Oldsmobile Alero Complaints (2001)

364 consumer complaints on file.

#10326678April 20, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RESPONDING BECAUSE THE SECURITY SYSTEM WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THE VEHICLE WAS STOLEN. THE CONTACT ADVISED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN DOING SO, THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, WHEN SITTING IDLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY STALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319560March 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO 3.4L V6 - ENGINE RACING - HIGH IDLE 2004-2010 THIS HAS BEEN AN OFF AND ON PROBLEM THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE THE PAST 6 YEARS AND MIGHT HAPPEN FOR 2-3 WEEKS AND THEN NOT AGAIN FOR A FEW MONTHS. WHEN I START MY CAR IT WILL BE IDLING AT 3,500 RPMS OR MORE, IF I PUT IT IN DRIVE IT WILL GO BACK TO 1,500 RPMS, BUT THE CAR WILL START TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF (THE ACCELERATOR IS NOT BEING PUSHED AND IS NOT STUCK). IT TAKES ABOUT 20-30 SECONDS IF ON FLAT GROUND, BUT THE CAR WILL GET UP TO 55MPH BY ITSELF. IF I AM GOING DOWN HILL IT GOES EVEN FASTER. IF STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT THE ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS TRYING TO GO 60MPHS. SOMETIMES THE PROBLEM CEASES IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART, BUT THIS DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. I THINK IT IS HIGHLY UNSAFE AND WITH ALL OF THE RECENT TOYOTA PROBLEMS I THINK THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS ONE OF MY COLLEGE FRIENDS HAS A SISTER WITH AN ALERO THAT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN SOMETHING DONE ALREADY OR IF YOU HAVE HEARD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317370March 6, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2001 OLDS ALERO WITH ONLY 31,000 MILES - WIFE CALLED AND SAID IT WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START, SHE TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES, I DROVE TO LOCATION (ABOUT 15 MINUTES) USED MY KEY, IT WOULD CRANK OVER BUT NOT START, HAD IT TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE, AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT THEY TRIED STARTING, IT WOULD NOT, PUSHED IT INTO THE GARAGE AND CHECKED TO SEE IF ENGINE WAS GETTING FUEL, IT WAS BUT IT WOULD SHUT OFF AFTER A SECOND OR TWO, THEY DETERMINED IT WAS THE SECURITY SYSTEM PASSLOCK II CAUSING THE ISSUE ALLOWING TO CRANK BUT SHUTTING OFF THE FUEL, THEY WENT THROUGH A 10 MINUTE RESET PROCEDURE AND IT STARTED. I RESEARCHED ON THE NET AND FOUND THIS TO HAVE HUNDREDS (IF NOT MORE) OF COMPLAINTS FROM GM OWNERS 1996 THRU 2004 I BELIEVE, MANY PEOPLE BEING RIPPED OFF FOR REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS THAT DO NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND FROM THIS RESEARCH THAT HONDA HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE AND PUT OUT A RECALL. WHY DOESN'T GM ADMIT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND FIX IT THRU A RECALL?? THEY SAY THIS ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE, I SAY IT IS, WHAT IF MY WIFE HAS OUR INFANT GRAND DAUGHTER WITH HER AND GOES TO LEAVE SOMEPLACE AND IT IS 0 DEGREES OUTSIDE, SHE NOW HAS TO WAIT 10 MINUTES AND HOPE THE CAR WILL START? OR IF YOUR CAR STALLS ON A RAILROAD TRACK AND NOW I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES TO LET IT RESET, THE LIST GOES ON AND THIS IS NOT THE OWNER'S PROBLEM, IT IS THE SELLERS PROBLEM THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO FIX. TOWING COST WAS $55 AND GARAGE COST WAS $29 BUT OTHERS HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS ON WORTHLESS REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS - SUGGEST YOU DO A LITTLE RESEARCH ON PASSLOCK PROBLEMS AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT I MEAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314849February 27, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
EXCESSIVE FRONT BRAKE WEAR. FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. I PURCHASE (2) 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALEROS AND WITHIN THE FIRST 24,000 MILES THERE STATED TO BE BRAKE PROBLEMS. IT SOUNDED AS IF THE FRONT WHEELS WERE ALWAYS GRINDING. CARS WERE TAKEN IN TO DEALERSHIP AND WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. MY WIFE AND I DRIVE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT BUT IDENTICAL PROBLEM OCCURRED IN EACH VEHICLE. WE'VE HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS EVERY 12,000 - 18,000 MILES. FINALLY WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO A NON- DEALER, TO GET THE CRUISE CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL REPAIRED, THEY REPLACED THE FRONT BEARINGS AND REPAIRED THE OTHER PROBLEMS. SINCE THEN, NO MORE GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKES DON'T SEEM TO BE WEARING OUT AS RAPIDLY. BOTH VEHICLES HAD THE V-6 OPTION, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THAT OR NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314595February 26, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
