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My Alero Story:
http://www.xzing.org/item/7.
I have a 2000 Alero and the Trac Off light constantly goes on, but goes off when I turn off the car and turn it back again. I don't hear any brake noises, the brakes seem to work fine. Does it seem like a faulty sensor that I should ignore?
Yes...I have had this same trac light problem.. it occurs when I turn the wheel sharp to the right or left... you turn off the ignition and it goes away! I also have a problem with my passenger side window... sounds awful and like somethings scraping it! I have had to replace the anti freeze tank as it was leaking and went into the motor somehow... the brakes last about 20,000 miles and sometimes my drivers side window doesn't work for hours and then starts working again??? I had to have the turn signals fixed as they broke too! lordy this car has been a pain in the butt!
Had the same problem with my 2000 Alero this morning. It's raining outside, of course, and the damn window just slides right down inside the door. So I had to call in to work, and drive 30 minutes back home to put the car in the garage. I'm now soaked, and dreading the bill to fix this.
I have a 2000 Alero, 70,000 miles, nice car as far as performance, but follows is my list of problems (that I can remember) :
Intake manifold gasket
Cruise control
Power mirrors
Window regulators (5 times, 3 out of warranty)
Leather on dashboard is peeling
Emergency signal
Water pump
Fan doesn't work at low speeds
plus some others I am trying to forget.
My last US car, next purchase will be a Toyota or Nissan.
By the way. Another Ditto! The Window problem, and the low AC fan. I will buy a Toyota next.
I have an 04 alero. The windows are a Pain in the a$$.
First my passenger side window stopped working. then it started working. then one day it just fell in- and they are telling me I need clips.
Now the drivers side window. it fell in and I just bought a new regulator, and now need clips.
Both incidents occurred out of warranty.
GM really needs to do something about these Windows.
I'm sick of putting tape on my windows, to make sure they don't just "fall" one day at night.
Lots of problems ==== HA HA!
"one day at night" Was this during an eclipse or something?
I just found this website as I just received a "possible recall" from the dealership. I mirror all the other responses. 1) The blower motor/resistor on the heater/air fan has been replaced 7 times-I paid $400+ the first time, the rest happen within the year so it is warranty repair, 2) the air conditioner went out when the car was new-replaced the compressor/condenser, 3) the water pump has been replaced, 4) I just spent $00+ to have the driver's side window actuator replaced-the window fell into the door, 5) the alternator went out-they were going to charge $500 to repair-my brother and I completed the repair for $179 and less than 1 hour-including getting the replacement part from the store, I had problems with a tire rub and noise-they never did fix it, went away when I replaced the tires. Currently I have 52,000 miles on my 1999 Alero-I love the car, but the repair bills are outrageous and GM seems unconcerned. I was given a Subaru Outback loaner the last time the car was in for repairs-I will DEFINITELY be looking at non-GM vehicles. This is my first non-Chrysler experience and it will be my last GM experience.
I just stumbled across this site and thought I'd add my Alero experience.
I had a 2000 Alero. Thankfully, I got rid of it before the warranty expired. My experience is the same as most of the others here. Drivers window, steering (3 trips to the dealer to fix), low speed fan not working, etc.
From the day I picked it up, the driver's side mirror also vibrated severely above 30 mph. I gave up on getting that fixed after 3 tries.
I had the car 3 years and it spent over 2 weeks at the dealer for repairs in that time. I've had my current car (Acura RSX) for the same amount of time and have not had any repairs at all.
I'd like to add my info too.
I bought my 2000 Alero in 2002 summer, and boy am I unhappy.
I've already gotten ANOTHER ENGINE!!! put in 2005 April.
** The turn signals went out.
** Both windows act like they can decide to listen to the power window button.
** The Trac Off light is always coming on, which is irritating because no one wants to hear the damn ding ding ding all the time.
** If you hit a bump, it often reads that as low tire pressure and the light comes on, stays on, and you have to go into the fuse box in the side panel and poke around and reset the light manually... Until you hit another bump!!!
** Something is wrong with the coolant, and from what I read on here it's probably the reason that I had to replace my engine.
** It wants Oil Changes every 2000 miles.
** It wants Brakes every 2 months or so.
** The Drivers window fell down, then fell all the way into the door, so I got to drive around looking bootleg.
** The clip fell off the glass, so in addition to buying another Window Regulator Machine... I had to buy a another glass too!! People too lazy to glue the clip back on a glass to a car that is no longer under warranty.
** The first three buttons on my fan don't work (stopped working soon after purchase), so I always have to have it turned up hi or put it on the floor.
** The turn signals & Hazard lights don't work. The turn signals work sometimes... Basically whenever they feel like blinking, or stop blinking by themselves or come on later.
** The hazard button used to fall off the hidden clip inside ( (a little clip that they wanna charge $200 for) ) and fall into the dashboard when you pressed it. Causing your hazards to be stuck on until someone could go in your dash and get it out.
** To remedy the above problem (can't drive around blinking) you have to go into the drivers side door, side panel next to steering column... Then remove the cover, and pull out the corresponding fuses from the box...
** This would cause your turn signals to be completely immobilized.
Still want a GM Lemon?
They shoulda warned people or offered a better warranty or free repairs for certain viral problems...
2000 Alero GLS owner. Wow I'm glad to see that I am not alone. Low fan settings for AC just stopped working one day. Have to hit the dash to make the blinker work. Trac light and ABS light turn on for no reason. Driver's side window regulator cracked and window fell into the door. Purchased it cheap online. Not sure if its the Head gasket or the intake manifold gasket, but its leaking. (same with my father's 2002 Malibu) It's a shame because the car performs great. GM should do something about this.
I bought a 03 Oldsmobile Alero in February of 06 and the fuel pump went out. Now I have no ride until it gets fixed.
I haven't had the window problems yet, but it has already had two oil changes and the fuel pump went out.
The passenger side window in my 2001 Alero fell into the door today. We are looking into how to repair this ourselves or if it will have to be done at a repair shop. I've seen several complaints of windows falling and am wondering if others have had similar experiences to ours. Since the car was brand new, it has occasionally had water to gather under the passenger side seat. Several trips to the dealership resulted in suggestions that we must be leaving the window down or cracked (not true). They did water tests and could never find any problems. Since this window had now fallen, we are wondering if a problem with the window could have been at the root of the water problem. Wondering if anyone else with window problems experienced water problems?