Oldsmobile Alero Complaints

1,957 consumer complaints on file.

#746823June 14, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE ROTORS ON MY 1999 ALERO HAVE HAD VIBRATION PROBLEMS BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY 2000. AT 12458 MILES, THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED. AT 24664 MILES, ALL FOUR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. AT 30964 MILES, THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED AGAIN. I NOW HAVE JUST OVER 38000 MILES AND THERE IS SEVERE PULSATION IN THE BRAKES AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746782June 13, 2001
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
STARTED CAR WHILE DRIVER'S DOOR STILL OPENED, RELEASED EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THEN SUDDENLY REAR WINDOW IMPLODED. 90% OF GLASS SHATTERED INTO PIECES AND FELL INTO BACK SEAT OF CAR. MY CAR WAS PARKED AT MY JOB'S PARKING LOT FROM 9:00AM TO 7:00PM. IT WAS 80F-85F DEGREES WEATHER THIS DAY. IT WAS HOT IN MY CAR. NO SIGNS OF VANDALISM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746695June 12, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED 5 TIMES, PLEASE RECALL. ALSO, FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WORE OUT CAUSING EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR AND VAGUE STEERING FEEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890254June 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES. BRAKE ROTORS/ PADS ARE DEFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746688June 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
TWICE I HAVE HAD GET MY ROTORS RESURFACED OR REPLACED, MY GAS GAUGE EVERYTIME I FILL UP IT BOUNCES UP AND DOWN AND THE CLEAR COAT ON THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE IS COMING OFF. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM DUE TO A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT I HAVE TALKED WITH AND MANY ON THE INTERNET COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING TO REPLACE THERE ROTORS OR GET THEM RESURFACED WAY BEFORE THE MANUFACTURED TIME LIMIT. I BOUGHT MY CAR WITH 29, 000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE HAD TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE THE ROTORS TWICE. IS THIS NORMAL???
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746557June 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS WARPED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746558June 7, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
SCRATCHES ON WINDOW GLASS WHEN EVER POWERING UP OR DOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889982June 7, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#889530June 1, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING WHILE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND MADE REPAIRS UNDER VEHICLE WARRANTY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889535June 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT VEHICLE COMMENCED TO SMOKE SEVERELY. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED THAT CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD GONE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889540June 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A REAR END CRASH, DUE TO THIS CONDITION. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889520June 1, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE PULLING IN A PARKING LOT BOTH PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING AT 13 MPH. *AK GM REP REVIEWED REPORT AND DENIED RESPONSIBILITY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889267May 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
STEERING AND BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. ROTORS WERE SERVICED UNDER WARRANTY ONCE. DEALER PUT ROTORS ON A MACHINE TO SMOOTH THEM OUT. BUT, PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. DEALER SAID THEY WERE WARPED. FIRST TIME WAS AT 23000 MILES. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745831May 24, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
GMC IS SENDING SOMEONE TO CHECK THIS OUT. I HOPE THEY DO THE RIGHT THING. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745580May 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW ON 8/3/00, SINCE THEN THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WARPING 3 TIMES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. WARPED ROTORS PREVENT THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FROM FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES AND CREATES A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN, SOME ACCIDENTS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED, MUST SOMEONE'S LIFE BE CLAIMED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO WAS VERY RUDE AND DISCONCERNIG WITH REGARD TO THIS PROBLEM. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THESE CARS AND OTHER MAKES ARE VERY PRONE TO THIS PROBLEM AND GM HAS NO PERMANENT REPAIR FOR IT. THE QUALITY AND SAFENESS OF THE ALERO IS UNACCEPTABLE GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD BE PRESSURED UNTIL THEY CAN FIX THIS DESIGN PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745626May 21, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
DURING RAIN, CAR LEAKS THROUGH FUSE BOX ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AND ALSO INTO BACK FLOORBOARDS ON BOTH SIDES. THIS OCCURS THROUGH SUNROOF ASSEMBLY SOMEHOW. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED REPAIR ON 6 OCCASIONS AND FAILED EACH TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745540May 20, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
TURN SIGNAL FLASHER IS BEHIND DASH AND MUST BE REPLACED BY SERVICE CENTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888286May 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
VEHICLE KEEPS SHAKING WHENEVER APPLYING BRAKES AT SPEEDS ABOVE 30 MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888288May 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WATER PUMP IS LEAKING SOME KIND OF LIQUID, AND ENGINE IS ALWAYS GETTING HOT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DO MUCH ABOUT PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888289May 15, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY WENT DEAD WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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