2000 Oldsmobile Alero Complaint Log

HAZARD WARNING SWITCH IS BAD. MY 2000 ALERO WAS BUILT PRIOR TO FEBRUARY, THE 2000 RECALL, AND THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CORRECTION OF THE BLATENT SAFETY ISSUE HAS BEEN IGNORED. IT HASN'T BEEN HANDLED SATISFACTORY. AFTER A MONTH LONG RUN AROUND OF PHONE CALLS AND PROMISES, A CERTIFIED LETTER WITH ENDORSMENT OF DOCUMENTATION WAS MAILED TO OLDSMOBILE ON THE MATTER. I WAS GIVEN A CLAIM NUMBER A MONTH AGO BY OLDSMOBILE OF 1-253388704. *AK MELISSA KEFFABER (PURCHASED AS MELISSA JOHNSON)

THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS, WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 03V327000 DUE TO VIN. *AK

MY SIGNAL/HAZARDS HAVE FAILED ON MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. A RECALL NOTICE HAS BEEN ISSUED BUT APPARENTLY NOT FOR MY CAR. MY NEAREST SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WEBER GM (63141), REFUSES TO DO ANY RECALL WORK DUE TO THE VIN NOT SHOWING IN THEIR DATABASE. A CALL DIRECTLY TO GM SEEMED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STILL WILL NOT COMPLY AND GM WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY AUTOMOBILE.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *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

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

I JUST RECENTLY STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE SIGNAL LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS ON MY 2000 ALERO. THEY BECAME INTERMITTENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONLY FEW TIMES.THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN SPORADIC IN NATURE. HOWEVER, I JUST LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM BUT I'VE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICES FROM GM. AND NOW I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY. WHEN I CONTACTED BOTH THE GM DEALER AND OLDSMOBILE HOTLINE, I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE (IT'S VIN#) WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL AND THE REPAIR TO MY VEHICLE WILL NOT BE MADE FOR FREE. PLEASE HELP, THERE OBVIOUSLY ARE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. ALSO, I HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS AND PADS 3 TIMES ALREADY. FIRST TIME 3 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED MY BRAND NEW ALERO. SINCE GM CONSIDERS THIS AS TEAR AND WEAR THEY ARE NOT COVERING THE REPAIRS. MY USE OF BRAKES IS VERY LIGHT SINCE I LIVE CLOSE TO HIGHWAY AND MY WORK IS VERY CLOSE TO THE HIGHWAY. THIS GOT TO BE DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE WEB EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE ALERO'S ROTORS. REPLACEMENT IS QUITE EXPANSIVE AND TOO FREQUENT. SINCERELY, ANITA POLAKOWSKI. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTIONED BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT INDICATED IN THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH RECALL 03V327000. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *TC

2000 ALERO GLS WITH THE 3.4 L V-6 HAD TO HAVE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE AND COOLANT LEAKING. THE CAR HAD 38,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THIS IS THE THIRD GM VEHICLE I HAVE SEEN THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM. A 2000 MALIBU WITH THE 3.4 L AND A 2000 BONNEVILLE WITH THE 3.8L. ALL OF THESE CARS HAD THE NEW DEXCOOL COOLANT IN THEM. *AK

1. I STARTED TO GET LOUD POPPING NOISES WHEN TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. . COOLANT LEAK GETTING PROGRESSSIVELY WORSE AND I AM SMELLING ETHYLENE GLYCOL IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE.*AK I HAVE LOOKED UP BOTH ITEMS AND FOUND THEM TO BE INHERENT PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 ALERO. THE FIRST IS RELATED TO THE STEERING ARM/GEAR PROBLEMS AND THE SECOND IS TO THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET DEFECT. I AM FACING NEARLY $1600.00 IN REPAIRS. I WISH I WOULD HAVE RESEARCHED THESE ITEMS BEFORE BUYING THIS CAR USED EVEN WITH 35,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS JUST TURNED 60,000 MILES.

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

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 AND PADS; THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG W/CALIPER; THEY WILL CHECK THE PADS EVERY 6 MOS . THEY GAVE US OUR OLD PARTS TO KEEP. THEY STATED GM ROTORS WERE THIN METAL; BRAKE PADS WERE GRINDING INTO THEM. THE VALUE OF THE CAR IS LESS THAN LOAN, BECAUSE OF POOR QUALITY OF THE CAR, SO WE ARE OUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. ESTES LIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM, OVERCHARGED, AND GM REFUSED TO GIVE US THE PARTS OFF OUR OWN CAR. GM & ESTES COLLUDED IN EVALUATING THE CAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE ROAD, AND LET THE VEHICLE SIT FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT STALLED AGAIN WITHIN A MILE. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH READ FUEL PUMP FAILURE AS THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING. THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION ON THIS ISSUE WAS INITIATED, PE02066. *AK THE OCNSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS THE DRIVER. *SC

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

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF GEAR INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *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

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

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.

WHILE DRIVING, THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK. *AK *SC *JB

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.

TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 03V327000. *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 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

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

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V327000 CONCERNING HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *AK

TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK WHEN MAKING A TURN. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE OTHER DRIVERS AWARE THAT SHE WAS GOING TO TURN. DEALER CHANGED THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. A SECOND DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THIS MODEL VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL FOR THAT PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN.

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

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

LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *AK

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

THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO USE THEM TO SIGNAL THE INTENTION TO TURN. THIS WAS DUE TO THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH RECALL 03V327000. BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *SC *JB

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.

MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE, EXCESSIVE LOSS OF COOLANT. RETURNED CAR TO DEALER, DEALER STATED IT WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. HAVE SINCE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM. WE HAD PROBLEM FIXED AT OUR EXPENSE, $861.63. HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL SITES WHERE COMPLAINTS SUCH AS OURS HAVE BEEN EXCESSIVE (MYCARSTATS.COM)*JB

FAULTY ADHESIVE USED ON THE DASH; CAUSES BUCKLING AND PEELING OF DASH PAD. IT IS STARTING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND SPREADING TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASH. THIS HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED, AS NO DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP WILL TOUCH IT. ALL SAY TO GO TO GM WITH ISSUE. GM WILL NOT FIX IT EITHER.*AK

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH MY 2000 OLDS ALERO GLS 4DR. THE MAIN CONCERN IS THE INTERIOR DASH AND DOOR PANELING BUBBLING THAN EVENTUALLY STARTING TO COME OFF. MY SUNROOF WILL NOT OPEN AS WELL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LOCK CYLINDER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB UPDATED *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

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

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. IGNITION CYLINDER LOCKED UP AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT AT $350.00 PLUS TOWING CHARGES. YESTERDAY, OCTOBER 24, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. ANOTHER FRIEND OF MINE WHO OWNS A 2000 ALERO HAS HAD 3 OF THESE IGNITION CYLINDERS REPLACED AT THE COST OF $350.00 EACH. *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

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

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.

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

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

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