2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Exterior Lighting Problems

TURN SIGNAL INTERMITTENT AND SAFETY FLASHERS INOPERATIVE AT SAME TIME. DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S IN MOTION, STATIONARY, ON CITY STREET, HIGHWAY, ETC., HAPPENS APPROX. 5 MINUTES AFTER BEING USED. I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL STATION AND THEY COULDN'T REPAIR IT DUE TO INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AT FIRST. TOOK TO DIFFERENT SERVICE REPAIR AND THEY KNEW IMMEDIATELY OF THE RECALL AND SAID IT NEEDED A 4 WAY FLASHER SWITCH ASSEMBLY, AND TO TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL GM DEALER FOR REPAIR AND WHEN I DID, THEY DECLINED IT..!! RECALL: NHTSA CAMPAIGN #14V400000. IMMEDIATELY AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP, PROSTROLLO AUTO MALL, MADISON, SD..I HAD THIS PROBLEM...IT CAME WITH THE CAR, SHOULDN'T THIS HAVE BEEN FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE THE SALE..?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED NOT TO BE INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS GM RECALL 03043 FOR 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO MODELS, BUT ARE TOLD OUR VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WHY? WE HAVE A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. TURN SIGNALS ARE INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE. DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS. IF YOU MESS WITH THE HAZARDS, TURNING ON AND OFF, YOU MAYBE MIGHT GET YOUR TURN SIGNALS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS WHAT THE RECALL IS DIRECTLY ABOUT, BUT WHEN OUR VIN IS ENTERED INTO RECALL DATA BASE, IT SAYS NO RECALLS FOR THIS VIN. DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO US. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITHOUT TURN SIGNALS. PLEASE ADVISE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE TURN SIGNALS WILL WORK AND THEN NOT WORK AT RANDOM AND THIS CONCERNS ME, IT CAN CREATE A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS SITUATION

Mileage: 63,680

SIGNAL TURN DON'T WORK, WORK ON AND OFF CAUSING HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 183,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 270,000. ....UPDATED 01/23/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT OPERATE. IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT WHEN IT HAPPENED, PRESSING THE HAZARD BUTTON CAUSED THE TURNED SIGNALS TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE TURN SIGNALS WORKED AT THE TIME. UPDATED 02/18/15.*JB

Mileage: 270,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 270,000. ....UPDATED 01/23/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT OPERATE. IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT WHEN IT HAPPENED, PRESSING THE HAZARD BUTTON CAUSED THE TURNED SIGNALS TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE TURN SIGNALS WORKED AT THE TIME. UPDATED 02/18/15.*JB

Mileage: 270,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LAMPS MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,285.

Mileage: 106,285

THE FIRST TIME IT STOPPED WORKING, I THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD JUST A BURNED OUT SIGNAL LAMP, BUT THEN IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. IT WAS PRETTY RANDOM AT FIRST, BUT NOW IT WILL NOT WORK AT ALL, OR IT WILL START WORKING BLINK TWICE AND THEN JUST STOP. IT MAY BE "DEAD" FOR A LONG WHILE AND THEN JUST START BACK UP. USUALLY IT JUST DOESN'T WORK AT ALL ANYMORE. I HAVE DRIVEN DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH IT TURNED ON AND IT WILL BE 5-10 MINUTES LATER AND IT WILL START BLINKING AGAIN. I SEE THERE IS/WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, FOR MODEL YEARS 2000-2001 AND I HAVE A 2001, BUT THEY CLAIM MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE RECALL IS 03V327000, OR GM RECALL 03043A. THE A WAS BECAUSE THEY EXPANDED IT TO INCLUDE THESE TWO MODEL YEARS FROM AN ORIGINAL RECALL. I TALKED TO OLDSMOBILE DIRECTLY AND THEY SAY IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THAT WAS IN A CALL, AND I SENT GM AN E-MAIL DETAILING THIS PROBLEM, BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM THEM EITHER. I WOULD THINK WITH ALL THE OTHER RECALLS THEY HAVE GOING ON, THEY SHOULD JUST ACCEPT THIS ONE AND NOT MAKE A BIG ISSUE OUT OF IT. MORE NEGATIVE PRESS. AS I WAS LOOKING THROUGH THE POTENTIAL ISSUES/RECALLS I DID SEE A FEW OTHER BULLETINS THEY HAD FOR ISSUES ON THAT MODEL YEAR AND VEHICLE, SOME OF WHICH I AM EXPERIENCING AS WELL. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A 14-15 YEAR OLD CAR, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO DRIVE IT FOR A LONG TIME YET. *TR

