general problems of the 2001 Oldsmobile Alero - part 1

The car will shut off while driving/idling. There are no check engine lights. Took it to get the latest recall fixed that had to do with this and they just gave us new keys. It did not remedy the situation! now we are paying to fix it because it is still shutting off while driving.

The contact owns a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system) and requested to be removed from the recall distribution list. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted.

Electrical ground wire to alternator burnt out; caused battery to lose charged replaced twice within 2 years.

While driving the vehicle the car shut off while ignition was on. No warning whatsoever.

For some time the turn signals would only work intermittently. It seemed like I had more trouble with them if it was very hot and humid outside. Then, the turn signals triggered the hazard lights to come on. The turn signals are now inoperable. Sometimes the hazard lights come on by themselves and I am unable to turn them off. The turn signals quit working as I was driving down the road. The turn signals are completely inoperable now.

Air coming into the intake manifold and my low trac light comes on every time I have to do a turnaround or back around in a slow position from a start posistion. So im not getting my gas mileages worth nor can I do a uturn in a fast acceleration. It will get slower thats dangerous if upcoming traffic starts to proceed making it liable for an accident. Im scared for my life. Im in California in los angeles.

Just got this car from the dealer and there is a gas leak also the key comes out of the ignition with the car on acceleration I have to put it back in and wiggle it to get it off and there's a o-ring sensor leak can't pass the echeck. I've had this car since August and the estimate to get the car fixed to pass the check is over the amount for the car and I am still paying a note when the car is station is leaking gas when it is motion it barely leaks when I park it, it pours out.

I recently had my 2001 Oldsmobile Alero key ignition fail me. I had the recall done on the keys. All they did was put a plastic key cover on my keys. I got stranded due to my "new" keys not allowing my key ignition to turn over at all. I started to do research and have found many complaints that gm won't fix the ignition problem just drills a hole in the top of the key to make it seem lighter in weight and then just covers the original key with plastic. I can't afford this kind of thing happening. I was stranded for several hours due to this. What if this happens to someone with children?.

My vehicle turn signals are working intermittently. Upon researching this issue, I see that there has since been a recall. However, my VIN doesn't fall into their criteria, but the exact same thing is happening to my vehicle. They refuse to repair at their expense. This is very unsafe and I have a young teenager driving that cannot be without the use of turn signals. The recall number is 03v327000. I indicated the date this occurred as the date the vehicle was given to my daughter. However, it has been an ongoing issue with the previous owners.

The turn signals work sometimes but if it rains they don't want to.

When driving the turn signals will work and then not work at random and this concerns me, it can create a serious and dangerous situation.

I plugged in the cigarette lighter and about thirty seconds after I lit my cigarette the wires behind the dash(instrument panel) began to smoke and caught fire. The wire coverings was burnt off to show bare wires shorting my entire car. The fuse located under the hood in the fuse relay center that went to the cigarette lighter was melted and burnt into the relay box. No electrical in my entire car works!!!.

The contact owns a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero. The contact stated that the turn signals and hazard lights intermittently stopped working. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined not to be included in NHTSA campaign number: 03v327000 (exterior lighting). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was unknown.

Tl- the contact owns a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero. The contact stated that while driving at any speed, one of the turn signals did not work and the "track off" and "anti-lock system" lights came on. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the dashboard needed to be opened in order to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 125,000. Fe.

Tl-the contact owns a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero. The contact stated the ignition failed causing the engine to stall while the driver drove at 55mph. The driver loses control of the vehicle crashing into the guard rail. The contact suffered injuries to the left shoulder and neck. The driver was able to restart the engine the vehicle was take to the contact home. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The contact also wanted to stated that NHTSA campaign number 14v400000 (electrical system) was received September of two thousand fourteen however the dealer advised the part was not available for repair. The manufacturer was not contact. The failure mileage was not available. Li.

2001 Oldsmobile Alero. Consumer writes in regards to unintended ignition key rotation recall. The consumer has been unable to key an appointment to get the recall performed. The dealer informed the consumer they needed the two original keys. The consumer stated they did not have the original keys; duplicates were made by the dealer at the time the vehicle was purchased.

Tl-the contact owns a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 15 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. In addition, the contact stated that the instrument panel became inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000(electrical system). The failure mileage was 179,961. Djr.

After having recall of ign. Key preformed, the key became hard to turn on, catching and having to wiggle to start the engine. Vehicle has stalled while driving 3 times, loosing power breaks and steering, coast to stop, and vehicle starts again. Feel this is directly connected and caused by the faulty key and ignition system, appears the faulty key has caused the tumbler to wear-out, and any jarring of the key and or dash results in ignition to shut off. I have contacted gm and they refuse to address the problem, saying this recall would not cause the system to fail. . Saying because of the high mileage on the vehicle, it is not there fault. And I must pay for the repair. . But I pray to differ, if the defective key and ign. Unit were not at fault, then the key/tumbler would not have worn-out.

Signal turn don't work, work on and off causing hazard,.

The contact owns a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to be serviced under NHTSA campaign id number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The contact was concerned that the recall repair was performed on only the main key and not on the remaining two keys of the vehicle. The dealer declined to perform on the recall remedy on the remaining two keys due to them being aftermarket keys. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact did not experience a failure.

