3.2
definitely annoying- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 43,191 miles
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1. security lights flashes 2. then when I turn off my car and go to turn it off it will not start it is because of the passlock system no work..which cause my car to not work and be to be stuck where I am!! and I am a under female in college, so this worries me that one day my car will not start and I am going to get hurt or kidnapped! 3. nothing!! I have to do something weird with letting car sit for a while for it to work..so I am not safe! this has happened about 3 times now!
- Loganville, GA, USA
Security light, anti-theft device.
- Saint Joseph, MO, USA
Three times my vehicle would not start. It was towed into caldwell, Ohio dealership and they could find nothing wrong with it. It started when it got there. Three days later in latrobe, pa. Same thing. Car placed with arnold palmer motors. Fixed with new programming and new computer chip. Two days later, same problem in cambridge, Ohio. Finally fixed at dunning motors. My cost: Over 500 dollars.
- Latrobe, PA, USA
Lock cylinder needs replacing. Car will not start.
- Madison, WI, USA
Ignition system failure is making me crazy I have talked to several mechanics about this and am told this is common where is the recall! I am tired of missing work due to this issue. This will be the last G.M. car I will ever own.
- Clemmons, NC, USA
2001 Oldsmobile Alero - defective theft deterrent system: I have owned this car 2 years and have had to get the ignition replaced 3 times because the theft deterrent system keeps periodically believing that the car is being "stolen" and shuts the car down. Most times, you can't get the ignition key to even turn in the ignition. At other times, the starter just turns over but won't crank. Not to mention that each time this has happened, the expense involved in having to get the car towed to the Oldsmobile dealership, as well as the inconvenience of having your car running fine one moment and suddenly, with no warning whatsoever, having your car completely shut down. Oldsmobile, GM, or somebody needs to recall these cars and fix this defective theft deterrent system.
- Fayetteville, NC, USA
Car turns over but will not start. It has left me stranded 3 times so far. I have spend over a thousand dollars on parts alone, and now it is in the shop for I new fuel pump.(another $450) I have read many reports of the something happening to other people and no recall. It would really help to have a recall to save people their hard earn money on a problem that should have been fixed before the car was sold. I have been late to work many times, had to catch buses, and walk many miles because of this car. I have paid over $300 on rides to and from work just so I can pay for parts for the car to only run for a week. So please can you have a recall issued so me and countless other can have the good running car we all pay for in the first place. Thank you jarvis joyner.
- Raleigh, NC, USA
The consumer was able to start the vehicle, however, it will not continue to run. The ignition switch/theft deterrent needed to be replaced, per the dealer.
- Alamo, TN, USA
On several different occasions security light remains on during the duration of driving. When we try to start the car, the security light flashes and the car won't start. Oldsmobile roadside assistance recomends leaving the key in the on position until the security light stops flashing, taking the key out for 30 seconds, and then trying to start it again. This normally fixes the problem temporarily. However, when you have small children in the car, it becomes a real hazard to be waiting for your vehicle to start. I've contacted the dealer and they say that there is no recall to fix this problem.
- Conroe, TX, USA
My 2001 Oldsmobile Alero will not "turn over". mechanic says anti-theft is keeping me from steeling my car. Both keyless entries will not work. Has not started for 6 days. Still will not start. Closest Oldsmobile dealership over 30 miles away. Afraid of what it will cost to fix. This is frustrating. Turn signals are fixed but would only work when they wanted to. I had them repaired last year.
- York, SC, USA
Security light starts to flash while driving - after shutting it down it will crank but not start.
- Broadview Heights, OH, USA
(1)my car refused to start one Friday while I was trying to leave work. Everything worked (lights, radio), but the engine wouldn't "turn over." Couldn't start Saturday, tow-truck driver couldn't start Monday. Call from service center Tuesday, car started when tech tried, put through diagnostic tests, nothing found wrong. Three weeks later, same thing happened. Car starts again at service center. Technician tells me the theft deterrent module needs replacing. Car "thinks" its being stolen, so it cuts off the fuel pump. Motion of being put on tow truck probably causes shortage. Cost $400+ (2)signal lights some times stop working for several hours.
- Angier, NC, USA
- Florence, KY, USA