2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Problems & Recalls
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This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if...
I OWN THIS CAR FOR 3 WEEKS ALREADY AND IT STARTS TURN IT OFF WHILE DRIVING I CHANGE SOME SENSOR ALREADY BUT I READ ABOUT THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND I THINK THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR, I DON'T HAVE ANY PHOTO BECAUSE EVERYTHING LOOKS OK FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE SWITCH, BUT THE INSIDE IDK
Mileage: 8
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, THE FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY, THE RPM GAUGE DROPPED TO ZERO, THE THERMOSTAT NEEDLE RAPIDLY FLICKERED UP AND DOWN THEN THE CAR SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WON'T START, THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES MOVE BY THEMSELVES WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION AND...
Mileage: 158,000
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, THE FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY, THE RPM GAUGE DROPPED TO ZERO, THE THERMOSTAT NEEDLE RAPIDLY FLICKERED UP AND DOWN THEN THE CAR SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WON'T START, THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES MOVE BY THEMSELVES WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION AND...
Mileage: 158,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO BE RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER WAS NOT C...
Mileage: 163,000
THE CAR WILL TURN OVER BUT WONT START. IT'S NOT GETTING SPARK. RAN IT TO TEST CODES. CAME BACK AS TPS. CHANGED IT AND IT ALL WON'T START. WAS TOLD POSSIBLY A RECALL ON THE IGNITION.
Mileage: 180,000
THE CAR WILL TURN OVER BUT WONT START. IT'S NOT GETTING SPARK. RAN IT TO TEST CODES. CAME BACK AS TPS. CHANGED IT AND IT ALL WON'T START. WAS TOLD POSSIBLY A RECALL ON THE IGNITION.
Mileage: 180,000
KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION NOW I CAN'T EVEN TURN THE CAR ON TO TAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE RECALL TAKEN CARE OF- BEEPING WILL NOT STOP WHEN KEY IS REMOVED AND CAR BATTERY DRAINED. KEY ALSO GETS HOT WHEN IN IGNITION
Mileage: 144,000
TAKATA RECALL, FOLLOWUP AND CONCERN. TODAY IS I WANT TO GREET EVERY ONE A HAPPY 4 OF JULY. CELEBRATING THAT WE WANT PEOPLE OF UNITED STATES ARE SAFE AND NO ONE GET INJURED DUE COMPANY AND MANUFACTURER BRANCH OF SERVICES NEGLECTING TO DO THE ORDER OF NHTSA RECALL AND SOME OWNERS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ...
Mileage: 15
TAKATA RECALL, FOLLOWUP AND CONCERN. TODAY IS I WANT TO GREET EVERY ONE A HAPPY 4 OF JULY. CELEBRATING THAT WE WANT PEOPLE OF UNITED STATES ARE SAFE AND NO ONE GET INJURED DUE COMPANY AND MANUFACTURER BRANCH OF SERVICES NEGLECTING TO DO THE ORDER OF NHTSA RECALL AND SOME OWNERS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ...
Mileage: 15
TAKATA RECALL, SINCE THE CAR HAS A IGNITION PROBLEM AND IT IS AT THE PUTNAM GM BURLINGAME TILL NOW THEY DON'T DO ANY OF RECALL EVEN DIAGNOSE THE CAR AND THEY WANT ME TO REMOVE IT NOW OR I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT DIFFERENT FROM THE MANUFACTURE CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS LAST TUESDAY WHEN I TOW THAT CAR TO ...
TAKATA RECALL, SINCE THE CAR HAS A IGNITION PROBLEM AND IT IS AT THE PUTNAM GM BURLINGAME TILL NOW THEY DON'T DO ANY OF RECALL EVEN DIAGNOSE THE CAR AND THEY WANT ME TO REMOVE IT NOW OR I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT DIFFERENT FROM THE MANUFACTURE CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS LAST TUESDAY WHEN I TOW THAT CAR TO ...
TAKATA RECALL, SINCE THE CAR HAS A IGNITION PROBLEM AND IT IS AT THE PUTNAM GM BURLINGAME TILL NOW THEY DON'T DO ANY OF RECALL EVEN DIAGNOSE THE CAR AND THEY WANT ME TO REMOVE IT NOW OR I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT DIFFERENT FROM THE MANUFACTURE CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS LAST TUESDAY WHEN I TOW THAT CAR TO ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS FLICKERED VERY FAST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
Mileage: 33,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. WHEN THE CONTACT MANIPULATED THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER, THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPA...
Mileage: 70,000
THIS IS ABOUT MY 2000 ALERO WHICH I GOT IN JUNE 04 2015 .!! WHY THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL ON THIS I WILL NEVER KNOW !!! BUT YOU CAR BE DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET AND ALL AT ONCE THE CAR WILL STOP NO WARNING AT ALL , DO YOU KNOW HOW SCARED THAT MAKES ME !!!! WHAT IF I'M ON THE HIGHWAY AND I'M IN FRONT...
Mileage: 159,000
THE TURN SIGNALS WORK PART TIME, SOME TIMES THEY DO, AND OTHER TIMES THEY WON'T WORK AT ALL, I'VE CHECK FOR RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM WITH THE BLINKERS BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT LISTED ON THE RECALL LIST FOR 2000 OLD'S ALERO BUT OTHER ARE. ON THE STREET.
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE PASSENGER SIDE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE FAILURE RECURRED OFTEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MAN...
Mileage: 104,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE PASSENGER SIDE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE FAILURE RECURRED OFTEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MAN...
Mileage: 104,000
WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND STARTED MAKING LOUND BANGING NOISES FROM THE UNDER CARRIAGE THEN I COULD NOT MAKE A LEFT TURN. I ALMOST GOT HIT HEAD ON AND HAD TO PULL OVER AND HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A SHOP. THE MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE RACK...
Mileage: 127,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE COVER OF THE FRONTAL PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS LIFTED ON ONE OF THE CORNERS APPROXIMATELY A HALF OF AN INCH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE COVER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG PROGRESSIVELY STARTED TO L...
Mileage: 58,100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER ONE ATTEMPT, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHI...
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, BOTH TURN SIGNALS WERE ACTIVATED BUT FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIG...
Mileage: 153,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, BOTH TURN SIGNALS WERE ACTIVATED BUT FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIG...
Mileage: 153,000
KEY TURNING CAR ON IN IGNITION GETS JAMMED AND FINALLY TURNS AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BUT NOW CAR TRIES TO TURN OVER BUT WON'T START. ONLY HAVE ONE KEY. ALSO TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND I HAVE TO TURN ON HAZARDS TO GET TO OPERATE . CENTER CONSOLE DOOR LOOSE. IGNITION KEY RECALL 14350, ...
Mileage: 255,000
KEY TURNING CAR ON IN IGNITION GETS JAMMED AND FINALLY TURNS AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BUT NOW CAR TRIES TO TURN OVER BUT WON'T START. ONLY HAVE ONE KEY. ALSO TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND I HAVE TO TURN ON HAZARDS TO GET TO OPERATE . CENTER CONSOLE DOOR LOOSE. IGNITION KEY RECALL 14350, ...
Mileage: 255,000
KEY TURNING CAR ON IN IGNITION GETS JAMMED AND FINALLY TURNS AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BUT NOW CAR TRIES TO TURN OVER BUT WON'T START. ONLY HAVE ONE KEY. ALSO TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND I HAVE TO TURN ON HAZARDS TO GET TO OPERATE . CENTER CONSOLE DOOR LOOSE. IGNITION KEY RECALL 14350, ...
Mileage: 255,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE...
Mileage: 190,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT FAILED TO INFLATE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND RIGHT KNEE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEH...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT FLASHED SEVERAL TIMES AND, ON SOME OCCASIONS, REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THERE WAS DIFFICULTY GETTING THE KEY TO TURN OVER TO START THE VEHICLE MONTHS BEFORE RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTIFIC...
NEED TO NO IF THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACT...
WHILE DRIVING IN ICY CONDITIONS, I MOMENTARILY LOST TRACTION. THE POWER TO THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF, CAUSING ME TO LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. MY CAR SPUN ABOUT THREE TIMES, AND I FINALLY CAME TO A STOP FACING TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY, THE ROAD WAS EMPTY, SO I WAS NOT INJURED. I AM ESPECIALLY ...
Mileage: 152,777
WHILE DRIVING IN ICY CONDITIONS, I MOMENTARILY LOST TRACTION. THE POWER TO THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF, CAUSING ME TO LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. MY CAR SPUN ABOUT THREE TIMES, AND I FINALLY CAME TO A STOP FACING TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY, THE ROAD WAS EMPTY, SO I WAS NOT INJURED. I AM ESPECIALLY ...
Mileage: 152,777
WHILE DRIVING IN ICY CONDITIONS, I MOMENTARILY LOST TRACTION. THE POWER TO THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF, CAUSING ME TO LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. MY CAR SPUN ABOUT THREE TIMES, AND I FINALLY CAME TO A STOP FACING TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY, THE ROAD WAS EMPTY, SO I WAS NOT INJURED. I AM ESPECIALLY ...
Mileage: 152,777
DRIVING ON A GRAVEL ROAD AT 30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN STEERING AND BRAKES DID NOT WORK WENT IN THE DITCH JUST ABOUT FLIPPED THE CAR THE INS COMPANY SAID TO BAD CAN NOT DO NOTHING THE RECALL ENDED THAT NIGHT TO LATE. *TR
Mileage: 156,748
DRIVING ON A GRAVEL ROAD AT 30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN STEERING AND BRAKES DID NOT WORK WENT IN THE DITCH JUST ABOUT FLIPPED THE CAR THE INS COMPANY SAID TO BAD CAN NOT DO NOTHING THE RECALL ENDED THAT NIGHT TO LATE. *TR
Mileage: 156,748
DRIVING ON A GRAVEL ROAD AT 30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN STEERING AND BRAKES DID NOT WORK WENT IN THE DITCH JUST ABOUT FLIPPED THE CAR THE INS COMPANY SAID TO BAD CAN NOT DO NOTHING THE RECALL ENDED THAT NIGHT TO LATE. *TR
Mileage: 156,748
THE GM PASSKEY 2 SECURITY FEATURE ACTS UP CONSTANTLY ON THESE CARS INCLUDING THE INTRIGUE, MALIBU, CADILLAC. THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND DISABLES THE VEHICLE AND A 40 MINUTE RELEARN PROCEDURE MUST BE COMPLETED EACH TIME. HAPPENS TO MY VEHICLE 2-4 TIMES A WEEK. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
THE GM PASSKEY 2 SECURITY FEATURE ACTS UP CONSTANTLY ON THESE CARS INCLUDING THE INTRIGUE, MALIBU, CADILLAC. THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND DISABLES THE VEHICLE AND A 40 MINUTE RELEARN PROCEDURE MUST BE COMPLETED EACH TIME. HAPPENS TO MY VEHICLE 2-4 TIMES A WEEK. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN FRACTURED OFF THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. T...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE KEY EJECTED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH INADVERTENTLY. ALSO, THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD TURN TO THE OFF POSITION AND THE VEHICLE STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ...
Mileage: 101,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN N...
Mileage: 116,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MAN...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO RESPOND. THE FAILURE OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY WHILE IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DU...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TURN AND HAZARD SIGNALS MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE W...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TURN AND HAZARD SIGNALS MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE W...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND GOING OVER A BUMP, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VE...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND GOING OVER A BUMP, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VE...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. ...
Mileage: 11,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. ...
Mileage: 11,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT IT FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH CONTINUED TO FAIL DAILY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ...
Mileage: 154,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START AND FAILED TO TURN TO THE OFF POSITION. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. TH...
Mileage: 137,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START AND FAILED TO TURN TO THE OFF POSITION. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. TH...
Mileage: 137,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ...
Mileage: 700
DURING THE EXTREME COLD PERIOD THIS PAST WINTER, THE HORN PAD ON MY VEHICLE DEVELOPED AN ISSUE WHERE THE HORN STUCK ON DURING THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING. CIRCUIT HAD TO BE DISABLED IN ORDER TO SILENCE THE HORN. THIS IS PART OF THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND CANNOT BE EASILY, OR INEXPENSIVE...
Mileage: 312,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO ACTIVATE AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE IG...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ALARM SYSTEM WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATE AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE IGNITION SWITCH, KEY CYLINDER, AND HOUSING WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RE...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE IGNITION, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAM...
THE SUBFRAME RUSTED OUT WHERE THE RACK AND PINION CONNECTS TO IT. BROKE FREE FROM THE SUBFRAME AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. GRATEFUL THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED. BUT I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE SUBFRAME. *TR
Mileage: 155,000
THE SUBFRAME RUSTED OUT WHERE THE RACK AND PINION CONNECTS TO IT. BROKE FREE FROM THE SUBFRAME AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. GRATEFUL THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED. BUT I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE SUBFRAME. *TR
Mileage: 155,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE TURNING SIGNALS WERE ACTIVATED THERE WOULD BE A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURNING SIGNALS ACTIVATED INTERMITTENTLY AND INDEPENDNTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPEN...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE TURNING SIGNALS WERE ACTIVATED THERE WOULD BE A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURNING SIGNALS ACTIVATED INTERMITTENTLY AND INDEPENDNTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPEN...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE WAS E...
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE WAS E...
Mileage: 200,000
S10 DIRECT REPLY REQUESTING ASSISTANCE W/VEHICLE RECALLS FOR THE 2000 OLDS ALERO AND /OR CHEVY IMPALA RE HAZARD ASSEMBLY CAUSES THE HAZARD/TURN SIGNAL TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY (CURRENTLY NOT HAPPENING AT ALL ON THE ALERO). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS STEP-DAUGHTER EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE, WITH THE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARDS LIGHTS WOULD ONLY ACTIVATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 130,000.
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARDS LIGHTS WOULD ONLY ACTIVATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 130,000.
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE UNDER CARRIAGE AND BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. T...
Mileage: 187,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE UNDER CARRIAGE AND BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. T...
Mileage: 187,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE UNDER CARRIAGE AND BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. T...
Mileage: 187,000
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT WILL SOMETIMES JUST CUT ITSELF OFF WITH NO WARNING. I PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART IT WITH NO PROBLEMS BUT IT JUST CUTS ITSELF OFF AGAIN WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHAT SO EVER. LUCKILY FOR ME IT HAS ONLY DONE IT WHEN THERE HAS BEEN LIGHT OR NO TRAFFIC OR WHEN I HAVE BEEN AT A ...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN ACTIVATED. THE HAZARD WARNING SIGNALS ALSO FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN ACTIVATED. THE HAZARD WARNING SIGNALS ALSO FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER...
Mileage: 117,595
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER...
Mileage: 117,595
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER...
Mileage: 117,595
CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS. ALL POWER IS LOST (INCLUDING STEERING). SOMETIMES (WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY) IT TURNS ITSELF BACK ON AFTER A FEW SECONDS - AND I KEEP ON DRIVING, SOMETIMES I CAN SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND RESTART AND SHIFT BACK TO DRIVE, BUT USUALLY I HAVE TO TURN MY HAZAR...
Mileage: 145,000
CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS. ALL POWER IS LOST (INCLUDING STEERING). SOMETIMES (WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY) IT TURNS ITSELF BACK ON AFTER A FEW SECONDS - AND I KEEP ON DRIVING, SOMETIMES I CAN SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND RESTART AND SHIFT BACK TO DRIVE, BUT USUALLY I HAVE TO TURN MY HAZAR...
Mileage: 145,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAI...
Mileage: 66,000
THIS IS THE SECOND GM VEHICLE THAT I HAVE OWED WITH THE SAME STRUCTURAL DEFECT. THE FIRST WAS A 1999 CHEVY MALIBU AND NOW THIS OLDS ALERO. THE LOWER SUB FRAME WHERE THE RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR IS MOUNTED ROTS AWAY CAUSING THE RACK AND PINION TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE RUSTED OUT SUB FRAME, LEAVI...
Mileage: 107,405
WHILE IN MOTION, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING (E.G., NO ENGINE HESITATION). AFTER VEHICLE STOPPED, AND TRANSMISSION PUT INTO PARK, THE ENGINE RESTARTED WITHOUT PROBLEM AND CAR OPERATED FINE. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN ON 3/22/2014. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
WHILE IN MOTION, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING (E.G., NO ENGINE HESITATION). AFTER VEHICLE STOPPED, AND TRANSMISSION PUT INTO PARK, THE ENGINE RESTARTED WITHOUT PROBLEM AND CAR OPERATED FINE. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN ON 3/22/2014. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
THE ENTIRE CLUSTER SYSTEM WENT OUT,$2200.00 REPLACEMENT,THE ENTIRE DASH IS COMING DOWN WITH A COST OF $1000.00 DOLLARS FOR REPLACEMENT,VALVE COVER GASKET NEEDS REPLACED WITH COST OF $1200.00 COST TO CONSUMER,THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REWORKED FOR 300.00 DOLLARS AT A COST TO CONSUMER,ACTUAL MILEAGE 43000-...
Mileage: 118,000
THE ENTIRE CLUSTER SYSTEM WENT OUT,$2200.00 REPLACEMENT,THE ENTIRE DASH IS COMING DOWN WITH A COST OF $1000.00 DOLLARS FOR REPLACEMENT,VALVE COVER GASKET NEEDS REPLACED WITH COST OF $1200.00 COST TO CONSUMER,THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REWORKED FOR 300.00 DOLLARS AT A COST TO CONSUMER,ACTUAL MILEAGE 43000-...
Mileage: 118,000
THE ENTIRE CLUSTER SYSTEM WENT OUT,$2200.00 REPLACEMENT,THE ENTIRE DASH IS COMING DOWN WITH A COST OF $1000.00 DOLLARS FOR REPLACEMENT,VALVE COVER GASKET NEEDS REPLACED WITH COST OF $1200.00 COST TO CONSUMER,THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REWORKED FOR 300.00 DOLLARS AT A COST TO CONSUMER,ACTUAL MILEAGE 43000-...
Mileage: 118,000
VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN ALL GM MAKES AND MODELS WITH THIS TYPE OF SECURITY SYSTEM. *TR
Mileage: 164,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 70 MPH, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE INCIDENT WAS RECURRING AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEH...
Mileage: 22,000
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STAR THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE SECURITY SYSTEM PASS LOCK FAILED. T...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THROUGH OUT THE VEHICLE VENTS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE...
Mileage: 88,000
APPROPRIATE HANDLING- SUBMISSION FROM RE 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO VEHICLE DEFECTS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL AT GETTING THE RECALL REPAIRS RECTIFIED FREE OF CHARGE. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 00V140000. *JB
APPROPRIATE HANDLING- SUBMISSION FROM RE 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO VEHICLE DEFECTS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL AT GETTING THE RECALL REPAIRS RECTIFIED FREE OF CHARGE. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 00V140000. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT FILLED THE RADIATOR WITH COOLANT YET TWO DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE ...
Mileage: 219,000
INTERMITENT TURN AND HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS RECALL # 03V327000 *JS
Mileage: 79,308
THIS CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA RECALL 03V327000. THE SIGNAL LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENTLY WORKING AND NOT RELIABLE AT ALL. CALLED TO SEE IF OLDSMOBILE/GM WOULD FIX THE ISSUE BUT THEY DENY RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THE VIN IS NOT ENTERED ON THEIR DATABAS...
THIS CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA RECALL 03V327000. THE SIGNAL LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENTLY WORKING AND NOT RELIABLE AT ALL. CALLED TO SEE IF OLDSMOBILE/GM WOULD FIX THE ISSUE BUT THEY DENY RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THE VIN IS NOT ENTERED ON THEIR DATABAS...
THIS CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA RECALL 03V327000. THE SIGNAL LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENTLY WORKING AND NOT RELIABLE AT ALL. CALLED TO SEE IF OLDSMOBILE/GM WOULD FIX THE ISSUE BUT THEY DENY RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THE VIN IS NOT ENTERED ON THEIR DATABAS...
I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR WHERE THE HAZARD LIGHT/ TURN SIGNAL WORK SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SOLDERING. I CONTACTED GM AND I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE BUT WHEN I RESEARCHED IT ONLINE I FOUND THERE WAS A RECAL...
Mileage: 110,000
I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR WHERE THE HAZARD LIGHT/ TURN SIGNAL WORK SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SOLDERING. I CONTACTED GM AND I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE BUT WHEN I RESEARCHED IT ONLINE I FOUND THERE WAS A RECAL...
Mileage: 110,000
THROTTLE STUCK FULL ON. I COULDN'T STOP AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO PEOPLE. BRAKES WERE ON FIRE. *TR
Mileage: 166,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL POPPING SOUND HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FRACTURED AND THE FUEL LINES WERE CRACKE...
Mileage: 189,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL POPPING SOUND HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FRACTURED AND THE FUEL LINES WERE CRACKE...
Mileage: 189,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE A...
Mileage: 10,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE A...
Mileage: 10,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH) RECALL, B...
Mileage: 70,000
I OWN A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO GLS. SOMETIMES, MY CAR DOESN'T START AND THE "SECURITY" LIGHT FLASHES. ACCORDING TO OWNERS MANUAL, I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES FOR THE LIGHT TO STOP FLASHING BEFORE I CAN START THE CAR. WHEN THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START...
Mileage: 59,000
2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO 2.4 2DOOR COUP FAULTY WIRING HARNESS MY CAUSE FIRE UNDER THE DASH BOARD AND COST OVER 700 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. A WIRE MERGE FOR THE GAUGE CLUSTER FAILS AND DAMAGES THE ENTIRE WIRE CLUSTER. *TR
Mileage: 81,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO GL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START FOR AT LEAST TEN MINUTES. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE W...
Mileage: 89,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, BOTH TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT VIEWED RECALL NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER INF...
Mileage: 101,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY STOPPED WORKING. WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY, THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD MALFUNCTION AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE...
Mileage: 96,000
I HAVE A 2000 ALERO THAT IS HAVING A STARTING PROBLEM DUE TO THE STOCK SECURITY SYSTEM. IT HAS RECENTLY CAME UP OUT OF NO WHERE, AND PREVENTS ME FROM GETTING TO WORK, OR ANYWHERE ELSE I NEED. I HAVE REPLACED THE PASSLOCK CYLINDER IN THE IGNITION, FUEL PUMP AND FILTER, BUT STILL WHEN I TURN THE CAR T...
Mileage: 204,000
FIVE OCCASIONS CAR STALLED SUDDENLY. COULD NOT RESTART. *TR
Mileage: 48,692
WHILE DRIVING, THE 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO WILL JUST CUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IT WILL NOT RESTART FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, AS IT ACTS AS IF THERE IS NO GAS IN THE CAR OR THAT IT CAN'T GET ANY GAS. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND AT ANY SPEED. I AM A MOTHER OF THREE BOYS AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR, HO...
THE SECURITY ALARM LIGHT COME ON IN MY OLDSMOBILE ALERO, IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY DAY. IN THIS CASE, THE CAR WILL NOT START FOR TEN MINUTES, AND EVEN AFTER THAT TEN MINUTES IT WILL NOT START. GENERAL MOTORS WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE OVER THREE HUNDRED CASES...
Mileage: 94,021
I HAVE A 2000 OLDS ALERO. GL 6 CYL 3.4, 4 DOOR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ABOUT 3-4 YEARS AGO AND THIS PAST SPRING THE HEAD GASKET BLEW, SO I HAD TO INVEST IN THAT. I AM VERY ADAMATE ON TAKING CARE OF MY CAR AND OIL CHANGES. ALSO, THE WHOLE DASH COVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAG COVER IS PEELING AWAY...
Mileage: 114,000
I HAVE A 2000 OLDS ALERO. GL 6 CYL 3.4, 4 DOOR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ABOUT 3-4 YEARS AGO AND THIS PAST SPRING THE HEAD GASKET BLEW, SO I HAD TO INVEST IN THAT. I AM VERY ADAMATE ON TAKING CARE OF MY CAR AND OIL CHANGES. ALSO, THE WHOLE DASH COVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAG COVER IS PEELING AWAY...
Mileage: 114,000
I HAVE A 2000 OLDS ALERO. GL 6 CYL 3.4, 4 DOOR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ABOUT 3-4 YEARS AGO AND THIS PAST SPRING THE HEAD GASKET BLEW, SO I HAD TO INVEST IN THAT. I AM VERY ADAMATE ON TAKING CARE OF MY CAR AND OIL CHANGES. ALSO, THE WHOLE DASH COVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAG COVER IS PEELING AWAY...
