2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. IGNITION CYLINDER LOCKED UP AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT AT $350.00 PLUS TOWING CHARGES. YESTERDAY, OCTOBER 24, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. ANOTHER FRIEND OF MINE WHO OWNS A 2000 ALERO HAS HAD 3 OF THESE IGNITION CYLINDERS REPLACED AT THE COST OF $350.00 EACH. *AK

MY SIGNAL/HAZARDS HAVE FAILED ON MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. A RECALL NOTICE HAS BEEN ISSUED BUT APPARENTLY NOT FOR MY CAR. MY NEAREST SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WEBER GM (63141), REFUSES TO DO ANY RECALL WORK DUE TO THE VIN NOT SHOWING IN THEIR DATABASE. A CALL DIRECTLY TO GM SEEMED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STILL WILL NOT COMPLY AND GM WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY AUTOMOBILE.*AK

THIS DOCUMENTS AN ONGOING SCENARIO REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH, P/N SPO 022608614. ON 1/25/01 HAD THE SWITCH REPLACED [WOODARD CHEV, FAIRFIELD, CA] BECAUSE THE SWITCH WAS INOPERATIVE . THE SAME SWITCH WAS INOPERATIVE AFTER A VEHICLE SERVICE ON 5/17/02 [PEARSON AUTO, SUNNYVALE, CA]. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE SWITCH FOR A 3RD TIME, BECAUSE I FEEL THIS SWITCH WILL FAIL AFTER ANOTHER ENGINE SERVICE ACTIVITY. I DO NOT WANT TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR FAULTY DESIGNED PARTS, OR PAY FOR SERVICE INADEQUACIES WHICH LEND TO OTHER COMPONENT FAILURES. THIS SWITCH APPEARS TO BE FAULTY IN THAT THE PART HAS A SHORT SERVICE LIFE, OR THERE IS A FLAW IN THE SERVICE PROCESS WHICH ULTIMATELY RENDERS THE SWITCH INOPERATIVE. WOULD LIKE THIS REMEDIED. THANK YOU! *JB

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH VEHICLE DROVE OVER A SANDY ROAD, LOST CONTROL, AND HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED.*AK

MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT COVERED FOR BULLETIN NUMBER 03043A ISSUED MARCH 2004 FOR GM TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS INOPERATIVE, BUT THE CAR IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT IS COVERED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN BREAKPOINT SHOULD INCLUDE YC369922. MY CAR IS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. *AK

I HAVE A 2 DOOR MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DROPED DOWN INSIDE THE CAR, I HAD TO HAVE THE WHOLE WINDOW LIFT REPLACED BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE A REPAIR KIT. ONE MONTH LATER THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS DROPED DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. THE PLASTIC LIFT HAS BROKE ON PASANGER SIDE ALSO.*AK

HAZARD WARNING SWITCH CAUSING INTERMITTENT BLINKER FUNCTION. MY 2000 ALERO DOESN'T FALL WITHIN THE RECALL RANGE OF VIN NUMBERS. NHTSA # 03V327000, GM RECALL # 03043. DEALER WANTED ME TO PAY $125.00 TO DIAGNOSE, OR REPLACE THE SWITCH FOR $136.00 { $28 FOR PART AND THE REST IS LABOR ETC.} . MY VIN ENDS WITH YC362717. I PURCHASED THE PART MYSELF AND SPENT ABOUT AN HOUR REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE SWITCH. I THINK THE RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE MORE VEHICLES THAT EXHIBIT THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR MY COST AND LABOR. I HAVE THE OLD PART. GM KNEW ABOUT MY SWITCH LAST YEAR, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL YET.*AK

I BOUGHT A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO IN JULY OF 2003. WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF PURCHASE MY POWER STEERING STARTED TO LEAK FLUID. SINCE THAT DATE I HAVE TAKEN IT TO VARIOUS SHOPS TO CHECK THE PROBLEM. TWO MECHANICS STATE THAT IT'S THE RACK AND PINION THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, WHILE TWO OTHERS CHANGED OUT A HOSE AND THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR ITSELF. AFTER HAVING THESE TWO "PROBLEMS" WERE FIXED I AM STILL PUTTING IN POWER STEERING FLUID ON A DAILY BASIS. THIS IS AN EXTREME FIRE HAZARD AND I AM TIRED OF PUTTING OUT MONEY WHEN IT IT OBVIOUS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON OUT THERE THAT IS EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE RACK AND PINION ON THEIR ALERO. *AK

HAZARD CONTROL SWITCH FAILED WHICH LEAD TO NOT BEING ABLE TO USE BLINKERS OR HAZARDS. RECALL # 03043 WAS ISSUED FEB. 2004 ON OVER 600,000 VEHICLES. VIN # [XXX] WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL BUT HAS THE SAME MALFUNCTION. MANUFACTURER IS NOT WILLING TO REIMBURSE THE REPAIR COST OF $77.24 WHICH WAS REPLACED ON OCT. 7, 2004. *NM UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)