2000 Oldsmobile Alero complaints

VEHICLE MADE NOISE IN FRONT END AT LOW SPEEDS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THEY WERE AWARE OF PROBLEM. REFUSED TO TELL CONSUMER THE DEFECT.*AK

OTORS ARE WARPING AND,CAUSING FRONT END TO SHIMMY. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CONTACTED DEALER. REPLACED PART 2 TIMES AND ROTORS ONCE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE CUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING SIGNS ON ANY OF THE GAUGES, AND NO INDICATION THAT THE ENGINE IS GOING TO QUIT. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT TOOK APPROX. 20 MINUTES TO RESTART THE CAR. THE SECOND AND CONSEQUENTIAL TIMES IT HAPPENED IT CUT OFF AT THE NEXT 20-50 MILES FROM THE PREVIOUS TIME. EACH TIME THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER, BUT WOULDN'T START UNTIL 20-30 MINUTES OF SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. AUTO IS CURRENTLY UNDER WARRANTEE. I'VE HAD IT AT THE DEALERSHIP IN THE SERVICE DEPT. FOR 14 DAYS NOW, AND THEY CLAIM THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH A TECHNICIAN DID TAKE IT OUT ON THE HI-WAY, AND IT HAPPENED TO HIM. I'M CURRENTLY DISGUSTED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND ABOUT TO CONTACT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS ONE TIME SITTING ON A BRIDGE WITH NO BREAKDOWN LANE AT 9:30 PM AND ALMOST GOT HIT BY ONCOMING VEHICLES WHILE THE CAR WAS BROKE DOWN. I'D APPRECAITE IT MOST GREATLY IF YOU COULD INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ROTORS. SHIM KIT WAS INSTALLED AS ADVISED BY DEALER, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TT

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN OFF SET COLLISION AT 5-10 MPH INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. DRIVER WAS FORCED INTO STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE SEAT BELT DID NOT OPERATE. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

OUR 2000 ALERO WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THERE WAS A SQUEALING AND GRINDING NOISE WITH THE BRAKES. AFTER BEING LOOKED AT THEY TOLD US WE NEEDED NEW BRAKES AND OUR ROTORS TURNED. THIS IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY BEACAUSE IT IS CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. OUR CAR HAS 24250 MILES ON IT. MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR BACK AND FORTH TO WORK 2 MILES A DAY. OTHER THAN THAT IT IS JUST A PLEASURE CAR. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE BRAKE AND ROTOR SYSTEM BEFORE SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENS.*AK

AT 40MPH, THERE IS HEAVY VIBRATION AND NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, ESPECIALLY WHEN WET, THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE AND VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN, DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, BRAKES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE SINCE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE. *SLC

THE ORIGINAL FRONT BRAKE ROTORS IN MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO (3.4L GLS) HAVE WORN OUT FAR BEFORE THEY SHOULD HAVE. FROM WHAT INFORMATION I HAVE NOW FOUND IN NEWSPAPERS AND ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 1999-2000 ALERO (AND PONTIAC GRAND AM); GM NOW MANUFACTURES NEW BRAKE ROTORS TO USE AS REPLACEMENTS. HOWEVER, THE GM GARAGE THAT I HAD MY CAR FIXED AT (WALT SWEENEY PONTIAC, CINCINNATI, OH) DID NOT REPLACE THE FAULTY ROTORS, BUT MERELY MACHINED THEM SO THAT THEY WON'T SQUEAL/PULSATE. I CALLED OLDSMOBILE TO ASK WHETHER THIS WAS STANDARD PROCEDURE, AND WHETHER I COULD HAVE THE NEW, SAFER BRAKE ROTORS INSTALLED ON MY ALERO: THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON I TALKED WITH SAID THAT THE ROTORS ARE MACHINED DOWN (MADE SMOOTH) IF IT ISN'T *ABSOLUTELY* NECESSARY TO REPLACE THEM. EVERYTHING I'VE READ ON THE 2000 ALERO'S BRAKE ROTORS INDICATES THAT THEY ARE SUBSTANDARD, AND UNSAFE... THERE ARE EVEN A FEW TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS OUT FROM GM ABOUT THIS (00-05-22-002A, 00-05-23-002A). I BELIEVE THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS ARE FAULTY AND UNSAFE; GM, I THINK, KNOWS THIS, AND HAS UPDATED THEIR PRODUCT. I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD HOLD A RECALL AND SHOULD BE REPLACE THE BRAKE ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY; AT THE VERY LEAST, WHEN THE BRAKE ROTORS WEAR OUT, THEY SHOULD CERTAINLY BE REPLACED WITH THE NEW, MORE DURABLE BRAKE ROTORS, RATHER THAN SANDED DOWN TO BE REPLACED AGAIN WHEN THEY WEAR OUT IN A FEW MONTHS, ENDANGERING ROAD SAFETY.*AK

