2004 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. HE HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAIT 10 MINUTES FOR THE COMPUTER TO RESET IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 07/06/12 *BF THE KEY AND SWITCH LOCK CYLINDER WERE REPROGRAMMED. UPDATED 07/12/12

THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY HAS GONE BAD IN THIS 2004 ALERO. WE HAD HIT A DEER WITH OUR 2002 ALERO AND TWO WEEKS BEFORE WE HIT THAT DEER THAT CAR'S WHEEL HUB WENT BAD. *TT

THE SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK ALL THE TIME AND IF SOMEONE IS BACKING UP AND THEY CAN'T SEE YOU THE HONK DOES NOT WORK. PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO TURN BACK TURNING SIGNAL IS NOT WORK AT ALL TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER A TURN SIGNAL WAS ENGAGED, THE OPPOSITE SIGNAL WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2004 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WAS PAUSING WHILE BEING PUT DOWN. THEN IT STARTED SHAKING WHEN IT WAS GOING UP. ONE DAY WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT DOWN THE WINDOW ITSELF DIDN'T MOVE. AS I WAS DRIVING THE WINDOW PROCEEDED TO LITERALLY FALL INSIDE THE DOOR. TO GET IT BACK UP I HAD TO PULL UP ON THE GLASS ITSELF AND PUSH THE WINDOW CONTROL TO GET IT UP. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PIECE THAT HOLDS THE GLASS HAD BROKEN OFF. THEY TRIED TO GLUE IT WITH A KIND OF GLASS GLUE. IT HELD FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THEN FELL AGAIN. I HAVE NOT PUT THE WINDOW DOWN SINCE THEN,ABOUT SIX MONTHS. NOW THE PASSENGER WINDOW IS DOING THE SAME THING. MY GRANDMOTHER ALSO HAS ON OLDSMOBILE AND HER DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAS DONE THE SAME THING AS MINE. *TR

AS I'M READING DIFFERENT WEBSITES AND NOW THIS SITE TO FIND A SOLUTION AS TO WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY CAR, I SEE I SHARE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE... I TOO HAVE A 2004 ALERO THAT WILL CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER... THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON... WHEN I FIRST NOTICED IT I WOULD TURN MY CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AND IT WILL GO OFF... LATELY IT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON, NOW IT WON'T START! IN THE MORNING I WILL TRY WHAT EVERYONE ELSE TRIED WITH TURNING THE KEY UNTIL THE LIGHT GOES OFF, BUT THIS IS REALLY ASHAME THAT THIS MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM! I REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP A YEAR IN A HALF AGO FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND IT WAS NO WAY CHEAP! TRY $1,200 AT A GM DEALERSHIP THAT ONLY USE GM PARTS ON THEIR GM CARS! I'M A BROKE COLLEGE STUDENT THAT NEEDS MY VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN SCHOOL AND WORK! PLEASE JUST RECALL THESE CARS SO THEY CAN HAVE THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF... SHOULD I TAKE MY PROBLEM TO THE MEDIA TO GET SOME SORT OF RESULTS? IT SEEMS IF THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO GET ANYTHING DONE NOW A DAYS... *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. AFTER ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO SIT FOR A DAY, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY START IT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY DID NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TURN SIGNAL BULBS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2004 OLDSMOBILE ALERO: PASSLOCK ANTITHEFT SYSTEM ACTIVATES ABOUT ONE OUT OF 10 ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TO WAIT TEN MINUTES BEFORE THE CAR WILL START. I HAVE BEEN STUCK IN BAD PARTS OF TOWN SEVERAL TIMES WHILE WAITING AND BEEN LATE TO WORK SO MUCH THAT I HAVE TO GO OUT TEN MINUTES EARLY AND LEAVE THE CAR RUN. GM HAS REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

2004 OLDSMOBILE ALERO ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARDS INOPERABLE MOST OF THE TIME. MOST ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FAIL AT TIMES. WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. REAR DOOR LOCKS HAVE TO PLAY WITH REMOTE LOCKS BEFORE DOOR OPENS ACTS AS THOUGH CHILD SAFETY LOCKS ARE ON CAN NOT OPEN DOOR FROM IN OR OUT. EVENTUALLY AFTER PUSHING ON REMOTE LOCK IT OPENS. BRAKES ALWAYS GRINDING EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENTS. ENGINE HAS ALSO, TICKED NOT KNOCK JUST TICKING SINCE I'VE PURCHASED THE CAR. MANY TIMES THE CAR DOES NOT START FIRST TRY AFTER SECOND IT STARTS BUT ALL ELECTRICAL HAS TO RESET EXAMPLE RADIO, CLOCK ECT. *TR

MY OLDSMOBILE ALERO CONTINUES TO OVER HEAT. EVERY OTHER DAY I GO TO THE SHOP AND THEY KEEP FILLING IT WITH COOLANT. THEY ARE BAFFLED BECAUSE I HAVE REPLACED ALMOST EVERY PART ON THE ENGINE AND IT STILL RUNS HOT. I CAN'T EVEN GET OUT OF THE PARKING LOT WITHOUT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOING STRAIGHT TO THE RED ZONE. I ALWAYS HAVE TO PULL OVER, CUT THE CAR OFF, SIT FOR 2 MINUTES, THEN START THE CAR UP AGAIN. I DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO CONTINUE TO REPLACE PARTS ON THIS CAR AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. ON 7/25, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PAY MY CAR NOTE. BECAUSE ON THIS DATE THE MECHANICS ARE GOING TO REPLACE MY RADIATOR TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM WILL CEASE. IN MY MIND, I DON'T THINK SO, BUT I AM GETTING TIRED OF GOING BACK AND FORTH TO THE CAR SHOP AND I AM QUITE SURE THEIR GETTING TIRED OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. I NEED HELP IN PAYING FOR MY CAR IN GETTING FIXED, OR TELL ME THAT I DON'T HAVE TO CONTINUE IN MAKING CAR NOTE PAYMENTS. MY PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING SENSE APRIL. I AM GETTING TRIED OF THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET EVERY TIME IT STARTS GETTING TO THE HOT ZONE ON THE GAUGE. I AM SO NERVOUS IN DRIVING THIS CAR ON THE FREEWAY. THE LAST TIME I DROVE IT ON THE FREEWAY WAS IN JUNE. THIS WAS BECAUSE I SPENT $374.00 ON A WATER PUMP AND THEN IN A WEEK, I SPENT MORE MONEY ON ANOTHER WATER PUMP. TUNE-UPS, OIL CHANGE, RADIATOR FLUSH HAS BEEN DONE AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ON 7/25, THEY ARE GOING TO PUT A NEW RADIATOR IN THE CAR. THE CAR ALSO ACTS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO STAY STARTED ONCE YOU CUT THE CAR ON. I WOULD TURN THE KEY, START THE CAR AND WAIT. THE CAR WOULD START SHAKING AND THEN CUT OFF. I WOULD START IT AGAIN AND THE CAR WOULD IDLE UP, THEN DOWN. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO GET SOMEONE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM BY HELPING MY IN PAYING FOR THESE ISSUES THAT I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING. IT IS ALSO GIVING A HEADACHE. *TR