01 ALERO WILL TURN OVER BUT NOT START. FIRST INCIDENT WAS IN 2006 REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER. SOME DAYS IT WILL START OTHERS IT WILL NOT. IT ALSO HAS DIED WHILE DRIVING TWICE. ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY AND ONCE IN TOWN. I WAS DRIVING ACROSS THE STREET WITH MY SON AND THE CAR DIED LUCKILY I COASTED OUT OF THE LINE OF TRAFFIC. FOR THE PAST WEEK IT HAS ONLY STARTED ONCE OUT OF MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO START IT. IT SHOWS CAM SENSOR, CRANK SENSOR, PASSLOCK, CODES WHEN DIAGNOSTICS RAN. OTHER SITES HAVE HAD SAME ISSUE WITH NOTHING BEING A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO PROBLEM. CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295297December 10, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE SAFETY HAZARD SWITCH AS WELL AS THE TURNING SIGNAL SWITCH IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY ON MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE GM DEALERSHIP AND THE TOLD ME " SINCE YOUR CAR IS OVER 100,000 MILES AND IT'S SHOWING THAT THE CAR WAS REPAIRED ONCE WITH SAME INCIDENT WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER, THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST THE PROBLEM". I HAVE HAD THE SIGNAL SWITCH REPLACED, LATER TO FIND OUT THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM ( WHICH COST $150). I FEEL THAT THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME AND MY SMALL CHILD BECAUSE THIS COULD RESULT IN A INJURY CRASH IF SOMEONE RUNS INTO THE BACK OF ME, PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290243October 29, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. IM SURE IF YOU TAKE A SURVEY OF ITS OWNERS THE MAJORITY WILL AGREE. THIS CAR HAS UNPREDICTABLE ISSUES AND SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE DIAGNOSTICS. THEY OBVIOUSLY MADE A MISTAKE WHEN MAKING THIS CAR AND THEY NEED TO OWN UP TO IT. THIS CAR COULD BREAK DOWN AT THE DROP OF A DIME FOR WHATEVER REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285694September 29, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY GIRLFRIEND BOUGHT A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO FROM A DEALER WITH A 30 DAY WARRANTY. THE CARS ANTIFREEZE MIXES WITH THE OIL (HEAD GASKET) . HE NEVER FIXED THIS AND DISSAPEARED ON US. THIS WAS IN MARCH 09. I WAS TOLD THAT I MIGHT BE ABLE TO CONTACT GM AND THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I'VE READ ONLINE THAT THIS CAR WAS RECALLED BECAUSE OF NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. PLEASE CONTACT ME KEMA, CORNELL THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284822September 21, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO, EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE UNTIL I MADE A LEFT TURN AT A LIGHT AND THE CAR SUDDENLY DIES WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH. THIS IS THE VERY FIRST TIME THE CAR HAS DIED, PERIOD. LUCKILY IT DID NOT HAPPEN DURING MY 30 MILE DRIVE TO WORK ON THE INTERSTATE. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF SITTING IN THE CAR WITH THE IGNITION OFF, THE CAR DINGS ABOUT 6 TIMES. NO LIGHTS ARE ON, NOT EVEN THE SECURITY LIGHT, (NOTHING THAT IS INDICATIVE TO A MALFUNCTION). IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FRIEND'S SHOP, THE FUEL PUMP TESTED FINE. HE CAME UP WITH A PASSLOCK ISSUE, AND TOLD ME THAT IF THAT IS THE ACTUAL PROBLEM IT WOULD MOST LIKELY BE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. THIS CAR HAS DRIVEN QUITE WELL FOR MONTHS UP UNTIL YESTERDAY. IF YOU LET IT SIT FOR 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR IT WILL START RIGHT UP BUT THEN DIE AGAIN WITHIN 10-15 MINUTES. THERE IS NO BLINKING SECURITY LIGHT, NO DIAGNOSTICS SHOWING THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG PERIOD WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A POSSIBLE PASSLOCK ISSUE. I CANNOT RISK DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I AM MISSING WORK BECAUSE OF THIS, ON TOP OF THE FACT THAT I WILL HAVE SOME KIND OF REPAIR COST, AND NOT KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT THE ISSUE IS, AM AFRAID I WILL BE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF IF I GO TO A DEALER THAT ACTUALLY KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. WHEN I MENTION THIS TO PLACES I CALL THEY TELL ME THAT THERE IS NO WAY THAT THE CAR WOULD JUST DIE WHILE IT'S IN MOTION, ALMOST AS THOUGH IT'S COMPLETELY UNREALISTIC FOR ANY VEHICLE TO STOP WORKING IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I WISH IT WERE SO! I WOULDN'T BE SO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT IF THAT WERE THE CASE! AT THIS POINT SEEMS TO BE A COSTLY DEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284679September 20, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM ON MY OLDSMOBILE ALERO IS DEFECTIVE, NOT ALLOWING ME TO START MY CAR UNLESS IT GOES THROUGH A 10-15 MINUTE RESET. THIS PROBLEM IS SHARED BY MANY MANY OTHER PEOPLE. IT IS FRIGHTENING TO THINK THAT MAY CAR IS NOT ABLE TO RESPOND IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283066September 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE TURN SIGNAL CONTINUES TO CLICK AFTER MAKING A TURN AND USING THE SIGNAL. I FIRST NOTICED THIS ON THE TURNPIKE SWITCHING LANES. I PUT THE TURN SIGNAL ON AND WHEN IT WAS TURNED OFF IT CONTINUED TO CLICK BUT THE LIGHTS WERE NOT FLASHING. THE NOISE SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. NOW THE CLICKING WILL OCCUR WHEN I AM DRIVING STRAIGHT OR TURNING WITHOUT USING THE TURN SIGNALS. