2000 Oldsmobile Alero complaints

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 DRIVERS SIDE HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR ABOUT 1 YR. THE OLDSMOBILE DEALERSHIP GAVE ME A QUOTE OF JUST UNDER $400.00 TO REPAIR IT. NOT TO MENTION THAT I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS AND BRAKES REPLACE ALL THE WAY AROUND THE CAR (ABOUT 1 YR AGO) AND ABOUT EVERY 3-5 MONTHS I HAVE TO GO IN AND HAVE THE ROTORS TURNED. IT COST ME CLOSE TO $800.00 TO HAVE THE BRAKE AND ROTORS REPLACE AND THE TURNING OF THE ROTORS ARE UNDER WARRANTY...BUT I HAVE TO TAKE TIME TO DO THIS AND IT IS VERY INCONVENIENT. NOT TO MENTION THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD...OLDSMOBILE SHOULD TAKE CARE OF ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. THIS IS COSTING THEIR CUSTOMERS TIME AND MONEY!*AK

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 VEHICLES (DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS) FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION UNIT, COSTING OVER $950. IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN GM VEHICLES, THEN WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL? *LA

POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION ON 2000 ALERO WITH 67,000 MILES. *LA

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 MOVING.

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

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 ABOUT SAME MILEAGE. COST TO DO WORK $843.85 (REPLACED INTAKE AND OTHER GASKETS DRAINED COOLING SYSTEM AND CHANGED OIL ETC.) TOLD THIS WAS ALL NECESSARY BECAUSE OF THE LEAK FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. ON JANUARY 10, 2003, I SPOKE TO A MAN AT OLDS CUSTOMER SERVICE...HIS NAME GARRITT BATES. AFTER PUTTING ME ON HOLD HE CALLED THE DEALER AND CAME BACK TO TELL ME THIS PROBLEM WAS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR". HE GAVE ME A FILE # AND TOLD ME TO HANG ON TO MY RECIEPTS IN CASE THERE EVER WAS A RECALL.

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. GRINDING LIGHT AND NOISES UNDER HOOD THAT WERE FINALLY IDENTIFIED AS THE BRAKES TAKEN IN AGAIN IN JAN. 01. THE "OTHER" CONSISTS OF A NEW ALTERNATOR IN NOV. 2002 AS WELL AS NEW TIRES IN JULY 2002. I HAD TO PURCHASE TWO WHILE GM GAVE ME 2. LOCKS WERE MESSED UP AGAIN APRIL 02. FAULTY WINDOW REGULATOR IN SEPT. 01. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF ALL OF THE INVOICES/PRINTOUTS FROM THE DEALER AS WELL AS MY MAINTENANCE PAPERS.

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 THAT ARE TYPICALLY REPLACED IN THIS PROCEDURE) BY THE OLDS DEALER HERE IN MY AREA. THIS WAS DONE AT MILEAGE 51947 ON 2/11/03 FOR MY 2000 OLDS ALERO THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW ON 7/6/2000. AS FOR COST, I WAS ABLE TO DO SOME NEGOTIATING WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER. ABOUT ONE MONTH EARLIER, I HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN TO GET THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REPAIRED. IT HAD FALLEN OUT OF TRACK (FOR THE SECOND TIME), AND I RAISED THE ISSUE THAT THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE, AND THAT THEIR COMPETITOR CARS DO NOT DO THIS (NON GM VEHICLES). HAVING NEGOTIATED A LOW PRICE ON THIS WINDOW REPAIR, THE SERVICE MANAGER REMEMBERED ME FOR THE INTAKE MANIFOLD REPAIR. I RAISED A NUMBER OF ISSUES AND FACTS SURROUNDING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE ENTIRE REPAIR DONE FOR $276.75, ALONG WITH AN OIL CHANGE AND SERPENTINE BELT REPLACEMENT, INCLUDED. I HAVE NOT NOTICED AND PROBLEMS WITH COOLANT LEAKAGE SINCE THE REPAIR WAS PREFORMED. ANOTHER CONCERN THAT I HAVE IS, SINCE MY REPAIR WAS DONE IN FEBRUARY 2003, BUT THE SERVICE BULLETIN IS DATED MARCH 2003, WERE OLD PARTS USED IN MY REPAIR AND WILL THIS HAPPEN AGAIN?

