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I PURCHASED THE CAR & IMMEDIATELY HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP. IN 3/05 HAD COMPLETE LOOK AT CAR -AT CHEVY. DEALERSHIP, THEY FLUSHED RADIATOR, CLEAN FUEL LINES-THINGS ALONG THOSE LINES "TO MAKE MY CAR RUN BETTER". IN JUNE OF 05 I STARTED NOTICING A SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER UNDER MY VEHICLE & IT STARTED OVERHEATING. WAS TOLD MY REPAIR MAN THAT RADIATOR CAP NEEDED REPLACING. THAT SEEMED TO HELP A LITTLE. BY OCTOBER 05 THE CAR WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE FROM UNDER THE CAR. DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE IT FIXED SO I DIDN'T DRIVE IT BECAUSE I WAS A STAY AT HOME MOM. DEC 05 I WENT TO WORK AND ITS BEEN DOWNHILL. MY CAR NOW WILL OVERHEAT IF IT IDLES FOR VERY LONG, LEAKS ANTIFREEZE (I HAVE TO ADD COOLANT EVERY MORNING), AND WE WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE PROBABLY THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET GONE BAD WHICH WILL COST ABOUT 900.00. THIS IS JUST 1 OF THE MANY PROBLEMS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SINCE THE PURCHASE. *JB
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#10149230February 1, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
AROUND JULY 15, 2005 MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL OUT OF THE CHANNEL AND INTO THE DOOR. (THE WINDOW WAS BEING ROLLED UP AND MADE A LOUD NOISE. WHEN TRYING TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW AGAIN IT FELL INTO THE DOOR.) I HAD THE WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED BY A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE CENTER ON JULY 15, 2005 FOR A TOTAL OF $231.15 PARTS AND LABOR. ON JANUARY 30, 2006 THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN AND WHEN ROLLING IT BACK UP A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AS IT REACHED THE TOP OF THE DOOR FRAME. WHEN PRESSING THE BUTTON TO ROLL THE WINDOW BACK DOWN THE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE CENTER AND WAS QUOTED OVER $400 FOR PARTS AND LABOR FOR A NEW MOTOR/REGULATOR AND NEW GLASS SINCE THE ARMS OF THE REGULATOR WERE BROKE AND STILL STUCK TO THE GLASS. I HAVE NOT HAD THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FIXED YET SINCE I AM TRYING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO BOTH WINDOWS IN LESS THAN A YEAR. *NM
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#10148138January 19, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V327000, REGARDING THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS SWITCH. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER THE CONSUMERS MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB UPDATED 02/21/06. *JB
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#10147845January 16, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE COMPLAINT: FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PROBLEMS CONTINUE INCLUDING ABNORMAL ACCELERATED WEAR, BRAKE NOISES AND ROTOR CORROSION. FRONT AND REAR ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, TURNED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THE FRONT AND REAR PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES IN LESS THAN 32,000 MILES. IN TOTAL, MORE THAN $1,000 HAS BEEN SPENT IN OUT OF POCKET REPAIRS PLUS WARRANTY WORK TO DATE. IT IS NOW NECESSARY TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED EVERY 3,000-5,000 TO INSURE THAT BRAKE OPERATION IS SAFE AND THAT THE FRONT AND REAR PADS AND ROTORS ARE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. CORROSION OF THE ROTORS REMAINS A PROBLEM AND ACCELERATES THE WEAR OF THE PADS. *JB
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0
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#10147867January 16, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
IN OCTOBER OF 2004, I PURCHASED A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO WITH 3,900 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 39,000. IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR TWICE ON THIS VEHICLE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS WEB SITES WITH COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM WITH THE OLDSMOBILE ALERO. ON ONE OF THE SITES A WORKER FOR A GM DEALERSHIP STATED THAT HE HAS RAISED THE ISSUE WITH GM IN REGARDS TO THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM, WHICH IS THAT WATER IS LEAKING BEHIND THE STRIP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD BECAUSE GM FAILED TO USE A SEALANT WHEN INSTALLING THIS STRIP, AND WATER IS LEAKING DOWN FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD AND CAUSING THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR TO SHORT OUT. I CALLED GM AND STATED MY CASE AND THEY REFERRED ME TO A DEALERSHIP. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO REPLACE A $30 PART EVERYTIME MY AREA EXPERIENCES HEAVY RAINS. IF YOUR WONDERING WHERE THE SAFETY ISSUE IS WITH THIS POST, PICTURE THE PERSON WHOSE HEATER CONTROLS DON'T WORK BUT CONTINUES TO DRIVE WITH AN ICED OR FOGGED UP WINDSHIELD. THIS WILL DEFINATELY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT!!! *NM