Mileage: 114,000
I RECEIVED LETTER FROM GMC INFORMING OF A RECALL ON THE HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHT (03V327000 OR GMC # 03043. I WAS ALREADY EXPERIENCING ISSUES AT THAT TIME THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY INOPERABLE TO BE REPLACED. IT IS NOW INOPERABLE AND I HAVE NOW BEEN INFORMED THAT MY ...
Mileage: 36,000
I RECEIVED LETTER FROM GMC INFORMING OF A RECALL ON THE HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHT (03V327000 OR GMC # 03043. I WAS ALREADY EXPERIENCING ISSUES AT THAT TIME THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY INOPERABLE TO BE REPLACED. IT IS NOW INOPERABLE AND I HAVE NOW BEEN INFORMED THAT MY ...
Mileage: 36,000
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I BOUGHT A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, I NOTICED AT THE BEGINNING THAT THE TURN SIGNALS NOR THE HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED. WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING FROM CHANGING BULBS,CHECKING FUSES AND GROUND WIRES...
Mileage: 50
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I BOUGHT A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, I NOTICED AT THE BEGINNING THAT THE TURN SIGNALS NOR THE HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED. WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING FROM CHANGING BULBS,CHECKING FUSES AND GROUND WIRES...
Mileage: 50
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I BOUGHT A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, I NOTICED AT THE BEGINNING THAT THE TURN SIGNALS NOR THE HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED. WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING FROM CHANGING BULBS,CHECKING FUSES AND GROUND WIRES...
Mileage: 50
ABOUT A YEAR AGO I PUSHED MY HAZARD BUTTON AND IT FELL BACK INTO THE DASHBOARD. SO NOW THERE IS A HOLE THERE AND I CANNOT USE MY FLASHERS IF NEEDED. *TR
Mileage: 200,000
ABOUT A YEAR AGO I PUSHED MY HAZARD BUTTON AND IT FELL BACK INTO THE DASHBOARD. SO NOW THERE IS A HOLE THERE AND I CANNOT USE MY FLASHERS IF NEEDED. *TR
Mileage: 200,000
WHILE VEHICLE WAS ON SIDE OF ROAD, PUSHED HAZARD BUTTON AND IT PUSHED THROUGH DASH. UNABLE TO TURN OFF SWITCH BECAUSE IT IS IN DASH. PULLED HAZARD FUSE, LIGHTS STAYED ON. *TR
THE BUTTON I PUSH TO TURN ON/OFF THE HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED BUT THE SWITCH WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE DASH AND DROPPED INSIDE. IT APPEARS (ONLINE) THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN ON THIS CAR. WAS THERE EVER A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR DEFECT ? *TR
Mileage: 999,999
2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO ENGINE DIES. MY CAR, UP TO DATE WITH ALL RECALLS, HAS NUMEROUS ISSUES STILL WITH DRIVING AND DYING. WHEN YOU START THE CAR, SOMETIMES IT HAS A HIGH IDLE- 1500 TO 2200 RPM. WHEN YOU SHIFT IT INTO DRIVE, IT DIES. SOMETIMES YOU CAN BE DRIVING AND THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF. I HAV...
ENGINE SHUTS OFF GOING DOWN HIGHWAY. WILL NOT RESTART FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. ABLE TO DRIVE A FEW MILES AND WILL DO IT AGAIN. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED THE SERVICE CENTER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. HAS DONE THE SAME THING FOUR MORE TIMES. *TR
TRAC OFF LIGHT AND ANTI-LOCK LIGHT ON, CAR JERKS INTO DRIVE, AND WHILE CHANGING GEARS. HAS TO REPLACE SENSORY, DRIVE SHAFTS, ETC. BRAKES DON'T WORK, CAR JERKS AFTER 3000 RPMS, DANGEROUS, AND CAN CAUSE CRASH. *TR
Mileage: 101,500
TRAC OFF LIGHT AND ANTI-LOCK LIGHT ON, CAR JERKS INTO DRIVE, AND WHILE CHANGING GEARS. HAS TO REPLACE SENSORY, DRIVE SHAFTS, ETC. BRAKES DON'T WORK, CAR JERKS AFTER 3000 RPMS, DANGEROUS, AND CAN CAUSE CRASH. *TR
Mileage: 101,500
TRAC OFF LIGHT AND ANTI-LOCK LIGHT ON, CAR JERKS INTO DRIVE, AND WHILE CHANGING GEARS. HAS TO REPLACE SENSORY, DRIVE SHAFTS, ETC. BRAKES DON'T WORK, CAR JERKS AFTER 3000 RPMS, DANGEROUS, AND CAN CAUSE CRASH. *TR
Mileage: 101,500
WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THIS CAR THE BACKSEATS WERE NOT ATTACHED TO THE CAR. THE DASHBOARD IS PEALING UP ALL THE WAY AND THE PAINT IS GONE FROM MY GEAR SHIFT. BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER WINDOWS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE DRIVER SIDE I HAD TO GET FIXED FOR INSPECTION COST ABOUT $300. TIRES AND BRA...
WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THIS CAR THE BACKSEATS WERE NOT ATTACHED TO THE CAR. THE DASHBOARD IS PEALING UP ALL THE WAY AND THE PAINT IS GONE FROM MY GEAR SHIFT. BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER WINDOWS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE DRIVER SIDE I HAD TO GET FIXED FOR INSPECTION COST ABOUT $300. TIRES AND BRA...
WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THIS CAR THE BACKSEATS WERE NOT ATTACHED TO THE CAR. THE DASHBOARD IS PEALING UP ALL THE WAY AND THE PAINT IS GONE FROM MY GEAR SHIFT. BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER WINDOWS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE DRIVER SIDE I HAD TO GET FIXED FOR INSPECTION COST ABOUT $300. TIRES AND BRA...
WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THIS CAR THE BACKSEATS WERE NOT ATTACHED TO THE CAR. THE DASHBOARD IS PEALING UP ALL THE WAY AND THE PAINT IS GONE FROM MY GEAR SHIFT. BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER WINDOWS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE DRIVER SIDE I HAD TO GET FIXED FOR INSPECTION COST ABOUT $300. TIRES AND BRA...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2003. SHE STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD FABRIC NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS LOOSE. SHE WAS ALSO CONCERNED THAT AIR BAG WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE CURRENT AND FAIL...
Mileage: 135,828
CAR DIES WITHOUT ANY WARNING. CAR CONSISTENTLY MISFIRES, HESITATES. OCCURS QUITE OFTEN. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY AND HILLS. PURCHASED THE CAR USED IN MAY. DEALER HAD IT FOR A WHILE PUTTING IN A NEW SERPENTINE BELT AND AFTER THE FIRST STALL, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. DIDN'T EVEN HAVE...
I JOIN THE RANKS OF SORRY FROM GM, I REALLY CAN'T BELIEVE THAT GM CAN GET AWAY WITH THE JUNK THEY NOW PRODUCE, I KNOW THEY TEST THESE VEHICLES WAY IN ADVANCE,AND SHOULD OF KNOWN OF THE FAULTY HEAD GASKET THE OLDSMOBILE ALERO IS IN MY OPINION THE JUNK. WHEN WILL GM BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE JUNK T...
Mileage: 98,549
THE BLINKERS AND HAZARD SWITCH WORK EVERY NOW AND THEN IT CUTS IN AND OUT. I HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED IN 2005 UNDER THE ORIGINAL RECALL AND NOW AM HAVING TO HAVE IT FIXED AGAIN. *TR
Mileage: 135,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHT BUTTONS ON THE DASHBOARD CONSTANTLY SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE COSTLY. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V32...
Mileage: 80,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHT BUTTONS ON THE DASHBOARD CONSTANTLY SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE COSTLY. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V32...
Mileage: 80,000
WHEN TRYING TO START CAR, IT WANT TURN OVER SUCH AS START AT ALL. COULD BE FROM BAD SPARK PLUGS OR BAD CONNECTION SOMEWHERE. THIS DOES THIS VERY SO OFTEN SOMETIME AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN SOME DISTANCE. THIS SITUATION HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET, BUT HAS PUT A NEW STARTER AND BATTERY ON THERE. DO NO...
Mileage: 30,887
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THREE MONTHS AGO, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS: SWITCH)....
Mileage: 118,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THREE MONTHS AGO, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS: SWITCH)....
Mileage: 118,000
THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF MY 2000 ALERO HAS STOPPED LATCHING IN PLACE AND FREELY MOVES ON THE RAILS ON THE FLOOR BOARD. THIS HAPPEN RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR AND IT WAS REPLACED, AND NOW THE REPLACEMENT IS DOING THE SAME THING. I CAN NOT DRIVE WITH A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAF...
WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO BE SIDE SWIPED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE ADJACENT LINE, I HEAVILY LEANED ON THE HORN AND IT STUCK AND CONTINUED BLOWING. I FINALLY STOPPED IT FROM BLOWING BY HITTING IT A COUPLE OF TIMES. THINKING I HAD FIX THE PROBLEM, WHILE SITTING IN THE HOUSE IT STARTED BLOWING AGAIN. AFTER...
Mileage: 66,400
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL IN ONE DIRECTION WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXHIBITED LOW AIR PRESS...
2000 OLDS ALERO . SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. READ NUMEROUS OTHER REPORTS ON THE ALERO . SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 110,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW NO LONGER OPERATES. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SHE CAN HEAR A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE TIRE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE AIR CONDITIONING NO LON...
Mileage: 100,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW NO LONGER OPERATES. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SHE CAN HEAR A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE TIRE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE AIR CONDITIONING NO LON...
Mileage: 100,000
THE PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP AND I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL. ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO DAMAGE, I HAVE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT MY VEHICLE BEING STOLEN AND HAVE BEEN CONCERNED FOR MY PERSONAL SAFETY WHILE BEING UNABLE TO ROLL UP THE WINDOW. *T...
Mileage: 67,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SIMULTANEOUSLY. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECT...
Mileage: 100,000
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS FAILING, INTRODUCING COOLANT TO ENGINE OIL. THIS PROBLEM IS A RESULT OF A POOR DESIGN. GENERAL MOTORS HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR YEARS. HOWEVER, GM CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. WHILE THE PART ITSELF ISN'T COSTLY, THE LABOR TO REPAIR IT ...
Mileage: 105,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING OF THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE. WHEN THE LEFT OR RIGHT TURN SIGNALS WERE ACTIVATED, THE REAR EXTERIOR LIGHTING WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED OR WOULD NOT FLASH INTERMITTENTLY AT ERRATIC SPEEDS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE...
Mileage: 145,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT NOTICED HOT AIR COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WHEN IT WAS ACTIVATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COOLANT WAS LOW. AFTER THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED, SHE NOTICED LARGE PUDDLES OF COOLANT LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. ...
Mileage: 150,000
ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM KEEPS CAR FROM STARTING AT TIMES. IF YOU TRY TO START THE CAR AND IT DOESN'T START THE FIRST TRY THE ATS LOCKS THE MOTOR AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT UP TO 30 MINUTES TO TRY TO RESTART IT. *TR
2000 OLDS ALERO STALLS AFTER CAR WARMS UP @ 15 MIN AFTER DRIVING. STALLED ON HIGHWAY MANY TIMES (ROAD HAZARD) BUT STARTED AFTER IT COOLED DOWN A LITTLE. NOW ONCE IT WARMS UP STALLS AND WON'T STAY RUNNING. REPLACED THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE AND HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED ...
Mileage: 84,991
TURN SIGNAL QUIT WORKING. BY PLAYING WITH THE HAZARD SWITCH I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TURN SIGNALS TO WORK. I HAVE NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM., BUT WHEN I CALLED THE CONTACT NUMBER FOR OLDSMOBILE THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 100,140
I WENT TO GUS PAULOS CHEVROLET, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE BLINKER PROBLEM, WHICH IS A RECALL, FIXED ON MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. HOWEVER, SERVICE WRITER ADVISED ME THAT GM WOULD NOT FIX PROBLEM. I SEE ON NHTSA WEBSITE THAT THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR SHOULD BE FIXED BY MANUFA...
Mileage: 150,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND CURRENT MILEAG...
Mileage: 97,000
ON TWO OCCASIONS, I HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE CAR WHEN I TURNED ON THE IGNITION BUT AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES I WOULD START IT UP AGAIN AND IT RAN FINE. WHILE THIS HAPPENED, THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD LIGHT UP AND CONTINUE TO DO SO RANDOMLY. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLEARED THE SECURITY C...
Mileage: 78,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE SIGNAL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED. THE SIGNAL LIGHTS THEN BEGAN TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS BECAUSE HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIG...
Mileage: 70,000
TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY WORK. PROBLEM STARED AROUND 90,000 MILES. I'VE HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP OFTEN DUE TO NUMEROUS PROBLEMS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FIXES. THIS ONE IS DANGEROUS AND SAFETY RELATED. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 03V327000 HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION N...
Mileage: 98,000
GM TOLD ME THAT MY VIN NUMBER FOR MY OLDSMOBILE ALERO 2000 DOES NOT APPLY TO NHTSA RECALL 03V327000. (GM RECALL 03043)THIS RECALL EXACTLY DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE BEEN HAVING WITH MY CARE OFF AND ON FOR QUITE A WHILE. THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. IT IS DANGEROU...
Mileage: 97,000
GM TOLD ME THAT MY VIN NUMBER FOR MY OLDSMOBILE ALERO 2000 DOES NOT APPLY TO NHTSA RECALL 03V327000. (GM RECALL 03043)THIS RECALL EXACTLY DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE BEEN HAVING WITH MY CARE OFF AND ON FOR QUITE A WHILE. THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. IT IS DANGEROU...
Mileage: 97,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BLINKER LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT MUST TAP THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER IN ORDER FOR IT TO WORK AGAIN. EVERYTIME HE MAKES A TURN, THE CONTACT KNOWS TO TAP ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN ORDER FOR IT T...
Mileage: 63,000
WE HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN 5 YEARS AND THE RACK AND PINION STEERING HAS FAILED TWICE. THIS TIME MY WIFE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE STEERING FAILURE AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. THIS IS A VERY HAZARDOUS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD CARS WHICH WERE 25-30 YEARS OLD WHICH DO NOT HAVE STEERING FAILURE IN ...
Mileage: 110,000
1. NOT SURE WHAT EVENTS HAVE CAUSED THE ENGINE FAILURE. 2. MY CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRY TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON SIDE ROADS UNDER 40MPH, BUT RECEN...
Mileage: 80,000
1. NOT SURE WHAT EVENTS HAVE CAUSED THE ENGINE FAILURE. 2. MY CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRY TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON SIDE ROADS UNDER 40MPH, BUT RECEN...
Mileage: 80,000
I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND THERE SEEMS TO BE TOO MANY PEOPLE WHOSE WINDOWS JAM THAN FALL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I HAVE PERSONALLY PAID OVER $400 TWO TIMES TO HAVE THIS FIXED. ALSO ANOTHER INCIDENT WITH THIS CAR ARE THE BLINKER WHICH SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES DON'T. JUST THIS WEEK ANOTHER ...
Mileage: 80,000
I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND THERE SEEMS TO BE TOO MANY PEOPLE WHOSE WINDOWS JAM THAN FALL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I HAVE PERSONALLY PAID OVER $400 TWO TIMES TO HAVE THIS FIXED. ALSO ANOTHER INCIDENT WITH THIS CAR ARE THE BLINKER WHICH SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES DON'T. JUST THIS WEEK ANOTHER ...
Mileage: 80,000
I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND THERE SEEMS TO BE TOO MANY PEOPLE WHOSE WINDOWS JAM THAN FALL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I HAVE PERSONALLY PAID OVER $400 TWO TIMES TO HAVE THIS FIXED. ALSO ANOTHER INCIDENT WITH THIS CAR ARE THE BLINKER WHICH SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES DON'T. JUST THIS WEEK ANOTHER ...
Mileage: 80,000
I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND THERE SEEMS TO BE TOO MANY PEOPLE WHOSE WINDOWS JAM THAN FALL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I HAVE PERSONALLY PAID OVER $400 TWO TIMES TO HAVE THIS FIXED. ALSO ANOTHER INCIDENT WITH THIS CAR ARE THE BLINKER WHICH SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES DON'T. JUST THIS WEEK ANOTHER ...
Mileage: 80,000
I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND THERE SEEMS TO BE TOO MANY PEOPLE WHOSE WINDOWS JAM THAN FALL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I HAVE PERSONALLY PAID OVER $400 TWO TIMES TO HAVE THIS FIXED. ALSO ANOTHER INCIDENT WITH THIS CAR ARE THE BLINKER WHICH SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES DON'T. JUST THIS WEEK ANOTHER ...
Mileage: 80,000
WHILE DRIVING 65MPH IN THE FAST LANE ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR DIED. I HAD TO CROSS OVER THE HIGHWAY TO MAKE IT TO BREAK DOWN LANE VERY SCARY AND VERY DANGEROUS THREE MECHANICS LATER NO ONE CAN SOLVE PROBLEM . IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOW IT HAPPENS ON THE MAIN STREETS. *TR
Mileage: 14,442
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING 35 OR 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES, ROTOR, AND CALIPER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE...
Mileage: 115,600
HAZARD LIGHT IS CAUSING TURN SIGNALS TO BE INOPERABLE AND BOTH GM AN OLDSMOBILE SAYS VEHICLE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT THE VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE RECALL STATES. *TR
Mileage: 36,000
MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO HAS HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE PURCHASING IT IN JUNE OF 2002. TO DATE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY WATERPUMP, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, TIRES, BRAKES AND ROTORS CONSISTENTLY (THREE OR MORE TIMES AYEAR) . THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM IS MY GAS GAUGE WILL INDICATE THAT I HAVE 1...
Mileage: 135,000
MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO HAS HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE PURCHASING IT IN JUNE OF 2002. TO DATE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY WATERPUMP, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, TIRES, BRAKES AND ROTORS CONSISTENTLY (THREE OR MORE TIMES AYEAR) . THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM IS MY GAS GAUGE WILL INDICATE THAT I HAVE 1...
Mileage: 135,000
MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO HAS HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE PURCHASING IT IN JUNE OF 2002. TO DATE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY WATERPUMP, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, TIRES, BRAKES AND ROTORS CONSISTENTLY (THREE OR MORE TIMES AYEAR) . THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM IS MY GAS GAUGE WILL INDICATE THAT I HAVE 1...
Mileage: 135,000
MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO HAS HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE PURCHASING IT IN JUNE OF 2002. TO DATE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY WATERPUMP, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, TIRES, BRAKES AND ROTORS CONSISTENTLY (THREE OR MORE TIMES AYEAR) . THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM IS MY GAS GAUGE WILL INDICATE THAT I HAVE 1...
Mileage: 135,000
MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO HAS HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE PURCHASING IT IN JUNE OF 2002. TO DATE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY WATERPUMP, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, TIRES, BRAKES AND ROTORS CONSISTENTLY (THREE OR MORE TIMES AYEAR) . THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM IS MY GAS GAUGE WILL INDICATE THAT I HAVE 1...
Mileage: 135,000
MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO HAS HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE PURCHASING IT IN JUNE OF 2002. TO DATE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY WATERPUMP, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, TIRES, BRAKES AND ROTORS CONSISTENTLY (THREE OR MORE TIMES AYEAR) . THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM IS MY GAS GAUGE WILL INDICATE THAT I HAVE 1...
Mileage: 135,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTIONED AND NO LONGER WORKS. HE CONSTANTLY HEARS THE CLICKING SOUND OF THE TURN SIGNAL WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327...
Mileage: 90,000
I HAVE WRITTEN PREVIOUSLY ABOUT MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO, CLEARLY FROM THE EARLIEST OF COMPLAINTS WHICH I SHARE WITH OTHER OWNERS, GM DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THE PROBLEMS FROM BRAKES, TIRES, INTAKE GASKETS, WINDOWS BRAKING, BLOWER MOTORS GOING, NO DIPSTICKS FOR TRANSMISSION LINES, I COULD GO ON AND ON, ...
Mileage: 30,000
I HAVE WRITTEN PREVIOUSLY ABOUT MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO, CLEARLY FROM THE EARLIEST OF COMPLAINTS WHICH I SHARE WITH OTHER OWNERS, GM DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THE PROBLEMS FROM BRAKES, TIRES, INTAKE GASKETS, WINDOWS BRAKING, BLOWER MOTORS GOING, NO DIPSTICKS FOR TRANSMISSION LINES, I COULD GO ON AND ON, ...
Mileage: 30,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS, HAZARD LIGHTS, AND CRUISE CONTROL SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING OR WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURES WOULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING AND IN MID-USE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHIN...
Mileage: 105,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO ACTIVATE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S WIFE DISCOVERED A RECALL, HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE YEAR OF HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. HE FELT THAT IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS ...
Mileage: 65,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LOCK CYLINDER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000...
Mileage: 60,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LOCK CYLINDER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000...
Mileage: 60,000
WITHOUT WARNING, THE GEARSHIFT KNOB BROKE OFF. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK, REVERSE, ETC. *JB
Mileage: 57,500
DRIVING ON PARKWAY, AT 65 MPH. CAR LOST ALL POWER. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO CHIMES. THIS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES ON ONE TRIP. EACH TIME THE CAR DIED, WAS A SHORTER DISTANCE TRAVELED THAN THE PREVIOUS TIME. *JB
Mileage: 104,435
I PURCHASED A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO IN 2003, SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS ON THE WINDOWS 5 TIMES, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW TWICE. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MASTER SWITCH WITHIN THE FIRST 45 DAYS OF PURCHASE TO BE ABLE TO OPEN THE FR...
Mileage: 82,985
TURN SIGNALS STARTED FAILING A FEW YEARS AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR. WE CHANGED THEM A FEW YEARS AGO AND LATER GOT A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THEM FAILING. THEY WERE FINE AT THE TIME THAT WE GOT THE RECALL NOTICE ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND JUST RECENTLY THEY STARTED FAILING AGAIN. THEY GO OFF AND I NEVER KNOW WH...
VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL NOR REAR DEFROST WORKS. THE FRONT DASHBOARD COVER IS SHRINKING AND PEELING BACK OFF OF DASH AND IS ALMOST COMPLETELY OFF OF AIRBAG AREA AND THIS IS SEEN IN ALMOST EVERY ALERO BUT NOT OTHER GM MODELS
VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL NOR REAR DEFROST WORKS. THE FRONT DASHBOARD COVER IS SHRINKING AND PEELING BACK OFF OF DASH AND IS ALMOST COMPLETELY OFF OF AIRBAG AREA AND THIS IS SEEN IN ALMOST EVERY ALERO BUT NOT OTHER GM MODELS
VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL NOR REAR DEFROST WORKS. THE FRONT DASHBOARD COVER IS SHRINKING AND PEELING BACK OFF OF DASH AND IS ALMOST COMPLETELY OFF OF AIRBAG AREA AND THIS IS SEEN IN ALMOST EVERY ALERO BUT NOT OTHER GM MODELS
I HAVE A 2000 OLDSMOB ILE ALERO WHICH WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS AGO. IT WAS PRIMARILY A FRONT END CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNING IN FRONT OF ME AT ABOUT 35 MPH. THERE WAS NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT,WHICH LED ME TO BELIEVE THERE MAY BE A SENSOR OR INFLATER PROBLEM. BOTH AIR...
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE HIT A PATCH ICE AND SPUN AROUND AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000. THE DRIVER WAS BELTED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLES WAS DES...
Mileage: 148,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON 02/08/07. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERS SHE CONTACT REALIZED THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE FAILING. ALSO THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,900. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SINCE THEY DIDN'T PURCHASE AN EX...
Mileage: 88,900
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON 02/08/07. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERS SHE CONTACT REALIZED THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE FAILING. ALSO THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,900. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SINCE THEY DIDN'T PURCHASE AN EX...
Mileage: 88,900
TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD A NEW MOTOR PUT IN THE WINDOW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,263. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTORS STARTED TO FAIL ON THE BACK DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS. T...
Mileage: 11,263
I OWN A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO, HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS SO FAR EXCEPT THE DASHBOARD VINYL PEELING UP, AND THE PARTICLE ON THE VINYL BACKING FLAKE OFF AND RECIRCULATE THROUGH THE CAR IN THE A/C. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF THESE CARS THAT I DID NOT NOTICE UNTIL NOW. GM SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM SINCE...
