2001 Oldsmobile Alero Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED PRIOR TO THE RECALL INITIATING BUT THE FAILURE SPECIFICS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO OVER AND OVER AGAIN FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS,AND HAVE HAD IT AT 4 OR 5 DIFFERENT SHOPS AND NOBODY CAN FIX IT. BUT THE CAR TURNS OFF ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND THEN WONT RESTART. BUT AFTER I HAVE IT TOWED HOME IT WILL START A DAY OR TWO LATER.. I'VE HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED, THE STARTER, THE FUEL PUMP, THE ALTERNATOR AND HAVE HAD IT HOOKED UP TO THE COMPUTER TO SEE IF ANY WARNING SIGNALS GO OFF AND NOTHING COMES UP.. ITS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY ON BACK ROADS AND WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I THINK AND HOPE THAT OLDSMOBILE WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT TO HELP ITS CUSTOMERS HAVE A SAFER COMMUTE TO AND FROM THEIR DESTINATION... *TR

REAR DEFROSTER STOPPED WORKING. WENT TO DEALER FOR ANOTHER ISSUE AND DEALER TOLD ME SOMEONE PUT IN AN INADEQUATE WIRE TO MODULE AND CAUSED IT TO MELT. WENT TO 3 JUNKYARDS TODAY AND FOUND 6 ALERO AROUND THE SAME YEAR THAT ALL HAD THE WIRE MELTED TO THE MODULE. FOUND THIS ONLINE SO HERE I AM.. DEALER TRIED TO POINT FINGER AT SOMEONE ELSE BUT ITS OBVIOUS THIS IS AN ALERO PROBLEM. I'LL BE CONTACTING THE DEALER AGAIN TO SEE WHAT THEY'LL DO ABOUT IT BEFORE IT CAUSES A FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 270,000. ....UPDATED 01/23/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT OPERATE. IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT WHEN IT HAPPENED, PRESSING THE HAZARD BUTTON CAUSED THE TURNED SIGNALS TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE TURN SIGNALS WORKED AT THE TIME. UPDATED 02/18/15.*JB

HAZARD SWITCH FAILED RESULTING IN TURN SIGNALS ALSO NOT WORKING. PART WAS REPLACED IN 2004 UNDER RECALL ID 34013 BUT REPLACEMENT PART HAS FAILED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART, HAD TO PUSH VEHICLE OFF OF ROAD, INTO PARKING LOT, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED VEHICLE, ADDED FUEL TO VEHICLE WENT INSIDE TO PAY AND WHEN I RETURNED VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. HAS CONTINUED TO FAIL TO START. DIAGNOSIS PASS LOCK SYSTEM FOR SECURITY CAUSES VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY OR NOT START UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT CRASHED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DECIDED TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION LATER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE RESULTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V4000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO GL AND NOT EVEN A DAY LATER, THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE FUSES ARE STILL IN GREAT SHAPE AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS STILL WORK. I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR CERTAIN VIN #'S FOR THE TURN SIGNAL RELAY AND HAZARD LIGHT RELAY TO BE REPLACED. ALTHOUGH MY VIN IS NOT ONE OF THE ISSUED NUMBERS, I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS IS A DANGER WHEN DRIVING AND I WANT MY VIN TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR THE SAME RECALL. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR AND WAS UNAWARE OF THESE ISSUES. MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY MEAN THE MOST, AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM MYSELF WHEN IT WASN'T CAUSED BY ME IN THE BEGINNING. OLDSMOBILE/GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES AND NOT JUST THE ONES IN THE RECALL BULLETIN. *TR

CAR WON'T START. THE CAR WILL TRY TO START UP, BUT WILL NOT TURN OVER. IT'S LIKE THE GAS HAS BEEN DISENGAGED. ALSO, THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR TOWED SEVERAL TIMES TO THE MECHANIC.WE HAVE HAD THE FUEL INJECTOR AND FUEL PUMP REPLACED. HAPPENS FREQUENTLY NOW-AM CONCERNED IT WILL STALL IN TRAFFIC AND BE A SAFETY ISSUE. HAVE STARTED USING THE 10 MIN WAIT/RE-START TECHNIQUE I HAVE READ ABOUT ON THE INTERNET AND IT DOES WORK, BUT THAT IS A "BAND-AID" NOT A CURE. *TR

JUST BOUGHT MY 2001 ALERO RIGHT OFF THE CAR LOT, BUT NOW THE RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER MIRROR ISN'T WORKING, LIGHTER ISN'T WORKING, CALLED THE CAR LOT TO TELL THEM THAT AND HE SAID THAT IT COULD BE THE FUSE WAS BAD! SO I BUY A USED CAR FOR THREE GRAND AND MINOR STUFF STARTS HAPPENING TO IT.... HOW MUCH IS A FUSE?? *TR

DASH MAKING CLICKING NOISE, SOUNDS LIZE HAZARD WARNING NOISE, YET NOT ACTIVATING HAZARD LIGHTS. VERY RANDOM. THEN MOST RECENTLY, NOISE SEEMS TO HAVE STOP AND HAVE SEEN ON 3 OCCASIONS SMOKE FROM THE DASH AREA, NEAR WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN MEETS THE DASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. ONE MONTH LATER WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED. THE SUGGESTION WAS MADE TO THE CONTACT TO USE A DIFFERENT KEY. THE CONTACT FOLLOWED THE DEALERS RECOMMENDATIONS HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE MONTH LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 6/13/13 *CN THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE REASON THE VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY STALLED, WAS DUE TO THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS BEING STOLEN AND SHUT OFF THE GAS LINE, SO THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. UPDATED 06/17/13

WHEN IT FIRST OCCURRED THERE WAS A SECURITY LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY THAT SUDDENLY CAME ON (SECURITY) AND STAYED ON AS I WAS DRIVING. THE NEXT MORNING AS I TRIED TO START MY CAR IT WOULDN'T START. AND I LOOKED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL AND IT STATED THAT THE IGNITION LIGHT STARTS TO FLASH AFTER TURNING THE KEY TO THE ON OR RUN POSITION THEN THE IGNITION NEEDS TO BE SERVICED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE KEY HAD TO BE WIGGLED IN ORDER TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND DECLINED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AS SOON AS THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,054. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2001 OLDMOBILE ALERO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL REGARDING IGNITION SWITCH. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDOW REGULATORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

BLINKERS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. EVERY TIME I TAKE IT IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR THE BLINKERS WORK JUST FINE AND I CAN'T GET THEM TO NOT WORK. NORMALLY THEY WILL WORK IMMEDIATELY AFTER TURNING ON ENGINE, THEN AFTER A FEW TURNS STOP WORKING. OTHER TIMES THEY WILL NOT WORK AT ALL UPON TURNING ON ENGINE. WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN, I COULD TURN ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIGNAL A FEW TIMES AND THEN THE BLINKERS WOULD WORK. NOW IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THIS NO LONGER WORKS. MY VIN FALLS JUST OUTSIDE THE RECALL NUMBER C258800 SO A DEALER IS WORKING WITH ME TO SEE IF THEY CAN GET IT COVERED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK TO YOURSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS! I HAVE LEARNED THAT THE FLASHER ASSEMBLY IS GENERALLY WHAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH ABOUT $40.00 PLUS TAX AND LABOR. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH GENERALLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH THE FLASHER ASSEMBLY AS THEY BOTH ARE CONNECTED TO THE BLINKER SYSTEM. ANOTHER ISSUE COULD INCLUDE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WHICH NEEDS TO BE DONE AT THE DEALER BECAUSE CERTAIN CODES NEED TO BE ENTERED. OLDSMOBILE NEEDS TO INCLUDE MORE VINS IN THIS RECALL. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT HELPS OTHERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 OLD ALERO 6 MONTHS AGO MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START I HAD IT TOWED TO A GM DEALER WHICH TOLD ME I NEEDED A FUEL PUMP SO I HAD IT FIXED WELL A FEW WEEKS LATER CAR WOULD START ONE DAY THEN NOTHING THE NEXT NOW IT WONT START AT ALL IT DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 4 CHILDREN WE WERE STUCK FOR AN HOUR IN THE COLD I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC HE SAYS IT THE SECURITY SYSTEM WELL IT WILL COST ALMOST 1000 DOLLARS TO FIX SO IT WILL SIT THERE UNTIL GM DECIDES TO DO A RECALL I AM NOT THE FIRST TO COMPLAIN AND I KNOW I WONT BE THE LAST THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING DONE AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND DISAGREED WITH THE REMEDY BEING A PERMANENT REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 11/21/14*CN UPDATED 5/7/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING BRACKETS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME WERE FRACTURED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ABLE TO BE TURNED, BUT THE WHEELS WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE RUST WAS WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000. UPDATED 11/22/11*LJ THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 11/30/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT IT WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING RACK HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE SUPPORT HAD CORRODED CAUSING THE STEERING RACK TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000. UPDATED 12/28/11*LJ UPDATED 02/29/12

THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHILE IN DRIVE. MY TURN SIGNALS GO OUT ON ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT, IT WOULD MAKE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. ALSO, THE WHEELS DID NOT MOVE WHEN HE MOVED THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE RACK AND PINION TOGETHER HAD RUSTED AND CAUSED IT TO FRACTURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOCK CYLINDER AND IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE REPAIRS NEEDED WERE NOT COVERED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,991.

I HAVE A 2001 OLDS ALERO I BOUGHT FOR MY DAUGHTER. IT HAS A PROBLEM WITH STARTING AND STALLING. BASED ON MY RESEARCH IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSKEY SECURITY SYSTEM. I HAVE HAD THE CAR TOWED MULTIPLE TIMES, HAD IT IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT RESOLUTION. IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM CARS OF THIS ERA. THERE IS NO SERVICE NOTICE AVAILABLE FROM GM ON HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR WILL JUST STOP SOMETIMES WHEN MY DAUGHTER IS DRIVING AND I FEAR IT COULD LEAD TO A CRASH OR INJURY. *KB

2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO - RANDOMLY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. DEALER INDICATES THAT THE GM PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS FAULTY $600 TO REPLACE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL GM AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE 2 TEENAGE DAUGHTERS THAT HAVE EACH BEEN STRANDED VARIOUS TIMES AS THE CAR JUST RANDOMLY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS WHILE IN TRAFFIC! OR IN AREAS THAT YOU WOULDN'T WANT YOUR DAUGHTER STUCK ALONE AT NIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING RANDOMLY FOR SEVERAL YEARS. NO ON COULD TELL ME UNTIL NOW WHAT WAS CAUSING IT ( INCLUDING OTHER DEALERS) I HAVE SPENT +$1,000 PREVIOUSLY TRYING TO SOLVE THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 188,000.

I CAN START MY CAR. WHILE IT IS RUNNING, I CAN REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE SWITCH AND PLACE IT BACK IN. WHILE ITS RUNNING. NEEDS A NEW KEYSWITCH. *TR

LOWER INTAKE GASKET WENT AT 70,000 BOTH FRONT WHEEL HUBS WENT WHEN WE BOUGHT AT 60000 AN WINDOWS CAME OFF TRACK ALL DASH LIGHTS ON FUEL PUMP REPLACED AN NOW HEAD GASKET IS BLOWN AN HEATER CORE REPLACED AT 80,000 NOW HAS 100,000 AN IS A LEMON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONTACT STATED BOTH OF THE TURN SIGNALS ON THE VEHICLE COME ON SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO IGNITION SWITCH. *MW THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN NOVEMBER 2010, DUE TO THE VEHICLE STALLING WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE. ALSO, NONE OF THE GAUGES AND DASH LIGHTS WORKED, THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND HEAD GASKET WERE REPLACED. *JB

