Brake Disc Rotor Problems of Oldsmobile Alero - part 2

General motors considers a warped brake rotor as normal wear and tear and would not be considered a warranty defect. Warped rotors cause undue vibration and sudden loss of control of the vehicle, especially at freeway speeds. The rotor was repaired under warranty at 24,000 miles, by turning the rotor in April 2002. However, the problem has since recurred and general motors will not repair them under warranty since the mileage exceeds their 36,000 mile warranty period. Mr. Evan doel (1-866-952-4368) at the customer service department of general motors corporation also expressed the fact that a warped brake rotor on the Alero is a "common problem" and that he has received several calls for this same problem. General motors corporation demonstrates corporate irresponsibility in knowing that repeated occurrences of a warped brake rotor on the Oldsmobile Alero is categorized and simply considered a "common problem. " a problem in which the vehicle, its driver and its occupants are put into jeopardy that could result in injury and/or death. I have already written a letter directly to g. Richard wagoner, jr. , chairman and ceo of general motors corporation on December 1,2003 and carbon copied to . Mr. Paul white, general manager of crest auto group in plano, texas 75075, where the vehicle was purchased.

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Car doesn't always start when I turn the key in the ignition. Takes a few seconds to turn over. Driver side mirror shakes. The numbers on the radio buttons have rubbed off. Rear defrost doesn't always work. Rotors are always wearing out. Used to hear a clunking noise every time I turned the steering wheel - had the steering rack replaced. Interior dome light falls off.

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The front tire are wearing prematurely due to the rotors being warped, the warped rotors cause the ront end of the vehicle to vibrate while braking. 6 months ago the tire were replaced because they were bald. Consumer will contact the dealer. Nlm.

The Oldsmobile Alero is 2 years old and the rotors have been resurfaced twice and replaced twice. It appears as though every 6 months (average) there is a vibration sensation in the braking system at speeds of 35mph and over. It costs nearly $600. 00 to replace the rotors and I am worried that when the warranty runs out and the problem persists, I am stuck with faulty parts that keep being replaced with the same faulty rotors that have been manufactured!.

Brakes were grinding, makinga horrible noise due to defective rotors. Vehicle is in repair shop.

Vibration in vehicle when braking, rear rotors were turned, then replaced. At this time front rotors needed to be replaced due to being warped.

Harsh vibration due to warped rotors appeared at 14,000 miles. Took to dealer, I was told gm only allowed them to turn the rotors, and I would not receive new rotors/pads. Now, at 22,000 miles, it takes significant pressure applied to the brake to stop the car.

Brakes/rototors being replaced and turned. Not helping any bit. This is going to become a safety problem when they fail. Why not a recall on these instead of a bullatin before someone gets really hurt because brakes failed.

Rotors warped, violent shaking on hard braking. Despite related service bulletin (00-05-23-002) olds refuses to repair under warranty - considers "wear" rather than defective part or design. Olds policy changed from full 36,000 mi. Coverage of this repair (rotor replacement) to 12 mo. Warranty due to number of repairs being made.

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I noticed a squealing of the brakes last week, took my car to the dealership repair center Monday. They informed my that there was a bulletin on my brakes about the rotors being warped and to come back the next morning and they would replace the rotors and pads to be covered under the warranty. Tuesday afternoon, I took my car in as per their instructions, I received a call informing me that I would have to pay for this as the brakes were very worn. I have only had this car for a little over a year and have never had to have brakes redone on any car I have ever owned. They informed me that it was unsafe to drive, handed me the keys and told me to go, it was close to closing time. They had told me the day before that the rotors on this car were defective and they would repair it then sent me away with faulty brakes. But before they would give me my keys they presented me with a diagnostic bill even tho they had already diagnosed the problem the day before and told me I was covered due to the defect and to come back Tuesday. Thanks for allowing me to vent even if there is nothing you can do to help me. Leann patterson.

Defective rotors had to be repaired on both front and back. Dealership said not covered by warranty.

I bought this car in may 2000. In November 2000, the rotors were replaced because my car was shaking when I would brake to slow down. In June 2001, I am having the same problem and the rotors are being replaced again! I am at 19,000 miles and my brake pads were completely worn. The dealership told me it was normal for brake pads to go bad after 20,000 miles. I have never had problems like this before with a brand new car.

At 4,571m on 01/13/2000 dealer machined rotors to remove shimmy from frontend. I was told by dealer new cars are not designed to be driven in the city for any length of time. Problem occurred again on 06/19/2000 at 8,725m. Second time around dealer installed new front brake rotors and pads per TSB from gm. I was told problem will not occur again. On 06/15/2001 at 17,064m the dealer replaced front rotors and pads again. Now absolutely guaranteed to never happen again or they'll contact the main engineering of gm to rectify situation.

Bought this vehicle new on 8/3/00, since then the rotors have been replaced due to excessive warping 3 times. Problem still exists. Warped rotors prevent the abs braking system from functioning properly. Car shakes violently when braking at highway speeds resulting in extended stopping distances and creates a major safety concern, some accidents have already occurred, must someone's life be claimed before something is done? I have contacted the manufacturer who was very rude and disconcernig with regard to this problem. In researching this problem, I have discovered that these cars and other makes are very prone to this problem and gm has no permanent repair for it. The quality and safeness of the Alero is unacceptable general motors should be pressured until they can fix this design problem.

