Oldsmobile / Alero / 2000
2000 Oldsmobile Alero problems
Owners have filed 810 complaints about the 2000 Oldsmobile Alero with NHTSA. Exterior lighting accounts for 20.7% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of service brakes, hydraulic at 19%.
Complaints810
Crashes23
Fires9
Injuries22
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Exterior lighting 20.7% · 168
Service brakes, hydraulic 19.0% · 154
Electrical system 11.6% · 94
Engine and engine cooling 10.6% · 86
Visibility 6.3% · 51
Structure 3.7% · 30
Air bags 3.3% · 27
Power train 3.1% · 25
Severity
Of those complaints, 23 describe a crash, 9 describe a fire and 22 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 6 model years of the Oldsmobile Alero in this data, 2000 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings have fallen off, 12 in the last three years against 71 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 65,000 miles.
In owners' own words
I found a recall on the nhtsa site which exactly described a problem I am having with my turn signals failing to function. Upon reporting the problem to a gm dealer, I was informed that although I am having a problem exactly as described by the recall, my vin falls outside the recall group. My vehicle has a dangerous malfunction that won't be replaced by the dealer because supposedly the problem had been fixed. Exterior lighting · reported at 69,000 miles
Recall 03v327000, concerning hazard warning switch. Intermittently the hazard flash warning lights and the turn signal do not work. Consumer's vehicle is not covered under the recall due to vin. *Ak the flasher and hazard light failure had made it dangerous to drive the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic. The mechanic tested the vehicle but indicated that everything appeared to be normal. Exterior lighting · reported at 68,000 miles
The contact owns a 2000 Oldsmobile Alero. The contact stated that the exterior lighting of the vehicle was defective. When the left or right turn signals were activated, the rear exterior lighting would remain illuminated or would not flash intermittently at erratic speeds. The failure mileage was 145,000 and current mileage was 158,000. Updated 12/8/09 *cn updated 12/09/09. Exterior lighting · reported at 145,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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