Vehicle report
2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO
Reported problems
184 complaints · median 80000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 79 |
| AIR BAGS | 22 |
| ENGINE | 17 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 11 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 11 |
| STEERING | 10 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 10 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 9 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 9 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 9 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 7 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 7 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | 5 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 5 |
| POWER TRAIN | 4 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 4 |
| TIRES | 4 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 4 |
| EQUIPMENT | 3 |
| STRUCTURE | 3 |
| SUSPENSION | 3 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | 3 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 2 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 2 |
| VISIBILITY | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC | 1 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | 1 |
| TIRES:SIDEWALL | 1 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 1 |
| WHEELS | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.