Mileage: 186,000

HAZARD SWITCH FAILED RESULTING IN TURN SIGNALS ALSO NOT WORKING. PART WAS REPLACED IN 2004 UNDER RECALL ID 34013 BUT REPLACEMENT PART HAS FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONTACT STATED BOTH OF THE TURN SIGNALS ON THE VEHICLE COME ON SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

Mileage: 87,000

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO GL AND NOT EVEN A DAY LATER, THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE FUSES ARE STILL IN GREAT SHAPE AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS STILL WORK. I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR CERTAIN VIN #'S FOR THE TURN SIGNAL RELAY AND HAZARD LIGHT RELAY TO BE REPLACED. ALTHOUGH MY VIN IS NOT ONE OF THE ISSUED NUMBERS, I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS IS A DANGER WHEN DRIVING AND I WANT MY VIN TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR THE SAME RECALL. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR AND WAS UNAWARE OF THESE ISSUES. MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY MEAN THE MOST, AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM MYSELF WHEN IT WASN'T CAUSED BY ME IN THE BEGINNING. OLDSMOBILE/GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES AND NOT JUST THE ONES IN THE RECALL BULLETIN. *TR

Mileage: 1,177,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 01/15/13*LJ UPDATED 1/23/2013*JS

Mileage: 100,000

THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHILE IN DRIVE. MY TURN SIGNALS GO OUT ON ME. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

TURNING SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND WITH NO APPARENT REASON (NO BULBS BURNED OUT). DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW ALSO WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TT

Mileage: 123,000

BLINKERS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. EVERY TIME I TAKE IT IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR THE BLINKERS WORK JUST FINE AND I CAN'T GET THEM TO NOT WORK. NORMALLY THEY WILL WORK IMMEDIATELY AFTER TURNING ON ENGINE, THEN AFTER A FEW TURNS STOP WORKING. OTHER TIMES THEY WILL NOT WORK AT ALL UPON TURNING ON ENGINE. WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN, I COULD TURN ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIGNAL A FEW TIMES AND THEN THE BLINKERS WOULD WORK. NOW IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THIS NO LONGER WORKS. MY VIN FALLS JUST OUTSIDE THE RECALL NUMBER C258800 SO A DEALER IS WORKING WITH ME TO SEE IF THEY CAN GET IT COVERED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK TO YOURSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS! I HAVE LEARNED THAT THE FLASHER ASSEMBLY IS GENERALLY WHAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH ABOUT $40.00 PLUS TAX AND LABOR. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH GENERALLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH THE FLASHER ASSEMBLY AS THEY BOTH ARE CONNECTED TO THE BLINKER SYSTEM. ANOTHER ISSUE COULD INCLUDE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WHICH NEEDS TO BE DONE AT THE DEALER BECAUSE CERTAIN CODES NEED TO BE ENTERED. OLDSMOBILE NEEDS TO INCLUDE MORE VINS IN THIS RECALL. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT HELPS OTHERS. *TR

Mileage: 148,000

INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNALS. WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS QUIT YOU CAN MOVE THE 4-WAYS OR HAZARDS SWITCH AND THE SIGNALS WILL WORK AGAIN. THE HAZARDS SWITCH IS FAULTY. THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2000/2001 ALERO'S HOWEVER MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ADDRESSED IN THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