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 BOTH NEED CHANGED AGAIN. THE AIR CONDITIONER HAD TO BE SERVICED BECAUSE THE SWITCH WAS BROKE AND IT WAS BLOWING AIR AT ALL VENTS INCLUDING THE FLOOR AND WINDSHIELD. THEN, THE MOTOR WENT OUT. AT APPROX 65K MILES. A USED MOTOR WAS PAID FOR BY THE WARRANTY COMPANY AND INSTALLED AFTER SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER A MONTH. THIS WAS IN JANUARY. AT THAT SAME TIME THE EXHAUST HAD WENT OUT. I WAS TOLD MY WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IT WAS A PIECE THAT HOOKED ONTO IT. FINALLY AFTER THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR THE PUT A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER IN. THEN COMES THE CD PLAYER. IT EJECTS AT RANDOM AND SKIPS. IT ALSO GIVES ERROR CODES FREQUENTLY. THEN I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTS. THE ABS LIGHT AND THE TRAC OFF LIGHT STAY ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I WAS TOLD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON BECAUSE THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE CLOGGED. WELL, YESTERDAY I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A FUEL INJECTOR CLEANING AND FLUSH. I ALSO HAD A TUNE UP, OIL CHANGE, TIRES ROTATED, AIR FILTER INSTALLED, NEW FUEL FILTER, AND NEW SPARK PLUGS. STILL I AM HAVING A FUEL PROBLEM OF SOME SORT. THE CAR IDLES AND MISFIRES VERY BADLY. IT SHAKES BADLY ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU NAUSEOUS. IT

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

ENGINE COOLANT INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC FOUND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS FAULTY, AND WAS REPLACED. *AK

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

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 THE ROTOR IN APRIL 2002. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE RECURRED AND GENERAL MOTORS WILL NOT REPAIR THEM UNDER WARRANTY SINCE THE MILEAGE EXCEEDS THEIR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY PERIOD. MR. EVAN DOEL (1-866-952-4368) AT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION ALSO EXPRESSED THE FACT THAT A WARPED BRAKE ROTOR ON THE ALERO IS A "COMMON PROBLEM" AND THAT HE HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL CALLS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION DEMONSTRATES CORPORATE IRRESPONSIBILITY IN KNOWING THAT REPEATED OCCURRENCES OF A WARPED BRAKE ROTOR ON THE OLDSMOBILE ALERO IS CATEGORIZED AND SIMPLY CONSIDERED A "COMMON PROBLEM." A PROBLEM IN WHICH THE VEHICLE, ITS DRIVER AND ITS OCCUPANTS ARE PUT INTO JEOPARDY THAT COULD RESULT IN INJURY AND/OR DEATH. I HAVE ALREADY WRITTEN A LETTER DIRECTLY TO G. RICHARD WAGONER, JR., CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION ON DECEMBER 1,2003 AND CARBON COPIED TO .MR. PAUL WHITE, GENERAL MANAGER OF CREST AUTO GROUP IN PLANO, TEXAS 75075, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *LA

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 OLDSMOBILE DEALER, HE WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK WHERE HE PURCHASED IT. *AK THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH AT $28.00 NOW THE HAZARDS AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WORK FINE. *CB *JB

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 COMPLETELY, BECAUSE IT OPERATES ON A PULLEY TYPE SYSTEM. *NM

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 IN FEBRUARY!!!!!!!!

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

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 SHOULD HAVE HAD MY COOLANT SYSTEM SERVICED AT 30000 MILLES BUT I HAVE THREE PIECES OF GM DOCUMENTS THAT SAY THAT THE COOLANT SYSTEM DOES NOT HAVE TO BE SERVICED UNTIL 150000 MILES. I WAS TOLD BY ONE GM SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT THE PART I HAD TO REPLACE WAS A PIECE OF JUNK. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO CRASHES OR FATALITIES. I HAD TO ADD TWO MONTHS TO MY CAR NOTE IN ORDER TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. THE PART COST $58 AND THE REPAIR COST $540. I HAVE READ COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS PART HAS CAUSED MANY PROBLEMS AND THAT GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNALS. THE SIGNALS ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM

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

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 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *SCC *JB

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

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

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

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

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

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 A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT GM - HAVING FULLNOTICE OF THE RISK INVOLVED - NEEDS TO ACT ON BEFORE MORE CONSUMERS EXPERIENCE THIS AS I HAVE.*AK

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 REASON THAT IF ONE PART OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE DASH AREA IS FAULTY, THEN OTHER PARTS MAY BE AS WELL. THIS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED FOR OVER A YEAR. *LA

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 CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE AND THEY COULD CARE LESS, REFERRING ME TO THE "DEALER" WHO HAS BEEN REPAIRING THIS VEHICLE REPEATEDLY. I SEE WHY OLDSMOBILE IS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. THEY'RE PRODUCTS ARE INFERIOR, AND BORDER ON DANGEROUS. I'M JUST HOPING THIS CAR DOES NOT MALFUNCTION SERIOUSLY WHILE I'M ON THE HIGHWAY. THE INCIDENT DATE BELOW IS THE APPROXIMATE MOST RECENT REPAIR DATE. THE DATES OF VARIOUS INCIDENTS ARE TOO NUMEROUS TO LIST. *LA

