Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 Oldsmobile Alero.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | The contact owned a 2003 Oldsmobile Alero. The contact stated while driving approximately 5 MPH and crossing an interse… |
| 2021-11-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Driving and everything quit but the engine nothing on the dash worked, door locks unlocked lost headlights, radio anyth… |
| 2019-04-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 1200 MILES AFTER J02 RECALL CAR RUNS SLUGGISH GOING UP CANYON. STOP CAR AND ENGINE IS MISFIRING. TURN AROUND AND COAST … |
| 2017-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE FAILED TO ENGAGE WITHOUT WA… |
| 2017-03-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CAR RANDOMLY BEGAN ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. I IMMEDIATELY PUS… |
| 2016-10-13 | TIRES | No | 0 | CONTINUATION OF A PRIOR COMPLAINT (10908068). ON 9/20/16, PRIOR DEFECTIVE STARFIRE RS-C 2.0 ULTIMATE TOURING TIRE REPLA… |
| 2016-10-13 | WHEELS | No | 0 | CONTINUATION OF A PRIOR COMPLAINT (10908068). ON 9/20/16, PRIOR DEFECTIVE STARFIRE RS-C ULTIMATE TOURING TIRE REPLACED … |
| 2016-09-09 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON I-295 NORTH NEAR HAMILTON TWP, NJ AT AROUND 6:45PM AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 65 MPH, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLE… |
| 2016-08-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR HAS BEEN HAVING ACCELERATION ISSUES HER AND THERE HAS HAD A FUEL LEAK FOR AWHILE NOW AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CA… |
| 2016-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER FAILURE RESULTING IN THE DEVICE STOCKING AND BECOMING STUCK INOPERABLE. AT FIRST IT WAS DIFFICUL… |
| 2016-05-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER … |
| 2016-03-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE TEMPER… |
| 2016-03-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID ON ICE AND CRASHED INTO A LIGHT PO… |
| 2016-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUM… |
| 2016-01-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRIED TO START CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START, ONLY CRANK. STARTED NEXT MORNING AND HAD IT TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP AND IT WOU… |
| 2016-01-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO FUNCTION AND SMOKE EMITT… |
| 2015-12-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER W… |
| 2015-12-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT INVOKE THE ENGINE. IT HAS HAPPENED COUPLE OF TIMES WITH MY ALERO. LAST YEAR AS PER THE RECA… |
| 2015-11-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE CAR JUMPED UP ITO 6 AND 7 RPMS IN THE RED GOT STUCK EVEN WHEN PEDAL WAS NOT PRE… |
| 2015-10-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | GOT MY CAR TOLD TO SHOP IT WAS RUNNING WHEN GOT CAR WOULD NOT START UP THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN |
| 2015-09-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING FOUR TIMES ON T… |
| 2015-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAD GOT THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL DONE IT WORK FOR A LITTLE WHILE BUT NOW ITS BACK ACTING UP MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAVE CO… |
| 2015-06-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE C… |
| 2015-06-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (EL… |
| 2015-06-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND THE CHECK EN… |
| 2015-05-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | POWER MIRROR SWITCH FAILED. LOSS OF MORE THAN ONE HVAC BLOWER MOTOR SPEEDS (FAULTY SWITCH OR FAULTY BLOWER MOTOR RESIST… |
| 2015-05-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO FROM AN INDIVIDUAL. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BLINKERS EVER SINCE. SOME DAYS TH… |
| 2015-02-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | RECALL 14350 WAS FIXED BUT AFTER A WEEK, THE CAR STARTED TO SHUT OFF AGAIN WHILE DRIVING . PLEASE HELP.NO ONE SEEM TO K… |
| 2015-01-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIG… |
| 2015-01-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRAS… |
| 2015-01-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (EL… |
| 2015-01-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT … |
| 2014-12-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND … |
| 2014-12-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT REMAIN ON AND CONTINU… |
| 2014-11-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (EL… |
| 2014-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSING … |
| 2014-10-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000… |
| 2014-10-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. THE VEHIC… |
| 2014-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PARTS FOR REPAIR TO THE KEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE AS OF OCT 1, 2014. PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. NO DATE OF PARTS AVAILABILITY… |
| 2014-09-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED ANOT… |
| 2014-09-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR WINDOWS FAILED TO OPEN OR CLOSE. THE CON… |
| 2014-09-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 1 | 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE NEED TO HAVE THE IGNITION AND KEYS REPAIRED. *SS THE CONSUMER RECEI… |
| 2014-09-03 | STEERING | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND CAUSED … |
| 2014-08-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL FOR IGNITION SYSTEM AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR NEW IGNITION SYSTEM.… |
| 2014-08-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE S… |
| 2014-08-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE… |
| 2014-08-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND WHE… |
| 2014-07-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THE WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE … |
| 2014-06-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS A NOISE HEARD FR… |
| 2014-06-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. TH… |