Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 Oldsmobile Alero submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
SEVERAL FAILURES OF EITHER FRONT BRAKES OR REAR BRAKES REQUIRING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. FAILURE HAPPENS AFTER LESS THAN 20,000 ON EACH SET OF BRAKES. THERE HAS BEEN AT LEAST 3 WHEEL HUB REPLACEMENTS ON DRIVER SIDE AS WELL AS 2 WHEEL HUB REPLACEMENTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. BOTH DRIVERS WINDOW AND PASSENGER WINDOW MOTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE.... UPDATED 04/11/13 *BF
THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE DEFLATED ON IT'S OWN. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRE DAILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE TIRE PRESSURE WILL NOT SUSTAIN. THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT STAYS ON, AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO ADD AIR DAILY. THE DEALER REFUSED TO COOPERATE. *AK THE LEFT FRONT DOOR BODY SIDE WAS FALLING, THE SOLDER JOINTS IN THE HAZARD WARNING FLASHER SWITCH MAY CRACK, THE COOLANT LIGHT HAD COME ON, THERE WAS AN ERRATIC SOUND WHEN THE IGNITION WAS FIRST TURNED ON, THE DRIVER WINDOW HAD A WATER LEAK, THE LEFT POWER WINDOW WON'T SEAL, THE REGULATOR WAS BROKEN, AND THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO BINDING CYLINDER LOCK. SC
ELECTRICAL,TIRES,AIR CONDITIONER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE RUBBING AGAINST THE WHEEL. *NLM. *AK
DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON DRY ROAD WHEN RIGHT REAR TIRE CAME OFF OF CAR CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWICE TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. ON INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE THAT HAD COME OFF WAS STILL INTACT MEANING NO BLOW OUT AND LUG NUTS WERE STILL IN PLACE BUT ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE TIRE YOU COULD SEE WHERE THE SPINDLE HAD SEPARTED FROM THE STRUT HOUSING CAUSING THE TIRE TO COME OFF THE CAR. ALSO, ON THE LEFT REAR OF THE CAR. THAT TIRE REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE CAR BUT PULLED UP AND AWAY FROM ITS ATTACHMENT WITH THE SAME DEFECT NOTED AT THE SPINDLE SEPARATION FROM THE STRUT HOUSING. I HAVE PICTURES OF ALL THESE DETAILS AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS LOOK AT THE CAR AND THEY HAVE ALL COME UP WITH THE SAME CONSENSUS THAT THE SEPARATION OF THIS SPINDLE FROM THE STRUT HOUSING IS WHAT MADE THE TIRE COME OFF AND THUS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VECHILE AND TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE AS DEEMED SO BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. I SUFFERED 2 FRACTURED RIBS, A RUPTURED TENDON OF THE AC JOINT IN MY LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK PAIN THAT I AM CURRENTLY BEING TREATED FOR. I AM OUT ON DISABILITY BECAUSE OF THESE INJURIES. I AM A REGISTERED NURSE. THANKFULLY, MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. I FEAR THAT THIS MIGHT HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE AND LIVES COULD BE LOST. DT
LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT HAS HAD TO BE RESET 3 TIMES, CAR HANDLES BAD ON THE ROAD AND NOW SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON. (PART ORDERED). *AK
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. *YH
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. *YH
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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