2001 Oldsmobile Alero complaints

THE ABS SPEED SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, THE ANTI LOCK AND TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR LIGHT STAYED ON. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE CONSUMER'S 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO BEGAN TO VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY. *NM THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND WHEN SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THE TRAC AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER HAD DONE REPAIRS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER SHE WAS TOLD THE SPEED SENSOR WAS BAD AND THE ENTIRE HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO FIX THE PART. *JB

2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO INTAKE MANIFOLD PROBLEM. *BF THE CONSUMER HAD DISCOVERED A COOLANT LEAK. THE CONSUMER STATED GM ISSUED AN IMPROVED GASKET TO AVOID FUTURE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT GM WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WHY DID THE EXPENSE HAVE TO FALL ON THE CONSUMER. THE POWER STEERING WAS REPLACED. *JB

LOWER INTAKE GASKET LEAKING COOLANT. FOUND DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. *AK

THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, IT WILL NOT CONTINUE TO RUN. THE IGNITION SWITCH/THEFT DETERRENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, PER THE DEALER. *JB

THE COOLANT IN MY ALERO STARTED LEAKING AND THERE WAS NO HEAT IN THE INTERIOR. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS DETERIORATED. THE PART WAS REPLACED AND WAS NOT KEPT. *AK

THE INTAKE GASKET OF THE CONSUMER'S 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO LEAKED ANTIFREEZE. *NM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS DESIGNED IMPROPERLY. THE GASKET LEAKED ANTI FREEZE INTO THE OIL, OIL SENDERS AND THE COILS. *SC

RE 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT CONSUMER WANTS MORE RESPONSES. *BF THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *JB

DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE WINDOW WAS UNABLE TO COME DOWN. DEALER STATES THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I PURCHASED THE CAR ON 10/09/04 WITH A 3MON/3,000 WARRANTY. I HAVE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS SAME COMPLAINT WITH NO LUCK. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS AND WITHIN A 1 WEEK OF BRINGING IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP MY ABS, TRAC OFF & SERVICE VEHICLE SOON LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND MADE AN APPT AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT 70MPH IT BEGAN TO VIBRATE OUT OF CONTROL. I HAD THREE PASSANGERS IN MY CAR ALONG WITH MYSELF. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR BACK IN CONTROL BUT IF I WASN'T ABLE TO I WOULD HAVE HIT THE OTHER CARS ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR AT SPEEDS OF UNDER 45MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY WAS TOLD THAT THIS WOULD COST ME ALMOST $400 TO BE REPLACED (HUB WHEEL ASSEMBLY FOR MY SPEED SENSOR). I WAS TOLD THAT MY 3/3 WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THIS PART. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS! OBVIOUSLY THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED PART!! I SPOKE TO THE MANAGER AT BOURNIVAL AND HE SAID THAT MY WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THIS PART. HE SAID THAT IT DIDN'T MATTER IF IT HAPPENED TWO DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR!*AK

THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED. THIS IS A SAFETY DEVICE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. I REPORTED THE DEFECTIVE PART TO MY DEALER BUT THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT AT NO COST BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OVER WARRANTY BY 2,000 MILES. THE DEALER SUGGESTED TO CONTACT GM CARES HOTLINE. GM DID NOT CARE THEY WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE TO REPAIR MY CAR AT NO COST. I HAVE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED THE DEFECTIVE SAFETY DEVICE,.*AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER TURNED ON THE HEAT AND THE DEFOGGER, AND BOTH FAILED TO COME ON PROPERLY. CONSUMER SMELLED AN ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK...*AK

FRONT HUB (DRIVERS SIDE) WENT BAD AT AROUND 48,000 MILES, DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. APROX. ONE YEAR LATER BOTH FRONT HUBS WENT BAD (AT JUST OVER 60,000 MILES WITH LESS THEN 12,000 MILES ON DRIVERS SIDE HUB) COST WAS AROUND $500.00 EACH TO REPLACE. *JB

THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE DEFLATED ON IT'S OWN. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRE DAILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 03V327000 CONCERNING TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO WORK TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

