Oldsmobile Alero Complaints

1,957 consumer complaints on file.

#10236867August 4, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT THERE MIGHT BE DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY WIFE'S 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO HAZARD SWITCH IS FAULTY CAUSING INTERMITTENT TURNING SIGNAL FAILURE, THE SAME PROBLEM WITH PREVIOUS MODELS OF THE ALERO. I CALLED OLDSMOBILE AND THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE HAZARD SWITCH UNDER RECALL WHICH APPARENTLY THEY TOLD ME MY VIN ISN'T INCLUDED, EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AND PROBLEM. I THOUGHT I WOULD NOTIFY YOU OF THE PROBLEM THAT SEEMS WAS NOT CORRECTED WHEN THE RECALLS WERE ISSUED FOR PREVIOUS YEARS. THE RECALL SHOULD COVER ANY ALERO THAT EXPERIENCES THIS ISSUE, NOT JUST CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236504July 31, 2008
INTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 03V327000 HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235573July 23, 2008
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I PURCHASED A 2002 V-6 OLDSMOBILE ALERO SEDAN IN AUG 2006 AT 80,000 MILES AND AT 85,000 MILES IN SEPT 2006 ALREADY HAD MY FIRST REPAIR ON THE IGNITION PASSLOCK SYSTEM. THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE REPLACED BUT IN JUNE OF 2008 A FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN WITH THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. I CONTACTED SUPERIOR CHEVROLET MON JULY 21ST IN PERSON AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR MY REPAIR THAT OCCURRED AT PERRY CHEVROLET IN COLUMBIA, MO. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT I WAS OUT OF THE WARRANTY LIMITS BUT THIS WAS "AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM FOR THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER TO BE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 45,000 MILES." HIS NAME WAS BERNIE SMITH. I THEN CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT DANIEL CHURCHILL THE SAME DAY 7/21/08. I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CONTACTED BETWEEN 11:30A AND 3:30P ON WED JULY 23RD 2008 BUT WS CONTACTED AT 4:30P WITH THE NEWS THAT THE SERVICE ADVISOR JERRY AT SUPERIOR CHEVROLET SAID THIS PROBLEM WAS "COMMON FOR THE MILEAGE AND AGE OF THE VEHICLE." I HAVE YET TO BE REIMBURSED OR GIVEN A STRAIGHT ANSWER OF WHY THE PART FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234944July 19, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SECURITY SYSTEM MALFUNCTION - CAR WILL NOT START AND SECURITY SYSTEM LIGHT IS BLINKING FOR NO REASON. MUST WAIT ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THE SYSTEM RESETS IT SELF. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234531July 16, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
GM TOLD ME THAT MY VIN NUMBER FOR MY OLDSMOBILE ALERO 2000 DOES NOT APPLY TO NHTSA RECALL 03V327000. (GM RECALL 03043)THIS RECALL EXACTLY DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE BEEN HAVING WITH MY CARE OFF AND ON FOR QUITE A WHILE. THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. IT IS DANGEROUS TO EXPECT THE TURN SIGNAL TO WORK AND FIND IT DOES NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233467July 7, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT TWO DAYS AGO. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED A YEAR AGO. DEALERSHIP STATED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. WE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT WE MAY HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND POSSIBLY A CRACKED ENGINE--WHICH MEANS A NEW MOTOR. CAR HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. WE ARE DEVASTATED AS THIS IS OUR DAUGHTER'S CAR AND SHE IS ABOUT TO BE A FRESHMAN IN COLLEGE. THE CAR BROKE DOWN ON HER WHILE TRAVELING DOWN AN INTERSTATE-AT NIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233295July 6, 2008
VISIBILITY
DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW ON MY 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO FAILS TO ROLL UP. I HAVE CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND THERE A "MANY" COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM, IN ADDITION TO THE ELEVEN (11) NHTSA AND SERVICE BULLETINS YOU ALREADY HAVE ON THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232528June 27, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BLINKER LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT MUST TAP THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER IN ORDER FOR IT TO WORK AGAIN. EVERYTIME HE MAKES A TURN, THE CONTACT KNOWS TO TAP ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN ORDER FOR IT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THERE MAY BE A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. HE DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH) ON SAFERCAR.GOV; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232253June 25, 2008
