2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT NOTICED HOT AIR COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WHEN IT WAS ACTIVATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COOLANT WAS LOW. AFTER THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED, SHE NOTICED LARGE PUDDLES OF COOLANT LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 150,000.

ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM KEEPS CAR FROM STARTING AT TIMES. IF YOU TRY TO START THE CAR AND IT DOESN'T START THE FIRST TRY THE ATS LOCKS THE MOTOR AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT UP TO 30 MINUTES TO TRY TO RESTART IT. *TR

2000 OLDS ALERO STALLS AFTER CAR WARMS UP @ 15 MIN AFTER DRIVING. STALLED ON HIGHWAY MANY TIMES (ROAD HAZARD) BUT STARTED AFTER IT COOLED DOWN A LITTLE. NOW ONCE IT WARMS UP STALLS AND WON'T STAY RUNNING. REPLACED THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE AND HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED 2X. *TR

TURN SIGNAL QUIT WORKING. BY PLAYING WITH THE HAZARD SWITCH I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TURN SIGNALS TO WORK. I HAVE NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM., BUT WHEN I CALLED THE CONTACT NUMBER FOR OLDSMOBILE THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. *TR

I WENT TO GUS PAULOS CHEVROLET, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE BLINKER PROBLEM, WHICH IS A RECALL, FIXED ON MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. HOWEVER, SERVICE WRITER ADVISED ME THAT GM WOULD NOT FIX PROBLEM. I SEE ON NHTSA WEBSITE THAT THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR SHOULD BE FIXED BY MANUFACTURER. SERVICE WRITER FURTHER ADVISED ME THAT YOUR WEBSITE AND THE CAR AND DRIVER WEBSITE ON INTERNET COULD NOT BE TRUSTED WITH STATING THE TRUTH. I JUST WANT MY CAR FIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE SIGNAL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED. THE SIGNAL LIGHTS THEN BEGAN TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS BECAUSE HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

ON TWO OCCASIONS, I HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE CAR WHEN I TURNED ON THE IGNITION BUT AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES I WOULD START IT UP AGAIN AND IT RAN FINE. WHILE THIS HAPPENED, THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD LIGHT UP AND CONTINUE TO DO SO RANDOMLY. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLEARED THE SECURITY CODE ONCE BUT THE LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN AFTER ABOUT A MONTH WHICH MEANS THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED AND PREVENTING THE CAR FROM STARTING. THE ENGINE ALSO RANDOMLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, EXITING THE FREEWAY RAMP, AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT . THIS INCIDENCE HAS OCCURRED TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT, SOMETIMES MORE THAN ONCE WITHIN MINUTES OF EACH OTHER. BEFORE IT OCCURS, THE ACCELERATION FROM THE GAS PEDDLE IS A LITTLE ROUGH AND THE ENGINE SHAKES AND VIBRATES WHEN STOPPED. I HAVE TO SHIFT THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL AND TURN THE KEY TO RESTART THE ENGINE TO RUN AGAIN RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD! LUCKILY I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENTS ONLY BECAUSE I KNOW HOW TO CONTROL IT. BUT ITS REALLY DANGEROUS AND GETTING ANNOYING SINCE I NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO STALL AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 5 OCCASIONS AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM AFTER HAVING TRIED TO CLEAN THE FUEL INJECTOR WHICH DID NOT HELP. THEIR SCANNING SYSTEM COULD NOT PICK UP ANY ERROR CODES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. *TR

TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY WORK. PROBLEM STARED AROUND 90,000 MILES. I'VE HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP OFTEN DUE TO NUMEROUS PROBLEMS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FIXES. THIS ONE IS DANGEROUS AND SAFETY RELATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 03V327000 HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.