AleroSucks

The Alero is the worst car that Oldsmobile has come up with. Just looking online at peoples' website about the Alero...everyone complains about this car including myself. My dashboard and driverside warped after only having the car for one year. My emergency brake broke only have a year and 4 months...and I tried to get the dealership to fix it and comes to find out that even though you hav a 3yr/36,000mile warranty the brake is only covered for 12mths/12,000 miles. Don't buy the extended warranty if you decide to buy this car...because it only covers corrosion and nothing else. Also my head unit started to peel only after having the car 6 mths. This car is a lemon...it is all looks and is a piece of crap. DONT BUY THE OLDMOBILE ALERO. If you don't want to take my word for it....search online and you will find that many..I mean many people have had trouble with this car and have tried to complain to Oldsmobile and all they do is ignore us. Many people have had worse cases than me like the brakes just don't work at all and being on the freeway. Please everyone ALERO owner with problems with their cars we need to get together and complain the Oldsmobile.

JTrujillo86

I've searched this and another major forum and, including you, only 3 people total have spoken of warped dash pads and door panels. People like you (no offense) make a problem like this seem like the world is comming to an end. I can speak of many, many more vehicles that have a worse track record than the Alero. I can also say than many other auto manufacturers have worse customer service standards than GM. You spoke of GM not fixing your brake after 12 months / 12K miles. Well, to be frank, you had the chose to review the warranty booklet and see the warranty terms. It's right there, black and white. This problem happened to me, but was only a $48 fix. Chances are you had an automatic transmission, so what's the big deal? Save up if you really, really wanted it fixed.

You also spoke of 'Oldsmobile ignoring' you. Give me a break. If your vehicle is out of warranty, they have zero obligation to answer to you. Get over it.

Bottom line: You and a very minute group go around speaking of these vehicles like they are pure crap. They're not. They have issues just like any other vehicle on the market.

Jeremy

AleroSucks

Warped dashboard/head unit rub off...honestly what car's materials goes bad that quickly. Acutally I have a manual transmission. The fix on emergency brake was not 48 dollars....if I took it to the GM Dealership it would have been 325 dollars because they had to fix the whole thing. The way they built the emergency brake....if one part of it brakes the whole thing has to be replaced...I took it to two other mechanics and cousin ( who is a mechanic) to see if this was just all bullshit...I took it to my mechanic and it cost me 200 dollars. All told me that the whole thing had to be replaced. The inside plastic part that connects the button and the actually brake broke. I have never came across a problem like that with japanese made cars. Yeah you are also correct about me looking at the warranty and I understand that they have no obligation to me...but still after only a year of having this car all this going wrong...It is ridiculous.
Yes, there are probably worse cars than the Alero...but that still doesn't justify ANY car to be poorly made. And when you say just basically suck it up save up and pay for it...you are just giving more credit to auto manufacturers to make shit cars because...people are just dumb enough to SUCK IT UP SAVE UP AND PAY FOR IT.
3 people??? ok..you are just searching major forums..why don't you actually search websites. There are actual websites out there..not forums.
Honestly why do you think American Made cars value drop so fast after you drive it off the lot..it's because American Made cars are known for very poor manufacturing. I bet all the other vehicles that have worse track records that you mention are all American Made.
And there probably won't be a recall I know that, but if I at least make one person think twice about buying this car..then I will be satisfied.

DamienZ28

Never had a dash problem except when I read a thread that they peel I thought for sure mine was starting to untill I looked closer and it was a piece of foam... As for the head unit/doorlocks/window buttons the fact that they wear and chip off is more aggrivating then I can express hear! Has anyone had the gear indicators chip off yet? It seems GM hosed olds and put parts on it that would last the lease time and/or the shotty warrenty!!!!!! Love my Olds not that I can go buy a new one anymore so I guess its all moot points! I think Ill go german now the car cost more the parts cost more but it breaks down about the same amout woot!