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#10147819January 15, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOWS ON 2000 ALERO ARE DEFECTIVE TO ME. TWO OUT OF MY FOUR POWER WINDOWS EITHER DO NOT GO DOWN OR ONLY WORK ON OCCASION. THE BACK WINDOW BEHIND THE DRIVER STOPPED WORKING AND THE WINDOW WOULD NOT STAY UP. WHEN I WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IT WOULD JUST START TO SLIDE DOWN. THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW IS NOT WORKING AT ALL RIGHT NOW. I CAN'T GET IT TO BUDGE AT ALL. *JB
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#10148670January 11, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
2003 ALERO IGNITION SHORTED CAUSING CONSUMER NOT BE ABLE TO START VEHICLE, ALSO FOUND A LEAK IN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *TS THE PASSLOCK SENSOR IN THE IGNITION CYLINDER SHORTED AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE INTAKE GASKETS AND OIL DRIVE O-RING LEAKED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, ROCKER COVER GASKETS AND OIL PUMP DRIVESHAFT COVER SEAL. THE AIR BAG COVER WARPED. THE TOP OF THE DASH WAS WRINKLED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PAN WAS PEELING FROM IT'S BACKING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLY AND TRANSFERRED ALL COMPONENTS. *NM
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#10146970January 5, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RE: OLDSMOBILE ALERO 2000 THE SECURITY SYSTEM ENGAGES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO REMAIN INOPERATIVE FOR A PERIOD OF TEN MINUTES. IF THE LIGHT ENGAGES WHILE IN MOTION, THE CAR STALLS. MECHANICS FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND INDEPENDENT MECHANICS CAN NOT ADDRESS THE FAILURE. SECONDLY THE BLINKERS WORK AT TIMES;HOWEVER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MOTOR DOES NOT WORK WHEN THE BLINKERS RESPOND. *JB
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#10146310December 28, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE. *JB
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#10146058December 25, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
1999 OLDS. ALERO 3400 GLS. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MANIFOLD GASKET MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM I THINK IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FOR A SAFETY RECALL. *NM
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#10145749December 20, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW WENT OUT-DRIVER SIDE- HAD IT REPLACED -- BACK TO WINDOWS HAVE NO POWER- HELD UP BY TAPE- DRIVER WINDOW NO LONGER OPERATING-. *NM
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10145257December 15, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FLICKER BUT FAIL TO COME ON IN BACK OF VEHICLE, OR THEY JUST DON'T WORK AT ALL. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. I MAY START OUT DRIVING AND THEY ARE FINE, THEN THEY COMPLETELY STOP WORKING, AND BY THE END OF THE TRIP THEY WORK AGAIN. SOMETIMES THEY WORK THE WHOLE TRIP, SOMETIMES NONE AT ALL. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON TO IT. I REPLACED THE FUSE FOR THE SIGNAL LIGHTS AND THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. *NM
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#10144636December 7, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BLINKERS FAIL ESPECIALLY DURING HUMID WEATHER. IT BEGAN DURING THE SUMMER. BLINKERS SOMETIMES WORK, BUT THEN WILL FAIL. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED YET. THERE IS A RECALL OUT FOR THE 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO, BUT NOT FOR THE 2002 EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143796November 28, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE INTO TWO PIECES. SPRING WAS NOT RUSTED. PIECES WERE EXTREMELY SHARP AND COULD HAVE PUNCTURED TIRE EASILY. COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT HIGH SPEED. I REPLACED BOTH SPRINGS BUT DID NOT THINK TO KEEP BUSTED ONE. *JB
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0
Deaths:
0
#10143624November 24, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HUB ASSEMBLY ON OUR 2001 OLDS ALERO 4 TIMES AND NOW THE LIGHTS ARE BACK ON AGAIN. ALSO THE BLINKERS AND DRIVERS WINDOW WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *JB
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