Oldsmobile ALERO steering problems
155 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
1,926 owner complaints analyzed
7 distinct recall campaigns
69,833 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1998 to 2004 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,055 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
155 of 1,926 complaints match this topic (8.0%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10005544 · 2003-02-09 (February 9, 2003)
POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE FOR GRINDING NOISE. IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN FOR WHINING NOISE AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING. SINCE OLDSMOBILE DEALERSHIP CLOSED THEIR DOORS AFTER 36 YEARS THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED THROUGH THEM IS NOT VALID AND HAVE TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF. BBB AND STATE ATTY GENERAL'S OFFICE WERE OF NO HELP WITH FINDING/HAVING DELAERSHIP HONOR THE WARRANTY.
Owner-reported narrative. 39,151 miles reported. Look up ODI 10005544 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10049542 · 2003-12-10 (December 10, 2003)
POWER STEERING FLUID RETURN LINE LEAKED AND LOST ALL FLUID, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. CONNECTION FROM METAL HOSE TO REINFORCED RUBBER HOSE HAD FAILED. *LA
Owner-reported narrative. 40,479 miles reported. Look up ODI 10049542 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10059867 · 2004-02-26 (February 26, 2004)
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A SQUEALING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. CONSUMER ADDED POWER STEERING FLUID, THAT STOPPED THE NOISE. ALSO, CONSUMER HEARD A CLANKING SOUND WHEN RIGHT TURNS WERE MADE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO FOUND THAT RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. 134,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10059867 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10068787 · 2004-01-15 (January 15, 2004)
WHEEL BEARING WORE OUT AT 52000 MILES. BATTERY TERMINAL POST BROKE OFF. BRAKE CALIPER MELTED AT 51000 MILES. TWO POWER STEERING LINES BURST AT 59000. THE COST OF THE REPAIR FOR THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM IS AN ESTIMATE I GOT FROM A MECHANIC, BUT I HAVE NOT YET REPAIRED. I'M HOPING FOR A RECALL BEFORE I TAKE ANY ACTION. MY COMPLAINTS ARE BASED ON THE FACT THAT THERE'S NO GOOD REASON FOR ANY OF THOSE THINGS TO NEED REPAIR THAT SERIOUS. AREN'T WHEEL BEARINGS AND POWER STEERING LINES SUPPOSED TO LAST FOR A WHILE?
Owner-reported narrative. 51,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10068787 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10082391 · 2004-07-21 (July 21, 2004)
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR LESS THAN ONE MILE FROM MY HOME. I MADE A LEFT TURN AT A LIGHT, AND UPON COMPLETION OF THE TURN, I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND MY RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS ON IT'S RIM. THINKING THAT I HIT SOMETHING, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. THE ROAD WAS CLEAR. WHEN I JACKED UP MY CAR AND ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE TIRE TO PUT ON THE SPARE, I REALIZED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING HAD BROKEN AND THE JAGGED EDGE OF THE SPRING HAD PIERCED MY TIRE. SINCE I WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME, IN SECONDS IT SHEARED MY TIRE ALL THE WAY AROUND, CAUSING …
Owner-reported narrative. 89,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10082391 at NHTSA ↗