JTrujillo86

You said the main reason the value of American cars drop off so fast is because of bad quality...if you knew that why didn't you just by that Japanese car to begin with?? Also, the main reason American cars' values fall so quickly is because GM, Ford, and Chrysler sell their vehicles to rental agencies and also sell fleet vehicles, which flood the market. THAT'S the reason.

Jeremy

AleroSucks

You are correct about the American cars flooding the market but honestly the reputation of American made cars are carp. Honestly I got what a paid for....I bought a cheap car and now I'm paying for it...I won't make that mistake again. I was niave and I was looking more for price than anything else....I bought the Alero because it was an Oldsmobile and I have an oldsmobile previous to buying this one. Nothing has ever gone wrong with it. It's a 83 Hurst/Olds 15th Anniversary Cutlass.
Jeremy honestly...just looking on the Aleros' Thread pages not only on this website....there are so many complains of things going wrong with it.....looking at other car threads there are less complaints. There was no intent in offending you if I came across that way. You seem to be very hostile about this subject. This is my opinion and I have a right to it and you can't force your opinion on me and just expect me to fall in line and agree. You have your opinion and I have mine. My opinion on this car is that it's warranty sucks, the car itself is just looks...it's a lemon car....with many defaults.

JTrujillo86

I have two things to say then I'm done:

1) Honda / Toyota have the same warranty.

2) You said on your first post, "Get together and recall the Alero". The only time a recall occurs is if there is a SAFETY OR DRIVABILITY issue with the car. I hardly think your warping dashpads are a safety concern.

BTW - There is a fix for that water leak.

Jeremy

AleroSucks

Acutally Toyota has a 3 yr warranty on their BRAKES...OLDSMOBILE only covers... 12 months/12000 miles warranty on brakes.(do your research)...and I wasn't talking about a recall because of my warped dashboard JER...I was talking about the faulty brakes....what if I was on the freeway and I had to use my emergency brake and it just didn't work...I could cause a serious accident...and looking at trends and websites many people have the same problem...maybe not on the emergency brakes but on their brakes...

JTrujillo86

Straight from the Toyota website:

"Basic: 36 months/36,000 miles (all components other than normal wear and maintenance items)."

Hate to tell you pal, but brakes/rotors count as wear. YOU DO YOUR RESEARCH

Jeremy

AleroSucks

STRAIGHT FROM SOMEONE FROM TOYOTA:

Longo Toyota
3534 North Peck Road
El Monte, CA 91731
Phone: (626) 580-6000
Fax: (626) 580-6137

Emergency brake..if broken 36/36,000 miles warranty...totally free...

FOR AN OLDSMOBILE ALERO:

Emergency brake..if broken costing the consumer something...WHY because Oldsmobile's warranty sucks... cost me 200 just because I knew the mechanic for a long time and didn't charge me labor.

Note: A toyota emergency brake probably wouldn't brake in a year and some months because their quality of craftsmanship is awesome compared to the alero.

JTrujillo86

You have too much time on your hands...Anyway, regaurdless of what Toyota said, I had the same issue you did with your e-brake and it only cost me 50 bucks...you got hosed.

Jeremy

kazoobers

Hey AleroSucks,

You are right, there are lemons and I think maybe you got one and that sucks for you. I have a 2000 Alero and it is now 2004. I do not have any of the problems you speak of. The only major thing I've had to do was replace the signal light arm assembly to the tune of $250.

Like Jeremy said, no need to recall a vehicle unless there is a serious defect.

You are just mad that you got a lemon. There is some Toyota owner out there pissed off at their car too. Sell it and buy something else if your not happy. Don't whine here.

beaverpants

i have a 2000 alero, only problems iv had is with the recaled turn singnal / hazard button. it whent flakey.

ebake works fine. no waped. stearing is fine.

i did hit a tree stump and have to get a new bumper and bent my tie rod

JTrujillo86

Just curious: What does a bent tie rod to do the driveability of the vehicle?

Jeremy

beaverpants

had to replace it.. my alinement was like /\