2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

I CAN START MY CAR. WHILE IT IS RUNNING, I CAN REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE SWITCH AND PLACE IT BACK IN. WHILE ITS RUNNING. NEEDS A NEW KEYSWITCH. *TR

CAR WON'T START. THE CAR WILL TRY TO START UP, BUT WILL NOT TURN OVER. IT'S LIKE THE GAS HAS BEEN DISENGAGED. ALSO, THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR TOWED SEVERAL TIMES TO THE MECHANIC.WE HAVE HAD THE FUEL INJECTOR AND FUEL PUMP REPLACED. HAPPENS FREQUENTLY NOW-AM CONCERNED IT WILL STALL IN TRAFFIC AND BE A SAFETY ISSUE. HAVE STARTED USING THE 10 MIN WAIT/RE-START TECHNIQUE I HAVE READ ABOUT ON THE INTERNET AND IT DOES WORK, BUT THAT IS A "BAND-AID" NOT A CURE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE THESE VEHICLES GO OUT WHILE DRIVING ON A SUDDEN DIME WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS A STOP SIGN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE COULDN'T MOVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 188,000.

ALONG WITH THE CURRENT GENERAL MOTORS RECALL WITH THE IGNITION SWITCHES THE OLDS ALERO OLDS AURORA PONTIAC GRAND AM ALSO HAVE SAME ISSUES JUST GOOGLE IGNITION PROBLEMS (ALERO) CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING NO START ISSUES MUST DO A RELEARN PROCESS TO GET THE CAR TO START AND EVENTUALLY CAR WILL NO LONGER START. GENERAL MOTORS WAS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT NEVER ISSUED A RECALL. IT DEALS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND FAULTY SECURITY SYSTEM THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH EACH OTHER. *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO OVER AND OVER AGAIN FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS,AND HAVE HAD IT AT 4 OR 5 DIFFERENT SHOPS AND NOBODY CAN FIX IT. BUT THE CAR TURNS OFF ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND THEN WONT RESTART. BUT AFTER I HAVE IT TOWED HOME IT WILL START A DAY OR TWO LATER.. I'VE HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED, THE STARTER, THE FUEL PUMP, THE ALTERNATOR AND HAVE HAD IT HOOKED UP TO THE COMPUTER TO SEE IF ANY WARNING SIGNALS GO OFF AND NOTHING COMES UP.. ITS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY ON BACK ROADS AND WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I THINK AND HOPE THAT OLDSMOBILE WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT TO HELP ITS CUSTOMERS HAVE A SAFER COMMUTE TO AND FROM THEIR DESTINATION... *TR

REAR DEFROSTER STOPPED WORKING. WENT TO DEALER FOR ANOTHER ISSUE AND DEALER TOLD ME SOMEONE PUT IN AN INADEQUATE WIRE TO MODULE AND CAUSED IT TO MELT. WENT TO 3 JUNKYARDS TODAY AND FOUND 6 ALERO AROUND THE SAME YEAR THAT ALL HAD THE WIRE MELTED TO THE MODULE. FOUND THIS ONLINE SO HERE I AM.. DEALER TRIED TO POINT FINGER AT SOMEONE ELSE BUT ITS OBVIOUS THIS IS AN ALERO PROBLEM. I'LL BE CONTACTING THE DEALER AGAIN TO SEE WHAT THEY'LL DO ABOUT IT BEFORE IT CAUSES A FIRE. *TR

HAZARD SWITCH FAILED RESULTING IN TURN SIGNALS ALSO NOT WORKING. PART WAS REPLACED IN 2004 UNDER RECALL ID 34013 BUT REPLACEMENT PART HAS FAILED. *TR

WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART, HAD TO PUSH VEHICLE OFF OF ROAD, INTO PARKING LOT, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED VEHICLE, ADDED FUEL TO VEHICLE WENT INSIDE TO PAY AND WHEN I RETURNED VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. HAS CONTINUED TO FAIL TO START. DIAGNOSIS PASS LOCK SYSTEM FOR SECURITY CAUSES VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY OR NOT START UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONTACT STATED BOTH OF THE TURN SIGNALS ON THE VEHICLE COME ON SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.