NHTSA Complaint #761405 — 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO

SINCE I HAVE OWNED MY ALERO (APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 YEARS) I HAVE HAD 5 INSTANCES WHERE I HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO HAVE THE BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. THE LAST TWO INSTANCE WERE ONLY 3000 MILES APART FROM ONE ANOTHER. WHEN I AM DRIVING AT SPEEDS EXCESS OF 50 MPH I AM AFRAID TO FOLLOW ANYONE REMOTELY CLOSE BECAUSE WHEN I BRAKE THE ENTIRE CAR WILL START SHAKING AND MY BRAKING DISTANCE IS LARGELY INCREASED. SO FAR, ALL OF THE REPLACEMENT WORK HAS BEEN DONE AT THE DEALERSHIPS EXPENSE, HOWEVER I HAVE HAD TO LOSE MY CAR FOR A DAY OR TWO EVERY THREE MONTHS TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF. THIS IS EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT FOR ME. WHEN I PAYED THIS MUCH MONEY FOR AN ALMOST NEW CAR WITH ONLY 15000 MILES ON IT, I EXPECTED IT TO DRIVE LIKE AN ALMOST NEW CAR. SURELY SOMEONE HAD TO HAVE KNOWN THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTED WITH IT BEFORE THEY SOLD IT TO ME. I BABY THIS CAR LIKE IT WAS MY KID. I SEE NO REASON THAT AFTER 5 TIMES OF HAVING THE BRAKES WORKED ON THEY STILL CANNOT FIX THEM RIGHT! I DON'T EVEN ENJOY DRIVING IT MUCH ANYMORE BECAUSE I'M AFRAID THAT MY BRAKES WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN GO OUT AND I'LL REAR END SOMEONE. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT UNTIL THEY TOLD ME NOT ONLY DID THEY REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS BUT THE ROTORS ALSO. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS NO MORE THAN THREE MONTHS LATER AND I BELIEVE THEY ONLY REPLACED THE PADS. THE THIRD INCIDENT AGAIN WAS WITHIN ANOTHER 3 MONTHS OR SO ALONG WITH THE FOURTH. EACH TIME I NOTICED THAT WHEN I WOULD BRAKE AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH THE ENTIRE CAR WOULD START SHAKING. ALSO WHEN IT WAS RAINING OUT I COULD HEAR THE BRAKES GRINDING. AND WHEN I WOULD BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I COULD HEAR THEM GRIND. WHICH BRINGS ME TO THE FIFTH AND MOST RECENT INCIDENT WHERE I ALMOST HIT SOMEBODY BECAUSE I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN SO HARD, IT ALMOST FELT LIKE THE BRAKES HAD GONE OUT. THERE'S NO REASON I SHOULD HAVE MY BRAKES REPLACED 5 TIMES OVER 30,000 MILES.