2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

OUR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW STARTED MAKING A FUNNY NOISE AND THEN IT FELL INTO THE DOOR. WE TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS IT ONTO THE MOTOR WAS BROKEN, AND WE HAD TO BUY A WHOLE NEW MOTOR. SO WE REPLACED IT IN AUGUST 2007. IT STARTED GIVING US PROBLEMS AGAIN IN APRIL 2008. THE PART IS NOW TOTALLY BROKEN AND WE ARE AGAIN REPLACING THE MOTOR AND BRACKETS. IN THE MEANTIME WE HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH OUR PASSENGERS SIDE WINDOW. WE HARDLY EVER ROLL DOWN OUR WINDOWS AND ARE VERY UPSET TO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH 3 SEPARATE UNITS. *TR

OLDSMOBILES HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND I AM HAVING MORE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THIS WAS THE START OF MY PROBLEMS LAST YEAR FIRST IT WAS THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM THAT COST ME 775.00 TO FIX. I WENT TO THE MALL FOR LUNCH AND CAME BACK AND THE CAR WOULD MOT START. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THAT SENSORS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEMS CONTINUE AND COME MORE FREQUENTLY THIS WAS 3-12-2008 THE SECOND PROBLEM COST ME 589.00 THE MODULE AND POIL PAVK ASSEMBLY, I WAS PARKED IN AT SCHOOL AND BARELY MADE IT HOME, THE CAR WAS GOING ALL OF 10-15 MILES AN HOUR AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, BY THE GRACE OF GOD I MADE IT HOME ONLY LIVE ABOUT 10 MILES FROM SCHOOL. WHEN I GOT UP THE NEXT DAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. THIS STARTED MAY 1, 2008 THAT LEADS US TO PROBLEM THREE WHICH IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW THE TURNING AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORK SOMETIMES AND THE CAR MAKES A TICKING SOUND LIKE THE TURN SIGNAL IS ON WHEN ITS NOT AND THEM IT SOUNDS LIKE ITS SHORT CIRCUITING.. ( WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS COVERED BY GM, WILL CONTACT THEM TO SEE IF THIS IS TRUE) NOW HERE WE ARE AT PROBLEM THIS STATED 5-18-2008 FOUR IN A MATTER OF WEEKS: THE TRAC OFF LIGHT, SERVICE ENGINE SOON AND ANOTHER LIGHT IS ON THE DASH ( I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH WHICH LIGHT THAT IS) ALL OF MY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR HAS BEEN ELECTRICAL AND I WAS TOLD BY SOMEONE AT THE AUTO ADVANTAGE THAT THESE CARS ARE NOTIFIES FOR THIS. THERE REALLY SHOULD BE SOMETHING DONE IN REGARD TO THIS. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND IT IS FULL OF THE SAME ISSUES. THERE IS NOT WAY THAT ALL OF THESE PEOPLE LOCATED IN ALL STATES EVERYWHERE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND THIS IS NOT A DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY GM AND NOT THE CONSUMER. *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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. IT TOOK HIM APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE FUEL PUMP. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAS ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR SEVEN WEEKS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,000.

(1) NO WARNING -JUST AT DEALERSHIP 3 WEEKS BEFORE. (2) TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHILE ON INTERSTATE CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE & HAD TO STEER CAR OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD WITH NO POWER & HIGH TRAFFIC LOAD. HAVE READ NOW OF NUMEROUS FAILURES OF OLDSMOBILE ALEROS WITH 2.2 ENGINE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER THAT WAS APPARENTLY REDESIGNED IN 2005 TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. NO RECALLS ON THIS DEFECT. (3) I AM HAVING ENGINE REPLACED AS IT IS DESTROYED FROM THE 70MPH FAILURE. ENGINE IS STILL AVAILABLE IF NEEDED FOR INVESTIGATION IF YOU LET ME KNOW REAL SOON. *TR

PASSLOCK THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM KEEPS DISABLING VEHICLE. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR THE 4TH TIME FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON, THEN THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY WILL NOT START. *TR

REAR DEFROSTER CIRCUIT FAILURE. FUSE OK, RELAY OK, WINDOW IMPRINT OK. REAR ELECTRICAL DEFROST AND ANTENNA MODULE FAILS. REAR VISIBILITY IN COLD CLIMATE COMPLETELY BLOCKED WHEN REAR. WINDOW FROSTED. *TR MANY CUSTOMERS ON THE INTERNET ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND SOME HAVE REPORTED THAT THE CONNECTOR TO THE ELECTRICAL MODULE INSIDE THE REAR-COLUMN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS OVERHEATING AND MELTING, BREAKING THE ELECTRICAL CONTACT.

ON 9/26/2007 MY 2002 OLDS ALERO REFUSED TO START, I FINALLY HAD TO LEAVE AT AT MY JOB, IT STARTED THE NEXT DAY, I CALLED THE DEALER (I HAD PURCHASED IT FROM DRIVETIME) IN NOV 2006, THEY STATED THAT I HAD TO BRING IT TO THEIR APPROVED MECHANIC, I TOOK IT THERE, THEIR MECHANIC STATED IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND IT WOULD COST 755.00. THAT INCLUDED THE DRIVERS WINDOW WHICH FELL INTO THE DOOR FOR THE SECOND TIME, I CALLED DRIVETIME WHO THEN PUT ME ON A REPAIR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, I DROVE THE CAR HOME, THAT SAME DAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN, IT IS NOW JANUARY 2008 AND I STILL DO NOT HAVE A WORKING VEHICLE AND AM REFUSING TO PAY FOR IT. THE MECHANIC CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THAT IT IS THE COMPUTER AND HE CANNOT FIX IT I NOW HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER WHO MAY OR MAY NOT FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE. I THINK ITS A DISGRACE, THAT A COMPANY CAN MAKE SUCH A PIECE OF JUNK HAVE ALL THESE COMPLAINTS ON IT AND NOTHING IS DONE. I FOR ONE AM NOT GOING TO PAY ONE MORE CENT, THE DEALER COULD KEEP THE CAR, AND DO WITH IT WHATEVER HE WANTS, I REALIZE THIS IS A REPOSESSION BUT I AM NOT A RICH PERSON AND IT IS OBVIOUS THAT PROBLEMS WILL ONLY GET WORSE WITH THIS VEHICLE, I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST GM, OLDS, DRIVETIME FOR SELLING THE LEMON KNOWING ALL THE PROBLEMS THESE VEHICLES HAVE. *TR

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

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON MY 2002 OLDS ALERO IS STICKING. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS GOING DOWN A MOUNTAIN I LIVE ON AND HAD TO BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME; I HAVE NEVER HAD TO DO THAT BEFORE. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ENDED UP GOING 40 ON A FLAT ROAD AND MY FOOT NEVER HIT THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE THEN AND I'M NOT SURE HOW TO FIX IT. THANK YOU. *TR