Brakes Failed Problems of Oldsmobile Alero

The contact owns a 2004 Oldsmobile Alero. While driving approximately 35 mph, the engine stalled without warning and the power steering and brakes failed. The vehicle restarted after multiple attempts, but the failure recurred multiple times. The dealer stated that the failure could be due to a faulty ignition switch and/or various engine failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received NHTSA campaign number: 14v40000 (electrical system) and performed the recommendations from the notification, including driving with a single key. The failure recurred numerous times. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 35,570.

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The contact owns a 2003 Oldsmobile Alero. While driving approximately 15 mph, the brake pedal failed to respond when it was depressed. As a result, the vehicle crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 125,000.

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My brakes failed last night while driving almost causing an accident. It's in my gargage at home now because I'm afraid to drive it to the dealer. My dealer is saying too bad, bring it in, but you'll have to pay. Manufacturer is saying too bad, we've never heard of such issues, even though I have 51 pages of complaints. This is why olds is going out of business, for building crap cars, that they don't back! I will never buy another gm car again!!!! I find this totally unacceptable to have no brakes after just 15,000 miles and no prior issues. Now since the incident last night the brakes grind horribly and go right to the floor. What a joke and embarrassment for gm! dt.

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Brake system failure. Pedal went to floor. Occured once before without incident. This time caused major accident totaling vehicle. Applied brakes. Pedal went to floor. No warning lights came on. Related note. . . Both times, "low tire pressure" light falsely came on day before failure. All tires were properly inflated both times. False tire inflation low light seems to predict system failure.

The vehicles brakes failed while driving causing the vehicle to rear end another vehicle and resulted in property damage to both vehicles, the consumer is request reimbursement. Nlm.

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1)the abs braking system feels weak and a substantial vibration of the entire steering wheel and front panel of the car occurs when brakes are applied. Car does not stop sufficiently unless brakes are fully depressed. 2)the car has not been able to successfully start multiple times and is currently unable to start. The battery has been checked and is fine. No recharging of battery occurs even after jump-starting and running the engine for a lengthy period of time. 3) left rear door panel has parts that are falling off and loose. 4) parking brakes are weak and fail to prevent rolling on inclines. Additionally, there has been a recall placed on this model for failure to conform to federal/canada motor vehicle saftey standard 201, "occupant protection in interior impact. ".

This problem was found by my husband on each occurance, I am scared for our safety and the safty of others because I never would have known this if my husband did not stay right on top of things. This is very dangerous for consumers and others because I feel that if the brakes fail due to this problem some innocent persons can seriously get hurt along with our own family. Please e-mail me back regarding this matter so maybe the lifes of others can be secure.

By 3000 miles the brakes on my 2001 olds Alero began to make a scraping noise under normal driving conditions. The car now has 10,614 miles on it and the brakes make a scraping sound all of the time and when the abs is engaged the car comes to a metal to metal, grinding, grabbing, shaking halt. I have found no resolution with gm, weliever-martinsville, the indiana attorney general and finally arbitration with the better business bureau. Their stand is simply that the car will stop. Regardless of what ever is happening to the brakes at this point, the car will stop. It is within gm's specifications therefore it is "normal. " if the car has gone from normal braking to scraping to grinding and grabbing what will another 6 months, a year, 2 years bring? because it is grinding metal to metal with only 10,000 miles on it does that mean that the car should have a complete brake job every 10,000 miles or less? if the brakes aren't replaced every 10,000 miles or less, how many miles before the brakes actually fail and someone is injured or killed. Sound familiar? Ford-firestone. I've done everything I know to do. I have turned the car back over to gm. I will not drive this car and I will not be held hostage by general motors or weliever Oldsmobile. The arbitrator from the better business bureau drove my car. There were 4 of us in the car, phillip allen-bbb arbitrator, larry jones-weliever, peggy (?) bbb, and myself. The arbitrator drove during the test drive, put the car in an "emergency" stopping situation and after experiencing the grinding, shaking halt he lied on his report and said that "the problem does not exist. " it is totally beyond my comprehension why a man in his position would out right lie. Why the service techs and people like him won't stand up for us who are having these problems and tell gm that "hey someting is wrong with these cars. " is totally beyond me. Nothing about the brakes on this car is "normal" except in gm's words.

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