TIRES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BOUGHT CAR IN 2006, HAVE HAD PROBLEMS THE ENTIRE TIME I'VE OWNED VEHICLE. CAR DOES NOT CRANK, MUST WAIT 10 MINUTES AND TRY TO RESTART. SOMETIMES CAR DOES NOT START STILL, MAKES ME WAIT ANOTHER 10 MIN. HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH SYSTEM KILLING THE BATTERY WHILE WAITING - ESPECIALLY IN WINTER, EVEN WITH ALL EXTRAS (INCLUDING HEAT) TURNED OFF. NOT SAFE TO HAVE FEMALE IN PARKING LOT WHEN CAR DOES NOT START! THIS HAPPENS TWO OR THREE TIMES SOME DAYS, THEN WILL NOT REAPPEAR FOR A WEEK OR TWO, BUT THEFT LIGHT STAYS ON DASH CONSTANTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232256June 25, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SUSPENSION
90,000 MILES ON CAR, NEED TO REPLACE BEARINGS FOR A SECOND TIME! THE SYSTEM IS SET UP SO THAT WHEN THE BEARINGS FAIL THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ALSO FAILS. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS ON ICE/WATER WHEN MY SYSTEM SUDDENLY FAILS. THIS CAR SHOULD GO MUCH LONGER ON NEW BEARINGS - THIS WILL BE MY 3RD SET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232118June 24, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE TURNS OVER BUT WONT START UNTIL CRANKED ON FOR A MINUTE OR MORE. HAZARD RELAY CLICKS REPEATEDLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230801June 12, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I OWN A 1999 ALERO COUPE 3.4L V6, HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE WINDOW WOULD COME OFF TRAC AND FALL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I WAS ABLE TO GRAB THE WINDOW THE FEW TIMES IT HAPPENED AND PULL IT BACK INTO PLACE. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS AT THE BANK DRIVE-UP, IT WAS RAINING AND THE WINDOW FELL ALL THE WAY DOWN IN THIS TIME AND I COULDN'T GRAB IT. DON'T HAVE A GARAGE SO I HAD TO TAKE THE DOOR OFF TO GET THE WINDOW IN THE POURING RAIN AND IT WAS A SUNDAY. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANICS ON MONDAY AND HAD IT FIXED. THE WINDOW REGULATOR CAME COMPLETELY OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230415June 10, 2008
EQUIPMENT
THE TURN SIGNALS ON MY VEHICLE QUIT WORKING. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE TO DEALER. DEALER FOUND A DEFECTIVE HAZARD SWITCH. MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 ALERO, THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON EARLIER MODELS BUT NOT MINE, HOWEVER IT IS THE SAME DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230292June 9, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SECURITY SENSOR FAILS. CAR WILL RUN FINE ONE MINUTE AND NOT AT ALL THE NEXT MINUTE. HAVE READ OF SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT WITH THE CAR--IS ANYTHING BEING DONE ABOUT IT??? NOW, RESETTING THE SENSOR (THE WHOLE KEEP THE KEY IN THE 'ON' POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES TRICK) DOESN'T WORK. WHERE DOES THIS END??? I KNOW THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED BY THIS BUT IF IT IS A WIRING ISSUE, IT'S ONLY TIME BEFORE SOMEONE COULD BE. ALSO, IF I GET STRANDED WITH MY CHILDREN SOMEWHERE, THAT WOULD BE REALLY BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230139June 6, 2008
VISIBILITY, EQUIPMENT
OUR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW STARTED MAKING A FUNNY NOISE AND THEN IT FELL INTO THE DOOR. WE TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS IT ONTO THE MOTOR WAS BROKEN, AND WE HAD TO BUY A WHOLE NEW MOTOR. SO WE REPLACED IT IN AUGUST 2007. IT STARTED GIVING US PROBLEMS AGAIN IN APRIL 2008. THE PART IS NOW TOTALLY BROKEN AND WE ARE AGAIN REPLACING THE MOTOR AND BRACKETS. IN THE MEANTIME WE HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH OUR PASSENGERS SIDE WINDOW. WE HARDLY EVER ROLL DOWN OUR WINDOWS AND ARE VERY UPSET TO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH 3 SEPARATE UNITS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229440June 1, 2008
STEERING
WE HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN 5 YEARS AND THE RACK AND PINION STEERING HAS FAILED TWICE. THIS TIME MY WIFE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE STEERING FAILURE AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. THIS IS A VERY HAZARDOUS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD CARS WHICH WERE 25-30 YEARS OLD WHICH DO NOT HAVE STEERING FAILURE IN THIS MANNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228822May 24, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1. NOT SURE WHAT EVENTS HAVE CAUSED THE ENGINE FAILURE. 