2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS STATED IN RECALL#03V327000 HAZARD SWITCH. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

AT 80,000 MILES MY CAR'S ENGINE ROD WENT BAD. I DO REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE AND EXPECTED THE ENGINE TO LAST MUCH LONGER. I HAVE A 2000 OLDS ALERO WITH A 2.4L PFI DOHC 16V ENGINE. WITH THIS IT REQUIRES A USED ENGINE TO SOLVE MY PROBLEM. THE COST FOR THE ENGINE AND LABOR WILL EXCEED $2,000. *JB

CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NHTSA RECALL 00V372000. *AK....DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH EVEN THOUGH IT WAS CONSIDERED UNSAFE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT AND/OR FIRE. TO REPLACE IT WOULD COST $145.O4 PLUS APPROXIMATELY $150.00 FOR LABOR. CONSUMER COULD NOT AFFORD IT, WAS ON SOCIAL SECURITY. *AK

1. I STARTED TO GET LOUD POPPING NOISES WHEN TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. . COOLANT LEAK GETTING PROGRESSSIVELY WORSE AND I AM SMELLING ETHYLENE GLYCOL IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE.*AK I HAVE LOOKED UP BOTH ITEMS AND FOUND THEM TO BE INHERENT PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 ALERO. THE FIRST IS RELATED TO THE STEERING ARM/GEAR PROBLEMS AND THE SECOND IS TO THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET DEFECT. I AM FACING NEARLY $1600.00 IN REPAIRS. I WISH I WOULD HAVE RESEARCHED THESE ITEMS BEFORE BUYING THIS CAR USED EVEN WITH 35,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS JUST TURNED 60,000 MILES.

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V327000 CONCERNING TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LIGHTS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY OR BECOMING INOPERATIVE. *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING ON 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. OIL SYSTEM IS CONTAMINATED, AND ENGINE IS RUNNING POORLY, AND WILL BE PERMANENTLY DAMAGED IF NOT REPAIRED SOON. THERE IS A TSB OUT TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN. I HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO A GM SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR DIAGNOSIS , AND THEN DISCUSSED ISSUE WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR COMPLETE REPAIR BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THE GASKET DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE. *AK

THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON BROKE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THIS PREVENTED THE CONSUMER FROM BEING ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM WITHOUT COST TO THE CONSUMER ON THE SECOND OCCASION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *AK UPDATED 2/15/2007 - *NM

2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED IN RECALL 03V327000 REGARDING THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS.*MR THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NM

THE VEHICLE'S TURN SIGNALS HAVE NOT WORK FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS. *NM THE TURN SIGNALS WERE INTERMITTENT. THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE INTERMITTENT AS WELL. RECALL# 03V327000. *SC

MY TURN SIGNALS WILL PERIODICALLY STOP WORKING. WHEN THEY ARE NOT WORKING, PRESSING THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT BUTTON ON AND OFF USUALLY GETS THEM WORKING AGAIN. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I WAS NOT ABLE TO SIGNAL MY INTENT TO TURN AS I COULD NOT GET THE SIGNALS TO WORK AT ALL OR I COULDN'T GET THEM WORKING IN TIME. *JB