Oldsmobile Alero Complaints

1,957 consumer complaints on file.

#10121121May 17, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT THIS RECALL AT ALL. I WAS ON MY COMPUTER AND FOUND OUT ABOUT THE INFORMATION. MY SON AND I ARE CO-OWNER OF THIS CAR, AND WE HAVE NEVER BEEN TOLD ABOUT ANY RECALLS FOR THE CAR. I USE MY CAR TO TAKE MY GRANDCHILDREN TO SCHOOL AND I WOULD LIKE THE PROBLEM FIX. PLEASE HELP ME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120235May 9, 2005
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
ON THE WAY FROM WORK ONE DAY AFTER A RAIN SHOWER, I USE THE POWER DRIVER WINDOW TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW FOR SOME FRESH AIR. WHEN I POWER ROLLED UP THE WINDOW, THERE WERE DEEP SCRATCHES ON VARIOUS PLACES ON THE WINDOW. TSB#98831520 TOOK TO DEALER SERVICE DEPT TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. IT WAS FIXED BUT THREE DAYS LATER IT WAS SCRATCHED AGAIN IN THE SAME MANNER. TOOK BACK TO DEALER SERVICE TO REPAIR...OKAY. LATER OTHER THREE WINDOW HAD SCRATCHES DUE TO USE. ALL REPLACED, BUT NOW THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOWS (PASSENGER FRONT AND REAR AND DRIVER REAR) HAVE SCRATCHES. THERE WAS A TSB ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIXED. NOW THE MANUFACTURE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. CONTACTED MANUFACTURE FOR ASSISTANCE BUT NO HELP OFFERED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120236May 9, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW IN FLORIDA...FROM DAY 1 THERE HAS BEEN EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT SOUNDS LIKE A WINDOW IS LEFT OPEN. TOOK TO VARIOUS SERVICE DEALERSHIP TO COMPLAIN OF THIS PROBLEM...VARIOUS THINGS HAVE BEEN DONE BY THE SERVICE DEPT., BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF MANUFACTURE WARRANTY...HAVE CONTACTED MANUFACTURE WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT NO HELP OFFERED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120233May 9, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AT A FLORIDA DEALERSHIP ON 11/1998. LESS THAN TWO YEARS LATER THE MATERIAL ON THE DOOR PANELS WAS COMING OFF...DETACHING...THE VINYL LIFTED OFF THE UPPER DOOR PANEL. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE TO REPLACE ON 09/2002 UNDER MANUFACTURE WARRANTY. MATERIAL ON DOOR PANEL IS NOW COMING OFF THE DOOR PANEL AGAIN. MANUFACTURE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE IN FIXING THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120234May 9, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE NEW IN 1998 IN FLORIDA. LESS THAN 5 MONTHS LATER, THE POWER DRIVER SEAT BECOMES LOOSE...MOVES WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE CAR. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIR UNDER MANUFACTURE WARRANTY. AFTER SERVICE VISIT, DRIVER SEAT IS STILL LOOSE. MANUFACTURE WARRANTY IS NOW EXPIRED ON THIS VEHICLE...CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE, BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE FOR THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120239May 9, 2005
POWER TRAIN
OCCASIONALLY, VEHICLE WILL NOT START AFTER SITTING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR...VEHICLE WILL TRY TO START...TACHOMETER WILL FLUCTUATE, BUT THE ENGINE ENDS UP STALLING. IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION KEY HAS TO BE HELD IN THE START POSITION LONGER THAN USUAL...ABOUT 5 SECONDS. TOOK TO VARIOUS DEALER SERVICE DEPT. SEVERAL TIMES, BUT NOTHING WRONG COULD BE FOUND BY THEM. VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF MANUFACTURE'S WARRANTY...CONTACTED MANUFACTURE FOR ASSISTANCE, BUT NONE GIVEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120241May 9, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DISCOVERED DURING A VEHICLE INSPECTION THAT OIL WAS LEAKING AROUND THE UPPER PART OF THE ENGINE...NEAR THE HEAD AND INTAKE MANIFOLD AREA. PLUS HAVE BEEN SMELLING BURNING OIL THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM...OCCASIONALLY. AT THE TIME, VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER MANUFACTURE WARRANTY...CONTACT MANUFACTURE FOR ASSISTANCE, BUT ASSISTANCE WAS DENIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120238May 9, 2005
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN FLORIDA...FROM DAY ONE, THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NEVER WORKED RIGHT...WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE ON A HILL WHEN PARKING BRAKE LEVER FULLY ENGAGED. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER SERVICE CENTERS SEVERAL TIMES...PARKING BRAKE WOULD WORK FOR A FEW WEEKS, BUT WOULD RETURN TO PREVIOUS STATE OF NOT WORKING...INEFFECTIVE. FINALLY FIXED MYSELF...PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE BRAKE ADJUSTER SCREW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120465May 9, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
CONSUMER STATES: THE HAZARD LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY CLICKING EVERYTIME YOU TURN ON THE VEHICLE. PUSHED BUTTON LIGHT AND SOMETHING POPPED OUT AND THE BUTTON WENT DOWN INSIDE. ITS GETTING TO WERE CONSTRATE WHEN DRIVING . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120079May 6, 2005
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR ON THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 68,000 MILES. THE ENGINE IDLES AT 1300 RPM. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119738May 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
CONATCT STATES: SINCE PURCHASE THE CAR EXPERIENCED ROTOR EROSION, WEAR, AND ULTIMATELY DETERIORATION. GRINDING NOISE WHEN EVER BRAKE PRESSURE IS APPLIED. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED TWICE, DEALER RESURFACED THE ROTORS. RECENTLY HAD CAR INSPECTED, AND WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE BROKEN DUE TO DEBRIS AND WEAR OF THE ROTORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119657May 3, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
