2001 Oldsmobile Alero Complaint Log

BRAKING IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, PADS AND CALIPERS WILL EASILY WEAR DOWN AND THERE IS A GRINDING NOSIE AT LOW SPEEDS, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE PARTS SEVERAL TIMES. CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK. ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CHATTERS, THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING.*JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE WILL STEER UNCONTROLLABLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING HARD AT LOW SPEED. *SLC

TOOK CAR TO DEALER. HAVE JUST TURNED 30K IN MILES. BRAKE PULSING. TOLD ROTORS NEED TO BE TURNED AGAIN AND PADS REPLACED. WAS JUST DONE AT 14K MILES, 1 YEAR AGO. DEALER HAS LOOKED AT PROBLEM BEFORE, DONE NOTHING, STATES DON'T HAVE TO. *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINER ADJUSTMENT LATCH BROKE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ADJUST SEAT AND OPERATE VEHICLE PROPERLY. SEAT IS STUCK IN STRAIGHT UPRIGHT POSITION. TS

WHILE DRIVING 31 MPH APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, CAUSING A REAREND CRASH. *AK

RECALL 03V327000 CONCERNING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS BECAME INOPERATIVE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT SHE DID NOT RECEIVE THIS RECALL NOTICE.*AK

CAR DOESN'T ALWAYS START WHEN I TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO TURN OVER. DRIVER SIDE MIRROR SHAKES. THE NUMBERS ON THE RADIO BUTTONS HAVE RUBBED OFF. REAR DEFROST DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. ROTORS ARE ALWAYS WEARING OUT. USED TO HEAR A CLUNKING NOISE EVERY TIME I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL - HAD THE STEERING RACK REPLACED. INTERIOR DOME LIGHT FALLS OFF. *JB

ALTERNATOR FAILED, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL BECAUSE ALTERNATOR WAS LOCATED ABOVE ENGINE. *AK BRAKES MAKE NOISE DUE TO ROTOR AND PAD FAILURE. AIR PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON DUE TO FRONT TIRE AIR LEAK. *YH

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY TIME/ANY SPEED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, IT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK *TT

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE REALLY HARD, THEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED, DRIVER PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE DIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION SPECAILIST, AND THEY STATED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING.*AK. THE TRANSMISSION CONVERTER WAS REPLACED.*JB

VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF AT ANY SPEED/ AT ANY TIME, AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING TO CONSUMER. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CAN NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE CLEANING SNOW OFF FRONT WINSHIELD NOTICED A 3 INCH CRACK FROM BOTH SIDES. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAKING A RUBBING/SQUEALING NOISE WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *JG *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT AND RIGHT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

I BOUGHT THE CALL ON 7/31/01 AND IT BROKE DOWN ON ME 8/6/01. THE ENGINE WAS REPAIRED BY YARK AND RETURNED TO ME ON 8/14/01, ON 8/16/01 YARKS CALLED ME AND ASKED ME TO RETURN MY CAR THAT OLDSMOBILE CALLED THEM AND SAID THE VALVE SPRINGS WERE DEFECTIVE AND THAT THEY SUGGEST TO CHANGE THE REST OF THE VALVE SPRINGS IN MY NEW CAR. I DROPPED MY CAR OFF ON 8/17/01 AND I JUST RECEIVED A CALL THAT MY CAR ONCE AGAIN IS READY FOR ME TO PICK-UP. I HAVE TALKED THE YARKS GENERAL MANAGER AND THE SERVICE DIRECTOR ABOUT HOW UNHAPPY I AM ABOUT MY CAR. TO ME MY CAR IS NOT NEW ANY MORE, IT'S MORE OF A USED CAR SINCE THE ENGINE HAD TO BE FIXED. THE CAR WAS BUILT IN A AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING ON AN ASSEMBLY LINE-THAT IS A NEW CAR. MY CAR WAS BUILD IN AN ASSEMBLY LINE BUT HAS BEEN REWORKED (REPAIRED) IN A GARAGE. I UNDERSTAND ANYTHING MAN MADE IS NOT PERFECT, BUT I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE TO STAND BEHIND OUR WORK. MY CAR ONLY HAD 383 MILES WHEN A VALVE SPRING BROKE AND CAUSED MAJOR PROBLEMS. I MAKE MY FIRST CAR PAYMENT ON MY "NEW" CAR NEXT WEEK AND I HAVE ONLY HAD IT IN MY POSITION FOR A TOTAL OF 8-9 DAYS. IT'S NOT GOING TO FEEL LIKE A NEW CAR ANYMORE. I DON'T FEEL LIKE I CAN DEPEND ON THIS CAR. I GUESS WHAT I WOULD LIKE AND I'M IN THE PROCESS OF DOING IS TRYING TO TALK TO A GM REGIONAL SALES REP. ABOUT MY PROBLEM AND TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. ANYHOW THIS IS MY REPORT. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO REVIEW MY SITUATION. 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).

