Brake Grinding Noise Problems of Oldsmobile Alero

On Wednesday, Feb 8, 2006 three lights came on in my car at the same time. They are 'service vehicle soon, trac off, & anti-lock'. These lights have continued coming on since. Week before these lights had came on. I had new hub bearings put on my car. Then once this was done about 3-4 days later these lights came. I have taken two 3 garages to have this looked at and they which they have put a computer hooked up to my car to check for any codes while the lights were on. There were no codes showing for my car. Yesterday, Tuesday, Feb 14, 2006, I was coming to a stop at a stop sign when I heard a grinding noise which I was pressing the brake in and was able to stop with two pumps to the barkes. Came to a stop. . If there were to be someone ahead of me I would have rear-ended this person or maybe even rolled right into oncoming traffic in the intersection. As I surf this web sit I find they same problems other people had or having the same similar problems with their gm vehicles recently. I was given an 800 number to check for recalls I just called and there was no recall of this sort listed for this vehicle. This is definitely a safety issue that needs to be addressed. It seems off that know five people, including myself, in the same place of work have the same problems with their gm vehicle and only one was covered. This is an expensive item to be replaced and since it is a safety concern for all involved, this problem should be covered under a recall and not out of our pocket.

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Excessive front brake wear. Front wheel bearings. I purchase (2) 2001 Oldsmobile Aleros and within the first 24,000 miles there stated to be brake problems. It sounded as if the front wheels were always grinding. Cars were taken in to dealership and we were told there was nothing wrong. My wife and I drive completely different but identical problem occurred in each vehicle. We've had to replace rotors and brake pads every 12,000 - 18,000 miles. Finally when I took the vehicle into a non- dealer, to get the cruise control, traction control repaired, they replaced the front bearings and repaired the other problems. Since then, no more grinding noise and the brakes don't seem to be wearing out as rapidly. Both vehicles had the v-6 option, so I don't know if the problem was related to that or not.

When I brake there is a grinding noise going on underneath the front of my car. Happens when I brake going down hill, or when I have to brake suddenly. When I brake normally, there is this shaking that is going on. I thought I needed new brake pads but that did not remedy the situation. Also, my sunvisor falls off very frequently hitting me in the head. And my driver side mirror shakes violently while im driving. And my tires loose pressure constantly and sometimes the light even comes on when my tires arent low.

Consumer states the traction and ses antilock lamps came on, vehicle was taken into shop due to brakes making a grinding noise, consumer was informed problem could not be duplicated, however a week later consumer was informed, that brakes were indeed needed after she had already comlained of the grinding noise, the technician indicated that they knew there was a problem, however Oldsmobile would not let them do anything about it until a bulletin was issued.

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Brake system makes a grinding noise when brakes are applied at low speeds. There is also a vibration in brakes when vehicle is turning. Please provide any additional information/attachments.

Since new this vehicle has had a loud grinding noise coming from front brakes in wet weather. It does not happen all the time, and when it does vehicle is hard to stop. It feels like abs is engaging under normal driving. The dealer cannot find problem, but this has been going on since we purchased it. It happens at all speeds and on normal braking (not hard braking). We have complained since June of this year and have had it in the shop at least 5 times for this problem. We fear that in an emergency the abs will not work like it is supposed to. Our issue is that the dealer can't find a problem. It doesn't rain much here so it's hard to predict. It even happens when we are on our way to the dealer but will not happen after that. Thank you for your time.