# 2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
> NHTSA complaint `572934` · 2006-02-16 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** OLDSMOBILE
- **Model:** ALERO
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
- **Miles at failure:** 64,682
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
IGNITION/ANTI-THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM FAILS.   CAR WON'T START. "SECURITY" LIGHT FLASHES RED WHEN I TRY TO TURN THE KEY. MUST WAIT ABOUT 10 MINUTES FOR LIGHT TO GO OFF. ALSO, SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AS I AM DRIVING AND REMAINS THAT WAY UNTIL I TURN THE CAR OFF. ON ONE OCCASION, CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING WITH LIGHT ON. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN LAST YEAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO A GM DEALER AND HAD THE ANTI-THEFT AND IGNITION SYSTEM REPLACED. IT COST MORE THAN $500.00. TODAY, EXACTLY ONE YEAR AFTER, THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. SAME EVERYTHING ALL OVER AGAIN.  *JB
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