Oldsmobile Alero Complaints

1,957 consumer complaints on file.

#8019539September 26, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE TRYING TO USE THE HAZARD BUTTON THE BUTTON WILL GO STRAIGHT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING THE HAZARD LIGHT TO STAY ON EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING CAUSING THE BATTERY TO RUN DOWN QUICKLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767696September 25, 2002
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
CAR IS NOT SEALED PROPERLY, AND IS DOUBTFUL THAT IT EVER WAS. IT HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR ALMOST 10 TIMES FOR WATER LEAKS. DEALER HAS NOTED LEAKS IN DOOR SEALS, FRONT WINDSHIELD, SUNROOF AND RELATED DRAINING SYSTEMS. INEVITABLY, DURING A SUFFICIENT RAIN, WATER LEAKS DOWN THE DOOR FRAME, ONTO THE FUSE BOX INSIDE THE CAR CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING NON-WORKING LOCKS, TRUNK OPENING RANDOMLY, ETC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019161September 23, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ABOUT EVERY 12000 MILES CONSUMER HAS TO HAVE THE BRAKE PADS OR ROTORS REPLACED DUE TO UNUSAL WEAR IN EITHER PART. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019133September 20, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
TURN SIGNALS WILL INTERMITTENTLY WORK. CONSUMER NEEDS TO PUSH EMERGENCY BUTTON TO GET SIGNALS TO WORK. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT NOTHING HAS WORKED.*AK YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019083September 19, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WITHIN 47000 MILES CONSUMER HAS HAD ROTORS REPLACED FOUR TIMES DUE TO WARPING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767300September 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR WOULD BE GOING DOWN HIGHWAY, AND JUST STOP RUNNING, THIS ALSO HAPPEN TO ME BACK IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR, I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT, THEN YESTERDAY COMING BACK FROM VACATION IT DID THE SAME THING, ITS NOW AT THE DEALER AND THEY HAVN'T FOUND WHY IT JUST STOPS RUNNING. BACK IN AUGUST IT RAN FINE FOR OVER A MONTH, IT RAN FINE AFTER SITTING OVER NITE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TODAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018666September 16, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
WHILE DRIVING BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING AS IF PADS WERE WORN TO METAL. AFTER INSPECTING PADS THEY SEEMED ONLY TO BE WORN IN A CORNER WITH REST OF THE PAD LOOKING NEW. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018689September 16, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE LIGH ILLUMINATES AND REMAINS ON WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. BRAKES WILL LOCK UP. DEALER CANNOT CORRECT PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567551September 13, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
THE CONSUMER STATES THAT ON THREE SEPERATE OCCASIONS THEY HAVE BEEN LEFT WITHOUT A VEHICLE DUE TO THE ENGINE THROWING COOLANT OUT OF THE COOLANT RESEVOIR, THIS RESULTS IN AN ENGINE THAT WAS HEAVING AND VIBRATING/KNOCKING. THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING MOST OF ITS ANTI-FREEZE DURING THE OPERATION. ON ONE OCCASION THEY FOUND A LEAKY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HE'D TAKE THE VEHICLE TO GET REPAIRS, THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FOUND OR THERE WAS AN IMPRESSION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OKAY. ALSO, THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE COOLING SYSTEM IS DESIGNED IN A WAY THAT AIR BUBBLES CANNOT BE BLED OUT AND WOULD LIKE HIS MONEY BACK. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767108September 13, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
SINCE THE ORIGINAL DEALER IS NO LONGER WITH OLDSMOBILE, OLDSMOBILE CONTACTED, BUT HAS NOT RESPONDED TO LETTER OBJECTING TO THE ISSUE NOT BEING HANDLED AS A WARRANTY ISSUE. THE HOSE CLEARLY SHOWED IT HAD BEEN INSTALLED LESS THAN HALF WAY INTO THE CRIMP FITTING. THUS ALLOWING THE HOSE TO SLIDE OUT DURING NORMAL USE. PHOTOS HAD BEEN PROVIDED TO OLDSMOBILE ON 8/26/2002. CAN YOU HELP ME GET A RESPOMSE? THE LOSS OF THE HOSE DISABLED THE POWER STEERING AND DISABLED THE CAR, WHICH HAD TO BE TOWED TO A GM REPAIR SHOP. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766764September 5, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH AT 55MPH WITH A GAURD RAIL AFTER BEING CUT OFF ON AN INTERSTATE. THE BODY SHOP MANAGER OF WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED BASED ON THE IMPACT AND THE DAMAGE TO THE M/V THE GENERAL MANAGER, SERVICE MANAGER AND BODY SHOP MANAGER FROM WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR CONFIRMED THIS TO BE TRUE AS WELL. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT I HAVE UNDERGONE SURGERY AND PHYSICAL THERAPY (9 MONTHS WORTH), I WAS FURTHER INFORMED BY THE INSRANCE COMPANIES INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMINER THAT THE INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN FAR LESS SEVERE IF THE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED AND THAT I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. FURTHERMORE I HAVE PICTURE OF THE M/V SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND PICTURES PROVING THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY SHOULD YOU REQUIRE THEM. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8017893September 4, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP LIGHT AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766711September 4, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT ROTORS TURNED 3 TIMES IN FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, THEN REPLACED BY DEALER. APPROX. 3,000 MILES LATER, NEW ROTORS ARE DOING THE SAME THING. ROTORS ARE MADE OF DEFECTIVE MATERIAL, OR FRONT BRAKES ARE WORKING TOO HARD/GETTING TOO HOT AND WARPING ROTORS EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES. SHOCKED TO SEE SO MANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. HOPING FOR A RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017793September 3, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING ELECTRIC SIDE VIEW MIRROR WILL HEAVILY VIBRATE,MAKING IT HARD FOR CONSUMER TO SEE CLEARLY THROUGH THE MIRROR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766502August 31, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
CAR SHOULD BE IN REVERSE TO REMOVE KEY. CAN REMOVE IN ANY GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766466August 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I'VE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FROM TIME OF PURCHASE. I HAVE 9 PAGES THAT LISTS THE DEFECTS OF THIS. I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND ANYONE BUY THIS CAR. I DIDN'T LIST THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS I'VE HAD FROM REAR LIGHTS NOT WORKING, DOME LIGHT FELL OFF, BLINKER STOPPED WORKING. WINDOWS MAKING A CRACKLING NOISE WHEN ROLLING UP OR DOWN, AND DOORS JAMMING FOR NO REASON. I DIDN'T WANT PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE THAT IS WHY I PURCHASED A NEW ONE, BUT I STILL HAVE MAJOR DEFECTS! THE ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE TAKING A WHILE TO FINALLY START, HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567225August 27, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS MADE TO THE LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017196August 26, 2002
SEATS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK WILL FALL BACKWARD ABOUT AN INCH WHEN ACCELERATING OR APPLYING BRAKES.CONTACTED DEALER. THEY ARE AWARE OF PRBOBLEM,BUT WILL NOT FIX IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016998August 22, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, BUT VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016917August 21, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS NO LONGER HAVE NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE IS SQUEAKING AND VIBRATING WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. VEHICLE HAS GONE IN ONCE A WEEK, AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 1 ONCE EVERY 20,000 MILES. DEALER IS AWARE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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