Used 2004 Oldsmobile Alero Consumer Reviews
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The performance is horrible!
oklahoma man, 11/25/2008
2004 Oldsmobile Alero GLS 4dr Sedan (3.4L 6cyl 4A)
6 of 9 people found this review helpful
This is a nice car. However, the performance stinks! It takes forever for the the throttle response to kick in. It's like they took this heavy car and put a go cart engine in it! It's loud but not powerful at all! Barley gets up to speed on the highway. I tried to go around a Sunfire and couldnt even do it! But every time I turn the key I know it will start. Oh and the handling is terrible too. And they dont make any performance or upgrades for this car! Nothing!
It was fun !
Fun car, 09/01/2007
2004 Oldsmobile Alero GL1 2dr Coupe (2.2L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I owned this car for 3 years. For the most part, I really liked it. It wasn't a roomy car. Taller people had a hard time with the leg room and the head room. There was some clinking noise behind the radio, they couldn't figure out. The driver's door window seal wasn't tight, and would sometimes leak water when it rained. In the winter time I had the most problems.The driver's door wouldn't latch tight when I shut it every time. I would have to spray W-D 40 on it for it to shut properly. The worst part was the brakes. If I hit snow or ice, especially going downhill, there was no stopping the car. The brakes sounded as if they were grinding, bad. All in all, it was a smooth ride.
200k and no major repairs
Nathan, 02/03/2016
2004 Oldsmobile Alero GX 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
engine and trans going strong at over 200k. had to repair a rocker arm in engine as only major repair and it was only $300. weakness is wheel bearings but are easy to change. comfortable driver seat. good power in v6 and 27-28 mpg avg for my 90 mile commute with 70% of the commute on freeway at 70mph. nice padded interior vs the cheesy plastic interiors on new cars. Wish I could buy a new one.
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Great mid size car .. Severely under rated
Ed, 09/12/2016
updated 03/13/2018
2004 Oldsmobile Alero GL1 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
After 12 years I would still rate this car from personal experience, an excellent vehicle ..... Now after 14 years my opinion and experience does not differ ... Oh yes, I did just replace the fuel fill cap . As an aside , with E-10 fuel the mpg did drop off about 10% ... so , did we reduce our dependency on imported petroleum ?
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Don't even hesitate to buy one.
PatrickD844, 05/15/2007
2004 Oldsmobile Alero GL1 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I have owned my 2004 Alero for just over 3 years now. I bought it barely used with 15k on it, and now it has about 58k. It has been an exceptional car, starting every single time, and never letting me down. The only times it's been in the shop have been for maintenance/wear and tear items. A very well made car, and well worth the money I paid for it.