2000 Oldsmobile Alero Complaint Log

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

TURN SIGNAL WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *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

MY PROBLEM IS WITH THE POWER STEERING. MY POWER STEERING IS LEAKING ENOUGH FLUID THAT I HAVE TO ADD FLUID ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE TAKEN MY 2000 ALERO INTO THE SHOP AND FOUND THAT IT IS THE RACK AND PINION. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ONLY ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THIS CAR USED. I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND A PERSON TO PURCHASE THIS TYPE OF CAR AS THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR EVERYONE NOT JUST ME. *JB

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

BREAKS ON OUR 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO HAVE BEEN CHECKED/FIXED 3 TIMES IN 39000 MILES. IN AUG 2002 NEW FRONT ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED AT 31810 MILES. IN JULY 2003 AT 39448 MILES FRONT INSIDE PADS WERE OVER 50 % WORN AND THE ROTORS NEEDED TURNING. BACK BRAKES ALSO NEEDED REPARE. THIS LAST INSTANCE ONLY HAD 7638 MILES ON THE 'NEW' ROTORS AND PADS.THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND ONE THAT THE CUSTOMER MUST SWALLOW HUGE REPAIR BILLS EVERY 8,000-10,000 MILES, WELL OUT OF THE NORMAL RANGE.*AK NHTSA MUST DO SOMETHING TO FORCE GM TO CORRECT THE ISSUE BEFORE A LOSE OF LIFE HAPPENS AND TO ASSIST CUSTOMERS WITH HUGE COST IN BREAK REPAIRS.

3 MONTHS AFTER BUYING MY USED 2000 ALERO I FOUND THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SOON. ONCE I SAVED UP MONEY I TOOK IT IN AND HAD IT REPLACED. SINCE THEN (ONE AND A HALF MONTHS LATER) MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LAMP CONTINUALLY COMES ON. PLACE THAT REPAIRED MY INTAKE MANIFIOLD GASKET HAS NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM IS--SOMETHING WITH MY AIR SYSTEM. ALSO, IMMEDIATELY AFTER REPAIR OF IMG MY FUEL GAUGE IS STUCK ON (E)MPTY.. WILL OCCASIONALLY MOVE. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET THAT I WASTED MY MONEY ON A PIECE OF JUNK. ALSO, MY CRUISE KICKS OUT WHEN I AM IN OVERDRIVE--HAS NOT WORKED SINCE A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAVE PUT MORE MONEY THAN NEED BE INTO A CAR THAT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE NOT EVEN OWNED FOR A MONTH! WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY CAR?? *PH

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP: INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET: CRUISE CONTROL: TRANSMISSION. *PH

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR A CHECK UP TIRE PRESSURE WAS NOT CHECKED. BRAKES WERE REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE TWICE WITHIN 20000 MILES, AND THE WHEELS HAD CRACKS. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE INFORMED OF THIS WITH NO REMEDY.*AK

WHEN IT RAINS, WATER LEAKS THROUGH THE VENT AND INTO MY VEHICLE. *JB

ROTORS BAD, BRAKES BAD, WHEELS LEAK AIR, WINDOWS LEAK AIR IN, WINDSHIED SHAKES, ENGINE RUNS HIGH TEMPS AND KNOCKS, PAINT IS STARTING TO RUST. CD PLAYER IS ALWAYS SHUTING OFF. DEALER HAS NOT DONE A THING TO HELP AND MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY FOR A FEW MORE MONTHS. I NEED HELP SOON.*AK

THE RACK AND PINION MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL A KNOCKING NOISE WAS PRODUCED. *AK

BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP BLOWING OUT. AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DIGITAL ODOMETER AS WELL AS THE CLOCK ON THE CD PLAYER GO OUT BRIEFLY. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH THE GAS GAGE. IT GOES UP TO FULL AND THEN DROPS TO E AND DOES THIS OVER AND OVER QUITE RAPIDLY. I HAVE ALSO BEEN UNHOOKING MY BATTERY EVERYTIME I GET OUT OF MY CAR BECAUSE IF I DON'T, MY HEAD LIGHTS COME ON AND WON'T SHUT OFF CAUSING MY BATTERY TO DRAIN. *NLM