THE SAFETY HAZARD SWITCH AS WELL AS THE TURNING SIGNAL SWITCH IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY ON MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE GM DEALERSHIP AND THE TOLD ME " SINCE YOUR CAR IS OVER 100,000 MILES AND IT'S SHOWING THAT THE CAR WAS REPAIRED ONCE WITH SAME INCIDENT WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER, THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST THE PROBLEM". I HAVE HAD THE SIGNAL SWITCH REPLACED, LATER TO FIND OUT THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM ( WHICH COST $150). I FEEL THAT THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME AND MY SMALL CHILD BECAUSE THIS COULD RESULT IN A INJURY CRASH IF SOMEONE RUNS INTO THE BACK OF ME, PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 156,000

THE TURN SIGNAL CONTINUES TO CLICK AFTER MAKING A TURN AND USING THE SIGNAL. I FIRST NOTICED THIS ON THE TURNPIKE SWITCHING LANES. I PUT THE TURN SIGNAL ON AND WHEN IT WAS TURNED OFF IT CONTINUED TO CLICK BUT THE LIGHTS WERE NOT FLASHING. THE NOISE SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. NOW THE CLICKING WILL OCCUR WHEN I AM DRIVING STRAIGHT OR TURNING WITHOUT USING THE TURN SIGNALS. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

I PRESSED THE HAZARD BUTTON IN THE DASH AND THE BUTTON RECEDED INTO THE DASHBOARD. THE LIGHTS WERE FLASHING. PRESSED AGAIN TO TURN THEM OFF. THE BUTTON HAS FALLEN OUT OF THE HOLE INTO THE DASH AND IS, OF COURSE, IMPOSSIBLE TO RETRIEVE. SO NOW I HAVE NO HAZARD LIGHTS. LETS HOPE I DON' T NEED THEM. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS IN THE VEHICLE WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA02037 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT HER VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED BECAUSE THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

Mileage: 110,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR SOUNDED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE CLICKING NOISE REMAINED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. RECENTLY, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000. UPDATED 12/10/08 *CN UPDATED 12/17/08.*JB

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD TURN; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS BEGAN TO MAKE A BUZZING SOUND. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

Mileage: 63,000

HORN OF THE CAR DID NOT WORK AFTER SERVICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF FLASHER UNIT. NO TRAUMA OR INJURY TO CAR. INSPECTION OF CAR, IT WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED STEERING WHEEL AT THE BASE AND IT DAMAGED THE HORN RING. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL FIXED AS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER STATED THEY HAD ONLY EVER SEEN 1 OTHER SUCH CASE IN 37 YEARS OF SERVICE. CAR MUST HAVE HAD A DEFECTIVE STEERING WHEEL WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

ANYTIME THE CAR IS ON, A CLICKING SOUNDS COME FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR AS IF THE TURN SIGNAL IS ON. $200 FOR THE PART AND LABOR TO CHANGE THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, ITS A 2001. I AM EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE INTERIOR, HAZARD, AND FOG LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH) BECAUSE THE SWITCH WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED UNDER THE SAME RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 89,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE INTERIOR, HAZARD, AND FOG LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH) BECAUSE THE SWITCH WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED UNDER THE SAME RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 89,000

HARD STARTING. VEHICLE JUST KEEPS ON CRANKING BUT DOES NOT START UNLESS YOU PUMP ACCELERATOR SEVERAL TIMES. THIS HAPPENS DAILY,- EVERY TIME YOU ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE. WE ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH AND DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS,- POLICE FLASHED ME DOWN AND GAVE VERBAL WARNING. *JB

Mileage: 62,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE SWITCH WAS ENGAGED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, BUT WAS ABLE TO ON THE THIRD OCCASION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HAZARD FLASHER SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

