2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED IN MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THIS YEAR I AM REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP AGAIN. THE COST OF EACH REPLACEMENT WITH LABOR IS APPROXIMATELY $600.00 IF YOU RUN AN INTERNET SEARCH FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ALERO, YOU WILL FIND THAT TWO COMMON PROBLEMS EXIST FOR THE ALERO. ONE IS BRAKE PROBLEMS (A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE) AND THE OTHER BEING FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS. HOW LONG WILL IT BE (OR HAS ALREADY HAPPENED) BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BY A SITUATION WHERE THE FUEL PUMP FAILS WHILE DRIVING CAUSING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER THEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE CAR ONLY TO FIND THE BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION? GM SHOULD STEP UP AND ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE DEFECTS.*AK

I JUST RECENTLY STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE SIGNAL LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS ON MY 2000 ALERO. THEY BECAME INTERMITTENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONLY FEW TIMES.THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN SPORADIC IN NATURE. HOWEVER, I JUST LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM BUT I'VE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICES FROM GM. AND NOW I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY. WHEN I CONTACTED BOTH THE GM DEALER AND OLDSMOBILE HOTLINE, I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE (IT'S VIN#) WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL AND THE REPAIR TO MY VEHICLE WILL NOT BE MADE FOR FREE. PLEASE HELP, THERE OBVIOUSLY ARE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. ALSO, I HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS AND PADS 3 TIMES ALREADY. FIRST TIME 3 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED MY BRAND NEW ALERO. SINCE GM CONSIDERS THIS AS TEAR AND WEAR THEY ARE NOT COVERING THE REPAIRS. MY USE OF BRAKES IS VERY LIGHT SINCE I LIVE CLOSE TO HIGHWAY AND MY WORK IS VERY CLOSE TO THE HIGHWAY. THIS GOT TO BE DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE WEB EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE ALERO'S ROTORS. REPLACEMENT IS QUITE EXPANSIVE AND TOO FREQUENT. SINCERELY, ANITA POLAKOWSKI. *AK

THE BRAKE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. AFTER HAVING THE BRAKES SERVICED THE BRAKE FLUID REMAINED LOW. THEN ,THE ROTORS AND THE BRAKE LINE WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE NOISE, AND CURRENTLY THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK

TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 03V327000. *AK

HAZARD WARNING SWITCH IS BAD. MY 2000 ALERO WAS BUILT PRIOR TO FEBRUARY, THE 2000 RECALL, AND THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CORRECTION OF THE BLATENT SAFETY ISSUE HAS BEEN IGNORED. IT HASN'T BEEN HANDLED SATISFACTORY. AFTER A MONTH LONG RUN AROUND OF PHONE CALLS AND PROMISES, A CERTIFIED LETTER WITH ENDORSMENT OF DOCUMENTATION WAS MAILED TO OLDSMOBILE ON THE MATTER. I WAS GIVEN A CLAIM NUMBER A MONTH AGO BY OLDSMOBILE OF 1-253388704. *AK MELISSA KEFFABER (PURCHASED AS MELISSA JOHNSON)

TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTIONED BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT INDICATED IN THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH RECALL 03V327000. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *TC

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALL 03V327000. CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE SOLDER JOINT CRACKING CAUSED BY RAPID TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS AND THE SOLDERING PROCESS. IF SOLDER JOINT CRACKING OCCURRED AND RESULTED IN AN OPEN CIRCUIT. THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. *AK

I NOTICED MY CAR WOULD HONK ANYWHERE FROM 2-4 XS WHEN I USED MY REMOTE TO LOCK IT. ONE DAY, AFTER USING MY REMOTE, THE CAR HONKED 3XS, WHEN I CAME BACK LATER TO START IT, THE CAR WOULD NOT START, MY BATTERY HAD BEEN DRAINED. WHILE CONTEMPLATING WHAT OT DO, THE LIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF ERRATICALLY (OVER 20 MINUTE PERIOD, WHEN THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE IGNITION. FURTHER, ALL THE GAUGES WERE MOVING ERRATICALLY AT THE SAME TIME, THERE WERE SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO THOUGHT THIS IS WHAT WAS CAUSING MY BATTERY TO DRAIN. I TOOK THE CAR 2 PLACES TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, THEY AGREED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON FOR NO REASON, AND STAY ON FOR VARIOUS PERIODS OF TIME.*AK

03 V 327 000/HAZARD WARNING SWITCH: TURN SIGNAL STOPPED OPERATING WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

ALL FOUR OF MY WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED WITHIN A PERIOD OF 2 MONTHS, I HAVE REPLACED 3 OF THE FOUR, THE LEFT REAR DOOR STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED DO TO THE COST OF PARTS FOR THIS CAR, IN ADITION, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON THIS VEHICLE 2 TIMES WITHIN A PERIOD OF 1 YEAR, JUST BEFORE THE LAST TIME I REPLACED THEM, MY REAR CALIPERS WENT OUT, THEY WILL ENGAGE, BUT WILL STAY LOCKED, ONLY RELEASING AFTER I DRIVE FOR ABOUT 20 FEET OR SO, I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM ACTIVATING ITSELF AND NOT ALLOWING ME TO START THE CAR FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES ( THE TIME IT TAKES THE SYSTEM TO RECYCLE ITSELF). IN ADDDITION, MY DOOR PANNELS COVERINGS ARE ALL COMING SEPARATED ACCROSS THE TOP OF OF THEM, AGAIN DO TO THE COST, I HAVE FAILED TO REPLACE THEM. UNFORTUNATLY THIS HAPPENED BEFORE I KNEW THAT SO MANY PEOPLE WHERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE OLDSMOBILE ALEROS, SO I DID NOT RETAIN THE OLD PARTS. *AK