2001 Oldsmobile Alero complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RESPONDING BECAUSE THE SECURITY SYSTEM WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THE VEHICLE WAS STOLEN. THE CONTACT ADVISED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN DOING SO, THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, WHEN SITTING IDLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY STALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO 3.4L V6 - ENGINE RACING - HIGH IDLE 2004-2010 THIS HAS BEEN AN OFF AND ON PROBLEM THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE THE PAST 6 YEARS AND MIGHT HAPPEN FOR 2-3 WEEKS AND THEN NOT AGAIN FOR A FEW MONTHS. WHEN I START MY CAR IT WILL BE IDLING AT 3,500 RPMS OR MORE, IF I PUT IT IN DRIVE IT WILL GO BACK TO 1,500 RPMS, BUT THE CAR WILL START TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF (THE ACCELERATOR IS NOT BEING PUSHED AND IS NOT STUCK). IT TAKES ABOUT 20-30 SECONDS IF ON FLAT GROUND, BUT THE CAR WILL GET UP TO 55MPH BY ITSELF. IF I AM GOING DOWN HILL IT GOES EVEN FASTER. IF STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT THE ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS TRYING TO GO 60MPHS. SOMETIMES THE PROBLEM CEASES IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART, BUT THIS DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. I THINK IT IS HIGHLY UNSAFE AND WITH ALL OF THE RECENT TOYOTA PROBLEMS I THINK THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS ONE OF MY COLLEGE FRIENDS HAS A SISTER WITH AN ALERO THAT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN SOMETHING DONE ALREADY OR IF YOU HAVE HEARD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THANK YOU. *TR

2001 OLDS ALERO WITH ONLY 31,000 MILES - WIFE CALLED AND SAID IT WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START, SHE TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES, I DROVE TO LOCATION (ABOUT 15 MINUTES) USED MY KEY, IT WOULD CRANK OVER BUT NOT START, HAD IT TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE, AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT THEY TRIED STARTING, IT WOULD NOT, PUSHED IT INTO THE GARAGE AND CHECKED TO SEE IF ENGINE WAS GETTING FUEL, IT WAS BUT IT WOULD SHUT OFF AFTER A SECOND OR TWO, THEY DETERMINED IT WAS THE SECURITY SYSTEM PASSLOCK II CAUSING THE ISSUE ALLOWING TO CRANK BUT SHUTTING OFF THE FUEL, THEY WENT THROUGH A 10 MINUTE RESET PROCEDURE AND IT STARTED. I RESEARCHED ON THE NET AND FOUND THIS TO HAVE HUNDREDS (IF NOT MORE) OF COMPLAINTS FROM GM OWNERS 1996 THRU 2004 I BELIEVE, MANY PEOPLE BEING RIPPED OFF FOR REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS THAT DO NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND FROM THIS RESEARCH THAT HONDA HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE AND PUT OUT A RECALL. WHY DOESN'T GM ADMIT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND FIX IT THRU A RECALL?? THEY SAY THIS ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE, I SAY IT IS, WHAT IF MY WIFE HAS OUR INFANT GRAND DAUGHTER WITH HER AND GOES TO LEAVE SOMEPLACE AND IT IS 0 DEGREES OUTSIDE, SHE NOW HAS TO WAIT 10 MINUTES AND HOPE THE CAR WILL START? OR IF YOUR CAR STALLS ON A RAILROAD TRACK AND NOW I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES TO LET IT RESET, THE LIST GOES ON AND THIS IS NOT THE OWNER'S PROBLEM, IT IS THE SELLERS PROBLEM THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO FIX. TOWING COST WAS $55 AND GARAGE COST WAS $29 BUT OTHERS HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS ON WORTHLESS REPAI

