2000 Oldsmobile Alero complaints

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 INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 IS VERY INTENSIVE, AND HAS BEEN QUOTED AROUND $800. RECALLS SHOULD BE MANDATED IN ALL CASES OF INCOMPETENCE, NOT SOLELY WHEN IT AFFECTS PUBLIC SAFETY! *TR

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 WAS 145,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 158,000. UPDATED 12/8/09 *CN UPDATED 12/09/09.*JB

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. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 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 2X. *TR

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

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 MANUFACTURER. SERVICE WRITER FURTHER ADVISED ME THAT YOUR WEBSITE AND THE CAR AND DRIVER WEBSITE ON INTERNET COULD NOT BE TRUSTED WITH STATING THE TRUTH. I JUST WANT MY CAR FIXED. *TR

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 MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

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 CODE ONCE BUT THE LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN AFTER ABOUT A MONTH WHICH MEANS THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED AND PREVENTING THE CAR FROM STARTING. THE ENGINE ALSO RANDOMLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, EXITING THE FREEWAY RAMP, AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT . THIS INCIDENCE HAS OCCURRED TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT, SOMETIMES MORE THAN ONCE WITHIN MINUTES OF EACH OTHER. BEFORE IT OCCURS, THE ACCELERATION FROM THE GAS PEDDLE IS A LITTLE ROUGH AND THE ENGINE SHAKES AND VIBRATES WHEN STOPPED. I HAVE TO SHIFT THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL AND TURN THE KEY TO RESTART THE ENGINE TO RUN AGAIN RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD! LUCKILY I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENTS ONLY BECAUSE I KNOW HOW TO CONTROL IT. BUT ITS REALLY DANGEROUS AND GETTING ANNOYING SINCE I NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO STALL AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 5 OCCASIONS AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM AFTER HAVING TRIED TO CLEAN THE FUEL INJECTOR WHICH DID NOT HELP. THEIR SCANNING SYSTEM COULD NOT PICK UP ANY ERROR CODES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. *TR

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 CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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

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 NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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 DANGEROUS TO EXPECT THE TURN SIGNAL TO WORK AND FIND IT DOES NOT. *TR

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 TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THERE MAY BE A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. HE DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH) ON SAFERCAR.GOV; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

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 THIS MANNER. *TR

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 RECENTLY HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK, SOMETIMES REPEATEDLY IN THE SAME DAY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING SIGNS THAT IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. I WAS VERY LUCK TO BE IN THE SLOW LANE SO I COULD PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT HAVING TO WEAVE THROUGH TRAFFIC WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. 3. WE HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS AND NEITHER OF THEM WERE ABLE TO PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. THEY GAVE US SEVERAL "MAYBE" SOLUTIONS, BUT WERE STUMPED AS TO WHAT THE TRUE PROBLEM WAS. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS INCLUDED FUEL PUMP/LINE, IGNITION SWITCH, ETC., BUT WITHOUT A SURE FIX WE WERE UNWILLING TO SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY FOR A "MAYBE" SOLUTION. *TR

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 PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING. THE BLOWER IS NOT WORKING THEREFORE NO DEFROST IN THIS COLD WEATHER. *TR

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

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 WAS 129,083 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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

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 1/4 TANK AND TO MY SURPRISE THE CAR WILL NOT START UNLESS MORE FUEL IS ADDED. THE ENGINE ALSO SOUNDS ROUGH, I HAVE BOTH SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS ON, ALONG WITH MY LOW TIRE PRESSURE, ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ON AND I HAVE NEW TIRES, REPLACED A GAS CAP, AND THE LIGHTS WENT OFF, BUT THEN COME BACK ON. I AM ALSO POSITIVE THAT MY CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. THE COSMETIC DEFECTS ARE THAT OF THE DASH BOARD STARTING TO PEEL AND COME LOOSE. I HAVE READ UP ON THAT GM RESPONDED TO A PROBLEM WITH ALL 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALEROS ABOUT THE GAS PROBLEM AND I CONTACTED THE DEALER DORSCHEL AND SPOKE WITH SERVICE MANAGER LOU, GM AGREED TO ADD A DIFFERENT FILTER SO THAT THE GAS WAS DRAINING BACK INTO THE TANK, IT WAS ALSO MENTIONED IN THE ARTICLE THAT DEALERS COULD BE FINED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS DAILY IF NOT COMPLIED WITH, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT AN ACTUAL RECALL, THE DEALER DENIED MY REQUEST TO FIX. AFTER READING THE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE VEHICLES, I AM SHOCKED THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED, THE SHOULD BE AS THEY ARE NOT SAFE CARS IN MY OPINION. I AM CHALLENGING YOU TO TAKE A RIDE IN MY CAR WITH YOUR FAMILY AND SEE IF YOU FEEL SAFE, BECAUSE NOT ONLY AM I OUT 13,000 THAT I PAID FOR THE CAR, BUT ALSO

