2003 Oldsmobile Alero Driver assistance Problems

CAR HAS BEEN HAVING ACCELERATION ISSUES HER AND THERE HAS HAD A FUEL LEAK FOR AWHILE NOW AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WILL NOT START..

NHTSA ID

11022049

Incident

Aug 7, 2016

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CAR RANDOMLY BEGAN ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. I IMMEDIATELY PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL ONLY TO DISCOVER THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I STOMPED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I MOVED THE GEAR SHIFT TO NEUTRAL TO TRY TO KEEP THE CAR FROM ACCELERATING BUT THAT DID NOTHING. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO TURN OFF ONTO A SIDE STREET WHERE I WAS ABLE TO SHUT OF THE ENGINE AND MAKE THE CAR STOP BEFORE HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. THE CAR'S ENGINE REVVED UP SO HIGH THAT IT SOUNDED AS IF IT WERE GOING TO BLOW UP THE ENGINE. NOW THERE IS OIL LEAKING SEVERELY UNDER THE CAR AFTER THIS INCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

10960022

Incident

Mar 1, 2017

Mileage

55,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE CAR JUMPED UP ITO 6 AND 7 RPMS IN THE RED GOT STUCK EVEN WHEN PEDAL WAS NOT PRESSED STAYED THERE I THE RED FOR A FEW SECONDS WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS FINALLY DROPPED AND STARTED KNOCKING.

NHTSA ID

10872877

Incident

Nov 22, 2015

Mileage

110,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

NHTSA ID

10640527

Incident

Jun 15, 2014

Mileage

138,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN AFTER THE CONTACT REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. UPDATED 10/02/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND THE DRIVER HAD TO BRAKE HARD IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM DRIVING THROUGH A GARAGE WALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR ONLY STICKS ON HOT AND HUMID DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON 8/714. UPDATED 3/30/15 *JS

NHTSA ID

10616057

Incident

Jul 1, 2013

Mileage

57,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THE WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V528000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130, 000. UPDATED 9/12/14*CN UPDATED 02/05/2015 *JS

NHTSA ID

10609513

Incident

Jul 7, 2014

Mileage

130,000 mi

I LIVE IN A HOT "AMBIENT" ENVIRONMENT, THE SOUTH. I AM THE THIRD OWNER OF MY 2003 ALERO OLDSMOBILE. MY CAR'S ACCELERATOR STICKS AND WILL NOT RETURN TO IDLE. IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS GETTING WORSE. IT IS ALSO AFFECTING THE REST OF THE CAR AND ITS PARTS. MY BRAKES ARE PROBABLY GOING OUT BECAUSE OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING STUCK AND ME HAVING TO HOLD THE BRAKES DOWN WHILE ITS REVVING PAST 3000 RPMS IN PARK. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY CLAIM THAT MY VIN ISN'T EFFECTED. I HAVE READ ABOUT AND TALKED TO MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2003 ALERO OLDSMOBILE AND THEY ALSO WERE TURNED AWAY AND SAID THAT THEIR VINS WERE NOT EFFECTED. I THINK THAT GM MIGHT NOT BE TAKING THIS RECALL SERIOUSLY BUT I AM POSITIVE THAT THIS RECALL IS VALID FOR MY CAR AND IT IS SCARY WHEN I HAVE MY TWO BOYS THAT ARE UNDER FIVE IN MY BACKSEAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR STICKS AND CONTINUES TO DO AND EVEN WHEN I TURN OFF MY VEHICLE AND TURN IT BACK ON IT CONTINUES TO DO SO. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN HOPES THAT YA'LL WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP ME . THANK YOU SO MUCH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10480759

Incident

Jul 1, 2011

Mileage

120,000 mi

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? *TT

NHTSA ID

10425807

Incident

Sep 3, 2004

I NOTICED AN ISSUE BUT THOUGHT IT WAS ALL IN MY HEAD BECAUSE I HAD BEEN PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK BECAUSE THE CAR ACCELERATED BY WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL...ALTHOUGH I WAS PULLED OVER ALREADY TO INVESTIGATE WHY THE CAR ACCELERATED YET I STILL RECEIVED A TICKET .WASN'T TOO SURE WHAT HAPPENED ON 11/4 AT ABOUT 3:10PM I WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT TURNING THE CORNER , THE PEDAL STUCK OR WOULDN'T STOP NOT TOO SURE BUT I LOST ALL CONTROL OF VEHICLE TRYING TO AVOID A CAR ON THE RIGHT I SWERVED AND HIT THE CAR ON THE LEFT THUS DESTROYING MY CAR AND THE OTHER CAR IN THE PROCESS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10364171

Incident

Nov 4, 2010

Mileage

122,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE VEHICLE INSPECTION TWICE WHEN THE WEATHER WAS 50 DEGREES; HOWEVER, THE PEDAL WOULD STICK WHEN THE WEATHER WAS MUCH WARMER. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V528000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) WAS REFERENCED. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,848.

