I have had problems starting this car off and on for the past 3 years. There are some days it won't start, then there are some days that when it starts, as I'm driving it will die..... Sometimes it will start again and sometimes it won't. I've had it in the shop first (gm dealer) they first cleaned out the igniters, that worked for about 2 months, then they said it needs a new fuel pump, had that replaced, that lasted about a year, then my machanic replaced my ignition switch, said something about a sensor gone bad....guess what...good for about 6 months..... Now I'm stuck with a car with little money to fix it. What should I do?
2003 Oldsmobile Alero: fuel pump failure
5 of the 184 complaints about the 2003 Oldsmobile Alero describe fuel pump failure.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Fuel pump failure by model year
What owners say
This all started estimated in april 2010. When the security light comes on I know it will not start the next time I get in it. It could not start once or 3 times. It very scary sitting in my car with the key turned on for 10 minutes. Then I can turn it off and turn back on and it will start. I have had it looked at and he put a new fuel pump on it, then it did it again and the next time he firxed it by reseting the computer but it did last. I talked to other people and they say they have the same problem. The way I found out how to fix was I called a tow truck and he told me what to do. Have you had any compaints like this?
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 oldsmobile alero. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the security system caused the vehicle to stall repeatedly without warning. The contact stated that the failure would occur sporadically and oftentimes, the vehicle would restart immediately and other times it would not. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who repaired the fuse box yet the failure recurred within the week. The fuel pump was then replaced and the failure did not recur. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 84,527.
Vehicle lost power while driving on three occasions. On other occasions, the vehicle would not start after turning over. Three repair shops could not find the problem but the general consensus was that it had to do with the fuel delivery system. Many identical complaints can be found online (I.e., carcomplaints.com) and everything from replacing the fuel pumps, relay switches, batteries, anti-theft systems to washing out the fuel tank has been tried to know avail. The shop cannot fix the problem, and it will be hard to sell the car honestly with the problems it has. There is a mass of people who believe this should be a recall from the factory, and although I doubt it makes any difference, I am one more person in that mass.
Fuel pump and electronic system.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2003 Oldsmobile Alero fuel pump
Is fuel pump failure a common problem on the 2003 Oldsmobile Alero?
5 of 184 owner complaints about the 2003 Oldsmobile Alero (3%) mention fuel pump failure. The model year with the most reports is 2001.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2003 Oldsmobile Alero?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2003 Oldsmobile Alero
Won't start 31Stalling 29No deployment 10Check engine light 6
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