Mileage: 78,000
INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL FAILURE, LEFT OR RIGHT, NO PATTERN, UNPREDICTABLE, HAPPENING FOR MORE THEN A YEAR AT LEAST ONCE IN EACH DAILY 70 MILE ROUND TRIP. *NM
Mileage: 63,000
THE SECURITY LIGHT ON MY DASH WILL COME ONE ABOUT 3 TO 5 TIMES PER MONTH. THIS RESULTS IN MY CAR NOT STARTING. THE FIRST TIME I WAS ALONE AND HAD TO PHONE FOR SOMEONE TO HELP ME. WHEN THEY ARRIVED THE CAR STARTED. AFTER THIS, I REALIZED THE CAR WOULD START AFTER ABOUT TEN MINUTES. I WORK WI...
Mileage: 85,000
I HAVE AN 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO WHICH IS A PIECE OF CRAP SINCE I FIRST BROUGHT IT HOME. I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE BRAKES ABOUT 7 TIMES!!! I HAVE ALSO HAD TO FIX ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WERE STATED IN THE RECALLS. I FIXED THE RECALL PROBLEMS BEFORE THERE EVEN WAS ANY RECALLS BECAUSE GM WOULD NOT HELP...
Mileage: 82,000
I HAVE AN 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO WHICH IS A PIECE OF CRAP SINCE I FIRST BROUGHT IT HOME. I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE BRAKES ABOUT 7 TIMES!!! I HAVE ALSO HAD TO FIX ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WERE STATED IN THE RECALLS. I FIXED THE RECALL PROBLEMS BEFORE THERE EVEN WAS ANY RECALLS BECAUSE GM WOULD NOT HELP...
Mileage: 82,000
VINYL DASHBOARD COVERING BEGAN TO PEEL UP AT FRONT EDGE, PRESUMABLY BECOMING UNGLUED IN THE SUN. AFTER A YEAR, THERE IS A LOT OF RIPPLING IN THE TRIM AND THE LENGTH OF THE PEEL IS ABOUT 12 INCHES. I OBSERVED THE SAME CONDITION ON ANOTHER ALERO IN A PARKING LOT. *NM
Mileage: 55,000
I HAVE A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO AND THE TURNING SIGNAL LIGHT AND THE HAZARDOUS LIGHT DOES NOT WORK IT MAKES A BUZZING SOUND WHEN I TRY TO MAKE A TURN. WHILE I WAS HOME FROM WORK ONE DAY AND I PUT ON MY TURNING SIGNAL LIGHTS ON IT KEPT MAKING THE BUZZING SOUND. I HAVE NOT TRIED TO GET THIS FIX BECAUSE...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, AND WITHOUT PROVOCATION, THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.
Mileage: 72,702
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, AND WITHOUT PROVOCATION, THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.
Mileage: 72,702
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAD THE MOTOR AND REGULATOR REPLACED, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW HAD THE REGULATOR REPLACED, AND THE REAR PASSENGER HAD THE CABLE, MOTOR AND REGULATOR REPLACED. AND NOW THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW M...
Mileage: 135,000
BOTH DOORS WERE LEAKING IN RAIN AND IN THE CAR WASH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE I PURCHASED A 100,00 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE LEAKS. IT CONTINUED TO DO IT AND STILL COULDN'T FIND THE LEAKS. NOW IT IS LEAKING SO BAD THAT BO...
Mileage: 30,000
I PURCHASED A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO IN JUNE OF 2002, SINCE THE PURCHASE I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT MECHANICAL ISSUES. THE FIRST BEING BRAKES/ROTORS BEING REPLACED TWICE A YEAR, THEN MY HEAD GASKET WENT, TIRES WEAR TOO QUICKLY, AND NOW MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, NO TRACTION LIGHT (WHICH DOES N...
I PURCHASED A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO IN JUNE OF 2002, SINCE THE PURCHASE I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT MECHANICAL ISSUES. THE FIRST BEING BRAKES/ROTORS BEING REPLACED TWICE A YEAR, THEN MY HEAD GASKET WENT, TIRES WEAR TOO QUICKLY, AND NOW MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, NO TRACTION LIGHT (WHICH DOES N...
I PURCHASED A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO IN JUNE OF 2002, SINCE THE PURCHASE I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT MECHANICAL ISSUES. THE FIRST BEING BRAKES/ROTORS BEING REPLACED TWICE A YEAR, THEN MY HEAD GASKET WENT, TIRES WEAR TOO QUICKLY, AND NOW MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, NO TRACTION LIGHT (WHICH DOES N...
I PURCHASED A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO IN JUNE OF 2002, SINCE THE PURCHASE I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT MECHANICAL ISSUES. THE FIRST BEING BRAKES/ROTORS BEING REPLACED TWICE A YEAR, THEN MY HEAD GASKET WENT, TIRES WEAR TOO QUICKLY, AND NOW MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, NO TRACTION LIGHT (WHICH DOES N...
I PURCHASED A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO IN JUNE OF 2002, SINCE THE PURCHASE I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT MECHANICAL ISSUES. THE FIRST BEING BRAKES/ROTORS BEING REPLACED TWICE A YEAR, THEN MY HEAD GASKET WENT, TIRES WEAR TOO QUICKLY, AND NOW MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, NO TRACTION LIGHT (WHICH DOES N...
I PURCHASED A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO IN JUNE OF 2002, SINCE THE PURCHASE I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT MECHANICAL ISSUES. THE FIRST BEING BRAKES/ROTORS BEING REPLACED TWICE A YEAR, THEN MY HEAD GASKET WENT, TIRES WEAR TOO QUICKLY, AND NOW MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, NO TRACTION LIGHT (WHICH DOES N...
I PURCHASED A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO IN JUNE OF 2002, SINCE THE PURCHASE I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT MECHANICAL ISSUES. THE FIRST BEING BRAKES/ROTORS BEING REPLACED TWICE A YEAR, THEN MY HEAD GASKET WENT, TIRES WEAR TOO QUICKLY, AND NOW MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, NO TRACTION LIGHT (WHICH DOES N...
INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LAMPS. AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. OFTEN TIMES HAZARDS WILL FLASH OR CHICK RAPIDLY DURING NORMAL DRIVING. SAME SYMPTOMS AS GM RECALL 03043 OR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 03V327000, HOWEVER MY VIN [XXX] IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. GM SHOWS ONLY [...
Mileage: 122,700
BRAKES PULSATE VERY BAD. I HAD FRONT ROTORS REPLACED APPROX. 6,000 MILES AGO AS WELL AS PADS AND PULSATION IS BACK. MECHANIC STATES THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH ALEROS...*
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SECURITY LIGHT ON THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATES AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. WHEN THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THE LIGHT GOES OFF IN ABOUT TEN MINUTES ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO START. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.
Mileage: 63,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE DEFROSTER WAS TURNED ON, SMOKE CAME FROM THE REAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE DEFROST CONTROL MODULE AND ALL OF THE WIRES SURROUNDING THE DEFROST CONTROL MODULE WERE MELTED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE DE...
Mileage: 96,000
AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES AFTER HAVING HAD THE OIL CHANGED, MY COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I TOOK IT TO BE CHECKED (EVEN THOUGH THE FLUIDS WERE ALL CHECKED AS PART OF THE OIL CHANGE), IT WAS LOW. THIS HAPPENED EACH TIME I HAD THE OIL CHANGED IN THE WINTER. FINALLY, IN NOVEMBER I WAS TOLD THAT...
Mileage: 40,000
FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS MY OLDS ALERO HAS REFUSED TO START DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITH THE BUILT IN SECURITY SYSTEM. THIS HAPPENS ONE A WEEK AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR 15 MINUTES TO TRY AND START THE CAR AGAIN. THE DEALER WANTED A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX IT. I HAVE CHECKED FORUMS AND THIS IS A COMMON...
I BOUGHT MY OLDS, ALERO USED IN JULY OF 2002 AND NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, IT STALLED ON ME ON THE INTERSTATE JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. THE MECHANIC SAID HE FIXED IT ONLY TO GET IT BACK AND STALL AGAIN AND AGAIN. I SPENT SO MUCH MONEY ON IT TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. THE MECHANIC DI...
I BOUGHT MY OLDS, ALERO USED IN JULY OF 2002 AND NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, IT STALLED ON ME ON THE INTERSTATE JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. THE MECHANIC SAID HE FIXED IT ONLY TO GET IT BACK AND STALL AGAIN AND AGAIN. I SPENT SO MUCH MONEY ON IT TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. THE MECHANIC DI...
MALFUNCTIONING TURN SIGNALS. *JB
Mileage: 110,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V327000, REGARDING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT ...
Mileage: 80,000
PLEASE REFER TO RECALL#03V327000 OR GM RECALL NUMBER 03043. MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO IS AFFECTED WITH THE PROBLEM. BUT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. WHEN I CONTACTED GM THEY REFUSE TO PERFORM THE REQUIRED REPAIR. I CONTINUE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM OF TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LAMP INTERMITTENT NOT W...
IGNITION/ANTI-THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM FAILS. CAR WON'T START. "SECURITY" LIGHT FLASHES RED WHEN I TRY TO TURN THE KEY. MUST WAIT ABOUT 10 MINUTES FOR LIGHT TO GO OFF. ALSO, SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AS I AM DRIVING AND REMAINS THAT WAY UNTIL I TURN THE CAR OFF. ON ONE OCCASION, CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVI...
Mileage: 64,682
I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH MY ALERO, INCLUDING THE TURN SIGNAL ISSUE, WATER LEAKS IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, LOSS OF COOLANT DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET, WATER/COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE OIL, EXCESS OIL BURNING AND OIL LEAKS. I AM PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE P...
Mileage: 29,514
I HAVE A 2000 OLDS ALERO AND JUST HAD A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF FRONT ROTORS BECAUSE OF "PULSATION" FEELING IN BRAKE PEDAL..I WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT MY ROTORS NEEDED REPLACING AND THAT ALERO'S WERE NOTORIOUS FOR FAST-WEARING ROTORS. I REPLACED THEM BUT NOW AFTER ONLY ...
IN OCTOBER OF 2004, I PURCHASED A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO WITH 3,900 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 39,000. IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR TWICE ON THIS VEHICLE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS WEB SITES WITH COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM WITH THE OLDSMOBILE ALERO. O...
Mileage: 35,000
POWER WINDOWS ON 2000 ALERO ARE DEFECTIVE TO ME. TWO OUT OF MY FOUR POWER WINDOWS EITHER DO NOT GO DOWN OR ONLY WORK ON OCCASION. THE BACK WINDOW BEHIND THE DRIVER STOPPED WORKING AND THE WINDOW WOULD NOT STAY UP. WHEN I WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IT WOULD JUST START TO SLIDE DOWN. THE FRON...
RE: OLDSMOBILE ALERO 2000 THE SECURITY SYSTEM ENGAGES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO REMAIN INOPERATIVE FOR A PERIOD OF TEN MINUTES. IF THE LIGHT ENGAGES WHILE IN MOTION, THE CAR STALLS. MECHANICS FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND INDEPENDENT MECHANICS CAN NOT ADDRESS THE FAILURE. SECONDLY THE BLINKERS WORK AT TIME...
Mileage: 45,000
POWER WINDOW WENT OUT-DRIVER SIDE- HAD IT REPLACED -- BACK TO WINDOWS HAVE NO POWER- HELD UP BY TAPE- DRIVER WINDOW NO LONGER OPERATING-. *NM
THE VINYL ON MY CAR IS FALLING OFF THE DASHBOARD AND THE SIDE PANELS OF MY VEHICLE. THESE ARE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH OLDSMOBILE ALEROS, OF WHICH GM TAKES LITTLE RESPONSIBILITY. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS DUE TO ALL THE NUMBERS OF COMPLAINTS. IT IS IMPAIRING MY VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING....
Mileage: 49,000
DT: CONTACT STATES THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOWS WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHERE THEY FOUND THE WINDOW REGULATOR MOTOR IS OUT ON THIS VEHICLES WINDOW. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE REPAIRS WILL BE AT OWNER'S COST. *NM
Mileage: 63,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V327000 CONCERNING HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *A...
Mileage: 61,497
FRONT TIRE AREA WAS MAKING LOTS OF NOISE. TOOK IT TO DEALER FOR SERVICE TO CHECK IT OUT - THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE POWER STEERING PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE BRAKES. I DID NOT BELIEVE THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. TOOK THE CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP TO CHECK THAT. HE HEARD THE NOISE AND THOUGHT IT MIGH...
Mileage: 60,000
FRONT TIRE AREA WAS MAKING LOTS OF NOISE. TOOK IT TO DEALER FOR SERVICE TO CHECK IT OUT - THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE POWER STEERING PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE BRAKES. I DID NOT BELIEVE THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. TOOK THE CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP TO CHECK THAT. HE HEARD THE NOISE AND THOUGHT IT MIGH...
Mileage: 60,000
ON 10/07 I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE OPERATING A 2000 OLDS ALERO WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS AND EVERYONE THAT SAW THE CAR AGREES THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. DO YOU KNOW OF ANY OTHER PROBLEMS AND WHERE I MIGHT TURN FOR ANSWE...
Mileage: 40,000
I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS AND MY TURN SIGNALS. *JB
LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. COOLANT AND OIL MIXING TOGETHER AND LOOSING BOTH. HAVE TO KEEP REFILLING OIL AND WATER TANK. HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED AT A COST OF OVER $810. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUE BACK IN MARCH 2003 WHEN OLDSMOBILE WAS AWARE OF IT.*JB
Mileage: 71,000
1-THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT MOVE. 2-THE WINDOW STARTED TO WORK SPORADICALLY THEN IT BEGAN TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN AND FINALLY STOPPED ALL TOGETHER GOING UP AND DOWN. 3-NO STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN AS OF YET. *NM
Mileage: 55,000
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT H TURN INDICATOR WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS JUST RECENTLY STARTED ON THE CONSUMER'S CAR. IT HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR IS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE...
Mileage: 58,900
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ALL FOUR WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN OUT. THE CONSUMER HAS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE WINDOWS CHECKED. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND THERE WAS NO FR...
AFTER EXPERIENCING LOSS OF COOLANT IN MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO, I WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED A NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET (IT WAS LEAKING) WHICH WOULD COST ALMOST $700 TO FIX. ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I FEEL THAT A LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD IS A PREMATURE REPAIR FOR A VEHICLE O...
Mileage: 51,000
MY VEHICLE (2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO) IS EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V32700 BUT MY VIN DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN THE RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT AS THE VIN DOESN'T QUALIFY THEY WON'T PROVIDE THE REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE. *JB
Mileage: 85,000
2000 OLDS ALERO, THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE SERVICE DEPT. FOR THIS AND THEY CLAIM THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IT DID THIS DAILY WHEN PULLING INTO THE GARAGE. IT EVEN DOES IT ON THE ROAD SO WE KEEP A FOOT O...
DT: THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT ALWAYS WORK; THE HAZARD SWITCH HAD TO BE PUSHED IN AND OUT TO MAKE THE SIGNALS WORK. THE DEALERSHIPS FIXED THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE PROBLEM STARTED IN ...
Mileage: 70,000
DT: THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT ALWAYS WORK; THE HAZARD SWITCH HAD TO BE PUSHED IN AND OUT TO MAKE THE SIGNALS WORK. THE DEALERSHIPS FIXED THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE PROBLEM STARTED IN ...
Mileage: 70,000
MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO HAS PROBLEMS STARTING DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING AND I HAVE HAD 5 INSTANCES WHERE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AT ALL. I READ THE OWNERS MANUAL AND FOLLOWED ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED. THERE IS NO REASON FOR SUCH...
Mileage: 75,000
CONSUMER REQUEST THAT 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO'S BE RECALLED AND INSPECTED TO ASCERTAIN THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. THE AIR BAG IN THE CONSUMER'S 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING INTO A GAS STATION AT ABOUT 5 MPH. *NM *NM
2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. DIAGNOSED WITH A LEAKING LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AT 55,000 MILES (~ $800 REPAIR). CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE FOR COST ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A CASE OF NEGLIGENCE ON MY PART. CONSIDERING DISCUSSING WITH A LAWYER DUE TO THE HI...
Mileage: 55,000
ON THE DASH OF MY VEHICLE THE AIR BAG IS BUBBLING UP TO WHERE IT LOOKS LIKE DEPLOIT. WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN I AM JUST DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSAGER SIDE COMES OUT
CAR LOSES ALL POWER WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. HAS DONE THIS 5 OR 6 TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO 3 DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS, 1 BEING THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM OR RECREATE IT WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Mileage: 110,000
ENGINE BLEW. ALL THE WARNINGS LIGHTS ARE ON ACROSS THE DASHBOARD. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR USED FOR OUR SON AND AFTER HAVING IT FOR ABOUT A 18 MONTHS THE ENGINE BLEW. THE DEALER THAT FIXED IT SAID HE SHOULD HAVE PAID ATTENTION TO THE WARNING LIGHT. MY SON CHANGED THE OIL ON TIME ALWAYS AND THE LIGHTS NE...
ENGINE BLEW. ALL THE WARNINGS LIGHTS ARE ON ACROSS THE DASHBOARD. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR USED FOR OUR SON AND AFTER HAVING IT FOR ABOUT A 18 MONTHS THE ENGINE BLEW. THE DEALER THAT FIXED IT SAID HE SHOULD HAVE PAID ATTENTION TO THE WARNING LIGHT. MY SON CHANGED THE OIL ON TIME ALWAYS AND THE LIGHTS NE...
TODAY, 13 APR 05, WHILE DRIVING MY WIFE'S CAR TO AND FROM WORK, HER 2000 ALERO SHUT DOWN AT HIGH SPEEDS 65 TO 70 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD EACH TIME, BUT POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE HARD TO USE. ONE OF THESE TIMES ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE O...
Mileage: 70,010
THE GM RECALL FOR A DEFECTIVE HAZARD/TURN-SIGNAL SWITCH ON ITS MALIBU, ALERO, & GRAMAM LINES IS TOO NARROW!. THIS CONCERNS [NHTSA RECALL NO. 03V327/GM AND RECALL NO. 03043]. *AK A LARGE NUMBER OF CARS MANUFACTURED SLIGHTLY BEFORE THE RANGE CONTAINED IN THE RECALL ALSO HAVE THE EXACT SAME PR...
Mileage: 60,000
WHILE PARKING MY VEHICLE, I STOPPED THE CAR AND FOR NO REASON THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. ATTEMPTED TO GO THROUGH GM AND THEY ADVISE THE FRAME OF MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN REPAIRD AS IT WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT.... GM REFUSES TO PAY FOR MY VEHICLE.
Mileage: 71,289
MY ALERO'S (2000 3.4 V6 60,000 MILES) COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. I CHECKED THE COOLANT AND ADDED WHAT WAS NEEDED. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER I NOTICED A POOL OF COOLANT ON MY DRIVEWAY. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET - APARENTLY A COMMON PORBLEM AND DESIGN FLAW BY GM IN A NUMBER OF T...
Mileage: 60,000
WHILE DRIVING INTO A GAS STATION IN MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERA AT ABOUT 2 TO 6 MILES AN HOUR MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I HIT NOTHING NOR DID I FALL INTO A HOLE IN THE ROAD. SINCE THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE BAGS TO DEPLOY I WROTE OLDSMOBILE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD G ROBERT WAGONER, JR REQUESTING ASSISTANC...
Mileage: 66,000
DRIVING A 2000 OLDS ALERO. THE GEAR SHIFT BECOMES INOPERABLE, BECAUSE THE PLASTIC BUTTON THAT IS USED TO PUSH IN TO OPERATE THE GEAR SHIFT IS COMPLETELY BROKEN ON THE INSIDE. THE PEICE HAS EVEN FALLEN OUT OF THE GEAR SHIFT MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO PLACE THE CAR IN GEAR. HAVE HAD TO PUSH THUMB ...
ON MARCH 3, 2005 MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO GL V6/3.4L WOULD NOT START. ON MARCH 4, 2005, ALL 3 DISTRIBUTOR COILS WERE REPLACED AS WELL AS ALL 6 SPARK PLUGS. THE CAR WORKED FINE UNTIL MARCH 7, 2005 WHEN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THE CAR SHUT DOWN. IT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROA...
Mileage: 25
ON MARCH 3, 2005 MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO GL V6/3.4L WOULD NOT START. ON MARCH 4, 2005, ALL 3 DISTRIBUTOR COILS WERE REPLACED AS WELL AS ALL 6 SPARK PLUGS. THE CAR WORKED FINE UNTIL MARCH 7, 2005 WHEN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THE CAR SHUT DOWN. IT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROA...
Mileage: 25
ON MARCH 3, 2005 MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO GL V6/3.4L WOULD NOT START. ON MARCH 4, 2005, ALL 3 DISTRIBUTOR COILS WERE REPLACED AS WELL AS ALL 6 SPARK PLUGS. THE CAR WORKED FINE UNTIL MARCH 7, 2005 WHEN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THE CAR SHUT DOWN. IT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROA...
Mileage: 25
ON MARCH 3, 2005 MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO GL V6/3.4L WOULD NOT START. ON MARCH 4, 2005, ALL 3 DISTRIBUTOR COILS WERE REPLACED AS WELL AS ALL 6 SPARK PLUGS. THE CAR WORKED FINE UNTIL MARCH 7, 2005 WHEN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THE CAR SHUT DOWN. IT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROA...
Mileage: 25
ON MARCH 3, 2005 MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO GL V6/3.4L WOULD NOT START. ON MARCH 4, 2005, ALL 3 DISTRIBUTOR COILS WERE REPLACED AS WELL AS ALL 6 SPARK PLUGS. THE CAR WORKED FINE UNTIL MARCH 7, 2005 WHEN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THE CAR SHUT DOWN. IT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROA...
Mileage: 25
ON MARCH 3, 2005 MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO GL V6/3.4L WOULD NOT START. ON MARCH 4, 2005, ALL 3 DISTRIBUTOR COILS WERE REPLACED AS WELL AS ALL 6 SPARK PLUGS. THE CAR WORKED FINE UNTIL MARCH 7, 2005 WHEN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THE CAR SHUT DOWN. IT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROA...
Mileage: 25
OWNER WAS DRIVING THROUGH A GAS STATION AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER. *AK *NM
Mileage: 63,900
HEATER FAN QUIT. WINDSHIELD STAYS FOGGED UP IN WINTER. LIKELY TO CAUSE ACCIDENT. AND CRUISE CONTROL QUIT ALSO
Mileage: 81,000
HEATER FAN QUIT. WINDSHIELD STAYS FOGGED UP IN WINTER. LIKELY TO CAUSE ACCIDENT. AND CRUISE CONTROL QUIT ALSO
Mileage: 81,000
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT AT 25 MPH. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD THE DRIVER AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED BY CONSUMER. *NM
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT AT 25 MPH. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD THE DRIVER AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED BY CONSUMER. *NM
WE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN SEP 2004. ANOTHER VECHILE WAS KNOCKED INTO OUR VECHILE AND MY WIFE'S SEAT DID NOT REMAIN LOCKED IN POSITION. HE SEAT SLAMMED FORWARD AND MY WIFE RECEIVED FRACTURES TO HER LEG, AND FOOT. ALONG WITH A TEAR IN THE MINCUS OF HER KNEE. I HAVE REQUESTED THAT GM LOOK INT...
Mileage: 32,000
I AM A FIRE INVESTIGATOR LOOKING AT A 2000 OLDS ALERO 2 DR. THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2000. THERE HAVE BEEN @5 REPORTS OF THE ALARM SYSTEM LIGHT COMING ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE CAR HAS REPORTEDLY BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON @ 5 OCCASIONS AND THE PROLEM PERSISTED. THE OWNER WAS TOLD...
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH MY 2000 OLDS ALERO GLS 4DR. THE MAIN CONCERN IS THE INTERIOR DASH AND DOOR PANELING BUBBLING THAN EVENTUALLY STARTING TO COME OFF. MY SUNROOF WILL NOT OPEN AS WELL. *JB
Mileage: 60,000
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH MY 2000 OLDS ALERO GLS 4DR. THE MAIN CONCERN IS THE INTERIOR DASH AND DOOR PANELING BUBBLING THAN EVENTUALLY STARTING TO COME OFF. MY SUNROOF WILL NOT OPEN AS WELL. *JB
Mileage: 60,000
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED COOLANT INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY. *BF
MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE, EXCESSIVE LOSS OF COOLANT. RETURNED CAR TO DEALER, DEALER STATED IT WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. HAVE SINCE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM. WE HAD PROBLEM FIXED AT OUR EXPENSE, $861.63. HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL SITES WHERE COMPLAINTS SUCH AS OURS HAVE BEEN EXCESSIVE (MY...
