Oldsmobile Alero Complaints

1,957 consumer complaints on file.

#10048336November 19, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
WHILE DRIVING TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044684November 19, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE FRONT AND REAR TURN SIGNALS FAILED. THIS PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THERE WAS A RECALL #03V327000, BUT THE OWNER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE 2000 ALERO MODELS EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047144November 18, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO WITH ONLY 44,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE BOTH WINDOW REGULATORS AND CHANGED MOUNTING CLIPS IN THE DRIVER'S WINDOW ONLY 9 MONTHS AGO. THIS IS A VERY COSTLY PART TO HAVE TO PURCHASE. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL? *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048078November 17, 2003
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH DRIVER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT WAS ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION. UPON REVIEW, THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT WELDS WERE MISSING THAT CONNECTED THE RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM TO THE FRAME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046935November 14, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL BEARING IN JUNE OF 2002. WHEEL BEARING IS GOING OUT AGAIN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 30,000 MILES. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW HAD AN OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE THAT HE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVERS WHEEL BEARING ON TWICE BEFORE GETTING RID OF THE CAR. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046751November 12, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND RE-TURNED TWICE. ALL WERE HIGHEST QUALITY NAPA ROTORS AVAILABLE WITH CERAMIC PADS. BURNED THROUGH CERAMIC PADS AS WELL! CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW AS BRAKING SYSTEM IS UNDERSIZED FOR WEIGHT OF CAR. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044507November 12, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT 50 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND HIT A GUARDRAIL HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK *JB *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044193November 12, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
TURN SIGNAL AND FOUR WAY FLASHERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER STATED FLASHER UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK THE TURN SIGNALS WORKED ONLY 50% OF THE TIME SINCE PURCHASE. THE HAZARD LIGHTS NEVER WORKED. DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAD BEEN BOUGHT IN BEFORE 10,000 MILES. CONSUMER WAS QUOTED $250.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE TURN SIGNALS AND FLASHERS. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS, TURN SIGNAL AND BACK UP LIGHTS ARE IN ONE UNIT. SO WHEN ONE FAILS, THEY ALL FAIL. *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042201November 12, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS IN 2 SEVERE HEAD ON COLLISIONS, AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE SECOND ACCIDENT, AND MAJOR FRONTAL DAMAGE OCCURRED. *AK THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE CONSUMER SLID ON WET PAVEMENT AND HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED A CRACKED BUMPER AND THE CONSUMER PUT SCRATCHES ON THEIRS. THE SECOND INCIDENT INVOLVED THE CONSUMER HITTING SOMEONE IN THE REAR AND DID $6000. DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGES TO THEIR OWN VEHICLE. THE BUMPER WAS PUSHED BACK, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE CRACKED, DRIVER SIDE FENDER DENTED AND THE HOOD WAS PUSHED BACK A COUPLE OF FEET. THE CONSUMER'S BROTHER AND FRIEND BOTH HAD SIMILAR ACCIDENTS AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND SLOWER SPEEDS OF IMPACT. *PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10045966November 11, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHERE ANOTHER CAR TURNED IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AT APPROX. 20 - 30 MPH. AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND I RECEIVED DEEP LACERATIONS ON MY FOREHEAD FROM MY HEAD GOING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON OTHER VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10045980November 11, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE GASKETS ON THE ALERO ENGINE ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE TYPE OF MATERIALS USED ON THE ENGINE CAUSING THEM TO LEAK VERY EARLY IN LIFE. IF COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE ENGINE IT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE AND POTENTIAL HAZARD WHILE DRIVING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046345November 4, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY STOPS OPERATING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045277November 2, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TIRES
UNIDENTIFIABLE PROBLEM. SOMETHING IS DRAWING POWER FROM MY ALTERNATOR CAUSING A DROP IN THE ENERGY FEED TO THE ALTERNATOR. THIS MAKES THE LOW BATTERY LIGHT COME ON DURING LONG TRIPS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043873October 29, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO - TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD LAMP FAILURE I HAVE A COPY OF A RECALL NOTICE #03V-327 FROM THE NHTSA TO GM REGARDING THIS CONDITION, HOWEVER NO ONE AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP NOR ANYONE AT THE NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT IT OR IS WILLING TO HONOR IT. I FEEL IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT GM - HAVING FULLNOTICE OF THE RISK INVOLVED - NEEDS TO ACT ON BEFORE MORE CONSUMERS EXPERIENCE THIS AS I HAVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045029October 29, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, AIR BAGS
VEHICLE ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FROM WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL SETTING OFF A FUSE WHICH SHORTED OUT THE AIR BAG MODULE. IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043589October 26, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
MY 2000 OLDSMOBLIE ALERO APPEARS TO HAVE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH ITS DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS. THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL ON THE "4-WAY" FLASHERS, WHICH I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED AT MY COST. I JUST SPENT OVER $500 REPLACING SEVERAL SENSORS BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHTS KEPT COMING ON. IT STANDS TO REASON THAT IF ONE PART OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE DASH AREA IS FAULTY, THEN OTHER PARTS MAY BE AS WELL. THIS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED FOR OVER A YEAR. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043433October 23, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CAR HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. THE SUSPENSION HAS FAILED, THE FUEL INJECTOR AND ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS ALL THE TIME, AND PROBLEMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ON AN ALMOST MONTHLY BASIS. I CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE AND THEY COULD CARE LESS, REFERRING ME TO THE "DEALER" WHO HAS BEEN REPAIRING THIS VEHICLE REPEATEDLY. I SEE WHY OLDSMOBILE IS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. THEY'RE PRODUCTS ARE INFERIOR, AND BORDER ON DANGEROUS. I'M JUST HOPING THIS CAR DOES NOT MALFUNCTION SERIOUSLY WHILE I'M ON THE HIGHWAY. THE INCIDENT DATE BELOW IS THE APPROXIMATE MOST RECENT REPAIR DATE. THE DATES OF VARIOUS INCIDENTS ARE TOO NUMEROUS TO LIST. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043361October 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE "COOLANT" LIGHT CAME ON - THEN THE CAR DIED & OVERHEATED...APPARENTLY COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE BECAUSE A GASKET FAILED...NOW THE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED AT 70,000 MILES. STARTING AT 3,000 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON & IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF DEALERSHIPS EVER SINCE!!! GM HASN'T DONE A THING TO HELP ME! I JUST SPENT $1,300 TO GET THE GASKET REPLACED IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD & NOW THEY TELL ME THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED!!! PLEASE HELP ME - I NEED A CONTACT FOR GM - THE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE HAS NOT DONE A THING TO HELP & APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM... *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043330October 21, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
I AM IN THE NAVY AND HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR AROUND 8 MONTHS BUT JUST FOUND THIS SITE NOW. MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WENT ON ME AT 40,000 PLUS MILES. I HAVE READ TSB'S AND FOUND MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW OLDSMOBILE IS BEING PHASED OUT BUT I LOVE MY CAR DUE TO IT BEING MY FIRST CAR AND I HAVE BEEN FINANCIALLY STRICKEN DUE TO INCIDENTS LIKE THIS. MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND IT COST ME 600 DOLLARS TO REPAIR IT. I WAS TOLD BY MY FAMILY AND A NAVY JAG TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND THE DEALERSHIP BUT I DECIDED TO TAKE THIS ROUTE. PLEASE GET BACK TO ME ON THIS. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043100October 17, 2003
STRUCTURE
REAR FLOOR IN CAR IS SOAKED WHENEVER THERE IS A HEAVY RAIN. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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