CONSUMER CAN PULL THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN GEAR.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN FOWARD GEAR, THE CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE IT OUT OF REVERSE , THEN SHIFT IT BACK INTO REVERSE IN ORDER TO BACK OUT. *JB

DASHBOARD HAS A REFLECTION IN WINDSHIELD THAT AFFECTS CONSUMERS DRIVNG ABILITY. DEALER SUGGESTED THAT CONSUMER PUT A RUG ON DASHBOARD TO KEEP REFLECTION AWAY.*AK

DASHBOARD VISIBLE ON WINDSHIELD WHILE TRAVELING. *AK

MY CAR WOULD LEAVE ME STRANDED, WOULDN'T START AFTER GETTING WET FROM EITHER RAIN OR WASHING IT AT THE CAR WASH. ALL GAUGES, A/C SPEEDOMETER,ETC... FAILED. I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM FROM 7/2/2002 TO PRESENT. NOW MY POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE HAS STOPPED WORKING. AND THE VINYL TRIM ON MY DOORS BELOW MY WINDOWS IS ALL BUBBLED AND COMING UNGLUED. IN MY OPINION I WAS SOLD A "LEMON" AND I WANT TO FIND OUT HOW TO FILE A CLAIM.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TURNING A CORNER AND BOTH AIRBAGS WENT OFF. DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG WHENT OFF IN HER FACE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED.*AK

PICKED UP CAR 1/30/2001 ON 4/9/CAR FLAT BEDDED IN FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS, SAID IT WAS REAR PARK BRAKE HANGING UP FROM RUST PROOFING THEY REPLACE BOTH REAR CABLES. 5/15 FLAT BEDDED AGAIN ROTO ON RT. GLAZED THEY REPLACE AND ADJUSTED BRAKES AND ROAD TESTED. 6/19 GOING SHOPPING WITH COUSIN WAS AT A COMPLETE STOPNEXT THING THE CAR LUNGED INTO THE REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF US AND I STILL HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. WE WE ALL SHOOK UP CAUSE IT WAS A SUDDEN JAR THAT WE AND THE PEOPLE THE CAR HIT WE ALL SORE FROM IT . AGAIN THE CAR WAS FLAT BEDDED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES THE COMPUTER SAID SO ,AND THERE WAS NO WAY IT COULD OF HAPPENED THE WAY I SAID IT DID. I FELL VERY UPSET ABOUT THE WHOLE THING NOW I HAVE A CAR THAT I'VE MADE 5PAYMENTS ON AND WHEN I BROUGHT IT HOME FROM GETTING FIXED THAT I PAID 1,201.83 TO FIX WAS SO SCARED THAT I GOT SICK AND NOW I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE THE CAR CAUSE I SO SCARED THAT THE NEXT TIME I MAY BE KILLED IN IT . AND NOW I HAVE A CAR THAT I CAN'T AFFORD TO TRADED IN CAUSE I'VE ONLY JUST MADE MY 5 CAR PAYMENT. AND I'M STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM OLDSMOBILE ON THE WHOLE THING.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

I'VE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FROM TIME OF PURCHASE. I HAVE 9 PAGES THAT LISTS THE DEFECTS OF THIS. I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND ANYONE BUY THIS CAR. I DIDN'T LIST THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS I'VE HAD FROM REAR LIGHTS NOT WORKING, DOME LIGHT FELL OFF, BLINKER STOPPED WORKING. WINDOWS MAKING A CRACKLING NOISE WHEN ROLLING UP OR DOWN, AND DOORS JAMMING FOR NO REASON. I DIDN'T WANT PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE THAT IS WHY I PURCHASED A NEW ONE, BUT I STILL HAVE MAJOR DEFECTS! THE ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE TAKING A WHILE TO FINALLY START, HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED.*AK

WHEN BRAKING PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER REPLACED ALL ROTORS DUE TO WARPING. AT THIS TIME VEHICLE IS SCHEDULED FOR THE SAME REPAIR, WARPED ROTORS.*AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF FRONTAL AIR BAGS WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT IN FRONT FROM SIDE BY A JEEP CHEROKEE. SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RESTRAINT DRIVER AND DRIVER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL.

AVIS RENTAL, RETURNED TO SARASOTA FL AIRPORT. WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WANTED TO ADJUST SUNVISOR, IT FELL OFF AND HIT HER ON THE HEAD. THIS CAUSED HER TO VEER OFF TO SIDE OFF ROAD. *AK *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT EVERY 8K MILES THE BRAKING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE ROTORS AND PADS AND CALIBERS NEED TO BE REPLACED. CONTACTED DEALER BUT THEY CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*JB

VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN, WILL NOT RESPOND TO BRAKING. IT WILL ACCELERATE FOR 5-7 MILES BEFORE IT SLOWS DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES, DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME.*AK

GASOLINE SPILLED OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE WHEN FILLING UP TO FIRST CLICK-A FIRE HAZARD. *AK

NO HEAT TO PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR DURING WINTER MONTHS. DEALER NOTIFIED AND HEATER ASSEMBLY POORLY DESIGNED. UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM. DT

CONSUMER STATES: THE HAZARD LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY CLICKING EVERYTIME YOU TURN ON THE VEHICLE. PUSHED BUTTON LIGHT AND SOMETHING POPPED OUT AND THE BUTTON WENT DOWN INSIDE. ITS GETTING TO WERE CONSTRATE WHEN DRIVING . *AK

THIS CAR IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. TAKEN TO DEALER AND GARAGE WHO COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON MY OWN AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. OBTAINED INFORMATION TO CORRECTLY REPAIR. TURN SIGNALS WERE REPAIRED IN 2003. IT TOOK UNTIL MARCH, 2004 TO RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. SINCE REPAIR OF MY TURN SIGNALS, MY FAN DOES NOT WORK ON THE ONE OR TWO MARKING. MY LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON AT RANDOM EVEN THOUGH THE TIRE PRESSURE IS ADEQUATE. BRAKES AND ROTORS REPAIRED EVERY YEAR. MY CAR IS DIFFICULT TO START ON MANY OCCASIONS AND FAILS TO START ON THE FIRST TRY. WHEEL BEARINGS AND SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED IN BOTH OF MY FRONT TIRES. AT TIMES, WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION OFF, YOU CAN HEAR A LOW GRINDING NOISE. AIR COMES IN ON THE DRIVER DOOR WHERE THE ELECTRICAL SWITCHES ARE LOCATED TO OPERATE THE WINDOW. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO DEAL WITH SO MANY PROBLEMS. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO TAKE CARE OF THE CUSTOMERS AND TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS? GAS MILEAGE IS TERRIBLE. OUR VAN GETS BETTER GAS MILEAGE THAN THIS VEHICLE.*AK

