2001 Oldsmobile Alero consumer reviews

This car was my perfect car. Bought 2001 white 2-door 4-cyl with a spoiler in 2003. I loved that car. It was cute, reliable, fun to drive. It was stolen in 2011 so I replaced it with a 1999 6-cyl. Liked that one, too. Also reliable. Traded it for newer larger SUV in 2017 because back issues made getting out of the Alero difficult. The first one cost me one battery, 1 pair front struts, 3 sets of tires. Second one was 1 set of tires and a set of new rims when the old ones corroded.

Th car has great style and comfort for a small car. Excellent performance in city and highway driving.

I bought my Alero brand new in 2000. Currently have a little over 236,000 miles on it. Had some repairs made to the engine for an internal coolant leak and multiple brake and rotor replacements. It is a very comfortable driving position and I remember the ads at the time said it was very ergonomic. Also, to this day I can take my hands off the wheel and she rides straight and true. Only on my 4th set of tires. Overall, a good car and I certainly got more than my money's worth.

Great performance, decent styling inside and out, great maneuverability. Highly recommend this car to anyone looking for high performance at a decent price.

I LOVE klean car its a great place to get a car this will be my second car through them, i have never had any problems thank u so much..

This was the last model Oldsmobile cranked out - if that means anything. They shifted from the mid-sized comfort cars like the Cutlass, etc and began this new line of "more economical" rides. I've owned this one since '06 and I must say it's dependable. Some of the maintenance gets bothersome, like having to change rotors about once a year. I'd say that the brakes and rotors have been the only real complaint I have. I think Alero's are "glitchy," but those haven't amounted to much of any problem. It starts up all year 'round, as long as the battery is good.

I've had my 2001 Alero GL 4-cylinder for seven years and is the second best car I ever owned. The engine and transmission have been the most reliable part of the vehicle, which is good, since they are the most important parts. I wrecked it once and nearly totaled it, but the body shop did a good job getting the thing put back together and it rides fairly straight down the road. It's a dream to steer. It's surprisingly comfortable on long trips. We've traveled to New Orleans (twice - before and after Katrina) and to Orlando and got incredible gas mileage. On one trip, I got 36 miles per gallon! Like the other reviewers, I've had problems with the front driver's side window going down - a pain in drive thrus, and the side view mirror adjusters are broken on it. The other annoyance is the fact that the struts have a squeaking noise that, so I've been told by mechanics around here, cannot really be fixed without major repairs. It's more of an annoyance than a safety issue. The only other complaint is that the cup holders are not well placed, but I don't use them much anyway. Finally, the best part of the car is the radio. It has a good sound system for a car it's size and the radio gets incredibly good reception, even for AM. In some ways, it is ahead of its time, because the radio tells you what station call letters that you are tuned to. All told, the Alero has been a really great car for me. It was even hit by a tornado once and lived to tell about it! It' sad that GM let go of the Oldsmobile brand. It's also going to be a very sad day when I have to sell it.

After I totaled my car I needed a car fast. Working 60 hours week gave me little time to look. Purchased my 2001 Alero GL 2-door in less than a half hour and never regretted it since. Only problem I have had in the 4 years I owned it, is the electric windows. Both needed the interior working replaced one due to it won't go up or down and the other went down (in winter, in WI) and won't go back up.

I bought a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero with 42,000 miles, and have loved it ever since. With 105,000 miles, all I have ever had to pay for were oil and tire changes. I even average 26 miles per gallon. It is reliable, comfortable, and a little bit sporty. Great Car!

I bought this car brand new in 2001 and the engine and transimission have been excellent, but little things keep going wrong, and with the car being just a 2nd car for our 5 person family, I don't plan on fixing these small items. Knob on heater broke once, and I had it replaced, is broken again, it only works on full blast or off. All the power windows are broken, but since the heater & a/c still work, I won't get them fixed, especially since this seems to be a GM thing, most of them go bad. (Ours went bad 5000 miles after the warranty was up... NICE :oP) But definitely the engine has given us no trouble at all, as well as the transmission. Overall, reliable car but all the nickel and dime stuff gets old.