NHTSA ID

10206296

Incident

Oct 18, 2007

Mileage

51,848 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CURB AND A FLOWER POT BEFORE IT WAS STOPPED BY TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK AND FULLY DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE FOR REPAIR. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 04V528000 WHICH WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE.

NHTSA ID

10163410

Incident

Jul 17, 2006

Mileage

40,000 mi

AFTER BUYING MY 2003 ALERO, I NOTICED A LAG IN THE IGNITION SYSTEM. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY AND HAD THEM KEEP IT FOR 3 DAYS. NO PROBLEM FOUND, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT. SO I LIVED WITH THIS PROBLEM. BUT NOW MY CAR IS RANDOMLY ACCELERATING WHILE I AM DRIVING IT DOWN THE ROAD OR SITTING IN PARK. IF YOU PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL THE RPMS JUMP UP TO ALMOST RED LINING. IN PARK THE RPMS GO UP TO 3.5-4.5 RPM, AND IN DRIVE IT IDLES AT AROUND 50 MPHS. WITHOUT EVEN HITTING THE ACCELERATOR MY CAR DRIVES AT 50 MPH! AFTER MONTHS OF THIS OCCURRING I FOUND OUT THAT MY SPECIFIC CAR'S VIN WAS RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT REASON. I CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TELL ME TO BRING IT IN. AFTER 1 1/2 HOURS OF WAITING THEY TELL ME THAT GM REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE RECALL FIX. I HAVE SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS ON THE PHONE AND NO ONE WILL HELP ME. I AM READING AND THIS IS HAPPENING TO TONS OF PEOPLE. HOW CAN THEY LEGALLY GET AWAY WITH THIS??? I NEED HELP. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WHO DRIVES HER 6 YR OLD DAUGHTER AROUND IN THIS DEATH TRAP. *JB

NHTSA ID

10150967

Incident

Oct 11, 2005

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO HOME FROM WORK ON JUNE 8, 2005 WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT STARTED ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN. MY FOOT WAS NOT EVEN ON THE ACCELERATOR! THEN WHEN I TRIED TO STOP MY CAR DIDN'T WANT TO STOP. I HAD TO THROW THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO PREVENT MY CAR FROM RUNNING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I PULLED OVER ONTO A SIDE ROAD AND PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND THE ENGINE KEPT RACING. I TRIED TURNING THE CAR OFF, I TRIED SWITCHING FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL TO PARK. NOTHING WORKED. I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN TO SEE IF IT WOULD STOP AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES MY CAR RETURNED TO NORMAL. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND WHEN I CALLED TO SEE IF THEY WERE FINISHED FIXING MY CAR I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG; SO MY BOSS AND I TOOK IT INTO OUR OWN HANDS. WE FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALEROS WHERE IN HOT AMBIENT CONDITIONS (IT WAS ABOUT 90 DEGREES THAT DAY) THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM MAY STICK AT THE ATTACHMENT TO THE BRACKET AND NOT RETURN TO THE ENGINE IDLE POSITION WHEN THE OPERATOR LIFTS HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I BROUGHT THE REPORT WE FOUND WITH ME TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT HE REFUSED TO HELP. HE SAID HE COULD NOT FIX IT UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON MY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER. HE ALSO COULD NOT FIX IT UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I LEFT AND CALLED OLDSMOBILE DIRECTLY. THERE WERE JUST AS HELPFUL AS MILLER SUBARU DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD I COULD GET A SECOND OPINION FROM ANOTHER GM DEALERSHIP, BUT IT WON'T GET FIXED UNLESS THE PROBLEM IS DUPLICATED. I KNOW MY SPECIFIC CAR WAS NOT RECALLED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM MUST BE MORE WIDE SPREAD THEN THEY ORIGINALLY THOUGHT SINCE I ACTUALLY HAD THE PROBLEM WHEN MY CAR WASN'T RECALLED. I WOULD LIKE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN AND POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND/OR INJURY, BUT OLDSMOBILE AND MILLER SUBARU HAVE BEEN TOTALLY UNCOOPERATIVE THUS FAR.

NHTSA ID

10124906

Incident

Jun 8, 2005

Mileage

31,700 mi

THROTTLE STICKING ON 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO GL. *BF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED THE DEALER PRIOR TOT HE ACCIDENT ABOUT THE THROTTLE STICKING. THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT ABOUT A RECALL FOR THROTTLE STICKING AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS. *NM

NHTSA ID

10114995

Incident

Jan 29, 2005

WHEN I DRIVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE ACCELEATOR HANGS UP ON MY OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE ENGIN REVS UP AND THE BRAKES BARLEY STOPS THE CAR. WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN PARK IT REVS UP AND WHEN YOU PUT IT IN DRIVE IT JUST TAKES OFF STILL REVVED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10080773

Incident

Jul 8, 2004

Mileage

20,885 mi