SIGNAL LIGHTS WORK ONLY SOMETIMES. THE SAME PROBLEM WAS IN THE 2001 OLDSMOBILE AND HAD A RECALL FOR THE CORRECTION. NOTHING FOR THE 2002 WHICH IS DOING THE SAME THING AS THE OLDSMOBILE 2001
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118630April 28, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
CAR LOSES ALL POWER WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. HAS DONE THIS 5 OR 6 TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO 3 DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS, 1 BEING THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM OR RECREATE IT WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118504April 26, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
MY CAR WAS SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT, AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE STALL, I HEARD A BANG. AFTER LOOKING AT THE CAR, I COULD SEE THAT THE RIGHT FRONT END WAS SITTING ON THE TIRE. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO TOLD ME THAT THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING HAD JUST BROKE. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT DRIVING AT THE TIME. IT COULD HAVE BEEN POTENTIALLY FATAL HAD THE SPRING BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I NOTICED THAT THIS SAME SPRING HAS BROKEN ON SEVERAL ALLERGY AND 26 GRAND AMS, BASED ON OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED. I HAVE THE PART, IF FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS NEEDED. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. GM COULD BE EXPOSED TO STRICT PRODUCT LIABILITY BECAUSE THIS DEFECT IS UNREASONABLY DANGEROUS. I CONTACTED GM, FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM, AND AM WAITING FOR THEM TO CALL ME BACK. I LEFT 2 ADDITIONAL MESSAGES, AND NO ONE IS RETURNING MY CALLS. I AM ALSO GOING TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118505April 26, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
2002 OLDMOBILE ALERO HAS FAILING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WHICH ALLOWS COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE. ESTIMATES TO REPAIR ARE OVER $800 AND AFTER RESEARCHING THE FACT THAT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH VARIOUS GM VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM 1995-2003 I'M AT A LOSS AS TO WHY THIS HASN'T BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. GM RELEASED BULLETIN 03-06-01-010 IN WHICH IT SUGGESTS REPLACEMENT OF A "NEW DESIGN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET" WHICH WAS CHANGED TO "IMPROVE THE SEALING QUALITIES OF THE GASKET". IF THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE ORIGINAL THERE'S NO NEED FOR A REPLACEMENT. GM IS UNWILLING TO REPAIR THIS YET IT AFFECTS 3.1 AND 3.4L V6 ENGINES OF SOME 14 DIFFERENT GM MODELS NOT TO MENTION A SIMILAR AFFLICTION WITH THE 3.8L.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118917April 18, 2005
SEAT BELTS
2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO SLID DOWN AN ICE COVERED HILL, STRUCK A TREE AND THE SEAT BELTS RELEASED.*MR THE REAR SEAT BELTS SECURED TWO CHILD SAFETY SEATS, 1 BOOSTER SEAT AND ONE CHILD SEAT, WHICH WERE THROWN ABOUT DURING THE ACCIDENT. BOTH CHILDREN SUSTAINED CONTUSIONS TO THE FOREHEAD. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10113402April 18, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK FUEL LEAKED FROM THE REGULATOR WHEN PARKED AND RUNNING. A NEW REGULATOR WAS INSTALLED. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116911April 14, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE BLEW. ALL THE WARNINGS LIGHTS ARE ON ACROSS THE DASHBOARD. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR USED FOR OUR SON AND AFTER HAVING IT FOR ABOUT A 18 MONTHS THE ENGINE BLEW. THE DEALER THAT FIXED IT SAID HE SHOULD HAVE PAID ATTENTION TO THE WARNING LIGHT. MY SON CHANGED THE OIL ON TIME ALWAYS AND THE LIGHTS NEVER WENT OUT. TRIED TO GET THE LIGHTS OUT TO NO AVAIL. PAID 2800.00 TO HAVE USED ENGINE PUT IN BY THE DEALER AND THE DASH LIGHTS ARE STILL ON. SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BECAUSE HEAT/DEFROSTER ONLY WORK ON HIGH EVEN AFTER REPLACED ENGINE INSTALLED. THIS HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE FOR A YOUNG MAN WITH HIS FIRST CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116884April 13, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TODAY, 13 APR 05, WHILE DRIVING MY WIFE'S CAR TO AND FROM WORK, HER 2000 ALERO SHUT DOWN AT HIGH SPEEDS 65 TO 70 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD EACH TIME, BUT POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE HARD TO USE. ONE OF THESE TIMES ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE INTERMITTENT SIGNALS ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO AND THESE ARE NOT WORKING NOW EITHER, I WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK IN TO FIX.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116795April 12, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
OCTOBER OF 2004 I WAS PARKED ON SCHOOL GROUNDS WAITING FOR MY DAUGHTER TO FINISH SCHOOL.WHEN I HEARD A BIG BANG. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR ,AND WALKED AROUND IT. I COULD FIND NOTHING. WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE IT THERE WAS A CRUNCHING COMING FROM THE FRONT END. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING SNAPPED. I REPLACED IT THINKING IT WAS A FREAK ACCIDENT. THEN THIS WEEK APRIL 10,2005 I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND AGAIN HEARD ANOTHER BANG. THIS TIME THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED. I CAN SEE ONE BREAKING AS AN ACCIDENT , BUT WHEN BOTH GO. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. MY LAST CAR WAS A 1993 FORD TAURUS. THEY TOO HAD A FRONT COIL SPRING ISSUE. FORD RECALLED OUR CAR AND REPLACED THE SPRING AT NO CHARGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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