Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Oldsmobile Alero.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Kept cutting off won't stay crunk long ignition is jammed loud screeching noises from the springs alternator might be t… |
| 2020-05-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 2002 OLDS ALERO,PRESENT MILEAGE@5/17/20-187,037. WHERE DO I START? OKAY,THE TRUNK HAS STARTED TO ARBITRARILY DECIDE TO … |
| 2019-05-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" I OWN A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO AND MY BLINKERS ONLY WORK MAYBE 2 TIME A MONTH WHEN I USE MY TURNING SIG… |
| 2018-07-17 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | CAR OFTEN STALLS STARTING. EASILY CUTS OFF WHEN PORTABLE PHONE CHARGER IS IN PLACE OR IF RADIO IS ON AFTER 5 MINUTES WI… |
| 2018-06-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CO… |
| 2018-05-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL- I BOUGHT THIS CAR LAST YEAR AND HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE IGNITION. WHEN I TRY TO TURN THE KEY I FEEL TH… |
| 2018-02-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AFTERMARKET STRUTS INSTALLED BY A… |
| 2017-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY TENSOR PULLEY IS GOING OUT AND MY SAFETY SENSORS LIKE ANTI LOCK, TRAC OFF AND NOW SERVICE ENGINE SOON KEEP COMING ON… |
| 2017-09-20 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | IT JUST STARTED AFTER THE SECURITY GOT LOCK AND HAD TO BE OVER DRIVE. WHEN YOU DRIVE YOU CAN FEEL THE CAR IDLE BAD WHE… |
| 2016-10-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT HEARD A WHINING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL FROM RI… |
| 2016-10-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALERO CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WON'T START BACK FOR HOURS. DEALERSHIP AND MECHANICS CAN'T FIND OUT WHY THIS IS OCCUR… |
| 2016-03-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RECALL" MY CAR IS NOT REGISTERED WITH THE RECALL BUT I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH MY CARS STARTE… |
| 2015-09-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO WHICH THROUGHOUT THE YEARS HAS NOT STARTED WHEN YOU PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURN… |
| 2015-08-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE HA… |
| 2015-07-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE HAZARD … |
| 2015-05-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN THE CAR JUST CUT OFF ON ME WITH NO WARNING. I HAD TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL TO TUR… |
| 2015-05-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING… |
| 2015-01-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THESE CARS ARE NIGHTMARES. I REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET (EXTREMELY COMMON ISSUE, WELL DOCUMENTED ONLINE), THE … |
| 2015-01-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ALONG, I HAD DEFROSTER ON, REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER STARTED SMOKING, MELTED THE REAR WINDOW TRIM AND REAR PA… |
| 2014-12-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A BAD SCRUBBING NOISE, AND I HAD NO TURN… |
| 2014-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I RECEIVED RECALL LETTER FROM GM FOR "UNINTENDED KEY ROTATION". I HAD PREVIOUSLY CONTACTED GM INDICATING ISSUES WITH I… |
| 2014-10-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY IGNITION KEY COMES OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE MY CAR IS RUNNING. CALLED ON 10/30/14 @ 2:51 TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT… |
| 2014-10-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (EL… |
| 2014-10-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRYING TO GET LOCAL GM DEALER TO RESPOND TO RECALL NOTICE AND SAY THAT IT WILL BE DECEMBER BEFORE THEY CAN RESPOND. *TR |
| 2014-10-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 … |
| 2014-10-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY FIRST PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM .THE CAR WOULD NOT START. LEARNED THROUGH THE INTERNET HOW TO RESET SYSTE… |
| 2014-10-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V… |
| 2014-10-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY FAILED TO START. THE VEH… |
| 2014-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS KNOW MY AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE IS LIFTED UP IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER. *TR |
| 2014-09-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ADDITIO… |
| 2014-09-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (EL… |
| 2014-09-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WAR… |
| 2014-09-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SIGNALS NOT WORKING.. THEY MAY COME ON AND BLINK OR NOT...I'VE ALMOST HAD TO ACCIDENTS THIS… |
| 2014-09-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, IT TOOK REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. TH… |
| 2014-09-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING,… |
| 2014-08-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THIS CAR IS A HEADACHE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO KEEP CHANGING THE BRAKES ABOUT EVERY 4 WKS ON ONE SIDE THEN LATER THE OTHER … |
| 2014-08-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM FOR A WHILE! ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO I GET IN MY CAR TO GO TO SCHOOL AND WORK AND GUESS WHAT THE… |
| 2014-08-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL LETTER *CN THE CONSUM… |
| 2014-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ANTI THEFT SYSTEM CAR WONT START, SAFETY SYSTEM WONT ALLOW, REPAIRS CAN BE MAID AT DEALER FOR 500. N… |
| 2014-07-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR TO HEAD HOME ON AN HOUR DRIVE. IT WOULD NOT START, NO CRANKING OF ANY KIND OR POWER TO THE … |
| 2014-07-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WILL PERIODICALLY FAIL, LIKELY FROM A GROUND-OUT ISSUE WITH THE FLASHER RELAY. I HAV… |
| 2014-07-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN ROAD ALL LIGHTS QUIT WORKING NOTHING ON DASH WORKS. |
| 2014-07-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR WOULD NOT START IN PARKING LOT OF A BUSINESS ON THURSDAY MORNING. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR IT FINALLY STARTED SO DROVE … |
| 2014-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO STAT… |
| 2014-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS FAILURE. IT STARTED WITH THE TURN SIGNALS, THEY WOULD WORK SOMETIMES AND THEN EVENTUALLY… |
| 2014-07-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING … |
| 2014-06-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD AT 45 MPH AND MY CAR SHUT OFF. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN THE CA… |
| 2014-06-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. WHILE … |
| 2014-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK EN… |
| 2014-04-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. VEHICLE BURNED IN THE YARD, NOTICED SMOKE STARTING TO COME THROUGH THE FUSE PANEL.*CW THE CONSU… |