Oldsmobile Alero Complaints (2003)

184 consumer complaints on file.

#10593705May 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS PROGRAMMED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. RK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583813April 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO WOULD SHUT DOWN AT TIMES DURING LEFT TURNS UNDER 35 MPH. KEPT A LOG ON THESE EVENTS UPDATED 3/28/14*CN THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579641April 14, 2014
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH CONTROL ARMS WERE FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE DEFECT RECURRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING BUT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF CONSTANT ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING LIGHT. ADDITIONALLY, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578611April 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE DONE TO THE VEHICLE ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573195March 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
I BELIEVE MY CAR SHOULD BE IN THE GM RECALL. WHEN STARING THE CAR AT TIMES THERE IS A DELAY WITH DASH BOARD LIGHTS COMING ON. ALSO WINDOWS NOT WORKING ,RADIO, AND SENSOR LIGHTS. I WAS TOLD BY TECH IT MAY BE AN IGNITION PROBLEM BUT WHEN IT WAS ON THE COMPUTER SAID SOMETHING DIFFERENT. MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEEP COMING ON THEN HE SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN WHICH HE WOULD NEED TO BREAK MY STEERING COLUMN THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR. THE CAR ONLY HAS 152000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566241February 27, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TODAY I STARTED MY CAR WITH MY AUTOMATIC STARTER THEN 7 MINUTES LATER I HEAR A HORN NON STOP BEEPING I LOOKOUT MY DOOR AND MY CAR IS SMOKING AND IN FLAMES FROM HOOD. INVESTIGATOR TELLS ME IT TOTALED. AFTER THEY PUT THE FIRE OUT I LOOK IN CAR AND ONLY ONE AIR BAG CAME OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564294February 13, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE POWER WINDOWS IN MY ALERO AND THE CLIPS KEEP BREAKING EVERY TIME I HAVE THEM REPLACED!! I HAVE REPLACED THESE CLIPS 4 TIMES!!! IS THERE A WAY TO FIX THE WINDOW ONCE & FOR ALL SO THAT I CAN USE IT? THIS WILL NOT PASS NH STATE INSPECTION WITHOUT THE WINDOW WORKING PROPERLY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551159November 6, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE BLINKERS STOPPED WORKING, BUT REALIZED THERE WAS A SHORT WITH THE HAZARD LIGHTS AS SOON AS I WOULD PUSH THE HAZARD LIGHTS IN A LITTLE THE BLINKERS WOULD START WORKING. RECENTLY PUSHING THE HAZARD LIGHTS DOES NOT MAKE THE BLINKER BLINK, NOR DOES IT CAUSE THE HAZARD LIGHTS TO WORK ANYMORE. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 ALERO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525345July 17, 2013
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, STEERING
TRAVELING DOWN AN INTERSTATE HWY. LOST STEERING. HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME. JACKED THE CAR UP AND FOUND THE NUT ON THE BOLT THAT HOLD THE RACK AND PINION TO THE FRAME HAS COME OFF AND BROKE THE BRACKET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480759October 16, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES
I LIVE IN A HOT "AMBIENT" ENVIRONMENT, THE SOUTH. I AM THE THIRD OWNER OF MY 2003 ALERO OLDSMOBILE. MY CAR'S ACCELERATOR STICKS AND WILL NOT RETURN TO IDLE. IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS GETTING WORSE. IT IS ALSO AFFECTING THE REST OF THE CAR AND ITS PARTS. MY BRAKES ARE PROBABLY GOING OUT BECAUSE OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING STUCK AND ME HAVING TO HOLD THE BRAKES DOWN WHILE ITS REVVING PAST 3000 RPMS IN PARK. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY CLAIM THAT MY VIN ISN'T EFFECTED. I HAVE READ ABOUT AND TALKED TO MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2003 ALERO OLDSMOBILE AND THEY ALSO WERE TURNED AWAY AND SAID THAT THEIR VINS WERE NOT EFFECTED. I THINK THAT GM MIGHT NOT BE TAKING THIS RECALL SERIOUSLY BUT I AM POSITIVE THAT THIS RECALL IS VALID FOR MY CAR AND IT IS SCARY WHEN I HAVE MY TWO BOYS THAT ARE UNDER FIVE IN MY BACKSEAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR STICKS AND CONTINUES TO DO AND EVEN WHEN I TURN OFF MY VEHICLE AND TURN IT BACK ON IT CONTINUES TO DO SO. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN HOPES THAT YA'LL WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP ME . THANK YOU SO MUCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471122August 20, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SECURITY LIGHT FLASHING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECURITY SYSTEM STARTED FLASHING FOR NO REASON. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND IT HAD TO BE TOWED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PASSLOCK SENSOR AND CONNECTOR. *JB UPDATED 12/03/12. *JB UPDATED 04/03/14 *JB UPDATED 12/03/14. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462853June 23, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ODOMETER FADED OUT. CAME BACK ON WHEN I KNOCKED ON THE DASH. THIS WORKED 2 OR 3 TIMES. NOW NO ODOMETER. THE OTHER DASH LIGHTS ARE WORKING FINE. JUST THE ODOMETER. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462780June 22, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS STARTING THIS CAR OFF AND ON FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS. THERE ARE SOME DAYS IT WON'T START, THEN THERE ARE SOME DAYS THAT WHEN IT STARTS, AS I'M DRIVING IT WILL DIE..... SOMETIMES IT WILL START AGAIN AND SOMETIMES IT WON'T. I'VE HAD IT IN THE SHOP FIRST (GM DEALER) THEY FIRST CLEANED OUT THE IGNITERS, THAT WORKED FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS, THEN THEY SAID IT NEEDS A NEW FUEL PUMP, HAD THAT REPLACED, THAT LASTED ABOUT A YEAR, THEN MY MACHANIC REPLACED MY IGNITION SWITCH, SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A SENSOR GONE BAD....GUESS WHAT...GOOD FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS..... NOW I'M STUCK WITH A CAR WITH LITTLE MONEY TO FIX IT. WHAT SHOULD I DO? *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453859April 2, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FUEL INJECTOR PUMP AND CYLINDER WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448078February 15, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HWY AT 55MPH AND MY CAR DIED I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF ROAD LUCKY I DIDN'T GET IN A WRECK IT HAS HAPPEN 2 TIMES SO FAR AFTER SITTING ON THE SIDE ROAD FOR 20 MINUTES IT STARTED BACK UP. *TR
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
#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
#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
#10396050April 15, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM CAUSE MY CAR NOT TO START, I HAVE TO RESET WHICH TAKES OVER 10 MINUTES, AND PRAYING IT WILL START AFTER THAT. BUT AT TIMES THE BATTERY WENT DEAD BEFORE THE SECURITY LIGHT QUIT FLASHING AS ALOT LONGER THEN 10 MINUTES HAVE A NEW BATTERY IN THE CAR. 4-09-2011 WAS IN A PARKING LOT WAS THE 6TH TIME THIS HAPPEN. THEN ON 4-11-2011 WHEN GOING TO TAKE MOM FOR DOCTORS APPOINTMENT. AGAIN NEXT DAY AFTER A FUNERAL WOULD NOT START AGAIN. ON 4-13-2011 TOOK TO CAR DEALER AND THEY HAD TO PUT IN A NEW IGNITION SWITCH WHICH COSTS ME $575. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AS SO MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS MAY END ME BUYING ANOTHER OLDSMOBILE OR CHEVY I WAS GETTING SO AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE IT ANY MORE AND BE STRANDED SOMEWHERE, HAVE NOT BEEN TAKING MY GREAT GRANDKIDS IN THE CAR AS THE ARE AGES 5 AND UNDER. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL WITH SO MANY OTHERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395177April 7, 2011
EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
I HAVE A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE HORN STOPPED WORKING, CHECKED FUSE AND THAT WAS FINE. TOOK CAR TO DEALER THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE HORN IS ATTACHED TO AIRBAG MODULE, TO GET HORN TO WORK AGAIN I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE AIRBAG MODULE, APPROXIMATE COST $1100.00. I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY FOR REPAIR. I NEED A HORN.....NOT A NEW AIRBAG MODULE! WHY REPLACE A PERFECTLY GOOD AIRBAG MODULE TO GET THE HORN TO WORK? DEFINITE DESIGN FLAW. COSTLY ONE AT THAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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