There are 15 owner-reported fuel system complaints for the 2000 Oldsmobile Alero in NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
WHILE DRIVING, THE 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO WILL JUST CUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IT WILL NOT RESTART FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, AS IT ACTS AS IF THERE IS NO GAS IN THE CAR OR THAT IT CAN'T GET ANY GAS. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND AT ANY SPEED. I AM A MOTHER OF THREE BOYS AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR, HOWEVER IT'S MY ONLY CAR. *TR
2000 OLDS ALERO, THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE SERVICE DEPT. FOR THIS AND THEY CLAIM THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IT DID THIS DAILY WHEN PULLING INTO THE GARAGE. IT EVEN DOES IT ON THE ROAD SO WE KEEP A FOOT ON THE BRAKE. IT DOES NOT GO FAST BUT IT DOES PICK UP SPEED ON ITS OWN. HAVE YOU HAD OTHERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS WITH THE 3.4 SIX CYLINDER ENGINE WITH AUTO. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF AIR COND. IS ON OR OFF. THANK YOU FOR ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN PROVIDE. THIS HAPPENS ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK FOR UNKNOWN REASON.
CAR LOSES ALL POWER WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. HAS DONE THIS 5 OR 6 TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO 3 DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS, 1 BEING THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM OR RECREATE IT WHILE DRIVING. *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
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!
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
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.
CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING-SPEED DOES NOT MATTER. CAR WILL START UP AFTER SITTIING FOR A MINUTE BUT IT CAN ONLY BE DRIVEN FOR A FEW MORE MILES. THE LONGER YOU LET IT SIT AFTER IT STALLS THE FARTHER YOU CAN DRIVE IT DOWM THE ROAD. TAKEN TO A GM SERVICE TECH AND AFTER 2 DAYS OF TEST, STATED NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. 20 MILES AFTER LEAVING THE SHOP WITH CAR, IT STALLED. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE FOUND A TSB ON THE ENGINE/PROPULSION SYSTEM , #00-06-04-044, TO REPLACE THE IN-TANK STRAINER (FILTER) AND HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM SINCE. HAD TO PAY A GMC SREVICE TECH A LOT OF MONEY TO TELL ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WHEN A "SHADE TREE MECHANIC" FOUND THE PROBLEM IN LESS THAN AN HOUR. HAVE SEEN THIS COMPLAINT MANY OTHER TIMES FOR THIS CAR AND OTHERS ( 2000 CAVALIER, MALIBU AND 2000 GRAND AM, SUNFIRE) WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS? WOULD LIKE SOME INFORMATION PLEASE ON THIS AND WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT THIS GM SERVICE TECH. MY CAR IS STILL UNDER A EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH I BELIEVE WOULD HAVE COVERED THIS PROBLEM I HAD. *AK
THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHILE TRYING TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK PH. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED TWICE, BECAUSE THEY SHORTED OUT. *JB
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
WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT VEHICLE COMPLETELY WENT DEAD BECAUSE IT RAN OUT OF FUEL, EVEN THOUGH GAS GAUGE INDICATOR WAS OVER THE QUARTER TANK MARK. VEHICLE WILL BE CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THE CAR HAS FAILED 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME REASON IN 14 MONTHS ALL FUEL RELATED THE CAR WAS TOLD TO US EACH TIME TO BE FIXED .WHEN YOU BUY A NEW CAR YOU ASSUME THE CAR WILL RUN WITHOUT PROBLEMS FOR A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME WE NOW FEEL THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL JUST SHUT DOWN ON YOU AND YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF IT THANKS OLDS FOR THE GREAT CAR THAT MY WIFE IS SCARED TO DRIVE. *AK
VEHICLE PARKED IN THE GARAGE SMELLED GASOLINE. CONTACTED DEALER , AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY HAVE NOT FOUND THE CAUSE. ELECTRICAL LINES UNDER THE CAR AND THE AND THE EXHAUST WERE DAMP. *AK
FUEL PUMP FAILURE. DT
THERE IS AN EVAPORATION LEAK DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUEL HOSE WHICH WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES, AND FUEL NECK AND IT WAS REPLACED 2 TIMES. DEFECT WAS CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON. ALSO SOLENOID WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS SENT TO DEALER 7 TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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