OLDSMOBILE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO RESPOND. THE FAILURE OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY WHILE IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND GOING OVER A BUMP, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH OVER A BUMP, THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE A PRIVATE MECHANIC RESET THE SECURITY SYSTEM BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

ROLLOVER ACCIDENT, CAR WAS TOTALED, DRIVER REQUIRED TO BE AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL. *TR

2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STALLING AND NOT STARTING SEVERAL TIMES ALSO IGNITION KEY ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO KEEP THE KEY IN THE AC MODE FOR 10 MINUTES, WITH THE SECURITY LIGHT BLINKING, BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON APRIL 16, 2014. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND DISAGREED WITH THE REMEDY BEING A PERMANENT REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 11/21/14*CN UPDATED 5/7/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT IT FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH CONTINUED TO FAIL DAILY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE KEY RING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000. UPDATED 12/01/14*LJ UPDATED 05/7/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE SUNROOF DETACHED DAMAGING THE SUN ROOF FRAME AND VEHICLE. THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LAMINATED MATERIAL HAD DETERIORATED CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE TURNING SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY AND IN ORDER FOR THE LIGHTS TO RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION THE HAZARDS LIGHT HAD TO BE ILLUMINATED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 290,000.