Oldsmobile Alero Complaints

1,957 consumer complaints on file.

#10103556December 13, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 03V327000 CONCERNING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103568December 13, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. THE MOTOR FOR THE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103666December 13, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
RECALL 03V327000 CONCERNING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS BECAME INOPERATIVE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT SHE DID NOT RECEIVE THIS RECALL NOTICE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103432December 9, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS STATED IN RECALL#03V327000 HAZARD SWITCH. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096859December 9, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
THE CONSUMER STATES THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. *JB NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 03V327000 *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102363December 8, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AT 80,000 MILES MY CAR'S ENGINE ROD WENT BAD. I DO REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE AND EXPECTED THE ENGINE TO LAST MUCH LONGER. I HAVE A 2000 OLDS ALERO WITH A 2.4L PFI DOHC 16V ENGINE. WITH THIS IT REQUIRES A USED ENGINE TO SOLVE MY PROBLEM. THE COST FOR THE ENGINE AND LABOR WILL EXCEED $2,000. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102271December 7, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO, I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR APPROXIMAYTELY 9 MONTHS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW HAS STOPPED WORKING. DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT WARRANTY IS OUT BACAUSE OF MILEAGE. I DRIVE ABOUT 700 MILES A WEEK FOR MY JOB, THAT DOESN'T MEAN I SIT AND PLAY WITH MY POWER WINDOW, WITH THE CAR BEING SO NEW, IT SHOULD STILL BE WORKING. DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE COST TO REPAIR IT WOULD BE AROUND $300, MAYBE MORE. I FIND THIS TO BE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE CONSIDERING THE AGE OF THE CAR. IS THERE NOT A MANUFACTURER WARRANTY ON SUCH PARTS OR IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE MOTORS IN THE DOORS FOR THE WINDOW?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103299December 7, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NHTSA RECALL 00V372000. *AK....DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH EVEN THOUGH IT WAS CONSIDERED UNSAFE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT AND/OR FIRE. TO REPLACE IT WOULD COST $145.O4 PLUS APPROXIMATELY $150.00 FOR LABOR. CONSUMER COULD NOT AFFORD IT, WAS ON SOCIAL SECURITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102223December 6, 2004
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
1. I STARTED TO GET LOUD POPPING NOISES WHEN TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. . COOLANT LEAK GETTING PROGRESSSIVELY WORSE AND I AM SMELLING ETHYLENE GLYCOL IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE.*AK I HAVE LOOKED UP BOTH ITEMS AND FOUND THEM TO BE INHERENT PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 ALERO. THE FIRST IS RELATED TO THE STEERING ARM/GEAR PROBLEMS AND THE SECOND IS TO THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET DEFECT. I AM FACING NEARLY $1600.00 IN REPAIRS. I WISH I WOULD HAVE RESEARCHED THESE ITEMS BEFORE BUYING THIS CAR USED EVEN WITH 35,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS JUST TURNED 60,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100994December 3, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
IN THE SPRING OF 2003 MY WINDOW, DRIVERS SIDE SLID INTO THE DOOR JAM. MY BOYFRIEND TOOK THE DOOR OFF AND WE REALIZED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS BENT AND THE PLASTIC PIECES THAT ATTACH TO THE WINDOW TO HOLD IT UP WERE BROKEN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD COST $500.00 TO FIX IT. $300.00 FOR THE PART AND THE REST IN LABOR. I LOOKED INTO GETTING A USED PART, SO I BEGAN CALLING JUNK YARDS. A FEW HAD NO REGULATORS, HOWEVER AT FITZGERALDS IN LINCOLN DE I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS THE 4 OR 5TH PERSON TO CALL IN REGARDS TO A REGULATOR FOR AN ALERO. HE STATED THAT HE COULD ORDER THE PART WHOLESALE AND IT WOULD COST $120.00. I ALSO BEGAN A SEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND A MECHANIC IN NY THAT WOULD FIX MY REGULATOR OR GIVE ME A REPAIRED ONE FOR AROUND $80.00, SO I SENT IT TO HIM. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PARTS THAT HE GAVE WITH THE REGULATOR WERE NOT RIGHT AND WHEN TRYING TO INSTALL THE REGULATOR THE PLASTIC PIECES BROKE AGAIN. THE MECHANIC IN NY SEND ADDITIONAL PIECES AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE WINDOW WORKING PROPERLY, AFTER USING SOME ADHESIVE TO GET THE WINDOW TO STAY ATTACHED TO THE REGULATOR. THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET THE WINDOW COMPLETELY FIXED TOOK MONTHS. WE FINALLY GOT THE WINDOW WORKING AROUND OCTOBER OF 2003. NOW IT IS DECEMBER 2004 AND AGAIN THE WINDOW IS STARTING TO SLIP. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS SOMEHOW A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE POWER WINDOW. COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS INDEED A RECALL. THANK YOU.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102097December 3, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
2002 OLDS ALERO V6 WITH 24,000 MILES BEGAN DEVELOPED PULSATION AND NOISE FROM FRONT BRAKES. DEALER FOUND WARPED FRONT ROTORS AND RESURFACED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER WARRANTY WORK, CREAKING NOISE DEVELOPED IN FRONT BRAKES. DEALER DIAGNOSED CLIPS ON BRAKE PADS AS CULPRIT AND REFUSED WARRANTY REPAIR. BRAKE PADS HAVE 5MM+ REMAINING AND SHOULD NOT NEED REPLACEMENT UNDER "WEAR PARTS" AT 24,000 MILES. EXCESSIVE CREAKING CONTINUES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101931December 1, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100744November 30, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH WORKS INTERMITTANTLY ON MY 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. AFTER LOOKING INTO SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MANY 2000 ALEROS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN IT STOPS I CAN NORMALLY GET IT TO WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES LONGER BY PUSHING THE TOP OF THE SWITCH DOWN OR WIGGLING IT. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE ME OVER $100 TO REPLACE IT. I REFUSED AND PURCHASED THE SWITCH MYSELF FOR $30. SEEMS VERY ODD THAT GM WOULD RECALL MANY CARS WITH THE SAME SWITCH AND SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT OTHERS. WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT THIS SWTICH IS A PROBLEM IN EARLIER MODELS OF THE ALERO AS WELL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097580November 30, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY THE DUAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101733November 29, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT FRONT WHEEL BEARING HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES WITH LESS THEN 59,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101697November 26, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT FLASHED ON/OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE WEAR WAS LESS THEN 31,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101712November 26, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END SUSPENSION FAILED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO BE SERVICED, BUT THEY WOULD NOT HELP HIM. HE CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY REFERRED HIM TO A RICHARDSON OLDSMOBILE DEALERSHIP. WHEN HE AGAIN TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO GET IT SERVICED, THEY DID NOT FIX IT BECAUSE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING BACK WINDOW MAD E A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. IT SEEMED LIKE THE WINDOW WAS NOT SECURE AND WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100360November 22, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. IF I PUSH THE EMERGENCY FLASHER IN AND OUT, THEN THE TURN SIGNALS WORK NORMALLY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE ABOUT JUNE 04. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I AM TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER 29 DECEMBER 2004. IT HAS BEEN LOOKED AT (2) TIMES PREVIOUSLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101267November 18, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V327000 CONCERNING TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LIGHTS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY OR BECOMING INOPERATIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100111November 17, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
I HAVE A 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO AND THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BLINKERS AND HAZARD LIGHTS. BOTH DO NOT ALWAYS WORK AND I HAVE HAD THEM CHECKED OUT BY MY DEALER. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE MY WARRANTY RAN OUT, AND THERE IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM THAT WAS NOT CAUSED BY ME, BUT MUST BE SOME KIND OF MALFUNCTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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