RECALL 03V327000 CONCERNING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS BECAME INOPERATIVE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT SHE DID NOT RECEIVE THIS RECALL NOTICE.*AK

THE CONSUMER STATES THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. *JB NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 03V327000 *TC

IN THE SPRING OF 2003 MY WINDOW, DRIVERS SIDE SLID INTO THE DOOR JAM. MY BOYFRIEND TOOK THE DOOR OFF AND WE REALIZED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS BENT AND THE PLASTIC PIECES THAT ATTACH TO THE WINDOW TO HOLD IT UP WERE BROKEN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD COST $500.00 TO FIX IT. $300.00 FOR THE PART AND THE REST IN LABOR. I LOOKED INTO GETTING A USED PART, SO I BEGAN CALLING JUNK YARDS. A FEW HAD NO REGULATORS, HOWEVER AT FITZGERALDS IN LINCOLN DE I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS THE 4 OR 5TH PERSON TO CALL IN REGARDS TO A REGULATOR FOR AN ALERO. HE STATED THAT HE COULD ORDER THE PART WHOLESALE AND IT WOULD COST $120.00. I ALSO BEGAN A SEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND A MECHANIC IN NY THAT WOULD FIX MY REGULATOR OR GIVE ME A REPAIRED ONE FOR AROUND $80.00, SO I SENT IT TO HIM. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PARTS THAT HE GAVE WITH THE REGULATOR WERE NOT RIGHT AND WHEN TRYING TO INSTALL THE REGULATOR THE PLASTIC PIECES BROKE AGAIN. THE MECHANIC IN NY SEND ADDITIONAL PIECES AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE WINDOW WORKING PROPERLY, AFTER USING SOME ADHESIVE TO GET THE WINDOW TO STAY ATTACHED TO THE REGULATOR. THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET THE WINDOW COMPLETELY FIXED TOOK MONTHS. WE FINALLY GOT THE WINDOW WORKING AROUND OCTOBER OF 2003. NOW IT IS DECEMBER 2004 AND AGAIN THE WINDOW IS STARTING TO SLIP. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS SOMEHOW A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE POWER WINDOW. COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS INDEED A RECALL. THANK YOU.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT FRONT WHEEL BEARING HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES WITH LESS THEN 59,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT FLASHED ON/OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE WEAR WAS LESS THEN 31,000 MILES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WERE INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY JENNIFER'S FATHER MICHAEL ZAZZARO. *AK

I JUST RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM OLDSMOBILE LETTING ME KNOW THAT THERE IS A CURRENT OPEN RECALL ON HAZARD / TURN SIGNALS. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLIANT ABOUT MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO, BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO MY TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARDS NOT WORK, BUT MY CRUISE CONTROL AUTOMATICALLY KICKS OFF BY ITSELF ALL THE TIME, I HAVE A LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT THAT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY, AND MY RADIO DOES NOT WORK HALF THE TIME. I BELIEVE THERE IS A SHORT IN THE WIRES OF MY CAR. THIS ALL HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME MY TURN SIGNALS / HAZARDS STOP WORKING ALSO. THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT NEVER LETS ME KNOW IF I REALLY MAY HAVE A LOW TIRE (WHICH COULD RESULT IN A BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING, ETC.) ALTHOUGH, I'VE HAD THE TIRES CHECKED NUMEROUS TIMES CURRENTLY BUT, I AM WONDERING SINCE THE LIGHT IS ON AND THE TIRE MAY REALLY BE LOW AND I HAVE A BLOWOUT, IT COULD CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, THE SAME WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. IF A VEHICLE IS FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE, AND THE CRUISE KICKS OFF, THEN THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE MAY BUMP INTO MY REAR OF MY CAR. I WOULD LIKE THIS LOOKED INTO IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *AK

PARKING BRAKE CEASED TO FUNCTION. WHEN ENGAGING PARKING BREAK, IT DOES NOT 'STAY' IN POSITION. WHEN ENGAGED AND HELD UP MANUALLY, THE PARKING BREAK WORKS, HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT STAY IN POSITION. NOTHING AS OF YET HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE (2001 GX MODEL, 5-SPEED).*AK

THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE TIRE PRESSURE WILL NOT SUSTAIN. THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT STAYS ON, AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO ADD AIR DAILY. THE DEALER REFUSED TO COOPERATE. *AK THE LEFT FRONT DOOR BODY SIDE WAS FALLING, THE SOLDER JOINTS IN THE HAZARD WARNING FLASHER SWITCH MAY CRACK, THE COOLANT LIGHT HAD COME ON, THERE WAS AN ERRATIC SOUND WHEN THE IGNITION WAS FIRST TURNED ON, THE DRIVER WINDOW HAD A WATER LEAK, THE LEFT POWER WINDOW WON'T SEAL, THE REGULATOR WAS BROKEN, AND THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO BINDING CYLINDER LOCK. SC

PASSENGER WINDOW MADE A SCREECHING SOUND AND WOULD NOT ROLL UP. WHEN WINDOW DID ROLL UP IT DROPPED DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE WINDOW WAS SCRATCHED.*AK

BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE, THEY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE NOT GOING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER STATES THEY WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THE DEFECT. THE PADS AND ROTORS COST $500.00 TO REPAIR. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY GM THAT HE DID NOT DRIVE VEHICLE ENOUGH SO ROTORS RUSTED. *TC

I HAVE A 2001 ALERO. IT HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE STEERING INTERMITTENTLY. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE STEERING FLUID GELLING. IT FIXED MY STEERING BUT STILL WHINED A LITTLE. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE NIGHT STATED BELOW. I WAS TURNING TO THE ON-RAMP TO THE INTERSTATE AND MY STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. I WAS GOING ABOUT 30MPH AND PROBABLY 20-25MPH AS I WAS SENT INTO THE CURB. THE WHEEL THAT HIT THE CURB FOLDED UNDER THE CAR AS THE SPINDLE BROKE. I WAS DRIVING AT THE SPEED LIMIT AND THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONDITIONS. I WOULDN'T HAVE HIT THE CURB IF THE STEERING HADN'T GONE OUT AND EVEN SO, I DON'T THINK THAT AT THAT SPEED THAT MUCH DAMAGE SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT THE AIR BAG DIDN'T GO OFF. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE (WHERE I WAS HEADING) I WOULD HAVE ENDED UP GOING INTO A DITCH AND FLIPPING. *AK

ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS SECURITY LIGHT REMAINS ON DURING THE DURATION OF DRIVING. WHEN WE TRY TO START THE CAR, THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES AND THE CAR WON'T START. OLDSMOBILE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE RECOMENDS LEAVING THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION UNTIL THE SECURITY LIGHT STOPS FLASHING, TAKING THE KEY OUT FOR 30 SECONDS, AND THEN TRYING TO START IT AGAIN. THIS NORMALLY FIXES THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. HOWEVER, WHEN YOU HAVE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR, IT BECOMES A REAL HAZARD TO BE WAITING FOR YOUR VEHICLE TO START. I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAY THAT THERE IS NO RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.*AK

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 24 OCT 02, FROM A SMALL CAR LOT. ON 25 OCT 02, MY TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO WORK. I TOOK IT IN TO THE CAR LOT AND THEY PUT A FOUR-WAY FLASHER IN IT. ON 26 OCT 02, IT WOULDN'T START. I CALLED THE CAR SALESMAN AND HE SAID SINCE IT WAS A SATURDAY, THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL MONDAY. AFTER WORKING ON IT FOR SEVERAL HOURS, MY FATHER FINALLY CLEANED OUT THE FUEL LINE AND GOT IT STARTED. ON NOV 6 2002, MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO ROLL IT BACK UP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. ON 24 NOV 02, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE DIED AND THE "TRAC OFF" LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD A ROLL BACK HAUL IT IN TO A MECHANIC. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID MY ONE MONTH/1,000 MI WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THEY WERE NOT GOING TO COVER CHARGES. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF 600.00. IN MAR 03, MY CAR BEGAN VIBRATING WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL BRAKE SHOP AND THEY PUT A NEW SET OF ROTORS ON MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THE OLD ONES (FROM THE FACTORY) WERE TOO THIN TO BE RESURFACED. IN JUN 03, I TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT WAS CORRECTED IN THE SAME WAY, WITH NEW ROTORS. IN MAY 04, MY WINDOW FELL BACK DOWN INTO MY DOOR. MY FATHER GLUED THE PIECE BACK ON THAT HAD BROKEN LOOSE. ON JUL 8 04, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL OLDSMOBILE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPAIRED. THE ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACED AND

