2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

DT: CONTACT STATES THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOWS WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHERE THEY FOUND THE WINDOW REGULATOR MOTOR IS OUT ON THIS VEHICLES WINDOW. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE REPAIRS WILL BE AT OWNER'S COST. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V327000 CONCERNING HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *AK

FRONT TIRE AREA WAS MAKING LOTS OF NOISE. TOOK IT TO DEALER FOR SERVICE TO CHECK IT OUT - THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE POWER STEERING PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE BRAKES. I DID NOT BELIEVE THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. TOOK THE CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP TO CHECK THAT. HE HEARD THE NOISE AND THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE WHEEL BEARINGS. WE TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE FOUND THAT IT WAS THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND SAID THAT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED - THAT THEY USUALLY LAST OVER 100,000 MILES (I ONLY HAD AROUND 60,000 MILES ON THE CAR). THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THAT THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONING FAN SWITCH DOES NOT WORK ON THE FIRST TWO SPEEDS - ONLY ON THE MIDDLE AND HIGHER SPEEDS. I WORK WITH A MAN WHO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR AS MY CAR. *NM

ON 10/07 I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE OPERATING A 2000 OLDS ALERO WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS AND EVERYONE THAT SAW THE CAR AGREES THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. DO YOU KNOW OF ANY OTHER PROBLEMS AND WHERE I MIGHT TURN FOR ANSWERS AND WHAT RECOURSE I MAY HAVE. *JB

I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS AND MY TURN SIGNALS. *JB

1-THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT MOVE. 2-THE WINDOW STARTED TO WORK SPORADICALLY THEN IT BEGAN TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN AND FINALLY STOPPED ALL TOGETHER GOING UP AND DOWN. 3-NO STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN AS OF YET. *NM

LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. COOLANT AND OIL MIXING TOGETHER AND LOOSING BOTH. HAVE TO KEEP REFILLING OIL AND WATER TANK. HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED AT A COST OF OVER $810. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUE BACK IN MARCH 2003 WHEN OLDSMOBILE WAS AWARE OF IT.*JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT H TURN INDICATOR WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS JUST RECENTLY STARTED ON THE CONSUMER'S CAR. IT HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR IS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE OWNER BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A PRIVATE PARTY AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS INITIALLY BOUGHT. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT TAKEN THE CAR TO HAVE IT CHECKED FOR TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ALL FOUR WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN OUT. THE CONSUMER HAS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE WINDOWS CHECKED. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND THERE WAS NO FREE REPAIR AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR A MONTH. THESE ARE ELECTRIC WINDOWS.*AK

AFTER EXPERIENCING LOSS OF COOLANT IN MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO, I WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED A NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET (IT WAS LEAKING) WHICH WOULD COST ALMOST $700 TO FIX. ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I FEEL THAT A LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD IS A PREMATURE REPAIR FOR A VEHICLE ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND ONLY 51000 MI. I HAVE DONE SOME SEARCHING AND KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY GM OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT NOT TO MENTION A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ONE. ANY LONGER AND I WOULD HAVE HAD A RUINED ENGINE THAT COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE OR STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. GM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *JB