GM At times my car will not start and it cannot be pinpointed when this will happen . General Motors Detroit Michigan

I  am  surprised  that  they  didn't  tell you  that  it  is  normal  that  your  Alero  doesn't  start  from time to time.

They  are  telling  me  that  it  is  normal,  that  the  electronic  lock  does  not  unlock  the  door  if  I  hold  the  key  fob  in my  right  hand  instead  of  the  left  hand.

 They  are  telling  me  that  it  is  normal  if  the  "key fob  inside  vehicle alarm"   honks  the  horn  three  times  after  leaving  the  car,  even  if  there  is  no  key fob  inside  the  vehicle.

They  are  telling  me  that  the  clunking  and  banging  noise  at  acceleration  is  normal.

The  are  telling  me  that  a  grinding  noise  at  deceleration  is  normal.

Since writting in regarding the 'alero' problem I went to edmunds.com and seen all the complaints regarding the thosands of Alero owners same problem ...

This is terrible !

Buy American NEVER again ! GM is a failure and they had to have the Govt. bail their ass out ....Perhaps the excutives should of stopped taking the big bonus's and put the money back into their failing company instead of lining their pockets....If you fail you downsize and fix it or you close ! ....ONLY in America ....

 

The two consumer comments posted here are questionable in the fact they contain innuendo[assumption that a seven year old car should have unrepairable problems]speculation[that he is more knowledgable than a dealer technician]and the last comment is just a trivial comment that helps no-one to head in the right direction.
I empathize with the guy who owns the seven-year-old Alero.
Can we not expect to get that amount of service [depending on average mileage and proper maintainance]from a product that cost twenty-grand?
I would suggest a call to an attorney if you have gained nothing from your 2k investment to repair your Alero,even though your car is a whole seven years old,the car should be easily diagnosed and repaired by a reputable dealer.

this isn't too surprising. it's a GM. it's a wonder that it starts at all.

It's not like this is a new car! It is 7 years old!

7 year old cars will have problems!

$2000 spent with no solution?

I would change mechanics.

You need to be more specific here.

Does it crank but not start or do you get nothing when you turn the key to the start position? [This is very important].

Do you get your dash/pre-check lights when you atempt to start or not?

Do you have an alarm system on the vehicle?

If so, is it factory installed, or aftermarket?

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My 96 Saab 900S has a similar problem, which is intermittent. FYI...Saab uses many GM parts.

There is a switch downline from your keyswitch that goes bad and will cause an intermittent connection. Any competent GM Mechanic would know this.

It could also be a fuel pump. If you have no fuel pressure, your ignition will not create spark on many vehicles. It is a failsafe.

Hence, repeated use of the keyswitch to build up pressure with the weak electric fuel pump.

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How is this a Rip Off on the part of GM?

You have a 7 year old car! Things wear out and break in 7 years!