OLDSMOBILE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAGNETIC PICK UP SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

WITH NO REASON THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF, LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER TO STEER OR MOVE. HAVE BEEN TO NUMEROUS REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY CAN NOT FIND THE CAUSE. I THINK IT IS THE ELECTRICAL SWITCH THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE COST IS APPROXIMATELY $ 500.00. WILL GENERAL MOTORS PAY FOR THIS? SHOULD THIS NOT BE ON THE RECALL LIST? THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS AS SOMEONE COULD HIT ME WHEN IT STALLS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN THE CAR JUST CUT OFF ON ME WITH NO WARNING. I HAD TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN WHILE OTHER CARS WHERE TRYING TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME FROM BEHIND . FINALLY GOT THE CAR OFF OF THE MAIN STREET AND ONTO A SIDE STREET, UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TOWED . AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED AND IT NOT BEING ABLE TO RESTART A MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM WENT OUT ON THE CAR SO NOW I AM WITHOUT A CAR AND NO WAY TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE AS I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THIS ON MOST OLDER GM MODELS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE MANUFACTURER RECALL RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN.

2004 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NOVEMBER 19, 2014, SHE ASSUMED THE RECALL HAD PERFORMED. HOWEVER, ON FEBRUARY 20, 2015, SHE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. WHEN SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER, SHE WAS INFORMED THE RECALL HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED AND THE CURRENT PROBLEM WAS WITH THE KEY AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE INITIAL RECALL. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 OLDSMOBILE 88. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH AND THEN SLOWED BACK DOWN. WHEN THE CONTACT STOPPED TO GET FUEL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH, CASING, AND RELAY SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURES CEASED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM) AND 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 8/21/15*CN UPDATED 10/18/2017*CN

2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SHUT-OFF WHILE DRIVING AND AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS DRIVING ON A FLAT STREET, WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. HE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A WALL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD SEVERAL KEYS ON HIS KEY RING. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT FLASHED SEVERAL TIMES AND, ON SOME OCCASIONS, REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THERE WAS DIFFICULTY GETTING THE KEY TO TURN OVER TO START THE VEHICLE MONTHS BEFORE RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. MA 08/05/15 THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BECAME MORE DANGEROUS AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. UPDATED 9/24/15 *JS