2000 Oldsmobile Alero Complaint Log

I HAVE HAD A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ON MY 2000 ALERO. DEALER REPLACED FRONT PADS AND ROTORS AFTER I CONTINUED TO COMPLAIN OF PROBLEMS STOPPING. THE BRAKE PROBLEMS STILL PERSISTED AFTER FRONT BRAKES WERE CHANGED THE REAR BRAKES WERE BAD. I WENT TO THE DEALER AT LEAST FOUR TIMES FOR THE REAR ROTOR PROBLEM THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE IT FIXED EVEN THOUGH IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME. I NOW AM HAVING A FRONT WHEEL BEARING PROBLEM WHICH OLDSMOBILE WILL NOT COVER EVEN THOUGH THERE IS ONLY 48,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND ITS NOT QUITE THREE YEARS OLD. ALSO DEALER STATES THEY CAN NO LONGER DO WARRANTY WORK BECAUSE THEY NO LONGER SELL OLDSMOBILES. DT

WHEN MY WIFE PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO EXIT THE GARAGE, THE CAR ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. SHE IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE DEALER. SHE NEVER USED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, JUST THE BRAKE. SPEEDS APPROACHED 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND A BAD WIRE RUNNING BY OR UNDERNEATH THE MANIFOLD. THEY REPAIRED THE WIRE AND IT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.*AK

BRAKES/ROTOTORS BEING REPLACED AND TURNED. NOT HELPING ANY BIT. THIS IS GOING TO BECOME A SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN THEY FAIL. WHY NOT A RECALL ON THESE INSTEAD OF A BULLATIN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS REALLY HURT BECAUSE BRAKES FAILED.*AK

I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH AT 55MPH WITH A GAURD RAIL AFTER BEING CUT OFF ON AN INTERSTATE. THE BODY SHOP MANAGER OF WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED BASED ON THE IMPACT AND THE DAMAGE TO THE M/V THE GENERAL MANAGER, SERVICE MANAGER AND BODY SHOP MANAGER FROM WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR CONFIRMED THIS TO BE TRUE AS WELL. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT I HAVE UNDERGONE SURGERY AND PHYSICAL THERAPY (9 MONTHS WORTH), I WAS FURTHER INFORMED BY THE INSRANCE COMPANIES INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMINER THAT THE INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN FAR LESS SEVERE IF THE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED AND THAT I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. FURTHERMORE I HAVE PICTURE OF THE M/V SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND PICTURES PROVING THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY SHOULD YOU REQUIRE THEM. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

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

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WILL GO OUT, LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A TURN SIGNAL, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CONTACTED, PART IS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SWITCH NEEDED REPLACING. TS

SEVERE PULSATION IN STEERING COLUMN WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, ESPECIALLY ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. FRONT PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED PER BULLETIN. 10,000 MILES LATER, THE SAME VIBRATION OCCURS IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN BRAKING. I SUSPECT THE PADS AND ROTORS ARE WORN AGAIN. PLAN TO RETURN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE COMMUTING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH THIS CAR BECAUSE BRAKES MAY FAIL COMPLETELY.*AK

DEFECTIVE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPAIRED ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK. DEALERSHIP SAID NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *AK

I NOTICED A SQUEALING OF THE BRAKES LAST WEEK, TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR CENTER MONDAY. THEY INFORMED MY THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN ON MY BRAKES ABOUT THE ROTORS BEING WARPED AND TO COME BACK THE NEXT MORNING AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ROTORS AND PADS TO BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, I TOOK MY CAR IN AS PER THEIR INSTRUCTIONS, I RECEIVED A CALL INFORMING ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS AS THE BRAKES WERE VERY WORN. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO HAVE BRAKES REDONE ON ANY CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, HANDED ME THE KEYS AND TOLD ME TO GO, IT WAS CLOSE TO CLOSING TIME. THEY HAD TOLD ME THE DAY BEFORE THAT THE ROTORS ON THIS CAR WERE DEFECTIVE AND THEY WOULD REPAIR IT THEN SENT ME AWAY WITH FAULTY BRAKES. BUT BEFORE THEY WOULD GIVE ME MY KEYS THEY PRESENTED ME WITH A DIAGNOSTIC BILL EVEN THO THEY HAD ALREADY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM THE DAY BEFORE AND TOLD ME I WAS COVERED DUE TO THE DEFECT AND TO COME BACK TUESDAY. THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO VENT EVEN IF THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP ME. LEANN PATTERSON. *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