Mileage: 67,342
2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO MOTOR, IGNITION, FUEL PUMP AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE TURN SIGNAL DON'T WORK. THE A/C ONLY WORK ON HIGH. THE VEHICLE SHAKES WHILE IDLING. THE BRA...
2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO MOTOR, IGNITION, FUEL PUMP AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE TURN SIGNAL DON'T WORK. THE A/C ONLY WORK ON HIGH. THE VEHICLE SHAKES WHILE IDLING. THE BRA...
2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO MOTOR, IGNITION, FUEL PUMP AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE TURN SIGNAL DON'T WORK. THE A/C ONLY WORK ON HIGH. THE VEHICLE SHAKES WHILE IDLING. THE BRA...
2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO MOTOR, IGNITION, FUEL PUMP AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE TURN SIGNAL DON'T WORK. THE A/C ONLY WORK ON HIGH. THE VEHICLE SHAKES WHILE IDLING. THE BRA...
2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO MOTOR, IGNITION, FUEL PUMP AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE TURN SIGNAL DON'T WORK. THE A/C ONLY WORK ON HIGH. THE VEHICLE SHAKES WHILE IDLING. THE BRA...
2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO MOTOR, IGNITION, FUEL PUMP AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE TURN SIGNAL DON'T WORK. THE A/C ONLY WORK ON HIGH. THE VEHICLE SHAKES WHILE IDLING. THE BRA...
"LOW COOLANT" LIGHT CONTINUALLY "ON" FOR NEARLY 2 YEARS, DESPITE REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO REFILL IT. WHEN TOOK CAR INTO THE SHOP FOR SEPARATE ISSUE, WAS INFORMED THAT THE INTAKE GASKET WAS FAULTY, RESULTING IN $700+ OF REPAIRS, AND CONCERNS OVER POSSIBLE ENGING DAMANGE DONE BY LEAKY COOLANT IN ENGINE. ...
Mileage: 85,000
WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNALS THERE WAS NO INDICATION INSIDE OF VEHICLE THAT THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE IN USE OR NOT. ALSO, THERE NO LIGHTS WERE BLINKING. STOPPED VEHICLE ON SIDE OF ROAD AND GOT OUT TO CHECK SIGNAL LIGHTS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES, AND NOTHING SHOWED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP F...
MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS, SOME REPAIRED, OTHERS, THE DEALER AND OTHER REPAIR SHOPS "COULD NOT DETERMINE" THE CAUSES. AUTOMATIC WINDOWS WON'T WORK TWO FRONT WINDOWS (INTERMITTENT) TURN SIGNS DO NOT WORK INTERMITTENT, SOMETIMES STOP WORKING AND DANGER TO ME ...
Mileage: 10,000
MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS, SOME REPAIRED, OTHERS, THE DEALER AND OTHER REPAIR SHOPS "COULD NOT DETERMINE" THE CAUSES. AUTOMATIC WINDOWS WON'T WORK TWO FRONT WINDOWS (INTERMITTENT) TURN SIGNS DO NOT WORK INTERMITTENT, SOMETIMES STOP WORKING AND DANGER TO ME ...
Mileage: 10,000
THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO USE THEM TO SIGNAL THE INTENTION TO TURN. THIS WAS DUE TO THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH RECALL 03V327000. BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 100,000
TURN SIGNALS BEGAN TO INFREQUENTLY NOT FUNCTION. THAT HAS DETERIORATED TO WHERE THEY INFREQUENTLY WORK. HAZARD SWITCH RECENTLY STOPPED WORKING. *JB
Mileage: 60,000
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 03V327000 CONCERNING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK
Mileage: 52,000
THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS STATED IN RECALL#03V327000 HAZARD SWITCH. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
Mileage: 52,000
AT 80,000 MILES MY CAR'S ENGINE ROD WENT BAD. I DO REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE AND EXPECTED THE ENGINE TO LAST MUCH LONGER. I HAVE A 2000 OLDS ALERO WITH A 2.4L PFI DOHC 16V ENGINE. WITH THIS IT REQUIRES A USED ENGINE TO SOLVE MY PROBLEM. THE COST FOR THE ENGINE AND LABOR WILL EXCEED $2,00...
Mileage: 80,000
CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NHTSA RECALL 00V372000. *AK....DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH EVEN THOUGH IT WAS CONSIDERED UNSAFE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT AND/OR FIRE. TO REPLACE IT WOULD COST $145...
Mileage: 81,800
1. I STARTED TO GET LOUD POPPING NOISES WHEN TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. . COOLANT LEAK GETTING PROGRESSSIVELY WORSE AND I AM SMELLING ETHYLENE GLYCOL IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE.*AK I HAVE LOOKED UP BOTH ITEMS AND FOUND THEM TO BE INHERENT PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 ALERO. THE F...
Mileage: 48,000
1. I STARTED TO GET LOUD POPPING NOISES WHEN TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. . COOLANT LEAK GETTING PROGRESSSIVELY WORSE AND I AM SMELLING ETHYLENE GLYCOL IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE.*AK I HAVE LOOKED UP BOTH ITEMS AND FOUND THEM TO BE INHERENT PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 ALERO. THE F...
Mileage: 48,000
TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Mileage: 60,000
TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Mileage: 60,000
CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V327000 CONCERNING TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LIGHTS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY OR BECOMING INOPERATIVE. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V327000 CONCERNING TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LIGHTS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY OR BECOMING INOPERATIVE. *AK
INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING ON 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. OIL SYSTEM IS CONTAMINATED, AND ENGINE IS RUNNING POORLY, AND WILL BE PERMANENTLY DAMAGED IF NOT REPAIRED SOON. THERE IS A TSB OUT TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN. I HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO A GM SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR DIAGNOSIS , AND THEN DISCUSSED ...
Mileage: 62,200
THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON BROKE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THIS PREVENTED THE CONSUMER FROM BEING ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM WITHOUT COST TO THE CONSUMER ON THE SECOND OCCASION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *AK UPDATED 2/15/2007 - *NM
Mileage: 50,000
THE VEHICLE'S TURN SIGNALS HAVE NOT WORK FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS. *NM THE TURN SIGNALS WERE INTERMITTENT. THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE INTERMITTENT AS WELL. RECALL# 03V327000. *SC
2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED IN RECALL 03V327000 REGARDING THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS.*MR THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NM
MY TURN SIGNALS WILL PERIODICALLY STOP WORKING. WHEN THEY ARE NOT WORKING, PRESSING THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT BUTTON ON AND OFF USUALLY GETS THEM WORKING AGAIN. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I WAS NOT ABLE TO SIGNAL MY INTENT TO TURN AS I COULD NOT GET THE SIGNALS TO WORK AT ALL OR I COULDN'T GET THEM WORKI...
Mileage: 106,000
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. IGNITION CYLINDER LOCKED UP AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT AT $350.00 PLUS TOWING CHARGES. YESTERDAY, OCTOBER 24, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. ANOTHER FRIEND OF MINE WHO OWNS A 2000 ALERO HAS HAD 3 OF THESE IGNITION CYLINDERS REPLACED AT THE COST OF $350.00 EACH. *AK
MY SIGNAL/HAZARDS HAVE FAILED ON MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. A RECALL NOTICE HAS BEEN ISSUED BUT APPARENTLY NOT FOR MY CAR. MY NEAREST SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WEBER GM (63141), REFUSES TO DO ANY RECALL WORK DUE TO THE VIN NOT SHOWING IN THEIR DATABASE. A CALL DIRECTLY TO GM SEEMED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE,...
Mileage: 80,000
LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *AK
Mileage: 30,000
THIS DOCUMENTS AN ONGOING SCENARIO REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH, P/N SPO 022608614. ON 1/25/01 HAD THE SWITCH REPLACED [WOODARD CHEV, FAIRFIELD, CA] BECAUSE THE SWITCH WAS INOPERATIVE . THE SAME SWITCH WAS INOPERATIVE AFTER A VEHICLE SERVICE ON 5/17/02 [PEARSON AUTO, SUNNYVALE, CA]. I HAVE...
Mileage: 61,700
PASSENGER WINDOW ON 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO CONTINUES TO QUIT WORKING. *JB
Mileage: 90,000
MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT COVERED FOR BULLETIN NUMBER 03043A ISSUED MARCH 2004 FOR GM TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS INOPERATIVE, BUT THE CAR IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT IS COVERED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN BREAKPOINT SHOULD INCLUDE YC369922. MY CAR IS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH VEHICLE DROVE OVER A SANDY ROAD, LOST CONTROL, AND HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED.*AK
Mileage: 83,000
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
I HAVE A 2 DOOR MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DROPED DOWN INSIDE THE CAR, I HAD TO HAVE THE WHOLE WINDOW LIFT REPLACED BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE A REPAIR KIT. ONE MONTH LATER THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS DROPED DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. THE PLASTIC LIFT HAS BROKE ON PASANGER SIDE ALSO.*AK
HAZARD WARNING SWITCH CAUSING INTERMITTENT BLINKER FUNCTION. MY 2000 ALERO DOESN'T FALL WITHIN THE RECALL RANGE OF VIN NUMBERS. NHTSA # 03V327000, GM RECALL # 03043. DEALER WANTED ME TO PAY $125.00 TO DIAGNOSE, OR REPLACE THE SWITCH FOR $136.00 { $28 FOR PART AND THE REST IS LABOR ETC.} . MY VIN EN...
Mileage: 65,000
I BOUGHT A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO IN JULY OF 2003. WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF PURCHASE MY POWER STEERING STARTED TO LEAK FLUID. SINCE THAT DATE I HAVE TAKEN IT TO VARIOUS SHOPS TO CHECK THE PROBLEM. TWO MECHANICS STATE THAT IT'S THE RACK AND PINION THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, WHILE TWO OTHERS CHANGED OUT A HO...
Mileage: 67,000
HAZARD CONTROL SWITCH FAILED WHICH LEAD TO NOT BEING ABLE TO USE BLINKERS OR HAZARDS. RECALL # 03043 WAS ISSUED FEB. 2004 ON OVER 600,000 VEHICLES. VIN # [XXX] WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL BUT HAS THE SAME MALFUNCTION. MANUFACTURER IS NOT WILLING TO REIMBURSE THE REPAIR COST OF $77.24 WHICH WAS REPL...
Mileage: 80,000
I JUST RECENTLY STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE SIGNAL LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS ON MY 2000 ALERO. THEY BECAME INTERMITTENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONLY FEW TIMES.THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN SPORADIC IN NATURE. HOWEVER, I JUST LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM BUT I'VE NEVER RECEIVED ANY ...
Mileage: 74,000
I JUST RECENTLY STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE SIGNAL LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS ON MY 2000 ALERO. THEY BECAME INTERMITTENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONLY FEW TIMES.THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN SPORADIC IN NATURE. HOWEVER, I JUST LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM BUT I'VE NEVER RECEIVED ANY ...
Mileage: 74,000
APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED IN MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THIS YEAR I AM REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP AGAIN. THE COST OF EACH REPLACEMENT WITH LABOR IS APPROXIMATELY $600.00 IF YOU RUN AN INTERNET SEARCH FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ALERO, YOU WILL FIND THAT TWO COMMON PROBLEMS EXIS...
Mileage: 70,000
APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED IN MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THIS YEAR I AM REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP AGAIN. THE COST OF EACH REPLACEMENT WITH LABOR IS APPROXIMATELY $600.00 IF YOU RUN AN INTERNET SEARCH FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ALERO, YOU WILL FIND THAT TWO COMMON PROBLEMS EXIS...
Mileage: 70,000
TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 03V327000. *AK
Mileage: 84,000
THE BRAKE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. AFTER HAVING THE BRAKES SERVICED THE BRAKE FLUID REMAINED LOW. THEN ,THE ROTORS AND THE BRAKE LINE WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE NOISE, AND CURRENTLY THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK
Mileage: 82,000
THE BRAKE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. AFTER HAVING THE BRAKES SERVICED THE BRAKE FLUID REMAINED LOW. THEN ,THE ROTORS AND THE BRAKE LINE WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE NOISE, AND CURRENTLY THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK
Mileage: 82,000
THE BRAKE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. AFTER HAVING THE BRAKES SERVICED THE BRAKE FLUID REMAINED LOW. THEN ,THE ROTORS AND THE BRAKE LINE WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE NOISE, AND CURRENTLY THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK
Mileage: 82,000
HAZARD WARNING SWITCH IS BAD. MY 2000 ALERO WAS BUILT PRIOR TO FEBRUARY, THE 2000 RECALL, AND THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CORRECTION OF THE BLATENT SAFETY ISSUE HAS BEEN IGNORED. IT HASN'T BEEN HANDLED SATISFACTORY. AFTER A MONTH LONG RUN AROUND OF PHONE CALLS AND PROMISES, A CERTIFIED LETTER WITH END...
TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTIONED BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT INDICATED IN THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH RECALL 03V327000. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *TC
Mileage: 82,086
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALL 03V327000. CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE SOLDER JOINT CRACKING CAUSED BY RAPID TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS AND THE SOLDERING PROCESS. IF SOLDER JOINT CRACKING OCCURRED AND RESULTE...
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALL 03V327000. CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE SOLDER JOINT CRACKING CAUSED BY RAPID TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS AND THE SOLDERING PROCESS. IF SOLDER JOINT CRACKING OCCURRED AND RESULTE...
I NOTICED MY CAR WOULD HONK ANYWHERE FROM 2-4 XS WHEN I USED MY REMOTE TO LOCK IT. ONE DAY, AFTER USING MY REMOTE, THE CAR HONKED 3XS, WHEN I CAME BACK LATER TO START IT, THE CAR WOULD NOT START, MY BATTERY HAD BEEN DRAINED. WHILE CONTEMPLATING WHAT OT DO, THE LIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF ERRATICAL...
Mileage: 69,950
03 V 327 000/HAZARD WARNING SWITCH: TURN SIGNAL STOPPED OPERATING WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
Mileage: 16,000
ALL FOUR OF MY WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED WITHIN A PERIOD OF 2 MONTHS, I HAVE REPLACED 3 OF THE FOUR, THE LEFT REAR DOOR STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED DO TO THE COST OF PARTS FOR THIS CAR, IN ADITION, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON THIS VEHICLE 2 TIMES WITHIN A P...
Mileage: 65,000
ALL FOUR OF MY WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED WITHIN A PERIOD OF 2 MONTHS, I HAVE REPLACED 3 OF THE FOUR, THE LEFT REAR DOOR STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED DO TO THE COST OF PARTS FOR THIS CAR, IN ADITION, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON THIS VEHICLE 2 TIMES WITHIN A P...
Mileage: 65,000
ALL FOUR OF MY WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED WITHIN A PERIOD OF 2 MONTHS, I HAVE REPLACED 3 OF THE FOUR, THE LEFT REAR DOOR STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED DO TO THE COST OF PARTS FOR THIS CAR, IN ADITION, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON THIS VEHICLE 2 TIMES WITHIN A P...
Mileage: 65,000
ALL FOUR OF MY WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED WITHIN A PERIOD OF 2 MONTHS, I HAVE REPLACED 3 OF THE FOUR, THE LEFT REAR DOOR STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED DO TO THE COST OF PARTS FOR THIS CAR, IN ADITION, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON THIS VEHICLE 2 TIMES WITHIN A P...
Mileage: 65,000
ALL FOUR OF MY WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED WITHIN A PERIOD OF 2 MONTHS, I HAVE REPLACED 3 OF THE FOUR, THE LEFT REAR DOOR STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED DO TO THE COST OF PARTS FOR THIS CAR, IN ADITION, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON THIS VEHICLE 2 TIMES WITHIN A P...
Mileage: 65,000
ALL FOUR OF MY WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED WITHIN A PERIOD OF 2 MONTHS, I HAVE REPLACED 3 OF THE FOUR, THE LEFT REAR DOOR STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED DO TO THE COST OF PARTS FOR THIS CAR, IN ADITION, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON THIS VEHICLE 2 TIMES WITHIN A P...
Mileage: 65,000
ALL FOUR OF MY WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED WITHIN A PERIOD OF 2 MONTHS, I HAVE REPLACED 3 OF THE FOUR, THE LEFT REAR DOOR STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED DO TO THE COST OF PARTS FOR THIS CAR, IN ADITION, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON THIS VEHICLE 2 TIMES WITHIN A P...
Mileage: 65,000
ALL FOUR OF MY WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED WITHIN A PERIOD OF 2 MONTHS, I HAVE REPLACED 3 OF THE FOUR, THE LEFT REAR DOOR STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED DO TO THE COST OF PARTS FOR THIS CAR, IN ADITION, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON THIS VEHICLE 2 TIMES WITHIN A P...
Mileage: 65,000
ALL FOUR OF MY WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED WITHIN A PERIOD OF 2 MONTHS, I HAVE REPLACED 3 OF THE FOUR, THE LEFT REAR DOOR STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED DO TO THE COST OF PARTS FOR THIS CAR, IN ADITION, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON THIS VEHICLE 2 TIMES WITHIN A P...
Mileage: 65,000
ALL FOUR OF MY WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED WITHIN A PERIOD OF 2 MONTHS, I HAVE REPLACED 3 OF THE FOUR, THE LEFT REAR DOOR STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED DO TO THE COST OF PARTS FOR THIS CAR, IN ADITION, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON THIS VEHICLE 2 TIMES WITHIN A P...
Mileage: 65,000
THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS, WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 03V327000 DUE TO VIN. *AK
Mileage: 64,000
THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS, WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 03V327000 DUE TO VIN. *AK
Mileage: 64,000
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE ROAD, AND LET THE VEHICLE SIT FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT STALLED AGAIN WITHIN A MILE. THE MECHANIC PERFORME...
Mileage: 72,000
HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEFECT WAS DESCRIBED IN THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT RECALL 03V327000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Mileage: 47,000
FAULTY ADHESIVE USED ON THE DASH; CAUSES BUCKLING AND PEELING OF DASH PAD. IT IS STARTING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND SPREADING TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASH. THIS HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED, AS NO DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP WILL TOUCH IT. ALL SAY TO GO TO GM WITH ISSUE. GM WILL NOT FIX IT EITHER.*AK
2000 ALERO GLS WITH THE 3.4 L V-6 HAD TO HAVE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE AND COOLANT LEAKING. THE CAR HAD 38,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THIS IS THE THIRD GM VEHICLE I HAVE SEEN THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM. A 2000 MALIBU WITH THE 3.4 L AND A 2000 BONNEVILLE WITH ...
Mileage: 38,500
RECALL 03V327000 CONCERNING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. HAZARD LIGHTS AND THE TURN SIGNAL WORKED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN USED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Mileage: 50,000
RECALL 03V327000 CONCERNING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. HAZARD LIGHTS AND THE TURN SIGNAL WORKED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN USED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Mileage: 50,000
WHILE DRIVING, THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 41,000
WHILE DRIVING, THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 41,000
TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK. I CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL.*AK
Mileage: 62,000
TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK. I CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL.*AK
Mileage: 62,000
TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK. I CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL.*AK
Mileage: 62,000
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF GEAR INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 56,000
TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK WHEN MAKING A TURN. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE OTHER DRIVERS AWARE THAT SHE WAS GOING TO TURN. DEALER CHANGED THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. A SECOND DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THIS MODEL VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL FOR THAT PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED...
Mileage: 60,500
MY PROBLEM IS WITH THE POWER STEERING. MY POWER STEERING IS LEAKING ENOUGH FLUID THAT I HAVE TO ADD FLUID ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE TAKEN MY 2000 ALERO INTO THE SHOP AND FOUND THAT IT IS THE RACK AND PINION. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ONLY ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THIS CAR USED. I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND ...
Mileage: 68,000
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Mileage: 41,000
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALL 03V327000. VEHICLE'S HAZARD WARNING LIGHT SWITCHES MAY EXPERIENCE SOLDER JOINT CRACKING CAUSED BY RAPID TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS AND THE SOLDERING PROCESS. IF SOLDER JOINT CRACKING OCCURS AND RESULTS IN AN OPEN CIRCUIT, THE T...
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT HAZARD SWITCH AND TURN SIGNAL SWITCH PROBLEMS WHICH OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Mileage: 25,000
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT HAZARD SWITCH AND TURN SIGNAL SWITCH PROBLEMS WHICH OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Mileage: 25,000
RECALL 03V327000, CONCERNING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. INTERMITTENTLY THE HAZARD FLASH WARNING LIGHTS AND THE TURN SIGNAL DO NOT WORK. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE FLASHER AND HAZARD LIGHT FAILURE HAD MADE IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE W...
Mileage: 68,000
UNUSUAL WEARING & PULSATION OF FRONT BRAKES ON CAR; REPLACED 3 TIMES IN 41,000 MILES. 1) REPLACED ROTORS & PADS AT 7000 MI. AT OLDS DEALER-NO CHARGE. 2) 28,000 MI. SAME PROBLEM; WORK DONE BY ESTES CHEVY INDIANAPOLIS. GM SERVICE CTR. PAID 1/2. 3) AT 41,000 MILES, SAME PROBLEM. TOOK TO CAR-X FOR O...
Mileage: 7,000
UNUSUAL WEARING & PULSATION OF FRONT BRAKES ON CAR; REPLACED 3 TIMES IN 41,000 MILES. 1) REPLACED ROTORS & PADS AT 7000 MI. AT OLDS DEALER-NO CHARGE. 2) 28,000 MI. SAME PROBLEM; WORK DONE BY ESTES CHEVY INDIANAPOLIS. GM SERVICE CTR. PAID 1/2. 3) AT 41,000 MILES, SAME PROBLEM. TOOK TO CAR-X FOR O...
Mileage: 7,000
TURN SIGNAL WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Mileage: 50,000
I PURCHASED A 2000 ALERO THAT CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 52.000 MILES ON IT. ALMOST OVERNIGHT, ALMOST A MONTH AGO FROM TODAY, THE DASHBOARD VINYL BUCKLED, WAVED, AND STARTED PULLING AWAY FROM THE DASHBOARD. AT THIS SAME TIME, THE TURN SIGNALS BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING COMPLETELY. I HAVE ...
Mileage: 51,986
I PURCHASED A 2000 ALERO THAT CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 52.000 MILES ON IT. ALMOST OVERNIGHT, ALMOST A MONTH AGO FROM TODAY, THE DASHBOARD VINYL BUCKLED, WAVED, AND STARTED PULLING AWAY FROM THE DASHBOARD. AT THIS SAME TIME, THE TURN SIGNALS BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING COMPLETELY. I HAVE ...
Mileage: 51,986
REAR-IEW MIRROR CAME OFF WINDOW AND WAS HANGING BY ELECRICAL WIRE. SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVER OR PASSENGER. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED.*AK
ACCELERATOR STICKS - ON 5 OCCASIONS. TOOK TO A GM DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER - THEY COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT. TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDANT SERVICE CENTER - THEY COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT.*AK
Mileage: 64,120
OUR TURNING SIGNAL DOESNT ALWAYS COME ON AS WELL AS OUR HAZARDS. IT MAKES A NOISE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR IT BUT WE NEVER GOT A LETTER. *LA
THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH H FAILED, CAUSING THE TURN SIGNAL TO MALFUNCTION. RECALL 03V327000 WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RCALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Mileage: 48,000
POWER WINDOW FOR DRIVER WOULD NOT GO UP IN 9/03 DURING A RAIN STORM. AFTER THE RAIN STOPPED, I TOOK APART DOOR AND PUSHED WINDOW UP. WINDOW SINCE WOULD NOT GO DOWN. THEN DURING 6/04, THE FRONT PASSENGER, AND LEFT REAR-PASSENGER POWER WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO DOWN EITHER. LEFT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL L...
Mileage: 100,000
NHTSA CAMPAIGN #03V327000 IS A RECALL THAT WAS ENACTED FOR CARS OF THE EXACT YEAR, MAKE, MODEL OF MY CAR. HOWEVER, OLDSMOBILE SAYS THAT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECAL DUE TO WHATEVER REASON. MY CAR HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE HAZARD FLASHERS IDENTICAL TO THOSE LISTED IN THIS CAMPAIGN. IT IS EVIDENT T...
Mileage: 50,000
HAZARD FLASHER BUTTON CAME APART FROM WHATEVER FASTENS IT AND NOW THE HAZARD FLASHERS ARE INOPERABLE. TURN SIGNALS WORK MOST OF THE TIME BUT SOMETIMES DO NOT FLASH OR FLASH SO QUICKLY THEY ARE NOT VISIBLE.
