Oldsmobile Alero
Registered from 1999 to 2004.
About this model
The Oldsmobile Alero is a compact car that was produced by General Motors for its Oldsmobile division. Introduced in 1998 as a 1999 model, the Alero was the replacement for both the Achieva and Cutlass. The Alero was Oldsmobile's last new model nameplate, and — on April 29, 2004 — was also the last Oldsmobile manufactured.
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Crash test
| Stability control | No |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 1368 kg · 2720 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 7.6 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2003 | 1371 kg · 2720 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2002 | 1371 kg · 2720 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2001 | 1371 kg · 2720 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2000 | 1396 kg · 2720 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1999 | 1345 kg · 2720 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Turn signal failures
Preliminary evaluation, opened September 2005, closed January 2006.
Turn signal failures
Recall query, opened June 2004, closed November 2004.
Turn signal failures
Engineering analysis, opened December 2002, closed September 2003.
Erratic fuel gauge
Engineering analysis, opened September 2002, closed December 2003.
Engine stall due to fuel starvation
Preliminary evaluation, opened September 2002, closed November 2003.
Erratic fuel gauge
Investigation SQ, opened January 2001, closed September 2002.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Oldsmobile filed 426 bulletins about the 2004 Alero.
- Equipment: 142
- Engine and engine cooling: 68
- Electrical system: 63
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 25
- Engine: 16
- Power train: 16
- Visibility: 13
- Structure: 11
- Wheels: 11
- Fuel system, gasoline: 9
- Other: 52
- This PI communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from TAC. · July 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint. Technician should get… · February 2025
- This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester, multi media tester, PICO… · October 2024
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning blows warm air. Before calling General Motors Technical… · September 2024
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning blows warm air. Before calling General Motors Technical… · September 2024
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. General Motors will only support a tire calibration for tires… · September 2024
- Vehicle Wide Programming (VWP) is a new process to update software on GM Vehicles. It provides the ability via a single selection within Techline Connect to first identify which modules need updating… · August 2024
- This bulletin provides information for use on a Product Assistance Claim (PAC), which is formerly known as a Product Allegation Resolution (PAR) claim. · July 2024
418 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.