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MAY 2000. IN NOVEMBER 2000, THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE MY CAR WAS SHAKING WHEN I WOULD BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN. IN JUNE 2001, I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE ROTORS ARE BEING REPLACED AGAIN! I AM AT 19,000 MILES AND MY BRAKE PADS WERE COMPLETELY WORN. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL FOR BRAKE PADS TO GO BAD AFTER 20,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS LIKE THIS BEFORE WITH A BRAND NEW CAR. *AK

TOP GASKET OR TRIM RING THAT HOLDS FRONT WINDSHIELD HAS FALLEN OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE. CONSUMER HAD TO USE DUCT TAPE UNTIL HE REACHED DEALER. DEALER WILL REGLUE WINDSHIELD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CAR WINDOWS DONT GO DOWN ,SIGNAL LIGHTS DONT ALWAYS WORK

I HAVE RUN OUT OF FUEL TWICE DESPITE THE FUEL GAGE SHOWING 1/4 FULL. FIRST TIME, AT ABOUT 15,000 MILES, THE CAR WAS TOWED BY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO A SERVICE DEALER. THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE SPENT TWO HOURS OF DIAGNOSTICS AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG EXCEPT THAT THE CAR WOULDN'T START. THEY THEN PUT IN SOME FUEL AND THE CAR WORKED FINE. THEY SAID THEY NEVER CHECKED THE FUEL GAGE. THEY CHARGED ME $200 AS "DIAGNOSTIC CHARGES". THEY SAID THAT THE CHARGE WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AS THEY HAD NOT FOUND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY IMPLIED THAT MAYBE I HAD JUST MADE A MISTAKE BY NOT NOTICING THE FUEL GAGE WAS EMPTY (DESPITE SPENDING AN HOUR ON THE PHONE WITH GM ROADSIDE WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE - WE CHECKED ALL THE GAUGES). THEIR MECHANIC HAD NOT BOTHERED TO LOOK AT THE GAGE WHILE STARTING TO WORK ON THE CAR. GM REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THE $200. THE SECOND TIME THE FUEL GAGE WAS STILL ABOVE EMPTY BUT THE CAR WENT DEAD. WHEN I PUT IN 1.5 GALLONS, IT STILL DIDN'T START. WHEN I PUT IN AN ADDITIONAL 1.5 GALLONS, THE GAGE WENT UP AND THE CAR STARTED FINE. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 18 MONTHS - BUT I NOW FILL UP AS SOON AS IT REACHES ANYWHERE NEAR THE 1/4 MARK. *NLM

BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW ON 8/3/00, SINCE THEN THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WARPING 3 TIMES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. WARPED ROTORS PREVENT THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FROM FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES AND CREATES A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN, SOME ACCIDENTS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED, MUST SOMEONE'S LIFE BE CLAIMED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO WAS VERY RUDE AND DISCONCERNIG WITH REGARD TO THIS PROBLEM. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THESE CARS AND OTHER MAKES ARE VERY PRONE TO THIS PROBLEM AND GM HAS NO PERMANENT REPAIR FOR IT. THE QUALITY AND SAFENESS OF THE ALERO IS UNACCEPTABLE GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD BE PRESSURED UNTIL THEY CAN FIX THIS DESIGN PROBLEM.