Mileage: 61,000

SERVICE VEHICLE SOON, TRAC OFF LIGHT, AND ABS LIGHT TOOK TO DEALER, OUT OF WARRANTY, PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, COST-$500, GRINDING NOISE BEFORE LIGHTS TURNED ON, DINGING,LIGHTS WENT ON, IT WAS SENSOR IN LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING. ALSO HAVE REPLACED FRONT ROTORS, ALTERNATOR AT 65,000 MILES. KEY FOB DOESN''T LOCK DRIVERS DOOR. HOOD ON CAR REPLACED IN 2006 UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF BLISTERING 2002-WATER LEAK ONTO DRIVERS FLOOR, 5 TIMES TO DEALER, REPLACED SIDE DOOR GASKET, PROBLEM HAD TO BE SOLVED BY REPLACING WINDSHIELD GASKET. I'M AFRAID OF ALL THESE COMPLAINTS ABOUT TURN SIGNAL FAILURE AND HAZARD LIGHT FAILURE AND THE CAR JUST QUITTING. TRADING IN THIS PIECE OF **** AS SOON AS PAID OFF. *JB

Mileage: 73,000

I WAS SWITCHING LANES AND FLASHED MY TURN SIGNAL TO SWITCH LANE. WHEN I LET GO OF THE TURN SIGNAL, THE RELAY BEHIND THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON STARTED TO CLICK LIKE THE TURN SIGNAL WAS STILL ON. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT CLICK AND IS NOT CONSISTENT. SOMETIMES IT CLICKS FAST AND SOMETIMES IT CLICKS SLOW. I FOUND RECALL 03V327000 AND THOUGHT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THIS RECALL AND THE CLICK IS STILL OCCURRING. I HAVE READ THAT THERE HAS BEEN ISSUES WITH MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCHES IN OTHER GM VEHICLES WHICH CAUSES A CLICKING OF THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON. ALSO, THE KEY IS GETTING WARM WHEN IT IS IN THE IGNITION. I AM AFRAID THIS CONSTANT CLICKING OF THE RELAY WILL CAUSE THE TURN SIGNALS FROM WORKING WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 60,400

CAR TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START. IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED 3 TIMES SO FAR. I HAVE SPEND OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS ON PARTS ALONE, AND NOW IT IS IN THE SHOP FOR I NEW FUEL PUMP.(ANOTHER $450) I HAVE READ MANY REPORTS OF THE SOMETHING HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE AND NO RECALL. IT WOULD REALLY HELP TO HAVE A RECALL TO SAVE PEOPLE THEIR HARD EARN MONEY ON A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED BEFORE THE CAR WAS SOLD. I HAVE BEEN LATE TO WORK MANY TIMES, HAD TO CATCH BUSES, AND WALK MANY MILES BECAUSE OF THIS CAR. I HAVE PAID OVER $300 ON RIDES TO AND FROM WORK JUST SO I CAN PAY FOR PARTS FOR THE CAR TO ONLY RUN FOR A WEEK. SO PLEASE CAN YOU HAVE A RECALL ISSUED SO ME AND COUNTLESS OTHER CAN HAVE THE GOOD RUNNING CAR WE ALL PAY FOR IN THE FIRST PLACE. THANK YOU JARVIS JOYNER. *NM

MY TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS HAVE INTERMITTENTLY BEEN COMPLETELY CEASING TO WORK. THIS COMES AND GOES, BUT SOMETIMES WILL BE TEMPORARILY REMEDIED IF I PUSH THE HAZARD BUTTON AND THEN RELEASE IT. IN RESEARCHING NHTSA, I FOUND NHTSA RECALL 03V327000 WHICH PERFECTLY MIRRORS THE SYMPTOMS I AM HAVING. UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN I CONTACTED GM REGARDING THE RECALL, THEY SAID MY VIN DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE RANGE. I FEEL THIS FAILURE IS RELATED. MY VIN IS [XXX]. THE FILE NUMBER WITH [XXX]. AT THIS POINT, THEY SAY THEY CAN'T HELP ME SINCE MY VIN DOESN'T FALL WITHIN THEIR RANGE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RECALL. *NM UPDATED 07/12/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Mileage: 62,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OF THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH CAUSED THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LIGHTS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND RANDOMLY. A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V327000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE ON 2001 PRIOR TO HIS OWNERSHIP. THE RECALL WAS CONCERNING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS: SWITCH, HOWEVER THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - THE VEHICLE HAD A THREE YEAR HISTORY OF THE TURN SIGNALS FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE DOING RESEARCH THE CONSUMER FOUND INFORMATION ON THE HAZARD SWITCH RECALL. *NM

