2003 Oldsmobile Alero electrical system problems

103 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2003 Oldsmobile Alero — 56% of all complaints for this model year.

103

Electrical System complaints

56%

share of all complaints

86,750 mi

median reported incident mileage

6 / 1

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“Driving and everything quit but the engine nothing on the dash worked, door locks unlocked lost headlights, radio anything Electrical was gone”
filed Dec 20, 2021
“Car has been having acceleration issues her and there has had a fuel leak for awhile now and now all of a sudden the car will not start..”
filed Sep 7, 2017

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

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