2001 Oldsmobile Alero Transmission Problems

MY CAR WILL START AND NOT FOLLOW THROUGH...I CAN NOT EVEN BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW HORRIBLE THIS IS...I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN THAT NEED TO GET TO SCHOOL AND I HAD TO QUIT MY JOB BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT RELIABLE...IS THERE NOTHING GM COULD DO ABOUT THIS...PLEASE I AM BEGGING FOR ANYTHING...I DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO FIX MY CAR AND IT IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, JUST LIKE IT HAS BEEN FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS...I NEED HELP... *TR

NHTSA ID

10189149

Incident

Oct 1, 2004

Mileage

50,000 mi

THE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR ON THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 68,000 MILES. THE ENGINE IDLES AT 1300 RPM. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.

NHTSA ID

10120079

Incident

May 4, 2005

Mileage

68,600 mi

CONSUMER CAN PULL THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN GEAR.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN FOWARD GEAR, THE CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE IT OUT OF REVERSE , THEN SHIFT IT BACK INTO REVERSE IN ORDER TO BACK OUT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10057901

Incident

Jul 9, 2001

THE IGNITION LOCK DID NOT FULLY ENGAGE THE LOCK FUNCTION, AND ALLOWED THE KEY TO BE REMOVED WITHOUT ENGAGING THE "PARK" FUNCTION ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.*AK

NHTSA ID

10060155

Incident

Mar 1, 2004

Mileage

74,000 mi

MY CAR IS A 2001, IT HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN , LUCKILY THE BLINKER, FLASHER ISSUE IS BEING RECALLED. MY CAR HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THESE CARS. MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TOO. WHEN I TRY TO ROLL IT DOWN, IT WILL PULL DOWN THE ENGINE AND MY LIGHTS WILL DIM VERY LOW.( EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS.) MY BACK SPEAKERS ALSO WORK WHENEVER THEY WANT TO. I AM NOT ONE TO LISTEN TO LOUD MUSIC, BUT IT'S PRETTY BAD WHEN ONLY THE FRONT SPEAKERS WORK. I BELIEVE THESE CARS NEED TO BE REWIRED. THE LATEST PROBLEM HAPPENED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. THE TRANSMISSION LEVER BUTTON COMPLETELY BROKE OFF. LUCKILY THE BUTTON IS STILL "LITERALLY" HANGING IN THERE ,BUT IF IT FALLS OUT AND GETS LOST THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO PUT MY CAR INTO GEAR OR OUT OF GEAR FOR THAT MATTER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE BUTTON TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK. THE DEALER WHOM I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM IS NOT WILLING TO HELP AT ALL WITH ANY OF THE SITUATIONS WITH MY CAR. HOW CAN CONSUMERS PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM COMPANIES WHO DO NOT STAND BY THEIR PRODUCTS. WE PAY GOOD MONEY FOR OUR VEHICLES AND THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE TO LIVE WITH. OUR LIVES BEING IN DANGER. *AK

NHTSA ID

10056718

Incident

Feb 25, 2003

Mileage

30,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING SHIFTER BUTTON BROKE AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE. CONSUMER STUCK A SCREW DRIVER WHERE THE BUTTON WAS TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO FIXED THE SHIFTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

10034110

Incident

Aug 14, 2003

Mileage

17,000 mi

CAR SHOULD BE IN REVERSE TO REMOVE KEY. CAN REMOVE IN ANY GEAR. *AK

NHTSA ID

766502

Incident

Jul 15, 2002

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE REALLY HARD, THEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED, DRIVER PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE DIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION SPECAILIST, AND THEY STATED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING.*AK. THE TRANSMISSION CONVERTER WAS REPLACED.*JB

NHTSA ID

8004079

Incident

Dec 21, 2001

CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO CHECK TRANSMISSION FLUID, THERE IS NO DIPSTICK.*JB

NHTSA ID

562654