2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

WHILE DRIVING TURN SIGNAL WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY AT TIMES CAUSING ME TO BE ON THE ROAD/ HIGHWAY AND IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT A WORKING TURN SIGNAL. GM WILL NOT COVER REPAIR UNDER THE SPECIAL POLICY EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE IS ONE OF THE CARS COVERED UNDER THE SPECIAL POLICY DUE TO MY CAR BEING 1 YEAR OVER THE 10 YEAR CAP. I WAS NEVER AWARE OF THIS DEFECT UNTIL NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATION PE 05-055, THE ISSUE WITH THE HAZARD SWITCH FOR 2002 OLDS ALERO'S WAS GOING TO BE UPDATED TO A RECALL (RECALL 03V327000) BUT IT NEVER WAS. SINCE IT WAS NEVER UPDATED TO A RECALL, I NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION AND ALSO GM IS REFUSING TO HONOR REPLACING THE PART. PLEASE ASSIST IS CORRECTING THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, VEHICLE KEY SWITCH RANDOMLY MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN A CRASH BECAUSE THE CAR SHUT OFF. *TR

I LOVE MY CAR BUT THE THING IS A DEATH TRAP. IT SHUT OFF 15 TIMES WITHIN A MILE OF DRIVING IN 5 O'CLOCK TRAFFIC. IT HAS ALMOST ME MY LIFE SEVERAL TIMES. THE DASH CLUSTER GOES OUT SO I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SPEED IM GOING OR IF THE CAR IS RUNNING HOT. GM IF YOU THINK THIS ISN'T A PROBLEM IT IS PLEASE RECALL THE CAR FIX IT AND I WILL KEEP IT TILL I NEED A BIGGER CAR. *TR

THE CAR HAS BROKE DOWN AND WOULDN'T RESTART, FUEL PUMP, ECM? MODULATOR FUSES. POWERING STEERING LEAKS ALL THE TIME AND SOMETIMES LOCKS UP. REAR DEFROSTER WON'T WORK. DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROLS FOR WINDOWS, LOCKS, STOPPED WORKING. DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW DROPS DOWN AND BREAKS-REPAIRED 3 TIMES AND JUST HAPPENED AGAIN. BELT BROKE, LOST POWER BARELY ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL THUMPS, POPS, ETC. HAD FIXED AND STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS. I'VE MAINTAINED ROUTINELY, BUT IT CONTINUES TO KEEP BREAKING DOWN. THE HANDLE TO PUT IN GEAR/PARK HAS BROKE. A LOT OF PLASTIC PARTS, CLIPS ETC CRUMBLING APART, KNOBS, LIGHT SWITCHES, WINDOW TRACTS. ALL OUT OF POCKET. RECALL FOR WINDOWS, REAR DEFROST, POWER STEERING, FUEL PUMP, BELT BREAKING, FRONT HUBS/WHEELS/STEERING !!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS COMING APART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COSMETIC ISSUE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. ..UPDATED 09-21-12*BF

I ATTEMPTED TO START MY 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO AND IT WON'T START. IT WAS AS IF THE FUEL WAS SHUT-OFF. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED HOME. I NOTICED THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS FLASHING. I CHECKED ON-LINE AND PEOPLE SUGGESTED, TURNING THE KEY TO THE START POSITION AND LEAVING FOR 10 MINUTES, APPARENTLY THIS ALLOWS THE COMPUTER TO RESET. (OR YOU CAN DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND RECONNECT IT, THIS WILL ALSO RESET THE COMPUTER.) THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. IT'S A HUGE PROBLEM FOR MANY PEOPLE. GM DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND IS UNWILLING TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

ON MANY OCCASIONS NOW MY 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO WOULD BE WORKING PERFECTLY ONE DAY AND THEN THE NEXT TIME I WENT TO START IT WOULD NOT START. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I HAD MY UNCLE WHO IS A MECHANIC COME AND LOOK IT OVER, HE TOLD ME THAT MY SECURITY SYSTEM IS LOCKING THE CAR UP AND TO LET IT SIT WITH THE KEY TURNED FOR 10 MINUTES AND IT WILL START AGAIN. THIS WORKED BUT NOW THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN. SO, I CAME ONLINE TO SEE IF ANY OTHER OLDSMOBILE ALERO OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND I FOUND OVER 50 REVIEWS ON ONE SITE ALONE THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING. ON TOP OF THAT MANY OF THESE CAR OWNERS WERE SAYING THAT THE PROBLEM ONLY CONTINUES TO GET WORSE TO THE POINT THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING!!! I HAVE A CHILD, AS MANY OF THE OTHERS OWNERS SAID THEY DID ALSO, AND AS A PARENT THAT IS ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING. WHAT IF I'M ON A HIGHWAY? OTHERS SAID THEY SPENT A LOT OF MONEY FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE FIXED FOR IT TO CONTINUE TO COME BACK OR CAUSE MORE PROBLEMS. AND AS IF THIS ISSUE WAS NOT DANGEROUS ENOUGH, MY TURN SIGNALS ALSO SHORT OUT AND DO NOT BLINK AT TIMES. I DO NOT BELIEVE A CAR COULD BE ANYMORE DANGEROUS. I WOULD LIKE A RESPONSE AND RESOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE ASAP! PLEASE!!! *TR

THE TURN SIGNAL WONT STOP TICKING NOISE EVEN IF THE TURN SIGNAL WAS OFF AND IT CAUSE SMOKE AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR