OLDSMOBILE Complaints

THE TURN SIGNALS RANDOMLY STOP FUNCTIONING. THEY CAN GO FROM WORKING TO NOT WORKING AND BACK IN ANY GIVEN DRIVE. I HAVE REPLACED THE FUSES MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT IT QUICKLY STARTS DOING IT AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ROUGHLY AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS FURTHER INSPECTED BY THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ALSO, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE CONSOLE COVER WAS NOT CLOSING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V140000 (STRUCTURE) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT ABLE TO SPECIFY WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES SEVERAL TIMES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE RECALL NOTICE. *TGW THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT, FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THERE WAS A SLIPPERY SUBSTANCE ON THE ROAD WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE AND CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 233,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD INADVERTENTLY FALL OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE IN THE ON POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO NOTIFY NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TURN AND HAZARD SIGNALS MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

BLINKERS WORK SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES NOT.. MOST OF THE TIME THEY WILL WORK IF YOU PRESS THE HAZARD LIGHTS IF THEY WORK.. AND KEEP PLAYING WITH THE BLINKERS EVENTUALLY THEY TURN SIGNAL WILL TURN ON.. EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING!! NOW I SEE.. SOME HAVE BEEN RECALLED..MY MAKE AND MODEL HAVEN'T???? ITS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM!! I HAVE THIS WELL DOCUMENTED AS I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW. GM HAD NO PROBLEMS TAKING MY MONEY FOR THEIR CAR, NOW WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, GO FIGURE!!! I'VE HAD THE 10 MIN RESET GOING ON NOW WITH THE ENGINE FOR ABOUT 3 YRS AGAIN EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING!!! BUT THIS TIME..MY CAR DIED ON THE STREET IN TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT START WOULD CRANK OVER BUT DID NOT RE- START AND WILL NOT! THIS CAR HAS 117000 MILES ON IT AND IS IN PERFECT SHAPE I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THE THINGS I OWN!!! HOW ABOUT GM GIVING ME MY MONEY BACK, OR AT THE VERY LEAST FIXING THE SAFETY FEATURES OF THIS CAR???? GOD FORBID SOMEONE DIES AND NOW, SEEING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON LINE...I KNOW GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR MANY YRS AND WILL DO NOTHING TILL SOME LAWYERS GO AFTER THEM AND EACH OF THE PEOPLE WHO TRUSTED YOU GET ZIP OR 2.00 EACH.. THIS IS WRONG!!!!!! I HOPE YOU HAVE THE MORAL INTEGRITY TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND SOONER RATHER THAN LATER!!!! *TR