OLDSMOBILE Complaints

WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT A STOPLIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED UP AND THE PEDALS LOCKED. THE ENGINE STOPPED. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN START IT AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE WHENEVER THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HORN FAILED. THE HORN WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN EXTREME DELAYED RESPONSE AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION KEY INTO THE ACCESSORY ON MODE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION TUMBLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED FOURTEEN MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO ACTIVATE AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 11/20/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED AT VARIOUS TIMES, THE INDICATOR WARNING LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. UPDATED 01/08/15

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE KEY FAILED TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND REPAIRED. THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

LOWER INTAKE GASKET WENT AT 70,000 BOTH FRONT WHEEL HUBS WENT WHEN WE BOUGHT AT 60000 AN WINDOWS CAME OFF TRACK ALL DASH LIGHTS ON FUEL PUMP REPLACED AN NOW HEAD GASKET IS BLOWN AN HEATER CORE REPLACED AT 80,000 NOW HAS 100,000 AN IS A LEMON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014. THE RECALL NOTICE STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE BY OCTOBER 1, 2014. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2014 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 11/21/14*CN

PARTS FOR REPAIR TO THE KEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE AS OF OCT 1, 2014. PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. NO DATE OF PARTS AVAILABILITY COULD BE PROVIDED BY GM. *TR

GM SENT ME A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE INFAMOUS IGNITION SWITCH DEFECT. THE CHEAP REMEDY THAT THEY PROPOSE, WHICH IS TO PROVIDE THE OWNER WITH A KEYRING THE RESTRICTS ADDING ADDITIONAL KEYS TO THE KEYCHAIN, IMPOSES AN ADDITIONAL BURDEN ON THE CAR OWNER BEYOND WHAT WAS REQUIRED WHEN THE OWNER PURCHASED THE CAR. THE REMEDY PROVIDED BY GM IS ENTIRELY UNACCEPTABLE. INSTEAD, GM SHOULD REPLACE THE IGNITION CYLINDER AS THEY ARE DOING IN NEWER CARS. ALTERNATIVELY, GM SHOULD BUY THE CARS BACK AT ITS CURRENT KELLY BLUE BOOK VALUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A U-TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED CAUSING THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES TO ALSO STOP WORKING. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DURING THE INCIDENT AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A NECK INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.