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2002 Oldsmobile Alero lighting problems

Owners reported lighting problems in 85 complaints for the 2002 Oldsmobile Alero, 21% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
85 21% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
68,000 miles 58 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2002 Oldsmobile Alero Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 68,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 9 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 10 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 16 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 11 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 68,000 miles
Based on 58 complaints that include mileage. 34% 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 miles1
20k to 40k miles9
40k to 60k miles10
60k to 80k miles16
80k to 100k miles11
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 58 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 68,000 miles, and 34% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the lighting complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

When my 2002 alero turned 37,500 the fuse to the tail and dash lights blew leaving me driving after dark with no tail and dash lights. So far the mechanics have not been able to trace down the short in the electrical system in order to fix the problem. They keep putting in new fuses and they just keep blowing. They have ordered a switch, and it is to go back into the shop again to have the switch replaced again, and to try once more to track down the electrical short that is causing the fuse to blow that takes out…

Reported at 37,500 miles, October 2003

Just a couple of days after the purchase of the vehicle the brakes were making a bad scrubbing noise, and I had no turn signal at all I noticed a clicking sound coming from the hazard warning light .during the clicking sound the turn signal would work at times and I would smell something like a burning smell. While the car was park and no one around it the lights would come on inside and out by their self and this causes my battery to go dead and I have to boost it off.

Reported at 157,000 miles, December 2014

Other problems reported for the 2002 Oldsmobile Alero

Lighting problems in other years

Lighting problems across all Oldsmobile models