2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

ENGINE COOLANT INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC FOUND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS FAULTY, AND WAS REPLACED. *AK

GENERAL MOTORS CONSIDERS A WARPED BRAKE ROTOR AS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A WARRANTY DEFECT. WARPED ROTORS CAUSE UNDUE VIBRATION AND SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THE ROTOR WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AT 24,000 MILES, BY TURNING THE ROTOR IN APRIL 2002. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE RECURRED AND GENERAL MOTORS WILL NOT REPAIR THEM UNDER WARRANTY SINCE THE MILEAGE EXCEEDS THEIR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY PERIOD. MR. EVAN DOEL (1-866-952-4368) AT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION ALSO EXPRESSED THE FACT THAT A WARPED BRAKE ROTOR ON THE ALERO IS A "COMMON PROBLEM" AND THAT HE HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL CALLS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION DEMONSTRATES CORPORATE IRRESPONSIBILITY IN KNOWING THAT REPEATED OCCURRENCES OF A WARPED BRAKE ROTOR ON THE OLDSMOBILE ALERO IS CATEGORIZED AND SIMPLY CONSIDERED A "COMMON PROBLEM." A PROBLEM IN WHICH THE VEHICLE, ITS DRIVER AND ITS OCCUPANTS ARE PUT INTO JEOPARDY THAT COULD RESULT IN INJURY AND/OR DEATH. I HAVE ALREADY WRITTEN A LETTER DIRECTLY TO G. RICHARD WAGONER, JR., CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION ON DECEMBER 1,2003 AND CARBON COPIED TO .MR. PAUL WHITE, GENERAL MANAGER OF CREST AUTO GROUP IN PLANO, TEXAS 75075, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *LA

PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNAL WORKING ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE ALEROS IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. *LA

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT TURN SIGNALS OPERATED POORLY. WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS MALFUNCTIONED, THE CONSUMER HIT THE HAZARD BUTTON AND THEY BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN. THE CONSUMER DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO BE CHECKED BECAUSE HE WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO AN OLDSMOBILE DEALER AND WHEN HE TOOK IT TO THE OLDSMOBILE DEALER, HE WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK WHERE HE PURCHASED IT. *AK THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH AT $28.00 NOW THE HAZARDS AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WORK FINE. *CB *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE REGULATOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW HAS BROKEN. IT WAS REPLACED FOR $309.74. THE CONSUMER SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER/MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE REPLACING THESE THINGS AT THE RATE OF 4-5 PER MONTH. HE STATED THAT HIS JUST SNAPPED AND THE WINDOW FELL DOWN COMPLETELY, BECAUSE IT OPERATES ON A PULLEY TYPE SYSTEM. *NM

HAZARD LIGHT AND TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER FLORIN ROAD KIA HAS LOOKED AT IT TWICE AND STILL NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. ALSO THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT ROLL DOWN. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MOTOR. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS CAR, I JUST BOUGHT IT IN FEBRUARY!!!!!!!!

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS. AT ANY SPEED THE HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHT WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRICAL WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN. *AK

MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET BEGAN TO FAIL EARLIER THIS YEAR. STARTING IN SEPT. 2003 I HAD TO ADD DEXCOOL EVERY TWO WEEKS TO MY RESERVOIR; BEGINNING IN OCT. 2003 I HAD TO ADD EVERY 7 TO 10 DAYS. MY CAR WAS NOT QUITE YET TO 50000 MILES. GM CLAIMS THAT MY PROBLEM WAS NOT CAUSED BY DEXCOOL AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE HAD MY COOLANT SYSTEM SERVICED AT 30000 MILLES BUT I HAVE THREE PIECES OF GM DOCUMENTS THAT SAY THAT THE COOLANT SYSTEM DOES NOT HAVE TO BE SERVICED UNTIL 150000 MILES. I WAS TOLD BY ONE GM SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT THE PART I HAD TO REPLACE WAS A PIECE OF JUNK. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO CRASHES OR FATALITIES. I HAD TO ADD TWO MONTHS TO MY CAR NOTE IN ORDER TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. THE PART COST $58 AND THE REPAIR COST $540. I HAVE READ COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS PART HAS CAUSED MANY PROBLEMS AND THAT GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNALS. THE SIGNALS ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM

THE VEHICLE TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENT, THE CONSUMER HAD TO JIGGLE ON THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH TO GET THE TURN SIGNALS TO WORK. THE DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *JB