Consumer Complaint Detail

OLDSMOBILE / ALERO / 2001

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004293092 Incident Date: Jun, 02 2004
Consumer's City: FARGO Consumer's State: ND
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: ALERO Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Steering:linkages:knuckle:spindle:arm
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 12 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I have a 2001 alero. it has been having trouble steering intermittently. i brought it into the shop and they said it was the steering fluid gelling. it fixed my steering but still whined a little. i was driving home from work on the night stated below. i was turning to the on-ramp to the interstate and my steering completely failed. i was going about 30mph and probably 20-25mph as i was sent into the curb. the wheel that hit the curb folded under the car as the spindle broke. i was driving at the speed limit and there were no adverse conditions. i wouldn't have hit the curb if the steering hadn't gone out and even so, i don't think that at that speed that much damage should have happened. on top of all of that the air bag didn't go off. if this would have happened on the interstate (where i was heading) i would have ended up going into a ditch and flipping. *ak