By 3000 miles the brakes on my 2001 olds alero began to make a scraping noise under normal driving conditions. The car now has 10,614 miles on it and the brakes make a scraping sound all of the time and when the ABS is engaged the car comes to a metal to metal, grinding, grabbing, shaking halt. I have found no resolution with gm, weliever-martinsville, the indiana attorney general and finally arbitration with the better business bureau. Their stand is simply that the car will stop. Regardless of what ever is happening to the brakes at this point, the car will stop. It is within gm's specifications therefore it is "normal." if the car has gone from normal braking to scraping to grinding and grabbing what will another 6 months, a year, 2 years bring? Because it is grinding metal to metal with only 10,000 miles on it does that mean that the car should have a complete brake job every 10,000 miles or less? If the brakes aren't replaced every 10,000 miles or less, how many miles before the brakes actually fail and someone is injured or killed. Sound familiar? Ford-firestone. I've done everything I know to do. I have turned the car back over to gm. I will not drive this car and I will not be held hostage by general motors or weliever oldsmobile. The arbitrator from the better business bureau drove my car. There were 4 of us in the car, phillip allen-bbb arbitrator, larry jones-weliever, peggy (?) bbb, and myself. The arbitrator drove during the test drive, put the car in an "emergency" stopping situation and after experiencing the grinding, shaking halt he lied on his report and said that "the problem does not exist." it is totally beyond my comprehension why a man in his position would out right lie. Why the service techs and people like him won't stand up for us who are having these problems and tell gm that "hey someting is wrong with these cars." is totally beyond me. Nothing about the brakes on this car is "normal" except in gm's words.
2001 Oldsmobile Alero brakes complaints
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Consumer states that every 8k miles the braking system including the rotors and pads and calibers need to be replaced. Contacted dealer but they cannot remedy the problem.
Braking is not working properly, pads and calipers will easily wear down and there is a grinding nosie at low speeds, consumer has replaced the parts several times. Contacted dealer and they were not willing to do anything.*ak. Also the driver side window chatters, there was a noise in the left front wheel bearing.
I have heard through news 8 in grand rapids that alero's and grand am's have a problem with their braking system. I have pulsuing breaks at higher speeds, and they never go away. I have a friend with a new 2001 grand am that had the same problem and they.
When brakes are applied brakes pulsate and steering wheel shakes. Also, front brake rotors are prematurely wearing. Dealer cannot identify problem. Please give further details.
When applying brakes slowly in stopping, they are not catching, brakes make a noise. This happens intermittently. Dealer contacted.*ak
While driving 31 MPH applied brakes and vehicle would not stop, causing a rearend crash.
Alternator failed, consumer was told this was normal because alternator was located above engine. *ak brakes make noise due to rotor and pad failure. Air pressure light comes on due to front tire air leak.
Consumer stated the ABS rotors were making a grinding noise although rotors and the pads were still new, dealer replaced rotors and pads, but vehicle was still making the grinding noise. *ak also the alternator went out, wheels and tires were replaced due to the air pressure light illuminating, a front wheel alignment was performed, battery light and ABS light was coming on.
Front driver side and passenger side wheels were leaking. Dealer had been contacted for replacement wheels, but that did not remedy the problem. Wheels are still leaking. *ak brakes make noise due to pad and rotor failure. Right front goodyear tire losing air pressure, p225/50r16, dot number 0294302.
Vehicle accelerates on its own, will not respond to braking. It will accelerate for 5-7 miles before it slows down. This has happened 5 times, dealer could not find cause. Vehicle at dealership at this time.
Intermittently when brakes are applied steering wheel vibrates. Dealer has replaced lining in brake rotors to correct the problem. Please provide additional information.
Picked up car 1/30/2001 on 4/9/car flat bedded in for brake problems, said it was rear park brake hanging up from rust proofing they replace both rear cables. 5/15 flat bedded again roto on rt. Glazed they replace and adjusted brakes and road tested. 6/19 going shopping with cousin was at a complete stopnext thing the car lunged into the rear of the car in front of us and I still had my foot on the brake. We we all shook up cause it was a sudden jar that we and the people the car hit we all sore from it . Again the car was flat bedded to the service department and they said there was nothing wrong with the brakes the computer said so ,and there was no way it could of happened the way I said it did. I fell very upset about the whole thing now I have a car that I've made 5payments on and when I brought it home from getting fixed that I paid 1,201.83 to fix was so scared that I got sick and now I can't even drive the car cause I so scared that the next time I may be killed in it . And now I have a car that I can't afford to traded in cause I've only just made my 5 car payment. And I'm still waiting to hear back from oldsmobile on the whole thing.
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