Engine Belts And Pulleys Problems of Oldsmobile Alero

Car dies without any warning. Car consistently misfires, hesitates. Occurs quite often. Especially dangerous on the highway and hills. Purchased the car used in may. Dealer had it for a while putting in a new serpentine belt and after the first stall, the catalytic converter. Didn't even have it ten days, when it first stalled and had to be towed. Brought it back to the dealer, changed spark plugs. Had it about a week, died on a hill with my two children in the car, started to roll back into another car. Muffler was worked on. Died again on the highway at 55mph. Called dealer, brought it back to his service person and he felt it, but no codes showed. Dealer was done with helping. Warranty on engine and transmission expired 08/01/09. Brought car to another mechanic, changed crank sensor. Car died two more times. Wrote a letter to gm, brought car to their mechanic. Asked gm to assist since there have been so many complaints concerning the same issue. To me this is a manufacturer defect, not a maintenance issue. Too many people have had this same complaint, some at the purchase of the vehicle new, some like me, bought it used. Gm needs to accept this responsibility, before someone is seriously injured or worse dead. As a single mom, my children are everything to me. Their life should not be jeopardized because of a car's malfunction, nor should anyone else's. I can't get rid of this car in good conscience, knowing another person may buy this vehicle and could lose their life or someone else's. Please review the complaints on line and previously made. This is a safety issue. The saddest part is gm could make this right and won't. Please know that I would appreciate your investigation into this issue. Thank you.

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(1) no warning -just at dealership 3 weeks before. (2) timing chain broke while on interstate causing catastrophic engine failure & had to steer car off to side of road with no power & high traffic load. Have read now of numerous failures of Oldsmobile Aleros with 2. 2 engine due to a defective timing chain tensioner that was apparently redesigned in 2005 to address this problem. No recalls on this defect. (3) I am having engine replaced as it is destroyed from the 70mph failure. Engine is still available if needed for investigation if you let me know real soon.

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While driving 65mph in the fast lane on the highway my car died. I had to cross over the highway to make it to break down lane very scary and very dangerous three mechanics later no one can solve problem . It happened 4 times on the highway and now it happens on the main streets.

- the contact owns a 2002 Oldsmobile Alero. While driving at 40 mph on a very nice day the timing chain sheared off which caused the engine to lose power. The timing chain failure warped all of the rods and heads. The failure mileage was 84,000, and the current mileage was 87,363.

: the contact stated while driving at various speeds there was a humming noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. Additionally, the abs light illuminated, the cruise control became inoperable, a burning smell appeared and the vehicle was loosing water. The dealership inspected the vehicle. The battery, wiring, spark plug wiring and a belt were replaced. The water pump and window switch was replaced. The blower motor needed to cleaned out. The brakes were inoperative updated 05/01/06.

See all problems of the 1999 Oldsmobile Alero 🔎.

The car has broke down and wouldn't restart, fuel pump, ecm? modulater fuses. Powering steering leaks all the time and sometimes locks up. Rear defroster won't work. Driver's side controls for windows, locks, stopped working. Drivers side window drops down and breaks-repaired 3 times and just happened again. Belt broke, lost power barely able to get it off the road. Front passenger wheel thumps, pops, etc. Had fixed and still has the same problems. I've maintained routinely, but it continues to keep breaking down. The handle to put in gear/park has broke. A lot of plastic parts, clips etc crumbling apart, knobs, light switches, window tracts. All out of pocket. Recall for windows, rear defrost, power steering, fuel pump, belt breaking, front hubs/wheels/steering !!!!!.

1999 olds Alero GLS, bought the car in may,2004 with 23,000 miles on it. From day 1 I have had nothing but problems with it mostly brakes, car has extended warranty on it. The rotors grind, pulsate, squeak, the calipers make cracking noises sometimes brake pedal goes to floor. The dealership refuses to fix the problem or says it will not do it for the mechanic, when I drop it off I allowed the service manager to hear it he also verified the sound, only to get the car back being told it won't do it. The rotors have been replaced 4x the brakes 3x the calipers 2x, I still have the problem. Cd player will not work told by dealership it is the humidity doing it which I live in philadelphia and it is winter there is no humidity. Told dealership about a squeezing noise under hood got car back and told they could not find anything wrong with it, I get home and pop the hood and find a grease like residue on the serpentine belt, I later find the water pump leaking. Car loses power and a metal banging noise occurs from under the hood under acceleration, dealership says cannot find the problem. I go back to the dealership and tell them about the brakes and water pump, the tell me that they cannot satisfy me and they will not service the car and not to bring it to them any more. In one month I was at the dealership for the same problem, it still is not fixed, with each time having to pay a $100. 00 deductible. I contact gm the say car is to old and there is nothing they can do for me. The car has 56,000 miles on it and the warranty does not expire until 60,000 or may,2006. I am getting ready to trade it in for a Toyota.