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, STEERING ABILITY HAD SEVERELY REDUCED TO NIL. . THERE WAS NO WARNING IN FEEL, JUST A CLUNK SOUND. AFTER IMMEDIATE STOP, STEERING WAS CHECKED AGAIN BY TURNING STEERING WHEEL. NO RESPONSE IN EITHER DIRECTION. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED FROM AREA WHICH WAS SEMI BLOCKING TRAFFIC DUE TO THE INABILITY TO STEER VEHICLE. AUTO TECH HAD SAID THE SUB FRAME HOLDING KEY STEERING COMPONENTS WAS RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAD JUST READ LOCAL NEWS INVOLVING, A NOW DECEASED WOMAN, HITTING A SCHOOL BUS NEARLY HEAD ON WHILE CHANGING LANES AND FOR SOME REASON CONTINUED INTO OPPOSITE TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE. *TR

ABOUT A YEAR AGO, MY HUSBAND AND I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WASN'T ROLLING UP AND WE HEARD IT SNAP. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL THE WINDOW UP AND HAD IT THERE FOR ABOUT 7 MONTHS UNTIL THE WINDOW CLIPS BROKE AND THE WHOLE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. WE BOUGHT A NEW WINDOW AND A NEW WINDOW REGULATOR BUT NOW IT'S DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR? THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WHEN LIVING IN MINNESOTA. IT'S ALMOST WINTER TIME AND WE DON'T HAVE A WORKING WINDOW OR AT LEAST ONE THAT STAYS SHUT AT ALL TIMES. SHOULD OLDSMOBILE HAVE TO RECALL ALL WINDOWS AND REPLACE THEM FOR FREE? PLASTIC CLIPS? HOW WOULD YOU EVER THINK THEY WOULD HOLD UP? I'M VERY UPSET BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY AND THESE WINDOW ISSUES ARE COSTING US A LOT OF MONEY. *TR

TURNING SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND WITH NO APPARENT REASON (NO BULBS BURNED OUT). DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW ALSO WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TT

INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNALS. WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS QUIT YOU CAN MOVE THE 4-WAYS OR HAZARDS SWITCH AND THE SIGNALS WILL WORK AGAIN. THE HAZARDS SWITCH IS FAULTY. THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2000/2001 ALERO'S HOWEVER MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ADDRESSED IN THE RECALL. *TR

MY CAR WON'T START DUE TO THE SECURITY LIGHT COMING ON. I HAD MY CAR TOWED INTO A DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED NO START JUST CRANK THEFT LIGHT CAME ON. THEY INSPECT AND FOUND CODE B2960, REPLACED PASS LOCK CYLINDER AND RECODE AND PROGRAM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE, THERE TO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THIS CAR. THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING IN FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS AND THIS IS SIMILAR TO THAT FUEL BEING CUT OFF FROM THE ENGINE. AND IT SAYS THAT WHEN THESE CARS REACH 102,000 MILES THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS IT EITHER WON'T START DUE TO SECURITY OR WHEN YOU SHIFT IT LOCKS AND SECURITY LIGHTS COME ON. SAMETHING. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER IT COST ME $580.00 TO REPAIR THIS. AND THEY NEW IT WOULD HAPPEN WHEN YOU REACH THE 102,000 MILE POINT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT 15 MPH WHEN THE TRACTION, CHECK ENGINE, AND OTHER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FAILURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASS LOCK SECURITY FEATURE AND WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 11/9/10 *CN THE VEHICLE PASS LOCK SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE MULTIPLE ID WARNING LIGHT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. UPDATED 11/16/10

