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2001 Oldsmobile Alero service brakes, hydraulic problems

47 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 2001 Oldsmobile Alero13% of all complaints for this model year.

47
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
13%
share of all complaints
43,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
3 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Several failures of either front brakes or rear brakes requiring complete replacement. Failure happens after less than 20,000 on each set of brakes. There has been at least 3 wheel hub replacements on driver side as well as 2 wheel hub replacements on the passenger side. Both drivers window and…

    filed Apr 1, 2013

  • Excessive front brake wear. Front wheel bearings. I purchase (2) 2001 oldsmobile aleros and within the first 24,000 miles there stated to be brake problems. It sounded as if the front wheels were always grinding. Cars were taken in to dealership and we were told there was nothing wrong. My wife and…

    filed Feb 27, 2010

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Alero years

YearReportsShare
2004 Alero66%
2003 Alero74%
2002 Alero145%
2000 Alero13023%
1999 Alero11124%
Alero service brakes, hydraulic problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.