Alero problems YOU have had

[alerodave]

Just finished tallying up the maintenance records on my 2000 Alero. It seems almost everything I have run into most owners have also run into.

Mine is up to 109735 miles, and I hope to hit 200k (fingers crossed)

See if you have had these problems...
Or if you are a newer owner, get ready for these...


Coolant manifold leaks - twice

Brake Pads and Rotors - every 24k miles(see my other thread)


Fan resistor - twice (supposed known problem on the N body cars, such as Alero and Pontiac Grand Am, both I believe built on the same line in LGR)


And then, just at the 100,000 mark or so, a new fuel pump, water pump and battery. Not so unbelievable with those miles, but the repair cost was

Any well known Alero problems I haven't hit yet? I do like the car overall, I just can't stand the known problems that GM engineers haven't bothered to solve. As an engineer myself, I never get away with blowing off resolving a design issue

[cficare68]

Window Regulator, and normal wear and tear. 99 GX 80000 miles on it

[biv343]

Blower motor itself - not the resistor - replaced around 70,000 miles. Brakes replaced around about 45,000, now has 86,000. It's getting a new passenger side hub bearing this weekend - not my first choice of weekend activity, but ya gotta do what you gotta do.

Mines a 99 GX with the 2.4.

[wepham]

My 2002 Alero - 70,000 miles

Window regulator - twice
Breaks (rotors and pads) - thrice
Wheel bearings - left and right - once
ignition cylinder - once

GO GM!! I am so utterly disappointed in this car.

[PotIsYourFriend]

Replaced hub assembly and something else on both front tires, they made this grinding noise and no it wasn't the brakes or rotors...

A/C went out had it fixed and is out again, I live in Houston so I'm soakin wet when I drive...

Cat had to be replaced not once but twice...

O2 sensors along with MAF..

Dome light fell out along with the rearview mirror...

Driver side window doesn't go all the way up.. You could stick a pencil through the opening so I have to get my hand and push up on the window to keep bugs, rain out.....

Driver power seat that makes it go up and down still comes on but doesn't do anything, just vibrates the seat...

Fan only works at the last 3 setting, I know it can be fixed easily but since I have no air it's pointless...

My left and right to adjust my side mirrors doesn't work

Replaced fuel pump

Windsheild washer fluid leaks, gets empty in about a day.......

Temp guage sometimes doesn't move from cold even though I've been driving for 20 mins or longer....

And to top all this off I have to add water to the radiator every couple of days, oil sludge in coolant.. Either a head gasket or intake gasket leak...


Just a month ago I now get the Anti-Lock light only when I put the car in gear


I'd say this is the last time I buy anything made by GM or Oldsmobile...

Get about 250miles to a full tank that holds 14 gallons....

It wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't my first new and got raped on the fianance charges... This just adds fuel to the fire.. And yes I know I signed the papers and didn't have to but my other car was crapped and I had to geta car fast for work.. I have about 2 yrs left at 410 dollars a month for 6yrs, you do the math...... I could've gotten a 350z or BMW if I was old......



Glad this maker no longer makes cars.. Must have been ran by a bunch of high school drop outs...

[nqc2k]

99, 3.4, 4 door, 90k

Bought used with 61k on it.

Seems fine to me. New breaks/rotors like all cars.

Left/Right Wheel bearings.

AC needed to be recharded ( 20 bux to do it myself)

For the AC/FAN knob thing, only last 3 settings work, just blow air FAST on u, no slow settings).

My coolant leeks a bit, i just add to it when it gets low every few months. Maybe i screwed up when I flushed it, and replaced the plug myself.

25mpg or so. I think i have a 12 gallon tank, I can go 300 miles, but the idiot lite will have been on for the last 20+ miles if I get 300 miles. Normally I fill at 260 to 280. (11.5 gallons was the most i ever put in)

I bought this car cheap, so I am super happy with it, as I have not put much money into it in the last 30k i've driven.

['01_Alero]

Some constant problems that I have encountered are that the "Air Pressure" and "Oil Change" lights constantly go off even though I have just done one or the other. For example, one day I would go get an oil change, and the next the "Oil Change" light will flash........Another problem with this car is that it has the worst brakes ever I think. I am a speeder, I can easily do like 65-70 down a 30 m.p.h. speed zone, and I need very good brakes; the Alero has the worst brakes. I also live in Chicago which has a shitload of potholes and the problem I have is that when I try to brake quickly and the car hits a pothole, its brakes seem to not work.........Also, another problem along with my heavy foot is that gas wastes too quickly. Does anyone else have this problem, disregarding how fast they drive?

[JTrujillo86]

The problem with hitting potholes and braking at the same time is that it activates the ABS because the wheel spins a little. I notice the same thing with our crappy roads in Colorado.

Jeremy

[kraziqtashes]

I've had my car my car about 6 months. So far I've replaced:
thermostat
water pump
intake manifold gasket
having an alternator put on it now at the moment.

My Trac Off and Anti Lock lights come on at the same time frequently.
She starts and stalls frequently.

[brsexton]

I have a 2003 with 43k that I bought new.

I has had 3 sets of brake pads and rotors.
The driver air bag replaced due to horn blowing on its own.
1 wheel bearing replaced
AC Compressor (due to grinding noise)

[blandon7]

My fiancee has a 2000 Alero V6 GLS 2 door. She has had the car 3 years. We met in May 05 and since then the following has happened.

1) Turn signals stopped working. (Fixed with new hazard switch).
2) Blower motor not working. (Fixed with a new blower assembly).
3) Passenger side seat lever that you lift up on to enable backseat passengers to get in and out broke leaving seat in the forward position. (A trip to the dealer fixed this. Supposedly the latch was not broken but needed to be put back in place they said).
4) Vinyl on dash is peeling up along where it meets the base of the windshield. (Dealer said they have seen some like this but told me there was not a warranty fix)
5) Driver side Power Window stopped working. (Fixed with new regulator at dealer)
6) Last week rearview mirror fell off. (I fixed this myself with a repair kit from the auto store)
7) Last weekend the keyless remote stopped working. (Bought and installed a new coin battery from the auto store)

I think that is it but might have left something out. Car had 3x,xxx miles on it when she purchased it and has 71,xxx now.

[vamc]

1. gas cover-stoped working
2. Intake gaskets-known problem
too many to list. ill be here all night long

[dafizz]

2000 Alero less than 75,000 and following problems;
1.intake gasket failed
2.water pump failed
3.power steering pump failed
4.blinkers stopped working
5.fan controls no longer work
6.rear defrost no longer works
7.vinyl is peeling on dash
I think I have a lemon here.

[PotIsYourFriend]

Originally Posted by dafizz

2000 Alero less than 75,000 and following problems;
1.intake gasket failed
2.water pump failed
3.power steering pump failed
4.blinkers stopped working
5.fan controls no longer work
6.rear defrost no longer works
7.vinyl is peeling on dash
I think I have a lemon here.

We all have a lemon.....

[sp3edr4cer]

i have a 2003 gl 2 door with the v6 and the only problem i have had was the dash peeling which wsa covered under factory warrenty. other than that it was my wifes bad driving the put it into a bridge and i had to replace one wheelbaring and suspention bracket. I do have the low coolant light come on when i crank the car but less than 1/4 mile down the road it goes off not to shure why it would go off if it is low so i dont know other than that the car is great.