I BOUGHT A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO IN 2008 DEPLOYED FOR A YEAR AND HALF WHILE GONE THE CAR SAT IN A GARAGE CAME BACK AND IT WORKED FINE FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS THEN ONE DAY IT REFUSED TO START. THE MOTOR WOULD CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER AND THE SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON. I DID THE 10 MINUTE SECURITY RESET PROCEDURE PER THE OWNERS MANUAL AND THAT WORK ONCE BUT ONCE I TURNED THE CAR OFF IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN AND THE RESET PROCEDURE WOULD NOT WORK AGAIN. I HAVE REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH NO CHANGE TO THE ISSUE. THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN SITTING FOR 6 MONTHS SINCE I CANT AFFORD TO GO THREW THE PROCESS OF REPLACING RANDOM PARTS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT FIX THE ISSUE. I AM NOW DOWN TO MY WIFE'S CAR ONLY WITH 4 KIDS. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR AND IT DOESN'T EVEN RUN AND OF COURSE THE DEALER ISN'T TAKING IT BACK. THERE ARE NO GUARANTEED FIXES FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN EXTREME DELAYED RESPONSE AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION KEY INTO THE ACCESSORY ON MODE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION TUMBLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED FOURTEEN MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

ALONG WITH THE CURRENT GENERAL MOTORS RECALL WITH THE IGNITION SWITCHES THE OLDS ALERO OLDS AURORA PONTIAC GRAND AM ALSO HAVE SAME ISSUES JUST GOOGLE IGNITION PROBLEMS (ALERO) CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING NO START ISSUES MUST DO A RELEARN PROCESS TO GET THE CAR TO START AND EVENTUALLY CAR WILL NO LONGER START. GENERAL MOTORS WAS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT NEVER ISSUED A RECALL. IT DEALS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND FAULTY SECURITY SYSTEM THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH EACH OTHER. *TR

2001 OLDS ALERO WITH ONLY 31,000 MILES - WIFE CALLED AND SAID IT WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START, SHE TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES, I DROVE TO LOCATION (ABOUT 15 MINUTES) USED MY KEY, IT WOULD CRANK OVER BUT NOT START, HAD IT TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE, AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT THEY TRIED STARTING, IT WOULD NOT, PUSHED IT INTO THE GARAGE AND CHECKED TO SEE IF ENGINE WAS GETTING FUEL, IT WAS BUT IT WOULD SHUT OFF AFTER A SECOND OR TWO, THEY DETERMINED IT WAS THE SECURITY SYSTEM PASSLOCK II CAUSING THE ISSUE ALLOWING TO CRANK BUT SHUTTING OFF THE FUEL, THEY WENT THROUGH A 10 MINUTE RESET PROCEDURE AND IT STARTED. I RESEARCHED ON THE NET AND FOUND THIS TO HAVE HUNDREDS (IF NOT MORE) OF COMPLAINTS FROM GM OWNERS 1996 THRU 2004 I BELIEVE, MANY PEOPLE BEING RIPPED OFF FOR REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS THAT DO NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND FROM THIS RESEARCH THAT HONDA HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE AND PUT OUT A RECALL. WHY DOESN'T GM ADMIT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND FIX IT THRU A RECALL?? THEY SAY THIS ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE, I SAY IT IS, WHAT IF MY WIFE HAS OUR INFANT GRAND DAUGHTER WITH HER AND GOES TO LEAVE SOMEPLACE AND IT IS 0 DEGREES OUTSIDE, SHE NOW HAS TO WAIT 10 MINUTES AND HOPE THE CAR WILL START? OR IF YOUR CAR STALLS ON A RAILROAD TRACK AND NOW I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES TO LET IT RESET, THE LIST GOES ON AND THIS IS NOT THE OWNER'S PROBLEM, IT IS THE SELLERS PROBLEM THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO FIX. TOWING COST WAS $55 AND GARAGE COST WAS $29 BUT OTHERS HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS ON WORTHLESS REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS - SUGGEST YOU DO A LITTLE RESEARCH ON PASSLOCK PROBLEMS AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT I MEAN. *TR