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 4 ENGINES 2.4L ON MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. MY LAST ENGINE LASTED 32 DAYS AFTER I SPENT 1200$ AND NOW I NEED TO HAVE WORK DONE TO IT AGAIN. *AK

2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO - NEED REPLACEMENT OF WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLYS ON BOTH SIDES WITH ONLY 57,000 MILES! SERVICE VEHICLE SOON, ABS AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME. ABSOLUTELY THE WORST FRONT SUSPENSION I'VE EVER HAD IN A VEHICLE. ALSO 'MISSES' AT AROUND 2000 RPMS - LIKE IT CAN'T DECIDE WHICH GEAR TO BE IN. BOUGHT IT USED FROM DEALER AND WARRANTY IS OUT, BUT WORKING WITH A GOOD MECHANIC TO HOPEFULLY GET PROBLEMS FIXED AT MY EXPENSE (DEALER WANTED $500 TO REPLACE EACH WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY). SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE ISSUES WITH A RELATIVELY NEW, WELL-MAINTAINED VEHICLE.*AK

THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONSUMER ABOUT A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *LA THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START RIGHT AWAY. THERE WOULD BE SEVERAL TRIES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEVER "CRANK OVER." THE ENGINE VIBRATED WHEN THE A/C WAS USED,THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERATIVE, THE FRONT WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN, THE REAR HANDLES FELT LIKE THEY WERE STICKING, THERE WAS A BURNT OIL SMELL, AND AFTER SEVERAL TIMES OF STARTING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD RUN ROUGH. THE MASTER SWITCH, A/C COMPRESSOR, CRANK SENSOR, FUEL PUMP, FUEL TANK, HAZARD SWITCH, AND THE WINDOW REGULATOR WERE REPLACED. THE MECHANICS REPOSITIONED A WIRE HARNESS FROM THE CRANK SENSOR AND REPLACED THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID. THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING IN TRAFFIC IN WHICH THERE WAS ALMOST AN ACCIDENT. THE ANTENNA WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE RADIO SIGNAL WOULD GO OUT EVERY TIME THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS USED (THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM). THE BACK WINDOW HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED TO SOLVE THE ANTENNA PROBLEM. THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE SEAL FOR THE COOLANT LEAKED. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN RIB, AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH HIGH ENGINE IDLES AND SHIFTING THROUGH ALL THE GEARS. *MR THIS WOULD OCCASIONALLY OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED FROM A COLD ENGINE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND WITHOUT THE CONSUMERS FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED THROUGH ALL THE GEARS. THE ENGINE DISPLAYED A LOUD RUMBLE SOUND. WHEN THE CONSUMERS FOOT WAS TAKEN OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR IT SHIFTED FORWARD. A CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED WHICH APPEARED TO BE THE PROBLEM. THE SYMPTOMS LATER APPEARED. A BROKEN WIRE WAS REPLACED IN THE HARNESS CONNECTOR. *SC *JB

I HAVE A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO GLS. THE CAR IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED THAT THE COOLANT LIGHT KEPT GOING ON. I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR INITIALLY AND DID NOT SEE ANY LEAKAGE. I ADDED 50/50 DEX-COOL TO THE RESEVOIR. ALL WAS WELL FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. THEN THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS CONTINUED FOR THE NEXT MONTH. I STARTED NOTICING LEAKAGE. AFTER REVIEWING WHERE THE LEAKAGE IS COMING FROM, I HAVE DETERMINED THAT IT IS RIGHT ABIVE WHERE THE THERMOSTAT WHERE THERE IS A BOLT THAT ATTACHES THE INTAKE MANIFOLD TO THE ENGINE.*AK

