Alero recalled - part of GM ignition switch debacle.
 

Hey Folks,

Just a heads-up that the Alero with presumably all other 1997+ N-body cars has been recalled for an ignition switch that could unintentionally turn the car off. It was part of 7.6 million vehicles recalled today.

http://www.clickondetroit.com/blob/v...-Chart-pdf.pdf

Suptised they recall a 14 year old car.

I guess we should call GM and ask about it.

I entered the VIN number for my 2001 Alero at this site https://recalls.gm.com/#/ The only thing that came up was the recall for turn/hazard light switch, nothing about the ignition switch.
May take some time to get all the VIN's on the site.

Well in the Chrysler world, they are recalling a 20 year old car (the ZJ Grand Cherokee) so it's not too surprising.

To That 01Olds, it does cover the 1997 Malibu and 1999 Grand Am as well.

I called a GM dealer nearby, and they said they didn't have the recall info. They said it could take a few weeks for all of the dealers to get the bulletin.

mine accidentally turned off when i bumped it once on the highway

Ive never had mine shut off. Plus I dont have stock ignition in it. I dont think ill get mine replaced. Lol

Mine shut off while I was driving on the highway. I was going 60 mph, and I was coming into the city (traffic lights) so I was starting to slow down anyway.

I didn't panic like a lot of people do in this case. I was on a striaght road, so I put on the flashers, shift into netural and turned the key. It didn't turn over until the 2nd try, but it turned over. It always wanted to stall again after that so I took it to my mech at the time. Cost me $555 to get it repaired.

I'm jsut thinking that not only am I going to try to get my money back, but I may have another ign with the same problem :eek:

I'm guessing all they will do is put an insert in the key to keep key rings right in the center of the key. less leverage to turn the key if there is weight on the key ring that way...

My ignition has a short in it, so if it has been recalled it's a good thing that way I can get my faulty ignition fixed, haha. (The electronics don't always fire up until after the car runs for a few minutes, around 5-8 to be more precise.)

Cobalts and such get new switches, two new keys and new lock cylinder

Never had it happen in mine yet. Bumped the shifter into neutral a time or two but nothing ignition related... Nothing on the GM site yet either but I imagine it takes awhile to update

I hope they replace mine anyway. The key needs to be a certain way, and I need to wiggle it for it to work.

Never had it happen, but I don't keep extra keys on my Alero key chain either.

Ditto.

I only kept the remote on the key and I've never had issues with my Grand Am. Now that stupid trim that goes around the key hole... different story.

My ex in-laws are probably laughing about this now that the Alero has made the list. They always said American cars are all junk, except for only 1 1990 Mustang that was owned by their son. That was the only Amercian car that wasn't junk :rolleyes2:

They hated the car because it wasn't a Carmy with Leather interior and the gas pedal stuck to the floor with an "L" on the grille :lol:

They now say the Volvo is a POS. Let's see which car is still running after 300,000 miles:emotlol: :emotlol: :emotlol:

cars are a huge compilation of components made by various suppliers

anything can happen

I had my Alero turn off on me 5 or 6 times, always seem to happen right before a turn. Never had any problem shifting in neutral and restarting the car still moving going around a turn. Figures they recall a year after I lose the car/

Both times with mine were caused by lanyard getting caught on something and both times were at a turning point...first time was 70 into a curve...i stopped using lanyards and haven't had a shutoff issue yet...am glad though as ignition is starting to stick