Oldsmobile Alero Complaints

1,957 consumer complaints on file.

#10022231June 3, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DURING A HEAVY DOWNPOUR THE RAIN ENTERS THE PASSENGER CABIN THROUGH DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. *AK
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#10020820May 31, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, INTERIOR LIGHTING, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC., SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, EQUIPMENT
THE BRAKE ROTORS TURNED TWICE AND REPLACED ONCE. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKE PADS TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE DRIVERS DOOR AUTOMATIC WINDOW MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE AND NOW THE PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW WAS DOING THE SAME THING. THE INTERIOR LIGHT FELL OUT AND HAD TO BE PUT BACK IN. THE SUN VISOR CAME LOOSE AND HAD TO BE TIGHTENED AGAIN. THE CD PLAYER HAD TO BE REPLACED. A BACKLASH OF ELECTRICITY CAUSED A FUSE TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR DIED ON A HIGHWAY AND TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE INTACT MANIFOLD LEAKED, IT WAS TIGHTENED UP AND ONE MONTH LATER THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT DETRACT AUTOMATICALLY. *TT
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#10020720May 29, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
AIR CONDITIONER DIDN'T WORK FROM DAY ONE. BLOWER THEN FAILED TO WORK. STARTER GAVE OUT WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR AS DID THE IGNITION SWITCH. POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. OIL LIGHT SENSOR WENT OUT. POWER WINDOWS MAKE CRACKLING NOISE WHEN LOWERING. ROTARS MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING EVEN WITH BRAND NEW ROTARS AND BRAKES. FACTORY TIRES WOULD MAKE A THUMPING NOISE AS LOW SPEED BRAKING. NOW FRONT SUSPENSION IS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ENTIRE FRONT END SUSPENSION AND NOISE WILL NOT GO AWAY.
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#10020666May 28, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
CAR WINDOWS DONT GO DOWN ,SIGNAL LIGHTS DONT ALWAYS WORK
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#10021638May 27, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE RUBBING AGAINST THE WHEEL. *NLM. *AK
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#10019050May 21, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT START ON FIRST ATTEMPT, ESPECIALLY AFTER CAR IS WARMED UP. MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE THERE IS NO PROBLEM. HAPPENS AT LEAST 5 TIMES A WEEK. *JB
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#10018911May 19, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO - UPON REPLACING THE FRONT BRAKE PADS MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ROTORS. NOT BECAUSE THEY WERE SCORED BY THE BRAKE PADS (I STILL HAD LINING ON THE PADS), BUT BECAUSE THEY WERE DETERIORATED BECAUSE OF BEING MADE WITH INFERIOR (SOFT) METAL. HE MENTIONED HE SAW THIS BEFORE ON OTHER VEHICLES (JEEPS) WHICH REQUIRED A RECALL. *JB
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#10018509May 10, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I BOUGHT MY CAR WITH 14 MILES ON IT. IN THE FIRST YEAR, I HAD TO HAVE THE MOLDING ON THE DOORS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY LEAKED. THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS MY REGULATOR THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I ALSO FOUND A BROKEN CLIP JUST SITTING INSIDE MY DOOR. YOU CAN'T BUY JUST A REGULATOR OR CLIPS SO I WILL NEED TO BUY THOSE PARTS PLUS THE MOTOR WHICH WILL COST AT LEAST $280. MY ROTORS ALSO NEEDED TO BE SHAVED DOWN BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED AND MY BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND NOW, ONLY 5 MONTHS LATER, THEY NEED TO BE TOTALLY REPLACED BECAUSE THEY ARE WARPED AGAIN AND MY BRAKES WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THIS IS THE WORST CAR I'VE EVER OWNED! MY FIRST AND LAST EXPERIENCE I WILL EVER HAVE WITH GM!! I REALIZE THINGS HAPPEN TO CARS, BUT I WOULD EXPECT OLDSMOBILE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THESE RE-OCCURRING PROBLEMS AND BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO FIX THEM. *NLM
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#10019499May 8, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 5000 MILES. *JB
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#10019333May 7, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE MATERIAL THAT COVERS THE DASH HAS PEELED AWAY AND THE DASH HAS LIFTED. *NLM
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#10017051May 5, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
TURN SIGNALS ON MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I BELIEVE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THINK THAT OLDSMOBILE SHOULD PAY TO FIX THE BROKEN SWITCH. *JB
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#10016869May 1, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MECHANISM BROKEN. WINDOW FELL WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. WHAT WAS FOUND AFTER DOOR INSIDE PANEL TAKEN OFF WAS MANY BROKEN PLASTIC CLIPS. THESE CLIPS ATTACH TO THE WINDOW AND WINDOW REGULATOR. AFTER INVESTIGATION THROUGH SEVERAL OLDS DEALERS AND USED CAR PARTS DEALERS WAS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR WHICH A SERVICE BULLETIN IS IN EFFECT. OF NOTE, YOU CANNOT PURCHASE REPLACEMENT CLIPS FOR THE WINDOW. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, YOU MUST PURCHASE THE ENTIRE WINDOW MOTOR, REGULATOR AND CLIPS FOR WHICH ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO NOT BREAK AGAIN. THIS UNIT COSTS OVER $250. WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY VIOLATION DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SLIGHTEST NICK IN THE WINDOW CAN CAUSE FATAL DAMAGE IF DRIVEN DOWN THE ROAD.
