2002 Oldsmobile Alero

MY TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARDS DON'T WORK AT TIMES. THEY GO OUT RANDOMLY WHILE I'M DRIVING AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I TRIED TO TURN THE HAZARDS ON TO GET THEM TO WORK BUT THE HAZARDS OUT MOST OF THE TIME ALSO. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES A WEEK AND MAKES ME NERVOUS TO DRIVE FOR FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT OR TICKET. I HAVE CONTACTED GM DEALERS AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE 2002 MODEL BUT I HAVE READ THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THE 2000 AND 2001 MODELS. I HAVE HEARD OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2002 MODELS AND WOULD HOPE SOMETHING WILL BE DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

HAZARD AND TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL; SAME AS THE 2001...THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUED ON THE 2001, BUT NOT THE 2002? I LOSE MY TURN SIGNALS APPROXIMATELY 2-3 TIMES PER 10 MILE TRIP. I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION...YET. NO REPAIRS SEEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE INCIDENT DATE IS THE LAST TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED (I HAVEN'T DRIVEN THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS), BUT IT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 2 YEARS. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ALERO'S REGUARDLESS OF THE MODEL YEAR. THE VEHICLE ALSO WON'T START WHEN IT RAINS, AND SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THE TRUNK OPENS BY ITSELF, AND THE DOOR LOCKS DON'T ALWAYS WORK. SOMETIMES THE STEREO WON'T TURN ON, AND MOST RECENTLY THE DRIVER'S DOOR WINDOW WON'T OPEN. I REPLACED THE WHEEL HOUSE ASSEMBLY 3 TIMES IN TWO YEARS. THIS CAR IS AN ELECTRICAL NIGHTMARE! FREQUENTLY IT WON'T START BECAUSE IT THINKS I'M TRYING TO STEAL IT. I ALSO PUT AIR IN ALL MY TIRES AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK BECAUSE THEY WON'T HOLD AIR...APPARENTLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WHEELS. I HAVE TO MANUALLY CHECK THE TIRES BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHT FOR LOW TIRE PRESSURE IS ALSO AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE HAZARD SWITCH RECALL NOTICE (APPLIES TO 1999 AND 2001 VEHICLES AND OTHER GM CARS) SINCE SPRING OF 2009 MY CAR HAS BEEN EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS DISCUSSED IN THE RECALL. IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE SINCE THEN. I FEEL THAT SOME OF THE BAD SWITCHES MADE IT INTO OTHER YEARS OR THE CAR WAS STILL BUILT WITH 2001 PARTS. I PURCHASED IT FROM AN OLDS DEALER IN SUMMER OF 2002. IT WAS A GM PROGRAM USED CAR ON THE ROAD SINCE JANUARY 2002. *TR

BLINKER IS VERY INTERMITTENT AND DANGEROUS. SOMETIMES IT WORKS, OTHER TIMES NOTHING. WHEN IT IS NOT WORKING THE HAZARD OR BLINKER SOUND SEEMS TO BE GOING OFF AND ON CONSTANTLY. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO TEAR APART THE WHOLE DASH JUST TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY SCARY PROBLEM AND CAN POTENTIALLY LEAD TO TICKETS OR ACCIDENTS IF NOT FIXED. *TR

2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD MODULE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AT TIMES. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE INTERMITTENT AND A TIMES WERE COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. THE CONSUMER LEARNED OF A RECALL, HOWEVER SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL THAT HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER QUALIFIED FOR. RECALL # 03V327000. *JB UPDATED 03/01/10

I BOUGHT MY 2002 OLDS ALERO IN MAY OF 2006 AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS EVER SINCE. I HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING REPLACED 2 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP PAID FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR THAT TIME, BUT I WAS ON MY OWN FROM THERE. FREQUENTLY I WAS HAVING THE PROBLEM OF THE ENGINE TURNING OVER, BUT NOT STARTING. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK 6 TIMES IN 2 MONTHS. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AND A WEEK LATER I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS TIME IT THE BODY MODULE WAS REPLACED. 2 DAYS LATER I WAS CALLING THE TOW TRUCK AGAIN. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED THIS TIME. THE NEXT TIME I THREATENED TO SUE THE MECHANIC WHO HAD WORKED ON MY CAR. THIS TIME THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP FOR THE MECHANIC. HE CONTACTED GM TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD POSSIBLY BE AND OF COURSE THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. AFTER THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP A FEW MORE TIMES THE MECHANIC FINALLY GOT A HOLD OF ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO SPECIALIZED IN GM REPAIRS. THAT MECHANIC TOLD HIM ABOUT THE FAULTY SECURITY SYSTEM. HE PASSED ON THE INFO TO ME. IF THE CAR WON'T START, TURN THE KEY ON FOR 10 MIN. UNTIL THE SECURITY LIGHT STOPS FLASHING, TURN THE KEY OFF, TAKE IT OUT OF THE IGNITION AND TRY IT AGAIN. THIS HAS WORKED EVERY TIME FOR ME, BUT REALLY, WHO HAS THE EXTRA 10-15 MINUTES TO SPARE EVERY TIME THEY NEED TO GO SOMEWHERE, JUST IN CASE THEIR CAR WON'T START? I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE TURNING SIGNALS WORKING ONLY WHEN THEY WANT TO. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG ALERO OWNERS. AFTER THE NIGHTMARES I'VE HAD WITH THIS CAR AND THE DISRESPECT SHOWN BY GM TO THEIR "VALUED CUSTOMERS", I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM MODEL AS LONG AS I LIVE! BUYER BEWARE!!! *TR