Oldsmobile Alero Complaints (2003)
184 consumer complaints on file.
- #10265329April 14, 2009ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, EQUIPMENT
03 OLDS ALERO FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM REPLACED AND MODULATOR SPARK PLUGS FUEL FILTER CAR JUST STOPS RUNNING WHILE DRIVING OR WON'T START FLASHERS HAVE A PROBLEM TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS CONTINUES INTERMITTENT START CAR IN DRIVEWAY FOR 3 MONTHS NOW STILL MAKING CAR PAYMENTS HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT SURGES THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD CAR BUT NOT. CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES THE CAR HAS BEEN TOWED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10260526March 3, 2009ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE PASSLOCK FEATURE IS DEFECTIVE. NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE BEEN STRANDED DUE TO MY CAR NOT STARTING. I HAVE GOTTEN A NEW BATTERY AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. WHEN THE CAR DOESN'T START I WILL DO WHAT THE MANUAL SAYS AND TURN THE KEY TO "ON" AND LET IT STAY THERE FOR 10 MINUTES, AFTER THAT IT WILL START. THAT CAN BECOME VERY FRUSTRATING WHEN YOU HAVE TWO SMALL KIDS AND IT IS 20 DEGREES OUTSIDE. THERE REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS FEATURE, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE TELLING ME IT WILL COST OVER $400.00 TO FIX. NORMAL HARD WORKING PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THAT TYPE OF MONEY JUST LAYING AROUND TO FIX A CAR, GM REALLY SHOULD DO BETTER. THERE REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT COSTING THE CONSUMER. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10255802January 21, 2009ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAME OUT AFTER WORK TO START MY CAR AND TURNED THE KEY AND GOT NOTHING. HAD THE CAR TOWED BEFORE I WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO THE SECURITY SYSTEM IN THIS MODEL. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET AND A CALL TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR I WAS TOLD TO LEAVE THE CAR IN THE ON POSITION FOR 10-15 MINUTES THEN TURN IT OFF AND START THE CAR. WHICH WORKED BUT AT SUB ZERO TEMPS. THIS IS NOT A VERY ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION. AND AS THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY NOW IT IS NOT WHAT I PAID FOR. THE WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN REMOVED AND REINSTALLED BCS. I WAS TOLD IT LEAKED AND WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND WHEN THAT DIDN'T SOLVE IT THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED TWICE AND TO NO AVAIL IT STILL DOESN'T START AS IT SHOULD. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10255322January 16, 2009ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FIRST PROBLEM: MY HORN DECIDED TO GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY STARTING AT 3AM, FINALLY HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO STOP THE NOISE. I KEEP THE FUSE WITH ME, BUT NOW I HAVE NO HORN AND IT IS NOT SAFE, HAVE HAD A FEW CLOSE CALLS. SECOND PROBLEM: TURN SIGNALS FAIL TO WORK AT INCONVENIENT TIMES. FINALLY FIGURED OUT THAT IF I TURN ON MY HAZARDS FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS THEN TURN THEM OFF, THE TURN SIGNALS WILL WORK AGAIN PROPERLY. THIRD PROBLEM: SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON, VEHICLE WILL NOT START. BEEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS, THEY FINALLY TOLD ME TO JUST PUT THE KEY IN THE "ON" POSITION FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, AND ONCE THE SECURITY LIGHT GOES OFF THE CAR WILL START. THESE ARE ALL SAFETY ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10253344December 31, 2008ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A TIRE ROTATION AND WAS INFORMED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE OIL. THE INTAKE GASKET AND SEALS IN THE VEHICLE WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER, WHO ISSUED A CASE NUMBER. THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,184 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10245798October 17, 2008ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO THAT I BOUGHT USED WITH 48,000 MILES. AND I HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM AS MANY OTHER PEOPLE. SOMETIMES WHEN I GO TO PUT TURN SIGNAL ON, IT WON'T WORK. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES WITH NO NOTICE. I OFTEN GET HONKED AT FOR NOT USING MY TURN SIGNAL, WHEN I HAVE EVERY INTENTION OF DOING SO, THEY JUST WON'T WORK. ALSO, SOMETIMES WHEN I START MY CAR, THE DIALS DO NOT COME ON AUTOMATICALLY. THEY ALL REMAIN ON ZERO. IT HAS EVEN TAKEN UP TO 5 MINUTES FOR MY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM TO REGISTER THAT I HAVE STARTED THE CAR. ALSO, AT TIMES MY AIR CONDITIONER WILL JUST STOP BLOWING. IT COMES BACK ON IN A FEW MINUTES, BUT IT WILL COME ON AND GO OFF SEVERAL TIMES. THEN IT WILL FINALLY REMAIN ON. ALL THESE THINGS HAPPEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH EACH OTHER BUT I CAN'T BE ABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS. I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THEY ARE RELATED, I JUST KNOW THEY ALL HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10244931October 9, 2008ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
PURCHASED VEHICLE AUGUST 2003 AT 29,000 MILES. FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING BAD JUST INSIDE WARRANTY TIME - UNDER 36,000 MILES. SHORTLY AFTER, FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEARING WENT BAD - NOT IN WARRANTY. NOW AT 129,000 MILES, FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING IS BAD AGAIN. NOT USING OEM EQUIPMENT THIS TIME AS IT ISN'T COST EFFECTIVE TO PAY FOR OEM EQUIPMENT - WHEN IT OBVIOUSLY LACKS QUALITY. I'M ASSUMING MY FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEARING WILL GO BAD SOON - BETTER START SAVING FOR THAT REPAIR! NEXT ISSUE - HORN BLOWS WITHOUT PROVOCATION AND WILL NOT STOP - 3:00 IN THE MORNING. NEXT ISSUE: FUEL ISSUE, WHERE YOU HAVE TO TURN THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES THEN CAR WILL START. DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT USUALLY WHEN YOU DO NOT HAVE THE EXTRA 10 MINUTES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10244170October 1, 2008EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I OWN A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO THAT HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD SWITCH. THE TURN SIGNALS WILL FAIL TO OPERATE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTIFICATION. LAST FRIDAY THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN AN REAR-END ACCIDENT AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. WHEN I REFERRED TO ALERO PROBLEMS AND FIXES I NOTICED RECALL ID#32353. THIS IS THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED WITH THE 1999-2001 OLDS ALERO. I FOUND THAT WHEN THE SIGNALS FAIL TO OPERATE AN UPWARD PUSH ON THE HAZARD SWITCH ALLOWS THE SIGNAL TO OPERATE. THIS SITUATION NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED FURTHER AS THE PROBLEM DOES NOT SEEM TO BE RESOLVED. I CAN NOT SPEAK FOR OTHERS BUT IF THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN INJURIES THAT CAUSED THE RECALL IN 2003 THE SAME CONSIDERATIONS NEEDS TO BE HELD FOR THE LATER MODELS IN 2002 AND 2003. THE INTERNET IS LOADED WITH THIS TURN SIGNAL ISSUE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10236802August 4, 2008ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I HAD THE CAR SINCE NOV 2003. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL JULY 2008 WHEN MY CAR WOULDN'T START BECAUSE OF THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHING. I JUST SAT THERE IN THE CAR UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK CAME, SO I JUST CRANK THE CAR UP AND IT CRANK I WAS LIKE OK. THEN ANOTHER DAY IT DID THE SAME THING AND IT CRANK UP. THEN THE THIRD TIME IT DID IT NOW IT WONT CRANK UP. I WAS WONDERING WHAT DO YOU DO ABOUT THIS SITUATION. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10232253June 25, 2008TIRES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BOUGHT CAR IN 2006, HAVE HAD PROBLEMS THE ENTIRE TIME I'VE OWNED VEHICLE. CAR DOES NOT CRANK, MUST WAIT 10 MINUTES AND TRY TO RESTART. SOMETIMES CAR DOES NOT START STILL, MAKES ME WAIT ANOTHER 10 MIN. HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH SYSTEM KILLING THE BATTERY WHILE WAITING - ESPECIALLY IN WINTER, EVEN WITH ALL EXTRAS (INCLUDING HEAT) TURNED OFF. NOT SAFE TO HAVE FEMALE IN PARKING LOT WHEN CAR DOES NOT START! THIS HAPPENS TWO OR THREE TIMES SOME DAYS, THEN WILL NOT REAPPEAR FOR A WEEK OR TWO, BUT THEFT LIGHT STAYS ON DASH CONSTANTLY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10232256June 25, 2008UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SUSPENSION
