2000 Oldsmobile Alero gls review from North America
"Piece of crap"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
This car was a nightmare. I owned it for 6 months and had to trade it in because of all the problems. It had relatively low mileage. The car is a good looking piece of crap.
The list of things that went wrong:
Tires would not keep air in them, even sealed.. poor hub design... I came out one day to 2 flat tires more than once.
Trac light, ABS, check engine light came on within 1st week I owned it. Simple wheel bearing, but cost $250 to fix... before I traded it in same problem again...
Left break had to be totally rebuilt twice- $300 each time, and my mechanic said rear breaks would need replaced within next few months, these were replaced when I bought car 8,000 miles ago!
Passenger side window stopped working, then that window magically began working again and drivers side window stopped working... mechanic said another $250 fix!
Dash board crinkled up like in everybody else's reviews.
Oh, I'm sure there were other things, but I kind of lost track, I was a nervous wreck, never went 2 weeks without some warning light going on and was in the shop at least twice between every oil change.
This car is a poorly made money pit and unsafe. Anyone who is thinking of buying this car should be warned... I will never buy another GM product again! Their engineers must have their head up their you know what!!
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Year of manufacture | 2000 |
| First year of ownership | 2007 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2007 |
| Engine and transmission | 6 cylinder Don't Know |
| Performance marks | 1 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 1 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 4 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 62000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 70000 miles |
| Previous car | Subaru Legacy |
| Date of Entry | 19th January, 2008 |