Consumer Complaint Detail

OLDSMOBILE / ALERO / 2003

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007127018 Incident Date: Nov, 15 2007
Consumer's City: GAINESVILLE Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: ALERO Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G3NL12F93C Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 16 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 08 2007
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Bought the 2003 alero oldsmobile in march 2007, not realizing the ongoing problems with the stalling and not starting issues. many times with children in the car have been stranded when car would not start. first time, replaced battery; second time and third time took to mechanic spent $390.00 to attempt to fix car however still has issue. mechanic said it had electrical issue with security system conflicting with wireless internet radio waves. had to have it towed into the mechanic. soon after a week the problem occurred again:i read on a automotive forum to put key on the "on" position for 10 minutes wait for the security light to stop blinking and then start the car (should work it stated) it worked however it is now sometimes a daily problem. i now allow 10 minutes leway in departure to allow for this aggravating problem to arise. this problem is a high security issue not safe to be stranded with single mom with kids in parking lots and as well as being out to town. has caused to miss work. this is a ongoing issue and not sure how to remedy the problem. to add to the problem, the horn has been sounding off (as it it stuck position) for the last week 11/12/2007while driving another occurrence 11/16/07 park position key not in the ignition at 2:00am in a apartment complex. to quick resolve issue i tapped the horn on steering column it would go off again, then had roommate disarm the horn wire. *tr