Oldsmobile Alero Complaints (2002)

279 consumer complaints on file.

#10049214December 4, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I MADE A LONG VACATION TRIP IN OCT. OF 2002 AT WHICH TIME MY 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO TURNED OVER 36,000 MILES. BY THE TIME I ARRIVED HOME, IT HAD TURNED 37,000. I DIDN'T DRIVE THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS UPON MY RETURN. WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR TO DRIVE IT NEXT, I SAW THAT THE DASH AND THREE OF THE DOOR PADS HAD COME UNGLUED AND BUCKLED REALLY BADLY. I TOOK IT BACK TO DAN CUMMINS IN PARIS, KY AS SOON AS I DISCOVERED THAT THE INTERIOR WAS FALLING APART. THE SERVICE MANAGER REFUSED TO EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR SINCE IT HAD GONE OVER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY DURING MY VACATION BEFORE I RETURNED HOME. HE SUGGESTED I CALL GM AND COMPLAIN TO THEM ABOUT IT. I DID CALL THEM AND THEY TOOK MY COMPLAINT. THEY GAVE ME AN COMPLAINT NUMBER, BUT HAVE SINCE REFUSED TO ANSWER THEIR PHONE WHEN I CALL, OR TO CALL ME BACK AFTER I LEAVE THEM A VOICE MAIL ON THEIR MACHINE. I HAVE CREATED A WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.ALERO.INFO IN ORDER FOR INTERESTED PERSONS TO BE ABLE TO VIEW THE PICTURES OF THE POOR FACTORY WORKMANSHIP AND MATERIALS USED TO BUILD MY 2002 ALERO. THE PICTURES SAY IT ALL AS TO WHAT MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT WITH THE DASH AND DOOR PADS COMING UNGLUED AND BUCKLING. AT 37,500 MILES WHILE IT IS STILL ONLY TWO YEARS OLD, IT HAS DEVELOPED AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT COULD POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AS SOMETHING IS CAUSING THE FUSE TO THE TAIL AND INTERIOR LIGHTS TO BLOW WHILE DRIVING IT AT NIGHT. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049159December 3, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STRUCTURE, SUSPENSION:FRONT
LEATHER ON FRONT DASHBOARD AND BACK PASSENGER DOOR IS DETACHING FROM SURFACE AND BUBBLING. IT IS RATHER SEVERE ON THE FRONT DASH. CIGARETTE LIGHTER (ONE NEAR FRONT PASSENGER FOOT) WAS POORLY INSTALLED. IT POPS OUT ALL OF THE TIME. FRONT END MAKES LOUD SCRATCHING NOISE WHEN MOVING SLOWLY OR BREAKING AND TURNING. DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING TODAY. IT WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. TRUNK SMELLS LIKE THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH WATER LEAKS. I'VE FOUND INTERIOR TRUNK TO BE DAMP ON OCCASION. OCCASIONAL WATER LEAKS ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE (AT FEET). APPEARS TO BE CONDENSATION OF SOME SORT. BACK CUP HOLDER POPS OUT OF PLACE. BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT, DRINK SPILLS RESULTED IN STAINED CARPETING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048974December 1, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LEAK OF COOLANT ON GROUND - INTAKE AND HEAD GASKETS LEAKING . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047599November 26, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WATER LEAK FROM INTAKE GASKET. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038281October 16, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING A RENTAL VEHICLE AT 52 MPH, THE VEHICLE HIT A SNOW DRIFT, ROLLED OVER AND WENT OFF THE ROAD, THEN ROLLED 60 FT. DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. DRIVER CAME OUT OF THE SEAT BELT WITHOUT IT DISCONNECTING AND THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *SCC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10044037October 15, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN DRIVING DOWN HILL VEHICLE SHOOK. DEALER INDICATED THAT FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042769October 10, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038061September 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN GOING UP THE SLIGHTEST INCLINE AT 70 MPH RPMS REVVED, AND ENGINE STARTED MISSING, FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019834August 22, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN APPLYING ACCELERATOR AT 50-55 MPH VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE, ENGINE WILL NOT RESPOND TO THE PEDAL BEING PUSHED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034364August 22, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
AFTERFUELING UP AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING GASOLINE SPLASHED OUTSIDE OF THE TANK. DEALER REPLACED TANK SOLENOID, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032759August 13, 2003
WHEELS:HUB
WITH ONLY 73,000+ MILES ON MY 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO, BOTH MY LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT HUB BEARINGS ARE WORN OUT. THIS IS AN ITEM THAT, AT LEAST, SHOULD LAST 100,000 MILES. FURTHERMORE, MY SUPERVISOR'S 2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE WITH 81,000 MILES HAS THE SAME ISSUES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031485July 30, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031488July 30, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATED THA T VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE REAR. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010274March 11, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM SEEING A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT ALEROS, AND I HAVE SET UP A WEBSITE TO HOPEFULLY GET ALL OF THEM TOGETHER AND DO SOMETHING, AS I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2002 OLDS ALERO. THE WEBSITE IS ACCESSWAVE.CA/~ALERO02.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022751November 14, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING A DEER WAS LAYING IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD. TO AVOID THE DEER SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A MOUNTAIN. AND THE DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768542October 16, 2002
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
LEAK NOTED DURING RAIN, NOT NOTED DURING ANY CAR WASHES. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017196August 26, 2002
SEATS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK WILL FALL BACKWARD ABOUT AN INCH WHEN ACCELERATING OR APPLYING BRAKES.CONTACTED DEALER. THEY ARE AWARE OF PRBOBLEM,BUT WILL NOT FIX IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015496August 5, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN APPLYING ACCELERATOR AT 50-55 MPH VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE, ENGINE WILL NOT REVV. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, CANNOT FIND A CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006621March 28, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER STATES THAT ON TWO OCCASIONS THE DRIVER'S RESTRAINT WOULD NOT RELEASE WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HAD TO CRAWL OUT BENEATH IT AND FIDDLE WITH IT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE HE GOT IT TO RELEASE. *NLM *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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