2001 Oldsmobile Alero Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“Just bought my 2001 Alero right off the car lot, but now the right side passenger mirror isn't working, lighter isn't working, called the car lot to tell them that and he said that it could be the fuse was bad! So I buy a used car for three grand and minor stuff starts happening to it.... How much is a fuse??”

“Rear defroster stopped working. Went to dealer for another issue and dealer told me someone put in an inadequate wire to module and caused it to melt. Went to 3 junkyards today and found 6 Alero around the same year that all had the wire melted to the module. Found this online so here I am.. Dealer tried to point finger at someone else but its obvious this is an Alero problem. I'll be contacting the dealer again to see what they'll do about it before it causes a fire.”

“2001 Oldsmobile Alero, approx 105,000 miles. Around the middle of january I went outside to warm up my car before work and noticed the heater blower wasn't working. Have already had this replaced so thought I knew what the problem was. Also noticed an electrical smell in the car, as if an electrical motor was hot, so assumed the blower motor overheated and went out. Later that day checked the fuse for the blower motor- it was bad, I changed it and the heater worked. However, still noticed the electrical smell and finally associated it with the rear defogger. …”

“Around july 15, 2005 my 2001 Oldsmobile Alero passenger side window fell out of the channel and into the door. (the window was being rolled up and made a loud noise. When trying to roll down window again it fell into the door.) I had the window regulator replaced by a local automotive center on july 15, 2005 for a total of $231.15 parts and labor. On january 30, 2006 the driver side window was rolled down and when rolling it back up a loud noise was heard as it reached the top of the door frame. When pressing the button to roll the window back down the window fell into the door. …”

“In the spring of 2003 my window, drivers side slid into the door jam. My boyfriend took the door off and we realized that the window regulator was bent and the plastic pieces that attach to the window to hold it up were broken. I called the dealership and was informed that it would cost $500.00 to fix it. $300.00 for the part and the rest in labor. I looked into getting a used part, so I began calling junk yards. A few had no regulators, however at fitzgeralds in lincoln de I was told that I was the 4 or 5th person to call in regards to a regulator for an Alero. …”