90,000 MILES ON CAR, NEED TO REPLACE BEARINGS FOR A SECOND TIME! THE SYSTEM IS SET UP SO THAT WHEN THE BEARINGS FAIL THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ALSO FAILS. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS ON ICE/WATER WHEN MY SYSTEM SUDDENLY FAILS. THIS CAR SHOULD GO MUCH LONGER ON NEW BEARINGS - THIS WILL BE MY 3RD SET. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10227942May 15, 2008FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THREE OCCASIONS. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER TURNING OVER. THREE REPAIR SHOPS COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM BUT THE GENERAL CONSENSUS WAS THAT IT HAD TO DO WITH THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM. MANY IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS CAN BE FOUND ONLINE (I.E., CARCOMPLAINTS.COM) AND EVERYTHING FROM REPLACING THE FUEL PUMPS, RELAY SWITCHES, BATTERIES, ANTI-THEFT SYSTEMS TO WASHING OUT THE FUEL TANK HAS BEEN TRIED TO KNOW AVAIL. THE SHOP CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM, AND IT WILL BE HARD TO SELL THE CAR HONESTLY WITH THE PROBLEMS IT HAS. THERE IS A MASS OF PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM THE FACTORY, AND ALTHOUGH I DOUBT IT MAKES ANY DIFFERENCE, I AM ONE MORE PERSON IN THAT MASS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10223520April 6, 2008ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
MY LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING JUST AS IS POPULAR ON THESE TYPES OF ENGINES. ALSO MY TURN SIGNAL IS WORKING OFF AND ON. I HAVE SENT LETTERS TO GM WITH NO RESPONSE OR SUCCESS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10222124March 24, 2008VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
BOUGHT THIS 2003 OLDS ALERO IN 2005 WITH ORIGINAL WARRANTY STILL IN FORCE, ALSO PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS VEHICLE HAD DASH PEELED BACK AND MATERIAL OVER GLOVE BOX PEELED WHEN PURCHASED, ALSO CRACKED PLASTIC ON BACK PASSENGER SIDE. MOLDING AROUND WINDSHIELD WAS COMING OFF AND HAS SINCE BLOWN AWAY. HAD TO PURCHASE BATTERY ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AND 4 NEW TIRES AFTER PURCHASE. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED TO GET INTERIOR ITEMS REPAIRED AND WAS INFORMED THEY DID NOT DO WARRANTY WORK ON THIS BRAND OF VEHICLE, THAT I WOULD HAVE TO CALL ANOTHER DEALER WHO SOLD THIS TYPE OF CAR. I DID AND WAS TOLD THAT NONE OF THESE REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO, RUNNING LIGHTS ONLY ONE WAS WORKING, FOUND OUT IT HAD BEEN FIXED AND THE BRACKET UNDER WHICH HELD THE LIGHT WAS BROKEN. WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET. NOW 2008 AND ALL ITEMS STILL BROKEN SINCE I DID NOT HAVE MONEY TO REPAIR, ALSO CAR PULLS TO LEFT, AND BRAKES ARE GRINDING. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT HAS THIS MANY PROBLEMS BEFORE AT LEAST 75,000 MILES. I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10214460January 10, 2008FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FUEL PUMP AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10213307December 31, 2007TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR AMERICAN EAGLE, SIZE P225/50R16 (NA) TIRES. THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES ARE CRACKING. BETWEEN THE SIDE AND UPPER TREAD OF THE TIRES, THE CRACKS ARE EXTENDING AND CAUSING MASSIVE TREAD SEPARATION. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE PLACE OF PURCHASE (WAL-MART) AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECT AND/OR RETURNS FOR DEFECTS. WAL-MART REFERRED HIM TO GOODYEAR; HOWEVER, THEY WERE CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAYS. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10213869December 27, 2007TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE FOUR COOPER MASTERCRAFT AVENGER ZHP TIRES TREAD ON ONE OF THE TIRES FAILED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10MPH, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES WERE FLAT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY WHICH TIRE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ADD AIR TO THE TIRE AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE TIRE RETAILER REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A TEMPORARY TIRE . NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 06T004000 WAS RELATED TO THE TIRE FAILURE; HOWEVER, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE DATES ON HIS TIRE ARE NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE MILEAGE ON THE TIRE IS 3,000 AND THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED THREE MONTHS AGO. TIRE SIZE IS 235/35/19 . THE DOT NUMBER IS NOT AVAILABLE. ALTHOUGH ONE OF THE TIRES HAVE FAILED, THE CONTACT HAS OBSERVED THAT ALL OF THE TIRES ARE BEGINNING TO FAIL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES ON THE VEHICLE WERE 40,000. UPDATED 03/05/08. *LJ
