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Alero = "lemon"
Timo, 07/15/2002
2001 Oldsmobile Alero GL1 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
In the last nine months I've had the Alero, I've had to bring it in to have warranty work done 4 different times. It feels cheaply made and has proven itself to be just that. I expected alot more.
Looks nice on the outside. Poison inside
Kmarz555, 12/25/2008
2001 Oldsmobile Alero GL1 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Where to start? Within the first year I owned it; the entire transmission went out. Luckily, the warranty covered that. However, the abs system on this thing is the worst I've ever seen. The ABS light always comes on, they want hundreds to fix it. The worse though is the knock sensor issues. I spent $2000 to fix it once, as soon as I got it back, it went out again. I took into the dealership for that one repair alone over 10 times! They still can't figure it out--the service manager claims its a manufacturing defect. The front CV joints sound like they're about to fall off--every time I turn I hear a loud rubbing noise (Those have been replaced too). Overall, I've suffered too long...
2001 Oldsmobile Alero for sale near you
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- GL1 SedanMSRP: $4,999568 mi away
You wonder why GM is in trouble!
whitealleycat, 01/07/2006
2001 Oldsmobile Alero GLS 4dr Sedan (3.4L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
The 2001 Oldsmobile Alero is a piece of junk. I had more problems than you can imagine with it, far too many to list. The windows were scratched from the power windows, electrical problems, wheel bearing, brakes (x3), ABS sensors, you name it. This car was a money pit. When I tried to sell it, it was worth nothing. I basically gave it away and the poor kid who bought it, broke down after two hours of owning it. What a nightmare. Avoid this car or any GM product. They don't stand behind there name. When your warranty runs out, your screwed. I'm looking at a Subaru now. I swear I got 300 kms out of a tank of gas.
Never again!
not happy with GM, 02/13/2004
2001 Oldsmobile Alero GL1 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
At 39,000 miles had to have a head gasket replaced. In 61,000 miles have had to have 3 o2 sensors replaced at various times. Car now has a problem with hesitating going up hills and no one can track down what the problem is. This is the first and last GM product I will buy.
My experiance with this car.
dom52, 11/07/2014
2001 Oldsmobile Alero GL1 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Well, i thought this car was pretty cool when i bought it. The interior was super clean, and drove great! Well, until my car would randomly shut off on the road. It happened at least 4 times, brought it to the dealer and they said they couldn't diagnose the problem. Turns out it was the ignition failure(GM recall, but this was over a year ago when this started happening). I then traded this car in, because i just couldn't trust it. Other than that it was a decent car.