2000 Oldsmobile Alero acceleration problems

Filed Nov 27, 2011 · Acceleration · 166,000 miles · WA · fire

Throttle stuck full on. I couldn't stop and almost crashed into people. Brakes were on fire.

Filed Feb 27, 2008 · Acceleration, Engine · 80,000 miles · KY

I have researched this problem and there seems to be too many people whose windows jam than fall down into the door. I have personally paid over $400 two times to have this fixed. Also another incident with this car are the blinker which sometimes work and sometimes don't. Just this week another problem with the air conditioning. The blower is not working therefore no defrost in this cold weather.

Filed May 25, 2007 · Acceleration, Visibility · NC

Vehicle cruise control nor rear defrost works. The front dashboard cover is shrinking and peeling back off of dash and is almost completely off of airbag area and this is seen in almost every alero but not other gm models

Filed Feb 28, 2005 · Acceleration, Visibility · 81,000 miles · IN

Heater fan quit. Windshield stays fogged up in winter. Likely to cause accident. And cruise control quit also

Filed Nov 7, 2004 · Acceleration · 61,700 miles · CA

This documents an ongoing scenario regarding the cruise control switch, p/n spo 022608614. On 1/25/01 had the switch replaced [woodard chev, fairfield, ca] because the switch was inoperative . The same switch was inoperative after a vehicle service on 5/17/02 [pearson auto, sunnyvale, ca]. I have not replaced the switch for a 3rd time, because I feel this switch will fail after another engine service activity. I do not want to continue to pay for faulty designed parts, or pay for service inadequacies which lend to other component failures. This switch appears to be faulty in that the part has a short service life, or there is a flaw in the service process which ultimately renders the switch inoperative. Would like this remedied. Thank you!

Filed Sep 15, 2004 · Acceleration, Body · 65,000 miles · UT

All four of my window regulators have failed within a period of 2 months, I have replaced 3 of the four, the left rear door still has not been replaced do to the cost of parts for this car, in adition, I have had to replace the front calipers, brake pads and rotors on this vehicle 2 times within a period of 1 year, just before the last time I replaced them, my rear calipers went out, they will engage, but will stay locked, only releasing after I drive for about 20 feet or so, I have also experienced problems with the security system activating itself and not allowing me to start the car for at least 10 minutes ( the time it takes the system to recycle itself). In adddition, my door pannels coverings are all coming separated accross the top of of them, again do to the cost, I have failed to replace them. Unfortunatly this happened before I knew that so many people where having problems with the oldsmobile aleros, so I did not retain the old parts.

Filed Jul 26, 2004 · Acceleration · 64,120 miles · OH

Accelerator sticks - on 5 occasions. Took to a gm dealership service center - they could not figure it out. Took it to an independant service center - they could not figure it out.

Filed May 20, 2004 · Acceleration, Brakes · 79,246 miles · NY

Regarding 2000 oldsmobile alero - intermittent failure/ malfunction of anti-lock brakes and traction control while braking to a stop.upon starting the vehicle, the anti-lock brake system would appear to work fine. The traction control system, indicated by the "low trac" light may or may not be lit, indicating a problem. Shortly after driving the vehicle and while braking to a stop, the traction control system seems to sense a slippery road and activates the anti-lock brakes, causing the brakes to disengage and then slowly re-engage, as if stopping on slippery pavement. However, this has been happening on dry, normal pavement at normal speed and stops. Having the brakes disengage while braking to a stop increases the needed stopping distance and requires the driver to either turn to avoid a collision or use the emergency break to stop. Note that the the red brake failure light is not on during this condition. After stopping, the amber "anti-lock", "trac off", and "service vehicle soon" lights are lit and the vehicle appears to deactivate the anti-lock and traction control system for the rest of the trip. The brakes then work fine, with these systems deactivated.

Filed Aug 7, 2003 · Acceleration, Engine · WI

Service engine soon lamp: intake manifold gasket: cruise control: transmission.

Filed Jun 13, 2003 · Acceleration, Brakes · 65,000 miles · AZ

The brake rotors had to be replaced twice because the brakes wear very fast replaced brakes 4 times since I bought the car in august of 2001 even if there the lifetime warranty brakes. The drivers door window motor has to be replaced. Driver window keeps coming off track causing the window to fall. The interior light fell out and had to be put back. The low tire air pressure light, and others keep coming on and staying on even if the work has been done. The back window has a wire type defrost in the window itself that has burned in once place only leaving a burned look on the back window. The cruise control went out a week after I had the vehicle which I bought the vehicle at 30, 000 miles. The passenger side view mirror shatter going the a roadway about 35 miles an hour, almost causing eye damage to a very young child if I hadn't roll the window up in time due to child being seated in the back seat in a child seat. The mirror shattered in very tiny pieces for no apparent reason.