When braking pedal went to the floor, resulting in extended stopping distance. Dealer replaced all rotors due to warping. At this time vehicle is scheduled for the same repair, warped rotors.

This is the second time the rotor on the front right side has warped. I had it replaced at around 34000 miles (January 2000) and now, at 63,500 miles, it is needing replacing again. The steering wheel shakes when lightly applying pressure to the brakes at 55-70 mph, the same as what brought me into the dealership the first time around. I am no longer under warranty (3/36) so I will probably have to pay for the replacement (estimate was $270+ from a local shop) for the replacement. There needs to be more investigation on the '99 Alero, maybe even a recall to fix what is causing the problem.

When applying brakes at slow speed vehicle shakes and vibrates. Dealer said rotors were worn, and needed to be turned.

Brakes and transmission problems; brakes pulsate, metal to metal noise. Abs brakes/rotors needed to be replaced. Also, transmission locked into gear, no shifting.

With less than 8,000 miles this car was brought into the shop for brake pulsation, it was found that the rotors were already 1/4 worn. It has since been in 4 other times & the brakes continue to grind when I come to a stop. The brake pedal has gone to the floor when I tried to stop. The problem is much worse in the rain, when conditions are more dangerous. The dealer has put a 2nd set of rotors on the front & new brake pads & also replaced the back rotors & pads, the car has less then 24,000 miles. When I picked it up from the shop, it was still making the grindnig noise & dealer tried to tell me this was normal. This was the first mention of this being "normal" this car is dangerous & I will not drive it w/ my 2 kids in it!.

For the third time I am having the front brake rotors resurfaced because they are warped. If I brake sharply at expressway speeds of 60mph and above I get a violent shaking transmitted into the steering wheel from the warped rotors. I sent olds an e-mail asking if there were known problems with soft (insufficently hardened) front brake rotors on the Alero and they would not respond to my request in writing (via e-mail) they suggested I call their 800 number for customer service and open a complaint, which I did. It wasn't until I searched your database, seeing a number of similar brake rotor problems that I decided to submit a report to you. I never took this car to the dealer from whom I purchased it for this problem because it only began after about 13,000 miles (out of warranty). I beleive that there is a materials quality problem here probably with the rotors not being sufficiently hardened during the manufacturing process.

Premature wear of rotors resulting in extended stopping distance. Dealer has replaced rotors four times and brake failed problem has reoccurred. Manufacturer has been notified.

Rotors have been replaced 2 times,resurfaced 1. Still not fixed,uncontrollable shaking when brakes applied and awful noise. Rotors too thin keepwarping havent had car but for 8 months still same problems with rotors.

There is excessive wear on front brake rotors. Dealership replaced first set of rotors at no cost to consumer. On second incident, consumer was required to cover part of cost since component was not covered under warranty any longer. Rear rotors needed to be "turned down" due to warping following replacement of front brake rotors. The dealer states that repaires were done whenever the consumer brings in the vehicle, but the problem had never been solved. Also, the rotors fail every 4 months.

At 9000 miles when brakes were applied vehicle shook. Went to dealer who replaced rotors. Also , dealer claimed GMC knew there was a problem with brakes, but waited until customers came in to dealers with brake problems before rectifying problem.

Repeated brake problems. (nar).

Consumer experiencing problems with rotors. Shim kit was installed as advised by dealer, however problem still exist.

When applying brakes, steering wheel would vibrate. Had taken to dealership, and had the rotors resurfaced or replaced. Problem still present. Consumer states tire had to be replaced at 6000 miles, insufficient sealing caused water to leak in to drivers side rear foot well, both front door opening w/strips and door panel water barriers were replaced and also power window squeaks when going up and down.

Purchased the car in may. Brand new with 7 miles on it at date of purchase. Brake rotors in the front needed to be replaced at 3000 miles. They were warped/out of specs which caused my brakes not to work properly. Then at 6200 miles, the rotors in the front were replaced again. They were warped/out of spec and caused my brakes to work improperly. Both of the rotors in the front are warped from both times. I am not sure if this is a reoccurrent problem with all Alero owner but from what I understand, quite a few people who own these cars have had problems along the same line. Also, I would like to know what are the details of the lemon law. Thank you for your time.

Within 47000 miles consumer has had rotors replaced four times due to warping. Contacted dealer, and the dealer was not willing to do anything.

Steering and brake pedal vibrated when applying brakes. Rotors were serviced under warranty once. Dealer put rotors on a machine to smooth them out. But, problem happened again. Dealer said they were warped. First time was at 23000 miles.

Warped rotors caused vibration while applying the brakes, consumer took the vehicle to the dealer where they turned the rotors instead of replacing them, service bullitinf 00-05-23-002 stated that the rotors and pads should be replaced with new components. Nlm.

While driving about 65 mph sudden deacceleration while gas pedal was still pressed, and rpms were between 5 and 6000. That had happened to other vehicles, but they did not know what was the cause. Consumer had fixed the rotors at that time.

The front brakes and rotors were replaced due to vibration problems.

The brake rotors have been replaced twice @ only 40,000 miles. They are now needing replacement again. This vehicle needs to be recalled and someone needs to find out why the rotors keep warping.

Dealer informed that all rotors were rusted at 1,330 miles. Dealer made necessary repairs. The customer quoted an "outo doctor" article that states too small brake rotors cause steering wheel shaking.