WHILE PULLING IN A PARKING LOT BOTH PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING AT 13 MPH. *AK GM REP REVIEWED REPORT AND DENIED RESPONSIBILITY. *SLC

TRANSMISSION STICKS IN 2 AND 3 GEARS. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

MOTOR MAKING KNOCKING NOISE. WAS SPUN ROD BEARINGS. NEW MOTOR INSTALLED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE PADS WERE NOT EVEN 3000 MILES OLD WHEN BOTH CALIPERS WERE FOUND TO BE BAD, THE LEFT CALIPER WAS SEIZED AND THE BRACKET THAT WAS HOLDING THE CALIPERS DID NOT MEET DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS, THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND PITTED, CONSUMER REQUESTED FULL REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER, HOWEVER MANUFACTURER WAS ONLY WILLING TO REIMBURSE HALF OF THE COST IF THE CONSUMER HAD ORIGINAL DOCUMENTATION OF THE BRAKE REPAIRS.TS *JB

CAR CONSISTENTLY WOBBLES WHILE DRIVING. DEALER REPLACED STRUTS, ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

BRAKES FAILED WITH NO WARNING. GOING DOWN HILL WHEN FRONT PADS GAVE OUT AND ASSEMBLY DUG INTO ROTORS. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF PADS, ROTORS AND MISCELLANEOUS COMPONENTS. DEALER (BURNE OLDS IN SCRANTON, PA) TOLD ME ALERO BRAKES WERE UNDER RECALL, BUT NOT MINE. I HAD TO PAY THE $400 FOR REPLACEMENT. CONTACTED GM TO COMPLAIN AND WAS TOLD IT WAS MY PROBLEM. IF THERE HAD BEEN A WARNING, I COULD HAVE HAD THEM SERVICED BEFORE COMPLETE FAILURE AND RESULTANT DAMAGE (FRONT RIMS WERE SCORCHED FROM THE HEAT FROM THE FAILED BRAKES). I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET CAR STOPPED AND TO SERVICE BEFORE BEING INVOLVED IN SEVERE ACCIDENT.*AK

MY REAR GLASS SHATTERED AFTER TURNING ON THE REAR DEFOGGER.*AK

BRAKES WERE MAKING GRINDING SOUND. DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS. BUT, GRINDING SOUND STILL COMING FROM REAR BRAKES. ROTORS WERE GROOVED. DEALER STATED BRAKES WERE NORMAL. *AK

TURN SIGNALS WORKED ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, DEALER REPLACED SWITCH.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SLOW SPEED VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES. DEALER SAID ROTORS WERE WORN, AND NEEDED TO BE TURNED. *AK

BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS; BRAKES PULSATE, METAL TO METAL NOISE. ABS BRAKES/ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, TRANSMISSION LOCKED INTO GEAR, NO SHIFTING. *AK

WITH LESS THAN 8,000 MILES THIS CAR WAS BROUGHT INTO THE SHOP FOR BRAKE PULSATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ROTORS WERE ALREADY 1/4 WORN. IT HAS SINCE BEEN IN 4 OTHER TIMES & THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO GRIND WHEN I COME TO A STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS GONE TO THE FLOOR WHEN I TRIED TO STOP. THE PROBLEM IS MUCH WORSE IN THE RAIN, WHEN CONDITIONS ARE MORE DANGEROUS. THE DEALER HAS PUT A 2ND SET OF ROTORS ON THE FRONT & NEW BRAKE PADS & ALSO REPLACED THE BACK ROTORS & PADS, THE CAR HAS LESS THEN 24,000 MILES. WHEN I PICKED IT UP FROM THE SHOP, IT WAS STILL MAKING THE GRINDNIG NOISE & DEALER TRIED TO TELL ME THIS WAS NORMAL. THIS WAS THE FIRST MENTION OF THIS BEING "NORMAL" THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS & I WILL NOT DRIVE IT W/ MY 2 KIDS IN IT! *AK

I AM BEING CHARGED FOR BRAKE REPLACEMENT AT 23,000 MILES BY A DEALER,SO I CALLED FOR ANOTHER OPINION. WHEN I CALLED TWO OTHER DEALERS AND OLDSMOBILE THEMSELVES (BRUCE) I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I ASKED IF THIS IS COMMON WHY AM I PAYING FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE WARRANTY, THEY SAID BRAKES ARE CONSUMABLE AND IF THIS PROBLEM REOCCURS THEY WOULD COVER IT THAN BUT FOR NOW I MUST PAY TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPLACED AND ROTORS REPAIRED $207.50. *AK

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

FOR THE THIRD TIME I AM HAVING THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS RESURFACED BECAUSE THEY ARE WARPED. IF I BRAKE SHARPLY AT EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS OF 60MPH AND ABOVE I GET A VIOLENT SHAKING TRANSMITTED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL FROM THE WARPED ROTORS. I SENT OLDS AN E-MAIL ASKING IF THERE WERE KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH SOFT (INSUFFICENTLY HARDENED) FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ON THE ALERO AND THEY WOULD NOT RESPOND TO MY REQUEST IN WRITING (VIA E-MAIL) THEY SUGGESTED I CALL THEIR 800 NUMBER FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND OPEN A COMPLAINT, WHICH I DID. IT WASN'T UNTIL I SEARCHED YOUR DATABASE, SEEING A NUMBER OF SIMILAR BRAKE ROTOR PROBLEMS THAT I DECIDED TO SUBMIT A REPORT TO YOU. I NEVER TOOK THIS CAR TO THE DEALER FROM WHOM I PURCHASED IT FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT ONLY BEGAN AFTER ABOUT 13,000 MILES (OUT OF WARRANTY). I BELEIVE THAT THERE IS A MATERIALS QUALITY PROBLEM HERE PROBABLY WITH THE ROTORS NOT BEING SUFFICIENTLY HARDENED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH REAR AXLE FELL OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALER COULD NOT FIND REASON FOR THIS PROBLEM TO HAPPEN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AXLE FELL OFF AND CAR LEANED ALL WAY TO THE RIGHT, WHEEL AND AXLE CAME OFF, AND CONSUMER ENDED UP IN A FIELD. *AK

PREMATURE WEAR OF ROTORS RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS FOUR TIMES AND BRAKE FAILED PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *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

MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS, SOME REPAIRED, OTHERS, THE DEALER AND OTHER REPAIR SHOPS "COULD NOT DETERMINE" THE CAUSES. AUTOMATIC WINDOWS WON'T WORK TWO FRONT WINDOWS (INTERMITTENT) TURN SIGNS DO NOT WORK INTERMITTENT, SOMETIMES STOP WORKING AND DANGER TO ME IN TRAFFIC, AIR PRESSURE LIGHT STAYS ON AND TIRE SHOP SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. BEFORE THAT I HAD TO HAVE A SERIES OF OTHER REPAIRS DONE AT THE DEALER AND AT A REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE I AM NOT FINANCIALLY ABLE TO AFFORD THE LABOR CHARGES AT THE DEALER. ALSO THE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERS ARE NOT EASY TO DEAL WITH. I HAVE ALL OF MY REPAIR BILLS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE SEVERAL PARTS REPLACED IN THE WHEELS, THE BATTERY BEFORE WARRANTY, THE MOTOR IN THE WIPER FLUID CONTAINER, BRAKES, SOME PART IN THE WHEEL BEFORE E THE WARRANTY WAS UP. THIS CAR IS A PIECE OF JUNK AND I BELIEVE THE CURRENT PROBLEM HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NOT BEING MANUFACTURED CORRECTLY. I AM DRIVING A VERY UNSAFE CAR AND BELIEVE THE DEALER WILL TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ME FINANCIALLY TO TRY TO CORRECT IT, IF IT CAN BE CORRECTED. I BELIEVE THIS CAR TO BE A LEMON. THE PROBLEMS STARTED WITH THIS AUTO WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR I BOUGHT IT. I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATE.*AK

