2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT HAZARD SWITCH AND TURN SIGNAL SWITCH PROBLEMS WHICH OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

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

RECALL 03V327000, CONCERNING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. INTERMITTENTLY THE HAZARD FLASH WARNING LIGHTS AND THE TURN SIGNAL DO NOT WORK. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE FLASHER AND HAZARD LIGHT FAILURE HAD MADE IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC TESTED THE VEHICLE BUT INDICATED THAT EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. *NM

UNUSUAL WEARING & PULSATION OF FRONT BRAKES ON CAR; REPLACED 3 TIMES IN 41,000 MILES. 1) REPLACED ROTORS & PADS AT 7000 MI. AT OLDS DEALER-NO CHARGE. 2) 28,000 MI. SAME PROBLEM; WORK DONE BY ESTES CHEVY INDIANAPOLIS. GM SERVICE CTR. PAID 1/2. 3) AT 41,000 MILES, SAME PROBLEM. TOOK TO CAR-X FOR OPINION; EST. OF $283.00 TO FIX THE PADS & ROTORS; CALIPERS OK. TOOK CAR TO ESTES. THEY SAID A BAD CALIPER CAUSED BRAKES & ROTORS TO WEAR & ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY SUGGESTED OWNER "RACED THE CAR" - UNTRUE. ESTES GAVE ESTIMATE OF $1000 & SAID TO CALL GM SVC. CTR. GM CUSTOMER SVC REP, MAURA SAID GM WOULD PAY 1/2 THE COST. I TOLD HER THAT WAS NOT OK; THEY HAVE BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH ALEROS & HAVE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES CAUSING A PRODUCT LIABILITY & SAFETY CONCERN. MAURA REFUSED TO GIVE US THE OLD PARTS ON THE CAR IF WE HAD ESTES DO REPAIR WORK, SAYING GM WANTED THEM. SHE SAID ESTES' ESTIMATE WAS $863, DIFFERENT THAN MY QUOTE. I ASKED MAURA TO SEND E-MAIL OR FAX WITH GM OFFER & SHE TOLD ME SHE DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A FAX OR EMAIL. SHE ASKED IF I WOULD GIVE MAINTANENCE DOCUMENTATION. I TOLD MAURA THIS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH BRAKES, AND I WANTED TO TALK TO HER SUPERVISOR. SHE REFUSED, SAYING SHE DOES NOT HAVE A SUPERVISOR. I TOLD HER TO CALL ESTES' SERVICE MGR; WE DID NOT WANT ESTES TO FIX IT. I HAD RESEARCHED BRAKE PROBLEMS ON ALEROS ON WEB; THERE ARE SITES DEVOTED TO THIS. WE PICKED UP THE CAR FROM ESTES, TOOK IT TO CAR-X TO FIX, & HAD THEM CHECK THE CALIPERS. COST WAS $284.00 FOR ROTORS AND PADS; THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG W/CALIPER; THEY WILL CHECK THE PADS EVERY 6 MOS . THEY GAVE US OUR OLD PARTS TO KEEP. THEY STATED GM ROTORS WERE THIN METAL; BRAKE PADS WERE GRINDING INTO THEM. THE VALUE OF THE CAR IS LESS THAN LOAN, BECAUSE OF POOR QUALITY OF THE CAR, SO WE ARE OUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. ESTES LIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM, OVERCHARGED, AND GM REFUSED TO GIVE US THE PARTS OFF OUR OWN CAR. GM & ESTES COLLUDED IN EVALUATING THE CAR. *AK

TURN SIGNAL WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

I PURCHASED A 2000 ALERO THAT CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 52.000 MILES ON IT. ALMOST OVERNIGHT, ALMOST A MONTH AGO FROM TODAY, THE DASHBOARD VINYL BUCKLED, WAVED, AND STARTED PULLING AWAY FROM THE DASHBOARD. AT THIS SAME TIME, THE TURN SIGNALS BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING COMPLETELY. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS WEB SITES WHERE OTHER ALERO OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES. I REALIZE THAT THE DASHBOARD IS COSMETIC AND NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE TURN SIGNALS ARE A PROBLEM. GM WILL NOT RECALL THE ALERO EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE A HISTORY OF SERIOUS DEFECTS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH OWNER NEGLECT. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THIS SAD EXCUSE FOR A CAR. I'M COMPLAINING TO YOU SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE I FEEL AS THOUGH NO ONE ELSE WILL LISTEN TO THE HOARDS OF ALERO OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS.*AK

REAR-IEW MIRROR CAME OFF WINDOW AND WAS HANGING BY ELECRICAL WIRE. SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVER OR PASSENGER. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED.*AK

ACCELERATOR STICKS - ON 5 OCCASIONS. TOOK TO A GM DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER - THEY COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT. TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDANT SERVICE CENTER - THEY COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT.*AK

OUR TURNING SIGNAL DOESNT ALWAYS COME ON AS WELL AS OUR HAZARDS. IT MAKES A NOISE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR IT BUT WE NEVER GOT A LETTER. *LA