Mileage: 45,700
THIS CAR HAS HAD THREE SETS OF BRAKES PUT ON IT AND NOW AT 45780 MILES IS GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER SET. I KNOW THE PREVIOUS OWNER WELL AND KNOW THE HISTORY OF THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE ESPECIALLY. THE BRAKES ARE EITHER OF SUBSTANDARD DESIGN OR USED INFERIOR QUALITY MATERIALS IN THE MANUFACTURING...
REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS TO VEHICLE FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND SUBSEQUENTLY OTHER PARTS ON THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPALCED DUE TO THE COIL SPRING FAILURE. *JB
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WHEN SET ON INTERMITTENT CYCLE, DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. GRINDING NOISE STARTS, AND WINDOW MOVEMENT IS INTERRUPTED OF BOTH SIDES OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. *AK
Mileage: 90,000
THE TURN SIGNALS WORK "SOMETIMES", I WAS TOLD IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE HAZARD SWITCH BUT THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. I HAVE HAD SIX (6) WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE. A VEHICLE THAT HAS THIS HISTORY WITH TURN SIGNALS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND YOUR DEPARTMEN...
THE TURN SIGNALS WORK "SOMETIMES", I WAS TOLD IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE HAZARD SWITCH BUT THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. I HAVE HAD SIX (6) WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE. A VEHICLE THAT HAS THIS HISTORY WITH TURN SIGNALS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND YOUR DEPARTMEN...
RECALL 327 V 327 000 CONCERNING HAZARD FALSHING WARNING SWITCH FAILURE. TURN SIGNALS BECAME INTERMITTENTLY INEFFECTIVE OR INOPERATIVE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Mileage: 850,000
THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE;THE BRAKES AND ROTORS SEEM TO NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE 50000 MILES. *AK
Mileage: 60,000
THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE;THE BRAKES AND ROTORS SEEM TO NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE 50000 MILES. *AK
Mileage: 60,000
TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD WARNING LIGHT WERE NOT WORKING. NHTSA RECALL 03V327000 WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD WARNING LIGHT WERE NOT WORKING. NHTSA RECALL 03V327000 WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. A RECALL (03V327000) WAS ISSUED VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER IS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. *AK
Mileage: 380,000
THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. A RECALL (03V327000) WAS ISSUED VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER IS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. *AK
Mileage: 380,000
THE RACK AND PINION MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL A KNOCKING NOISE WAS PRODUCED. *AK
Mileage: 32,300
1. THE BUTTON ON THE AUTOMATIVE GEAR SHIFT BROKE 2000, REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, BROKE AGAIN 2002. 2. THE TURN SIGNAL WOULDN'T WORK, WORKED ON TWICE, NOW A RECALL! 3. MOTOR ON POWER DRIVER SEAT BROKE. 4.DASH BOARD IS BUBBLING AND PEELING! CHEAP *** GLUE! 5. BRAKE PADS-TOO MANY TO MENTION! 6. CRUISE C...
TURN SIGNALS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. HAZARDS HAVE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS STARTED ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING A "CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED" OLDSMOBILE
Mileage: 52,000
REGARDING 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO - INTERMITTENT FAILURE/ MALFUNCTION OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL WHILE BRAKING TO A STOP.UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD APPEAR TO WORK FINE. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, INDICATED BY THE "LOW TRAC" LIGHT MAY OR MAY NOT BE LIT,...
Mileage: 79,246
REGARDING 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO - INTERMITTENT FAILURE/ MALFUNCTION OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL WHILE BRAKING TO A STOP.UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD APPEAR TO WORK FINE. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, INDICATED BY THE "LOW TRAC" LIGHT MAY OR MAY NOT BE LIT,...
Mileage: 79,246
WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNALS CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THE HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE.*AK
WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNALS CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THE HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE.*AK
THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHILE DRIVING AT 60-75 MPH, ON RELATIVELY SMOOTH ROADS. THE VIBRATION CAN SOMETIMES BE FELT THROUGH THE FLOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS. THE SEVERITY AND LOCATION (STEERING WHEEL/SEATS/FLOOR) OF THE SHAKING VARIES WITH DIFFERENT ROADS, BUT N...
Mileage: 36,000
THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHILE DRIVING AT 60-75 MPH, ON RELATIVELY SMOOTH ROADS. THE VIBRATION CAN SOMETIMES BE FELT THROUGH THE FLOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS. THE SEVERITY AND LOCATION (STEERING WHEEL/SEATS/FLOOR) OF THE SHAKING VARIES WITH DIFFERENT ROADS, BUT N...
Mileage: 36,000
CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON; HAD PROB FIXED BEFORE MECHANIC SAID A WIRE WAS LAYING ON MANIFOLD, REPOSITIONED AND TIGHTENED BUT PROB IS OCCURING AGAIN; SERVICE VEHICLE LIGHT STAYS ON ALONG WITH TRAC OFF LIGHT; CAR ENGINE PRESUR IS DECREASED AND MAKES NOISES AND WHEN TURNING WHEELS LEFT OR RIGHT...
CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON; HAD PROB FIXED BEFORE MECHANIC SAID A WIRE WAS LAYING ON MANIFOLD, REPOSITIONED AND TIGHTENED BUT PROB IS OCCURING AGAIN; SERVICE VEHICLE LIGHT STAYS ON ALONG WITH TRAC OFF LIGHT; CAR ENGINE PRESUR IS DECREASED AND MAKES NOISES AND WHEN TURNING WHEELS LEFT OR RIGHT...
THE 3.4L V6 ENGINE REGULARLY LOST COOLANT, AND THE RESERVOIR HAD TO BE REFILLED ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. ALSO NOTICED THICK WHITE GOO ON THE OIL CAP (BUT NOT ON THE OIL DIPSTICK), AND HEARD A TICKING SOUND AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, WHICH WENT AWAY AFTER THE ENGINE WARMED UP. THE DEALER SAID THE HEAD G...
Mileage: 40,000
THE 3.4L V6 ENGINE REGULARLY LOST COOLANT, AND THE RESERVOIR HAD TO BE REFILLED ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. ALSO NOTICED THICK WHITE GOO ON THE OIL CAP (BUT NOT ON THE OIL DIPSTICK), AND HEARD A TICKING SOUND AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, WHICH WENT AWAY AFTER THE ENGINE WARMED UP. THE DEALER SAID THE HEAD G...
Mileage: 40,000
1. BLINKERS ARE BROKEN 2. EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT WORK 3. FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ~57500 MILES 4. MOTOR UNDER SEAT WENT OUT; LOCAL DEALER ORDERED IT WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND NEVER NOTIFIED ME IT WAS IN 5. CLEAR COAT WAS PEELING ON HOOD - LOCAL DEALER FIXED 6. DASH BOARD IS PEELING UP 7. TRANS...
Mileage: 56,500
1. BLINKERS ARE BROKEN 2. EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT WORK 3. FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ~57500 MILES 4. MOTOR UNDER SEAT WENT OUT; LOCAL DEALER ORDERED IT WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND NEVER NOTIFIED ME IT WAS IN 5. CLEAR COAT WAS PEELING ON HOOD - LOCAL DEALER FIXED 6. DASH BOARD IS PEELING UP 7. TRANS...
Mileage: 56,500
1. BLINKERS ARE BROKEN 2. EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT WORK 3. FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ~57500 MILES 4. MOTOR UNDER SEAT WENT OUT; LOCAL DEALER ORDERED IT WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND NEVER NOTIFIED ME IT WAS IN 5. CLEAR COAT WAS PEELING ON HOOD - LOCAL DEALER FIXED 6. DASH BOARD IS PEELING UP 7. TRANS...
Mileage: 56,500
WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THE TURN SIGNAL STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT HAZARD WARNING SWITCH PROBLEM. A RECALL WAS CURRENTLY ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
Mileage: 24,000
MY CAR IN A PERIOD OF 2 MONTHS(ON AND OFF) WAS IN THE SHOP FOR A MONTH B/C IT WOULD START WHEN IT FELT LIKE IT. THE MECHANIC SAID "A COLD START". *JB
MY CAR IN A PERIOD OF 2 MONTHS(ON AND OFF) WAS IN THE SHOP FOR A MONTH B/C IT WOULD START WHEN IT FELT LIKE IT. THE MECHANIC SAID "A COLD START". *JB
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED HAZARD AND SIGNAL LIGHTS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE HAZARD AND SIGNAL LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED OVER THIRTY TIMES. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THIS MAKE/MODEL AND YEAR, BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE DEAL...
Mileage: 47,000
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED HAZARD AND SIGNAL LIGHTS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE HAZARD AND SIGNAL LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED OVER THIRTY TIMES. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THIS MAKE/MODEL AND YEAR, BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE DEAL...
Mileage: 47,000
BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE WITHIN THE LAST 12,000 MILES. CURRENTLY, AT 30,000 MILES ROTORS MUST BE REPLACED. *AK *MR
Mileage: 12,000
BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE WITHIN THE LAST 12,000 MILES. CURRENTLY, AT 30,000 MILES ROTORS MUST BE REPLACED. *AK *MR
Mileage: 12,000
THE MECHANIC BELIEVED THE FUEL PUMP WAS THE CAUSE OF VEHICLE STARTING OCCASIONALLY. *PH THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. *SC *JB
MY 2000 ALERO HAS JUST OVER 50000 MILES ON IT. I WAS JUST TOLD THAT I HAD TO HAVE THE INTAKE GASKET REPLACED. THE CAR HAS BEEN LEAKING COOLANT FOR MONTHS. OLDSMOBILE NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO A LOT OF THEIR VEHICLES. *JB
BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED. CONSUMER RECENTLY LEARNED THE FRONT BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. (NAR) *PH *CB
Mileage: 25,584
BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED. CONSUMER RECENTLY LEARNED THE FRONT BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. (NAR) *PH *CB
Mileage: 25,584
BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED. CONSUMER RECENTLY LEARNED THE FRONT BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. (NAR) *PH *CB
Mileage: 25,584
CRACKED HEAD GASKET, CAUSING LEAKING OF OIL AND RADIATOR FLUID! CAUSING POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE CAUSING COSTLY REPAIRS. *JB
Mileage: 70,000
I HAVE A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS CAR USED WITH APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES IN OCTOBER 2003. AT AROUND 40,000 MILES IN FEBRUARY OF 2004, I DISCOVERED THAT I HAD AN COOLANT LEAK. WHILE THE MANUAL SAYS WITH THE "DEXCOOL ANTIFREEZE" I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ANY COOLA...
Mileage: 40,000
I FOUND A RECALL ON THE NHTSA SITE WHICH EXACTLY DESCRIBED A PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH MY TURN SIGNALS FAILING TO FUNCTION. UPON REPORTING THE PROBLEM TO A GM DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THAT ALTHOUGH I AM HAVING A PROBLEM EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED BY THE RECALL, MY VIN FALLS OUTSIDE THE RECALL GROUP. MY VEH...
Mileage: 69,000
I HAVE (2) 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALEROS ON WHICH THE VINYL COVERING ON THE DASH HAS DETACHED FROM ITS BACK AND HAS CREATED WAVY WRINKLES. A WEB SEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM IN ALEROS.*AK
Mileage: 15,500
TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. REPLACED THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. RECEIVED A NOTICE OF A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT, BUT WHEN I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, I WAS TOLD MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL.
REPEATED BRAKE PROBLEMS. (NAR) *PH *CB
Mileage: 3,497
REPEATED BRAKE PROBLEMS. (NAR) *PH *CB
Mileage: 3,497
THIS IS THE THIRD BRAKE JOB , GOT CAR WITH 30,000 MILES HAD IT TWO YEARS - HAVE REPLACED BOTH WHEEL BEARINGS--CAR NOW HAS 55,000 MILES. HAVE REPLACED DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW CONTROL SWITCH AND NOW ITS IN FOR THE DOOR LATCH FAILURE. EVER DRIVEN 30 MILES TO GET TO A DEALER WITH YOUR DOOR BUNGIE CORDED SH...
THIS IS THE THIRD BRAKE JOB , GOT CAR WITH 30,000 MILES HAD IT TWO YEARS - HAVE REPLACED BOTH WHEEL BEARINGS--CAR NOW HAS 55,000 MILES. HAVE REPLACED DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW CONTROL SWITCH AND NOW ITS IN FOR THE DOOR LATCH FAILURE. EVER DRIVEN 30 MILES TO GET TO A DEALER WITH YOUR DOOR BUNGIE CORDED SH...
THIS IS THE THIRD BRAKE JOB , GOT CAR WITH 30,000 MILES HAD IT TWO YEARS - HAVE REPLACED BOTH WHEEL BEARINGS--CAR NOW HAS 55,000 MILES. HAVE REPLACED DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW CONTROL SWITCH AND NOW ITS IN FOR THE DOOR LATCH FAILURE. EVER DRIVEN 30 MILES TO GET TO A DEALER WITH YOUR DOOR BUNGIE CORDED SH...
INTERMITTENTLY. TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD WARNING LIGHT WERE NOT WORKING. DEALER AND WAS MANUFACTURED WERE NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY. TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD WARNING LIGHT WERE NOT WORKING. DEALER AND WAS MANUFACTURED WERE NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
IT IS KNOWN THAT WITH GM'S 3100 AND 3400 ENGINES THE COOLANT EATS AWAY AT THE HEAD GASKET CAUSING CORROSION AND LEAKAGE OF COOLANT. WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMER BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF FIXING THIS PROBLEM WHEN GM IS AWARE OF IT BUT DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT.*AK
Mileage: 44,000
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO GET VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC. HAD TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE AND IT ROLLED BACKWARDS. CONSUMER WAITED 15 MINUTES, AND THEN STARTED VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH IS CAUSING THE TURN SIGNALS TO MALFUNCTION. *AK
Mileage: 50,000
I HAVE A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO GLS. ON OR ABOUT 1/3/04, THE FILL COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. I REFILLED THE COOLANT LEVEL. SINCE THEN I HAVE PUT 2 AND 1/2 CONTAINERS OF COOLANT IN THE CAR. THE CAR WAS THE LOSING COOLANT QUICKLY BUT IT WAS NOT LEAKING IN THE GROUND. I HAD IT CHECKED BY TWO SEPARATE M...
I HAVE A 2000 ALERO (64025 MILES). MY MECHANIC SAID THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE INTAKE GASKET, A COST OF $600.00 TO FIX. HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAS REPLACED MANY OF THESE MOSTLY IN ALEROS BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 2000-2003. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH MY CAR. THE MOTOR FOR THE WINDOW ON THE...
Mileage: 55,000
I HAVE A 2000 ALERO (64025 MILES). MY MECHANIC SAID THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE INTAKE GASKET, A COST OF $600.00 TO FIX. HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAS REPLACED MANY OF THESE MOSTLY IN ALEROS BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 2000-2003. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH MY CAR. THE MOTOR FOR THE WINDOW ON THE...
Mileage: 55,000
REGARDING 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO: EXPERIENCED STEERING FAILURE WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS. STEERING WOULD COMPLETELY LOCK WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS AT SLOW SPEEDS AND WHEN MAKING SLIGHT STEERING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE RIGHT EVEN AT HIGH SPEEDS. CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE. I HAVE SEEN RECALLS ON SEVERAL OTHER GM VEH...
Mileage: 63,300
POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION ON 2000 ALERO WITH 67,000 MILES. *LA
Mileage: 68,000
FIRE MARSHALL STATED DEFECTIVE PART @ THE FUEL PUMP/FUEL TANK SYSTEM WHICH CAUSED FIRE AND COMPLETELY TOTALLED THE CAR. FUEL TANK EXPLODED QUICKLY. LUCKILY MY BABY WAS NOT IN THE BACK SEAT AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. I LOST A LOT OF MY BELONGINGS THAT WERE IN THE VEHICLE AS I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVIN...
Mileage: 73,000
ENGINE: INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK. LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO ENGINE. $846 ESTIMATE TO REPAIR. GM DEALER WILL NOT COVER REPAIR. BRAKES: 2ND SET OF BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED, THIS IS FIRST ONE OUT OF WARRANTY.
ENGINE: INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK. LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO ENGINE. $846 ESTIMATE TO REPAIR. GM DEALER WILL NOT COVER REPAIR. BRAKES: 2ND SET OF BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED, THIS IS FIRST ONE OUT OF WARRANTY.
COOLANT LEAKING FROM ENGINE AREA, TOLD INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS NEEDED REPLACING. 3.4L ENGINE
Mileage: 57,000
COOLANT LEAKING FROM ENGINE AREA, TOLD INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS NEEDED REPLACING. 3.4L ENGINE
Mileage: 57,000
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS HAD TO BE REPLACED. IF LEFT ALONE, THE LEAK WOULD HAVE RUINED THE ENGINE WHICH WOULD HAVE COST 2000.00 OR MORE.
2000 OLDS ALERO GL 3.4: FOUND COOLANT DROPS ON GARAGE FLOOR. TOOK IN TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING. THIS DOES NOT SEEM REASONABLE AT 3 YEARS OLD AND ONLY 47,088 MILES. GM NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE. TOO MANY OTHERS I FOUND ONLINE HAVE SAME PROBLEM A...
Mileage: 47,088
I AM ON MY THIRD PAIR OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE LAST TIME THIS WAS CORRECTED WAS IN NOV. 2002. THE INITIAL SET THAT CAME ON THE CAR WAS SUPPOSEDLY "BAD" AND REPLACED NOV. 2000. I GOT THE CAR IN AUG. 2000. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALER OCT. 2002 AS WELL. NEVER COULD IDENTIFY PROBLEM. ...
I AM ON MY THIRD PAIR OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE LAST TIME THIS WAS CORRECTED WAS IN NOV. 2002. THE INITIAL SET THAT CAME ON THE CAR WAS SUPPOSEDLY "BAD" AND REPLACED NOV. 2000. I GOT THE CAR IN AUG. 2000. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALER OCT. 2002 AS WELL. NEVER COULD IDENTIFY PROBLEM. ...
I AM ON MY THIRD PAIR OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE LAST TIME THIS WAS CORRECTED WAS IN NOV. 2002. THE INITIAL SET THAT CAME ON THE CAR WAS SUPPOSEDLY "BAD" AND REPLACED NOV. 2000. I GOT THE CAR IN AUG. 2000. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALER OCT. 2002 AS WELL. NEVER COULD IDENTIFY PROBLEM. ...
I AM ON MY THIRD PAIR OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE LAST TIME THIS WAS CORRECTED WAS IN NOV. 2002. THE INITIAL SET THAT CAME ON THE CAR WAS SUPPOSEDLY "BAD" AND REPLACED NOV. 2000. I GOT THE CAR IN AUG. 2000. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALER OCT. 2002 AS WELL. NEVER COULD IDENTIFY PROBLEM. ...
I AM ON MY THIRD PAIR OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE LAST TIME THIS WAS CORRECTED WAS IN NOV. 2002. THE INITIAL SET THAT CAME ON THE CAR WAS SUPPOSEDLY "BAD" AND REPLACED NOV. 2000. I GOT THE CAR IN AUG. 2000. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALER OCT. 2002 AS WELL. NEVER COULD IDENTIFY PROBLEM. ...
I AM ON MY THIRD PAIR OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE LAST TIME THIS WAS CORRECTED WAS IN NOV. 2002. THE INITIAL SET THAT CAME ON THE CAR WAS SUPPOSEDLY "BAD" AND REPLACED NOV. 2000. I GOT THE CAR IN AUG. 2000. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALER OCT. 2002 AS WELL. NEVER COULD IDENTIFY PROBLEM. ...
LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE CAUSING LEAKAGE OF COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE AND ONTO PAVEMENT. THIS TYPE OF GASKET FAILURE IS UNACCEPTABLE AT SUCH LOW MILES. AUGUST UPDATE: SINCE FILING THE COMPLAINT, I HAD THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED (ALONG WITH THE OTHER GASKETS, SEALS, AND RINGS THA...
Mileage: 51,947
LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE CAUSING LEAKAGE OF COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE AND ONTO PAVEMENT. THIS TYPE OF GASKET FAILURE IS UNACCEPTABLE AT SUCH LOW MILES. AUGUST UPDATE: SINCE FILING THE COMPLAINT, I HAD THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED (ALONG WITH THE OTHER GASKETS, SEALS, AND RINGS THA...
Mileage: 51,947
I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN 2001 WITH 30K MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY TO CARRY ME OVER TO 75K MILES. I FIRST HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION. THEN I HAD TO GET A NEW FUEL FILTER AND FUEL PUMP. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS APPROX 4-5 TIMES IN 2 YEARS. THE ROTORS TWICE. THEY BOT...
Mileage: 35,000
I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN 2001 WITH 30K MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY TO CARRY ME OVER TO 75K MILES. I FIRST HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION. THEN I HAD TO GET A NEW FUEL FILTER AND FUEL PUMP. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS APPROX 4-5 TIMES IN 2 YEARS. THE ROTORS TWICE. THEY BOT...
Mileage: 35,000
I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN 2001 WITH 30K MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY TO CARRY ME OVER TO 75K MILES. I FIRST HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION. THEN I HAD TO GET A NEW FUEL FILTER AND FUEL PUMP. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS APPROX 4-5 TIMES IN 2 YEARS. THE ROTORS TWICE. THEY BOT...
Mileage: 35,000
I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN 2001 WITH 30K MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY TO CARRY ME OVER TO 75K MILES. I FIRST HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION. THEN I HAD TO GET A NEW FUEL FILTER AND FUEL PUMP. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS APPROX 4-5 TIMES IN 2 YEARS. THE ROTORS TWICE. THEY BOT...
Mileage: 35,000
VEHICLE'S TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED WAS SIMILAR TO RECALL #03V327000, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT PRIOR TO THE AFFECTED VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH HIMSELF AT A COST OF $28.00. *JB
Mileage: 37,000
ENGINE COOLANT INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC FOUND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS FAULTY, AND WAS REPLACED. *AK
Mileage: 69,000
PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNAL WORKING ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE ALEROS IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. *LA
Mileage: 62,000
GENERAL MOTORS CONSIDERS A WARPED BRAKE ROTOR AS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A WARRANTY DEFECT. WARPED ROTORS CAUSE UNDUE VIBRATION AND SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THE ROTOR WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AT 24,000 MILES, BY TURNING TH...
Mileage: 24,617
CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT TURN SIGNALS OPERATED POORLY. WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS MALFUNCTIONED, THE CONSUMER HIT THE HAZARD BUTTON AND THEY BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN. THE CONSUMER DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO BE CHECKED BECAUSE HE WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO AN OLDSMOBILE DEALER AND WHEN HE TOOK IT TO THE ...
Mileage: 37,000
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE REGULATOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW HAS BROKEN. IT WAS REPLACED FOR $309.74. THE CONSUMER SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER/MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE REPLACING THESE THINGS AT THE RATE OF 4-5 PER MONTH. HE STATED THAT HIS JUST SNAPPED AND THE WINDOW FELL DOWN CO...
HAZARD LIGHT AND TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER FLORIN ROAD KIA HAS LOOKED AT IT TWICE AND STILL NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. ALSO THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT ROLL DOWN. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MOTOR. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS CAR, I JUST BOUGHT IT...
Mileage: 45,678
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS. AT ANY SPEED THE HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHT WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRICAL WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN. *AK
Mileage: 65,000
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS. AT ANY SPEED THE HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHT WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRICAL WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN. *AK
Mileage: 65,000
MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET BEGAN TO FAIL EARLIER THIS YEAR. STARTING IN SEPT. 2003 I HAD TO ADD DEXCOOL EVERY TWO WEEKS TO MY RESERVOIR; BEGINNING IN OCT. 2003 I HAD TO ADD EVERY 7 TO 10 DAYS. MY CAR WAS NOT QUITE YET TO 50000 MILES. GM CLAIMS THAT MY PROBLEM WAS NOT CAUSED BY DEXCOOL AND THAT I S...
