Oldsmobile Alero Complaints

1,957 consumer complaints on file.

#742356March 13, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN HAS A VERY SMALL "SWEET SPOT" AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO USE IT IN AN EMERGENCY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882603March 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EVERY 4000-6000 MILES ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN WET CONDITIONS BRAKING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882615March 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742124March 8, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING FAILED ON VEHICLE WITH JUST OVER 41,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742084March 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE @ ONLY 40,000 MILES. THEY ARE NOW NEEDING REPLACEMENT AGAIN. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO FIND OUT WHY THE ROTORS KEEP WARPING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741792March 2, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559999February 28, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLES BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE AND RESULTED IN PROPERTY DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES, THE CONSUMER IS REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881586February 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD ROARING NOISE COMING FROM WHEELS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT BEARINGS IN WHEELS DID NOT HAVE ANY LUBRICATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881456February 26, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
INTERMITTENTLY TURN SIGNALS MALFUNCTIONED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE SIX TIMES, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881367February 23, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
A REAR DEFROSTER DEFECT CAUSED A FIRE IN REAR OF VEHICLE. FIRE OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WITH PASSENGERS IN REAR SEATS. DISCOVERY OF CAUSE OF FIRE WAS DETERMINED BY ADJUSTER AND DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741222February 20, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
FIXED SECOND TIME, HEAT ONLY COMES OUT PANELS (NOT FLOOR OR DEFROST), DEALER SAYS CONTROLLER IS BAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880682February 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS; BRAKES PULSATE, METAL TO METAL NOISE. ABS BRAKES/ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, TRANSMISSION LOCKED INTO GEAR, NO SHIFTING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740835February 13, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED IT, 3 WKS AFTER PURCHASE IS WHEN THE PWR STEERING WENT OUT AND I WAS 400 MILES FROM HOME W/O ASSISTANCE. CREFUSES TO RECOGNIZE ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS AND I FEEL THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND SAFETY HAZARD TO ME AND MY FAMILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740847February 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I AM BEING CHARGED FOR BRAKE REPLACEMENT AT 23,000 MILES BY A DEALER,SO I CALLED FOR ANOTHER OPINION. WHEN I CALLED TWO OTHER DEALERS AND OLDSMOBILE THEMSELVES (BRUCE) I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I ASKED IF THIS IS COMMON WHY AM I PAYING FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE WARRANTY, THEY SAID BRAKES ARE CONSUMABLE AND IF THIS PROBLEM REOCCURS THEY WOULD COVER IT THAN BUT FOR NOW I MUST PAY TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPLACED AND ROTORS REPAIRED $207.50. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880365February 12, 2001
WHEELS:RIM
CONSUMER FEELS A VIBRATION IN STEERING WHICH IS CAUSED BY BENT RIM IN FRONT LEFT. CONSUMER FEELS IT WAS DUE TO POOR DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879912February 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PREMATURE WEAR OF ROTORS RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS FOUR TIMES AND BRAKE FAILED PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879694February 2, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
THERE IS AN EVAPORATION LEAK DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUEL HOSE WHICH WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES, AND FUEL NECK AND IT WAS REPLACED 2 TIMES. DEFECT WAS CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON. ALSO SOLENOID WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS SENT TO DEALER 7 TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879687February 2, 2001
SUSPENSION, WHEELS:RIM
WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN EXTREME VIBRATION OCCURS. DEALER STATED THAT RIMS ARE BENT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740084January 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FOR THE THIRD TIME I AM HAVING THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS RESURFACED BECAUSE THEY ARE WARPED. IF I BRAKE SHARPLY AT EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS OF 60MPH AND ABOVE I GET A VIOLENT SHAKING TRANSMITTED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL FROM THE WARPED ROTORS. I SENT OLDS AN E-MAIL ASKING IF THERE WERE KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH SOFT (INSUFFICENTLY HARDENED) FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ON THE ALERO AND THEY WOULD NOT RESPOND TO MY REQUEST IN WRITING (VIA E-MAIL) THEY SUGGESTED I CALL THEIR 800 NUMBER FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND OPEN A COMPLAINT, WHICH I DID. IT WASN'T UNTIL I SEARCHED YOUR DATABASE, SEEING A NUMBER OF SIMILAR BRAKE ROTOR PROBLEMS THAT I DECIDED TO SUBMIT A REPORT TO YOU. I NEVER TOOK THIS CAR TO THE DEALER FROM WHOM I PURCHASED IT FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT ONLY BEGAN AFTER ABOUT 13,000 MILES (OUT OF WARRANTY). I BELEIVE THAT THERE IS A MATERIALS QUALITY PROBLEM HERE PROBABLY WITH THE ROTORS NOT BEING SUFFICIENTLY HARDENED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740052January 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ARE BAD, AND POSE A RISK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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