Mileage: 64,000

ON MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO, THE TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD LIGHT BECOMES INTERMITTENT AND/OR INOPERATIVE DURING TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS. THE DEALER AND GENERAL MOTORS REFUSE TO REPLACE WITHOUT COST BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE IS APPARENTLY NOT INCLUDED IN GM RECALL NO. 03043. *NM

Mileage: 89,800

TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, NO WARNING THAT THEY WILL NOT WORK. I HAVE PUSHED THE HAZARD BUTTON IN AND OUT AND THIS SOMETIMES HELPS. VERY DANGEROUS, I HAVE GONE MILES OUT OF MY WAY BECAUSE I CAN'T MAKE A TURN SAFELY WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SIGNAL. *JB

MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO HAD NUMEROUS FAILURES OF THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD WARNING FLASHER. BOTH SYSTEMS EITHER WORKED OR FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE FAILURES APPEARED TO BE RANDOM, I.E., THERE WAS NO PARTICULAR PATTERN. I BECAME AWARE OF A RECALL (NHTSA: 03V327000) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE ISN'T ONE AFFECTED BASED ON ITS VIN. *JB

MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE. *JB

DT:THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHT SWITCH WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. NHTSA RECALL 03V327000 WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER. *AK UPDATED 02/13/06. *JB

DT THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LOUD TICKING SOUND. FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ON NOVEMBER 24, 2002. CONTACT STATED THEY RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE HAZARD BUTTON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY DID RECALL REPAIRS, BUT DEALER STATED THE LOUD TICKING SOUND WAS FROM THE TURN SIGNAL AREA. AS SOON AS STARTING THE VEHICLE ONE COULD HEAR THE TICKING SOUND JUST AS IF HAD PUT TURN SIGNAL ON, BUT IT WAS AN EVEN FASTER TICKING SOUND. CONTACT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY WERE OF NO ASSISTANCE. *AK

DT THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LOUD TICKING SOUND. FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ON NOVEMBER 24, 2002. CONTACT STATED THEY RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE HAZARD BUTTON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY DID RECALL REPAIRS, BUT DEALER STATED THE LOUD TICKING SOUND WAS FROM THE TURN SIGNAL AREA. AS SOON AS STARTING THE VEHICLE ONE COULD HEAR THE TICKING SOUND JUST AS IF HAD PUT TURN SIGNAL ON, BUT IT WAS AN EVEN FASTER TICKING SOUND. CONTACT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY WERE OF NO ASSISTANCE. *AK

TURN SIGNALS WILL WORK ONE TIME AND THEN NOT THE NEXT. *JB

Mileage: 61,000

TURN SIGNALS WILL WORK ONE TIME AND THEN NOT THE NEXT. *JB

Mileage: 61,000

DT: 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT P EMERGENCY HAZARD LIGHT AND RIGHT AND LEFT TURN SIGNALS PROBLEMS. TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK. CONTACTED GMC., AND CHECKED CONSUMER'S VIN, THEN WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS CAR. WENT TO PROGRESSIVE WEBSITE, THE CONSUMER'S INSURANCE COMPANY, AND FOUND RECALLS ON 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. CONSUMER JUST PURCHASED MY VEHICLE A WEEK AGO. AS I WAS ON MY WAY HOME WITH VEHICLE AND TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT WORK. WOULD LIKE THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. COULD BE AT FAULT IF SOMEONE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AS IT WAS TURNING BECAUSE OF THE TURN SIGNALS.*AK

