Faults:

Driver's side Hub assembly went under warranty at 40k. No cost. Just out of warranty at 60k, the pass. side hub assembly went. $250. at 70k, the driver's side hub went. $250. at 100k, the passenger side hub went. $250.

Total $750 on hub assemblies.

I've changed the brakes and rotors on this POS, front and back about every 40k.

Calipers went bad on the front at 80k. $200 for parts, I replaced myself.

It started leaking antifreeze at 85k. both upper and lower head gasket were bad. $500.

Control arm and bushings went bad at 80k. still haven't fixed that problem, but it will be $300 to fix when I get around to it.

Window regulator just went out on driver's door at 106k. I'm going to try to fix it myself.

General Comments:

Car has good power and good gas mileage. it's a nice ride and room for the family. I just wish the brake and hub assembly problems were known before I bought this.

I had a 1997 toyota corolla I traded in to get this with 160k miles and never had a problem with it.

I'm trying to sell it and every person takes it to a mechanic and brings it back saying the mech. advised not to buy...

Does anyone want to buy an alero???

Faults:

I replaced brake pads as maintenance, but have not had the GM brakes issues I had with my last car.

The back button on the factory CD player didn’t work when I got it, so I bought an aftermarket stereo, then another $100 part to replace the door chime circuitry, which is all tied to the factory radio.

I replaced the hazard switch, which actually causes the turn signal issue, then later GM reimbursed me for that.

I just replaced the blower motor of all things for $80. The tech said it had hunk of carpet in it, which likely caused premature bearing wear. The carpet had to be there from manufacture.

My big complaint was that lower gasket seal took 3 days and a thousand dollars, and why would that ever wear out with normal use?

Other than that, I don’t have any overall complaints with this car. I find it economical 29mpg and comfortable which is what I wanted, but it is my last GM car. They engineer for crap and don’t care how much it hurts to own their products. $1000 for bad design on this car, probably over $3000 for the rear calipers on the last GM car, plus the stress of driving around wondering what every little noise is and how much it will cost.

My next car will be a Honda or Range Rover. Bye GM.

Faults:

The trim around the windshield fell off. The dash vinyl has wrinkled and 3 of the automatic windows has broken. The regulators seem to have malfunctioned and the windows will not open or close. These things occurred within the first six months of purchase. The repairs for the windows per the Oldsmobile dealership would be about $500.00 per window. I find this to be quite excessive in cost since a window should last for a much longer time.

General Comments:

I am very disappointed the the car and the feel that General Motors has not lived up to my expectations regarding these accessories on this car.