2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

THERE ARE SEVERAL DEFECTS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST STARTED IN 2004. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK, WILL NOT SHUT OFF, OR START AGAIN WHILE IN THE OFF POSITION AND STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS CREATES A HAZARD WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY - STARTLES YOU, THEN BLOCKS VISION. NEXT, THE SECURITY FEATURE IS MALFUNCTIONING. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START, SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES AND PROBLEM IS FIXED WITH LEAVING THE CAR IN THE ON POSITION FOR 10 TO 20 MINUTES (RESETS THE SECURITY). THIS DRAINS THE BATTERY AND IS A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE. ALSO, THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE NOW BEGUN TO WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS DANGEROUS OBVIOUSLY. THE WINDOW CONTROLS SOMETIMES DON'T WORK, THE SIDE-MIRROR CONTROLS ALSO DO NOT WORK SOMETIMES. THE HEAT/AC CONTROLS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY - MOST OF THE POSITIONS DO NOT BLOW. YOU CAN HEAR THE MUFFLED SOUND OF THE AIR WHEN ON HIGH, BUT AIR DOES NOT COME OUT OF THE VENTS. THESE ARE THE COMBINATION SETTINGS, THE INDIVIDUAL SETTINGS WORK, SO IT CANNOT BE CLOGGED VENTS. LASTLY, THE REAR DEFROST RECENTLY STOPPED WORKING AND, WHEN TURNED ON, EMITS A BURNING SMELL. THIS CAR IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND DRIVEN DAILY OUT OF NECESSITY. *NM

MULTIPLE INTERMITTENT TURN-SIGNAL MALFUNCTIONS IN 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO SINCE PURCHASE IN 2003. MALFUNCTION CAN SOMETIMES BE CONTROLLED BY LIGHTLY PUSHING IN ON HAZARD WARNING SWITCH LOCATED ON DASH. *NM

THE TURN SIGNAL IS FLASHING IN AND OUT OF USE. SOMETIMES IT WORKS WHEN YOU TURN THE SIGNAL ON, AND OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT WORK. SOMETIMES IT STOPS WORKING AFTER IT HAS STARTED WORKING, AND IT GOES OUT BEFORE THE TURN IS COMPLETED. THERE HAS BEEN NO CRASH YET, BUT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WHEN MAKING A TURN AND THE SIGNAL STOPS WORKING. I HAVE NOT HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT THIS TIME, BECAUSE I THOUGHT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED AND I WAS WAITING ON THE LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *NM

FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO BE A DEFECTIVE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH. GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 2000 AND 2001 MODELS, BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO COVER THE SAME PROBLEM ON MY 2002. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. HE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AT THIS TIME. NO REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON AN EARLIER MODEL YEAR, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AS WELL AS THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER OFFERED NO DIAGNOSIS TO THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL 03V327000 ON EARLIER MODEL YEARS. YET HIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SAW ON TV THAT THE BLINKER SWITCHES IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE WERE TEARING OFF. HE WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH LIGHTS ON BRIGHT BECAUSE OF THE BLINKER SWITCH NOT WORKING.*AK

2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO -- VIN #1G3NL52E02C21167 TURN SIGNAL FAILURE: THIS IS A USED CAR WITH 27,000 MILES OWNED BY DARCARS -WILSON-POWELL LINCOLN MERCURY. I WAS TEST DRIVING THE CAR ON SATURDAY AND THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED FOR A WHILE AND RESUMED WORKING. THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED COMPLETELY ON OCTOBER 18, 2005, AFTER I RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO PICK UP THE CAR TO HAVE IT TESTED FOR EMISSIONS AFTER THE CAR FAILED THE VIRGINIA EMISSIONS TEST DUE TO A COMPUTER PROBLEM. I DO NOT OWN THE CAR. IT IS OWNED BY DARCARS -- WILSON-POWELL LINCOLN-MERCURY, INC. OF TEMPLE HILLS, MD. *NM

IN MY 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO, MY TURN SIGNALS BECOME VERY INTERMITTENT AND SOMETIMES FAIL TO FUNCTION ALL TOGETHER CAUSING ME TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART MY VEHICLE TO GET THE TURN SIGNALS WORKING AGAIN. SOMETIMES I NEED TO HOLD IN THE BUTTON FOR THE HAZARD FLASHER BUTTON WHILE PUSHING MY TURN SIGNAL DOWN IN ORDER TO GET THEM TO WORK FOR A SHORT TIME. I HAVE SEEN THAT THE 2001 ALERO HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM THE RECALL NUMBER IS 03V327000. *NM

I DISCOVERED MY TURN SIGNALS WEREN'T WORKING WHILE DRIVING RECENTLY. SINCE THEN I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT; SOMETIMES THEY WORK WITH NO PROBLEMS, SOMETIMES NOT. GENERALLY I CAN MONKEY WITH THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON AFTER I'VE TURNED THE CAR ON BUT BEFORE I START DRIVING TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE IN WORKING CONDITION. BUT IT'S NO GUARANTEE THEY'LL BE WORKING AT THE END OF THE TRIP. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE I SEE THAT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING IT AND THAT THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING. I PLAN ON HAVING IT REPAIRED AS SOON AS I GET A CHANCE, BUT IT'D BE NICE IF THERE WAS A RECALL OUTSTANDING ALREADY. *NM