Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTHER | |||
| 04/01/2006 | 09/28/2000 | ||
| Vehicle cruise control nor rear defrost works. the front dashboard cover is shrinking and peeling back off of dash and is almost completely off of airbag area and this is seen in almost every alero but not other gm models | |||
| 03/07/2005 | 25 | 15 | 04/02/2002 |
| On march 3, 2005 my 2000 oldsmobile alero gl v6/3.4l would not start. on march 4, 2005, all 3 distributor coils were replaced as well as all 6 spark plugs. the car worked fine until march 7, 2005 when while driving the car for about 10 minutes, the car shut down. it coasted to the side of the road and i could not get it to start again. in both instances the car seems to try to start but is unsuccessful. in my online research, this appears to be a very common problem with no known resolution for other owners of the alero. additionally, after the window fell into the driver side door, on october 19, 2004, i had the mechanism for the driver side window replaced. in december 2004, the same window failed to work at all. i have not had it fixed again. the water pump was replaced after a sudden coolant leak completely depleting the system in november 2003, and the same situation occured again requiring the water pump to be replaced again in february 2005, a little over a year later. one of the cigarette lighters stopped working in june 2004. the service engine light, tire pressure light, and coolant light come on intermittently with no apparent problem. the interior dome light is touch and go, meaning if i touch the case, it may or may not go on or off. the front brake system has been replaced more times than i can count on my one hand in the nearly 3 years that i have owned it. the signal lights would stop functioning and buzz hideously until i pressed the hazard button. water has collected in the front passenger floorboard and in the trunk from seal failure. the engine seems to burn oil quickly. *ak | |||
| 11/15/2000 | 0 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 10/14/2003 | 2 | 10/21/2001 | |
| I have a 2000 oldsmobile alero. the car has been a continuous problem since i drove it off the lot. the suspension has failed, the fuel injector and alternator have been replaced, the electrical system malfunctions all the time, and problems continue to develop on an almost monthly basis. i contacted oldsmobile and they could care less, referring me to the dealer who has been repairing this vehicle repeatedly. i see why oldsmobile is going out of business. they're products are inferior, and border on dangerous. i'm just hoping this car does not malfunction seriously while i'm on the highway. the incident date below is the approximate most recent repair date. the dates of various incidents are too numerous to list. *la | |||
| 04/10/2003 | 1 | ||
| Consumer will provide information. *jb | |||
| 07/24/2001 | 11/01/2099 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 07/13/2002 | 1 | 06/01/2000 | |
| While stopping to get gas at night i pulled up to the pump, my change oil light went, on and the power steering assist failed. close to home, so no danger, and drove to change oil next day at station. they said that it wasn't a loss of power steering fluid , and to bring the car to dealer. drove mostly straight , slowly, on city streets to dealer repair shop.the car is currently in the dealers shop.*ak | |||
| 09/21/2000 | 1 | 01/01/2000 | |
| No summary | |||
| 03/18/2000 | |||
| Front lights adjusted. also interior roof light loose. seat in second position will not catch. when it rains, it floods my car. | |||