2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO ENGINE DIES. MY CAR, UP TO DATE WITH ALL RECALLS, HAS NUMEROUS ISSUES STILL WITH DRIVING AND DYING. WHEN YOU START THE CAR, SOMETIMES IT HAS A HIGH IDLE- 1500 TO 2200 RPM. WHEN YOU SHIFT IT INTO DRIVE, IT DIES. SOMETIMES YOU CAN BE DRIVING AND THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF. I HAVE HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT BY 3 DIFFERENT AUTO SHOPS. 1 OF THEM A GM DEALERSHIP AND 2 OF THEM LOCAL AUTO SHOPS. THEY HAVE REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER AND PLAYED AROUND WITH THE IDLER. THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. A LOCAL MECHANIC DID SUGGEST THAT THE ISSUE MIGHT BE THAT THE ENGINE WOULD BE GETTING FLOODED WHEN IT SHUTS OFF AND THEN HAS WAY TOO MUCH EXCESS FUEL WHEN YOU TRY STARTING IT. HE SAID IF IT IS TRUE, HIS THOUGHTS, IT COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO AN ENGINE FIRE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 8 MONTHS NOW. I WILL REPORT THE INCIDENT AS TODAY'S DATE, AS IT HAS DONE IT ALL DAY. WHEN THE CAR DOES SHUT OFF IT IS HARD TO CONTROL AND I HAVE HAD TO USE CURBS AS MY STOPPING MECHANISM. *TR

ENGINE SHUTS OFF GOING DOWN HIGHWAY. WILL NOT RESTART FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. ABLE TO DRIVE A FEW MILES AND WILL DO IT AGAIN. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED THE SERVICE CENTER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. HAS DONE THE SAME THING FOUR MORE TIMES. *TR

TRAC OFF LIGHT AND ANTI-LOCK LIGHT ON, CAR JERKS INTO DRIVE, AND WHILE CHANGING GEARS. HAS TO REPLACE SENSORY, DRIVE SHAFTS, ETC. BRAKES DON'T WORK, CAR JERKS AFTER 3000 RPMS, DANGEROUS, AND CAN CAUSE CRASH. *TR

WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THIS CAR THE BACKSEATS WERE NOT ATTACHED TO THE CAR. THE DASHBOARD IS PEALING UP ALL THE WAY AND THE PAINT IS GONE FROM MY GEAR SHIFT. BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER WINDOWS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE DRIVER SIDE I HAD TO GET FIXED FOR INSPECTION COST ABOUT $300. TIRES AND BRAKES NEED REPLACED CONSTANTLY. LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIGHT UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. BLINKERS DON'T WORK MOST OF THE TIME AND WHEN THEY DO IT IS THIS HORRIBLE LOUD CLICKING NOISE. CD PLAYER/RADIO STOP WORKING RANDOMLY. AC ONLY WORKS ON 3RD SETTING. REAR DEFROST DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. FOG LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON AND BULBS ARE BRAND NEW. TRUNK WILL NOT OPEN WITH BUTTON FROM INSIDE CAR OR KEYLESS ENTRY. MY TRUNK RANDOMLY COMES OPEN FOR NO REASON AND ONCE WOULD NOT LATCH TO SHUT FOR A FEW DAYS BUT THEN RANDOMLY LATCHED SHUT. CAR LEAKS WATER IN THE FRONT AND BACK. RECENTLY MY CAR WON'T START EVERYTIME IT RAINS. I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO PLACE AND THEY RAN IT THROUGH THE COMPUTER AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. NOW IT'S AT A WINDSHEILD PLACE BECAUSE THE MECHANIC SAYS ITS LEAKING WATER INTO FUSE BOX. GLASS PLACE IS SAYING THAT IS NOT IT EITHER. I AM AT MY WITS END. IT DRIES OUT AND WILL START AND AS SOON AS IT RAINS WILL NOT START. I DON'T WANT TO PAY ANOTHER MECHANIC TO HAVE THIS FIXED. I SEE WHERE OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT FUSES AND WATERS LEAKS. I HAVE HAD IT TOWED TWICE IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS AND HAD $600 WORTH OF WORK DONE ON MY CAR. I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CAR. I'M VERY AGGITATED THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS CAR AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. I EVEN COMPLAINED TO THE BBB ABOUT THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM TO NO AVAIL. WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2003. SHE STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD FABRIC NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS LOOSE. SHE WAS ALSO CONCERNED THAT AIR BAG WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 135,828. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS REJECTED WHEN ENTERED.

