NHTSA Complaint #10131352 — 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO

DT: 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH IN 5 PM TRAFFIC, THE CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF AND COASTED FROM THE LEFT LANE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. IT WAS THEN TOWED TO AN OLDSMOBILE DEALERSHIP; WHO SAID THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS THE PROBLEM FOR A SECOND TIME. THIS CAR HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS. SOMETIME THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK AT ALL. IT ALSO HAS A LEAK IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR WHEN IT RAINS. THE CONSUMER HEARD ABOUT THE VOLVO PROBLEMS AND THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING TO THIS VEHICLE. THE ENGINE HAD ONLY SHUT OFF ONE TIME. THIS HAPPENED AROUND JULY 11, 2005. NO INJURIES FIRES NO CRASH REPORTED. *AK THE FUEL PUMP HAD BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE FUEL PUMP HAD AN INTERNAL SHORT. THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL, WOULD START THEN DIE. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD FALL TO EMPTY, AND THE FUEL LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THE VEHICLE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. *SC