CUSTOMER SEVICE AT OLDS ADVISED, I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO FIX. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE ABS ROTORS WERE MAKING A GRINDING NOISE ALTHOUGH ROTORS AND THE PADS WERE STILL NEW, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS, BUT VEHICLE WAS STILL MAKING THE GRINDING NOISE. *AK ALSO THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT, WHEELS AND TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO THE AIR PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATING, A FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED, BATTERY LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT WAS COMING ON.*SLC

FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEELS WERE LEAKING. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED FOR REPLACEMENT WHEELS, BUT THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. WHEELS ARE STILL LEAKING. *AK BRAKES MAKE NOISE DUE TO PAD AND ROTOR FAILURE. RIGHT FRONT GOODYEAR TIRE LOSING AIR PRESSURE, P225/50R16, DOT NUMBER 0294302. *YH

CONSUMER'S 2001 OLDS ALERO HAS IGINITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *CC *NM

FUEL LEAKAGE OCCURS AROUND FUEL TANK. ALSO, TILT STEERING LEVER IS BROKEN, AND CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN ACTIVATED. *AK SERVICE THE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON FOUR TIMES, AND TESTING REVEALED THAT FUEL SEAL WAS DEFECTIVE. TILT WHEEL LATCH BROKE WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE. *YH

CONSUMER FEELS A VIBRATION IN STEERING WHICH IS CAUSED BY BENT RIM IN FRONT LEFT. CONSUMER FEELS IT WAS DUE TO POOR DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING A JACK ARE CONFUSING AND COULD POSE A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD, WHICH COULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO FALL, CONSUMER STATES THE INSTRUSCTIONS STATE TO POSITION THE JACK AND RAISE THE JACKS HEAD UNTIL IT FITS FIRMLY INTO THE NOTCH IN THE VEHICLES FRAME NEAREST THE FLAT TIRE, HOWEVER THERE ARE TWO HOLES IN THE UNIT BOX AND THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A FRAME, THE DIAGRAM SAYS AN 18 INCH HOLE BUT CONSUMERS JACK WILL NOT FIT.*JB

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. DEALER HAS REPLACED LINING IN BRAKE ROTORS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT HAS HAD TO BE RESET 3 TIMES, CAR HANDLES BAD ON THE ROAD AND NOW SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON. (PART ORDERED). *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES SLOWLY IN STOPPING, THEY ARE NOT CATCHING, BRAKES MAKE A NOISE. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK *YH

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED BRAKES PULSATE AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. ALSO, FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

I HAVE HEARD THROUGH NEWS 8 IN GRAND RAPIDS THAT ALERO'S AND GRAND AM'S HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAVE PULSUING BREAKS AT HIGHER SPEEDS, AND THEY NEVER GO AWAY. I HAVE A FRIEND WITH A NEW 2001 GRAND AM THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY. *AK

THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT NHTSA WAS CONTACTED BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN RECEIVING NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS OCCURRENCE. IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE FACTORY WHEELS BUT I'M NOT SURE OF THIS. THE DEALER IS NOT ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR THE REPAIR THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY ADVISE THAT THERE WILL BE A RECALL. THEY TRIED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION BY REMOUNTING THE TIRES BUT THIS HAD NO EFFECT. THE PROBLEM IS NOT NOTICABLE WHEN IT IS RAINING.*AK

