2002 Oldsmobile Alero review from North America
"Looks cool, drives nice, but not reliable"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
30,000 miles ignition modulator was replaced.
50,000 timing chain wore out.
General comments?
This was me and my wifes first "like new" car. We bought it used with 24,000 miles even though it was a little out of our range so that we would have something reliable. That was a big mistake. The car would randomly loose power and shut down on the highway. After several visits to the GM dealer they found the problem to be the ignition modulator, after that it ran fine until around 50,000 miles when the timing chain wore out and GM denied to stand behind their car and now I am stuck with a $1,500+ repair bill for a defect in the timing chain. I regret paying $10,000 when I could of got a older cheaper more reliable car.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 2002 |
| Year of manufacture | 2001 |
| First year of ownership | 2003 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | 4 cylinder Automatic |
| Performance marks | 5 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 4 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 5 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 2 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 24000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 50000 miles |
| Previous car | Buick LeSabre |
| Date of Entry | 20th April, 2005 |