2000 Oldsmobile Alero steering problems
22 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2000 Oldsmobile Alero, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 22 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 127,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 127,000 miles, and 12% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 oldsmobile alero. While driving at an unknown speed, the steering wheel became difficult to turn and smoke emitted from the front of the vehicle. All of the warning indicators on the instrument panel illuminated and the front end of the vehicle caught fire. The fire was extinguished and there were no injuries. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The vehicle was not repaired.
Driving on a gravel road at 30 miles per hour when steering and brakes did not work went in the ditch just about flipped the car the ins company said to bad can not do nothing the recall ended that night to late.
Other problems reported for the 2000 Oldsmobile Alero
- Lighting 172 complaints
- Brakes 163 complaints
- Electrical system 94 complaints
- Engine 84 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 51 complaints
- Fuel system 33 complaints
- Body & structure 30 complaints
- Air bags 27 complaints