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND RESURFACED TWICE. *JG

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 6OMPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING DRVER'S SIDE AIRBAG WENT OFF WITHOUT A COLLISION IMPACT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

OR CHANGE TIRES WITHOUT HAVING TO BREAK OFF ....I NEED ADVISE. *AK

THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON EVEN AFTER THE TIRE PRESSURE HAS BEEN CHECKED AND VERIFIED BY 3 DIFFERENT GAUGES. EVEN AFTER YOU RESET THE LIGHT, IT COMES BACK ON WHEN THE TIRE PRESSURE IS CORRECT.*AK

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING-SPEED DOES NOT MATTER. CAR WILL START UP AFTER SITTIING FOR A MINUTE BUT IT CAN ONLY BE DRIVEN FOR A FEW MORE MILES. THE LONGER YOU LET IT SIT AFTER IT STALLS THE FARTHER YOU CAN DRIVE IT DOWM THE ROAD. TAKEN TO A GM SERVICE TECH AND AFTER 2 DAYS OF TEST, STATED NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. 20 MILES AFTER LEAVING THE SHOP WITH CAR, IT STALLED. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE FOUND A TSB ON THE ENGINE/PROPULSION SYSTEM , #00-06-04-044, TO REPLACE THE IN-TANK STRAINER (FILTER) AND HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM SINCE. HAD TO PAY A GMC SREVICE TECH A LOT OF MONEY TO TELL ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WHEN A "SHADE TREE MECHANIC" FOUND THE PROBLEM IN LESS THAN AN HOUR. HAVE SEEN THIS COMPLAINT MANY OTHER TIMES FOR THIS CAR AND OTHERS ( 2000 CAVALIER, MALIBU AND 2000 GRAND AM, SUNFIRE) WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS? WOULD LIKE SOME INFORMATION PLEASE ON THIS AND WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT THIS GM SERVICE TECH. MY CAR IS STILL UNDER A EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH I BELIEVE WOULD HAVE COVERED THIS PROBLEM I HAD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH A FRONTAL COLLISION OCCURRED, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT.*AK

WHEN DRIVNG AT 60-65MPH AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE VIBRATES, ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON . VEHICLE IDLES UP AND DOWN. HAD TO HAVE FUEL CONTROL VALVE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED DRIVER'S SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR VIBRATES, MAKING IT DIFFCULT TO SEE OUT OFF THEM.*AK

WHY CANNOT GM GIVE PEOPLE A SUGGESTION TO WHAT TO PUT ON THESE CARS TO STOP THESE THINGS FROM EATING UP BRAKES/ROTORS. GM GIVES RUN AROUND. DEALERSHIP IS IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT THESE CARS HAVE PROBLEMS SO WHY CAN THEY NOT TELL YOU WHAT TO PUT ON THEM TO STOP THIS PROBLEM. IF THEY CAN ISSUE A BULLITIN ON THEM, THEN THEY SHOULD HAVE SOME PLAN IN WHAT THEY PLAN ON DOING TO SOLVE THIS. GOING IN EVERY 3,000 TO 5,000 MILES FOR REPLACEMENTS/TURNING IS NOT NORMAL. IF PEOPLE LET THESE THINGS SLIDE, THEY ARE GOING TO BE IN BIG TROUBLE. GM BUILDS THE CARS THEY SHOULD COME UP WITH SOME SOLUTIONS TO SOLVING THE ISSUE BEFORE IT GETS OUT OF HAND. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN EIGHT TIMES FOR REPLACEMENT/TURNING. IT NEVER GETS BETTER. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ON THIS. I PAID CASH FOR THIS CAR. I HAVE LOST MY BUTT AND WILL CONTINUE MORE SO WHEN WARRANTY IS OFF THESE CARS. NOW GM IS TELLING ME THESE ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS CAR HAS BEEN TO A GM DEALER SINCE I HAD 12,000 MILES ON IT. NOW NO WARRANTY. NOW THEY WANT US TO PAY ANOTHER $800 TO UP WARRANTY WHEN THEY CANNOT EVEN FIX THIS. PLEASE, PLEASE HELP US.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STALLS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN AT LEAST 8 TIMES OR MORE FOR BRAKE/ROTOR PROBLEMS. THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE HERE. THEY CAN NOT FIX THESE BRAKES AND ROTORS AND THEY ARE GOING TO EVENTUALLY FAIL. WHAT DOES IT TAKE-DEATHS TO GET THESE PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THEY HAVE A FAULTY SYSTEM IN THESE CARS. NOW THEY WANT ME TO UP MY WARRANTY FOR $800. WHY? THEY CAN NOT SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. GET RID OF WHAT'S ON THERE AND REPLACE WITH SOMETHING ELSE. THEY BUILT THESE CARS, AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO COME UP WITH SOME METHOD TO STOP THE COST ON THESE IF NOT SAVE LIVES. *TS ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***761631

BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND ROTORS HAVE TURNED FIVE TIMES. DEALER STATED IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY. *AK *YH

VIBRATION IN VEHICLE WHEN BRAKING, REAR ROTORS WERE TURNED, THEN REPLACED. AT THIS TIME FRONT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BEING WARPED.*AK

THERE WAS GRINDING NOISE IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED FRONT BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THERE IS PULSATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES DUE TO BEING WARPED.*JBCONSUMER IS LOGGING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE PRACTICALLY EVERY 1000 MILES CONSUMER IS HAVING THE ROTORS AND BRAKES REPLACED FOR WEAR ON THIS VEHICLE. *JG

WHILE APPYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE VIBRATION STOPPING DISTANCE IS SLOW. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*JB

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AND THE FRONT WHEELS WOULD GRIND WHEN BRAKE ARE APPLYED, DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS AND THE BRAKE PADS. *JB CONSUMER STATES BRAKES MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE BEFORE GRINDING. ALSO, THE CONSOLE COVER LATCH FAILED.*YD

BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON THIS CAR ONCE AND SEEM TO BE SLOWLEY GOING OUT AGAIN. I FEEL THAT THESE BRAKES SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS.*JB

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE SHAKES, THIS IS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR AND WARPING OF THE ROTORS FROM BAD CALIPER HOUSING, DEALER HAS REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 30,000 MILES.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE WAS SQUEAKING AND SHAKING AND DIFFUCULTY STOPPING, TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS AND BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND GETTING UP TO FIFTY MPH THE VEHICLE SHAKES VERY HARD, SOMETIMES THE LOW TRACTION LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE ON THE DASH UPON HITTING A POT HOLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

SINCE I HAVE OWNED MY ALERO (APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 YEARS) I HAVE HAD 5 INSTANCES WHERE I HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO HAVE THE BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. THE LAST TWO INSTANCE WERE ONLY 3000 MILES APART FROM ONE ANOTHER. WHEN I AM DRIVING AT SPEEDS EXCESS OF 50 MPH I AM AFRAID TO FOLLOW ANYONE REMOTELY CLOSE BECAUSE WHEN I BRAKE THE ENTIRE CAR WILL START SHAKING AND MY BRAKING DISTANCE IS LARGELY INCREASED. SO FAR, ALL OF THE REPLACEMENT WORK HAS BEEN DONE AT THE DEALERSHIPS EXPENSE, HOWEVER I HAVE HAD TO LOSE MY CAR FOR A DAY OR TWO EVERY THREE MONTHS TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF. THIS IS EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT FOR ME. WHEN I PAYED THIS MUCH MONEY FOR AN ALMOST NEW CAR WITH ONLY 15000 MILES ON IT, I EXPECTED IT TO DRIVE LIKE AN ALMOST NEW CAR. SURELY SOMEONE HAD TO HAVE KNOWN THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTED WITH IT BEFORE THEY SOLD IT TO ME. I BABY THIS CAR LIKE IT WAS MY KID. I SEE NO REASON THAT AFTER 5 TIMES OF HAVING THE BRAKES WORKED ON THEY STILL CANNOT FIX THEM RIGHT! I DON'T EVEN ENJOY DRIVING IT MUCH ANYMORE BECAUSE I'M AFRAID THAT MY BRAKES WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN GO OUT AND I'LL REAR END SOMEONE. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT UNTIL THEY TOLD ME NOT ONLY DID THEY REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS BUT THE ROTORS ALSO. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS NO MORE THAN THREE MONTHS LATER AND I BELIEVE THEY ONLY REPLACED THE PADS. THE THIRD INCIDENT AGAIN WAS WITHIN ANOTHER 3 MONTHS OR SO ALONG WITH THE FOURTH. EACH TIME I NOTICED THAT

WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING SOUND. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR REPAIRS. ALSO, CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, HOWEVER PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED AS OF YET. *AK *SLC

CAR ACCELERATED RAPIDLY TO OVER 60 MPH WHILE NOT TOUCHING GAS PEDAL. DEALER INSPECTION FOUND ACCELERATOR CABLE BINDING AND REPLACED FAULTY "BINDING" ACCELERATOR CABLE. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE CLAIMED THIS WAS THE FIRST REPORT OF THIS KIND BUT SEARCH OF DOT DATA BASE FOUND THREE OTHER REPORTS ON THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL ALONE. CUSTOMER WAS TOLD THAT GM USES IDENITICAL ACCELERATOR CABLE SYSTEM ON NUMEROUS OTHER GM MAKES AND MODELS. *AK

HARSH VIBRATION DUE TO WARPED ROTORS APPEARED AT 14,000 MILES. TOOK TO DEALER, I WAS TOLD GM ONLY ALLOWED THEM TO TURN THE ROTORS, AND I WOULD NOT RECEIVE NEW ROTORS/PADS. NOW, AT 22,000 MILES, IT TAKES SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR.*AK

THE OLDSMOBILE ALERO IS 2 YEARS OLD AND THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED TWICE AND REPLACED TWICE. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH EVERY 6 MONTHS (AVERAGE) THERE IS A VIBRATION SENSATION IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM AT SPEEDS OF 35MPH AND OVER. IT COSTS NEARLY $600.00 TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND I AM WORRIED THAT WHEN THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS, I AM STUCK WITH FAULTY PARTS THAT KEEP BEING REPLACED WITH THE SAME FAULTY ROTORS THAT HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED!*AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE VIEW MIRROR HAS VIBRATED ON THE VEHICLE SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. I TOOK IT AT THE FIRST OIL CHANGE AND ASKED THEM TO FIX IT. THEY TOLD ME THAT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2 DOOR ALERO AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE PROBLEM WAS SO BAD THAT I COULD NOT USE THE MIRROR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS VEHICLES WOULD COME IN AND OUT OF VIEW. I EVENTUALLY CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE ABOUT THE ISSUE. IT TURNS OUT THEIR POLICY IS TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP TO CONFIRM THE PROBLEM (A LOT OF GOOD THAT DOES). I CONSISTENTANTLY COMPAINED WHEN I WENT IN FOR SERVICE AND EVETUALLY THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN AND THEY PERFORMED THE "FIX". THE FIX DID NOTHING SO THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. I INTERMITANTLY COMPLAINED AND THEY EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE MIRROR ASSEMBLY WHICH WORKED FOR A FEW WEEKS. NOW, LAST SUNDAY, ON THE WAY BACK FROM MT.PLEASANT THE MIRROR VIBRATED SO BAD THAT WHAT WAS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE MIRROR ONE SECOND WAS IN THE TOP THE NEXT. WHEN I GOT UP THE NEXT MORNING THE MIRROR WAS LAYING ON THE GARAGE FLOOR AS IT HAD FALLEN OFF. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOOK IT IN. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD ONLY CONTINUE TO COVER THE MIRROR UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY RUNS OUT AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED WOULD NOT COVER IT. I FEEL THAT IF IT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IT SHOULD BE COVERED FOR LIFE. AND, TO TOP IT OFF, THEY HAD ME TAKE THE CAR, WITHOUT A MIRROR HOME UNTIL THEY COULD GET A MIRROR (I THOUGHT IT WAS ILLEGAL TO DRIVE WITHOUT A MIRROR). I EXPECTED A LOANER