I HAVE AN OLDSMOBILE ALERO 2000. SOMETIMES THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS WILL FAIL TO FUNCTION. THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. IT SEEMS TO FIRST OCCUR DURING RAINY WEATHER, BUT PERSISTS EVEN AFTERWARDS. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM SOMETIME IN 2001 AT 16,800 MILES AND THE DEALER HAD REPLACED THE HAZARD/TURN LIGHTS RELAY/UNIT OR SOME SUCH DEVICE NEAR THE DASHBOARD AND IT HAD WORKED ALRIGHT TILL ABOUT A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. MY CAR IS NOW AT 40,000 MILES (PAST THE FULL WARRANTY) WHEN I CALLED OLDSMOBILE CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD NO INFORMATION ABOUT SUCH A PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO COMMENT ON WHETHER IT MAY BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY UNLESS I HAD IT CHECKED BY AN OLDSMOBILE DEALER (MY LOCAL DEALER CHARGES $100/HOUR FOR "DIAGNOSTIC CHARGES" WHETHER OR NOT THEY FIND ANY PROBLEM AND I DID NOT WANT TO GO TO THEM WITH AN INTERMITTENT COMPLAINT THAT IS PROBABLY NOT UNDER WARRANTY). I NOW NOTICE ON YOUR WEBSITE THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD IDENTICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE HAZARD SWITCH IN CHEVROLET'S AND OLDSMOBILE'S. *NLM

POWER WINDOW FOR DRIVER WOULD NOT GO UP IN 9/03 DURING A RAIN STORM. AFTER THE RAIN STOPPED, I TOOK APART DOOR AND PUSHED WINDOW UP. WINDOW SINCE WOULD NOT GO DOWN. THEN DURING 6/04, THE FRONT PASSENGER, AND LEFT REAR-PASSENGER POWER WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO DOWN EITHER. LEFT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL LOWER SEVERAL INCHES AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE PARKED. NO ONE TOUCHES THE POWER WINDOW SWITCHES IN THE CAR SINCE I DON'T WANT A WINDOW TO GO DOWN AND NOT BE ABLE TO GET IT BACK UP.*AK

2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO - UPON REPLACING THE FRONT BRAKE PADS MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ROTORS. NOT BECAUSE THEY WERE SCORED BY THE BRAKE PADS (I STILL HAD LINING ON THE PADS), BUT BECAUSE THEY WERE DETERIORATED BECAUSE OF BEING MADE WITH INFERIOR (SOFT) METAL. HE MENTIONED HE SAW THIS BEFORE ON OTHER VEHICLES (JEEPS) WHICH REQUIRED A RECALL. *JB

FRONT TIRE AREA WAS MAKING LOTS OF NOISE. TOOK IT TO DEALER FOR SERVICE TO CHECK IT OUT - THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE POWER STEERING PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE BRAKES. I DID NOT BELIEVE THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. TOOK THE CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP TO CHECK THAT. HE HEARD THE NOISE AND THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE WHEEL BEARINGS. WE TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE FOUND THAT IT WAS THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND SAID THAT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED - THAT THEY USUALLY LAST OVER 100,000 MILES (I ONLY HAD AROUND 60,000 MILES ON THE CAR). THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THAT THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONING FAN SWITCH DOES NOT WORK ON THE FIRST TWO SPEEDS - ONLY ON THE MIDDLE AND HIGHER SPEEDS. I WORK WITH A MAN WHO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR AS MY CAR. *NM

ALL FOUR OF MY WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED WITHIN A PERIOD OF 2 MONTHS, I HAVE REPLACED 3 OF THE FOUR, THE LEFT REAR DOOR STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED DO TO THE COST OF PARTS FOR THIS CAR, IN ADITION, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON THIS VEHICLE 2 TIMES WITHIN A PERIOD OF 1 YEAR, JUST BEFORE THE LAST TIME I REPLACED THEM, MY REAR CALIPERS WENT OUT, THEY WILL ENGAGE, BUT WILL STAY LOCKED, ONLY RELEASING AFTER I DRIVE FOR ABOUT 20 FEET OR SO, I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM ACTIVATING ITSELF AND NOT ALLOWING ME TO START THE CAR FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES ( THE TIME IT TAKES THE SYSTEM TO RECYCLE ITSELF). IN ADDDITION, MY DOOR PANNELS COVERINGS ARE ALL COMING SEPARATED ACCROSS THE TOP OF OF THEM, AGAIN DO TO THE COST, I HAVE FAILED TO REPLACE THEM. UNFORTUNATLY THIS HAPPENED BEFORE I KNEW THAT SO MANY PEOPLE WHERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE OLDSMOBILE ALEROS, SO I DID NOT RETAIN THE OLD PARTS. *AK

