Oldsmobile Alero Complaints (2000)

557 consumer complaints on file.

#8007610April 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES AT 26,000 MILES. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760633April 12, 2002
TIRES
TIRE/WHEEL NOISE - DEALER CLAIMS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM BUT I'M NOT ASSURED. *AK
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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#758480February 22, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. THE MIRROR VIBRATES SO MUCH YOU CAN HARDLY SEE OUT OF IT. THE VIBRATION HAS ALSO CAUSED THE MIRROR TO FALL OFF TWICE. WE HAVE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER ON THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES. AT FIRST WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD WORK ITSELF OUT IN ABOUT 700 MILES THEN WE WERE TOLD THEY WERE RESEACHING IT. THIS ALL BEGAN 1 1/2 YEARS AGO. I THINK IF SIDE MIRRORS ARE REQUIRED ON VEHICLES THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFTEY ISSUE AND COULD BE A CAUSE OF A ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004282February 20, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE FOUR TIMES; HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004321February 20, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE THROUGHOUT STEERING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004051February 14, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
RIGHT FRONT WHEEL STILL MAKING NOISE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND HAD FRONT ROTORS REPLACED TWICE, AND FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED ONCE; BUT, PROBLEM WAS STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003602February 5, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ANY SPEED THERE IS A VERY STRONG VIBRATION, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY MACHINED AND CUT THE ROTORS, DRIVER STATED THAT PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED OVER AND OVER, AND DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS/ PADS, AND MACHINED AND CUT ROTORS, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS,CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE REOCCURED.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757784February 5, 2002
TIRES
RUBBING NOISE AT 10MPH COMING FROM RIGHT FRONT WHEEL/TIRE, DEALER MADE WHAT WAS TERMED A "TEMPORARY" FIX AS PER GM. NOW HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE "TEMPORARY" FIX AND THE TIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757640February 1, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
DRIVING DOWN BUSY HIGHWAY, VEHICLE WENT DEAD. ALMOST CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENT. VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL EVENTHOUGH GAUGE INDICATED MORE THAN QUARTER TANK. ACCORDING TO CANADIAN COSTUMER SERVICE, SAME DEFECTIVE PART BEING RECALLED IN CANADA.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003223January 30, 2002
SUSPENSION
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HEARD A LOUD TICKING NOISE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004291January 8, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TRUNK POPPED OPEN BY ITSELF DUE TO WATER ON FUSE, WATER LEAKING IN FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE, SEVERAL THINGS HAVE HAPPEN DUE TO WATER LEAKAGE, BLINKERS INOPERATIVE DUE TO CORROSION ON FUSE PANEL, LEAKING ON DRIVERS SIDE FUEL PANEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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