Oldsmobile Alero Complaints

1,957 consumer complaints on file.

#10081098July 15, 2004
AIR BAGS
AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING 35-45 MPH DOWN ROAD. GM PULLED DATA FROM COMPUTER AND HAS NOW SAID THAT THE CAR MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS, POTHOLE, BUSH, STICK OR SOMETHING. THEY HOWEVER WON'T HELP IN THE MATTER BECAUSE SOMETHING CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY, WELL I COULD HAVE TOLD THEM THAT BECAUSE NOTHING HAPPENS WITHOUT A REASON. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE YET I AM STILL TRYING TO GET THIS RESOLVED. *LA
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0
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0
#10081103July 15, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
TURN SIGNALS AND FLASHER WORK ONLY ONCE IN AWHILE ALL OF A SUDDEN. *LA
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0
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#10081972July 14, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH H FAILED, CAUSING THE TURN SIGNAL TO MALFUNCTION. RECALL 03V327000 WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RCALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
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0
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0
#10081080July 14, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW FOR DRIVER WOULD NOT GO UP IN 9/03 DURING A RAIN STORM. AFTER THE RAIN STOPPED, I TOOK APART DOOR AND PUSHED WINDOW UP. WINDOW SINCE WOULD NOT GO DOWN. THEN DURING 6/04, THE FRONT PASSENGER, AND LEFT REAR-PASSENGER POWER WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO DOWN EITHER. LEFT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL LOWER SEVERAL INCHES AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE PARKED. NO ONE TOUCHES THE POWER WINDOW SWITCHES IN THE CAR SINCE I DON'T WANT A WINDOW TO GO DOWN AND NOT BE ABLE TO GET IT BACK UP.*AK
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0
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#10080761July 10, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
NHTSA CAMPAIGN #03V327000 IS A RECALL THAT WAS ENACTED FOR CARS OF THE EXACT YEAR, MAKE, MODEL OF MY CAR. HOWEVER, OLDSMOBILE SAYS THAT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECAL DUE TO WHATEVER REASON. MY CAR HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE HAZARD FLASHERS IDENTICAL TO THOSE LISTED IN THIS CAMPAIGN. IT IS EVIDENT THAT MY AUTOMOBILE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, BUT WAS OVERLOOKED IN WHATEVER STUDY WAS PERFOMED. THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE AUTOS LIKE MINE THAT ARE AFFECTED AND ARE SAFETY RISKS, BUT OVERLOOKED IN THIS CAMPAIGN. FEEL FREE TO CALL ME.*AK
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No
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0
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0
#10080773July 10, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN I DRIVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE ACCELEATOR HANGS UP ON MY OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE ENGIN REVS UP AND THE BRAKES BARLEY STOPS THE CAR. WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN PARK IT REVS UP AND WHEN YOU PUT IT IN DRIVE IT JUST TAKES OFF STILL REVVED. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080563July 8, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
MY CAR'S COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON THE FIRST TIME ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. AT THAT TIME I REPLACED THE COOLANT THAT WAS MISSING, ONLY TO HAVE THE LIGHT COME ON AGAIN 2 DAYS LATER. I AGAIN REPLACED THE COOLANT. I COULD NOT FIND ANY VISIBLE LEAKS UNDER THE CAR. I WAS DRIVING TO THE MECHANIC WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE CHECK COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. THE CARS TEMPATURE GAUGE WAS TOPPED OUT. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF A MAJOR FREEWAY AND CALL FOR HELP. AFTER 2 HOURS OF WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS NEED REPLACED. ALSO, THE COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO MY ENGINE AND MIXED WITH THE OIL CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MISS. I HAD TO HAVE THE GASKETS REPLACED WITH A NEW VERSION. AND ALSO HAVE THE ENGINE FLUSHED, AN OIL CHANGE AND A COOLANT FLUSH AS WELL AS A COOLANT CHANGE. ALL OF THIS COSTING WELL OVER $700. APPARENTLY, GM HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THIS ISSUE BUT HAS FAILED TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THAT PARTICULAR PART. MY SAFETY SHOULD BE OF SOME CONCERN TO THIS CAR MANUFACTUER TO SAY THE LEAST! *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080316July 2, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081792June 29, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS TO VEHICLE FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND SUBSEQUENTLY OTHER PARTS ON THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPALCED DUE TO THE COIL SPRING FAILURE. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079002June 29, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:UNIT
HAZARD FLASHER BUTTON CAME APART FROM WHATEVER FASTENS IT AND NOW THE HAZARD FLASHERS ARE INOPERABLE. TURN SIGNALS WORK MOST OF THE TIME BUT SOMETIMES DO NOT FLASH OR FLASH SO QUICKLY THEY ARE NOT VISIBLE.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079003June 29, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THIS CAR HAS HAD THREE SETS OF BRAKES PUT ON IT AND NOW AT 45780 MILES IS GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER SET. I KNOW THE PREVIOUS OWNER WELL AND KNOW THE HISTORY OF THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE ESPECIALLY. THE BRAKES ARE EITHER OF SUBSTANDARD DESIGN OR USED INFERIOR QUALITY MATERIALS IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THE ROTORS ARE JUNK. THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT SAFE IN A SUDDEN EMERGENCY STOPPING SITUATION.
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0
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0
#10080028June 28, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WHEN SET ON INTERMITTENT CYCLE, DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. GRINDING NOISE STARTS, AND WINDOW MOVEMENT IS INTERRUPTED OF BOTH SIDES OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. *AK
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10078865June 26, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
THE TURN SIGNALS WORK "SOMETIMES", I WAS TOLD IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE HAZARD SWITCH BUT THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. I HAVE HAD SIX (6) WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE. A VEHICLE THAT HAS THIS HISTORY WITH TURN SIGNALS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND YOUR DEPARTMENT SHOULD GET MORE INVOLVED. THE INCIDENT DATE IS JUST THE LATEST TIME THE WINDOW HAS GONE OUT. *JB
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10079976June 25, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
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#10079977June 25, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
RECALL 327 V 327 000 CONCERNING HAZARD FALSHING WARNING SWITCH FAILURE. TURN SIGNALS BECAME INTERMITTENTLY INEFFECTIVE OR INOPERATIVE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073979June 24, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:UNIT
THE TURNING ON THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TURN SIGNAL SWITCH UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A BURNT WIRE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THERE A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR GM VEHICLES WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078587June 22, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS
THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE;THE BRAKES AND ROTORS SEEM TO NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE 50000 MILES. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078335June 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
A LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT IS ALLOWING COOLANT AND OIL TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. IT COSTS BETWEEN $600 - $800 TO REPAIR AND THIS IS A FAULTY PART IN A MAJORITY OF THE GM VEHICLES. THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN DATED MARCH 2003 THAT ENTAILS THE EXACT DETAILS OF THE PROBLEM, YET GM HAS NOT OFFERED ITS CUSTOMERS ANY REMEDIES TO THE PROBLEM SUCH AS PAYING FOR THE REPAIR. I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE WITH ALL REQUIRED SERVICE WORK. I WANT GM TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079526June 14, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
1999 ALERO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MANIFOLD LEAKING OIL AND FAILED FUEL INJECTORS. *MR THE FRONT SPRING HAD BROKEN SUDDENLY AS THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE MANIFOLD AND INJECTOR PROBLEM OCCURRED WITHIN ONE WEEK. RECALL #3V473000 AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SUSPENSION. *SC *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076114June 11, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD WARNING LIGHT WERE NOT WORKING. NHTSA RECALL 03V327000 WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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