01 ALERO WILL TURN OVER BUT NOT START. FIRST INCIDENT WAS IN 2006 REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER. SOME DAYS IT WILL START OTHERS IT WILL NOT. IT ALSO HAS DIED WHILE DRIVING TWICE. ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY AND ONCE IN TOWN. I WAS DRIVING ACROSS THE STREET WITH MY SON AND THE CAR DIED LUCKILY I COASTED OUT OF THE LINE OF TRAFFIC. FOR THE PAST WEEK IT HAS ONLY STARTED ONCE OUT OF MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO START IT. IT SHOWS CAM SENSOR, CRANK SENSOR, PASSLOCK, CODES WHEN DIAGNOSTICS RAN. OTHER SITES HAVE HAD SAME ISSUE WITH NOTHING BEING A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO PROBLEM. CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LAMPS MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,285.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO, EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE UNTIL I MADE A LEFT TURN AT A LIGHT AND THE CAR SUDDENLY DIES WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH. THIS IS THE VERY FIRST TIME THE CAR HAS DIED, PERIOD. LUCKILY IT DID NOT HAPPEN DURING MY 30 MILE DRIVE TO WORK ON THE INTERSTATE. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF SITTING IN THE CAR WITH THE IGNITION OFF, THE CAR DINGS ABOUT 6 TIMES. NO LIGHTS ARE ON, NOT EVEN THE SECURITY LIGHT, (NOTHING THAT IS INDICATIVE TO A MALFUNCTION). IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FRIEND'S SHOP, THE FUEL PUMP TESTED FINE. HE CAME UP WITH A PASSLOCK ISSUE, AND TOLD ME THAT IF THAT IS THE ACTUAL PROBLEM IT WOULD MOST LIKELY BE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. THIS CAR HAS DRIVEN QUITE WELL FOR MONTHS UP UNTIL YESTERDAY. IF YOU LET IT SIT FOR 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR IT WILL START RIGHT UP BUT THEN DIE AGAIN WITHIN 10-15 MINUTES. THERE IS NO BLINKING SECURITY LIGHT, NO DIAGNOSTICS SHOWING THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG PERIOD WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A POSSIBLE PASSLOCK ISSUE. I CANNOT RISK DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I AM MISSING WORK BECAUSE OF THIS, ON TOP OF THE FACT THAT I WILL HAVE SOME KIND OF REPAIR COST, AND NOT KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT THE ISSUE IS, AM AFRAID I WILL BE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF IF I GO TO A DEALER THAT ACTUALLY KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. WHEN I MENTION THIS TO PLACES I CALL THEY TELL ME THAT THERE IS NO WAY THAT THE CAR WOULD JUST DIE WHILE IT'S IN MOTION, ALMOST AS THOUGH IT'S COMPLETELY UNREALISTIC FOR ANY VEHICLE TO STOP WORKING IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I WISH IT WERE SO! I WOULDN'T BE SO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT IF THAT WERE THE CASE! AT THIS POINT SEEMS TO BE A COSTLY DEATH. *TR

THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM ON MY OLDSMOBILE ALERO IS DEFECTIVE, NOT ALLOWING ME TO START MY CAR UNLESS IT GOES THROUGH A 10-15 MINUTE RESET. THIS PROBLEM IS SHARED BY MANY MANY OTHER PEOPLE. IT IS FRIGHTENING TO THINK THAT MAY CAR IS NOT ABLE TO RESPOND IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY GM. *TR

I PRESSED THE HAZARD BUTTON IN THE DASH AND THE BUTTON RECEDED INTO THE DASHBOARD. THE LIGHTS WERE FLASHING. PRESSED AGAIN TO TURN THEM OFF. THE BUTTON HAS FALLEN OUT OF THE HOLE INTO THE DASH AND IS, OF COURSE, IMPOSSIBLE TO RETRIEVE. SO NOW I HAVE NO HAZARD LIGHTS. LETS HOPE I DON' T NEED THEM. *TR