2000 Oldsmobile Alero complaints

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 TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN.*AK

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

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 WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC TESTED THE VEHICLE BUT INDICATED THAT EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. *NM

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 OPINION; EST. OF $283.00 TO FIX THE PADS & ROTORS; CALIPERS OK. TOOK CAR TO ESTES. THEY SAID A BAD CALIPER CAUSED BRAKES & ROTORS TO WEAR & ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY SUGGESTED OWNER "RACED THE CAR" - UNTRUE. ESTES GAVE ESTIMATE OF $1000 & SAID TO CALL GM SVC. CTR. GM CUSTOMER SVC REP, MAURA SAID GM WOULD PAY 1/2 THE COST. I TOLD HER THAT WAS NOT OK; THEY HAVE BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH ALEROS & HAVE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES CAUSING A PRODUCT LIABILITY & SAFETY CONCERN. MAURA REFUSED TO GIVE US THE OLD PARTS ON THE CAR IF WE HAD ESTES DO REPAIR WORK, SAYING GM WANTED THEM. SHE SAID ESTES' ESTIMATE WAS $863, DIFFERENT THAN MY QUOTE. I ASKED MAURA TO SEND E-MAIL OR FAX WITH GM OFFER & SHE TOLD ME SHE DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A FAX OR EMAIL. SHE ASKED IF I WOULD GIVE MAINTANENCE DOCUMENTATION. I TOLD MAURA THIS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH BRAKES, AND I WANTED TO TALK TO HER SUPERVISOR. SHE REFUSED, SAYING SHE DOES NOT HAVE A SUPERVISOR. I TOLD HER TO CALL ESTES' SERVICE MGR; WE DID NOT WANT ESTES TO FIX IT. I HAD RESEARCHED BRAKE PROBLEMS ON ALEROS ON WEB; THERE ARE SITES DEVOTED TO THIS. WE PICKED UP THE CAR FROM ESTES, TOOK IT TO CAR-X TO FIX, & HAD THEM CHECK THE CALIPERS. COST WAS $284.00 FOR ROTORS

TURN SIGNAL WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

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 FOUND NUMEROUS WEB SITES WHERE OTHER ALERO OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES. I REALIZE THAT THE DASHBOARD IS COSMETIC AND NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE TURN SIGNALS ARE A PROBLEM. GM WILL NOT RECALL THE ALERO EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE A HISTORY OF SERIOUS DEFECTS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH OWNER NEGLECT. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THIS SAD EXCUSE FOR A CAR. I'M COMPLAINING TO YOU SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE I FEEL AS THOUGH NO ONE ELSE WILL LISTEN TO THE HOARDS OF ALERO OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS.*AK

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

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

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 LOWER SEVERAL INCHES AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE PARKED. NO ONE TOUCHES THE POWER WINDOW SWITCHES IN THE CAR SINCE I DON'T WANT A WINDOW TO GO DOWN AND NOT BE ABLE TO GET IT BACK UP.*AK

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 THAT MY AUTOMOBILE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, BUT WAS OVERLOOKED IN WHATEVER STUDY WAS PERFOMED. THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE AUTOS LIKE MINE THAT ARE AFFECTED AND ARE SAFETY RISKS, BUT OVERLOOKED IN THIS CAMPAIGN. FEEL FREE TO CALL ME.*AK

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.

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 PROCESS. THE ROTORS ARE JUNK. THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT SAFE IN A SUDDEN EMERGENCY STOPPING SITUATION.

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

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 DEPARTMENT SHOULD GET MORE INVOLVED. THE INCIDENT DATE IS JUST THE LATEST TIME THE WINDOW HAS GONE OUT. *JB

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

THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE;THE BRAKES AND ROTORS SEEM TO NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE 50000 MILES. *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

THE RACK AND PINION MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL A KNOCKING NOISE WAS PRODUCED. *AK

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 CONTROL WENT OUT...NOW SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL RACE AND I DON'T HAVE TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS, BUT IF YOU HAVE TO APPLY BRAKES, YOU HAD BETTER HOLD IT DOWN HARD, OR YOU'LL END UP RAMMING SOMEONE IN THE BACK. IF YOU TRY TO GUN TO GET THE RPMS DOWN, IT'LL SHOOT UP TO 3000 RPMS! 7. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH GMC/OLDSMOBILE!!!! I WILL NEVER RECOMMEND THIS CAR!*AK