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 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CONTACT DISCOVERED CONTRADICTIONS ON WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. ONE DATABASE CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INDEED INCLUDED, WHILE ANOTHER NEGATED THAT STATEMENT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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, THE MESSAGE I RECEIVE IS THROUGH THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS YOU DON'T INVESTIGATE AND ASSIST IN FINDING A SOLUTION AND GM/OLDSMOBILE COULD GIVE A ?!@#$% ABOUT THE JUNK THEY PRODUCED AND MADE MILLIONS ON AT THE LACK OF SAFETY FOR CONSUMERS. I PRAY THAT OLDSMOBILE STEPS UP AND ADMITS THEY MADE DEFAULTED CARS WHEN IT CAME TO THE OLDSMOBILE ALERO, AND WHILE MANY OF US HAVE PROBABLY ALREADY PAID THE CARS PAYMENTS OFF, THE LEASE THEY COULD DO IS OFFER A $10,000 REBATE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR. HECK PERHAPS I SHOULD CONTACT THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OF EACH STATE AND MY OWN ATTORNEY FOR A POSSIBLE LAWSUIT. TO ALL OF YOU OTHER OWNERS OF THIS PIECE OF JUNK, I SYMPATHIZE WITH YOU, BUT IT TAKES MORE THAN ONE VOICE, I TOO CONTACTED GM AND WAS COMPLETELY IGNORED AS WELL. NO MORE BUYING AMERICAN MADE AGAIN!!! *TR

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 FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH) DID NOT APPLY TO HIS VIN. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,275 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE SPEED AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 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 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB UPDATED *JB

WITHOUT WARNING, THE GEARSHIFT KNOB BROKE OFF. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK, REVERSE, ETC. *JB

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

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 FRONT DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER WINDOWS. THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE CAUSES THE WINDOWS TO FALL INTO THE DOOR PANEL LEAVING ME NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO REPLACE THE REGULATOR IMMEDIATELY WHEN THIS HAPPENS, FOR SAFETY REASONS AS WELL AS PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE MOLDING ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. ON ALL OCCASIONS I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR THE PARTS, RECEIPTS ARE AVAILABLE HOWEVER I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PARTS. THE LAST TIME I HAD THE WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED I EXPRESSED CONCERN AT THIS CONSISTENT FAILURE, I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE PERSON "SINCE GMC CHANGED TO THE CABLE WINDOWS THERE HAD BEEN SOME PROBLEMS BUT NOT ENOUGH FOR A RECALL". *TR

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 WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO NOT WORK. SOMETIMES THEY GO REALLY FAST AND SOMETIMES THEY SLOW DOWN. OTHER TIMES THEY JUST DO NOT GO ON AT ALL. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. *JB

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 AIRBAGS ON THE OTHER CAR DEPLOYED. I WONDER IF THIS HAPPENED ON SIMILAR VEHICLES? THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A BODY SHOP, BUT NOTHING WAS DONE TO DETERMINE IF THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM WAS FLAWED.*AK

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 DESTROYED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT OUT AN INVESTIGATOR AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE OPERATIONAL.

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 EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT VIEWED ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE, AND FOUND RECALL CAMPAIGN # 03V327000 CONCERNING EXTERIOR LIGHTING: FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS: SWITCH. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,924. *AK

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. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THIS WAS A SAFETY DEFECT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14000.*AK

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 THEY USED GLUE THAT WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE VINYL DOWN! *NM

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

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 WITH ANOTHER ALERO OWNER AND SHE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD TO PAY A VERY LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SHE ALSO SAID THAT EVERY ALERO OWNER SHE KNOWS HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT VISITED A DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE COST, AND I FEEL A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE. *NM

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 ME. THEN LATER I WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALLS. NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS SHOT!! THE ETS SYSTEM IS NOT ALLOWING THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT PROPERLY. WE FOUND A BOLT LAYING IN THE TRANSMISSION PAN WHEN WE FIRST SERVICED IT. IN THE BEGINNING WE THOUGHT WE ONLY NEEDED A TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER CHANGE BUT COME TO FIND OUT THAT BOLT THAT WAS IN OUR TRANSMISSION PAN FILTERED THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION ALLOWING SOMETHING TO BECOME LOOSE IN THE TRANSMISSION MAKING IT SHIFT VERY HARD. WE HAD 2 MECHANICS LOOK AT IT AND BOTH AGREED THAT WE NEEDED TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 6 YEARS BUT EVEN IN THE BEGINNING OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE THINGS STARTED TO GO WRONG. NOW OLDSMOBILE IS OUT OF BUSINESS AND GM/OLDSMOBILE WONT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME WHICH IS TYPICAL OF GM. I HAVE BEEN ON THE PHONE WITH GM ABOUT 5 TIMES NOW AND THEY JUST KEEP TELLING ME THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER. BASICALLY I'M OUT OF LUCK. NOW IT WILL COST 2000.00 TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION AND I DO NOT HAVE THAT. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A GM VEHICLE EVER AGAIN. I THINK THAT A FOREIGN CAR LIKE HONDA OR NISSAN WOULD BE MORE RELIABLE AND WONT BE A PIECE OF JUNK THAT ISN'T EVEN WORTH 100.00. PLEASE HELP ME I NE

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

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 THE DEALER THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST ME OVER $300 TO GET IT FIX AND I DON'T THINK THAT I SHOULD PAY THAT MUCH FOR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT MY FAULT.. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO IF THERE WAS ANY TYPE OF RECALL FOR THAT TYPE OF PROBLEM. *JB

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.

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 MALFUNCTIONED BUT HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY THE DEALER.

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 BOTH BACK FLOOR BOARDS HAVE STANDING WATER IN THEM AFTER A HARD RAIN. THEY ARE ALSO NOW WATER DAMAGED. *NM

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 NOT WORK), CHANGE OIL LIGHT IS ON, AND NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY WHEEL BEARINGS, AND CV JOINTS, THE CAR ACTUALLY MAKES GRINDING NOISES WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT AND OFTEN SOUNDS AND FEELS AS IF I HAVE A FLAT TIRE. I HAVE HAD ALL OF THESE REPAIRS DONE AND THE CAR WAS FINE FOR 1 WEEK AND NOW ALL OF THE PROBLEMS ARE BACK EXCEPT FOR THE HEAD GASKET. DID I MENTION I ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED AS WELL, I FEEL THAT FOR THE PRICE I PAID AND THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE, THERE ARE MANY OTHERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME DIFFICULTY AS ME, WHEN I READ OTHERS PROBLEMS, I FEEL LIKE I AM READING ABOUT MY CAR. THIS WAS MY FIRST CAR I HAD EVER PURCHASED AND FEEL THAT MINE AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY IS AT RISK BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND I AM ABOUT OUT OF MONEY REPLACING PARTS. PLEASE LOOK INTO ANYONE WHO OWNS A OLDSMOBILE ALERO AND GIVE ME SOME ADVICE. THANK YOU. *NM

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 [XXX] THROUGH [XXX] IN RECALL. THESE EARLIER VIN USE THE SAME PART AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THOSE LISTED IN THE RECALL. CENTER CONSOLE WAS REMOVED FOR ACCESS AND IT WAS VERIFIED THAT ANY SLIGHT PRESSURE TO THE COMBINATION 'HAZARD SWITCH/FLASHER CIRCUIT BOARD' WILL REPLICATE THE FAILURES. PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED CAUSING VEHICLE HAVE A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE.*JB UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

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.

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 DEFROST MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.