CAR DIES WITHOUT ANY WARNING. CAR CONSISTENTLY MISFIRES, HESITATES. OCCURS QUITE OFTEN. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY AND HILLS. PURCHASED THE CAR USED IN MAY. DEALER HAD IT FOR A WHILE PUTTING IN A NEW SERPENTINE BELT AND AFTER THE FIRST STALL, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. DIDN'T EVEN HAVE IT TEN DAYS, WHEN IT FIRST STALLED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER, CHANGED SPARK PLUGS. HAD IT ABOUT A WEEK, DIED ON A HILL WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR, STARTED TO ROLL BACK INTO ANOTHER CAR. MUFFLER WAS WORKED ON. DIED AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH. CALLED DEALER, BROUGHT IT BACK TO HIS SERVICE PERSON AND HE FELT IT, BUT NO CODES SHOWED. DEALER WAS DONE WITH HELPING. WARRANTY ON ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION EXPIRED 08/01/09. BROUGHT CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, CHANGED CRANK SENSOR. CAR DIED TWO MORE TIMES. WROTE A LETTER TO GM, BROUGHT CAR TO THEIR MECHANIC. ASKED GM TO ASSIST SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE SAME ISSUE. TO ME THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, NOT A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME COMPLAINT, SOME AT THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE NEW, SOME LIKE ME, BOUGHT IT USED. GM NEEDS TO ACCEPT THIS RESPONSIBILITY, BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE DEAD. AS A SINGLE MOM, MY CHILDREN ARE EVERYTHING TO ME. THEIR LIFE SHOULD NOT BE JEOPARDIZED BECAUSE OF A CAR'S MALFUNCTION, NOR SHOULD ANYONE ELSE'S. I CAN'T GET RID OF THIS CAR IN GOOD CONSCIENCE, KNOWING ANOTHER PERSON MAY BUY THIS VEHICLE AND COULD LOSE THEIR LIFE OR SOMEONE ELSE'S. PLEASE REVIEW THE COMPLAINTS ON LINE AND PREVIOUSLY MADE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE SADDEST PART IS GM COULD MAKE THIS RIGHT AND WON'T. PLEASE KNOW THAT I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

I JOIN THE RANKS OF SORRY FROM GM, I REALLY CAN'T BELIEVE THAT GM CAN GET AWAY WITH THE JUNK THEY NOW PRODUCE, I KNOW THEY TEST THESE VEHICLES WAY IN ADVANCE,AND SHOULD OF KNOWN OF THE FAULTY HEAD GASKET THE OLDSMOBILE ALERO IS IN MY OPINION THE JUNK. WHEN WILL GM BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE JUNK THEY PRODUCE, MY COMPLAINTS HAVE GONE UNANSWERED FOR YEARS OH WELL SHOULD OF BOUGHT A TOYOTA! SHAME ON YOU GM. *TR

THE BLINKERS AND HAZARD SWITCH WORK EVERY NOW AND THEN IT CUTS IN AND OUT. I HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED IN 2005 UNDER THE ORIGINAL RECALL AND NOW AM HAVING TO HAVE IT FIXED AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHT BUTTONS ON THE DASHBOARD CONSTANTLY SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE COSTLY. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS IN RANGE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,499.

WHEN TRYING TO START CAR, IT WANT TURN OVER SUCH AS START AT ALL. COULD BE FROM BAD SPARK PLUGS OR BAD CONNECTION SOMEWHERE. THIS DOES THIS VERY SO OFTEN SOMETIME AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN SOME DISTANCE. THIS SITUATION HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET, BUT HAS PUT A NEW STARTER AND BATTERY ON THERE. DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP PUTTING INTO IT IF IT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME. *TR