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#10016820May 1, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
1999 OLDS ALERO 3.4L; STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, AT IDLE IN DRIVE, SPEEDOMETER PEGGED TO 140MPH, AND HELD FOR ~10 SEC. UPON CHANING OF THE LIGHT, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, AND THROTTLE WAS NOT AVAILABLE, SIMILAR TO WHAT OCCURS WHEN THE SPEED LIMITER IS EXCEEDED. THE CONDITION OCCURED FOR AN ADDITIONAL 10 SECONDS, THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL SPEED REPORTING AND ENGINE OPERATION. NO SES LIGHT NOT TRACTION CONTROL ALRET WERE WITNESSED DURING THE EVENT. SUBSEQUENT READING OF THE ECM TROUBLE CODES SHOWS NO 'SNAPSHOT' DATA OF AN IMPENDING FAULT.
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#10016764April 30, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY-HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS TWICE WHEN THAT METER SAYS I HAVE A QUARTER OF A TANK. NO ALARM. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT SINCE MY WARRANTY IS UP, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. SPOKE WITH OLDSMOBILE AND THEY SAY THAT ONLY CANADIAN CARS ARE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL.
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#10017610April 28, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER STATES AT 13000 MILES, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO "SHIMMY" WHEN DRIVING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO TURNED THE ROTORS. AT 23000, THE SHIMMYING BEGAN AGAIN AS WELL AS GRINDING NOISE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS AND REPLACED THE PADS. AT 36000 MILES THE BRAKES BEGAN PULSATING WHEN DRIVING. THE DEALER STATED THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. *JB
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#10016648April 28, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TOOK CAR TO DEALER. HAVE JUST TURNED 30K IN MILES. BRAKE PULSING. TOLD ROTORS NEED TO BE TURNED AGAIN AND PADS REPLACED. WAS JUST DONE AT 14K MILES, 1 YEAR AGO. DEALER HAS LOOKED AT PROBLEM BEFORE, DONE NOTHING, STATES DON'T HAVE TO. *NLM
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#10016506April 25, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE PLASTIC COVER THAT COVERS THE BUCKLE HAS BROKEN OFF AND THE SEAT BELT IS HARD TO USE AS THE BUCKLE ALWAYS FALLS TO THE FLOOR. IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO REACH THE BUCKLE TO HOOK UP. *JB
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0
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0
#10016437April 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WE PURCHASED THIS CAR IN JULY 2002 FROM CLASSIC CHEVROLET IN OWASSO, OK. WE ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. IN DECEMBER THE CAR WAS HIT FROM THE REAR BY A HIT AND RUN DRIVER. IN JANUARY THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK. I CALLED THE WARRANTY PLACE AND GOT PERMISSION TO TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC, HE SAID IT WAS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, REPLACED IT WHEN IT STILL KNOCKED HE SAID IT WOULD TAKE AWHILE FOR ALL THE WATER TO GET OUT OF THE ENGINE. WE TOOK IT BACK, AND GOT A RUN AROUND FOR 4 WEEKS, FINALLY CALLED THE WARRANTY PLACE TOLD THEM HE WASN'T GETTING IT FIXED AND REQUESTED PERMISSION TO TAKE IT TO A DIFFERENT SHOP. GRANTED THEN WHEN THEY FOUND OUT IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR IT, SAID THEY WOULD ONLY CONTRIBUTE A SUM OF MONEY TOWARD FIXING IT. I CALLED GMAC BECAUSE THEY FINANCED THE WARRANTY, ONE PERSON TOLD ME THAT GM SHOULD HONOR THE WARRANTY AND SO I HAVE A CALL IN TO A DEALER IN PITTSBURGH, KS. WE NO LONGER HAVE A GM DEALER IN OUR TOWN. MY POINT IS THAT SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT AND PUT A NEW ENGINE IN MY CAR AT NO MORE EXPENSE TO ME. WHEN I TALK TO GM I WILL BE LETTING THEM KNOW THAT I FOUND YOUR SITE AND CHECKED IT OUT, AND LODGED A COMPLAINT. I AM UNSURE OF THE EXACT DATE OF THE INCIDENT AND SINCE IT IS 4:15AM AM UNABLE TO CALL AND GET IT. *NLM
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#10017277April 21, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING ALL THE DIGITAL GAUGES FAILED BUT BECAME FUNCTIONAL A FEW DAYS LATER. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS DONE BUT THE CAUSE WAS NOT FOUND AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *NLM.
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#10014502April 17, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WATER PUMP AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 40,000 MILES. VERY DISAPPOINTING. APPEARS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM 3.4L V6 ENGINE. RECONSIDER BEFORE PURCHASING CAR WITH THIS ENGINE. *JB
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