WINDOWS REGULATOR & POWER WINDOW MOTORS BOTH SIDES BECOME INOPERABLE,HIGH COST OF REPAIR. ALSO THE WHOLE WIRING SYSTEM. WIRES LOOSE,GET PINCHED BY GEARSHIFT. NOW THE RADIOS VOLUME TURNS UP WITH HIGHER RPM OR DOWN AT LOW RPM.WHEN BACK WINDOW DEFROSTER IS ON RADIO CRACKLES OR COMPLETELY TURNS OFF.SAME HAPPENS AT TIMES WHEN PUTTING GEAR INTO PARK. THERE IS REALY NO INCIDENT DATE, THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 6-8 MONTH.*AK

WHILE ROLLING UP THE WINDOWS CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE AND SUDDENLY THE PASSENGER, DRIVER, AND REAR WINDOW DROPPED DOWN INTO THE FRAME OF THE WINDOWS, CAUSING ALL THE WINDOWS TO BREAK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FASTENED, IT RETRACTED , HOLDING PASSENGER TIGHTLY AND THE PASSENGER WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT. *AK *JB

I HAVE A 2001 ALERO AND I AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY INTAKE GASKET LEAKING, AND CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH MY WHEEL HUB BEARING. *NM

DEFECTIVE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND DEFECTIVE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND DEFECTIVE WINDOW POWER SWITCH. *AK

WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION ON 3/5/03 AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. I WAS TRAVELING 40-45 MPH SOUTHBOUND ON SCOTTSDALE RD WHEN ANOTHER CAR TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF ME. THE IMPACT BENT THE IMPACT BARS, MOVED MY COMPRESSOR TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, HOOD, BUMPER, FENDER DAMAGE, THE PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE WITHOUT DOING A TEAR DOWN IS AT $5000.00. I HAVE SUFFERED NECK, SHOULDER AND LEG INJURIES. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID A CERTIFIED GM REP WILL GO LOOK AT THE CAR AND TAKE PICTURES AND WILL CONTACT ME ON THE 29TH. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM A MAN WHO DID NOT IDENTIFY HIMSELF AT THE DEALER SHIP AND SAID HE WAS A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR FOR GM AND DOWN LOADED THE INFO OFF THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR AND THE AIR BAG SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OFF, AND TOLD ME I NEED TO HAVE THEM START REPAIRING THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. YET IN THE OWNERS MANUAL IT STATES THE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY IN A NEAR FRONTAL OR FRONTAL IMPACT AND THAT THEY CAN ONLY ACCESS THIS COMPUTER IN THE CAR WITH THE OWNERS CONSENT WHICH I DID NOT GIVE. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FROM ELECTRICAL ENGINE WORK, THE FUEL SENSOR SHOWING ME I HAD GAS WHEN I DON'T, SCRATCHED ROTORS, AND THE HAZARDS AND BLINKERS WORKING AND NOT WORKING WHICH STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP. EVEN THE POLICE OFFERS DID NOT WANT TO GET IN THE VEHICLE TO MOVE BECAUSE THE AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF AND THEY WHERE CONCERNED THAT IT DID NOT. *JB