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

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, INDICATING A PROBLEM. SHORTLY AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WHILE BRAKING TO A STOP, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM SEEMS TO SENSE A SLIPPERY ROAD AND ACTIVATES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO DISENGAGE AND THEN SLOWLY RE-ENGAGE, AS IF STOPPING ON SLIPPERY PAVEMENT. HOWEVER, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON DRY, NORMAL PAVEMENT AT NORMAL SPEED AND STOPS. HAVING THE BRAKES DISENGAGE WHILE BRAKING TO A STOP INCREASES THE NEEDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND REQUIRES THE DRIVER TO EITHER TURN TO AVOID A COLLISION OR USE THE EMERGENCY BREAK TO STOP. NOTE THAT THE THE RED BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT IS NOT ON DURING THIS CONDITION. AFTER STOPPING, THE AMBER "ANTI-LOCK", "TRAC OFF", AND "SERVICE VEHICLE SOON" LIGHTS ARE LIT AND THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO DEACTIVATE THE ANTI-LOCK AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP. THE BRAKES THEN WORK FINE, WITH THESE SYSTEMS DEACTIVATED. *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 NEVER GOES AWAY COMPLETELY, EVEN ON NEWLY RESURFACED HIGHWAYS. ON SURFACE STREETS (50 MPH AND LESS), THE SHAKING IS NOT NOTICEABLE. THIS HAS MOST LIKELY LEAD TO A LOT OF THE MINOR SQUEAKS AND RATTLES IN THE INTERIOR THAT MAKE THE CAR SOUND AND FEEL OLDER THAN IT IS. I REPLACED THE ORIGINAL TIRES AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES, AND RECENTLY HAD THE NEW TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO REPAIR THIS, SINCE I AM STILL RECOVERING FROM $1700 WORTH OF REPAIRS I HAD DONE TO FIX THE HEAD GASKET LEAK AND REPLACE UPPER STRUT MOUNTS. THIS COULD BE A VERY NICE CAR, IF IT WASNT FOR THE NUMBER OF LARGE (AND EXPENSIVE) REPAIRS NEEDED SO EARLY IN THE CARS LIFE.

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 THERE IS A SOUND LIKE RUBBER RUNNING TOGETHER; PADS HAVE TO BE CHANGED EVERY 6 MONTHS AND RORTORS HAVE BEEN CHANGED TWICE.*AK

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 GASKET WAS LEAKING, AND THE REPAIR COST $1,100. THE ENGINE HAD 53,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE REPAIR, WHICH IS WELL BEYOND THE WARRANTY, BUT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WOULD HAVE DEVELOPED SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES AGO, BEFORE ANY SYMPTOMS WERE NOTICEABLE. IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING TO HAVE MAJOR ENGINE WORK DONE WITH SO FEW MILES (ALSO HAD TO HAVE SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED), ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ALERO'S SALES BROCHURE BRAGS ABOUT "LONG LIFE FLUIDS, INCLUDING COOLANT, THAT WILL LAST UP TO 100,000 MILES OR MORE." WHEN THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET, THEY SAID THAT REPLACEMENT PART IS THE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL (GM HAD NOT MADE ANY DESIGN CHANGES TO THE PART), SO THIS WILL MOST LIKELY BE A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE. OVERALL, IM HAPPY WITH THE CARS DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE, BUT ITS UPSETTING TO HAVE SUCH HIGH COST REPAIRS ON A CAR I PLAN TO DRIVE FOR SEVERAL MORE YEARS.

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. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING SINCE ABOUT ~31000 MILES 8. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK MUST I GO ON? I HOPE GMAC WILL FIX SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER AMERICAN MADE VEHICLE!

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

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 DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WOULD ALSO OCCUR IN THE RAIN MORE THAN ONCE AND WHILE IN TRAFFIC. *SC

BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE WITHIN THE LAST 12,000 MILES. CURRENTLY, AT 30,000 MILES ROTORS MUST BE REPLACED. *AK *MR

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

CRACKED HEAD GASKET, CAUSING LEAKING OF OIL AND RADIATOR FLUID! CAUSING POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE CAUSING COSTLY REPAIRS. *JB

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 COOLANT UNTIL 150,000 MILES, I HAD REFILLED AROUND THREE TIMES WITHIN AROUND 4,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER SMALL PARTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE I.M. GASKET, THAT CAME TO A TOTAL BILL OF AROUND $600. MY INTAKE HAD TO BE COMPLETED TAKEN APART AND RESEALED BECAUSE THE DEALER SAID THAT OLDSMOBILE HAD USED A "WEAK SEALANT". I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH OLDSMOBILE, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE A RECALL UNTIL MORE PEOPLE COMPLAINED TO THEM. I HAVE SEEN MANY CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SUBJECT, AND IF MORE PEOPLE COMPLAIN WE MAY BE ABLE TO GET OUR MONEY BACK. THIS WAS A DEFECT ON MY CAR BECAUSE OF FAULTY EQIUPMENT AND PARTS USED IN THE MANUFACTURING, AND I FEEL THAT NO MATTER IF I WAS THE FIRST TO COMPLAIN OR THE THOUSANDTH PERSON TO COMPLAIN, AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET SHOULD NOT HAVE MALFUNCTIONED AND HAD TO HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON A CAR THAT ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES. OLDSMOBILE REALLY NEEDS TO TAKE CREDIT FOR THEIR ACTIONS IN REPLACING FAULTY EQUIPMENT ON THE CARS THEY HAVE MADE, NO MATTER IF THEY ARE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS OR NOT. *AK

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 VEHICLE HAS A DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION THAT WON'T BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER BECAUSE SUPPOSEDLY THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED.*AK

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

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

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 SHUT IF THAT IS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM WHAT IS ?? THAT IS THE DRIVERS DOOR BY THE WAY. I HAVE MOST DEFINITELY LOST FAITH IN GM. MY NEXT VEHICLE MAY VERY WELL BE A HYUNDAI ACCENT, THEY HAVE ONLY ONE PAGE OF PROBLEMS AND THEY PROVIDE A WARRANTY. *JB

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

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

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 MECHANICS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE COOLANT IS RUNNING INTO MY OIL AND MY ENGINE HAS BLOWN A HEAD GASKET. THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON THE CAR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A CAR OF 4 YEARS OLD CAN BLOW A HEAD GASKET. THE CAR IS STILL REASONABLE YOUNG. *JB