1. BLINKERS ARE BROKEN 2. EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT WORK 3. FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ~57500 MILES 4. MOTOR UNDER SEAT WENT OUT; LOCAL DEALER ORDERED IT WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND NEVER NOTIFIED ME IT WAS IN 5. CLEAR COAT WAS PEELING ON HOOD - LOCAL DEALER FIXED 6. DASH BOARD IS PEELING UP 7. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING SINCE ABOUT ~31000 MILES 8. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK MUST I GO ON? I HOPE GMAC WILL FIX SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER AMERICAN MADE VEHICLE!

TURN SIGNALS ON MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I BELIEVE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THINK THAT OLDSMOBILE SHOULD PAY TO FIX THE BROKEN SWITCH. *JB

I BOUGHT MY OLDSMOBILE ALERO NEW IN JULY OF 2000. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE I STARTED TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER DUE TO A GRINDING NOISE THAT WOULD HAPPEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT SLOWER SPEEDS OR TURNING. THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT SUGGESTED I MAY NEED NEW BRAKES. I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS RESPONSE SINCE THE CAR WAS LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD AND I DON'T DRIVE ANY MORE THAN THE AVERAGE DRIVER. I THEN STARTED TAKING IT TO A CLOSER DEALER (THIS ONE WAS A GM DEALER AND NOT SPECIFICALLY OLDSMOBILE). AFTER SEVERAL VISITS THEY TOLD ME MY BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN AND NEEDED REPLACED. BY THIS POINT IT WAS 2002 AND MY CAR HAD ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON IT. I STILL WASN'T SURE I AGREED WITH IT, BUT I LET THEM REPLACE MY BRAKES. STILL HEARD THE NOISE. I CAN'T EVEN COUNT HOW MANY TIMES MY CAR HAS BEEN TO THE TWO DEALERSHIPS FOR THE SAME GRINDING NOISE. THE LAST TIME I HAD IT IN WAS IN MAY OF 2003. THEY FINALLY TOLD ME ABOUT A BULLETIN REGARDING TIRE SIZE AND TOLD ME THIS WAS CAUSING THE NOISE. THIS BULLETIN CAME OUT A YEAR PRIOR TO THIS SERVICE VISIT AND THEY HAD LOOKED AT MY CAR NUMEROUS TIMES. NOW I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ROTORS AND FROM WHAT I'VE READ A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE TOO. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES, IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS JERKING TO A STOP. I THINK OLDSMOBILE OR GM NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THE DEFECT AND REPLACE THE ROTORS FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE UNLUCKY ENOUGH TO OWN ONE OF THEIR ALEROS. *JB

THE MECHANIC BELIEVED THE FUEL PUMP WAS THE CAUSE OF VEHICLE STARTING OCCASIONALLY. *PH THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. *SC *JB

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY-HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS TWICE WHEN THAT METER SAYS I HAVE A QUARTER OF A TANK. NO ALARM. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT SINCE MY WARRANTY IS UP, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. SPOKE WITH OLDSMOBILE AND THEY SAY THAT ONLY CANADIAN CARS ARE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL.

1. THE BUTTON ON THE AUTOMATIVE GEAR SHIFT BROKE 2000, REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, BROKE AGAIN 2002. 2. THE TURN SIGNAL WOULDN'T WORK, WORKED ON TWICE, NOW A RECALL! 3. MOTOR ON POWER DRIVER SEAT BROKE. 4.DASH BOARD IS BUBBLING AND PEELING! CHEAP *** GLUE! 5. BRAKE PADS-TOO MANY TO MENTION! 6. CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT...NOW SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL RACE AND I DON'T HAVE TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS, BUT IF YOU HAVE TO APPLY BRAKES, YOU HAD BETTER HOLD IT DOWN HARD, OR YOU'LL END UP RAMMING SOMEONE IN THE BACK. IF YOU TRY TO GUN TO GET THE RPMS DOWN, IT'LL SHOOT UP TO 3000 RPMS! 7. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH GMC/OLDSMOBILE!!!! I WILL NEVER RECOMMEND THIS CAR!*AK