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10210993December 6, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN A YEAR. THE DEALER COVERED THE COST OF THE FIRST REPAIR AND THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE LAST TWO REPAIRS. SINCE THAT TIME, THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE YET TO OFFER ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,308.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10209586November 20, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
BOUGHT THE 2003 ALERO OLDSMOBILE IN MARCH 2007, NOT REALIZING THE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE STALLING AND NOT STARTING ISSUES. MANY TIMES WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR HAVE BEEN STRANDED WHEN CAR WOULD NOT START. FIRST TIME, REPLACED BATTERY; SECOND TIME AND THIRD TIME TOOK TO MECHANIC SPENT $390.00 TO ATTEMPT TO FIX CAR HOWEVER STILL HAS ISSUE. MECHANIC SAID IT HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH SECURITY SYSTEM CONFLICTING WITH WIRELESS INTERNET RADIO WAVES. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED INTO THE MECHANIC. SOON AFTER A WEEK THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN:I READ ON A AUTOMOTIVE FORUM TO PUT KEY ON THE "ON" POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES WAIT FOR THE SECURITY LIGHT TO STOP BLINKING AND THEN START THE CAR (SHOULD WORK IT STATED) IT WORKED HOWEVER IT IS NOW SOMETIMES A DAILY PROBLEM. I NOW ALLOW 10 MINUTES LEWAY IN DEPARTURE TO ALLOW FOR THIS AGGRAVATING PROBLEM TO ARISE. THIS PROBLEM IS A HIGH SECURITY ISSUE NOT SAFE TO BE STRANDED WITH SINGLE MOM WITH KIDS IN PARKING LOTS AND AS WELL AS BEING OUT TO TOWN. HAS CAUSED TO MISS WORK. THIS IS A ONGOING ISSUE AND NOT SURE HOW TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. TO ADD TO THE PROBLEM, THE HORN HAS BEEN SOUNDING OFF (AS IT IT STUCK POSITION) FOR THE LAST WEEK 11/12/2007WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER OCCURRENCE 11/16/07 PARK POSITION KEY NOT IN THE IGNITION AT 2:00AM IN A APARTMENT COMPLEX. TO QUICK RESOLVE ISSUE I TAPPED THE HORN ON STEERING COLUMN IT WOULD GO OFF AGAIN, THEN HAD ROOMMATE DISARM THE HORN WIRE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10209198November 17, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
BOUGHT THE 2003 ALERO OLDSMOBILE IN MARCH 2007, NOT REALIZING THE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE STALLING AND NOT STARTING ISSUES. MANY TIMES WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR HAVE BEEN STRANDED WHEN CAR WOULD NOT START. FIRST TIME, REPLACED BATTERY; SECOND TIME AND THIRD TIME TOOK TO MECHANIC SPENT $390.00 TO ATTEMPT TO FIX CAR HOWEVER STILL HAS ISSUE. MECHANIC SAID IT HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH SECURITY SYSTEM CONFLICTING WITH WIRELESS INTERNET RADIO WAVES. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED INTO THE MECHANIC. SOON AFTER A WEEK THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN:I READ ON A AUTOMOTIVE FORUM TO PUT KEY ON THE "ON" POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES WAIT FOR THE SECURITY LIGHT TO STOP BLINKING AND THEN START THE CAR (SHOULD WORK IT STATED) IT WORKED HOWEVER IT IS NOW SOMETIMES A DAILY PROBLEM. I NOW ALLOW 10 MINUTES LEWAY IN DEPARTURE TO ALLOW FOR THIS AGGRAVATING PROBLEM TO ARISE. THIS PROBLEM IS A HIGH SECURITY ISSUE NOT SAFE TO BE STRANDED WITH SINGLE MOM WITH KIDS IN PARKING LOTS AND AS WELL AS BEING OUT TO TOWN. HAS CAUSED TO MISS WORK. THIS IS A ONGOING ISSUE AND NOT SURE HOW TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. TO ADD TO THE PROBLEM, THE HORN HAS BEEN SOUNDING OFF (AS IT IT STUCK POSITION) FOR THE LAST WEEK 11/12/2007WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER OCCURRENCE 11/16/07 PARK POSITION KEY NOT IN THE IGNITION AT 2:00AM IN A APARTMENT COMPLEX. TO QUICK RESOLVE ISSUE I TAPPED THE HORN ON STEERING COLUMN IT WOULD GO OFF AGAIN, THEN HAD ROOMMATE DISARM THE HORN WIRE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0