Brake Disc Pads problems of the 2000 Oldsmobile Alero

Unusual wearing & pulsation of front brakes on car; replaced 3 times in 41,000 miles. 1) replaced rotors & pads at 7000 mi. At olds dealer-no charge. 2) 28,000 mi. Same problem; work done by estes chevy indianapolis. Gm service ctr. Paid 1/2. 3) at 41,000 miles, same problem. Took to car-x for opinion; est. Of $283. 00 to fix the pads & rotors; calipers ok. Took car to estes. They said a bad caliper caused brakes & rotors to wear & all needed to be replaced. They suggested owner "raced the car" - untrue. Estes gave estimate of $1000 & said to call gm svc. Ctr. Gm customer svc rep, maura said gm would pay 1/2 the cost. I told her that was not ok; they have brake problems with Aleros & have defective vehicles causing a product liability & safety concern. Maura refused to give us the old parts on the car if we had estes do repair work, saying gm wanted them. She said estes' estimate was $863, different than my quote. I asked maura to send e-mail or fax with gm offer & she told me she did not have access to a fax or email. She asked if I would give maintanence documentation. I told maura this had nothing to do with brakes, and I wanted to talk to her supervisor. She refused, saying she does not have a supervisor. I told her to call estes' service mgr; we did not want estes to fix it. I had researched brake problems on Aleros on web; there are sites devoted to this. We picked up the car from estes, took it to car-x to fix, & had them check the calipers. Cost was $284. 00 for rotors and pads; there was nothing wrong w/caliper; they will check the pads every 6 mos . They gave us our old parts to keep. They stated gm rotors were thin metal; brake pads were grinding into them. The value of the car is less than loan, because of poor quality of the car, so we are out thousands of dollars. Estes lied about the problem, overcharged, and gm refused to give us the parts off our own car. Gm & estes colluded in evaluating the car.

Brake pads, rotors, and front brakes were replaced. Consumer recently learned the front brakes needed to be replaced again. (nar).

Breaks on our 2000 Oldsmobile Alero have been checked/fixed 3 times in 39000 miles. In Aug 2002 new front rotors and pads were replaced at 31810 miles. In July 2003 at 39448 miles front inside pads were over 50 % worn and the rotors needed turning. Back brakes also needed repare. This last instance only had 7638 miles on the 'new' rotors and pads. This is a known issue and one that the customer must swallow huge repair bills every 8,000-10,000 miles, well out of the normal range. Nhtsa must do something to force gm to correct the issue before a lose of life happens and to assist customers with huge cost in break repairs.

Engine: intake manifold gasket leak. Leaking antifreeze into engine. $846 estimate to repair. Gm dealer will not cover repair. Brakes: 2nd set of brake rotors and pads replaced, this is first one out of warranty.

Front brake pads/just the inside brake pad wear to the medal/change brakes every other month due to this prob. Lem. My Alero is not the only Alero affected.

Brakes failed with no warning. Going down hill when front pads gave out and assembly dug into rotors. Required replacement of pads, rotors and miscellaneous components. Dealer (burne olds in scranton, PA) told me Alero brakes were under recall, but not mine. I had to pay the $400 for replacement. Contacted gm to complain and was told it was my problem. If there had been a warning, I could have had them serviced before complete failure and resultant damage (front rims were scorched from the heat from the failed brakes). I was very lucky that I was able to get car stopped and to service before being involved in severe accident.

I am on my third pair of brake pads and rotors. The last time this was corrected was in Nov. 2002. The initial set that came on the car was supposedly "bad" and replaced Nov. 2000. I got the car in Aug. 2000. Problem was reported to dealer oct. 2002 as well. Never could identify problem. Grinding light and noises under hood that were finally identified as the brakes taken in again in Jan. 01. The "other" consists of a new alternator in Nov. 2002 as well as new tires in July 2002. I had to purchase two while gm gave me 2. Locks were messed up again April 02. Faulty window regulator in sept. 01. I have documentation of all of the invoices/printouts from the dealer as well as my maintenance papers.

Repeated brake problems. (nar).

Right front wheel still making noise. Vehicle taken to the dealer and had front rotors replaced twice, and front brake pads replaced once; but, problem was still reoccurring. Feel free to provide any further information.

The brake rotors turned twice and replaced once. This caused the brake pads to have to be replaced. The drivers door automatic window motor had to be replaced twice and now the passenger door window was doing the same thing. The interior light fell out and had to be put back in. The sun visor came loose and had to be tightened again. The cd player had to be replaced. A backlash of electricity caused a fuse to be replaced. The car died on a highway and towed to the dealership. The intact manifold leaked, it was tightened up and one month later the same problem happened again. The drivers side seat belt did not detract automatically.

Every 4000-6000 miles rotors and brake pads need to be replaced. In wet conditions braking distance has increased.

2000 Oldsmobile Alero motor, ignition, fuel pump and catalytic converter had to be replaced. ** answer required***. Although the engine was replaced the check engine light remained illuminated. The turn signal don't work. The a/c only work on high. The vehicle shakes while idling. The brake pads have been replaced 2-3 times per year. The brakes were replaced the rotors had to be replaced.

When applying brakes consumer will feel a vibration, and wheel will shimmy and rattle. Consumer took vehicle into dealer at 3,600 miles for oil change and was questioning the brakes, and was told by dealer that brakes had to be broken in . At 10,000 miles, consumer took vehicle back to dealer, and at that time dealer stated that they were just informed that the pads and rotors were not compatible , and both pads and rotors needed to be replaced. Consumer was very upset because he felt that he should haven been notifiied about it and what to do.