Mileage: 49,000
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNALS. THE SIGNALS ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM
Mileage: 55,000
THE VEHICLE TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENT, THE CONSUMER HAD TO JIGGLE ON THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH TO GET THE TURN SIGNALS TO WORK. THE DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *JB
TWO GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION BROKE LOOSE AND SHOT METAL THROUGHOUT THE TRANSMISSION CREATING A COMPLETE FAILURE. NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED AT A VERY LARGE COST. CAR HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT AND WE BOUGHT IT ABOUT 3 1/2 MONTHS AGO. *LA
Mileage: 48,000
THE FRONT AND REAR TURN SIGNALS FAILED. THIS PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THERE WAS A RECALL #03V327000, BUT THE OWNER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE 2000 ALERO MODELS EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 45,000
I HAVE A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO WITH ONLY 44,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE BOTH WINDOW REGULATORS AND CHANGED MOUNTING CLIPS IN THE DRIVER'S WINDOW ONLY 9 MONTHS AGO. THIS IS A VERY COSTLY PART TO HAVE TO PURCHASE. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL? *LA
Mileage: 44,000
FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND RE-TURNED TWICE. ALL WERE HIGHEST QUALITY NAPA ROTORS AVAILABLE WITH CERAMIC PADS. BURNED THROUGH CERAMIC PADS AS WELL! CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW AS BRAKING SYSTEM IS UNDERSIZED FOR WEIGHT OF CAR. *LA
Mileage: 8,000
INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHERE ANOTHER CAR TURNED IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AT APPROX. 20 - 30 MPH. AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND I RECEIVED DEEP LACERATIONS ON MY FOREHEAD FROM MY HEAD GOING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON OTHER VEHICLE.*AK
Mileage: 34,960
THE GASKETS ON THE ALERO ENGINE ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE TYPE OF MATERIALS USED ON THE ENGINE CAUSING THEM TO LEAK VERY EARLY IN LIFE. IF COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE ENGINE IT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE AND POTENTIAL HAZARD WHILE DRIVING.*AK
Mileage: 40,000
UNIDENTIFIABLE PROBLEM. SOMETHING IS DRAWING POWER FROM MY ALTERNATOR CAUSING A DROP IN THE ENERGY FEED TO THE ALTERNATOR. THIS MAKES THE LOW BATTERY LIGHT COME ON DURING LONG TRIPS. *LA
Mileage: 55,434
UNIDENTIFIABLE PROBLEM. SOMETHING IS DRAWING POWER FROM MY ALTERNATOR CAUSING A DROP IN THE ENERGY FEED TO THE ALTERNATOR. THIS MAKES THE LOW BATTERY LIGHT COME ON DURING LONG TRIPS. *LA
Mileage: 55,434
2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO - TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD LAMP FAILURE I HAVE A COPY OF A RECALL NOTICE #03V-327 FROM THE NHTSA TO GM REGARDING THIS CONDITION, HOWEVER NO ONE AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP NOR ANYONE AT THE NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT IT OR IS WILLING TO HONOR IT. I FEEL IT IS ...
Mileage: 45,900
2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO - TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD LAMP FAILURE I HAVE A COPY OF A RECALL NOTICE #03V-327 FROM THE NHTSA TO GM REGARDING THIS CONDITION, HOWEVER NO ONE AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP NOR ANYONE AT THE NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT IT OR IS WILLING TO HONOR IT. I FEEL IT IS ...
Mileage: 45,900
MY 2000 OLDSMOBLIE ALERO APPEARS TO HAVE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH ITS DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS. THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL ON THE "4-WAY" FLASHERS, WHICH I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED AT MY COST. I JUST SPENT OVER $500 REPLACING SEVERAL SENSORS BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHTS KEPT COMING ON. IT STANDS TO REAS...
Mileage: 45,000
I HAVE A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CAR HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. THE SUSPENSION HAS FAILED, THE FUEL INJECTOR AND ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS ALL THE TIME, AND PROBLEMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ON AN ALMOST MONTHLY BASIS. I CONTA...
I HAVE A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CAR HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. THE SUSPENSION HAS FAILED, THE FUEL INJECTOR AND ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS ALL THE TIME, AND PROBLEMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ON AN ALMOST MONTHLY BASIS. I CONTA...
I HAVE A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CAR HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. THE SUSPENSION HAS FAILED, THE FUEL INJECTOR AND ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS ALL THE TIME, AND PROBLEMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ON AN ALMOST MONTHLY BASIS. I CONTA...
I HAVE A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CAR HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. THE SUSPENSION HAS FAILED, THE FUEL INJECTOR AND ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS ALL THE TIME, AND PROBLEMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ON AN ALMOST MONTHLY BASIS. I CONTA...
I HAVE A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CAR HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. THE SUSPENSION HAS FAILED, THE FUEL INJECTOR AND ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS ALL THE TIME, AND PROBLEMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ON AN ALMOST MONTHLY BASIS. I CONTA...
I AM IN THE NAVY AND HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR AROUND 8 MONTHS BUT JUST FOUND THIS SITE NOW. MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WENT ON ME AT 40,000 PLUS MILES. I HAVE READ TSB'S AND FOUND MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW OLDSMOBILE IS BEING PHASED OUT BUT I LOVE MY CAR DUE TO IT BEING MY FIRST CAR AND I ...
CAR RAN OUT OF GAS WHILE GAS GAUGE STILL SHOWED OVER 1/4 TANK LEFT. AFTER ADDING 1 GALLON OF GAS, GAS GAUGE JUMPED TO ALMOST FULL. AFTER FILLING TANK AND DRIVING 200 MILES, GAS GAUGE STILL SHOWS OVER 1/2 TANK LEFT. *LA
Mileage: 46,660
I HAVE A 2000 ALERO AND IT FAILS TO START EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE IGNITION FUSE BUT EVEN AFTER CHANGING THE FUSE IT WOULD STILL NOT START. I AS WELL AS MY MECHANIC ARE BAFFLED. THE LATEST WAS LAST WEEKEND BUT IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 TIMES. THE WEATHER HAS NOTHI...
Mileage: 70,000
ON MY 2000 ALERO THE TURN SIGNALS WORK SOMETIMES, NO OTHER TIMES. ALSO BLINK ERRATICALLY. THE UPPER MIDDLE BRAKE LIGHT IS THE ONLY ONE THAT WORKS. FLASHERS STOP WORKING SOMETIMES, THEN START AGAIN. I BELIEVE THIS IS SOME TYPE OF SHORT IN THE WIRING SYSTEM. I KNOW OF TWO OTHER ALERO OWNERS THAT ...
ON MY 2000 ALERO THE TURN SIGNALS WORK SOMETIMES, NO OTHER TIMES. ALSO BLINK ERRATICALLY. THE UPPER MIDDLE BRAKE LIGHT IS THE ONLY ONE THAT WORKS. FLASHERS STOP WORKING SOMETIMES, THEN START AGAIN. I BELIEVE THIS IS SOME TYPE OF SHORT IN THE WIRING SYSTEM. I KNOW OF TWO OTHER ALERO OWNERS THAT ...
NHTSA RECALL # 03 V 327 000/HAZARD WARNING SWITCH: VEHICLE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LIGHTS BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE WHEN USED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY INFORMED THAT THEY WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL. *AK
Mileage: 40,000
I HAVE A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. MY ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WHEREBY THE SHIM KIT WAS PLACED. I AM STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME BRAKE PROBLEMS. MY TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS HAVE COMPLETELY GONE OUT. NOW EVERY FEW WEEKS, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, MY CAR COMPL...
Mileage: 68,000
PREMATURE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE ON GM SOHC V6 ENGINES CAUSING AN EXTERNAL COOLANT LEAK. THIS IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE TO MECHANICS AND PARTS STORES. IN MY CASE AT LESS THAN 50K MILES, ALTHOUGH MOST COMMONLY OCCURS AROUND 70K MILES. *JB
Mileage: 48,000
MY PROBLEM IS LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED HERE. THE BRAKES! I AM CONTINUALLY HAVE THEM SERVICED. EVERY SINCE I HAVE GOTTEN MY CAR THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IT IS JUST GETTING WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. I JUST GOT MY 3RD SET OF BRAKES IN UNDER A YEAR PUT ON TWO DAYS AGO. THE DEALER SAYS BRAKE WEA...
Mileage: 29,000
I BOUGHT THE CAR 1 YEAR USED, AND THE BRAKES HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER. NOT EVEN A FEW MONTHS LATER THE BRAKES STARTED TO PULSATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE UPON BRAKING. I REPLACED THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WITH THE BEST ON THE MARKET, THINKING IT WOULD LAST A LONG TIME. A FEW...
I BOUGHT THE CAR 1 YEAR USED, AND THE BRAKES HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER. NOT EVEN A FEW MONTHS LATER THE BRAKES STARTED TO PULSATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE UPON BRAKING. I REPLACED THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WITH THE BEST ON THE MARKET, THINKING IT WOULD LAST A LONG TIME. A FEW...
I BOUGHT THE CAR 1 YEAR USED, AND THE BRAKES HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER. NOT EVEN A FEW MONTHS LATER THE BRAKES STARTED TO PULSATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE UPON BRAKING. I REPLACED THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WITH THE BEST ON THE MARKET, THINKING IT WOULD LAST A LONG TIME. A FEW...
I BOUGHT THE CAR 1 YEAR USED, AND THE BRAKES HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER. NOT EVEN A FEW MONTHS LATER THE BRAKES STARTED TO PULSATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE UPON BRAKING. I REPLACED THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WITH THE BEST ON THE MARKET, THINKING IT WOULD LAST A LONG TIME. A FEW...
I HAVE A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO WITH 55,000 MILES ON IT THAT IS LEAKING COOLANT. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO 2 DIFFERENT AUTO LOCATIONS, ONE A DEALER SND THE OTHER A MECHANIC WHOM I TRUST. BOTH PLACES AGREED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAS WORN OUT. I AM NOW IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE GASKET REPLACED...
Mileage: 55,060
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES OR PULSATES. REPLACED PADS. MINIMAL CHANGE. FOUND REPORT ADVISING COMMON PROBLEM AND ROTORS AND HUBS MUST ALSO BE REPLACED. *JB
Mileage: 61,000
THE LEATHER COVER DASHBOARD STARTING BUBBLING UP IN MID SPRING OF 2003. STARTING IN MAY THE DASHBOARD STARTING PEELING UP. IT HAS CONTINUALLY BUBBLED UP TOWARDS THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAGS. IT IS BEYOND WARRANTY BUT WE CAN'T GET ANY RESPONSE FROM OLDSMOBILE. *JB
THE FRONT BRAKES WERE WORN OUT AT 41,944 MILES FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE ROTORS WERE TURNED & THE PADS REPLACED. THE BRAKE REPAIR LASTED ONLY 12,296 MILES ( THIS WAS 296 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY) WHEN I WAS TOLD THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AGAIN & THE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OF COURSE THIS IS "NORMAL W...
Mileage: 41,944
THE FRONT BRAKES WERE WORN OUT AT 41,944 MILES FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE ROTORS WERE TURNED & THE PADS REPLACED. THE BRAKE REPAIR LASTED ONLY 12,296 MILES ( THIS WAS 296 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY) WHEN I WAS TOLD THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AGAIN & THE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OF COURSE THIS IS "NORMAL W...
Mileage: 41,944
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE REACH HIGH TEMPERATURES BECAUSE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO GET INSIDE THE ENGINE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM
WHEN IT RAINS, WATER LEAKS THROUGH THE VENT AND INTO MY VEHICLE. *JB
Mileage: 38
TURN SIGNAL FAILED. CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
I FILED A COMPLAINT BEFORE ODI NUMBER IS 754110, AND I WANTED TO ADD THE LATEST TO THIS COMPLAINT BUT COULDN'T SEEM TO FIND IT. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS NOW THE PASSENGER WINDOW FELL LIKE THE DRIVERS SIDE DID, THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, AFTER I TOOK IT IN THE A D...
Mileage: 47,000
MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO (50,000 MILES) GOT A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THE MANUFACTURES INSTRUCTIONS STATED TO USE DEX COOL ANTI-FREEZE ONLY. OUR MECHANIC BELIEVES THE ANTI-FREEZE ROTTED THE GASKETS WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. HE HAD ANOTHER NEWER ALERO WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Mileage: 50,200
I OWN A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. AT 2 YEARS OLD AND 22,XXX MILES THE ROTORS BECAME OUT OF ROUND CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE MANUFACTURER OPTED TO RESURFACE THE ROTORS. AT 3 YEARS AND 34,XXX MILES THE ROTORS AGAIN BECAME OUT OF ROUND. AGAIN CAU...
INTERNAL FAILURE ON HAZARD SWITCH. *AK
Mileage: 51,000
I HAVE A 2000 OLSMOBILE ALERO. THE TURN SIGNAL ONLY WORKS ABOUT 89% OF THE TIME. THE MANUFACTURER HAS REDESIGNED THE SWITCH THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT RECALL THE SWITCH. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND IS IN MY OPINION DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I HAVE HEARD SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS OF ...
Mileage: 40,000
I HAVE A 2000 OLSMOBILE ALERO. THE TURN SIGNAL ONLY WORKS ABOUT 89% OF THE TIME. THE MANUFACTURER HAS REDESIGNED THE SWITCH THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT RECALL THE SWITCH. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND IS IN MY OPINION DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I HAVE HEARD SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS OF ...
Mileage: 40,000
I HAVE A 2000 OLSMOBILE ALERO. THE TURN SIGNAL ONLY WORKS ABOUT 89% OF THE TIME. THE MANUFACTURER HAS REDESIGNED THE SWITCH THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT RECALL THE SWITCH. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND IS IN MY OPINION DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I HAVE HEARD SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS OF ...
Mileage: 40,000
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP: INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET: CRUISE CONTROL: TRANSMISSION. *PH
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP: INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET: CRUISE CONTROL: TRANSMISSION. *PH
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP: INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET: CRUISE CONTROL: TRANSMISSION. *PH
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP: INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET: CRUISE CONTROL: TRANSMISSION. *PH
3 MONTHS AFTER BUYING MY USED 2000 ALERO I FOUND THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SOON. ONCE I SAVED UP MONEY I TOOK IT IN AND HAD IT REPLACED. SINCE THEN (ONE AND A HALF MONTHS LATER) MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LAMP CONTINUALLY COMES ON. PLACE THAT REPAIRED MY INTAKE ...
CONSUMER STATES THAT FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED DUE TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *AK
Mileage: 34,000
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR A CHECK UP TIRE PRESSURE WAS NOT CHECKED. BRAKES WERE REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE TWICE WITHIN 20000 MILES, AND THE WHEELS HAD CRACKS. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE INFORMED OF THIS WITH NO REMEDY.*AK
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR A CHECK UP TIRE PRESSURE WAS NOT CHECKED. BRAKES WERE REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE TWICE WITHIN 20000 MILES, AND THE WHEELS HAD CRACKS. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE INFORMED OF THIS WITH NO REMEDY.*AK
BREAKS ON OUR 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO HAVE BEEN CHECKED/FIXED 3 TIMES IN 39000 MILES. IN AUG 2002 NEW FRONT ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED AT 31810 MILES. IN JULY 2003 AT 39448 MILES FRONT INSIDE PADS WERE OVER 50 % WORN AND THE ROTORS NEEDED TURNING. BACK BRAKES ALSO NEEDED REPARE. THIS LAST INSTANCE ...
Mileage: 39,448
BREAKS ON OUR 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO HAVE BEEN CHECKED/FIXED 3 TIMES IN 39000 MILES. IN AUG 2002 NEW FRONT ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED AT 31810 MILES. IN JULY 2003 AT 39448 MILES FRONT INSIDE PADS WERE OVER 50 % WORN AND THE ROTORS NEEDED TURNING. BACK BRAKES ALSO NEEDED REPARE. THIS LAST INSTANCE ...
Mileage: 39,448
BREAKS ON OUR 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO HAVE BEEN CHECKED/FIXED 3 TIMES IN 39000 MILES. IN AUG 2002 NEW FRONT ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED AT 31810 MILES. IN JULY 2003 AT 39448 MILES FRONT INSIDE PADS WERE OVER 50 % WORN AND THE ROTORS NEEDED TURNING. BACK BRAKES ALSO NEEDED REPARE. THIS LAST INSTANCE ...
Mileage: 39,448
THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHILE TRYING TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK PH. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED TWICE, BECAUSE THEY SHORTED OUT. *JB
Mileage: 122,000
BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP BLOWING OUT. AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DIGITAL ODOMETER AS WELL AS THE CLOCK ON THE CD PLAYER GO OUT BRIEFLY. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH THE GAS GAGE. IT GOES UP TO FULL AND THEN DROPS TO E AND DOES THIS OVER AND OVER QUITE RAPIDLY. I HAVE ALSO BEEN UNHOOKING MY BATTERY EVERYT...
I HAVE RUN OUT OF FUEL TWICE DESPITE THE FUEL GAGE SHOWING 1/4 FULL. FIRST TIME, AT ABOUT 15,000 MILES, THE CAR WAS TOWED BY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO A SERVICE DEALER. THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE SPENT TWO HOURS OF DIAGNOSTICS AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG EXCEPT THAT THE CAR WOULDN'T START. THEY THEN PU...
Mileage: 15,000
I HAVE AN OLDSMOBILE ALERO 2000. SOMETIMES THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS WILL FAIL TO FUNCTION. THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. IT SEEMS TO FIRST OCCUR DURING RAINY WEATHER, BUT PERSISTS EVEN AFTERWARDS. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM SOMETIME IN 2001 AT 16,800 MILES AND THE DEALER HAD REPLACED THE HAZ...
Mileage: 16,800
THE BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE THE BRAKES WEAR VERY FAST REPLACED BRAKES 4 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUGUST OF 2001 EVEN IF THERE THE LIFETIME WARRANTY BRAKES. THE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW MOTOR HAS TO BE REPLACED. DRIVER WINDOW KEEPS COMING OFF TRACK CAUSING THE WINDOW TO FALL. ...
Mileage: 65,000
THE BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE THE BRAKES WEAR VERY FAST REPLACED BRAKES 4 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUGUST OF 2001 EVEN IF THERE THE LIFETIME WARRANTY BRAKES. THE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW MOTOR HAS TO BE REPLACED. DRIVER WINDOW KEEPS COMING OFF TRACK CAUSING THE WINDOW TO FALL. ...
Mileage: 65,000
THE BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE THE BRAKES WEAR VERY FAST REPLACED BRAKES 4 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUGUST OF 2001 EVEN IF THERE THE LIFETIME WARRANTY BRAKES. THE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW MOTOR HAS TO BE REPLACED. DRIVER WINDOW KEEPS COMING OFF TRACK CAUSING THE WINDOW TO FALL. ...
Mileage: 65,000
ROTORS BAD, BRAKES BAD, WHEELS LEAK AIR, WINDOWS LEAK AIR IN, WINDSHIED SHAKES, ENGINE RUNS HIGH TEMPS AND KNOCKS, PAINT IS STARTING TO RUST. CD PLAYER IS ALWAYS SHUTING OFF. DEALER HAS NOT DONE A THING TO HELP AND MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY FOR A FEW MORE MONTHS. I NEED HELP SOON.*AK
ROTORS BAD, BRAKES BAD, WHEELS LEAK AIR, WINDOWS LEAK AIR IN, WINDSHIED SHAKES, ENGINE RUNS HIGH TEMPS AND KNOCKS, PAINT IS STARTING TO RUST. CD PLAYER IS ALWAYS SHUTING OFF. DEALER HAS NOT DONE A THING TO HELP AND MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY FOR A FEW MORE MONTHS. I NEED HELP SOON.*AK
ROTORS BAD, BRAKES BAD, WHEELS LEAK AIR, WINDOWS LEAK AIR IN, WINDSHIED SHAKES, ENGINE RUNS HIGH TEMPS AND KNOCKS, PAINT IS STARTING TO RUST. CD PLAYER IS ALWAYS SHUTING OFF. DEALER HAS NOT DONE A THING TO HELP AND MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY FOR A FEW MORE MONTHS. I NEED HELP SOON.*AK
ROTORS BAD, BRAKES BAD, WHEELS LEAK AIR, WINDOWS LEAK AIR IN, WINDSHIED SHAKES, ENGINE RUNS HIGH TEMPS AND KNOCKS, PAINT IS STARTING TO RUST. CD PLAYER IS ALWAYS SHUTING OFF. DEALER HAS NOT DONE A THING TO HELP AND MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY FOR A FEW MORE MONTHS. I NEED HELP SOON.*AK
ROTORS BAD, BRAKES BAD, WHEELS LEAK AIR, WINDOWS LEAK AIR IN, WINDSHIED SHAKES, ENGINE RUNS HIGH TEMPS AND KNOCKS, PAINT IS STARTING TO RUST. CD PLAYER IS ALWAYS SHUTING OFF. DEALER HAS NOT DONE A THING TO HELP AND MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY FOR A FEW MORE MONTHS. I NEED HELP SOON.*AK
ROTORS BAD, BRAKES BAD, WHEELS LEAK AIR, WINDOWS LEAK AIR IN, WINDSHIED SHAKES, ENGINE RUNS HIGH TEMPS AND KNOCKS, PAINT IS STARTING TO RUST. CD PLAYER IS ALWAYS SHUTING OFF. DEALER HAS NOT DONE A THING TO HELP AND MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY FOR A FEW MORE MONTHS. I NEED HELP SOON.*AK
ROTORS BAD, BRAKES BAD, WHEELS LEAK AIR, WINDOWS LEAK AIR IN, WINDSHIED SHAKES, ENGINE RUNS HIGH TEMPS AND KNOCKS, PAINT IS STARTING TO RUST. CD PLAYER IS ALWAYS SHUTING OFF. DEALER HAS NOT DONE A THING TO HELP AND MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY FOR A FEW MORE MONTHS. I NEED HELP SOON.*AK
I BOUGHT MY OLDSMOBILE ALERO NEW IN JULY OF 2000. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE I STARTED TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER DUE TO A GRINDING NOISE THAT WOULD HAPPEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT SLOWER SPEEDS OR TURNING. THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT SUGGESTED I MAY NEED NEW BRAKES. I WAS NO...
I BOUGHT MY OLDSMOBILE ALERO NEW IN JULY OF 2000. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE I STARTED TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER DUE TO A GRINDING NOISE THAT WOULD HAPPEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT SLOWER SPEEDS OR TURNING. THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT SUGGESTED I MAY NEED NEW BRAKES. I WAS NO...
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 CA...
Mileage: 6,000
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 CA...
Mileage: 6,000
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 CA...
Mileage: 6,000
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 CA...
Mileage: 6,000
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 CA...
Mileage: 6,000
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 CA...
Mileage: 6,000
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 CA...
Mileage: 6,000
CAR WINDOWS DONT GO DOWN ,SIGNAL LIGHTS DONT ALWAYS WORK
Mileage: 38,000
CAR WINDOWS DONT GO DOWN ,SIGNAL LIGHTS DONT ALWAYS WORK
Mileage: 38,000
CAR WINDOWS DONT GO DOWN ,SIGNAL LIGHTS DONT ALWAYS WORK
Mileage: 38,000
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...
Mileage: 39,900
THE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 5000 MILES. *JB
Mileage: 5,000
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
Mileage: 50,600
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 ...
Mileage: 44,000
CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION. *JB
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR ACCIDENT AT 5 MPH, AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, WHICH CAUSED INJURY TO THE CONSUMER. *JB
THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE. *JB THE THROTTLE HAD GOTTEN STUCK. THE SHIFT LEVER CABLE ASSEMBLY WAS BINDING. THE SHIFT CABLE WAS REPLACED. *SCC
Mileage: 34,000
THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE. *JB THE THROTTLE HAD GOTTEN STUCK. THE SHIFT LEVER CABLE ASSEMBLY WAS BINDING. THE SHIFT CABLE WAS REPLACED. *SCC
Mileage: 34,000
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE CAUSING LEAKAGE OF COOLANT INTO ENGINE
Mileage: 50,000
AFTER EXPERIENCING LOSS OF COOLANT IN MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO, I WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED A NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET (IT WAS LEAKING) WHICH WOULD COST ALMOST $700 TO FIX. ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I FEEL THAT A LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD IS A PREMATURE REPAIR FOR A VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 48,463
MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH BRAKING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 5 TIMES FOR BRAKE RELATED REPAIRS. CALIPERS, PADS AND ROTORS HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 2 TIMES. FIRST REPAIR WAS AFTER ABOUT 11,000 MILES, AND BASICALLY EVERY 3-5,000 SINCE.