2. MY CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRY TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON SIDE ROADS UNDER 40MPH, BUT RECENTLY HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK, SOMETIMES REPEATEDLY IN THE SAME DAY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING SIGNS THAT IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. I WAS VERY LUCK TO BE IN THE SLOW LANE SO I COULD PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT HAVING TO WEAVE THROUGH TRAFFIC WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. 3. WE HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS AND NEITHER OF THEM WERE ABLE TO PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. THEY GAVE US SEVERAL "MAYBE" SOLUTIONS, BUT WERE STUMPED AS TO WHAT THE TRUE PROBLEM WAS. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS INCLUDED FUEL PUMP/LINE, IGNITION SWITCH, ETC., BUT WITHOUT A SURE FIX WE WERE UNWILLING TO SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY FOR A "MAYBE" SOLUTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228247May 19, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:UNIT, STEERING
HORN OF THE CAR DID NOT WORK AFTER SERVICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF FLASHER UNIT. NO TRAUMA OR INJURY TO CAR. INSPECTION OF CAR, IT WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED STEERING WHEEL AT THE BASE AND IT DAMAGED THE HORN RING. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL FIXED AS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER STATED THEY HAD ONLY EVER SEEN 1 OTHER SUCH CASE IN 37 YEARS OF SERVICE. CAR MUST HAVE HAD A DEFECTIVE STEERING WHEEL WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, INJURY OR DEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228112May 18, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OLDSMOBILES HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND I AM HAVING MORE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THIS WAS THE START OF MY PROBLEMS LAST YEAR FIRST IT WAS THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM THAT COST ME 775.00 TO FIX. I WENT TO THE MALL FOR LUNCH AND CAME BACK AND THE CAR WOULD MOT START. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THAT SENSORS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEMS CONTINUE AND COME MORE FREQUENTLY THIS WAS 3-12-2008 THE SECOND PROBLEM COST ME 589.00 THE MODULE AND POIL PAVK ASSEMBLY, I WAS PARKED IN AT SCHOOL AND BARELY MADE IT HOME, THE CAR WAS GOING ALL OF 10-15 MILES AN HOUR AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, BY THE GRACE OF GOD I MADE IT HOME ONLY LIVE ABOUT 10 MILES FROM SCHOOL. WHEN I GOT UP THE NEXT DAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. THIS STARTED MAY 1, 2008 THAT LEADS US TO PROBLEM THREE WHICH IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW THE TURNING AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORK SOMETIMES AND THE CAR MAKES A TICKING SOUND LIKE THE TURN SIGNAL IS ON WHEN ITS NOT AND THEM IT SOUNDS LIKE ITS SHORT CIRCUITING.. ( WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS COVERED BY GM, WILL CONTACT THEM TO SEE IF THIS IS TRUE) NOW HERE WE ARE AT PROBLEM THIS STATED 5-18-2008 FOUR IN A MATTER OF WEEKS: THE TRAC OFF LIGHT, SERVICE ENGINE SOON AND ANOTHER LIGHT IS ON THE DASH ( I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH WHICH LIGHT THAT IS) ALL OF MY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR HAS BEEN ELECTRICAL AND I WAS TOLD BY SOMEONE AT THE AUTO ADVANTAGE THAT THESE CARS ARE NOTIFIES FOR THIS. THERE REALLY SHOULD BE SOMETHING DONE IN REGARD TO THIS. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND IT IS FULL OF THE SAME ISSUES. THERE IS NOT WAY THAT ALL OF THESE PEOPLE LOCATED IN ALL STATES EVERYWHERE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND THIS IS NOT A DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY GM AND NOT THE CONSUMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227942May 15, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THREE OCCASIONS. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER TURNING OVER. THREE REPAIR SHOPS COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM BUT THE GENERAL CONSENSUS WAS THAT IT HAD TO DO WITH THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM. MANY IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS CAN BE FOUND ONLINE (I.E., CARCOMPLAINTS.COM) AND EVERYTHING FROM REPLACING THE FUEL PUMPS, RELAY SWITCHES, BATTERIES, ANTI-THEFT SYSTEMS TO WASHING OUT THE FUEL TANK HAS BEEN TRIED TO KNOW AVAIL. THE SHOP CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM, AND IT WILL BE HARD TO SELL THE CAR HONESTLY WITH THE PROBLEMS IT HAS. THERE IS A MASS OF PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM THE FACTORY, AND ALTHOUGH I DOUBT IT MAKES ANY DIFFERENCE, I AM ONE MORE PERSON IN THAT MASS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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