Oldsmobile Alero Complaints

1,957 consumer complaints on file.

#785944April 10, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONSUMER STATES CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHEN CAR IS DRIVEN OVER ANY SURFACE THAT IS NOT TOTALLY SMOOTH, THIS HAPPENS CONSTANTLY. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564959April 8, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, WHEELS
CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE THROUGH THE STEERING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED, THE FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES AND THE BRAKE PADS TWICE DUE TO BEING OUT OF ROUND, ALSO THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE DASH, DEALER REPLACED BULB.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006862April 2, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
CONSUMER HAS REPLACED FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM ABOUT 6 TIMES. MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN. HOWEVER, HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR THE OCCURRING PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760085April 1, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DEALER REPAIRED ROTORS TWICE, REPLACED ROTORS ONCE AND THEY ARE WARPED AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006621March 28, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER STATES THAT ON TWO OCCASIONS THE DRIVER'S RESTRAINT WOULD NOT RELEASE WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HAD TO CRAWL OUT BENEATH IT AND FIDDLE WITH IT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE HE GOT IT TO RELEASE. *NLM *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006463March 27, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE FRONT TIRE ARE WEARING PREMATURELY DUE TO THE ROTORS BEING WARPED, THE WARPED ROTORS CAUSE THE RONT END OF THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHILE BRAKING. 6 MONTHS AGO THE TIRE WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE BALD. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006387March 26, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE HAD FAULTY ROTORS AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE DRIVES ERRATIC AT TIMES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006170March 21, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LIGHTS AND GAUGES ON DASH GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY, VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER AT THIS TIME. *AK DEALER REPLACED A FAILED FUSE BLOCK TO THE IPC MODULE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005881March 19, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES SLOWLY IN STOPPING, THEY ARE NOT CATCHING, BRAKES MAKE A NOISE. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005941March 19, 2002
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAKING A RUBBING/SQUEALING NOISE WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *JG *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005775March 15, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT AND RIGHT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759364March 14, 2002
TIRES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT HAS HAD TO BE RESET 3 TIMES, CAR HANDLES BAD ON THE ROAD AND NOW SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON. (PART ORDERED). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005214March 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN GOING UP A HILL ENGINE WILL SPUTTER. VEHICLE WILL REV WITHOUT TOUCHING ACCELERATOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC INDICATED A BEARING IN TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005247March 8, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS FRONT END VIBRATES VIOLENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK DEALER STATES BECAUSE OF VIBRATION THE ROTORS WARPED. ROTORS NEEDED TO BE SHAVED AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758957March 5, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. OCCURED ONCE BEFORE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS TIME CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENT TOTALING VEHICLE. APPLIED BRAKES. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. RELATED NOTE... BOTH TIMES, "LOW TIRE PRESSURE" LIGHT FALSELY CAME ON DAY BEFORE FAILURE. ALL TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED BOTH TIMES. FALSE TIRE INFLATION LOW LIGHT SEEMS TO PREDICT SYSTEM FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#8004902March 4, 2002
WHEELS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, TIRES
BRAKES WOULD MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING OR TURNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT WHEELS WERE TOO BIG FOR TIRES. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING PROBLEM AND NOW THE TIRES ARE GOING FLAT. *JG *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9006399February 28, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SEAT BELTS
BRAKES FAILED AND SHAKED THE WHOLE CAR. REPAIRED FIVE TIMES. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BROKEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758723February 27, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE BEEN HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. THE BRAKES PULSATE UNDER ANY BRAKING CONDITIONS ,BUT AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH IT IS EXTREMLY BAD. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON SIX OCCASIONS WITH NO SUCCESS. THE FIRST BRAKE REPLACEMENT THEY REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. THAT LASTED FOR ABOUT 10,000 MILES BEFORE NEEDING ANOTHER REPAIR. AFTER THAT REPAIR THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED, WHICH THEN CAUSED THE BRAKES NOT ONLY TO PULSATE BUT TO ALSO MAKE A GRINDING OR MOANING NOISE WHILE STOPPING. WE ARE NOW ON REPAIR NUMBER SIX AND STILL THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. AFTER SPEAKING WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM GENERAL MOTORS AND BEING TOLD THAT BRAKES ARE NOT A SAFETY CONCERN I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF ANY GM VEHICLE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THE DEFECT OF THESE BRAKES BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE GM CAN'T ADMIT FAULT. DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW HAS STOPPED WORKING ON TWO OCCASIONS THE FIRST BEING ON 12/10/2001 THEN AGAIN ON 02/06/2002. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS AS OF YET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758724February 27, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE BEEN HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. THE BRAKES PULSATE UNDER ANY BRAKING CONDITIONS ,BUT AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH IT IS EXTREMLY BAD. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON SIX OCCASIONS WITH NO SUCCESS. THE FIRST BRAKE REPLACEMENT THEY REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. THAT LASTED FOR ABOUT 10,000 MILES BEFORE NEEDING ANOTHER REPAIR. AFTER THAT REPAIR THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED, WHICH THEN CAUSED THE BRAKES NOT ONLY TO PULSATE BUT TO ALSO MAKE A GRINDING OR MOANING NOISE WHILE STOPPING. WE ARE NOW ON REPAIR NUMBER SIX AND STILL THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. AFTER SPEAKING WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM GENERAL MOTORS AND BEING TOLD THAT BRAKES ARE NOT A SAFETY CONCERN I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF ANY GM VEHICLE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THE DEFECT OF THESE BRAKES BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE GM CAN'T ADMIT FAULT. THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW HAS STOPPED WORKING ON TWO OCCASIONS THE FIRST BEING ON 12/10/2001 THEN AGAIN ON 02/06/2002. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS AS OF YET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758535February 23, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET & OIL PUMP DRIVE O-RING SEAL IS LEAKING COOLANT INTERNAL & IS MIXING WITH OIL, ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR IS ONLY 2 1/2 YRS OLD, THE INTAKE GASKET AND O-RING SEAL SHOULD NOT LEAK FLUID; THIS MUST BE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE (FITZGERALD AUTO MALL- MARYLAND) CONSISTENTLY. .... IDLERPULLEY - I HAD THE SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED IN NOV 2001(113.38). IN FEBRUARY WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ALL OF CAR SYSTEMS BEGAN TO FAIL. ONCE THE ALTERNATOR WAS DRAINED DRY AND THE CAR COOLANT, THE BATTERY DIED, BECAUSE THE SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF. AFTER TWO HOURS IN THE RAIN WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE BELT BACK ON AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED THE IDLER PULLEY BEARING WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED...THIS COST $117.47. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT PAY CLAIM ANY LIABILITY, BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN TWO MONTHS SINCE THEY HAD REPLACED THER SERPENTINE BELT AND FELT ANYTHING COULD OF HAPPENED SINCE NOVEMBER. I AM SURE IT IS NOT COMMON FOR AN IDLER PULLEY BEARING TO BECOME LOOSE, THIS MAY BE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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