2004 Oldsmobile Alero

VEHICLE TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE HAZARD LIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNALS WILL STOP FUNCTIONING GOING DOWN THE ROAD, AND WILL RANDOMLY START FUNCTIONING AGAIN. OFTEN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC I WILL BE UNABLE TO SIGNAL BECAUSE THEY HAVE STOPPED FUNCTIONING. I FEEL THAT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AS WELL AS CAUSES THE VEHICLE'S OPERATOR TO INADVERTENTLY BREAK TRAFFIC LAWS. I BELIEVE THIS EXACT PROBLEM WAS RECALLED IN THE SAME MAKE, AND MODEL, BUT AN EARLIER YEAR. I THINK THAT THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO COVER LATER MODEL YEARS, BECAUSE THE ISSUE CONTINUED INTO THE LATER MODEL YEARS. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH WILL SHOW THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND MANY OWNERS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAVE EXPERIENCED IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. AFTER ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO SIT FOR A DAY, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY START IT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY DID NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TURN SIGNAL BULBS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2004 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. RECENTLY, THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, OCCASIONALLY, OR SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. I HAVE VIEWED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF OWNERS VIA THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS INFORMED VIA THE MAKERS OF MY VEHICLE THAT THE YEAR MY VEHICLE WAS MADE, THE PROBLEM, "IF ANY" WERE FIXED. I FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN WORK ORDERS TO ALLOW THE YEARS BEFORE 2004 OLDSMOBILE ALERO TO BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE FOR THIS SAME MALFUNCTION. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL PART PROVIDERS, AND THIS PART IS UNAVAILABLE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND FOR "FEE", THEY FIRST HAVE TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE, BEFORE THEY CAN TELL ME IF THEY ARE ABLE TO GET THE PART AND IF THEY CAN FIX IT. THIS IS NOT ONLY UNSAFE FOR ME AS A DRIVER, BUT ALSO FOR DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS WHO MAY BE UNSURE OF MY TURNING INTENTIONS. ALSO, IN THE EVENT I AM STRANDED IN MY VEHICLE, I CAN'T USED MY HAZARD LIGHTS. MY VEHICLE AS A WHOLE IS IN GREAT WORKING CONDITION, AND I HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF NEEDING TO REPLACE IT, JUST BECAUSE OF THE TURNING SIGNALS. I FEEL THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIXED, AND FROM THE PREVIOUS FREE SERVICES GIVEN FOR THE OTHER MODELS, WE WHO OWN THE 2004 MODELS ARE HAVING TO PAY OUT OF POCKET, SO THEY CAN REGROUP THE PREVIOUS FREE WORK GIVEN. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AS A CONSUMER. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR DILIGENCE, IN PRODUCT AND PUBLIC SAFETY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING (MPH UNKNOWN) HE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE WHEN HE ACTIVATED THE TURN SIGNAL. IN ADDITION, THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS: SWITCH (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #03V327000) HOWEVER, THE 2004 MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE SWITCH INTERRUPTER WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,203 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,150.