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 HAVE BEEN FINANCIALLY STRICKEN DUE TO INCIDENTS LIKE THIS. MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND IT COST ME 600 DOLLARS TO REPAIR IT. I WAS TOLD BY MY FAMILY AND A NAVY JAG TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND THE DEALERSHIP BUT I DECIDED TO TAKE THIS ROUTE. PLEASE GET BACK TO ME ON THIS. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. *LA

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

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 NOTHING TO DO WITH IT AS WELL AS THE AMOUNT OF DRIVING DONE OR NOT DONE. IT SEEMS TO BE A RANDOM OCCURRENCE. *LA

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 ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *LA

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

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 COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN, LEAVING ME ON THE ROAD. I HAVE HAD IT TOWED TO REPAIR SHOPS WHERE THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER AND IT DOESN'T GIVE ANY CODE. THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSED IT TO STALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES THIS YEAR. THE REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WINDOW. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE SHOP, AND I HAVE RECENTLY READ THE VOLUMINOUS COMPLAINTS TO THE ENGINE COOLANT SYSTEM AND WILL INFORM MY MECHANIC TO CHECK TO SEE IF THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE STALL. THE CAR WILL JUST SHUT DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE AT 70 MPH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *LA

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

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 WEAR IS NORMAL, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. NOTHING WRONG, EXPLAIN TO ME WHO HAS TO REPLACE BRAKES THIS OFTEN? I LIVE IN WISCONSIN, SO ITS NOT LIKE I HAVE HARD BRAKING OR LOTS OF HILLS ETC. MY BRAKES PULSATE, MAKE FUNNY NOISES AND THEY WEAR DOWN CROOKED. I HAVE CALLED OLDSMOBILE ONLY TO BE GIVEN A RUN AROUND. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS IDENTICAL TO MINE, WHEN IS OLDSMOBLE/ GM GOING TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING A FAULTY PRODUCT????? *JB

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 MONTHS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. THEY SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THE BRAKES. ALSO THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MOTOR BROKE AND WAS REPLACED. THE HAZARD SWITCH WAS REPLACED, THE TURN SIGNALS FIXED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, THE GEAR SHIFTER KNOB WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT FELL OFF FOR NO REASON. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES/SERVICE VEHICLE SOON LIGHTS COME ON AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN THERE IS NO PROBLEM AT ALL. THE TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING AS WELL. I SEE THAT MANY MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS CAR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AND OLDSMOBILE SHOULD DO A RECALL ON ALL THESE THINGS SINCE THEY ARE NOT JUST RANDOM OCCURRENCES.

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 WHICH WILL COST ME $600.00, NOT INCLUDING THE TOWING CHARGES AND DIAGNOSTIC EXPENDITURES THAT I HAVE GONE THROUGH. THE MECHANIC WHO IS REPLACING THIS GASKET SAID THAT THIS PROBOBLY ABOUT THE 15TH ALERO THAT HE HAS HAD TO DO THE SAME REPLACEMENT WORK TO AND THAT HE HAS READ THAT THIS A COMMON DEFECT FOR THIS CAR. THE FIRST TIME THAT THE CAR WA TOWED, BECAUSE THE ENGINE COOLANT LEAKED ALL OVER THE GARAGE OF A FRIEND'S HOUSE, IT WAS TAKEN TO A PEP BOYS SHOP AND HE ALSO SAID THAT HE HAD READ IN CAR MAGAZINES THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR OLD'S ALEROS FROM THE YEAR 2000-2003. I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD PUT OUT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS COSTING MANY PEOPLE A LOT OF MONEY AND IT IS A ROAD HAZARD, SOMETHING WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE

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

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 WEAR" THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TWICE FOR THE ENTIRE REPAIR. AFTER FINDING THE TSB REPORTS, I FEEL THE ROTORS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. SINCE READING THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS COVERING THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS ON THE BRAKES OF THIS VEHICLE, I FEAR THE BRAKES MAY FAIL WITH OUT ANY TYPE OF WARNING. WHAT WILL IT TAKE & HOW LONG WILL IT BE BEFORE THE NHTSA FORCES GM TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE BRAKES?! *JB

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

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 DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL NOTICE, THEY REPAIR WHATEVER NEEDED TO BE REPAIR NOW THE BLINKERS MAKE A FAST CLICKING SOUND AND THE LIGHT INSIDE BLINKS REALLY REALLY FAST WHILE USING SIGNAL. YESTERDAY THE CAR WOULDN'T STAY STARTED , THE ENGINE HESITATED TO START OR DIDN'T START AT ALL. [XXX] I'M SO TIRED OF THIS SO I JUST STOPPED PAYING ON THIS VEHICLE THEY CAN COME GET IT AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. I WORK HARD TO END UP HAVING SOMEONE SELL ME A LEMON. THIS IS TERRIBLE. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS ON WHAT I CAN DO?*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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