Mileage: 11,000
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES AND ROTORS. ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKES KEEP ON FAILING ON THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ON THEIR SHOP 6 TO 7 TIMES. MR
WHILE DRIVING THE SIDEWALL OF THE REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD THE CONSUMER TO CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS LOW ON AIR (GOODYEAR EAGLE LS P225 SR16). *TS *NLM
FUEL PUMP FAILURE. DT
CONSUMER NOTICES A GRINDING NOISE AND GRAB WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK 95% OF THE TIME, A HUGE SAFTEY FEATURE ON A CAR. HAZARD SWITCH DOES NOT WORK EITHER, AND MOST OF THE TIME I HAVE TO TOUCH THE HAZARD SWITCH TO MAKE THE TURN SIGNALS WORK AND BY DOING THIS I HAVE TAKE AT LEAST ONE HAND FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS CAN CAUSE ME TO LOSE CONTRO...
CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE PADS WERE NOT EVEN 3000 MILES OLD WHEN BOTH CALIPERS WERE FOUND TO BE BAD, THE LEFT CALIPER WAS SEIZED AND THE BRACKET THAT WAS HOLDING THE CALIPERS DID NOT MEET DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS, THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND PITTED, CONSUMER REQUESTED FULL REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFAC...
THERE IS BOUNCING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEN IT BEGINS TO MAKE NOISE, THE ROTORS ARE CONSTANTLY BEING BENT AND SHIMS HAVE BEEN INSERTED REPEATEDLY. THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY TIME THE OIL IS CHANGED AT 3000 MILES. NOW, THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED, AND THIS IS THE 7TH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED ...
Mileage: 51,000
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WILL GO OUT, LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A TURN SIGNAL, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CONTACTED, PART IS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SWITCH NEEDED REPLACING. TS
MY BRAKES FAILED LAST NIGHT WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT'S IN MY GARGAGE AT HOME NOW BECAUSE I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER. MY DEALER IS SAYING TOO BAD, BRING IT IN, BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO PAY. MANUFACTURER IS SAYING TOO BAD, WE'VE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH ISSUES, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE...
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE CONTROL ARM SNAP CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED TS
I HAVE HAD A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ON MY 2000 ALERO. DEALER REPLACED FRONT PADS AND ROTORS AFTER I CONTINUED TO COMPLAIN OF PROBLEMS STOPPING. THE BRAKE PROBLEMS STILL PERSISTED AFTER FRONT BRAKES WERE CHANGED THE REAR BRAKES WERE BAD. I WENT TO THE DEALER AT LEAST FOUR TIMES ...
I HAVE HAD A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ON MY 2000 ALERO. DEALER REPLACED FRONT PADS AND ROTORS AFTER I CONTINUED TO COMPLAIN OF PROBLEMS STOPPING. THE BRAKE PROBLEMS STILL PERSISTED AFTER FRONT BRAKES WERE CHANGED THE REAR BRAKES WERE BAD. I WENT TO THE DEALER AT LEAST FOUR TIMES ...
CAR IS NOT SEALED PROPERLY, AND IS DOUBTFUL THAT IT EVER WAS. IT HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR ALMOST 10 TIMES FOR WATER LEAKS. DEALER HAS NOTED LEAKS IN DOOR SEALS, FRONT WINDSHIELD, SUNROOF AND RELATED DRAINING SYSTEMS. INEVITABLY, DURING A SUFFICIENT RAIN, WATER LEAKS DOWN THE DOOR FRAME, ONTO THE FUSE ...
ABOUT EVERY 12000 MILES CONSUMER HAS TO HAVE THE BRAKE PADS OR ROTORS REPLACED DUE TO UNUSAL WEAR IN EITHER PART. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
CAR WOULD BE GOING DOWN HIGHWAY, AND JUST STOP RUNNING, THIS ALSO HAPPEN TO ME BACK IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR, I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT, THEN YESTERDAY COMING BACK FROM VACATION IT DID THE SAME THING, ITS NOW AT THE DEALER AND THEY HAVN'T FOUND WHY IT JUS...
SINCE THE ORIGINAL DEALER IS NO LONGER WITH OLDSMOBILE, OLDSMOBILE CONTACTED, BUT HAS NOT RESPONDED TO LETTER OBJECTING TO THE ISSUE NOT BEING HANDLED AS A WARRANTY ISSUE. THE HOSE CLEARLY SHOWED IT HAD BEEN INSTALLED LESS THAN HALF WAY INTO THE CRIMP FITTING. THUS ALLOWING THE HOSE TO SLIDE OUT D...
I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH AT 55MPH WITH A GAURD RAIL AFTER BEING CUT OFF ON AN INTERSTATE. THE BODY SHOP MANAGER OF WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED BASED ON THE IMPACT AND THE DAMAGE TO THE M/V THE GENERAL MANAGER, SERVICE MANAGER AND BODY SHOP MA...
CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP LIGHT AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.*AK
FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS NO LONGER HAVE NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE IS SQUEAKING AND VIBRATING WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. VEHICLE HAS GONE IN ONCE A WEEK, AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 1 ONCE EVERY 20,000 MILES. DEALER IS AWARE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 55MPH VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, AND WILL BE HARD TO START BACK UP. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE INTAKE WAS LEAKING COOLANT.*JB
WHILE DRIVING 55MPH VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, AND WILL BE HARD TO START BACK UP. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE INTAKE WAS LEAKING COOLANT.*JB
FRONT DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. REAR SEAT DOES NOT CLASP INTO PROPER HARNESS - I TOO KIT TO RUSS DARROW AND THEY SAID A SEAT IS "COSMETIC, AND IT IS AS FIXED AS IT IS GOING TO GET".. TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK 70% OF THE TIME. THE LIGHTER WAS PUSHED...
FRONT DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. REAR SEAT DOES NOT CLASP INTO PROPER HARNESS - I TOO KIT TO RUSS DARROW AND THEY SAID A SEAT IS "COSMETIC, AND IT IS AS FIXED AS IT IS GOING TO GET".. TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK 70% OF THE TIME. THE LIGHTER WAS PUSHED...
FRONT DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. REAR SEAT DOES NOT CLASP INTO PROPER HARNESS - I TOO KIT TO RUSS DARROW AND THEY SAID A SEAT IS "COSMETIC, AND IT IS AS FIXED AS IT IS GOING TO GET".. TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK 70% OF THE TIME. THE LIGHTER WAS PUSHED...
FRONT BRAKE PADS/JUST THE INSIDE BRAKE PAD WEAR TO THE MEDAL/CHANGE BRAKES EVERY OTHER MONTH DUE TO THIS PROB.LEM.MY ALERO IS NOT THE ONLY ALERO AFFECTED. *AK
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE, IT IS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME WHILE DRIVING. SO I'M AFRAID THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSE BY THE OLDSMOBILE MANUFACTURER, AND THE SITUATION NEED TO BE CHECK INTO.*AK
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE, IT IS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME WHILE DRIVING. SO I'M AFRAID THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSE BY THE OLDSMOBILE MANUFACTURER, AND THE SITUATION NEED TO BE CHECK INTO.*AK
WHILE STOPPING TO GET GAS AT NIGHT I PULLED UP TO THE PUMP, MY "CHANGE OIL" LIGHT WENT, ON AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. CLOSE TO HOME, SO NO DANGER, AND DROVE TO CHANGE OIL NEXT DAY AT STATION. THEY SAID THAT IT WASN'T A LOSS OF POWER STEERING FLUID , AND TO BRING THE CAR TO DEALER. DROVE M...
WHILE STOPPING TO GET GAS AT NIGHT I PULLED UP TO THE PUMP, MY "CHANGE OIL" LIGHT WENT, ON AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. CLOSE TO HOME, SO NO DANGER, AND DROVE TO CHANGE OIL NEXT DAY AT STATION. THEY SAID THAT IT WASN'T A LOSS OF POWER STEERING FLUID , AND TO BRING THE CAR TO DEALER. DROVE M...
VEHICLE MADE NOISE IN FRONT END AT LOW SPEEDS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THEY WERE AWARE OF PROBLEM. REFUSED TO TELL CONSUMER THE DEFECT.*AK
OTORS ARE WARPING AND,CAUSING FRONT END TO SHIMMY. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CONTACTED DEALER. REPLACED PART 2 TIMES AND ROTORS ONCE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE CUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING SIGNS ON ANY OF THE GAUGES, AND NO INDICATION THAT THE ENGINE IS GOING TO QUIT. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT TOOK APPROX. 20 MINUTES TO RESTART THE CAR. THE SECOND AND CONSEQUENTIAL TIMES IT HAPPENED IT CUT OFF AT THE NEXT 20-50 MIL...
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ROTORS. SHIM KIT WAS INSTALLED AS ADVISED BY DEALER, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TT
WITH VEHICLE WARM OR COLD, A KNOCKING NOISE CAN BE HEARD. DEALER UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM, BUT IN TURN STATED THIS WAS NORMAL OPERATION OF THE ENGINE. *TT
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN OFF SET COLLISION AT 5-10 MPH INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. DRIVER WAS FORCED INTO STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE SEAT BELT DID NOT OPERATE. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
OUR 2000 ALERO WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THERE WAS A SQUEALING AND GRINDING NOISE WITH THE BRAKES. AFTER BEING LOOKED AT THEY TOLD US WE NEEDED NEW BRAKES AND OUR ROTORS TURNED. THIS IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY BEACAUSE IT IS CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. OUR CAR HAS 24250 MILES O...
AT 40MPH, THERE IS HEAVY VIBRATION AND NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, ESPECIALLY WHEN WET, THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE AND VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN, DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, BRAKES HA...
THE ORIGINAL FRONT BRAKE ROTORS IN MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO (3.4L GLS) HAVE WORN OUT FAR BEFORE THEY SHOULD HAVE. FROM WHAT INFORMATION I HAVE NOW FOUND IN NEWSPAPERS AND ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 1999-2000 ALERO (AND PONTIAC GRAND AM); GM NOW MANUFACTURES NEW BRAKE ROTORS ...
BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND RESURFACED TWICE. *JG
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A TAIL LAMP FAILURE. *JG
STEERING SHAFT AND THE POWER STEERING GEAR FAILED. *JG
MOULDING FOR THE REAR WINDOW HAD TO BE REPLACED, ALSO THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR WENT OUT. *JG
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 6OMPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING DRVER'S SIDE AIRBAG WENT OFF WITHOUT A COLLISION IMPACT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
OR CHANGE TIRES WITHOUT HAVING TO BREAK OFF ....I NEED ADVISE. *AK
THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON EVEN AFTER THE TIRE PRESSURE HAS BEEN CHECKED AND VERIFIED BY 3 DIFFERENT GAUGES. EVEN AFTER YOU RESET THE LIGHT, IT COMES BACK ON WHEN THE TIRE PRESSURE IS CORRECT.*AK
CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING-SPEED DOES NOT MATTER. CAR WILL START UP AFTER SITTIING FOR A MINUTE BUT IT CAN ONLY BE DRIVEN FOR A FEW MORE MILES. THE LONGER YOU LET IT SIT AFTER IT STALLS THE FARTHER YOU CAN DRIVE IT DOWM THE ROAD. TAKEN TO A GM SERVICE TECH AND AFTER 2 DAYS OF TEST, STATED NOTHING IS...
WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH A FRONTAL COLLISION OCCURRED, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT.*AK
WHEN DRIVNG AT 60-65MPH AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE VIBRATES, ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON . VEHICLE IDLES UP AND DOWN. HAD TO HAVE FUEL CONTROL VALVE REPLACED. *AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON . VEHICLE IDLES UP AND DOWN. HAD TO HAVE FUEL CONTROL VALVE REPLACED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED DRIVER'S SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR VIBRATES, MAKING IT DIFFCULT TO SEE OUT OFF THEM.*AK
WHY CANNOT GM GIVE PEOPLE A SUGGESTION TO WHAT TO PUT ON THESE CARS TO STOP THESE THINGS FROM EATING UP BRAKES/ROTORS. GM GIVES RUN AROUND. DEALERSHIP IS IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT THESE CARS HAVE PROBLEMS SO WHY CAN THEY NOT TELL YOU WHAT TO PUT ON THEM TO STOP THIS PROBLEM. IF THEY CAN ISSUE A BULLI...
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STALLS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN AT LEAST 8 TIMES OR MORE FOR BRAKE/ROTOR PROBLEMS. THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE HERE. THEY CAN NOT FIX THESE BRAKES AND ROTORS AND THEY ARE GOING TO EVENTUALLY FAIL. WHAT DOES IT TAKE-DEATHS TO GET THESE PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THEY HAVE A FAULTY SYSTEM IN THESE CARS. NOW THEY WANT ME T...
BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND ROTORS HAVE TURNED FIVE TIMES. DEALER STATED IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY. *AK *YH
BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND ROTORS HAVE TURNED FIVE TIMES. DEALER STATED IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY. *AK *YH
VIBRATION IN VEHICLE WHEN BRAKING, REAR ROTORS WERE TURNED, THEN REPLACED. AT THIS TIME FRONT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BEING WARPED.*AK
THERE WAS GRINDING NOISE IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED FRONT BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
THERE IS PULSATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES DUE TO BEING WARPED.*JBCONSUMER IS LOGGING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE PRACTICALLY EVERY 1000 MILES CONSUMER IS HAVING THE ROTORS AND BRAKES REPLACED FOR WEAR ON THIS VEHICLE. *JG
THERE IS PULSATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES DUE TO BEING WARPED.*JBCONSUMER IS LOGGING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE PRACTICALLY EVERY 1000 MILES CONSUMER IS HAVING THE ROTORS AND BRAKES REPLACED FOR WEAR ON THIS VEHICLE. *JG
THERE IS PULSATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES DUE TO BEING WARPED.*JBCONSUMER IS LOGGING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE PRACTICALLY EVERY 1000 MILES CONSUMER IS HAVING THE ROTORS AND BRAKES REPLACED FOR WEAR ON THIS VEHICLE. *JG
WHILE APPYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE VIBRATION STOPPING DISTANCE IS SLOW. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*JB
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AND THE FRONT WHEELS WOULD GRIND WHEN BRAKE ARE APPLYED, DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS AND THE BRAKE PADS. *JB CONSUMER STATES BRAKES MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE BEFORE GRINDING. ALSO, THE CONSOLE COVER LATCH FAILED.*YD
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AND THE FRONT WHEELS WOULD GRIND WHEN BRAKE ARE APPLYED, DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS AND THE BRAKE PADS. *JB CONSUMER STATES BRAKES MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE BEFORE GRINDING. ALSO, THE CONSOLE COVER LATCH FAILED.*YD
BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON THIS CAR ONCE AND SEEM TO BE SLOWLEY GOING OUT AGAIN. I FEEL THAT THESE BRAKES SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS.*JB
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE SHAKES, THIS IS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR AND WARPING OF THE ROTORS FROM BAD CALIPER HOUSING, DEALER HAS REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 30,000 MILES.*JB
CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE WAS SQUEAKING AND SHAKING AND DIFFUCULTY STOPPING, TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS AND BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND GETTING UP TO FIFTY MPH THE VEHICLE SHAKES VERY HARD, SOMETIMES THE LOW TRACTION LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE ON THE DASH UPON HITTING A POT HOLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND GETTING UP TO FIFTY MPH THE VEHICLE SHAKES VERY HARD, SOMETIMES THE LOW TRACTION LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE ON THE DASH UPON HITTING A POT HOLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB
SINCE I HAVE OWNED MY ALERO (APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 YEARS) I HAVE HAD 5 INSTANCES WHERE I HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO HAVE THE BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. THE LAST TWO INSTANCE WERE ONLY 3000 MILES APART FROM ONE ANOTHER. WHEN I AM DRIVING AT SPEEDS EXCESS OF 50 MPH I AM AFRAID TO FOLLOW ANYONE REMO...
WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING SOUND. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR REPAIRS. ALSO, CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, HOWEVER PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED AS OF YET. *AK *SLC
CAR ACCELERATED RAPIDLY TO OVER 60 MPH WHILE NOT TOUCHING GAS PEDAL. DEALER INSPECTION FOUND ACCELERATOR CABLE BINDING AND REPLACED FAULTY "BINDING" ACCELERATOR CABLE. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE CLAIMED THIS WAS THE FIRST REPORT OF THIS KIND BUT SEARCH OF DOT DATA BASE FOUND THREE OTHER REPORTS ON THIS Y...
HARSH VIBRATION DUE TO WARPED ROTORS APPEARED AT 14,000 MILES. TOOK TO DEALER, I WAS TOLD GM ONLY ALLOWED THEM TO TURN THE ROTORS, AND I WOULD NOT RECEIVE NEW ROTORS/PADS. NOW, AT 22,000 MILES, IT TAKES SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR.*AK
THE OLDSMOBILE ALERO IS 2 YEARS OLD AND THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED TWICE AND REPLACED TWICE. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH EVERY 6 MONTHS (AVERAGE) THERE IS A VIBRATION SENSATION IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM AT SPEEDS OF 35MPH AND OVER. IT COSTS NEARLY $600.00 TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND I AM WORRIED THAT WHEN...
THE DRIVER'S SIDE VIEW MIRROR HAS VIBRATED ON THE VEHICLE SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. I TOOK IT AT THE FIRST OIL CHANGE AND ASKED THEM TO FIX IT. THEY TOLD ME THAT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2 DOOR ALERO AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE PROBLEM WAS SO BAD THAT I COULD NOT USE THE MIRROR ...
WHEN COMING TO A STOP BRAKES PULSATE. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY TOOK OFF FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL AND CHECKED THE BRAKE PAD/ CALIPER. MECHANIC NOTICED BRAKES WERE WORN. BRAKES HAD BEEN CHANGED 13000 MILE AGO. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND CONSUMER COULD NOT START UP AGAIN. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER, CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT VEHICLE SHUT OFF BECAUSE OF IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. *AK *YD
LOW FUEL LIGHT NEVER COMES ON AND FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW PROPER FUEL LEVEL OF VEHICLE CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL OUT ON HIGHWAY. *AK *TT
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND HAD THE ROTORS RESURFACED OR REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL PRESENT.*AK CONSUMER STATES TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 6000 MILES, INSUFFICIENT SEALING CAUSED WATER TO LEAK IN TO DRIVERS SIDE REAR FOOT WELL, BOTH FRONT DOOR OPEN...
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND HAD THE ROTORS RESURFACED OR REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL PRESENT.*AK CONSUMER STATES TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 6000 MILES, INSUFFICIENT SEALING CAUSED WATER TO LEAK IN TO DRIVERS SIDE REAR FOOT WELL, BOTH FRONT DOOR OPEN...
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND HAD THE ROTORS RESURFACED OR REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL PRESENT.*AK CONSUMER STATES TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 6000 MILES, INSUFFICIENT SEALING CAUSED WATER TO LEAK IN TO DRIVERS SIDE REAR FOOT WELL, BOTH FRONT DOOR OPEN...
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND HAD THE ROTORS RESURFACED OR REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL PRESENT.*AK CONSUMER STATES TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 6000 MILES, INSUFFICIENT SEALING CAUSED WATER TO LEAK IN TO DRIVERS SIDE REAR FOOT WELL, BOTH FRONT DOOR OPEN...
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
TIRE/WHEEL NOISE - DEALER CLAIMS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM BUT I'M NOT ASSURED. *AK
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
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
CONSUMER STATED THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE INDICATOR WAS REPLACED.*JB
THERE WAS BATTERY ACID CORROSION AT EBCM WIRING, DEALER REMOVED BATTERY TRAY TO CLEAN WIRING.*JB
CONSUMER STATED THE WHEELS WERE SHAKING WHILE DRIVNG, THE DEALER STATED THE TIRES WERE OUT OF BALANCE, ALSO THE RIM WAS BENT. *JB
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
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
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
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
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 ...
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
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
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
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 AN...
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 AN...
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 AN...
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 AN...
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 W...
STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE FOUR TIMES; HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *TT
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE THROUGHOUT STEERING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
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
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
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 ...
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
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
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HEARD A LOUD TICKING NOISE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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.
WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH LEFT FRONT TIRE RUBS ON FRAME OF VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN TURNING, VEHICLE MAKES A NOISE IN FRONT END. SOMETIMES IT FEELS AND SOUNDS LIKE RUBBER RUBBING TOGETHER. CONTACTED DEALER WHO STATED THIS IS NORMAL FOR VEHICLE TO DO THIS. HAD TO REPLACE FRONT END. AK CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE INTO SEVERAL DIFFERENT SERVICE REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY HAVE TRIED...
WHEN TURNING, VEHICLE MAKES A NOISE IN FRONT END. SOMETIMES IT FEELS AND SOUNDS LIKE RUBBER RUBBING TOGETHER. CONTACTED DEALER WHO STATED THIS IS NORMAL FOR VEHICLE TO DO THIS. HAD TO REPLACE FRONT END. AK CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE INTO SEVERAL DIFFERENT SERVICE REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY HAVE TRIED...
SEVERE PULSATION IN STEERING COLUMN WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, ESPECIALLY ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. FRONT PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED PER BULLETIN. 10,000 MILES LATER, THE SAME VIBRATION OCCURS IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN BRAKING. I SUSPECT THE PADS AND ROTORS ARE WORN AGAIN. PLAN TO RETURN TH...
I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 12/3/01. I CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF A FORD RANGER. THE FRONT END OF MY CAR WAS GREATLY DESTROYED. I WAS NOT INJURED, I HAD MY SEATBELT ON. HOWEVER THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM STILL WAITING ON A FIGURE FOR THE EXACT COST OF REPAIR. THE IMPACT WAS STRONG. THE POLI...
WITH LESS THAN 8,000 MILES THIS CAR WAS BROUGHT INTO THE SHOP FOR BRAKE PULSATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ROTORS WERE ALREADY 1/4 WORN. IT HAS SINCE BEEN IN 4 OTHER TIMES & THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO GRIND WHEN I COME TO A STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS GONE TO THE FLOOR WHEN I TRIED TO STOP. THE PROBLEM IS M...
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APROX 15-20MPH AND REAR ENDED A LARGE SUV (SURBURBAN). SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE FRONT END OF THE ALERO WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE SUV. ESTIMATE OF DAMAGE IS $5200 INDICATING MAJOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO VEHICLE. AIR BAG SYSTEM DID NOT DEPLOY. FORTUNATELY ONLY MINOR IN...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVGE VEHICLE. *AK
AIR BAG WHEN DEPLOYED PUT OUT A FINE DUST THAT GIVES A PERSON A HEADACHE. *AK
BOTH AIR BAGS IN THE FRONT DEPLOYED WHEN GOING OVER A CURB WITH A 4 INCH DROP TO THE NEXT SERVICE
BRAKES WERE GRINDING, MAKINGA HORRIBLE NOISE DUE TO DEFECTIVE ROTORS. VEHICLE IS IN REPAIR SHOP.
THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED A LOT OF SAFETY FEATURES SUCH AS SIDE IMPACT PROTECTION, ALL-SPEED TRACTION CONTROL, ETC. HOWEVER A VERY IMPORTANT ITEM WAS OMITTED. THEY DID NOT INSTALL A "DOOR AJAR" SENSOR ON THE VEHICLE AT ALL. I SENT A REQUEST TO THE OLDSMOBILE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY NEVER RESPONED TO ...
THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED A LOT OF SAFETY FEATURES SUCH AS SIDE IMPACT PROTECTION, ALL-SPEED TRACTION CONTROL, ETC. HOWEVER A VERY IMPORTANT ITEM WAS OMITTED. THEY DID NOT INSTALL A "DOOR AJAR" SENSOR ON THE VEHICLE AT ALL. I SENT A REQUEST TO THE OLDSMOBILE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY NEVER RESPONED TO ...
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, AND AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AT ALL, POSSIBLY ENGINE RELATED.*JB
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, AND AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AT ALL, POSSIBLY ENGINE RELATED.*JB
THE BRAKES FAILED IN FIVE MONTHS OF THE VEHICLES PURCHASE. *YH
THE TIRES WORE OUT IN FIVE MONTHS TOO. *YH
THE VEHICLE ALSO MAKES NOISE AND JUMPING FORWARD BY ITSELF. *YH
THE VEHICLE ALSO MAKES NOISE AND JUMPING FORWARD BY ITSELF. *YH
NO SUMMARY LISTED ON ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
BRAKES/ROTOTORS BEING REPLACED AND TURNED. NOT HELPING ANY BIT. THIS IS GOING TO BECOME A SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN THEY FAIL. WHY NOT A RECALL ON THESE INSTEAD OF A BULLATIN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS REALLY HURT BECAUSE BRAKES FAILED.*AK
TRANSMISSION STICKS IN 2 AND 3 GEARS. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SLOW SPEED VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES. DEALER SAID ROTORS WERE WORN, AND NEEDED TO BE TURNED. *AK
TURN SIGNALS WORKED ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, DEALER REPLACED SWITCH.*AK
WHEN MY WIFE PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO EXIT THE GARAGE, THE CAR ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. SHE IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE DEALER. SHE NEVER USED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, JUST THE BRAKE. SPEEDS APPROACHED 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND A BAD WIRE RUNNING BY OR UNDERNEATH THE MANIFOL...
