2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO INTAKE MANIFOLD PROBLEM. *BF THE CONSUMER HAD DISCOVERED A COOLANT LEAK. THE CONSUMER STATED GM ISSUED AN IMPROVED GASKET TO AVOID FUTURE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT GM WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WHY DID THE EXPENSE HAVE TO FALL ON THE CONSUMER. THE POWER STEERING WAS REPLACED. *JB

THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, IT WILL NOT CONTINUE TO RUN. THE IGNITION SWITCH/THEFT DETERRENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, PER THE DEALER. *JB

THE COOLANT IN MY ALERO STARTED LEAKING AND THERE WAS NO HEAT IN THE INTERIOR. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS DETERIORATED. THE PART WAS REPLACED AND WAS NOT KEPT. *AK

THE INTAKE GASKET OF THE CONSUMER'S 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO LEAKED ANTIFREEZE. *NM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS DESIGNED IMPROPERLY. THE GASKET LEAKED ANTI FREEZE INTO THE OIL, OIL SENDERS AND THE COILS. *SC

RE 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT CONSUMER WANTS MORE RESPONSES. *BF THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *JB

DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE WINDOW WAS UNABLE TO COME DOWN. DEALER STATES THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I PURCHASED THE CAR ON 10/09/04 WITH A 3MON/3,000 WARRANTY. I HAVE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS SAME COMPLAINT WITH NO LUCK. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS AND WITHIN A 1 WEEK OF BRINGING IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP MY ABS, TRAC OFF & SERVICE VEHICLE SOON LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND MADE AN APPT AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT 70MPH IT BEGAN TO VIBRATE OUT OF CONTROL. I HAD THREE PASSANGERS IN MY CAR ALONG WITH MYSELF. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR BACK IN CONTROL BUT IF I WASN'T ABLE TO I WOULD HAVE HIT THE OTHER CARS ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR AT SPEEDS OF UNDER 45MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY WAS TOLD THAT THIS WOULD COST ME ALMOST $400 TO BE REPLACED (HUB WHEEL ASSEMBLY FOR MY SPEED SENSOR). I WAS TOLD THAT MY 3/3 WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THIS PART. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS! OBVIOUSLY THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED PART!! I SPOKE TO THE MANAGER AT BOURNIVAL AND HE SAID THAT MY WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THIS PART. HE SAID THAT IT DIDN'T MATTER IF IT HAPPENED TWO DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR!*AK

THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED. THIS IS A SAFETY DEVICE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. I REPORTED THE DEFECTIVE PART TO MY DEALER BUT THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT AT NO COST BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OVER WARRANTY BY 2,000 MILES. THE DEALER SUGGESTED TO CONTACT GM CARES HOTLINE. GM DID NOT CARE THEY WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE TO REPAIR MY CAR AT NO COST. I HAVE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED THE DEFECTIVE SAFETY DEVICE,.*AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER TURNED ON THE HEAT AND THE DEFOGGER, AND BOTH FAILED TO COME ON PROPERLY. CONSUMER SMELLED AN ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK...*AK

FRONT HUB (DRIVERS SIDE) WENT BAD AT AROUND 48,000 MILES, DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. APROX. ONE YEAR LATER BOTH FRONT HUBS WENT BAD (AT JUST OVER 60,000 MILES WITH LESS THEN 12,000 MILES ON DRIVERS SIDE HUB) COST WAS AROUND $500.00 EACH TO REPLACE. *JB