Oldsmobile Alero Complaints (2001)

364 consumer complaints on file.

#10158825June 2, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS HOT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK CAUSING RAPID ACCELERATION. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V528000, REGARDING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. NO ONE COULD DUPLICATE THE CONSUMERS CONCERN. ONE OF THE MECHANIC'S SUGGESTED THAT MAYBE THE FLOOR MAT WAS IN THE WAY. UPDATED 06/19/06. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157569May 15, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY ENGINE COOLANT, ON MY 2001 OLDS ALERO, HAS BEEN GOING DOWN FOR THE LAST 18 MONTHS. I HAVE REFILLED THE COOLANT CONTAINER 3 TIMES. WHEN I CHECKED IT AGAIN ABOUT 1 WEEK AGO THERE WAS GEL LIKE SUBSTANCE IN THE COOLANT. I CHECKED WITH SEVERAL MECHANICS, ALL OF WHOM SAID MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS ARE LEAKING AND OIL IS GETTING INTO THE ENGINE COOLANT, THAT I NEED TO HAVE THE GASKETS REPLACED AND THE ENGINE FLUSHED WHICH WOULD COST ME $900. I THEN FOUND OUT GENERALS MOTORS HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS BECAUSE THEY REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART IN NEW CARS BEGINNING IN 2004. CANADA HAS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST GENERAL MOTORS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. SO FAR GM HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT FIXING MY CAR. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156458April 30, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
2001 OLDS ALERO FUEL SENDER GAUGE SHOWS 1/2 TANK WHEN IT'S ACTUALLY EMPTY. WHEN FILLED IT GOES TO EMPTY FOR DAYS THEN JUMPS BACK UP TO FULL AND STAYS THERE FOR SOME 200 MILES BEFORE MOVING DOWN. READ SOMEWHERE GM WAS HAVING PROBLEM WITH FUEL GAUGES BUT WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR REPAIR? CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC WHILE MY SON'S WOMAN WAS PREGNANT WITH MY GRANDCHILD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155481April 17, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
ON MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO, THE TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD LIGHT BECOMES INTERMITTENT AND/OR INOPERATIVE DURING TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS. THE DEALER AND GENERAL MOTORS REFUSE TO REPLACE WITHOUT COST BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE IS APPARENTLY NOT INCLUDED IN GM RECALL NO. 03043. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155089April 11, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
SINCE FEB. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS 4 TIMES. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN SEPT. 05 AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WHEN THE WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN AND THE TEMP. GAUGE WENT ON HOT (AND THE CAR WAS NOT). I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY OF COURSE FOUND NOTHING WRONG SINCE THE COMPUTER THEY USE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEMS WASN'T REGISTERING ANYTHING. NOT QUITE A MONTH HAD PASSED WHEN I STARTED TO HAVE DIFFICULTY STARTING THE CAR, A FEW DAYS LATER THE CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN A.M. TRAFFIC ON THE FWY. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN, THEY STATED IT WAS CPC COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED AND THE IGNITER HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON THE WAY HOME AFTER PICKING UP THE CAR, IT STALLED AGAIN, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. AGAIN THE NEXT DAY IT WAS TAKEN IN AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. A FEW WEEKS PASS AND THE SAME PROBLEMS START TO OCCUR, THIS TIME WHEN IT WAS THERE, NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, THIS TIME AGAIN DRIVING ON THE FWY. THE CAR STALLED, I MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, THE CAR AGAIN AS USUAL WOULD NOT RESTART, NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENS I MAY NOT BE AS LUCKY. MY CAR IS AT THE DEALER CURRENTLY AND THEY CANNOT SEEM TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG. IN READING OTHER NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THIS OBVIOUSLY IS A PROBLEM. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO KILLED BEFORE GMC DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153593March 24, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER'S SIDE CAR WINDOW ROLLED DOWN BUT WOULDN'T GO BACK UP. CAR IS 2001 OLDS ALERO 2 DR. WAS HAVING PROBLEMS PRIOR TO INCIDENT WITH THE WINDOW ROLLING ALL THE WAY DOWN INSTEAD OF JUST PART OF THE WAY. THE REGULATOR IS STILL MAKING A SOUND SO THE MOTOR IS STILL OPERABLE FOR THE MOMENT BUT THE WINDOW IS OFF THE TRACK OR THE PLASTIC PIECES THAT HOLD THE WINDOW ARE BROKE. WHAT HAPPENED TOSSING METAL. IT WOULD SAVE HEADACHES FOR EVERYONE. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153653March 24, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE BEARINGS FAILED EVERY 15,000-20,000 MILES. THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE THAT SEEMED TO COME FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STEER PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARINGS FOUR TIMES. T THE WHEEL BEARING WERE REPLACED FOUR TIMES, THE DEALER REPLACED THEM 3 TIMES, BUT WOULD NOT REPLACED THEM THE FOURTH TIMES. HOWEVER MANUFACTURER AND DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153312March 21, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRACK OFF, SERVICE VEHICLE SOON, AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT 79,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151858March 6, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, NO WARNING THAT THEY WILL NOT WORK. I HAVE PUSHED THE HAZARD BUTTON IN AND OUT AND THIS SOMETIMES HELPS. VERY DANGEROUS, I HAVE GONE MILES OUT OF MY WAY BECAUSE I CAN'T MAKE A TURN SAFELY WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SIGNAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151063February 23, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON WEDNESDAY, FEB 8, 2006 THREE LIGHTS CAME ON IN MY CAR AT THE SAME TIME. THEY ARE 'SERVICE VEHICLE SOON, TRAC OFF, & ANTI-LOCK'. THESE LIGHTS HAVE CONTINUED COMING ON SINCE. WEEK BEFORE THESE LIGHTS HAD CAME ON. I HAD NEW HUB BEARINGS PUT ON MY CAR. THEN ONCE THIS WAS DONE ABOUT 3-4 DAYS LATER THESE LIGHTS CAME. I HAVE TAKEN TWO 3 GARAGES TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT AND THEY WHICH THEY HAVE PUT A COMPUTER HOOKED UP TO MY CAR TO CHECK FOR ANY CODES WHILE THE LIGHTS WERE ON. THERE WERE NO CODES SHOWING FOR MY CAR. YESTERDAY, TUESDAY, FEB 14, 2006, I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN WHEN I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE WHICH I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE IN AND WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH TWO PUMPS TO THE BARKES.CAME TO A STOP. . IF THERE WERE TO BE SOMEONE AHEAD OF ME I WOULD HAVE REAR-ENDED THIS PERSON OR MAYBE EVEN ROLLED RIGHT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN THE INTERSECTION. AS I SURF THIS WEB SIT I FIND THEY SAME PROBLEMS OTHER PEOPLE HAD OR HAVING THE SAME SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR GM VEHICLES RECENTLY. I WAS GIVEN AN 800 NUMBER TO CHECK FOR RECALLS I JUST CALLED AND THERE WAS NO RECALL OF THIS SORT LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IT SEEMS OFF THAT KNOW FIVE PEOPLE, INCLUDING MYSELF, IN THE SAME PLACE OF WORK HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR GM VEHICLE AND ONLY ONE WAS COVERED. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE ITEM TO BE REPLACED AND SINCE IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ALL INVOLVED, THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL AND NOT OUT OF OUR POCKET. *CA *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151002February 23, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO HAD NUMEROUS FAILURES OF THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD WARNING FLASHER. BOTH SYSTEMS EITHER WORKED OR FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE FAILURES APPEARED TO BE RANDOM, I.E., THERE WAS NO PARTICULAR PATTERN. I BECAME AWARE OF A RECALL (NHTSA: 03V327000) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE ISN'T ONE AFFECTED BASED ON ITS VIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150307February 15, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON WEDNESDAY, FEB 8, 2006 THREE LIGHTS CAME ON IN MY CAR AT THE SAME TIME. THEY ARE 'SERVICE VEHICLE SOON, TRAC OFF, & ANTI-LOCK'. THESE LIGHTS HAVE CONTINUED COMING ON SINCE. I HAVE HAD A COMPUTER HOOKED UP TO MY CAR TO CHECK FOR ANY CODES WHILE THE LIGHTS WERE ON. THERE WERE NO CODES SHOWING FOR MY CAR. YESTERDAY, TUESDAY, FEB 14, 2006, I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN WHEN THE LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE IN AND I DID NOT STOP. I ROLLED A LITTLE BIT AND THEN CAME TO A STOP. THIS IS NOT SAFE. IF THERE WERE TO BE SOMEONE AHEAD OF ME I WOULD HAVE REAR-ENDED THIS PERSON OR MAYBE EVEN ROLLED RIGHT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN THE INTERSECTION. THERE ARE THREE OTHER PEOPLE THAT I WORK WITH WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR GM VEHICLES RECENTLY. ONLY ONE VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL. I WAS GIVEN AN 800 NUMBER TO CHECK FOR RECALLS FROM ONE OF THESE PEOPLE. I JUST CALLED AND THERE WAS NO RECALL OF THIS SORT LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IT SEEMS OFF THAT FOUR PEOPLE, INCLUDING MYSELF, IN THE SAME PLACE OF WORK HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR GM VEHICLE AND ONLY ONE WAS COVERED. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE ITEM TO BE REPLACED AND SINCE IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ALL INVOLVED, THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL AND NOT OUT OF OUR POCKET. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146310December 28, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
