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2001 Oldsmobile Alero electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 135 complaints for the 2001 Oldsmobile Alero, 25% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
135 25% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
88,000 miles 87 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
5 and 3
Injuries and deaths
3 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2001 Oldsmobile Alero Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 88,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 8 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 14 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 14 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 10 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 8 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 15 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 7 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 5 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 88,000 miles
Based on 87 complaints that include mileage. 29% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles8
40k to 60k miles14
60k to 80k miles14
80k to 100k miles10
100k to 120k miles8
120k to 140k miles15
140k to 160k miles7
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles5
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 87 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 88,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 3 fires, 3 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2001 oldsmobile alero. While driving 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled and crashed. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. Medical attention was received, but the crash resulted in the death of the driver. The vehicle was destroyed and included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was made aware of failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Updated 10/29/14 updated 4/23/2015

February 2009 CrashInjuryDeath

I pressed the hazard button in the dash and the button receded into the dashboard. The lights were flashing. Pressed again to turn them off. The button has fallen out of the hole into the dash and is, of course, impossible to retrieve. So now I have no hazard lights. Lets hope I don' t need them.

Reported at 106,000 miles, September 2009

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Electrical system problems in other years

Electrical system problems across all Oldsmobile models