Oldsmobile Alero Complaints (2004)

109 consumer complaints on file.

#10332522May 27, 2010
VISIBILITY, STRUCTURE
TRIM AROUND THE WINDSHIELD OF A 2004 OLDSMOBILE ALERO POPPED OUT OF PLACE, AND I TRIED TO PUT IT BACK IN PLACE. EVERYTIME I GOT UP TO A FAST SPEED, IT WOULD COME BACK OUT AND START FLAPPING AND HITTING THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. FINALLY, IT CAME COMPLETELY OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289148October 20, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CAR WON'T START. ENGINE TURNS OVER BUT DOESN'T FIRE. TURNS OUT TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED THIS YEAR. LEAVE IGNITION SWITCH ON FOR 10 MINUTES AND WAIT FOR SECURITY WARNING LIGHT TO GO OUT. THEN RESTART CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284367September 17, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I OWN A 2004 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. RECENTLY, THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, OCCASIONALLY, OR SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. I HAVE VIEWED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF OWNERS VIA THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS INFORMED VIA THE MAKERS OF MY VEHICLE THAT THE YEAR MY VEHICLE WAS MADE, THE PROBLEM, "IF ANY" WERE FIXED. I FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN WORK ORDERS TO ALLOW THE YEARS BEFORE 2004 OLDSMOBILE ALERO TO BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE FOR THIS SAME MALFUNCTION. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL PART PROVIDERS, AND THIS PART IS UNAVAILABLE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND FOR "FEE", THEY FIRST HAVE TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE, BEFORE THEY CAN TELL ME IF THEY ARE ABLE TO GET THE PART AND IF THEY CAN FIX IT. THIS IS NOT ONLY UNSAFE FOR ME AS A DRIVER, BUT ALSO FOR DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS WHO MAY BE UNSURE OF MY TURNING INTENTIONS. ALSO, IN THE EVENT I AM STRANDED IN MY VEHICLE, I CAN'T USED MY HAZARD LIGHTS. MY VEHICLE AS A WHOLE IS IN GREAT WORKING CONDITION, AND I HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF NEEDING TO REPLACE IT, JUST BECAUSE OF THE TURNING SIGNALS. I FEEL THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIXED, AND FROM THE PREVIOUS FREE SERVICES GIVEN FOR THE OTHER MODELS, WE WHO OWN THE 2004 MODELS ARE HAVING TO PAY OUT OF POCKET, SO THEY CAN REGROUP THE PREVIOUS FREE WORK GIVEN. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AS A CONSUMER. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR DILIGENCE, IN PRODUCT AND PUBLIC SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274143June 17, 2009
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 119,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10257258February 2, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE TURN SIGNAL LAMPS BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE. THIS IS AN ACTUAL RECALL ON 1999 TO 2001 MODELS BUT FOR SOME REASON NOT ON THE 2002 THROUGH 2004 MODELS. I HAVE JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE NOT YET HAD IT REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255801January 21, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 OLDSMOBILE ALERO THAT I HAVE FOUND TO HAVE A VERY IRRITATING PROBLEM WITH THE PASSLOCK THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM. WHAT HAPPEN IS WHEN YOU GO TO START YOUR CAR SOMETIME THE IGNITION DOESN'T RECOGNIZE YOUR KEY AND THE CAR WILL NOT START BECAUSE IT THINKS FOR SOME REASON OR ANOTHER THAT SOMEONE IS STEALING THE CAR. WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS PUT YOU KEY IN TURN IT TO THE A/C POSITION AND WAIT FOR 10 MINUTES UNTIL THE SECURITY LIGHT TURNS OFF THEN TURN IT BACK TO OFF, TAKE THE KEY OUT AND THEN IT WILL START. I WAS WITH OUT A CAR FOR 3 WEEKS LOST WORK AND HAD TO FIND MY KIDS A WAY TO SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT AND HE COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A GARAGE TO HAVE FIXED UNTIL I GOOGLED IT ON THE INTERNET ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WERE ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I FOUND A WEB SITE WITH THE EXACT SAME STORY AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE CALLED THE GMC PLACE TO TRY TO GET THIS PROBLEM RECALLED BUT JUST BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE GMC FEELS LIKE THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. I LIVE PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK AND CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THIS FIXED ALL THE TIME LIKE THE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED. I HOPE YOU CAN GET SOMETHING DONE SO THAT HARD WORKING PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF DOESN'T GET PUSHED AROUND. THE WEB SITE I WENT TO WAS WWW.COMPLAINTS.COM THE KEY WORDS TO FIND THE HORRIBLE STORIES IS ALERO, DEFECTIVE, DETERRENT, OLDSMOBILE, PASSLOCK, SYSTEM, THEFT. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251442December 10, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN AND HAD TO FIDDLE WITH IT TO WORK, SO I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND HAD THE IGNITION KEY CYLINDER CHANGED ALONG WITH THE KEY(?). COST WAS OVER $500.00 WITH MILEAGE AT 60,981. JUST PAST WARRANTY. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN. I FEEL I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR SOME OF THIS AT THIS MILEAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251280December 10, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN RUSH HOUR GOING APPROX. 55 MPH AND MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, THE GAUGES SHUT DOWN, LOST POWER STEERING. HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE, PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART CAR. MY CAR HAS SHUT DOWN PREVIOUSLY TO THIS INCIDENT AND FEEL AS THOUGH IT NEEDS SERIOUS INVESTIGATION. I COULD HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND BEEN KILLED. THIS ALSO HAS HAPPENED WHEN IN A SPIN OUT AS WELL THOUGH THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT WAS RANDOM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241602September 9, 2008
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
LEFT FRONT WINDSHIELD MOLDING CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240598September 2, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE TURN SIGNAL IS BROKEN. MAKES NOISE WHEN IN A NEUTRAL, NOT ON, POSITION. HAZARD SWITCH SOLDER JOINT IS CRACKING CAUSING THE TURN SIGNAL TO ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223667April 8, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
SAME PROBLEM AS THE 1999- 2002 MALIBU, GRAND AM, AND ALERO WITH INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNALS DUE TO THE HAZARD SWITCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223397April 4, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2004 ALERO GLS WITH 43,200 MILES ON IT. AT 42,500 THE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON SO I CHECKED AND THE OVERFLOW TANK WAS EMPTY. WHEN I WENT FOR AN OIL CHANGE THEY FILLED IT AND 2 DAYS LATER IT WAS EMPTY AGAIN. THERE WAS NO COOLANT ON THE GROUND OR IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ANYWHERE. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WHO FILLED IT AGAIN AND 2 DAYS LATER IT WAS EMPTY. SINCE THIS STARTED A LOUD TAPPING SOUND STARTED WHEN THE CAR IS COLD FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AND WHEN THE CAR HEATS UP IT STOPS. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. I BROUGHT IT BACK AGAIN TO THE DEALER AND AFTER THEY CHECKED IT OUT THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET THAT WAS LEAKING AND NEEDS REPLACING. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I FIND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. EVEN TALKING TO OTHER MECHANICS WHO WORK FOR OTHER REPAIR SHOPS TELL ME IT IS A KNOW FACT THAT THIS ENGINE HAS A PROBLEM WITH INTAKE GASKETS. THE LEAK JUST STARTED OUT OF NOWHERE AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX IT, NOR DO I FEEL IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222242March 25, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING (MPH UNKNOWN) HE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE WHEN HE ACTIVATED THE TURN SIGNAL. IN ADDITION, THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS: SWITCH (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #03V327000) HOWEVER, THE 2004 MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE SWITCH INTERRUPTER WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,203 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,150.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206627October 23, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
INTERMITTANT TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201806September 4, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
RIGHT WINDSHIELD WIPER BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM IT'S DRIVE MECHANISM. WIPER JUST LAYED AT BASE OF WINDSHIELD. THIS HAPPENED DURING A SNOWSTORM, I'M GLAD IT WAS NOT THE DRIVERS SIDE. *TR UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192867June 10, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES AND ROTORS 4 TIMES IN ONE YEAR, AND THE SLIDER PINS ON CALIPERS KEEP GOING BAD, PASS SIDE STRUT NEEDS REPLACED FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 2 YEARS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189208April 29, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, EQUIPMENT
FRONT BEARING HUBS FAILURE. FRONT SUSPENSION FAILURE, FRONT BREAK SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186970April 4, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY OLDSMOBILE ALERO JUST HIT 60000 MILES, AND IS NOT STARTING AND IS STALLING. I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS YET, BUT IT SEEMS ELECTRICAL. THE SECURITY LIGHT HAS COME ON WHEN IT STALLS SO I AM NOT SURE IF THEY ARE RELATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186093March 25, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
ABS LIGHT CAME ON. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS DETERMINED TO BE WHEEL HUB/BEARING/ABS SENSOR. DEALERSHIP REPLACED WHEEL HUB/BEARING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185384March 17, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WOULD NOT START, SECURITY LIGHT ON. PASSLOCK SENSOR NEEDED REPLACING PER DEALER. REPARI WAS MADE, NEW KEYS ISSUED, BUT STRANGLY ENOUGH, OLD KEYS STILL WORKED. I'VE SEEN OTHER NOTES OF PASSLOCK SENSOR PROBLEMS IN OTHER ALEROS. SAFETY? YES-CAR HAD TO BE TOWED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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