1. REAR, OUTBOARD SHOULDER/SEATBELT LOCK-UP MECHANISM WOULD NOT LOCK UP WHEN ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH VEHICLE OWNER MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS. SEAT INSTALLATION NEXT ATTEMPTED AT REAR, CENTER LOCATION. SAFETY SEAT BASE COULD NOT BE SECURELY ATTACHED BECAUES OF APPARENT CONFLICT BETWEEN BELT LATCH LOCATION & SAFETY SEAT LOOP PASS-THRU LOCATION.*AK

WATER IS LEAKING IN THE SEALS, AND WINDOWS KEEP FOGGING UP. DEALER CORRECTED THE LEAK, BUT WINDOWS ARE STILL FOGGING UP. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR DAMAGE CAUSED BY WATER LEAK. *SLC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT MODE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700.

WHILE APPLYING BRAKE ON ICE AT VERY SLOW SPEED, ABS LIGHT CAME ON, AND TRACTION OFF LIGHT INDICATING SYSTEMS WERE DISENGAGED, TOOK TO DEALER WHO FOUND RIGHT REAR WHEEL HAD SET ITSELF TO ZERO IN THE MIDDLE OF SKID. *AK THE VEHICLE REQUIRED MACHINING THE ROTORS AT LESS THAN 2000 MILES DUE TO OXIDATION. *YH

I AM ON MY THIRD PAIR OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE LAST TIME THIS WAS CORRECTED WAS IN NOV. 2002. THE INITIAL SET THAT CAME ON THE CAR WAS SUPPOSEDLY "BAD" AND REPLACED NOV. 2000. I GOT THE CAR IN AUG. 2000. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALER OCT. 2002 AS WELL. NEVER COULD IDENTIFY PROBLEM. GRINDING LIGHT AND NOISES UNDER HOOD THAT WERE FINALLY IDENTIFIED AS THE BRAKES TAKEN IN AGAIN IN JAN. 01. THE "OTHER" CONSISTS OF A NEW ALTERNATOR IN NOV. 2002 AS WELL AS NEW TIRES IN JULY 2002. I HAD TO PURCHASE TWO WHILE GM GAVE ME 2. LOCKS WERE MESSED UP AGAIN APRIL 02. FAULTY WINDOW REGULATOR IN SEPT. 01. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF ALL OF THE INVOICES/PRINTOUTS FROM THE DEALER AS WELL AS MY MAINTENANCE PAPERS.

THERE IS EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. DEALERSHIP REPLACED FIRST SET OF ROTORS AT NO COST TO CONSUMER. ON SECOND INCIDENT, CONSUMER WAS REQUIRED TO COVER PART OF COST SINCE COMPONENT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ANY LONGER. REAR ROTORS NEEDED TO BE "TURNED DOWN" DUE TO WARPING FOLLOWING REPLACEMENT OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *AK THE DEALER STATES THAT REPAIRES WERE DONE WHENEVER THE CONSUMER BRINGS IN THE VEHICLE, BUT THE PROBLEM HAD NEVER BEEN SOLVED. ALSO, THE ROTORS FAIL EVERY 4 MONTHS. *YH

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A DELAY IN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT OF 2 SECONDS OR MORE. IMPACT WAS SO LITTLE THAT VEHICLE HAD DAMAGE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

AT 9000 MILES WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE SHOOK. WENT TO DEALER WHO REPLACED ROTORS. ALSO , DEALER CLAIMED GMC KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES, BUT WAITED UNTIL CUSTOMERS CAME IN TO DEALERS WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS BEFORE RECTIFYING PROBLEM. *AK

THE DOME LIGHT FLICKERS AND SOMETIMES CUTS-OFF COMPLETELY. PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT CAR. ENGINE CUT-OFF WHEN I TURN-OFF AC. RUNS ROUGH, THEM TURNS-OFF COMPLETELY. SERVICE CANT FIND ANY REASON FOR THESE PROBLEMS. I WORRY ABOUT THIS CAR. ANOTHER "LEMON"?

