Consumer Complaint Detail
OLDSMOBILE / ALERO / 2002
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003277233 | Incident Date: Aug, 14 2003 |
| Consumer's City: BUFFALO | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: ALERO | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Unknown or other |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G3N52F62C2 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004 | Complaint Type: CAG |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Problem malfunction indicator lamp: service engine soon light came on wednesday 8/20/03 just on the right side. i was returning home after driving approximate 30 miles when this light came on. call the dealer from which i brought this program car.call:bacon autoplex in palestine texas . purchased 7/14/03 with 14, 016 miles. called them about 3pm on 8/20/03. i filled up with gas ( which gauge indicated 1/2/ full) prior to the 30 miles then light came on. i was told that it wouldn't hurt to drive the car since no one was there(bacon) to test for the cause on 8/20/03. told(bacon ) that i was going to drive over 140 on 8/21/03. said that it would not hurt. the light went off 8/21/03 1/2 miles from my home. 8/22/03 about 11 am the light came on once again 15699 miles. call bacon 8/22/03 regarding the problem once again. they said that i could bring it over for testing which i did. found a code 440? what ever that was. bacon said it could be several things. did not make any attempt to further test. i did talk to the manager of bacon, still no attempt to test it further. manage did ask if i wanted another car. why would i want another olds alero ? iwas more then up set: i do not feel safe with this car. fail to do the testing for exact cause. appointment made but i don't think that it will be done at this time since for now they have not found the cause. the light comes on with fuel is 1/2/ full both times. |