CONSUMER STATES: THE HAZARD LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY CLICKING EVERYTIME YOU TURN ON THE VEHICLE. PUSHED BUTTON LIGHT AND SOMETHING POPPED OUT AND THE BUTTON WENT DOWN INSIDE. ITS GETTING TO WERE CONSTRATE WHEN DRIVING . *AK

Mileage: 49,986

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 03V327000 CONCERNING TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO WORK TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 69,000

RECALL 03V327000 CONCERNING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS BECAME INOPERATIVE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT SHE DID NOT RECEIVE THIS RECALL NOTICE.*AK

Mileage: 25,430

THE CONSUMER STATES THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. *JB NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 03V327000 *TC

Mileage: 57,000

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WERE INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY JENNIFER'S FATHER MICHAEL ZAZZARO. *AK

THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE TIRE PRESSURE WILL NOT SUSTAIN. THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT STAYS ON, AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO ADD AIR DAILY. THE DEALER REFUSED TO COOPERATE. *AK THE LEFT FRONT DOOR BODY SIDE WAS FALLING, THE SOLDER JOINTS IN THE HAZARD WARNING FLASHER SWITCH MAY CRACK, THE COOLANT LIGHT HAD COME ON, THERE WAS AN ERRATIC SOUND WHEN THE IGNITION WAS FIRST TURNED ON, THE DRIVER WINDOW HAD A WATER LEAK, THE LEFT POWER WINDOW WON'T SEAL, THE REGULATOR WAS BROKEN, AND THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO BINDING CYLINDER LOCK. SC

Mileage: 46,642

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 24 OCT 02, FROM A SMALL CAR LOT. ON 25 OCT 02, MY TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO WORK. I TOOK IT IN TO THE CAR LOT AND THEY PUT A FOUR-WAY FLASHER IN IT. ON 26 OCT 02, IT WOULDN'T START. I CALLED THE CAR SALESMAN AND HE SAID SINCE IT WAS A SATURDAY, THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL MONDAY. AFTER WORKING ON IT FOR SEVERAL HOURS, MY FATHER FINALLY CLEANED OUT THE FUEL LINE AND GOT IT STARTED. ON NOV 6 2002, MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO ROLL IT BACK UP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. ON 24 NOV 02, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE DIED AND THE "TRAC OFF" LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD A ROLL BACK HAUL IT IN TO A MECHANIC. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID MY ONE MONTH/1,000 MI WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THEY WERE NOT GOING TO COVER CHARGES. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF 600.00. IN MAR 03, MY CAR BEGAN VIBRATING WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL BRAKE SHOP AND THEY PUT A NEW SET OF ROTORS ON MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THE OLD ONES (FROM THE FACTORY) WERE TOO THIN TO BE RESURFACED. IN JUN 03, I TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT WAS CORRECTED IN THE SAME WAY, WITH NEW ROTORS. IN MAY 04, MY WINDOW FELL BACK DOWN INTO MY DOOR. MY FATHER GLUED THE PIECE BACK ON THAT HAD BROKEN LOOSE. ON JUL 8 04, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL OLDSMOBILE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPAIRED. THE ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACED AND NEW PADS WERE INSTALLED. ALSO, ON 21 JUL 04, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE WINDOWS REPAIRED. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $600.00 TO HAVE THEM FIXED BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME PIECE THAT WAS SHATTERED. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL WRECK-REPAIR SHOP AND THE GUY FIXED IT FREE OF CHARGE. HE SAID THERE WAS ONLY A PIECE THAT HAD CAME UNGLUED AND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DIDN'T EVEN NEED ANY REPAIRS AT ALL. I HAVE DEFINITELY HAD THE MOST PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR'S WINDOWS. *JB

THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONSUMER ABOUT A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *LA THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START RIGHT AWAY. THERE WOULD BE SEVERAL TRIES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEVER "CRANK OVER." THE ENGINE VIBRATED WHEN THE A/C WAS USED,THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERATIVE, THE FRONT WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN, THE REAR HANDLES FELT LIKE THEY WERE STICKING, THERE WAS A BURNT OIL SMELL, AND AFTER SEVERAL TIMES OF STARTING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD RUN ROUGH. THE MASTER SWITCH, A/C COMPRESSOR, CRANK SENSOR, FUEL PUMP, FUEL TANK, HAZARD SWITCH, AND THE WINDOW REGULATOR WERE REPLACED. THE MECHANICS REPOSITIONED A WIRE HARNESS FROM THE CRANK SENSOR AND REPLACED THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID. THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING IN TRAFFIC IN WHICH THERE WAS ALMOST AN ACCIDENT. THE ANTENNA WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE RADIO SIGNAL WOULD GO OUT EVERY TIME THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS USED (THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM). THE BACK WINDOW HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED TO SOLVE THE ANTENNA PROBLEM. THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE SEAL FOR THE COOLANT LEAKED. *SC *JB

THIS CAR IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. TAKEN TO DEALER AND GARAGE WHO COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON MY OWN AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. OBTAINED INFORMATION TO CORRECTLY REPAIR. TURN SIGNALS WERE REPAIRED IN 2003. IT TOOK UNTIL MARCH, 2004 TO RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. SINCE REPAIR OF MY TURN SIGNALS, MY FAN DOES NOT WORK ON THE ONE OR TWO MARKING. MY LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON AT RANDOM EVEN THOUGH THE TIRE PRESSURE IS ADEQUATE. BRAKES AND ROTORS REPAIRED EVERY YEAR. MY CAR IS DIFFICULT TO START ON MANY OCCASIONS AND FAILS TO START ON THE FIRST TRY. WHEEL BEARINGS AND SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED IN BOTH OF MY FRONT TIRES. AT TIMES, WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION OFF, YOU CAN HEAR A LOW GRINDING NOISE. AIR COMES IN ON THE DRIVER DOOR WHERE THE ELECTRICAL SWITCHES ARE LOCATED TO OPERATE THE WINDOW. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO DEAL WITH SO MANY PROBLEMS. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO TAKE CARE OF THE CUSTOMERS AND TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS? GAS MILEAGE IS TERRIBLE. OUR VAN GETS BETTER GAS MILEAGE THAN THIS VEHICLE.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS SWITCH WORKED INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO SOLDER JOINT CRACKING, WHICH RESULTED IN OPEN CIRCUIT. RECALL 03V327000 WAS ISSUED ON THIS MAKE/MODEL AND YEAR. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 61,000

TURN SIGNAL AND FOUR WAY FLASHERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER STATED FLASHER UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK THE TURN SIGNALS WORKED ONLY 50% OF THE TIME SINCE PURCHASE. THE HAZARD LIGHTS NEVER WORKED. DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAD BEEN BOUGHT IN BEFORE 10,000 MILES. CONSUMER WAS QUOTED $250.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE TURN SIGNALS AND FLASHERS. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS, TURN SIGNAL AND BACK UP LIGHTS ARE IN ONE UNIT. SO WHEN ONE FAILS, THEY ALL FAIL. *PH *JB

Mileage: 5,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTIONED WHILE IN USE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

CONSUMER HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. SOME OF THE PROBLEMS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING; ROAD HAZARD LIGHT SHORTED OUT WHICH CAUSED ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND EXTERNAL LIGHTS TO NOT WORK/ AIR CONDITIONER (A/C) UNIT SHORTED OUT/ RADIO AUTOMATICALLY RESET ITSELF AT WILL, AND BLINKER LIGHTS WORKED SOME TIMES AND SOME TIMES NOT. SHE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN REPAIR SHOP 5-6 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND NO ONE COULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

