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2001 Oldsmobile Alero steering problems

17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2001 Oldsmobile Alero5% of all complaints for this model year.

17
Steering complaints
5%
share of all complaints
105,026 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I noticed during the thanksgiving holiday 2014 that my turn signals work when they want to . I was turning right and my mom was riding with me when she noticed that my turn signals was not working left or right. So we made it to our doctors appointment and when we were leaving they working . It's…

    filed Jan 24, 2015

  • Tl* the contact owned a 2001 oldsmobile alero. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact noticed smoke coming from the steering wheel followed by flames. There were no injuries. The contact also stated that there was a shortage with the blinkers, which activated intermittently. The contact…

    filed Sep 19, 2014

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

Steering problems in other Alero years

YearReportsShare
2004 Alero55%
2003 Alero137%
2002 Alero114%
2000 Alero224%
1999 Alero306%
Alero steering 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.