Oldsmobile Alero Complaints

1,957 consumer complaints on file.

#10437367November 27, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE STUCK FULL ON. I COULDN'T STOP AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO PEOPLE. BRAKES WERE ON FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432918October 26, 2011
SUSPENSION
THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY HAS GONE BAD IN THIS 2004 ALERO. WE HAD HIT A DEER WITH OUR 2002 ALERO AND TWO WEEKS BEFORE WE HIT THAT DEER THAT CAR'S WHEEL HUB WENT BAD. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430794October 19, 2011
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
APPROXIMATELY 2 PLUS YEARS AGO MY HORN STOPPED WORKING. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER FROM WHOM I BOUGHT THE CAR. CAR WAS PURCHASED USED, HOWEVER I DID PURCHASE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT THE HORN WAS CONNECTED TO AIRBAG MODULE AND THAT THE CONTACTS WERE SHOT. TO GET MY HORN BACK I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE A PERFECTLY GOOD, I HOPE, AIRBAG MODULE AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1100.00. THIS A B.S. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR A NEW AIRBAG MODULE. I AM STILL WITHOUT A HORN. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN HAVING A HORN IS IMPORTANT. IN MY MIND THIS IS SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW. HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN AFFORD TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM? TO ME THIS IS A 'BLATANT' SAFETY HAZARD. WILL MY AIRBAG WORK PROPERLY IF I EVER NEED IT???? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430525October 17, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING BRACKETS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME WERE FRACTURED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ABLE TO BE TURNED, BUT THE WHEELS WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE RUST WAS WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000. UPDATED 11/22/11*LJ THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 11/30/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430055October 13, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT IT WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING RACK HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE SUPPORT HAD CORRODED CAUSING THE STEERING RACK TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000. UPDATED 12/28/11*LJ UPDATED 02/29/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428830October 5, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK ALL THE TIME AND IF SOMEONE IS BACKING UP AND THEY CAN'T SEE YOU THE HONK DOES NOT WORK. PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO TURN BACK TURNING SIGNAL IS NOT WORK AT ALL TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426462September 20, 2011
STEERING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL POPPING SOUND HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FRACTURED AND THE FUEL LINES WERE CRACKED WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO BE SPILLED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 189,000. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ALSO THE SALES MAN HAD BEEN CONTACTED AND TOLD THE CAR HAD ISSUES. UPDATED 11/09/2011 *LN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425807September 16, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS ALL STARTED ESTIMATED IN APRIL 2010. WHEN THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON I KNOW IT WILL NOT START THE NEXT TIME I GET IN IT. IT COULD NOT START ONCE OR 3 TIMES. IT VERY SCARY SITTING IN MY CAR WITH THE KEY TURNED ON FOR 10 MINUTES. THEN I CAN TURN IT OFF AND TURN BACK ON AND IT WILL START. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND HE PUT A NEW FUEL PUMP ON IT, THEN IT DID IT AGAIN AND THE NEXT TIME HE FIRXED IT BY RESETING THE COMPUTER BUT IT DID LAST. I TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE WAY I FOUND OUT HOW TO FIX WAS I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HE TOLD ME WHAT TO DO. HAVE YOU HAD ANY COMPAINTS LIKE THIS? *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422583August 30, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 10/12/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AT TIMES AND THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD FLASH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER. UPDATED 02/28/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419864August 17, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT, IT WOULD MAKE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. ALSO, THE WHEELS DID NOT MOVE WHEN HE MOVED THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE RACK AND PINION TOGETHER HAD RUSTED AND CAUSED IT TO FRACTURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419485August 15, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH) RECALL, BUT THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 09/8/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE INTERMITTENT SIGNAL PROBLEM STARTED APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS AGO. THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME WORSE OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, TO THE POINT WHERE THE SIGNALS HARDLY WORK. (DAUGHTER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF MOTHER) UPDATED 09/14/11. *JB UPDATED 09/15/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416347July 30, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. LAST WEEK, WENT TO THE DMV TO TAKE A DRIVING TEST AND THE HORN WOULD NOT START. BROUGHT THE CAR BACK HOME, CHECKED THE FUSE BOX. THE HORN FUSE HAD BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THE CAR. PUT A NEW FUSE IN AND THE HORN WOULD NOT STOP. I MUST ALSO INCLUDE THAT DUE TO THIS FAILURE, MY KEYLESS CAR ENTRY/LOCK WILL NOT BEEP. ALSO, I ASSUME THAT MY CAR ALARM WILL NOT WORK BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. BROUGHT CAR TO THE MECHANIC, APPARENTLY IN ORDER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, THE AIRBAG MUST BE REMOVED, COSTING APPROXIMATELY $1800 TO REPAIR. OBVIOUSLY, I AM NOT WILLING TO PAY THIS PRICE AND NOW WILL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A MAKESHIFT HORN OPTION. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ISSUE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413960July 21, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I HAVE 2002 OLDS ALERO IT WON'T START. CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER. BUT MY SECURITY LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING SO I WENT ONLINE TO SEE WHAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM. AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THATS CAUSING ME WHICH IS THAT THE SECURITY LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING AND MAKE THE WHOLE VEHICLE NOT START, THINK ITS LOCKED WHICH I DON'T UNDERSTAND CAUSE IT DRIVES FINE FOR FEW DAYS AND THEN KAPUT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL OR SOMETHING. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414023July 21, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2001 OLDS ALERO I BOUGHT FOR MY DAUGHTER. IT HAS A PROBLEM WITH STARTING AND STALLING. BASED ON MY RESEARCH IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSKEY SECURITY SYSTEM. I HAVE HAD THE CAR TOWED MULTIPLE TIMES, HAD IT IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT RESOLUTION. IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM CARS OF THIS ERA. THERE IS NO SERVICE NOTICE AVAILABLE FROM GM ON HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR WILL JUST STOP SOMETIMES WHEN MY DAUGHTER IS DRIVING AND I FEAR IT COULD LEAD TO A CRASH OR INJURY. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410981July 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY HAZARD LIGHTS / TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES THEY JUST FLASH LIKE CRAZY. SAME AS 01'S BUT GM SAYS NOT 02'S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410160July 1, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I JUST PURCHASED A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO AND EVERYTHING WORKED FINE I GOT IT HOME AND THE BLINKERS STARTED TO ONLY WORK SOMETIMES I HAVEN'T EVEN GOT TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I'M AFRAID TO GET PULLED OVER. I IMMEDIATELY GOT ONLINE AND FOUND THAT IT COULD BE THE HAZARD SWITCH WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN RECALLED IF I'M CORRECT. IT APPEARS THAT BECAUSE I'M OVER 150,000 MILES I'M NOT COVERED BUT THE PROBLEM DIDN'T OCCUR BEFORE THAT LIMIT. I SPOKE THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND THEY SAID IT HAD JUST RECENTLY AND WAS NOT LIKE THIS WHEN SHE PURCHASED IT AT JUST OVER 150,000 MILES AND TO JUST PUSH THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON A FEW TIMES AND IT KICKS IN BUT THAT IS NOT A PERMANENT FIX AND IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND THE PROBLEM DOESN'T OCCUR UNTIL AFTER THE ALLOTTED MILES I DON'T SEE WHAT GOOD IT IS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410176July 1, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER A TURN SIGNAL WAS ENGAGED, THE OPPOSITE SIGNAL WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406833June 14, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO - RANDOMLY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. DEALER INDICATES THAT THE GM PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS FAULTY $600 TO REPLACE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL GM AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE 2 TEENAGE DAUGHTERS THAT HAVE EACH BEEN STRANDED VARIOUS TIMES AS THE CAR JUST RANDOMLY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS WHILE IN TRAFFIC! OR IN AREAS THAT YOU WOULDN'T WANT YOUR DAUGHTER STUCK ALONE AT NIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING RANDOMLY FOR SEVERAL YEARS. NO ON COULD TELL ME UNTIL NOW WHAT WAS CAUSING IT ( INCLUDING OTHER DEALERS) I HAVE SPENT +$1,000 PREVIOUSLY TRYING TO SOLVE THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402680May 25, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
HAVE PROBLEM STARING MY CAR LEARNED ON LINE THAT IS A SECURITY PROBLEM. IT STARTED 5/25/2011 IT HAPPENED IMMEDIATELY. HAD MANY OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR,THIS LAST ISSUE DID IT FOR ME. THERE HAS BEEN 50 COMPLAINTS ON THIS SECURITY PROBLEM I HAVE THREE KIDS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIX ALL THE PROBLEMS WHEN I BARELY HAVE MONEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400961May 16, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO GLS. SOMETIMES, MY CAR DOESN'T START AND THE "SECURITY" LIGHT FLASHES. ACCORDING TO OWNERS MANUAL, I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES FOR THE LIGHT TO STOP FLASHING BEFORE I CAN START THE CAR. WHEN THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START FOR AT LEAST TEN MINUTES. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING AND INTERMITTANT OCCURENCE FOR MANY MONTHS. I BELIEVE IT'S AN ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEM, CONNECTED TO THE SIGNAL LIGHTS. MY SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE RECENTLY REPAIRED FOR WHICH OLDSMOBILE WAS SUPPOSED TO REIMBURSE ME BECAUSE THIS WAS A RECALL ITEM, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED A CHECK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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