I noticed during the thanksgiving holiday 2014 that my turn signals work when they want to . I was turning right and my mom was riding with me when she noticed that my turn signals was not working left or right. So we made it to our doctors appointment and when we were leaving they working . It's weird because by changing the bulbs the turn signals are still going in and out when they want too. And we noticed light fluid leakage but it was not leaking in November when I brought my very own first car for cash and I had the oil changed so I took it back to jiffy lubes and the tech could not find a problem, this week January 21, 2014 my steering wheel is making this strange whistling noise when I make a turn, and my security light has came on and will not go off. So I decided to check the safety gm recall listing for help.

The contact owns a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system) and that the dealer refused to provide the recall repair because the contact did not have the original factory key. The dealer and the manufacturer stated that the contact would need to have the ignition replaced and a new factory key for the recall repair to be performed. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl- the contact owns a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle would suddenly shut off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed the remedy listed for the NHTSA recall campaign number 14v400000 (electrical). No further information was available. The contact stated that immediately after leaving the dealer the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall and shut off while attempting to accelerate from a stop light. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The the failure mileage was 106,677. Jft.

Tl-the contact owns a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero. The contact stated that while driving she noticed smoke coming from the steering wheel and when she exited the vehicle the steering wheel was on fire. The contact also stated that there was a shortage with the blinkers; the blinkers would randomly operate. The contact extinguished the fire. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000. Ne.

Tl-the contact owns a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero. The contact stated that when the key was put into the ignition the vehicle would go into auto theft mode and would not start. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The mechanic was unable to diagnose the failure. The contact later discovered that when the key was turned to accessory and he waited for ten minutes the vehicle would start. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000. Ne.

The first time it stopped working, I thought maybe I had just a burned out signal lamp, but then it started working again. It was pretty random at first, but now it will not work at all, or it will start working blink twice and then just stop. It may be "dead" for a long while and then just start back up. Usually it just doesn't work at all anymore. I have driven down the highway with it turned on and it will be 5-10 minutes later and it will start blinking again. I see there is/was a recall for this exact problem, for model years 2000-2001 and I have a 2001, but they claim my vehicle is not part of the recall. The recall is 03v327000, or gm recall 03043a. The a was because they expanded it to include these two model years from an original recall. I talked to Oldsmobile directly and they say it is not part of the recall. That was in a call, and I sent gm an e-mail detailing this problem, but I have not heard anything back from them either. I would think with all the other recalls they have going on, they should just accept this one and not make a big issue out of it. More negative press. As I was looking through the potential issues/recalls I did see a few other bulletins they had for issues on that model year and vehicle, some of which I am experiencing as well. I do understand that this is a 14-15 year old car, but I would love to drive it for a long time yet.

Tl-the contact owns a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number: 14v400000 (electrical system) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had experienced a failure, the vehicle was repaired by the local dealer before the recall notice was received. The approximate failure mileage was 42,000. Bp.

Rear defroster stopped working. Went to dealer for another issue and dealer told me someone put in an inadequate wire to module and caused it to melt. Went to 3 junkyards today and found 6 Alero around the same year that all had the wire melted to the module. Found this online so here I am. . Dealer tried to point finger at someone else but its obvious this is an Alero problem. I'll be contacting the dealer again to see what they'll do about it before it causes a fire.

Hazard switch failed resulting in turn signals also not working. Part was replaced in 2004 under recall id 34013 but replacement part has failed.

I recently bought a used 2001 Oldsmobile Alero gl and not even a day later, the turn signals have stopped working. The fuses are still in great shape and the hazard lights still work. I have done my research and have found that a recall was issued for certain VIN #'s for the turn signal relay and hazard light relay to be replaced. Although my VIN is not one of the issued numbers, I am experiencing the same problems. This is a danger when driving and I want my VIN to be investigated for the same recall. I just bought this car and was unaware of these issues. My safety and the safety of my family mean the most, and I can't afford to fix this problem myself when it wasn't caused by me in the beginning. Oldsmobile/gm should be responsible for fixing all affected vehicles and not just the ones in the recall bulletin.

Car won't start. The car will try to start up, but will not turn over. It's like the gas has been disengaged. Also, the security light comes on. We have had the car towed several times to the mechanic. We have had the fuel injector and fuel pump replaced. Happens frequently now-am concerned it will stall in traffic and be a safety issue. Have started using the 10 min wait/re-start technique I have read about on the internet and it does work, but that is a "band-aid" not a cure.

Just bought my 2001 Alero right off the car lot, but now the right side passenger mirror isn't working, lighter isn't working, called the car lot to tell them that and he said that it could be the fuse was bad! so I buy a used car for three grand and minor stuff starts happening to it. . . . How much is a fuse??.

Dash making clicking noise, sounds lize hazzard warning noise, yet not activating hazzard lights. Very random. Then most rececently, noise seems to have stop and have seen on 3 occasions smoke from the dash area, near where the steering column meets the dash.

Tl-the contact owns a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number:14v400000 (electrical system). The contact stated while driving at low mph, the engine loss and the power steering seized without warning. The vehicle crashed into a pole lightly. There was no injuries and no police report filed. There was bumper damage. However, the part was unavailable. The contact stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and the contact stated they declined to have the vehicle repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000. Jb.

The contact owns a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero. The contact stated that the pass lock system prevented the vehicle from starting. The contact towed the vehicle to a local mechanic who replaced the pass lock system. The contact did not call the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 91,054. The VIN was not available.