2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

I RECENTLY READ OF THE HAZARD LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL RECALL ON 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALEROS. MY VEHICLE HAS THIS DEFECT AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH IT HAS THIS EFFECT IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. IF THEY ARE DOING A RECALL MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED CONSIDERING THEIR COMPANY HAS PLACED THE LIFE OF MY FAMILY IN DANGER. *JB

I WAS STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT; THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN HE WAS IMPACTED BY A VEHICLE TRAVELING OVER 45 MPH WHICH FORCED THAT VEHICLE INTO MY CAR, PUSHING ME INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. MY HUSBAND WAS SITTING IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT ON THE LEFT SIDE; HIS SEAT BELT SHATTERED AND RELEASED HIM FROM THE SEAT BELT CAUSING HIM TO HIT THE DRIVER SEAT. I SENT AN EMAIL TO GM MOTORS ON MY CONCERN FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY HAVE SINCE COME AND LOOKED AT THE CAR AND REPORT IT IS OK FOR THIS ACTIVITY TO TAKE PLACE. GM TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROBLEM AND THAT OUR INSURANCE CAN COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BELT. MY CONCERN IS THAT I HAVE A CHILD. HOW CAN I BE SURE I WILL NOT EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN BUT NEXT TIME TO MY CHILD? GM REFUSED TO COMMENT ON THIS CONCERN. ALL OLDSMOBILE ALERO 2001 OWNERS BEWARE; THE BACK SEAT IS WHERE THE LAW TELLS YOU IS THE SAFEST FOR CHILDREN. IF THIS IS TRUE, WHY DID THE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION? I AM GETTING RID OF THIS CAR. I WILL NOT SUPPORT GM PRODUCTS IF THIS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY THEY TAKE IN THIS ISSUE. WHICH IS NONE.*AK

THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY CAME ON WHEN ENGAGED SOMETIMES THEY DIDN'T. *AK

TURN SIGNALS MAY OPERATE OR MAY NOT OPERATE WHEN SWITCH IS TURN ON. HOWEVER, IF HAZARD LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON AND OFF THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WORK PROPERLY. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK

MY CAR WOULD TURN OVER, BUT WASN'T GETTING ANY FUEL TO THE ENGINE. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE HAD TO BE CODE STORED IN THE COMPUTER, BUT THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. THEY ALSO RAN MY BATTERY DOWN ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR THE FIRST TIME AND FIRST DIAGNOSED IT AS A DEAD BATTERY. THEN THE DEALER "DIAGNOSED" IT AS A PROBLEM WITH THE OE ALARM AND THAT IT NEEDED RESETTING. THEN THREE DAYS AFTER IT WAS "REPAIRED" IT DID THE SAME THING AND YET AGAIN IT WAS TOWED TO THE SAME DEALER AND DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED THE SAME WAY AS THE FIRST TIME AGAIN. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT IF IT EVER FAILLED TO RESTART IN AN EMERGENCY OR IN DANGEROUS PLACE, THAT IT COULD CAUSE AND INJURY/DEATH AND SERIOUS DAMAGE. IF THIS PROBLEM JUST NOW HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN TWO WEEKS AND I'VE HAD THE CAR 2.5 YEARS, THEN THAT SHOULD TELL THE DEALER THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM.*AK

SIGNAL/HAZARD LIGHT FAILURES, REPEATEDLY. THEY WORK THEN THEY DO NOT.THEY DO NOT WORK, THEN THEY DO WORK. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND SEEMINGLY WITH CAUSE OR CONDITION EVERYTIME I DRIVE, JUST TURN THE CAR ON, WITH KEY IN IGNITION. IT DOES NOT MATTER THE WEATHER, THE PLACE, DRIVING NOT DRIVING.*AK

BRAKES AND ROTORS WEAR PREMATURELY AND NEED REPLACEMENT DUE TO INADEQUATE TIRE SIZE BEING USED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THERE ARE SEVERAL TSBS ON THIS ISSUE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SHIFTER BUTTON BROKE AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE. CONSUMER STUCK A SCREW DRIVER WHERE THE BUTTON WAS TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO FIXED THE SHIFTER. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT TURN SIGNAL: FLASHER UNIT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, PARTICULARLY IN RAINY DAYS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

ON FIRST DAY OF VEHICLE POSSESSION CONSUMER HEARD A "GRINDING" NOISE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED RESURFACING. ACCORDING TO THE CONSUMER, THE DEALER GRINDED THEM DOWN TO AN UNSAFE LIMIT. *AK (THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED TWICE) *SCC