I HAVE A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO AND THE TURNING SIGNAL LIGHT AND THE HAZARDOUS LIGHT DOES NOT WORK IT MAKES A BUZZING SOUND WHEN I TRY TO MAKE A TURN. WHILE I WAS HOME FROM WORK ONE DAY AND I PUT ON MY TURNING SIGNAL LIGHTS ON IT KEPT MAKING THE BUZZING SOUND. I HAVE NOT TRIED TO GET THIS FIX BECAUSE THE DEALER THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST ME OVER $300 TO GET IT FIX AND I DON'T THINK THAT I SHOULD PAY THAT MUCH FOR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT MY FAULT.. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO IF THERE WAS ANY TYPE OF RECALL FOR THAT TYPE OF PROBLEM. *JB

CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION. *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

TURN SIGNALS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. HAZARDS HAVE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS STARTED ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING A "CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED" OLDSMOBILE

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 CAMPAIGN #03V327000 IS A RECALL THAT WAS ENACTED FOR CARS OF THE EXACT YEAR, MAKE, MODEL OF MY CAR. HOWEVER, OLDSMOBILE SAYS THAT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECAL DUE TO WHATEVER REASON. MY CAR HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE HAZARD FLASHERS IDENTICAL TO THOSE LISTED IN THIS CAMPAIGN. IT IS EVIDENT THAT MY AUTOMOBILE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, BUT WAS OVERLOOKED IN WHATEVER STUDY WAS PERFOMED. THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE AUTOS LIKE MINE THAT ARE AFFECTED AND ARE SAFETY RISKS, BUT OVERLOOKED IN THIS CAMPAIGN. FEEL FREE TO CALL ME.*AK

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.

HAZARD CONTROL SWITCH FAILED WHICH LEAD TO NOT BEING ABLE TO USE BLINKERS OR HAZARDS. RECALL # 03043 WAS ISSUED FEB. 2004 ON OVER 600,000 VEHICLES. VIN # [XXX] WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL BUT HAS THE SAME MALFUNCTION. MANUFACTURER IS NOT WILLING TO REIMBURSE THE REPAIR COST OF $77.24 WHICH WAS REPLACED ON OCT. 7, 2004. *NM UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

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!!!!!!!!

HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEFECT WAS DESCRIBED IN THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT RECALL 03V327000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

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

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?

MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO HAS HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE PURCHASING IT IN JUNE OF 2002. TO DATE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY WATERPUMP, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, TIRES, BRAKES AND ROTORS CONSISTENTLY (THREE OR MORE TIMES AYEAR) . THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM IS MY GAS GAUGE WILL INDICATE THAT I HAVE 1/4 TANK AND TO MY SURPRISE THE CAR WILL NOT START UNLESS MORE FUEL IS ADDED. THE ENGINE ALSO SOUNDS ROUGH, I HAVE BOTH SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS ON, ALONG WITH MY LOW TIRE PRESSURE, ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ON AND I HAVE NEW TIRES, REPLACED A GAS CAP, AND THE LIGHTS WENT OFF, BUT THEN COME BACK ON. I AM ALSO POSITIVE THAT MY CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. THE COSMETIC DEFECTS ARE THAT OF THE DASH BOARD STARTING TO PEEL AND COME LOOSE. I HAVE READ UP ON THAT GM RESPONDED TO A PROBLEM WITH ALL 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALEROS ABOUT THE GAS PROBLEM AND I CONTACTED THE DEALER DORSCHEL AND SPOKE WITH SERVICE MANAGER LOU, GM AGREED TO ADD A DIFFERENT FILTER SO THAT THE GAS WAS DRAINING BACK INTO THE TANK, IT WAS ALSO MENTIONED IN THE ARTICLE THAT DEALERS COULD BE FINED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS DAILY IF NOT COMPLIED WITH, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT AN ACTUAL RECALL, THE DEALER DENIED MY REQUEST TO FIX. AFTER READING THE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE VEHICLES, I AM SHOCKED THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED, THE SHOULD BE AS THEY ARE NOT SAFE CARS IN MY OPINION. I AM CHALLENGING YOU TO TAKE A RIDE IN MY CAR WITH YOUR FAMILY AND SEE IF YOU FEEL SAFE, BECAUSE NOT ONLY AM I OUT 13,000 THAT I PAID FOR THE CAR, BUT ALSO IF I HAVE TO ESTIMATE PROBABLY ANOTHER 6,000 IN REPAIRS. THAT IS RIDICULOUS. I EXPECT A WRITTEN RESPONSE FROM YOUR OFFICE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF WHAT YOU INTEND TO DO TO INVESTIGATE THESE PROBLEMS. NOT ONLY READ MY LETTER, BUT YOU SHOULD GOOGLE IN 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALEROS AND SEE THE DISGUST OF PERFORMANCE PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF. *TR

