Overview & Reviews

As the Olds brand heads into the sunset, the Alero receives only minor changes. Sport Red is a new exterior color, and the six-speaker stereo has been downgraded to four speakers.

• Sleek styling, brisk performance and handling, user-friendly cockpit design, well-equipped standard model.

• Low-grade interior materials, poor frontal offset crash test score, numb steering, poor resale value.

User Reviews:

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  Unlikely to Recommend - 2004 Oldsmobile Alero
  By Lucky - February 14 - 2:03 am

  I have a 2004 Alero v6 4 door. Let me put it this way, I have had the car for 6 years and there is a new problem every time I turn around. I have had the brakes and rotors replaced 3 times. The wiring harness behind the steering wheel was replaced once and needs to be replaced again. This car is a magnet for old people to hit. Now my car wont start. This has to be the worst car I have had. General maintenance isnt doing anything for this car.

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  Olds Alero 2004 - 2004 Oldsmobile Alero
  By Jess - January 28 - 4:33 pm

  After having a Chevy 2001 Blazer this is the best car that I could have ever got with how expensive gas is. I bought it with only 9,000 miles on it and it now only has about 36,500 miles and I was the second owner of the car.

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  A truly fantastic American car! - 2004 Oldsmobile Alero
  By Peter_J - January 21 - 2:00 am

  My husband and I compared several cars when considering our next purchase. I was wanting to sell a Honda Accord that I had been talked into buying, and it turned out to be an expensive car to maintain and keep on the road as it got older. I looked at the Pontiac Grand Am, the Alero, and just to be fair, another Honda. The Olds was simply the best looking, best driving, most comfortable and well thought out car out there . . . and I love it!

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  My car is my baby. - 2004 Oldsmobile Alero
  By Happy Girl - January 10 - 10:00 am

  I have had nothing but good things happen in this car. It gets good mileage.

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  Great Ride - 2004 Oldsmobile Alero
  By Ethan - October 30 - 8:20 am

  we bought this car with around 15,000 miles on it, and there is now around 96,000 on it, and the only thing i have ever had to do to it is have the passlock replaced and brakes, never one single problem with this car ever. this has to be one of the most reliable, bang for the buck, i have ever purchaced. i have even put on a magnaflow cat back and a K&N intake on it and watched the MPG rise even higher, on high way i can manage over 30+ mpg and i even have a V-6 and over 200hp now. if your in the market for a great car and by the years passing pretty cheap now. jump on it. im 26 and this is my 15th car and best one to date for reliability.

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  This thing just wont quit - 2004 Oldsmobile Alero
  By Nick - July 10 - 8:41 pm

  Bought my red 2 door alero for dirt cheap and it had next to nothing for the miles (114,000) for the GM 3.4 thats nothing!! The ride of the vehicle could be better but the handling is fantastic! Acceleration is really good probably because I have the 3.4, sorry for you 4 cyl out there lol. The safety of this car is amazing for such a little car, took a lifted Dodge Ram head on I really thought this car was going to the junkyard but nope I slapped a new hood bumper and fender on and it drove like new! This car does go through brakes pads and rotors pretty often ( replaced 3 times already mileage is only at 145,000) and when they were replaced it still squeaked when drove (annoyed the hell outta me but hey the car still stopped) also the car goes through tires quickly too ( also my 3rd set 30,000 miles) you really need to keep up with the maintenance on this vehicle and she should last you a very long time! My advise to you if youre looking to purchase one is make sure its been maintained pretty well or it will be a nightmare

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  THE BEST CAR OUT THERE - 2004 Oldsmobile Alero
  By MIA - June 22 - 10:00 am

  THIS IS MY FIRST CAR.....MY OWN CAR...AND I LOVE IT..I HAVE DRIVE OTHER CARS FOR ALONG TIME BUT IN THE YEAR THAT I HAVE HAD MY CAR I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT AND IT IS ONE OF THE ONLY CARS THAT I COULD AFFORD THAT I REALLY LOVED

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  great used buy - 2004 Oldsmobile Alero
  By chip - February 22 - 6:56 pm

  Excellent used car buy. Does everything well at bargain basement price. Last of the low cg gm midsize vehicles. Recently put 245 45 16 series bridgestone potenza tires and handling is phenomenal. (have owned corvettes, lotus, and Audi a-4 turbos) 6 cyl auto mpg over 26 at real speed (75 mph+).

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  MY GREAT ALERO - 2004 Oldsmobile Alero
  By JAKENCOOKIE - January 2 - 10:00 am

  I HAVE NOTHING BUT FUN IN THIS CAR

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  Best Olds ever - 2004 Oldsmobile Alero
  By galaxybeing - December 1 - 4:23 am

  This is the 2nd Alero owned by my wife and me. She has been driving her 99 Alero since 2000. A super car. She has 110,000 miles on it now and it is still a great looker and a terrific little speeder - especially with the K&N air filter, which make sit roar. Both aleros, I drive the 04 have the 3.4 engine, which I highly recommend to anyone considering buying an Alero. Great styling, too, for the price range. Keep Mobil 1 in the crankcase and the engine will always show the driver its appreciation. So far, the 99 Alero needed an alternator and a front strut replaced. As well, the hazard switch broke but will be repaired free under a recall order. The 99 is super fast - much faster than the 04,