REPEATED BRAKE PROBLEMS. (NAR) *PH *CB

CONSUMER TOOK CAR INTO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR WATER LEAKING INTO VEHICLE. THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW WATER WAS GETTING INTO VEHICLE. WHENEVER IT RAINS OR SNOWS THE BACK AND FRONT RUGS, AND THE TRUNK GETS SOAKED, DEALER HAS ADJUSTED DOORS, REPLACED CRACKED SILL PLATES, REPLACED DOOR DEFLECTORS, REINSTALLED SEALER TO WATER DEFLECTORS, AND REPLACED DOOR WINDOW CHANNELS. *AK *SLC

THE GEAR SHIFT DOES NOT LOCK, AND IS EASY TO KNOCK OUT OF GEAR (DRIVE TO N+1+2+3 AND REVERSE TO N+1+2+3). THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR TURNS SO HOT U CAN FEEL IT THROUGH YOUR JEANS. I HAVE TO JIGGLE THE GEAR SHIFTER UNTIL IT POPS JUST TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION EVERYTIME I CUT MY CAR OFF. THE CAR WAS ON WITH KEY IN THE IGNITION (OF COURSE) WHILE AUTOMATICALLY LOCKING ME OUT ON MANY DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THERE IS ALSO A REAL SLIGHT KNOCKING IN THE FRONT AXLE. --- THE DETAILED STORY -- WHILE MY WIFE AND 2 KIDS WERE TRAVELING BACK DOWN TO COLUMBUS,GA. I WAS GOING ABOUT 70 MPH IN THE FAST LANE, AFTER CHECKING THE MIRRORS. AT THAT TIME I REACHED OVER TO GRAB THE MAP, WHILE BARELY TIPPING THE GEAR SHIFTER WITH MY FINGERTIPS. THE GEAR SHIFTER POPPED INTO NEUTRAL...(ALL OF THIS HAPPENED IN LESS THEN ABOUT 10 SECONDS)... WHICH DROPPED THE CAR FROM 70 MPH TO 50-55 MPH, WHICH IN TURN MADE THE SUV THAT JUMPED INTO MY LANE BEHIND ME TO ACCELERATE WAS AWARE ENOUGH TO HIT HIS BRAKES AND THEN VERE OFF TO THE OTHER LANE...THANK GOD THAT THE ONLY THING I GOT FROM THE OTHER DRIVER WAS AN UPSET FACIAL EXPRESSION INSTEAD OF HIS FRONT BUMPER ON TOP OF MY KIDS IN THE BACKSEAT....WELL AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO AN DEALERSHIP IN VA BEACH, VA. FOR SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS, ALL I WAS OFFERED WAS WRITTEN EXCUSES---BUT NOTHING WAS FIXED...SO I DECIDED TO CALL THE OLDSMOBILE COMPANY, AFTER THEY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY JUST REPEATED THE EXCUSES OF WHAT WAS THE WRITTEN EXCUSES THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME THE FIRST TIME....SO I TOLD THE MAN I UNDERSTAND THAT HE JUST WORKS THERE AND I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT HE ( I GUESS) TRIED TO HELP ME. BUT WHAT IF THIS INCIDENT WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE TURN FOR THE WORST. ALL HE SAID WAS "WELL IT'S NOW DOCUMENTED, IN CASE OF A FUTURE FATALITY" ----IF YOU ASK ME, THEN IT WILL BE TOO LATE. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THERE IS NOT EVEN 18,000 MILES ON IT. I'M TRUTHFULLY LOST BECAUSE THIS MY 1ST NEW CAR AND I USUALLY OUT TO SEA. CAN U HELP

CAR VIBRATIES WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55MPH OR GREATER. DEALER SAYS IT'S ROAD NOISE WHEN RETURNED A 4TH TIME

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