2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

FRONT WHEEL HUBS. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW IN 2001 AND HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT HUB AND BEARING 3 TIMES. THE MOST RECENT REPAIR WAS IN 5/2007 TO THE LEFT HUB WHICH WAS JUST REPLACED IN 02/2006 WITH UNDER 15000 MILES. CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT WARRANTY ONLY COVERS PARTS FOR 12000 OR 1 Y EAR, AND ONLY OFFERED A 10% DISCOUNT OF 40.00 ON A 410.00 REPAIR JOB. *AK

IGNITION SYSTEM FAILURE IS MAKING ME CRAZY I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL MECHANICS ABOUT THIS AND AM TOLD THIS IS COMMON WHERE IS THE RECALL! I AM TIRED OF MISSING WORK DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THIS WILL BE THE LAST G.M. CAR I WILL EVER OWN.*AK

MY CAR WILL START AND NOT FOLLOW THROUGH...I CAN NOT EVEN BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW HORRIBLE THIS IS...I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN THAT NEED TO GET TO SCHOOL AND I HAD TO QUIT MY JOB BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT RELIABLE...IS THERE NOTHING GM COULD DO ABOUT THIS...PLEASE I AM BEGGING FOR ANYTHING...I DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO FIX MY CAR AND IT IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, JUST LIKE IT HAS BEEN FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS...I NEED HELP... *TR

I GOT CAR ON 2/28/07 NEW BRAKES ROTORS AND TIRES WERE PUT ON CAR. NOW I HAVE A LOUD SQUEAL AND GRINDING IN THE STEERING WHEEL, AND BRAKE PEDAL AN THE WARNING SIGNAL SAYS SERVICE VEHICLE SOON TRACTION OFF AND ANTILOCK BRAKE. I TOOK IT TO GET CHECKED, BUT THE MECHANIC CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

TOP OF DASH IS WRINKLING AND COMING APART. I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER ALEROS ALSO. I KNOW THIS IS AN APPEARANCE PROBLEM ,BUT IT IS STILL A PROBLEM. WILL IT AFFECT THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG IN THE DASH IF PEELING REACHES THE AREA?*AK

SERVICE VEHICLE SOON, TRAC OFF LIGHT, AND ABS LIGHT TOOK TO DEALER, OUT OF WARRANTY, PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, COST-$500, GRINDING NOISE BEFORE LIGHTS TURNED ON, DINGING,LIGHTS WENT ON, IT WAS SENSOR IN LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING. ALSO HAVE REPLACED FRONT ROTORS, ALTERNATOR AT 65,000 MILES. KEY FOB DOESN''T LOCK DRIVERS DOOR. HOOD ON CAR REPLACED IN 2006 UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF BLISTERING 2002-WATER LEAK ONTO DRIVERS FLOOR, 5 TIMES TO DEALER, REPLACED SIDE DOOR GASKET, PROBLEM HAD TO BE SOLVED BY REPLACING WINDSHIELD GASKET. I'M AFRAID OF ALL THESE COMPLAINTS ABOUT TURN SIGNAL FAILURE AND HAZARD LIGHT FAILURE AND THE CAR JUST QUITTING. TRADING IN THIS PIECE OF **** AS SOON AS PAID OFF. *JB

I WAS SWITCHING LANES AND FLASHED MY TURN SIGNAL TO SWITCH LANE. WHEN I LET GO OF THE TURN SIGNAL, THE RELAY BEHIND THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON STARTED TO CLICK LIKE THE TURN SIGNAL WAS STILL ON. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT CLICK AND IS NOT CONSISTENT. SOMETIMES IT CLICKS FAST AND SOMETIMES IT CLICKS SLOW. I FOUND RECALL 03V327000 AND THOUGHT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THIS RECALL AND THE CLICK IS STILL OCCURRING. I HAVE READ THAT THERE HAS BEEN ISSUES WITH MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCHES IN OTHER GM VEHICLES WHICH CAUSES A CLICKING OF THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON. ALSO, THE KEY IS GETTING WARM WHEN IT IS IN THE IGNITION. I AM AFRAID THIS CONSTANT CLICKING OF THE RELAY WILL CAUSE THE TURN SIGNALS FROM WORKING WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO - DEFECTIVE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM: I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR 2 YEARS AND HAVE HAD TO GET THE IGNITION REPLACED 3 TIMES BECAUSE THE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM KEEPS PERIODICALLY BELIEVING THAT THE CAR IS BEING "STOLEN" AND SHUTS THE CAR DOWN. MOST TIMES, YOU CAN'T GET THE IGNITION KEY TO EVEN TURN IN THE IGNITION. AT OTHER TIMES, THE STARTER JUST TURNS OVER BUT WON'T CRANK. NOT TO MENTION THAT EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, THE EXPENSE INVOLVED IN HAVING TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE OLDSMOBILE DEALERSHIP, AS WELL AS THE INCONVENIENCE OF HAVING YOUR CAR RUNNING FINE ONE MOMENT AND SUDDENLY, WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER, HAVING YOUR CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. OLDSMOBILE, GM, OR SOMEBODY NEEDS TO RECALL THESE CARS AND FIX THIS DEFECTIVE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM. *JB

HORN MAY OR MAY NOT SOUND WHEN BUTTON DEPRESSED. PROBLEM IS RANDOM. I HAVE INSPECTED FUSE, SWAPPED HORN RELAY WITH A KNOWN GOOD UNIT OF SAME AMPERAGE, AND CHECKED CONNECTION AT THE HORN ITSELF. BUTTON FOR HORN IN CENTER OF STEERING WHEEL IS APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM. HORN SOUNDS ROUGHLY HALF THE TIME WHEN BUTTON DEPRESSED. *NM

CAR TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START. IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED 3 TIMES SO FAR. I HAVE SPEND OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS ON PARTS ALONE, AND NOW IT IS IN THE SHOP FOR I NEW FUEL PUMP.(ANOTHER $450) I HAVE READ MANY REPORTS OF THE SOMETHING HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE AND NO RECALL. IT WOULD REALLY HELP TO HAVE A RECALL TO SAVE PEOPLE THEIR HARD EARN MONEY ON A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED BEFORE THE CAR WAS SOLD. I HAVE BEEN LATE TO WORK MANY TIMES, HAD TO CATCH BUSES, AND WALK MANY MILES BECAUSE OF THIS CAR. I HAVE PAID OVER $300 ON RIDES TO AND FROM WORK JUST SO I CAN PAY FOR PARTS FOR THE CAR TO ONLY RUN FOR A WEEK. SO PLEASE CAN YOU HAVE A RECALL ISSUED SO ME AND COUNTLESS OTHER CAN HAVE THE GOOD RUNNING CAR WE ALL PAY FOR IN THE FIRST PLACE. THANK YOU JARVIS JOYNER. *NM