EXCESSIVE FRONT BRAKE WEAR. FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. I PURCHASE (2) 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALEROS AND WITHIN THE FIRST 24,000 MILES THERE STATED TO BE BRAKE PROBLEMS. IT SOUNDED AS IF THE FRONT WHEELS WERE ALWAYS GRINDING. CARS WERE TAKEN IN TO DEALERSHIP AND WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. MY WIFE AND I DRIVE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT BUT IDENTICAL PROBLEM OCCURRED IN EACH VEHICLE. WE'VE HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS EVERY 12,000 - 18,000 MILES. FINALLY WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO A NON- DEALER, TO GET THE CRUISE CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL REPAIRED, THEY REPLACED THE FRONT BEARINGS AND REPAIRED THE OTHER PROBLEMS. SINCE THEN, NO MORE GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKES DON'T SEEM TO BE WEARING OUT AS RAPIDLY. BOTH VEHICLES HAD THE V-6 OPTION, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THAT OR NOT. *TR

01 ALERO WILL TURN OVER BUT NOT START. FIRST INCIDENT WAS IN 2006 REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER. SOME DAYS IT WILL START OTHERS IT WILL NOT. IT ALSO HAS DIED WHILE DRIVING TWICE. ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY AND ONCE IN TOWN. I WAS DRIVING ACROSS THE STREET WITH MY SON AND THE CAR DIED LUCKILY I COASTED OUT OF THE LINE OF TRAFFIC. FOR THE PAST WEEK IT HAS ONLY STARTED ONCE OUT OF MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO START IT. IT SHOWS CAM SENSOR, CRANK SENSOR, PASSLOCK, CODES WHEN DIAGNOSTICS RAN. OTHER SITES HAVE HAD SAME ISSUE WITH NOTHING BEING A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO PROBLEM. CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

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

THE 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. IM SURE IF YOU TAKE A SURVEY OF ITS OWNERS THE MAJORITY WILL AGREE. THIS CAR HAS UNPREDICTABLE ISSUES AND SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE DIAGNOSTICS. THEY OBVIOUSLY MADE A MISTAKE WHEN MAKING THIS CAR AND THEY NEED TO OWN UP TO IT. THIS CAR COULD BREAK DOWN AT THE DROP OF A DIME FOR WHATEVER REASON. *TR

MY GIRLFRIEND BOUGHT A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO FROM A DEALER WITH A 30 DAY WARRANTY. THE CARS ANTIFREEZE MIXES WITH THE OIL (HEAD GASKET) . HE NEVER FIXED THIS AND DISSAPEARED ON US. THIS WAS IN MARCH 09. I WAS TOLD THAT I MIGHT BE ABLE TO CONTACT GM AND THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I'VE READ ONLINE THAT THIS CAR WAS RECALLED BECAUSE OF NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. PLEASE CONTACT ME KEMA, CORNELL THANKS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO, EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE UNTIL I MADE A LEFT TURN AT A LIGHT AND THE CAR SUDDENLY DIES WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH. THIS IS THE VERY FIRST TIME THE CAR HAS DIED, PERIOD. LUCKILY IT DID NOT HAPPEN DURING MY 30 MILE DRIVE TO WORK ON THE INTERSTATE. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF SITTING IN THE CAR WITH THE IGNITION OFF, THE CAR DINGS ABOUT 6 TIMES. NO LIGHTS ARE ON, NOT EVEN THE SECURITY LIGHT, (NOTHING THAT IS INDICATIVE TO A MALFUNCTION). IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FRIEND'S SHOP, THE FUEL PUMP TESTED FINE. HE CAME UP WITH A PASSLOCK ISSUE, AND TOLD ME THAT IF THAT IS THE ACTUAL PROBLEM IT WOULD MOST LIKELY BE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. THIS CAR HAS DRIVEN QUITE WELL FOR MONTHS UP UNTIL YESTERDAY. IF YOU LET IT SIT FOR 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR IT WILL START RIGHT UP BUT THEN DIE AGAIN WITHIN 10-15 MINUTES. THERE IS NO BLINKING SECURITY LIGHT, NO DIAGNOSTICS SHOWING THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG PERIOD WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A POSSIBLE PASSLOCK ISSUE. I CANNOT RISK DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I AM MISSING WORK BECAUSE OF THIS, ON TOP OF THE FACT THAT I WILL HAVE SOME KIND OF REPAIR COST, AND NOT KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT THE ISSUE IS, AM AFRAID I WILL BE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF IF I GO TO A DEALER THAT ACTUALLY KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. WHEN I MENTION THIS TO PLACES I CALL THEY TELL ME THAT THERE IS NO WAY THAT THE CAR WOULD JUST DIE WHILE IT'S IN MOTION, ALMOST AS THOUGH IT'S COMPLETELY UNREALISTIC FOR ANY VEHICLE TO STOP WORKING IN

THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM ON MY OLDSMOBILE ALERO IS DEFECTIVE, NOT ALLOWING ME TO START MY CAR UNLESS IT GOES THROUGH A 10-15 MINUTE RESET. THIS PROBLEM IS SHARED BY MANY MANY OTHER PEOPLE. IT IS FRIGHTENING TO THINK THAT MAY CAR IS NOT ABLE TO RESPOND IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY GM. *TR

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE HAZARD SWITCH FAILED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS TO FAIL. NHTSA RECALL #03V327000, EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS: SWITCH WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR WAS MADE PER THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

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.

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK ON 2001 OLDS ALERO ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

IN SEPTEMBER 2008 I WAS DOING SOME ERRANDS AND IT WAS FINE AT ONE PLACE THAT I HAD STOPPED AT WELL I HAD STOPPED TO GO GROCERY SHOPPING CAME OUT AND WENT TO PUT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPENED, IT WOULDN'T EVEN TURN OVER. CALLED MY DAD, HE CAME OUT TO LOOK AT IT EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE FINE DUE TO PREVIOUS WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR THERE WAS MISFIRE SITUATION THAT HAD TO BE FIXED. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE NEXT MORNING AFTER THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS MY PASS LOCK SYSTEM. WHICH, IS WHERE YOUR COMPUTER DOESN'T READ YOUR KEY AND STOPS SENDING FUEL TO THE ENGINE. SO, TO HAVE IT REPLACED WITH LABOR AND ALL COST ME ABOUT 600.00 TO GET IT FIXED. THEY HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW PASS LOCK SYSTEM AND INSTALL IT IN MY CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PAST LOCK SECURITY SYSTEM DISABLES FUEL FROM ENTERING THE ENGINE ONCE THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. HE WENT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND A TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS, FUEL PUMP, AND FILTER. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RESURFACED. CURRENTLY, ALL OF THE REMEDIES HAVE BEEN INSUFFICIENT IN CORRECTING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,102 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,771.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER, LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE BACK PANEL BY THE REAR WINDOW, BECOMES VERY HOT AND MELTS. IT MELTED THE CONNECTION AND THE BOX THAT CONTAINS THE MODULE. AS A RESULT, THE DEFOGGER DOES NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT HAS FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FOR THIS FAILURE AND BELIEVES A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

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

1. SECURITY LIGHTS FLASHES 2. THEN WHEN I TURN OFF MY CAR AND GO TO TURN IT OFF IT WILL NOT START IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM NO WORK..WHICH CAUSE MY CAR TO NOT WORK AND BE TO BE STUCK WHERE I AM!! AND I AM A UNDER FEMALE IN COLLEGE, SO THIS WORRIES ME THAT ONE DAY MY CAR WILL NOT START AND I AM GOING TO GET HURT OR KIDNAPPED! 3. NOTHING!! I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING WEIRD WITH LETTING CAR SIT FOR A WHILE FOR IT TO WORK..SO I AM NOT SAFE! THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES NOW! *TR

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.

ENGINE:ENGINE COOLING COOLANT LEAKS WHEN CAR IS IDLE. *TR

CAR SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH. A FEW TIMES THIS HAPPENED IN LEFT LANE AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY. MECHANIC REPLACED SENSORS (CAM) AFTER DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT CAR FAILED AGAIN AFTER A FEW DAYS. DIAGNOSTIC POINTED TO ANOTHER SENSOR BUT THE CAR FAILED AGAIN AFTER A FEW DAYS. MECHANIC SUGGESTS REPLACING IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

