2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

CONSUMER NOTICES A GRINDING NOISE AND GRAB WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK 95% OF THE TIME, A HUGE SAFTEY FEATURE ON A CAR. HAZARD SWITCH DOES NOT WORK EITHER, AND MOST OF THE TIME I HAVE TO TOUCH THE HAZARD SWITCH TO MAKE THE TURN SIGNALS WORK AND BY DOING THIS I HAVE TAKE AT LEAST ONE HAND FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS CAN CAUSE ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DT

CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE PADS WERE NOT EVEN 3000 MILES OLD WHEN BOTH CALIPERS WERE FOUND TO BE BAD, THE LEFT CALIPER WAS SEIZED AND THE BRACKET THAT WAS HOLDING THE CALIPERS DID NOT MEET DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS, THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND PITTED, CONSUMER REQUESTED FULL REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER, HOWEVER MANUFACTURER WAS ONLY WILLING TO REIMBURSE HALF OF THE COST IF THE CONSUMER HAD ORIGINAL DOCUMENTATION OF THE BRAKE REPAIRS.TS *JB

THERE IS BOUNCING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEN IT BEGINS TO MAKE NOISE, THE ROTORS ARE CONSTANTLY BEING BENT AND SHIMS HAVE BEEN INSERTED REPEATEDLY. THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY TIME THE OIL IS CHANGED AT 3000 MILES. NOW, THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED, AND THIS IS THE 7TH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED EVEN WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OLDSMOBILE WILL NOT PAY FOR THE WORK, THEY HAVE TURNED THE ROTORS REPEATEDLY,NOW THEY MUST BE REPLACED. ****DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/01 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****769335. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WILL GO OUT, LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A TURN SIGNAL, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CONTACTED, PART IS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SWITCH NEEDED REPLACING. TS

MY BRAKES FAILED LAST NIGHT WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT'S IN MY GARGAGE AT HOME NOW BECAUSE I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER. MY DEALER IS SAYING TOO BAD, BRING IT IN, BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO PAY. MANUFACTURER IS SAYING TOO BAD, WE'VE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH ISSUES, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE 51 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS. THIS IS WHY OLDS IS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS, FOR BUILDING CRAP CARS, THAT THEY DON'T BACK! I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM CAR AGAIN!!!! I FIND THIS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE NO BRAKES AFTER JUST 15,000 MILES AND NO PRIOR ISSUES. NOW SINCE THE INCIDENT LAST NIGHT THE BRAKES GRIND HORRIBLY AND GO RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. WHAT A JOKE AND EMBARRASSMENT FOR GM! DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE CONTROL ARM SNAP CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

I HAVE HAD A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ON MY 2000 ALERO. DEALER REPLACED FRONT PADS AND ROTORS AFTER I CONTINUED TO COMPLAIN OF PROBLEMS STOPPING. THE BRAKE PROBLEMS STILL PERSISTED AFTER FRONT BRAKES WERE CHANGED THE REAR BRAKES WERE BAD. I WENT TO THE DEALER AT LEAST FOUR TIMES FOR THE REAR ROTOR PROBLEM THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE IT FIXED EVEN THOUGH IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME. I NOW AM HAVING A FRONT WHEEL BEARING PROBLEM WHICH OLDSMOBILE WILL NOT COVER EVEN THOUGH THERE IS ONLY 48,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND ITS NOT QUITE THREE YEARS OLD. ALSO DEALER STATES THEY CAN NO LONGER DO WARRANTY WORK BECAUSE THEY NO LONGER SELL OLDSMOBILES. DT

CAR IS NOT SEALED PROPERLY, AND IS DOUBTFUL THAT IT EVER WAS. IT HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR ALMOST 10 TIMES FOR WATER LEAKS. DEALER HAS NOTED LEAKS IN DOOR SEALS, FRONT WINDSHIELD, SUNROOF AND RELATED DRAINING SYSTEMS. INEVITABLY, DURING A SUFFICIENT RAIN, WATER LEAKS DOWN THE DOOR FRAME, ONTO THE FUSE BOX INSIDE THE CAR CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING NON-WORKING LOCKS, TRUNK OPENING RANDOMLY, ETC.

ABOUT EVERY 12000 MILES CONSUMER HAS TO HAVE THE BRAKE PADS OR ROTORS REPLACED DUE TO UNUSAL WEAR IN EITHER PART. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK