2002 Oldsmobile Alero Lighting Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,762.

THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WILL PERIODICALLY FAIL, LIKELY FROM A GROUND-OUT ISSUE WITH THE FLASHER RELAY. I HAVE TO STRUGGLE WITH THE PLASTIC COVER PART AROUND THE HAZARD SWITCH AND RELAY TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT VIBRATION AND BUMPS CAUSE THIS PROBLEM TO OCCUR. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY THAT I NEED TO CHANGE LANES AND MY TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING AND IT MAKES ME HESITANT TO CHANGE LANES. IN ADDITION, IT MAKES ME WORRY ABOUT MAKING TURNS IN THE CITY. I COULD BE ISSUED A TICKET OVER A PROBLEM THAT OCCURS RANDOMLY AND WOULD NOT BE RESOLVED BY REPLACING THE PART. *TR

THE TURN SIGNAL WONT STOP TICKING NOISE EVEN IF THE TURN SIGNAL WAS OFF AND IT CAUSE SMOKE AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO AND EVERYTHING WORKED FINE I GOT IT HOME AND THE BLINKERS STARTED TO ONLY WORK SOMETIMES I HAVEN'T EVEN GOT TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I'M AFRAID TO GET PULLED OVER. I IMMEDIATELY GOT ONLINE AND FOUND THAT IT COULD BE THE HAZARD SWITCH WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN RECALLED IF I'M CORRECT. IT APPEARS THAT BECAUSE I'M OVER 150,000 MILES I'M NOT COVERED BUT THE PROBLEM DIDN'T OCCUR BEFORE THAT LIMIT. I SPOKE THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND THEY SAID IT HAD JUST RECENTLY AND WAS NOT LIKE THIS WHEN SHE PURCHASED IT AT JUST OVER 150,000 MILES AND TO JUST PUSH THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON A FEW TIMES AND IT KICKS IN BUT THAT IS NOT A PERMANENT FIX AND IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND THE PROBLEM DOESN'T OCCUR UNTIL AFTER THE ALLOTTED MILES I DON'T SEE WHAT GOOD IT IS. *TR

MY SIGNAL LIGHTS ON MY 2002 OLDS ALERO OR DYSFUCNTIONAL!! SOMETIMES THEY WORK SOMETIMES THEY DON'T AND I REALLY FEAR FOR MY SAFETY, WHEN MY SIGNAL LIGHTS OR NOT WORKING. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIME DO TO FAULTY SIGNAL LIGHTS. *TR

SIGNAL LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME ON MY 2002 ALERO. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR REGULARLY AND I AM AFRAID THAT THIS ISSUE WILL CAUSE HER TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT. WE CANNOT SEEM TO GET ANYONE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 45-50 MPH MERGING INTO ANOTHER LANE WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WITH BOTH TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS. THERE WERE SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR FUNCTIONED WHENEVER ENGAGING THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL BULBS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE TECHNICIAN TESTED THE COMPLETE SIGNAL INDICATOR SYSTEM FUSE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IT WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

MY TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARDS DON'T WORK AT TIMES. THEY GO OUT RANDOMLY WHILE I'M DRIVING AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I TRIED TO TURN THE HAZARDS ON TO GET THEM TO WORK BUT THE HAZARDS OUT MOST OF THE TIME ALSO. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES A WEEK AND MAKES ME NERVOUS TO DRIVE FOR FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT OR TICKET. I HAVE CONTACTED GM DEALERS AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE 2002 MODEL BUT I HAVE READ THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THE 2000 AND 2001 MODELS. I HAVE HEARD OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2002 MODELS AND WOULD HOPE SOMETHING WILL BE DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE HAZARD SWITCH RECALL NOTICE (APPLIES TO 1999 AND 2001 VEHICLES AND OTHER GM CARS) SINCE SPRING OF 2009 MY CAR HAS BEEN EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS DISCUSSED IN THE RECALL. IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE SINCE THEN. I FEEL THAT SOME OF THE BAD SWITCHES MADE IT INTO OTHER YEARS OR THE CAR WAS STILL BUILT WITH 2001 PARTS. I PURCHASED IT FROM AN OLDS DEALER IN SUMMER OF 2002. IT WAS A GM PROGRAM USED CAR ON THE ROAD SINCE JANUARY 2002. *TR

MY TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAIL TO TURN ON SOME TIMES. I HAVE A 2002 ALERO AND I SEE A THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS AND THERE IS A PE 05-055 WHERE THERE IS A RECALL. MY CAR HAS UNDER 50 000 KM. CAN I GET MINE CHANGED FOR FREE? *TR

MY BLINKERS ON MY 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO DON'T WORK MOST OF THE TIME. MY HORN DOES NOT WORK. *TR

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT THERE MIGHT BE DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY WIFE'S 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO HAZARD SWITCH IS FAULTY CAUSING INTERMITTENT TURNING SIGNAL FAILURE, THE SAME PROBLEM WITH PREVIOUS MODELS OF THE ALERO. I CALLED OLDSMOBILE AND THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE HAZARD SWITCH UNDER RECALL WHICH APPARENTLY THEY TOLD ME MY VIN ISN'T INCLUDED, EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AND PROBLEM. I THOUGHT I WOULD NOTIFY YOU OF THE PROBLEM THAT SEEMS WAS NOT CORRECTED WHEN THE RECALLS WERE ISSUED FOR PREVIOUS YEARS. THE RECALL SHOULD COVER ANY ALERO THAT EXPERIENCES THIS ISSUE, NOT JUST CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS. *TR

2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO, TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, SOMETIMES THEY JUST QUIT WORKING. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AS I SEE THERE MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE FLASHER UNIT OR HAZARD COMPONENT. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER I WAS TOLD I COULD BRING IN THE CAR AND IT WOULD COST ME $100.00 TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS PLUS BE CHARGED TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR I COULD TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. THERE IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE CHARGED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. *TR

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH OUR TURN SIGNALS GOING OUT SPORADICALLY. WE NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO NOT WORK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BUT WE WERE TOLD TAT ONLY CERTAIN VIN#S HAD THIS RECALL. HOWEVER THIS IS HAPPENING TO TOO MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS REPAIR, IT IS RIDICULOUS. WE ALSO LIKE MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO START OUR VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THE IGNITION. WE HAD TO PAY $700 TO GET IT REKEYED, AND WE HAVE A PASSENGER WINDOW THAT HAS FELL INTO THE DOOR, WHICH STILL IS NOT FIXED. WE SHOULD ALL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE SIGNALS FIXED UNDER RECALL NOT JUST SOME WHEN ITS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS & LAMPS FAIL ERRATICALLY......THEN OPERATE REGULARLY BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. *TR

TURN SIGNALS AND FLASHERS DON'T WORK. SOMETIMES THEY WORK FINE, OTHER TIMES DO NOT. HAPPENS MORE AND MORE. SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES, WHEN FLASHING CAR WILL NOT START. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO GL SEDAN AND THE FOLLOWING HAS JUST STARTED TO HAPPEN WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS: TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTION THAT LEADS TO FLICKERING OR TOTAL FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS AND THE INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL - THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT PROMPTED A 2003 RECALL FOR OLDSMOBILE ALERO; MODEL YEARS 2000-2001. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED A COMPONENT, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF THE EXACT NAME OF THE COMPONENT. THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AFTER THEY WERE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 84,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. *NM