Consumer Complaint Detail

OLDSMOBILE / ALERO / 2000

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004298630 Incident Date: Sep, 14 2004
Consumer's City: BLOOMINGTON Consumer's State: IN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: ALERO Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 17 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 14 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I noticed my car would honk anywhere from 2-4 xs when i used my remote to lock it. one day, after using my remote, the car honked 3xs, when i came back later to start it, the car would not start, my battery had been drained. while contemplating what ot do, the lights flickered on and off erratically (over 20 minute period, when the keys were not in the ignition. further, all the gauges were moving erratically at the same time, there were several people who thought this is what was causing my battery to drain. i took the car 2 places to have it looked at, they agreed it was an electrical malfunction. i have noticed that the lights will come on for no reason, and stay on for various periods of time.*ak