BY 3000 MILES THE BRAKES ON MY 2001 OLDS ALERO BEGAN TO MAKE A SCRAPING NOISE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE CAR NOW HAS 10,614 MILES ON IT AND THE BRAKES MAKE A SCRAPING SOUND ALL OF THE TIME AND WHEN THE ABS IS ENGAGED THE CAR COMES TO A METAL TO METAL, GRINDING, GRABBING, SHAKING HALT. I HAVE FOUND NO RESOLUTION WITH GM, WELIEVER-MARTINSVILLE, THE INDIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL AND FINALLY ARBITRATION WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. THEIR STAND IS SIMPLY THAT THE CAR WILL STOP. REGARDLESS OF WHAT EVER IS HAPPENING TO THE BRAKES AT THIS POINT, THE CAR WILL STOP. IT IS WITHIN GM'S SPECIFICATIONS THEREFORE IT IS "NORMAL." IF THE CAR HAS GONE FROM NORMAL BRAKING TO SCRAPING TO GRINDING AND GRABBING WHAT WILL ANOTHER 6 MONTHS, A YEAR, 2 YEARS BRING? BECAUSE IT IS GRINDING METAL TO METAL WITH ONLY 10,000 MILES ON IT DOES THAT MEAN THAT THE CAR SHOULD HAVE A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB EVERY 10,000 MILES OR LESS? IF THE BRAKES AREN'T REPLACED EVERY 10,000 MILES OR LESS, HOW MANY MILES BEFORE THE BRAKES ACTUALLY FAIL AND SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. SOUND FAMILIAR? FORD-FIRESTONE. I'VE DONE EVERYTHING I KNOW TO DO. I HAVE TURNED THE CAR BACK OVER TO GM. I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR AND I WILL NOT BE HELD HOSTAGE BY GENERAL MOTORS OR WELIEVER OLDSMOBILE. THE ARBITRATOR FROM THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU DROVE MY CAR. THERE WERE 4 OF US IN THE CAR, PHILLIP ALLEN-BBB ARBITRATOR, LARRY JONES-WELIEVER, PEGGY (?) BBB, AND MYSELF. THE ARBITRATOR DROVE DURING THE TEST DRIVE, PUT THE CAR IN AN "EMERGENCY" STOPPING SITUATION AND AFTER EXPERIENCING THE GRINDING, SHAKING HALT HE LIED ON HIS REPORT AND SAID THAT "THE PROBLEM DOES NOT EXIST." IT IS TOTALLY BEYOND MY COMPREHENSION WHY A MAN IN HIS POSITION WOULD OUT RIGHT LIE. WHY THE SERVICE TECHS AND PEOPLE LIKE HIM WON'T STAND UP FOR US WHO ARE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS AND TELL GM THAT "HEY SOMETING IS WRONG WITH THESE CARS." IS TOTALLY BEYOND ME. NOTHING ABOUT THE BRAKES ON THIS CAR IS "NORMAL" EXCEPT IN GM'S WORDS.*AK

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT ON THREE SEPERATE OCCASIONS THEY HAVE BEEN LEFT WITHOUT A VEHICLE DUE TO THE ENGINE THROWING COOLANT OUT OF THE COOLANT RESEVOIR, THIS RESULTS IN AN ENGINE THAT WAS HEAVING AND VIBRATING/KNOCKING. THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING MOST OF ITS ANTI-FREEZE DURING THE OPERATION. ON ONE OCCASION THEY FOUND A LEAKY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HE'D TAKE THE VEHICLE TO GET REPAIRS, THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FOUND OR THERE WAS AN IMPRESSION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OKAY. ALSO, THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE COOLING SYSTEM IS DESIGNED IN A WAY THAT AIR BUBBLES CANNOT BE BLED OUT AND WOULD LIKE HIS MONEY BACK. *SCC

WHILE DRIVING BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING AS IF PADS WERE WORN TO METAL. AFTER INSPECTING PADS THEY SEEMED ONLY TO BE WORN IN A CORNER WITH REST OF THE PAD LOOKING NEW. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER STATES OF BEEN ON A COLLISION AND DOSEN'T KNOW WHAT WAS THE CAUSED OF THE ACCIDENT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. TS

CONSUMER CALLED STATING THAT SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND FELT A REALLY STRONG DROP OF THE VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TWO ROLL OVER A COUPLE TIMES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE REAR RIGHT TIRE HAD CAME OFF CAUSING REAL BAD PROPERLY DAMAGE. TS