2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 547 complaints · 5 recalls
Most-reported system: EXTERIOR LIGHTING (119 complaints · 21.8%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 19
  • Fires 7
  • Injuries 20
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution EXTERIOR LIGHTING appears in 119 of 547 owner complaints (21.8%) in this vehicle snapshot. EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 119 complaints, 21.8% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 119 · 21.8% SERVICE BRAKES: 105 complaints, 19.2% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 105 · 19.2% · 2 crash reports 1 fire reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 67 complaints, 12.3% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 67 · 12.3% · 1 fire reports ENGINE: 63 complaints, 11.5% of reports ENGINE 63 · 11.5% · 2 fire reports VISIBILITY: 37 complaints, 6.8% of reports VISIBILITY 37 · 6.8% FUEL SYSTEM: 24 complaints, 4.4% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 24 · 4.4% · 1 fire reports AIR BAGS: 22 complaints, 4.0% of reports AIR BAGS 22 · 4.0% · 12 crash reports POWER TRAIN: 20 complaints, 3.7% of reports POWER TRAIN 20 · 3.7% STRUCTURE: 20 complaints, 3.7% of reports STRUCTURE 20 · 3.7% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 414 complaints, 75.7% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 414 · 75.7% · 16 crash reports 3 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 119 21.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 105 19.2% 2 crashes · 1 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 67 12.3% 0 crashes · 1 fires
ENGINE 63 11.5% 0 crashes · 2 fires
VISIBILITY 37 6.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 24 4.4% 0 crashes · 1 fires
AIR BAGS 22 4.0% 12 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 20 3.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 20 3.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 414 75.7% 16 crashes · 3 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Oct 1999; the first recall shown was reported in May 2000. 1999-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2000-Q3: 13 owner reports 13 2000-Q4: 19 owner reports 19 2001-Q1: 15 owner reports 15 2001-Q2: 20 owner reports 20 2001-Q3: 14 owner reports 14 2001-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2002-Q1: 19 owner reports 19 2002-Q2: 42 owner reports 42 2002-Q3: 12 owner reports 12 2002-Q4: 13 owner reports 13 2003-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q2: 12 owner reports 12 2003-Q3: 18 owner reports 18 2003-Q4: 24 owner reports 24 2004-Q1: 30 owner reports 30 2004-Q2: 24 owner reports 24 2004-Q3: 29 owner reports 29 2004-Q4: 31 owner reports 31 2005-Q1: 16 owner reports 16 2005-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 2005-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2005-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2006-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2006-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2006-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2006-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2007-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2007-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2007-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2008-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2008-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2008-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2009-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2009-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2009-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2009-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2010-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2010-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2011-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2011-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2012-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2012-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2013-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2014-Q3: 10 owner reports 10 2014-Q4: 14 owner reports 14 2015-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2015-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2015-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Oct 1999 Oct 2019 Recall campaign 00V140000 ◆ Recall campaign 00V140000 Recall campaign 00V372000 ◆ Recall campaign 00V372000 Recall campaign 03V327000 ◆ Recall campaign 03V327000 Recall campaign 07E021000 ◆ Recall campaign 07E021000 Recall campaign 14V400000 ◆ Recall campaign 14V400000 Investigation SQ01002 ● Investigation SQ01002 Investigation PE02066 ● Investigation PE02066 Investigation EA02028 ● Investigation EA02028 Investigation EA02037 ● Investigation EA02037 Investigation RQ04005 ● Investigation RQ04005
  • Campaign 00V372000 was reported 139 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 03V327000 was reported 1,149 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 07E021000 was reported 2,657 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 14V400000 was reported 5,173 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1999-Q4 Owner reports 1
2000-Q2 Owner reports 5
2000-Q3 Owner reports 13
2000-Q4 Owner reports 19
2001-Q1 Owner reports 15
2001-Q2 Owner reports 20
2001-Q3 Owner reports 14
2001-Q4 Owner reports 6
2002-Q1 Owner reports 19
2002-Q2 Owner reports 42
2002-Q3 Owner reports 12
2002-Q4 Owner reports 13
2003-Q1 Owner reports 2
2003-Q2 Owner reports 12
2003-Q3 Owner reports 18
2003-Q4 Owner reports 24
2004-Q1 Owner reports 30
2004-Q2 Owner reports 24
2004-Q3 Owner reports 29
2004-Q4 Owner reports 31
2005-Q1 Owner reports 16
2005-Q2 Owner reports 7
2005-Q3 Owner reports 7
2005-Q4 Owner reports 9
2006-Q1 Owner reports 7
2006-Q2 Owner reports 9
2006-Q3 Owner reports 4
2006-Q4 Owner reports 5
2007-Q1 Owner reports 4
2007-Q2 Owner reports 1
2007-Q3 Owner reports 5
2007-Q4 Owner reports 7
2008-Q1 Owner reports 1
2008-Q2 Owner reports 3
2008-Q3 Owner reports 9
2008-Q4 Owner reports 5
2009-Q1 Owner reports 4
2009-Q2 Owner reports 5
2009-Q3 Owner reports 4
2009-Q4 Owner reports 2
2010-Q1 Owner reports 5
2010-Q2 Owner reports 4
2010-Q3 Owner reports 4
2011-Q1 Owner reports 1
2011-Q2 Owner reports 2
2011-Q3 Owner reports 3
2011-Q4 Owner reports 2
2012-Q2 Owner reports 2
2012-Q3 Owner reports 4
2013-Q1 Owner reports 1
2013-Q2 Owner reports 2
2014-Q1 Owner reports 1
2014-Q2 Owner reports 4
2014-Q3 Owner reports 10
2014-Q4 Owner reports 14
2015-Q1 Owner reports 5
2015-Q2 Owner reports 1
2015-Q3 Owner reports 5
2015-Q4 Owner reports 2
2016-Q1 Owner reports 1
2016-Q2 Owner reports 2
2016-Q3 Owner reports 2
2017-Q2 Owner reports 1
2017-Q3 Owner reports 2
2018-Q1 Owner reports 1
2018-Q2 Owner reports 1
2019-Q2 Owner reports 1
2019-Q4 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 00V140000
Recall campaign 1 00V372000
Recall campaign 1 03V327000
Recall campaign 1 07E021000
Recall campaign 1 14V400000
Defect investigation 1 SQ01002
Defect investigation 1 PE02066
Defect investigation 1 EA02028
Defect investigation 1 EA02037
Defect investigation 1 RQ04005
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Safety Recalls (5)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00V140000

    Report date
    Component:
    STRUCTURE
    Consequence:
    IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE CONSOLE COVER COULD OPEN AND THE COVER OR ITEMS STORED UNDER IT COULD INJURE AN OCCUPANT.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CONSOLE LATCH MECHANISM.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00V372000

    Report date
    Component:
    POWER TRAIN
    Consequence:
    IN THIS SITUATION, THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE TRANSMISSION IS IN A FORWARD GEAR, WHICH IS NOT PERMITTED BY THE STANDARD.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL DISABLE THE 5TH/REVERSE INHIBITOR BY REMOVING A RETAINING PIN AND REPLACE THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY.
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  3. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 03V327000

    Report date
    Component:
    EXTERIOR LIGHTING
    Consequence:
    WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER CANNOT USE THEM TO SIGNAL INTENT TO TURN THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537.
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  4. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 07E021000

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
    Consequence:
    FUEL MAY LEAK, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.
    Remedy:
    DELPHI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE UPR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 23, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT DELPHI AT 877-411-8770.
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  5. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 14V400000

    Report date
    Component:
    ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
    Consequence:
    If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy:
    GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2014. GM's number for this recall is 14350.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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