Engine Shut Off Without Warning Problems of Oldsmobile Alero

The car initially would not start, googled help left in start position for 10 minutes then started. While driving the car shut off mid traffic, thought it was stolen. Taken to gm dealership put in new passcode key, told it was ok. Left dealership car cut off, taken back, said it was fuel injectors, has all of then changed. Car cut off, read on internet that it was a manufacturing error. Dealership would not reimburse money and car continues to not crank at times and cuts off, think it is stolen. This is a saftey hazard and this car should not be sold without warning future drivers. Nearly cost me my life.

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While driving down highway, vehicle key switch randomly malfunctions, causing the vehicle to shut off resulting in loss of control. On multiple occasions I have almost been in a crash because the car shut off.

2000 Oldsmobile Alero engine dies. My car, up to date with all recalls, has numerous issues still with driving and dying. When you start the car, sometimes it has a high idle- 1500 to 2200 rpm. When you shift it into drive, it dies. Sometimes you can be driving and the car just shuts off. I have had the car looked at by 3 different auto shops. 1 of them a gm dealership and 2 of them local auto shops. They have replace the fuel filter and played around with the idler. The problem still continues. A local mechanic did suggest that the issue might be that the engine would be getting flooded when it shuts off and then has way too much excess fuel when you try starting it. He said if it is true, his thoughts, it could eventually lead to an engine fire. This has been going on for over 8 months now. I will report the incident as today's date, as it has done it all day. When the car does shut off it is hard to control and I have had to use curbs as my stopping mechanism.

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Engine shuts off going down highway. Will not restart for several minutes. Able to drive a few miles and will do it again. After having it towed the service center cannot find the problem. Has done the same thing four more times.

The event is unexpected, there is nothing definitive that leads up to the failure. The failure is that the engine shuts down while driving. It has happened 4 times in the last nine months. Once it was able to be restarted after just a few minutes; another time I had to wait about 45 minutes to restart it then it shut down again after driving 12 miles down the road. Each time it was taken to a garage and placed on the diagnostic, it doesn't show a problem exists, therefore, to date, no repairs have been made since no one knows what the problem is . There hasn't been any injury at this time due to this problem, but if this continues a serious occurrence is inevitable; I. E. Losing power while driving down the highway at 65mph.

My car shut off while driving on downtown street. Tow was necessary. Ignition sensory assembly had to be replaced. I received recall for this today gm #14350. I was told there would be directions in the case that I already made repair. There are no instructions. I have a very specific receipt for the repair. How do I get reimbursed. Phone #'s are always busy. . . That's why I'm trying for information here. Thanks.

The contact owns a 2002 Oldsmobile Alero. The contact stated that she was unable to restart the vehicle after it was parked. The dealer stated that the ignition and the fuel pump caused the failure and they made the replacement. Approximately a year and a half later, the failure recurred. While driving 30 mph, the vehicle would shut off without warning. The dealer stated that there was a malfunction with the security system and was unable to duplicate the failure. However, the dealer replaced the electrical harness. The contact also stated that while driving 65 mph, the vehicle jerked and then shut off. The dealer stated that the timing chain failed and made the repair. The failure mileage was 22,000 and current mileage was 58,000.

I have a 2000 Oldsmobile Alero. My rotors have been replaced 3 times while still under warranty and whereby the shim kit was placed. I am still experiencing the same brake problems. My turn signals and hazard lights have completely gone out. Now every few weeks, without any warning, my car completely shuts down, leaving me on the road. I have had it towed to repair shops where they put it on the computer and it doesn't give any code. They cannot figure out what is caused it to stall. This has happened to me 3 times this year. The regulator had to be replaced on the passenger side door window. My car is currently at the shop, and I have recently read the voluminous complaints to the engine coolant system and will inform my mechanic to check to see if that was the cause of the stall. The car will just shut down on the interstate while at 70 mph. This is very dangerous.

While traveling at highway speed of 60 mph vehicle shutdown without warning. Vehicle was almost involved in a rear end crash, due to this condition. Dealer was notified. Feel free to provide us with any further details on this matter .

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