I RECENTLY READ OF THE HAZARD LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL RECALL ON 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALEROS. MY VEHICLE HAS THIS DEFECT AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH IT HAS THIS EFFECT IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. IF THEY ARE DOING A RECALL MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED CONSIDERING THEIR COMPANY HAS PLACED THE LIFE OF MY FAMILY IN DANGER. *JB

Mileage: 46,000

THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY CAME ON WHEN ENGAGED SOMETIMES THEY DIDN'T. *AK

Mileage: 39,000

TURN SIGNALS MAY OPERATE OR MAY NOT OPERATE WHEN SWITCH IS TURN ON. HOWEVER, IF HAZARD LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON AND OFF THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WORK PROPERLY. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK

Mileage: 30,000

SIGNAL/HAZARD LIGHT FAILURES, REPEATEDLY. THEY WORK THEN THEY DO NOT.THEY DO NOT WORK, THEN THEY DO WORK. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND SEEMINGLY WITH CAUSE OR CONDITION EVERYTIME I DRIVE, JUST TURN THE CAR ON, WITH KEY IN IGNITION. IT DOES NOT MATTER THE WEATHER, THE PLACE, DRIVING NOT DRIVING.*AK

Mileage: 29,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT TURN SIGNAL: FLASHER UNIT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, PARTICULARLY IN RAINY DAYS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

TURN SIGNALS CUT OUT OR DONT WORK AT ALL. *AK

Mileage: 50,000

THE TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY QUIT WORKING. I PULLED AND REPLACED THE FUSE THINKING IT COULD BE BURNED OUT, BUT IT STILL HAPPENS.

Mileage: 32,000

FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS TURN SIGNAL RANDOMLY GOES OUT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. VEHICLE HAS ALSO BEEN TO OTHER DEALERS, WHO COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

TURNING SIGNAL CONTINUOUSLY FAILS TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK

Mileage: 50,000

SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. *AK

SEVERAL PROBLEMS ON THE 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO THAT OTHER OWNERS SEEM TO BE HAVING AS WELL. TURN SIGNALS WENT OUT/ GAS GAUGE WENT OUT/ COOLANT GASKET BROKE, AND HORN WOULD SOUND RANDOMLY (HAD TO EVENTUALLY PULL THE FUSE). *AK

Mileage: 45,000

(1)MY CAR REFUSED TO START ONE FRIDAY WHILE I WAS TRYING TO LEAVE WORK. EVERYTHING WORKED (LIGHTS, RADIO), BUT THE ENGINE WOULDN'T "TURN OVER." COULDN'T START SATURDAY, TOW-TRUCK DRIVER COULDN'T START MONDAY. CALL FROM SERVICE CENTER TUESDAY, CAR STARTED WHEN TECH TRIED, PUT THROUGH DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, NOTHING FOUND WRONG. THREE WEEKS LATER, SAME THING HAPPENED. CAR STARTS AGAIN AT SERVICE CENTER. TECHNICIAN TELLS ME THE THEFT DETERRENT MODULE NEEDS REPLACING. CAR "THINKS" ITS BEING STOLEN, SO IT CUTS OFF THE FUEL PUMP. MOTION OF BEING PUT ON TOW TRUCK PROBABLY CAUSES SHORTAGE. COST $400+ (2)SIGNAL LIGHTS SOME TIMES STOP WORKING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. *JB

WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, CONSUMER NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE.*JB

Mileage: 40,000

TURN SIGNALS WILL INTERMITTENTLY WORK. CONSUMER NEEDS TO PUSH EMERGENCY BUTTON TO GET SIGNALS TO WORK. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT NOTHING HAS WORKED.*AK YH

TURNING SIGNAL IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.ALSO, WHEN PUTTING KEY INTO IGNITION AND THEN TAKING THE KEY BACK OUT KEY WILL BE REALLY HOT. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.