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283067September 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I PRESSED THE HAZARD BUTTON IN THE DASH AND THE BUTTON RECEDED INTO THE DASHBOARD. THE LIGHTS WERE FLASHING. PRESSED AGAIN TO TURN THEM OFF. THE BUTTON HAS FALLEN OUT OF THE HOLE INTO THE DASH AND IS, OF COURSE, IMPOSSIBLE TO RETRIEVE. SO NOW I HAVE NO HAZARD LIGHTS. LETS HOPE I DON' T NEED THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282840September 4, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE HAZARD SWITCH FAILED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS TO FAIL. NHTSA RECALL #03V327000, EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS: SWITCH WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR WAS MADE PER THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278640July 29, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS IN THE VEHICLE WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA02037 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT HER VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED BECAUSE THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275762July 4, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK ON 2001 OLDS ALERO ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265618April 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN SEPTEMBER 2008 I WAS DOING SOME ERRANDS AND IT WAS FINE AT ONE PLACE THAT I HAD STOPPED AT WELL I HAD STOPPED TO GO GROCERY SHOPPING CAME OUT AND WENT TO PUT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPENED, IT WOULDN'T EVEN TURN OVER. CALLED MY DAD, HE CAME OUT TO LOOK AT IT EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE FINE DUE TO PREVIOUS WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR THERE WAS MISFIRE SITUATION THAT HAD TO BE FIXED. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE NEXT MORNING AFTER THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS MY PASS LOCK SYSTEM. WHICH, IS WHERE YOUR COMPUTER DOESN'T READ YOUR KEY AND STOPS SENDING FUEL TO THE ENGINE. SO, TO HAVE IT REPLACED WITH LABOR AND ALL COST ME ABOUT 600.00 TO GET IT FIXED. THEY HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW PASS LOCK SYSTEM AND INSTALL IT IN MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263940April 2, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PAST LOCK SECURITY SYSTEM DISABLES FUEL FROM ENTERING THE ENGINE ONCE THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. HE WENT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND A TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS, FUEL PUMP, AND FILTER. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RESURFACED. CURRENTLY, ALL OF THE REMEDIES HAVE BEEN INSUFFICIENT IN CORRECTING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,102 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,771.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256325January 26, 2009
VISIBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER, LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE BACK PANEL BY THE REAR WINDOW, BECOMES VERY HOT AND MELTS. IT MELTED THE CONNECTION AND THE BOX THAT CONTAINS THE MODULE. AS A RESULT, THE DEFOGGER DOES NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT HAS FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FOR THIS FAILURE AND BELIEVES A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246827October 27, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR SOUNDED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE CLICKING NOISE REMAINED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. RECENTLY, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000. UPDATED 12/10/08 *CN UPDATED 12/17/08.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245161October 11, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
1. SECURITY LIGHTS FLASHES 2. THEN WHEN I TURN OFF MY CAR AND GO TO TURN IT OFF IT WILL NOT START IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM NO WORK..WHICH CAUSE MY CAR TO NOT WORK AND BE TO BE STUCK WHERE I AM!! AND I AM A UNDER FEMALE IN COLLEGE, SO THIS WORRIES ME THAT ONE DAY MY CAR WILL NOT START AND I AM GOING TO GET HURT OR KIDNAPPED! 3. NOTHING!! I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING WEIRD WITH LETTING CAR SIT FOR A WHILE FOR IT TO WORK..SO I AM NOT SAFE! THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES NOW! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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