2002 Oldsmobile Alero GL2 from North America - Comments

Adhesive Strip/Adjusted Clips/Repaired Ground

LEFT Front Hub/Bearing Assembly

Inspection/Emission/Front End Alignment/Front Brake Pads/Resurfaced Rotors

Inspection/Emissions

RIGHT Front Hub/Bearing Assembly & Resurfaced Rotors

Replaced Coil Pack

Replaced Spark Plugs/Fuel Filter/ Oxygen Sensor

Replaced Catalytic Converter

Resurface Rotors

LEFT Front Hub/Bearing Assembly

Inspection/Emissions/Front-Back Brakes

Fix Brakes/Resurface Rotors

RIGHT Front Hub/Bearing Assembly

Replaced Fuel Pump/Fuel Filter

LEFT Front Hub/Bearing Assembly/Replaced Front Brake Pads/Resurfaced Rotors

Replaced Right Outer Tie-Rod End

RIGHT Front Hub/Bearing Assembly

7575 Battery

Recall 04098 Turn Signal/Hazard Switch

Resurface Rotors.

When I bought this car I had problems with it right away as you can see. The top is in order of what went wrong since I have owned the car. I have owned the car for 3.5 years and have put $4844.00 into the car including tires, oil changes, and repairs. The warranty work was free. I have almost 141,000 miles on this car as of December 2006 and am going to keep it until it dies. I blame some of the problems with this car on delivering pizza. The stop and go driving can ruin a car by wearing out brakes and rotors, tie rods, Hub/Bearing Assemblies, etc. I quit delivering pizza in May 2006 and have had to replace a fuel pump/fuel filter and a hub/bearing assembly. Hopefully, I can run this car until I graduate and then some.

Now, for the GOOD things.

This car is great. I like everything about it except for the reliability factor and trunk space. The car is only a 4-cylinder, but when passengers are in the car they think it is a 6-cylinder. I commute 120 miles a day to school at approximately 80 miles per hour and the car performs excellent. Gas mileage is alright. I get about 26 miles per gallon city and 28 miles per gallon highway. For the best gas mileage, it is best to set the cruise control to 65 on the highway. As soon as you hit 70, the RPM's jump past 3000 and your gas mileage declines dramatically. Overall, I think this is a good car with some major front end problems.

I am just commenting on my original posting. Well I still have the Alero and it is pushing 196,000 miles! I haven't put a lot of additional money into it since my original posting and it is running great. My goal is 250,000 miles and then I think I am going to sell it and buy a truck.