2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

MY VEHICLE (2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO) IS EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V32700 BUT MY VIN DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN THE RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT AS THE VIN DOESN'T QUALIFY THEY WON'T PROVIDE THE REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE. *JB

2000 OLDS ALERO, THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE SERVICE DEPT. FOR THIS AND THEY CLAIM THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IT DID THIS DAILY WHEN PULLING INTO THE GARAGE. IT EVEN DOES IT ON THE ROAD SO WE KEEP A FOOT ON THE BRAKE. IT DOES NOT GO FAST BUT IT DOES PICK UP SPEED ON ITS OWN. HAVE YOU HAD OTHERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS WITH THE 3.4 SIX CYLINDER ENGINE WITH AUTO. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF AIR COND. IS ON OR OFF. THANK YOU FOR ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN PROVIDE. THIS HAPPENS ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK FOR UNKNOWN REASON.

DT: THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT ALWAYS WORK; THE HAZARD SWITCH HAD TO BE PUSHED IN AND OUT TO MAKE THE SIGNALS WORK. THE DEALERSHIPS FIXED THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE PROBLEM STARTED IN JANUARY OF 2004, IT WAS INTERMITTENT. *AK

MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO HAS PROBLEMS STARTING DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING AND I HAVE HAD 5 INSTANCES WHERE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AT ALL. I READ THE OWNERS MANUAL AND FOLLOWED ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED. THERE IS NO REASON FOR SUCH A FLAW, I HAVE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF MY VEHICLE.

CONSUMER REQUEST THAT 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO'S BE RECALLED AND INSPECTED TO ASCERTAIN THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. THE AIR BAG IN THE CONSUMER'S 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING INTO A GAS STATION AT ABOUT 5 MPH. *NM *NM

2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. DIAGNOSED WITH A LEAKING LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AT 55,000 MILES (~ $800 REPAIR). CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE FOR COST ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A CASE OF NEGLIGENCE ON MY PART. CONSIDERING DISCUSSING WITH A LAWYER DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON THIS ENGINE TYPE.

ON THE DASH OF MY VEHICLE THE AIR BAG IS BUBBLING UP TO WHERE IT LOOKS LIKE DEPLOIT. WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN I AM JUST DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSAGER SIDE COMES OUT

CAR LOSES ALL POWER WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. HAS DONE THIS 5 OR 6 TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO 3 DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS, 1 BEING THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM OR RECREATE IT WHILE DRIVING. *AK

ENGINE BLEW. ALL THE WARNINGS LIGHTS ARE ON ACROSS THE DASHBOARD. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR USED FOR OUR SON AND AFTER HAVING IT FOR ABOUT A 18 MONTHS THE ENGINE BLEW. THE DEALER THAT FIXED IT SAID HE SHOULD HAVE PAID ATTENTION TO THE WARNING LIGHT. MY SON CHANGED THE OIL ON TIME ALWAYS AND THE LIGHTS NEVER WENT OUT. TRIED TO GET THE LIGHTS OUT TO NO AVAIL. PAID 2800.00 TO HAVE USED ENGINE PUT IN BY THE DEALER AND THE DASH LIGHTS ARE STILL ON. SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BECAUSE HEAT/DEFROSTER ONLY WORK ON HIGH EVEN AFTER REPLACED ENGINE INSTALLED. THIS HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE FOR A YOUNG MAN WITH HIS FIRST CAR.*AK

TODAY, 13 APR 05, WHILE DRIVING MY WIFE'S CAR TO AND FROM WORK, HER 2000 ALERO SHUT DOWN AT HIGH SPEEDS 65 TO 70 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD EACH TIME, BUT POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE HARD TO USE. ONE OF THESE TIMES ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE INTERMITTENT SIGNALS ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO AND THESE ARE NOT WORKING NOW EITHER, I WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK IN TO FIX.*AK