WHEN I AM GOING AT BETWEEN 40-70 MPH AND THEN SLOW DOWN USING MY BRAKES MY CAR WILL SHUTTER. IT HAS DONE THIS EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT, BUT I JUST THOUGHT THAT IT WAS SUPPOSE TO SOUND LIKE THAT. I TALKED TO A FRIEND THAT HAS AN ALERO AND SHE SAID THERE WAS A BULLETIN OUT ABOUT THE ROTORS NEEDING TUR...
I HAVE HAD THIS CAR IN FOR SERVICE OF THE BRAKES GOING ON 10 TIMES. EACH TIME THEY HAVE EITHER RESURFACED OR REPLACED THE ROTORS AND SOMETIMES THE PADS. WHEN THE BRAKES GET WET THE CAR IS HARDER TO STOP. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT NOBODY WOULD TELL ME HOW TO FIX THIS ON A ...
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGIEN LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION AND VEHICLE WAS RESET , HOWEVER THE FOLLOWING WEEK THE LIGHT APPEARED AGAIN AND WAS RESET FOR THE SECOND TIME, THIS CONTINUED UNTIL FINALLY, THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS REPLACED, ONE MONTH LATER THE...
THE TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN REPLACED PREVIOUSLY, HOWEVER CONSUMER STATING THAT TRANSMISSON WAS SLIPPING, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.*JB
CONSUMER STATES THE TRACTION AND SES ANTILOCK LAMPS CAME ON, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO SHOP DUE TO BRAKES MAKING A GRINDING NOISE, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, HOWEVER A WEEK LATER CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THAT BRAKES WERE INDEED NEEDED AFTER SHE HAD ALREADY COMLAINED OF THE GRI...
CONSUMER STATES SHE HAS EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND HESITATIONS PROBLEMS, AND IS ALWAYS BEING TOLD EVERYTHING IS OK.*JB
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH CRUISE CONTROL.*JB
FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.*JB
I HAVE HAD NON STOP PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES SINCE PURCHASING AN OLDSMOBILE ALERO 2000. I HAVE HAD MY FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER ISN'T WILLING TO DO ANYTHING, AS I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT THEM MANY TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP ADMITS SOMETHING IS DEFECTIVE, PLEASE HELP! ...
I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED 2 TIMES. MONDAY 07/16/2001, I WOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED THEM FOR THE THIRD TIME. I HAVE CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE CUSTOMER SERVICE, THE DEALER AND GM CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS. THEY ALL SAY THERE IS NO CONTINUING DEFECT, BUT THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS BEFORE AND WILL DO IT ONE LA...
INTERMITTENTLY TURN SIGNALS BECOME INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. HOWEVER, COULD NOT CORRECT IT. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
I NOTICED A SQUEALING OF THE BRAKES LAST WEEK, TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR CENTER MONDAY. THEY INFORMED MY THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN ON MY BRAKES ABOUT THE ROTORS BEING WARPED AND TO COME BACK THE NEXT MORNING AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ROTORS AND PADS TO BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. TUE...
WHILE BRAKING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE VIBRATES VIOLENTLY. DEALER HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE THREE TIMES. DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS/REPLACE D FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS, AND REAR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS TWICE. PROBLEM HAS RETURNED WITHIN 600 MILES OF LAST REPAIR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMA...
THE CAR HAS FAILED 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME REASON IN 14 MONTHS ALL FUEL RELATED THE CAR WAS TOLD TO US EACH TIME TO BE FIXED .WHEN YOU BUY A NEW CAR YOU ASSUME THE CAR WILL RUN WITHOUT PROBLEMS FOR A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME WE NOW FEEL THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE C...
DEFECTIVE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPAIRED ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK. DEALERSHIP SAID NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *AK
DEFECTIVE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPAIRED ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK. DEALERSHIP SAID NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *AK
MOTOR MAKING KNOCKING NOISE. WAS SPUN ROD BEARINGS. NEW MOTOR INSTALLED. *AK
I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MAY 2000. IN NOVEMBER 2000, THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE MY CAR WAS SHAKING WHEN I WOULD BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN. IN JUNE 2001, I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE ROTORS ARE BEING REPLACED AGAIN! I AM AT 19,000 MILES AND MY BRAKE PADS WERE COMPLETELY WORN. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD...
TOP GASKET OR TRIM RING THAT HOLDS FRONT WINDSHIELD HAS FALLEN OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE. CONSUMER HAD TO USE DUCT TAPE UNTIL HE REACHED DEALER. DEALER WILL REGLUE WINDSHIELD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE LEAKS WATER IN THE FRONT AND REAR CAUSING MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO, HEATER, LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND WIPERS, AT ANY GIVEN TIME THESE COMPONENTS QUIT WORKING, DEALER HAS OFFERED TO BUY VEHICLE BACK ON TWO OCCASIONS, HOWEVER CONSUMER WOULD LOSE MONEY IF THE TRAN...
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES. BRAKE ROTORS/ PADS ARE DEFECTIVE. *AK
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
GMC IS SENDING SOMEONE TO CHECK THIS OUT. I HOPE THEY DO THE RIGHT THING. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK
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 ...
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 ...
VEHICLE WILL COAST BACKWARDS WHEN IN DRIVE POSITION, AND TAKE OFF FROM A STOP. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL COAST FOWARD WHEN IN REVERSE POSTION, AND WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKES DUE TO FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *AK CONSUMER STATES DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THIS WAS NORMAL FOR VEHICLE. *JB
WHEN PRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE VIBRATES. TOOK TO DEALER 5 TIMES TO GET ROTORS TURNED, AND BRAKE PADS FIXED. *AK *JB
WHILE DRIVING 70MPH VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WHEN GEAR SHIFTER WAS SLIGHTLY HIT. DEALER STATES THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR VEHICLE TO SHIFT GEARS.*AK
THE GEAR SHIFT DOES NOT LOCK, AND IS EASY TO KNOCK OUT OF GEAR (DRIVE TO N+1+2+3 AND REVERSE TO N+1+2+3). THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR TURNS SO HOT U CAN FEEL IT THROUGH YOUR JEANS. I HAVE TO JIGGLE THE GEAR SHIFTER UNTIL IT POPS JUST TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION EVERYTIME I CUT MY CAR OFF. THE CA...
THERE IS EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. DEALERSHIP REPLACED FIRST SET OF ROTORS AT NO COST TO CONSUMER. ON SECOND INCIDENT, CONSUMER WAS REQUIRED TO COVER PART OF COST SINCE COMPONENT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ANY LONGER. REAR ROTORS NEEDED TO BE "TURNED DOWN" DUE TO WARPING FOLLOW...
BRAKES FAILED WITH NO WARNING. GOING DOWN HILL WHEN FRONT PADS GAVE OUT AND ASSEMBLY DUG INTO ROTORS. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF PADS, ROTORS AND MISCELLANEOUS COMPONENTS. DEALER (BURNE OLDS IN SCRANTON, PA) TOLD ME ALERO BRAKES WERE UNDER RECALL, BUT NOT MINE. I HAD TO PAY THE $400 FOR REPLACEMENT....
BRAKES FAILED WITH NO WARNING. GOING DOWN HILL WHEN FRONT PADS GAVE OUT AND ASSEMBLY DUG INTO ROTORS. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF PADS, ROTORS AND MISCELLANEOUS COMPONENTS. DEALER (BURNE OLDS IN SCRANTON, PA) TOLD ME ALERO BRAKES WERE UNDER RECALL, BUT NOT MINE. I HAD TO PAY THE $400 FOR REPLACEMENT....
BRAKE SYSTEM MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE IS ALSO A VIBRATION IN BRAKES WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
BRAKE SYSTEM MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE IS ALSO A VIBRATION IN BRAKES WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
CAR CONSISTENTLY WOBBLES WHILE DRIVING. DEALER REPLACED STRUTS, ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
CAR CONSISTENTLY WOBBLES WHILE DRIVING. DEALER REPLACED STRUTS, ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
MY REAR GLASS SHATTERED AFTER TURNING ON THE REAR DEFOGGER.*AK
BRAKES WERE MAKING GRINDING SOUND. DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS. BUT, GRINDING SOUND STILL COMING FROM REAR BRAKES. ROTORS WERE GROOVED. DEALER STATED BRAKES WERE NORMAL. *AK
HORN HAS A VERY SMALL "SWEET SPOT" AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO USE IT IN AN EMERGENCY.*AK
EVERY 4000-6000 MILES ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN WET CONDITIONS BRAKING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED. *AK
EVERY 4000-6000 MILES ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN WET CONDITIONS BRAKING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY TURN SIGNALS MALFUNCTIONED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE SIX TIMES, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK
BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS; BRAKES PULSATE, METAL TO METAL NOISE. ABS BRAKES/ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, TRANSMISSION LOCKED INTO GEAR, NO SHIFTING. *AK
BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS; BRAKES PULSATE, METAL TO METAL NOISE. ABS BRAKES/ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, TRANSMISSION LOCKED INTO GEAR, NO SHIFTING. *AK
BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS; BRAKES PULSATE, METAL TO METAL NOISE. ABS BRAKES/ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, TRANSMISSION LOCKED INTO GEAR, NO SHIFTING. *AK
I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED IT, 3 WKS AFTER PURCHASE IS WHEN THE PWR STEERING WENT OUT AND I WAS 400 MILES FROM HOME W/O ASSISTANCE. CREFUSES TO RECOGNIZE ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS AND I FEEL THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND SAFETY HAZARD TO ME AND MY FAMILY.
I AM BEING CHARGED FOR BRAKE REPLACEMENT AT 23,000 MILES BY A DEALER,SO I CALLED FOR ANOTHER OPINION. WHEN I CALLED TWO OTHER DEALERS AND OLDSMOBILE THEMSELVES (BRUCE) I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I ASKED IF THIS IS COMMON WHY AM I PAYING FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE WARRANTY, THEY SAID B...
PREMATURE WEAR OF ROTORS RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS FOUR TIMES AND BRAKE FAILED PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
THERE IS AN EVAPORATION LEAK DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUEL HOSE WHICH WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES, AND FUEL NECK AND IT WAS REPLACED 2 TIMES. DEFECT WAS CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON. ALSO SOLENOID WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS SENT TO DEALER 7 TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
THERE IS AN EVAPORATION LEAK DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUEL HOSE WHICH WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES, AND FUEL NECK AND IT WAS REPLACED 2 TIMES. DEFECT WAS CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON. ALSO SOLENOID WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS SENT TO DEALER 7 TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
FOR THE THIRD TIME I AM HAVING THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS RESURFACED BECAUSE THEY ARE WARPED. IF I BRAKE SHARPLY AT EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS OF 60MPH AND ABOVE I GET A VIOLENT SHAKING TRANSMITTED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL FROM THE WARPED ROTORS. I SENT OLDS AN E-MAIL ASKING IF THERE WERE KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH SOF...
WHILE DRIVING AXLE FELL OFF AND CAR LEANED ALL WAY TO THE RIGHT, WHEEL AND AXLE CAME OFF, AND CONSUMER ENDED UP IN A FIELD. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH REAR AXLE FELL OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALER COULD NOT FIND REASON FOR THIS PROBLEM TO HAPPEN. *AK
WATER IS LEAKING IN THE SEALS, AND WINDOWS KEEP FOGGING UP. DEALER CORRECTED THE LEAK, BUT WINDOWS ARE STILL FOGGING UP. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR DAMAGE CAUSED BY WATER LEAK. *SLC
1. REAR, OUTBOARD SHOULDER/SEATBELT LOCK-UP MECHANISM WOULD NOT LOCK UP WHEN ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH VEHICLE OWNER MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS. SEAT INSTALLATION NEXT ATTEMPTED AT REAR, CENTER LOCATION. SAFETY SEAT BASE COULD NOT BE SECURELY ATTACHED BECAUES OF APPARENT CO...
CONSUMER TOOK CAR INTO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR WATER LEAKING INTO VEHICLE. THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW WATER WAS GETTING INTO VEHICLE. WHENEVER IT RAINS OR SNOWS THE BACK AND FRONT RUGS, AND THE TRUNK GETS SOAKED, DEALER HAS ADJUSTED DOORS, REPLACED CRACKED SILL PLATES, REPLACED DOOR DEFLECTORS, REINSTALL...
WHILE DRIVING 35MPH, FRONT RIGHT WHEEL SNAPPED OFF VEHICLE, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND HIT A BRIDGE. GM SAID IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *AK *SLC
WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER THREE TIMES . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER THREE TIMES . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE APPLYING BRAKE ON ICE AT VERY SLOW SPEED, ABS LIGHT CAME ON, AND TRACTION OFF LIGHT INDICATING SYSTEMS WERE DISENGAGED, TOOK TO DEALER WHO FOUND RIGHT REAR WHEEL HAD SET ITSELF TO ZERO IN THE MIDDLE OF SKID. *AK THE VEHICLE REQUIRED MACHINING THE ROTORS AT LESS THAN 2000 MILES DUE TO OXIDAT...
BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. ALSO WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. ALSO WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
BRAKES ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. ALSO, WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE GOES INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
BRAKES ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. ALSO, WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE GOES INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
AT 9000 MILES WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE SHOOK. WENT TO DEALER WHO REPLACED ROTORS. ALSO , DEALER CLAIMED GMC KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES, BUT WAITED UNTIL CUSTOMERS CAME IN TO DEALERS WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS BEFORE RECTIFYING PROBLEM. *AK
SINCE NEW THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT BRAKES IN WET WEATHER. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, AND WHEN IT DOES VEHICLE IS HARD TO STOP. IT FEELS LIKE ABS IS ENGAGING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING. THE DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM, BUT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE WE PURCHASED...
BOTH DOORS LEAK WHEN RAINING AND SOAK BACK CARPET, CONSUMER STATES IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A DELAY IN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT OF 2 SECONDS OR MORE. IMPACT WAS SO LITTLE THAT VEHICLE HAD DAMAGE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK
THE DOME LIGHT FLICKERS AND SOMETIMES CUTS-OFF COMPLETELY. PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT CAR. ENGINE CUT-OFF WHEN I TURN-OFF AC. RUNS ROUGH, THEM TURNS-OFF COMPLETELY. SERVICE CANT FIND ANY REASON FOR THESE PROBLEMS. I WORRY ABOUT THIS CAR. ANOTHER "LEMON"?
THE DOME LIGHT FLICKERS AND SOMETIMES CUTS-OFF COMPLETELY. PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT CAR. ENGINE CUT-OFF WHEN I TURN-OFF AC. RUNS ROUGH, THEM TURNS-OFF COMPLETELY. SERVICE CANT FIND ANY REASON FOR THESE PROBLEMS. I WORRY ABOUT THIS CAR. ANOTHER "LEMON"?
THIS VEHICLE'S BRAKES ON FRONT HEAT UP TURN ROTOR'S BLUE AND WARP THEM....WE AS OF 10/2000 HAVE HAD 2 NEW SET'S OF ROTOR'S ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAD ONE SET RESURFACED AND TURNED BECAUSE THEY WE'RE WARPED.. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A CALL TO AREA SERV. REP FROM GM THE ROTOR'S ARE BLUE AGAIN..THIS IS 4 TIME'...
BY DESIGN THE HORN CAN ONLY BE ACTIVATED BY PRESSING THE TWO SMALL HORN SYMBOLS, THE REST OF THE STEERING SPACE IS INACTIVE. NLM
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ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING - HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY, SIDE ROADS, ALL SPEEDS. NO WARNING. CAR MAY OR MAY NOT BE RESTARTABLE. CAR STALLED ON HIGHWAY DURING DEALER TEST DRIVE REQUIRED A TOW. ALSO ROTORS WARPED - STEERING WHEEL SHAKES DURING HIGH SPEED BREAKING
ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING - HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY, SIDE ROADS, ALL SPEEDS. NO WARNING. CAR MAY OR MAY NOT BE RESTARTABLE. CAR STALLED ON HIGHWAY DURING DEALER TEST DRIVE REQUIRED A TOW. ALSO ROTORS WARPED - STEERING WHEEL SHAKES DURING HIGH SPEED BREAKING
CAR VIBRATIES WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55MPH OR GREATER. DEALER SAYS IT'S ROAD NOISE WHEN RETURNED A 4TH TIME
PURCHASED THE CAR IN MAY. BRAND NEW WITH 7 MILES ON IT AT DATE OF PURCHASE. BRAKE ROTORS IN THE FRONT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 3000 MILES. THEY WERE WARPED/OUT OF SPECS WHICH CAUSED MY BRAKES NOT TO WORK PROPERLY. THEN AT 6200 MILES, THE ROTORS IN THE FRONT WERE REPLACED AGAIN. THEY WERE WARPED/OUT ...
WARPED ROTORS CAUSED VIBRATION WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY TURNED THE ROTORS INSTEAD OF REPLACING THEM, SERVICE BULLITINF 00-05-23-002 STATED THAT THE ROTORS AND PADS SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH NEW COMPONENTS. NLM
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES BAD AND BRAKES ARE MAKING A SOUND EVEN WHEN BRAKES ARE NOT BEING APPLIED
THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT MOVED FORWARD WITHOUT THE BUTTON BEING PUSHED TO ACTIVATE IT. IT WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE BUTTON WAS PUSHED TO REVERSED THE MOTION. IT STOPPED ONLY WHEN THE SEAT REACHED ITS FULL FORWARD POSITION. FORTUNATELY, I WAS PARKED AND COULD JUMP OUT OF THE CAR. HAD I BEEN IN ...
THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT MOVED FORWARD WITHOUT THE BUTTON BEING PUSHED TO ACTIVATE IT. IT WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE BUTTON WAS PUSHED TO REVERSED THE MOTION. IT STOPPED ONLY WHEN THE SEAT REACHED ITS FULL FORWARD POSITION. FORTUNATELY, I WAS PARKED AND COULD JUMP OUT OF THE CAR. HAD I BEEN IN ...
CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT RESTART. THIS OCCURRED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS DURING RAINY CONDITIONS. 1ST OCCASION VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND WHILE AT THE DEALER IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THEY CHECKED THE COMPUTER BUT WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY REASON FOR THE PROBLEM. 2ND OCCURAN...
CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT RESTART. THIS OCCURRED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS DURING RAINY CONDITIONS. 1ST OCCASION VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND WHILE AT THE DEALER IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THEY CHECKED THE COMPUTER BUT WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY REASON FOR THE PROBLEM. 2ND OCCURAN...
CONSUMER CUT HIS HAND ON A VERY SHARP CRIMPED EDGE OF THE DOOR TRIM, DEALER NEVER ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT OR ADVISE, SAID ALL ALERO'S ARE THE SAME. NLM
THE FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING AT SPEEDS STARTING AT 65-70 MPH. THE DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME REPLACING WARPED ROTORS. THE SECOND TIME THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT OLDSMOBILE ENGINEERING TO FIND A FIX. I HAVE HAD ALLOT OF NUISENCE PROBLEMS BUT TH...
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES CONSUMER WILL FEEL A VIBRATION, AND WHEEL WILL SHIMMY AND RATTLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER AT 3,600 MILES FOR OIL CHANGE AND WAS QUESTIONING THE BRAKES, AND WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT BRAKES HAD TO BE BROKEN IN . AT 10,000 MILES, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER, A...
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES CONSUMER WILL FEEL A VIBRATION, AND WHEEL WILL SHIMMY AND RATTLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER AT 3,600 MILES FOR OIL CHANGE AND WAS QUESTIONING THE BRAKES, AND WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT BRAKES HAD TO BE BROKEN IN . AT 10,000 MILES, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER, A...
VEHICLE ENGINE WILL TURN OVER, THEN CUT OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON
FRONT LIGHTS ADJUSTED. ALSO INTERIOR ROOF LIGHT LOOSE. SEAT IN SECOND POSITION WILL NOT CATCH. WHEN IT RAINS, IT FLOODS MY CAR.
FRONT LIGHTS ADJUSTED. ALSO INTERIOR ROOF LIGHT LOOSE. SEAT IN SECOND POSITION WILL NOT CATCH. WHEN IT RAINS, IT FLOODS MY CAR.
FRONT LIGHTS ADJUSTED. ALSO INTERIOR ROOF LIGHT LOOSE. SEAT IN SECOND POSITION WILL NOT CATCH. WHEN IT RAINS, IT FLOODS MY CAR.
WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT VEHICLE COMPLETELY WENT DEAD BECAUSE IT RAN OUT OF FUEL, EVEN THOUGH GAS GAUGE INDICATOR WAS OVER THE QUARTER TANK MARK. VEHICLE WILL BE CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT VEHICLE COMPLETELY WENT DEAD BECAUSE IT RAN OUT OF FUEL, EVEN THOUGH GAS GAUGE INDICATOR WAS OVER THE QUARTER TANK MARK. VEHICLE WILL BE CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED WATER LEAKAGES ONTO BACK OF INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE TO THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES. ALSO, PROBLEM WITH THROTTLE CONTROL STICKING IN OPEN POSITION, AND CAUSING ACCELERATION/SUDDEN RUNNER WAY OF VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL WITHOUT INJURY AND DAMAG...
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED WATER LEAKAGES ONTO BACK OF INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE TO THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES. ALSO, PROBLEM WITH THROTTLE CONTROL STICKING IN OPEN POSITION, AND CAUSING ACCELERATION/SUDDEN RUNNER WAY OF VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL WITHOUT INJURY AND DAMAG...
WHEN I OPENED THE PASSENGER DOOR, THE UNFINISHED VERTICAL MOLDING CUT MY THUMB. *AK
WHEN DEPRESSING THE HORN INDICATION HORN DOES NOT SOUND OFF. INDICATION BUTTONS DO NOT WORK. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
BRAKE ROTOR FAILED. *SLC
EVERYTIME THE CONSUMER USES THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE WARNING LIGHTS AND CHIMES COME ON. *SLC
EVERYTIME THE CONSUMER USES THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE WARNING LIGHTS AND CHIMES COME ON. *SLC
FRONT ROTORS WARPED AT 2500 MILES BUT NOT REPLACED PER THE DEALER FOR 5000 MORE MILES. ALSO, WATER LEAKING THROUGH BOTH DOORS (L AND R) AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY ARE NOW USING DUCT TAPE TO "FIX" THE LEAK AND THEY TELL ME THIS IS LEGITIMATE. WATER LEAKS EVERY TIME IT RAINS. *AK
FRONT ROTORS WARPED AT 2500 MILES BUT NOT REPLACED PER THE DEALER FOR 5000 MORE MILES. ALSO, WATER LEAKING THROUGH BOTH DOORS (L AND R) AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY ARE NOW USING DUCT TAPE TO "FIX" THE LEAK AND THEY TELL ME THIS IS LEGITIMATE. WATER LEAKS EVERY TIME IT RAINS. *AK
THIS ALERO IS JUNK WE HAVE NOT BEEN HAPPY WITH IT SINCE WE BOUGHT IT.TWO PAINT JOBS, BRAKE WORK,TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TOO HARD, CAR RUN HOT ,LONG LIST WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A CAR THAT ISNT A HUNK OF JUNK
THIS ALERO IS JUNK WE HAVE NOT BEEN HAPPY WITH IT SINCE WE BOUGHT IT.TWO PAINT JOBS, BRAKE WORK,TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TOO HARD, CAR RUN HOT ,LONG LIST WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A CAR THAT ISNT A HUNK OF JUNK
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
FRONT BRAKE WORN CAUSING VIBRATION, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. NLM
THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO USE THE HORN FOR EMERGENCY BECAUSE IT IS HARD TO LOCATE THE SPOT ON THE STEERING WHEEL, DUE TO DESIGN. YH
THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO USE THE HORN FOR EMERGENCY BECAUSE IT IS HARD TO LOCATE THE SPOT ON THE STEERING WHEEL, DUE TO DESIGN. YH
VEHICLE PARKED IN THE GARAGE SMELLED GASOLINE. CONTACTED DEALER , AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY HAVE NOT FOUND THE CAUSE. ELECTRICAL LINES UNDER THE CAR AND THE AND THE EXHAUST WERE DAMP. *AK