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE CAUSING LEAKAGE OF COOLANT INTO ENGINE

I HAVE A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO GLS. ON OR ABOUT 1/3/04, THE FILL COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. I REFILLED THE COOLANT LEVEL. SINCE THEN I HAVE PUT 2 AND 1/2 CONTAINERS OF COOLANT IN THE CAR. THE CAR WAS THE LOSING COOLANT QUICKLY BUT IT WAS NOT LEAKING IN THE GROUND. I HAD IT CHECKED BY TWO SEPARATE MECHANICS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE COOLANT IS RUNNING INTO MY OIL AND MY ENGINE HAS BLOWN A HEAD GASKET. THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON THE CAR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A CAR OF 4 YEARS OLD CAN BLOW A HEAD GASKET. THE CAR IS STILL REASONABLE YOUNG. *JB

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.

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.

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.

AFTER EXPERIENCING LOSS OF COOLANT IN MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO, I WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED A NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET (IT WAS LEAKING) WHICH WOULD COST ALMOST $700 TO FIX. ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I FEEL THAT A LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD IS A PREMATURE REPAIR FOR A VEHICLE ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. I HAVE DONE SOME SEARCHING AND KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY GM OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT NOT TO MENTION A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ONE. ANY LONGER AND I WOULD HAVE HAD A RUINED ENGINE THAT COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE OR STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. GM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM.

MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH BRAKING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 5 TIMES FOR BRAKE RELATED REPAIRS. CALIPERS, PADS AND ROTORS HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 2 TIMES. FIRST REPAIR WAS AFTER ABOUT 11,000 MILES, AND BASICALLY EVERY 3-5,000 SINCE.

WHILE DRIVING THE SIDEWALL OF THE REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD THE CONSUMER TO CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS LOW ON AIR (GOODYEAR EAGLE LS P225 SR16). *TS *NLM

INTERNAL FAILURE ON HAZARD SWITCH. *AK

THERE IS BOUNCING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEN IT BEGINS TO MAKE NOISE, THE ROTORS ARE CONSTANTLY BEING BENT AND SHIMS HAVE BEEN INSERTED REPEATEDLY. THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY TIME THE OIL IS CHANGED AT 3000 MILES. NOW, THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED, AND THIS IS THE 7TH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED EVEN WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OLDSMOBILE WILL NOT PAY FOR THE WORK, THEY HAVE TURNED THE ROTORS REPEATEDLY,NOW THEY MUST BE REPLACED. ****DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/01 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****769335. *AK

MY BRAKES FAILED LAST NIGHT WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT'S IN MY GARGAGE AT HOME NOW BECAUSE I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER. MY DEALER IS SAYING TOO BAD, BRING IT IN, BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO PAY. MANUFACTURER IS SAYING TOO BAD, WE'VE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH ISSUES, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE 51 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS. THIS IS WHY OLDS IS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS, FOR BUILDING CRAP CARS, THAT THEY DON'T BACK! I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM CAR AGAIN!!!! I FIND THIS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE NO BRAKES AFTER JUST 15,000 MILES AND NO PRIOR ISSUES. NOW SINCE THE INCIDENT LAST NIGHT THE BRAKES GRIND HORRIBLY AND GO RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. WHAT A JOKE AND EMBARRASSMENT FOR GM! DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE CONTROL ARM SNAP CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

CAR WOULD BE GOING DOWN HIGHWAY, AND JUST STOP RUNNING, THIS ALSO HAPPEN TO ME BACK IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR, I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT, THEN YESTERDAY COMING BACK FROM VACATION IT DID THE SAME THING, ITS NOW AT THE DEALER AND THEY HAVN'T FOUND WHY IT JUST STOPS RUNNING. BACK IN AUGUST IT RAN FINE FOR OVER A MONTH, IT RAN FINE AFTER SITTING OVER NITE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TODAY.*AK