Water leaking into interior -- fixed at no cost.
Front wheel bearings needed replaced -- probably due to large number of potholes hit last winter.
New tires.
Overall, I love the car, and will probably keep it a long while.
Except for the water leaking into the car, there have been no defects or problems.
I enjoy driving the car, it is comfortable and fun to drive. It has more than adequate power and a lot of nice features that could only be found on more expensive cars. Not to mention that it looks really good too.
The original tires with the car -- GY Eagle LS slip in wet and snowy/icy conditions. I had them replaced with excellent GY Assurance tires.
I wish there was an option to turn off the headlights when parked -- this is my major annoyance with the car. You can turn the car off, put on the parking brake, and start it up again, but that is a bit much just to turn off the headlights.
Reading this board, it sounds like some people got some lemons, I feel fortunate that my car seems to have been built solid and with no problems so far. In fact, it still drives and rides like it did the day I bought it.
I have a 1999 Alero and when I am parked and put the shifter into park the lights go out automatically.
To shut off the headlights after you turn off the engine: Using the manual light control on the signal control, turn the lights on and then off and the headlights will go off. That works also on other GM cars with automatic lights (I think it is called twilight sentinel).
Note: A Comments RSS Feed is available. New comments appear in the Members Area before the main site