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
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141090October 27, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
DT:THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHT SWITCH WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. NHTSA RECALL 03V327000 WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER. *AK UPDATED 02/13/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139248October 11, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
DT THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LOUD TICKING SOUND. FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ON NOVEMBER 24, 2002. CONTACT STATED THEY RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE HAZARD BUTTON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY DID RECALL REPAIRS, BUT DEALER STATED THE LOUD TICKING SOUND WAS FROM THE TURN SIGNAL AREA. AS SOON AS STARTING THE VEHICLE ONE COULD HEAR THE TICKING SOUND JUST AS IF HAD PUT TURN SIGNAL ON, BUT IT WAS AN EVEN FASTER TICKING SOUND. CONTACT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY WERE OF NO ASSISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138679October 5, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
TURN SIGNALS WILL WORK ONE TIME AND THEN NOT THE NEXT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138729October 5, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
DT: 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT P EMERGENCY HAZARD LIGHT AND RIGHT AND LEFT TURN SIGNALS PROBLEMS. TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK. CONTACTED GMC., AND CHECKED CONSUMER'S VIN, THEN WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS CAR. WENT TO PROGRESSIVE WEBSITE, THE CONSUMER'S INSURANCE COMPANY, AND FOUND RECALLS ON 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. CONSUMER JUST PURCHASED MY VEHICLE A WEEK AGO. AS I WAS ON MY WAY HOME WITH VEHICLE AND TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT WORK. WOULD LIKE THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. COULD BE AT FAULT IF SOMEONE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AS IT WAS TURNING BECAUSE OF THE TURN SIGNALS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134324September 7, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
COMMENTS: ON JULY 25, 2005 I CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER REGARDING SERVICE NEEDED ON MY 2001 ALERO. I STATED THAT IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE SPEED CONTROL ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON MY VEHICLE WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL BY THE MANUFACTURER. I HAVE NOT, HOWEVER, RECEIVED ANY NOTICE THAT CORRECTIVE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED. SPECIFICALLY, MY VEHICLE FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 124, ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEM'S IS HOT AMBIENT CONDITIONS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM MAY STICK AT THE ATTACHMENT TO THE BRACKET AND NOT RETURN TO THE ENGINE IDLE POSITION WHEN I LIFT MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AS A RESULT, FAILURE TO RETURN TO IDLE COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH. I INITIALLY ADVISED THE DEALER OF THIS PROBLEM ON MAY 11, 2004 AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR REQUIRED THROTTLE BODY CLEANING AND SERVICE, WHICH THEY CHARGED $82.95. I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER AGAIN ON JUNE 27, 2005 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY PERFORMED THE SAME SERVICE FOR $84.95. ON JULY 25, 2005 I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. THEY LUBRICATED THE THROTTLE PIVOT AND CHARGED ME $44.11. TO DATE I HAVE PAID $212.01 AND THE DEALER NEVER INFORMED ME THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN VERIFYING IF THE REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURERS RECALL PROGRAM AND THE EXACT REMEDY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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