WHEN COMING TO A STOP BRAKES PULSATE. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY TOOK OFF FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL AND CHECKED THE BRAKE PAD/ CALIPER. MECHANIC NOTICED BRAKES WERE WORN. BRAKES HAD BEEN CHANGED 13000 MILE AGO. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND CONSUMER COULD NOT START UP AGAIN. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER, CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT VEHICLE SHUT OFF BECAUSE OF IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. *AK *YD

LOW FUEL LIGHT NEVER COMES ON AND FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW PROPER FUEL LEVEL OF VEHICLE CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL OUT ON HIGHWAY. *AK *TT

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND HAD THE ROTORS RESURFACED OR REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL PRESENT.*AK CONSUMER STATES TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 6000 MILES, INSUFFICIENT SEALING CAUSED WATER TO LEAK IN TO DRIVERS SIDE REAR FOOT WELL, BOTH FRONT DOOR OPENING W/STRIPS AND DOOR PANEL WATER BARRIERS WERE REPLACED AND ALSO POWER WINDOW SQUEAKS WHEN GOING UP AND DOWN. *YD

ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES AT 26,000 MILES. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TIRE/WHEEL NOISE - DEALER CLAIMS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM BUT I'M NOT ASSURED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE THROUGH THE STEERING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED, THE FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES AND THE BRAKE PADS TWICE DUE TO BEING OUT OF ROUND, ALSO THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE DASH, DEALER REPLACED BULB.*JB

THE FRONT TIRE ARE WEARING PREMATURELY DUE TO THE ROTORS BEING WARPED, THE WARPED ROTORS CAUSE THE RONT END OF THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHILE BRAKING. 6 MONTHS AGO THE TIRE WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE BALD. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER. NLM

LIGHTS AND GAUGES ON DASH GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY, VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER AT THIS TIME. *AK DEALER REPLACED A FAILED FUSE BLOCK TO THE IPC MODULE. *JG

WHEN GOING UP A HILL ENGINE WILL SPUTTER. VEHICLE WILL REV WITHOUT TOUCHING ACCELERATOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC INDICATED A BEARING IN TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS FRONT END VIBRATES VIOLENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK DEALER STATES BECAUSE OF VIBRATION THE ROTORS WARPED. ROTORS NEEDED TO BE SHAVED AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED. *YH

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. OCCURED ONCE BEFORE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS TIME CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENT TOTALING VEHICLE. APPLIED BRAKES. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. RELATED NOTE... BOTH TIMES, "LOW TIRE PRESSURE" LIGHT FALSELY CAME ON DAY BEFORE FAILURE. ALL TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED BOTH TIMES. FALSE TIRE INFLATION LOW LIGHT SEEMS TO PREDICT SYSTEM FAILURE.*AK

BRAKES WOULD MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING OR TURNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT WHEELS WERE TOO BIG FOR TIRES. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING PROBLEM AND NOW THE TIRES ARE GOING FLAT. *JG *AK

I HAVE BEEN HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. THE BRAKES PULSATE UNDER ANY BRAKING CONDITIONS ,BUT AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH IT IS EXTREMLY BAD. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON SIX OCCASIONS WITH NO SUCCESS. THE FIRST BRAKE REPLACEMENT THEY REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. THAT LASTED FOR ABOUT 10,000 MILES BEFORE NEEDING ANOTHER REPAIR. AFTER THAT REPAIR THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED, WHICH THEN CAUSED THE BRAKES NOT ONLY TO PULSATE BUT TO ALSO MAKE A GRINDING OR MOANING NOISE WHILE STOPPING. WE ARE NOW ON REPAIR NUMBER SIX AND STILL THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. AFTER SPEAKING WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM GENERAL MOTORS AND BEING TOLD THAT BRAKES ARE NOT A SAFETY CONCERN I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF ANY GM VEHICLE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THE DEFECT OF THESE BRAKES BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE GM CAN'T ADMIT FAULT. DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW HAS STOPPED WORKING ON TWO OCCASIONS THE FIRST BEING ON 12/10/2001 THEN AGAIN ON 02/06/2002. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS AS OF YET.*AK