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2003 Oldsmobile Alero vehicle speed control problems

14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2003 Oldsmobile Alero8% of all complaints for this model year.

14
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
8%
share of all complaints
57,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
3 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 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

  • While driving on a city road at approximately 40 mph, the car randomly began accelerating on its own. I immediately pushed on the brake pedal only to discover the car continued to accelerate. I stomped on the brake as hard as possible to avoid hitting the car in front of me. I moved the gear shift…

    filed Mar 10, 2017

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

Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Alero years

YearReportsShare
2004 Alero33%
2002 Alero62%
2001 Alero134%
2000 Alero183%
1999 Alero143%
Alero vehicle speed control 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.