Oldsmobile Alero Complaints

1,957 consumer complaints on file.

#10039264September 22, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES OR PULSATES. REPLACED PADS. MINIMAL CHANGE. FOUND REPORT ADVISING COMMON PROBLEM AND ROTORS AND HUBS MUST ALSO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039269September 22, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
SECURITY LIGHT STARTS TO FLASH WHILE DRIVING - AFTER SHUTTING IT DOWN IT WILL CRANK BUT NOT START. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039315September 22, 2003
STRUCTURE
DASH MATERIAL IS PULLING AWAY FROM THE BASE, AIR BAG COVER IS COMING OFF OF THE DASH. DEALER STATES THAT IT WILL COST OVER $300.00 TO REPAIR. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039210September 20, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I OWN A 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO WITH A V-6 3.4 LITER ENGINE, AND IT USES DEX-COOL. OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS MY LOW COOLANT LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND AS INSTRUCTED IN MY OWNER'S MANUAL I HAVE BEEN REPLACING THE DEX-COOL/WATER MIXTURE IN THE OVERFLOW TANK. JUST RECENTLY MY ABS LIGHT AND LOW TRACK LIGHT HAS COME ON, AND OVER THE WEEKEND I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHEN MY FAN BELT PREMATURELY BROKE AND STRANDED ME ALONG SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039221September 20, 2003
STRUCTURE
THE LEATHER COVER DASHBOARD STARTING BUBBLING UP IN MID SPRING OF 2003. STARTING IN MAY THE DASHBOARD STARTING PEELING UP. IT HAS CONTINUALLY BUBBLED UP TOWARDS THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAGS. IT IS BEYOND WARRANTY BUT WE CAN'T GET ANY RESPONSE FROM OLDSMOBILE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039161September 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
99 ALERO WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE COMMON PROBLEMS. FIRST IT WAS A FAULTY WATER PUMP AND NOW THERE IS A LOWER INTAKE GASKET FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039107September 18, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
I RECENTLY READ OF THE HAZARD LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL RECALL ON 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALEROS. MY VEHICLE HAS THIS DEFECT AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH IT HAS THIS EFFECT IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. IF THEY ARE DOING A RECALL MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED CONSIDERING THEIR COMPANY HAS PLACED THE LIFE OF MY FAMILY IN DANGER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039121September 18, 2003
EQUIPMENT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE FRONT BRAKES WERE WORN OUT AT 41,944 MILES FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE ROTORS WERE TURNED & THE PADS REPLACED. THE BRAKE REPAIR LASTED ONLY 12,296 MILES ( THIS WAS 296 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY) WHEN I WAS TOLD THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AGAIN & THE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OF COURSE THIS IS "NORMAL WEAR" THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TWICE FOR THE ENTIRE REPAIR. AFTER FINDING THE TSB REPORTS, I FEEL THE ROTORS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. SINCE READING THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS COVERING THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS ON THE BRAKES OF THIS VEHICLE, I FEAR THE BRAKES MAY FAIL WITH OUT ANY TYPE OF WARNING. WHAT WILL IT TAKE & HOW LONG WILL IT BE BEFORE THE NHTSA FORCES GM TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE BRAKES?! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040178September 17, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE REACH HIGH TEMPERATURES BECAUSE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO GET INSIDE THE ENGINE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039036September 17, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR REGULATORS ARE FAILING AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO WINDOWS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039041September 17, 2003
STRUCTURE
WHEN IT RAINS, WATER LEAKS THROUGH THE VENT AND INTO MY VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039085September 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR WOULD NOT EXCEED BETWEEN 30-40 MPH. AT THE TIME I WAS ON MAJOR HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 65 MPH. TRANSMISSION WAS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED AND WAS CONSEQUENTLY REPLACED WITH USED TRANSMISSION SUPPLIED BY PURCHASED WARRANTY TO AUTO SHOP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039812September 11, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
TURN SIGNAL FAILED. CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038731September 11, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
I FILED A COMPLAINT BEFORE ODI NUMBER IS 754110, AND I WANTED TO ADD THE LATEST TO THIS COMPLAINT BUT COULDN'T SEEM TO FIND IT. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS NOW THE PASSENGER WINDOW FELL LIKE THE DRIVERS SIDE DID, THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, AFTER I TOOK IT IN THE A DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL NOTICE, THEY REPAIR WHATEVER NEEDED TO BE REPAIR NOW THE BLINKERS MAKE A FAST CLICKING SOUND AND THE LIGHT INSIDE BLINKS REALLY REALLY FAST WHILE USING SIGNAL. YESTERDAY THE CAR WOULDN'T STAY STARTED , THE ENGINE HESITATED TO START OR DIDN'T START AT ALL. [XXX] I'M SO TIRED OF THIS SO I JUST STOPPED PAYING ON THIS VEHICLE THEY CAN COME GET IT AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. I WORK HARD TO END UP HAVING SOMEONE SELL ME A LEMON. THIS IS TERRIBLE. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS ON WHAT I CAN DO?*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039657September 10, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
BOTH FRONT SIDE WINDOWS DO NOT ROLL DOWN. OWNER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037512September 9, 2003
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
I WAS STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT; THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN HE WAS IMPACTED BY A VEHICLE TRAVELING OVER 45 MPH WHICH FORCED THAT VEHICLE INTO MY CAR, PUSHING ME INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. MY HUSBAND WAS SITTING IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT ON THE LEFT SIDE; HIS SEAT BELT SHATTERED AND RELEASED HIM FROM THE SEAT BELT CAUSING HIM TO HIT THE DRIVER SEAT. I SENT AN EMAIL TO GM MOTORS ON MY CONCERN FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY HAVE SINCE COME AND LOOKED AT THE CAR AND REPORT IT IS OK FOR THIS ACTIVITY TO TAKE PLACE. GM TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROBLEM AND THAT OUR INSURANCE CAN COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BELT. MY CONCERN IS THAT I HAVE A CHILD. HOW CAN I BE SURE I WILL NOT EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN BUT NEXT TIME TO MY CHILD? GM REFUSED TO COMMENT ON THIS CONCERN. ALL OLDSMOBILE ALERO 2001 OWNERS BEWARE; THE BACK SEAT IS WHERE THE LAW TELLS YOU IS THE SAFEST FOR CHILDREN. IF THIS IS TRUE, WHY DID THE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION? I AM GETTING RID OF THIS CAR. I WILL NOT SUPPORT GM PRODUCTS IF THIS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY THEY TAKE IN THIS ISSUE. WHICH IS NONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10038427September 8, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY CAME ON WHEN ENGAGED SOMETIMES THEY DIDN'T. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037357September 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO (50,000 MILES) GOT A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THE MANUFACTURES INSTRUCTIONS STATED TO USE DEX COOL ANTI-FREEZE ONLY. OUR MECHANIC BELIEVES THE ANTI-FREEZE ROTTED THE GASKETS WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. HE HAD ANOTHER NEWER ALERO WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038338September 5, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURN SIGNALS MAY OPERATE OR MAY NOT OPERATE WHEN SWITCH IS TURN ON. HOWEVER, IF HAZARD LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON AND OFF THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WORK PROPERLY. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038350September 5, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED ON IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO START, AND IT IDLES VERY ROUGHLY. WHEN VEHICLE MAKES RIGHT TURNS THERE IS AN ANNOYING SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM THE BRAKES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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