THIS CAR IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. TAKEN TO DEALER AND GARAGE WHO COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON MY OWN AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. OBTAINED INFORMATION TO CORRECTLY REPAIR. TURN SIGNALS WERE REPAIRED IN 2003. IT TOOK UNTIL MARCH, 2004 TO RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. SINCE REPAIR OF MY TURN SIGNALS, MY FAN DOES NOT WORK ON THE ONE OR TWO MARKING. MY LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON AT RANDOM EVEN THOUGH THE TIRE PRESSURE IS ADEQUATE. BRAKES AND ROTORS REPAIRED EVERY YEAR. MY CAR IS DIFFICULT TO START ON MANY OCCASIONS AND FAILS TO START ON THE FIRST TRY. WHEEL BEARINGS AND SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED IN BOTH OF MY FRONT TIRES. AT TIMES, WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION OFF, YOU CAN HEAR A LOW GRINDING NOISE. AIR COMES IN ON THE DRIVER DOOR WHERE THE ELECTRICAL SWITCHES ARE LOCATED TO OPERATE THE WINDOW. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO DEAL WITH SO MANY PROBLEMS. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO TAKE CARE OF THE CUSTOMERS AND TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS? GAS MILEAGE IS TERRIBLE. OUR VAN GETS BETTER GAS MILEAGE THAN THIS VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

I PURCHASED A USED 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO IN DECEMBER 2003 WITH 41,805 MILES. AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR ONLY TWO MONTHS I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF COOLANT UNDER THE CAR, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS LEAKING FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THAT MY WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT DUE TO IT BEING A GASKET. I ALSO WAS INFORMED THAT MY WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING. I LEARNED THROUGH RESEARCH THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES SO I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A GM DEALER TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED (I PURCHASED IT FROM A HONDA DEALER AND GM WOULDN'T TAKE THEIR DIAGNOSIS) TO SEE IF GM WOULD ASSIST IN THE REPAIR. I TOOK THE CAR TO A GM DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM WAS THE LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND WAS TOLD THAT GM WOULD NOT BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIR. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT I WOULD OWE THE GM DEALER $30 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST (WHICH GM ALSO DECLINED TO COVER) TO FIND THE PROBLEM; I WAS NEVER TOLD UP FRONT THAT THEY WOULD CHARGE ME FOR THE TEST AND BASICALLY THE TEST WAS NOT REQUIRED SINCE I (AND GM) ALREADY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND WAS TOLD BY THEM TO TAKE IT TO A GM DEALER FOR CONSIDERATION FOR ASSISTANCE. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS (IF NOT THOUSANDS) OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST GM FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND ALSO INTERNAL SERVICE BULLETINS FROM GM INDICATING THAT THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR (BETWEEN $800 AND $900 DOLLAR

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT ABOUT 40 MPH. UPON IMPACT THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF FRONTAL AIRBAGS WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT IN FRONT BY A TOYOTA TRUCK. ALSO AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER BEING HIT BY THE TOYOTA TRUCK AND THEN FINALLY HITTING A PARKED FORD MUSTANG HEAD ON. *JB

CONSUMER CAN PULL THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN GEAR.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN FOWARD GEAR, THE CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE IT OUT OF REVERSE , THEN SHIFT IT BACK INTO REVERSE IN ORDER TO BACK OUT. *JB

THE IGNITION LOCK DID NOT FULLY ENGAGE THE LOCK FUNCTION, AND ALLOWED THE KEY TO BE REMOVED WITHOUT ENGAGING THE "PARK" FUNCTION ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.*AK

A DEFECT ON A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

WHEN IN DRIVE AND STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR ALMOST STALLS OUT. ON TWO OCCASIONS THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED AND DID NOT START THE FIRST TIME. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY TRIED TO SELL ME THE 30,000 MILES SERVICE PACK. I REFUSED TO PAY OVER 300 HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THAT. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CHECK THE CAR AGAIN AND CALLED ME BACK TO LET ME KNOW THAT IT LOOKED LIKE MY FUEL INJECTORS WERE A LITTLE CLOGGED. SO I HAD THE FUEL INJECTION CLEANING DONE. WELL THE CAR STILL RUNS THE SAME, ALMOST STALLING AND IT SEEMS WORSE. I CALLED THE DEALSHIP AND TOLD THEM AND THEY JUST GAVE MEAN ANSWER,"BRING IT IN". SO MY PROBLEM STILL IS NOT RESOLVED. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT THERE MAY BE A RECALL ON THE CATALYIC CONVERTER.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN/START THE VEHICLE DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK