2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

TWO GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION BROKE LOOSE AND SHOT METAL THROUGHOUT THE TRANSMISSION CREATING A COMPLETE FAILURE. NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED AT A VERY LARGE COST. CAR HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT AND WE BOUGHT IT ABOUT 3 1/2 MONTHS AGO. *LA

THE FRONT AND REAR TURN SIGNALS FAILED. THIS PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THERE WAS A RECALL #03V327000, BUT THE OWNER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE 2000 ALERO MODELS EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *SCC *JB

I HAVE A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO WITH ONLY 44,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE BOTH WINDOW REGULATORS AND CHANGED MOUNTING CLIPS IN THE DRIVER'S WINDOW ONLY 9 MONTHS AGO. THIS IS A VERY COSTLY PART TO HAVE TO PURCHASE. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL? *LA

FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND RE-TURNED TWICE. ALL WERE HIGHEST QUALITY NAPA ROTORS AVAILABLE WITH CERAMIC PADS. BURNED THROUGH CERAMIC PADS AS WELL! CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW AS BRAKING SYSTEM IS UNDERSIZED FOR WEIGHT OF CAR. *LA

THE GASKETS ON THE ALERO ENGINE ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE TYPE OF MATERIALS USED ON THE ENGINE CAUSING THEM TO LEAK VERY EARLY IN LIFE. IF COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE ENGINE IT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE AND POTENTIAL HAZARD WHILE DRIVING.*AK

INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHERE ANOTHER CAR TURNED IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AT APPROX. 20 - 30 MPH. AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND I RECEIVED DEEP LACERATIONS ON MY FOREHEAD FROM MY HEAD GOING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON OTHER VEHICLE.*AK

UNIDENTIFIABLE PROBLEM. SOMETHING IS DRAWING POWER FROM MY ALTERNATOR CAUSING A DROP IN THE ENERGY FEED TO THE ALTERNATOR. THIS MAKES THE LOW BATTERY LIGHT COME ON DURING LONG TRIPS. *LA

2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO - TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD LAMP FAILURE I HAVE A COPY OF A RECALL NOTICE #03V-327 FROM THE NHTSA TO GM REGARDING THIS CONDITION, HOWEVER NO ONE AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP NOR ANYONE AT THE NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT IT OR IS WILLING TO HONOR IT. I FEEL IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT GM - HAVING FULLNOTICE OF THE RISK INVOLVED - NEEDS TO ACT ON BEFORE MORE CONSUMERS EXPERIENCE THIS AS I HAVE.*AK

MY 2000 OLDSMOBLIE ALERO APPEARS TO HAVE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH ITS DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS. THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL ON THE "4-WAY" FLASHERS, WHICH I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED AT MY COST. I JUST SPENT OVER $500 REPLACING SEVERAL SENSORS BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHTS KEPT COMING ON. IT STANDS TO REASON THAT IF ONE PART OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE DASH AREA IS FAULTY, THEN OTHER PARTS MAY BE AS WELL. THIS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED FOR OVER A YEAR. *LA

I HAVE A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CAR HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. THE SUSPENSION HAS FAILED, THE FUEL INJECTOR AND ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS ALL THE TIME, AND PROBLEMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ON AN ALMOST MONTHLY BASIS. I CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE AND THEY COULD CARE LESS, REFERRING ME TO THE "DEALER" WHO HAS BEEN REPAIRING THIS VEHICLE REPEATEDLY. I SEE WHY OLDSMOBILE IS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. THEY'RE PRODUCTS ARE INFERIOR, AND BORDER ON DANGEROUS. I'M JUST HOPING THIS CAR DOES NOT MALFUNCTION SERIOUSLY WHILE I'M ON THE HIGHWAY. THE INCIDENT DATE BELOW IS THE APPROXIMATE MOST RECENT REPAIR DATE. THE DATES OF VARIOUS INCIDENTS ARE TOO NUMEROUS TO LIST. *LA