ENGINE TURNS OVER BUT WONT START UNTIL CRANKED ON FOR A MINUTE OR MORE. HAZARD RELAY CLICKS REPEATEDLY. *TR

SECURITY SENSOR FAILS. CAR WILL RUN FINE ONE MINUTE AND NOT AT ALL THE NEXT MINUTE. HAVE READ OF SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT WITH THE CAR--IS ANYTHING BEING DONE ABOUT IT??? NOW, RESETTING THE SENSOR (THE WHOLE KEEP THE KEY IN THE 'ON' POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES TRICK) DOESN'T WORK. WHERE DOES THIS END??? I KNOW THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED BY THIS BUT IF IT IS A WIRING ISSUE, IT'S ONLY TIME BEFORE SOMEONE COULD BE. ALSO, IF I GET STRANDED WITH MY CHILDREN SOMEWHERE, THAT WOULD BE REALLY BAD. *TR

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

I HAVE A 2001 OLDS ALERO....FOR TWO YEARS I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE SENSOR ON MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THE SENSOR CAUSED MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM TO FAIL. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS TO GET FIXED IT SEEMS THAT MY BEARING WAS BAD. ON THE DAY THAT I GOT MY CAR FIXED 5 CARS BETWEEN 2 DEALERS WERE GETTING THE SAME PROBLEM FIXED. THEY WERE ALL GM CARS.. *TR

2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO, APPROX 105,000 MILES. AROUND THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY I WENT OUTSIDE TO WARM UP MY CAR BEFORE WORK AND NOTICED THE HEATER BLOWER WASN'T WORKING. HAVE ALREADY HAD THIS REPLACED SO THOUGHT I KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. ALSO NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE CAR, AS IF AN ELECTRICAL MOTOR WAS HOT, SO ASSUMED THE BLOWER MOTOR OVERHEATED AND WENT OUT. LATER THAT DAY CHECKED THE FUSE FOR THE BLOWER MOTOR- IT WAS BAD, I CHANGED IT AND THE HEATER WORKED. HOWEVER, STILL NOTICED THE ELECTRICAL SMELL AND FINALLY ASSOCIATED IT WITH THE REAR DEFOGGER. AROUND MARCH 07 THE DEFOGGER QUIT WORKING. NOTICED TODAY ON MY CAR STATS THAT A COMPLAINT WAS FILED IN FEBRUARY WITH A FAIL DATE OF 01/17/08 WHERE THE REAR DEFOGGER FAILED AND THE CAR ACTUALLY CAUGHT FIRE. MY CAR DID NOT CATCH FIRE, BUT IT IS THE SAME YEAR AND APPROXIMATE MILEAGE AS THE ONE THAT DID. I'M SURE THESE AREN'T THE ONLY TWO. PLEASE BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IF YOU NOTICE AN ELECTRICAL SMELL, GET IT CHECKED OUT. *TR

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

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS WARMING UP, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE REAR SEAT WAS DAMAGED AND THE REAR WINDOW WAS DESTROYED. THERE WAS ALSO SMOKE DAMAGE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

DRIVER WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR WHEN THE HOLDING CLIPS INSIDE THE DOOR BROKE OFF THE LIFT MECHANISM. *TR

SECURITY LIGHT, ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. *TR

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

THREE TIMES MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IT WAS TOWED INTO CALDWELL,OHIO DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. IT STARTED WHEN IT GOT THERE. THREE DAYS LATER IN LATROBE, PA. SAME THING. CAR PLACED WITH ARNOLD PALMER MOTORS. FIXED WITH NEW PROGRAMMING AND NEW COMPUTER CHIP. TWO DAYS LATER, SAME PROBLEM IN CAMBRIDGE, OHIO. FINALLY FIXED AT DUNNING MOTORS. MY COST: OVER 500 DOLLARS. *TR

I WAS JUST INFORMED THAT I WILL NEED A NEW WHEEL BEARING. THIS IS THE THIRD ONE IN THE PAST 5 YEARS. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR? *TR

LOCK CYLINDER NEEDS REPLACING. CAR WILL NOT START. *TR

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.

THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING MY 2001 ALERO HAS SO MANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES! 1)SOME TIMES THE ELECTRICAL WINDOWS WORK, SOMETIMES NOT, SOMETIMES THE ELECTRICAL LOCK WORKS, SOMETIMES NOT, SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL START, SOMETIMES NOT. IT IS NOT THE BATTERY. IT IS SOME SHORT THAT IS SIMMILAR TO HOW THE BLINKERS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WERE.

FRONT WHEEL HUBS. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW IN 2001 AND HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT HUB AND BEARING 3 TIMES. THE MOST RECENT REPAIR WAS IN 5/2007 TO THE LEFT HUB WHICH WAS JUST REPLACED IN 02/2006 WITH UNDER 15000 MILES. CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT WARRANTY ONLY COVERS PARTS FOR 12000 OR 1 Y EAR, AND ONLY OFFERED A 10% DISCOUNT OF 40.00 ON A 410.00 REPAIR JOB. *AK

IGNITION SYSTEM FAILURE IS MAKING ME CRAZY I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL MECHANICS ABOUT THIS AND AM TOLD THIS IS COMMON WHERE IS THE RECALL! I AM TIRED OF MISSING WORK DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THIS WILL BE THE LAST G.M. CAR I WILL EVER OWN.*AK

MY CAR WILL START AND NOT FOLLOW THROUGH...I CAN NOT EVEN BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW HORRIBLE THIS IS...I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN THAT NEED TO GET TO SCHOOL AND I HAD TO QUIT MY JOB BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT RELIABLE...IS THERE NOTHING GM COULD DO ABOUT THIS...PLEASE I AM BEGGING FOR ANYTHING...I DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO FIX MY CAR AND IT IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, JUST LIKE IT HAS BEEN FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS...I NEED HELP... *TR

I GOT CAR ON 2/28/07 NEW BRAKES ROTORS AND TIRES WERE PUT ON CAR. NOW I HAVE A LOUD SQUEAL AND GRINDING IN THE STEERING WHEEL, AND BRAKE PEDAL AN THE WARNING SIGNAL SAYS SERVICE VEHICLE SOON TRACTION OFF AND ANTILOCK BRAKE. I TOOK IT TO GET CHECKED, BUT THE MECHANIC CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

TOP OF DASH IS WRINKLING AND COMING APART. I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER ALEROS ALSO. I KNOW THIS IS AN APPEARANCE PROBLEM ,BUT IT IS STILL A PROBLEM. WILL IT AFFECT THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG IN THE DASH IF PEELING REACHES THE AREA?*AK

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

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.

CONSUMER'S 2001 OLDS ALERO HAS IGINITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *CC *NM

2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO - DEFECTIVE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM: I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR 2 YEARS AND HAVE HAD TO GET THE IGNITION REPLACED 3 TIMES BECAUSE THE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM KEEPS PERIODICALLY BELIEVING THAT THE CAR IS BEING "STOLEN" AND SHUTS THE CAR DOWN. MOST TIMES, YOU CAN'T GET THE IGNITION KEY TO EVEN TURN IN THE IGNITION. AT OTHER TIMES, THE STARTER JUST TURNS OVER BUT WON'T CRANK. NOT TO MENTION THAT EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, THE EXPENSE INVOLVED IN HAVING TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE OLDSMOBILE DEALERSHIP, AS WELL AS THE INCONVENIENCE OF HAVING YOUR CAR RUNNING FINE ONE MOMENT AND SUDDENLY, WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER, HAVING YOUR CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. OLDSMOBILE, GM, OR SOMEBODY NEEDS TO RECALL THESE CARS AND FIX THIS DEFECTIVE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM. *JB

HORN MAY OR MAY NOT SOUND WHEN BUTTON DEPRESSED. PROBLEM IS RANDOM. I HAVE INSPECTED FUSE, SWAPPED HORN RELAY WITH A KNOWN GOOD UNIT OF SAME AMPERAGE, AND CHECKED CONNECTION AT THE HORN ITSELF. BUTTON FOR HORN IN CENTER OF STEERING WHEEL IS APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM. HORN SOUNDS ROUGHLY HALF THE TIME WHEN BUTTON DEPRESSED. *NM

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