Service bulletins for the 2001 Oldsmobile Alero
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
397 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 020864014 | 2002-10-03. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE OUTER SURFACE GLASS ON ONE OR MORE OF THE VEHICLE'S DOOR IS SCRATCHED. *TT |
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| 020858004 | 2002-10-03. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENTON AN AIR RUSH / MOAN TYPE NOISE FROM THE REAR COMPARTMENT LID AREA OF THE VEHICLE. *TT |
| 020844001 | 2002-09-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON POOR RADIO RECEPTION. *TT |
| 020866005A | 2002-09-28. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID. SOME ONWERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE MOLDING ALONG THE REAR (TRUNK) COMPARTMENT OPENING AT THE STRIKER IS LOOSE OR BROKEN. *TT |
| 020844012 | 2002-09-28. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY KEY FOB RADIO PERSONALIZATION FEATURE ENABLED (TURNED ON) OR DISABLED (TURNED OFF). *TT |
| 010849020 | 2002-06-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. SUBJECT REGARDING REVISED IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER OR IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT. *SLC |
| 010604008C | 2002-05-22. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ABOUT INACCURATE OR ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE READINGS. *SLC |
| 010604008B | 2002-05-21. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT INACCURATE OR ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE READINGS. *SLC |
| 0208116001 | 2002-05-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. SUBJECT REGARDING INTERMITTENT COMMUNICATION OR SERIAL DATA DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES STORED IN HISTORY. *SLC |
| 020729001 | 2002-05-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ON A GRINDING OR RATTLE TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. *SLC |
| 280202 | 2002-04-09. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THEY WOULD LIKE THE RADIO KEY FOB PERSONALIZATION TURNED ON OR OFF. *TT |
| 270202 | 2002-04-09. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT OF A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH STORED DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0112, P0113, P1111 OR P1112. *TT |
| 180202 | 2002-04-09. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. SUBJECT REGARDING PROPER REPAIR FOR FUEL GAUGE INACCURACY COMPLAINTS. *TT |
| 040202 | 2002-04-05. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ABOUT AN INTERMITTENT SERVICE VEHICLE SOON LIGHT AND/OR AN ELECTRONIC TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT OFF WHICH MAY ILLUMINATE AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. *TT |
| 160102 | 2002-04-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE ENGINE LAGS POWER, STALLS, WON'T START OR IS HARD TO START. *TT |
| 171201 | 2002-04-04. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. WATER LEAK ISSUES. *TT |
| 020604009 | 2002-04-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING HESITATION OR STUMBLE ON THROTTLE APPLICATION AFTER COLD START (REPROGRAM PCM). *JG |
| 010308003A | 2002-04-02. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON A SQUAWK NOISE FROM THE FRONT AND/OR REAR SUSPENSION WHILE DRIVING. *TT |
| 010864020C | 2002-03-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. A CREAK OR SQUEAK NOISE WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING ONE OF MORE DOORS. *TT THIS BULLETIN REPLACES PREVIOUS BULLETIN 01-08-64-020 DATED 12/01/2001. *TT THIS BULLETIN REPLACES 01-08-64-020B. *TT |
| 010602012 | 2002-03-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON LEAKAGE OF A FEW DROPS OF COOLANT AFTER PARKING THEIR VEHICLE. *TT |
| 000604037A | 2002-03-21. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED WITH HARSH TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. *TT |
| 010864018A | 2002-03-21. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE FRONT DOOR WINDOW GLASS WON'T ROLL UP OR IS OUT OF THE CHANNEL. *TT |
| 010604008A | 2002-03-21. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ABOUT INACCURATE OR ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE READINGS. *TT |
| 010857007 | 2002-03-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS INFORMATION ON VARIOUS WATER LEAK CONDITIONS. *TT |
| 141101 | 2002-03-05. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE 1236 STORED. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.