The 3. 4l v6 engine regularly lost coolant, and the reservoir had to be refilled about once a month. Also noticed thick white goo on the oil cap (but not on the oil dipstick), and heard a ticking sound after starting the engine, which went away after the engine warmed up. The dealer said the head gasket was leaking, and the repair cost $1,100. The engine had 53,000 miles at the time of the repair, which is well beyond the warranty, but this type of problem would have developed several thousand miles ago, before any symptoms were noticeable. It is very disappointing to have major engine work done with so few miles (also had to have serpentine belt replaced), especially when the Alero's sales brochure brags about "long life fluids, including coolant, that will last up to 100,000 miles or more. " when the dealer replaced the head gasket, they said that replacement part is the same as the original (gm had not made any design changes to the part), so this will most likely be a recurring problem for the life of the engine. Overall, Im happy with the cars design and performance, but its upsetting to have such high cost repairs on a car I plan to drive for several more years.

I own a 1999 Oldsmobile Alero with a v-6 3. 4 liter engine, and it uses dex-cool. Over the past few months my low coolant light has been coming on and as instructed in my owner's manual I have been replacing the dex-cool/water mixture in the overflow tank. Just recently my abs light and low track light has come on, and over the weekend I was driving on a highway when my fan belt prematurely broke and stranded me along side of the highway.

One month after purchasing the vehicle I had it back at the dealer for seatbelt not retracting properly. The buttons keep breaking off. Had the rear defroster replaced, the a/c had to be fixed, the brakes and rotors replaced, turn signal switch had to be replaced. The gas gauge currently is not working. There has been so many repairs on this vehicle I can't keep track any more. Continue to have a problem with the car shaking when I have been driving it for a while. Dealer acknowledges there is a problem but has no idea what is causing it. This car is my worst nightmare. I have been to the dealer so many times I lost count.

See all problems of the 2001 Oldsmobile Alero 🔎.

Due to gm defect to date I have had to replace intake manifold gasket, water pump, thermostat, serpentine belt and am now looking at replacing gas tank and heater core. .

Lower intake manifold gasket failure causing leakage of coolant into the engine and onto pavement. This type of gasket failure is unacceptable at such low miles. August update: since filing the complaint, I had the intake manifold gasket replaced (along with the other gaskets, seals, and rings that are typically replaced in this procedure) by the olds dealer here in my area. This was done at mileage 51947 on 2/11/03 for my 2000 olds Alero that was purchased new on 7/6/2000. As for cost, I was able to do some negotiating with the service manager. About one month earlier, I had taken the car in to get the drivers side window repaired. It had fallen out of track (for the second time), and I raised the issue that this was unacceptable, and that their competitor cars do not do this (non gm vehicles). Having negotiated a low price on this window repair, the service manager remembered me for the intake manifold repair. I raised a number of issues and facts surrounding the intake manifold gasket and was able to get the entire repair done for $276. 75, along with an oil change and serpentine belt replacement, included. I have not noticed and problems with coolant leakage since the repair was preformed. Another concern that I have is, since my repair was done in February 2003, but the service bulletin is dated March 2003, were old parts used in my repair and will this happen again?.

The lower intake gasket & oil pump drive o-ring seal is leaking coolant internal & is mixing with oil, engine will need to be replaced. This car is only 2 1/2 yrs old, the intake gasket and o-ring seal should not leak fluid; this must be a manufacturer's defect. I have taken the car in for service (fitzgerald auto mall- maryland) consistently. . . . . Idlerpulley - I had the serpentine belt replaced in Nov 2001(113. 38). In February while driving on the interstate all of car systems began to fail. Once the alternator was drained dry and the car coolant, the battery died, because the serpentine belt came off. After two hours in the rain we were able to get the belt back on and I took the car to the dealership the following day. The dealership discovered the idler pulley bearing was loose and needed to be replaced. . . This cost $117. 47. The dealership would not pay claim any liability, because it had been two months since they had replaced ther serpentine belt and felt anything could of happened since November. I am sure it is not common for an idler pulley bearing to become loose, this may be a manufacturer's defect. Thank you.