Oldsmobile Alero Complaints (1999)

462 consumer complaints on file.

#10285098September 24, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
FOR UNKNOWN REASONS THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM FAILS AND THE CAR WILL EITHER NOT START OR WHILE DRIVING IT WILL SHUT OFF AT ANY TIME CUTTING POWER TO THE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. CAUSING A POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281538August 24, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SECUIRTY LIGHT ON 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO COMES ON AND CAR WILL NOT START FOR OVER 10 MINS. THIS CAUSES ME TO FUEL MY CAR WITH THE CAR ENGINE RUNNING BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF IT NOT STARTING. SOMETIMES IT TAKES 3 TRYS BEFORE IT STARTS AND THAT IS OVER 30 MINUTES OF WAIT TIME. ONE DAY IT MAY NOT START AT ALL. ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE OTHER ALERO OWNERS. OLDSMOBILE NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275991July 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY SECURITY LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. IT LOCKS DOWN MY FUEL SYSTEM. I HAD THE PROBLEM FIX IN OCTOBER OF 2006. IT WAS FIX AT THE DEALERSHIP IN WHICH I BOUGHT IT FROM. ABOUT $500.00 IS WHAT I PAID TO GET IT FIX. ON JULY4,2009, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. IT MALFUNCTION AGAIN. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THIS AGAIN. THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I GOT. PLEASE HELP ME AND OTHERS WITH THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. IT'S NOT OUR FAULT THAT THEY MADE THIS RECURRING PROBLEM. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267483May 1, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR REGULATOR AND MOTOR. IN ADDITION, THE RUBBER CHANNEL THAT IS LOCATED INSIDE THE WINDOW WAS NOT TIGHT AND COULD CAUSE THE WINDOW TO FALL OUT AND SHATTER. THE WINDOW FAILURE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS FAILING. HE HEARD A TICKING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE DROVE DIFFERENTLY. THE DEALER REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT ALSO BELIEVED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT STEERING CORRECTLY. THE DEALER STILL REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE HIS COMPLAINT TO BE A PRIORITY BECAUSE HE IS A VIETNAM VETERAN WITH MULTIPLE PHYSICAL CHALLENGES AND A LIMITED INCOME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,375 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265175April 13, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MY 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO HAS HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH 1.MANIFOLD GASKETS LEAKING. 2. ALL OF THE WINDOWS FAILING BY FALLING OFF THE TRACKS OR THE REGULATOR ITSELF FAILING. THREE TIMES FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW! 3.THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY, CLICKING CONSTANTLY. 4.THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING 5. THE INTERIOR LEATHER CURLED UP ON THE DASH, WHICH I NOTICE ON MANY OTHER ALERO'S I'VE SEEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260369March 1, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
GAS GAUGE IS ALWAYS OFF, I HAVE TO FILL THE GAS TANK UP ATLEAST 2-3 A DAY. MAYBE THERE IS A LEAK FROM RECALL, OR THE RECALL FORM THE GAS TANK. ALSO SPENT $700.00 FOR A RECALLED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251600December 12, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED 80 PERCENT OF THE TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250826December 5, 2008
VISIBILITY, STRUCTURE:BODY
BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER WINDOWS FELL OFF THE TRACKS, SO I HAD A FRIEND PRY THEM UP AND HE GOT THE WINDOWS TO STAY UP, BUT YOU COULD NOT USE EITHER WINDOW. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET THE WINDOWS FIXED FOR A WHILE UNTIL I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO AFFORD TO GET THE DRIVER'S WINDOW FIXED IN MAY 2008 WHICH COST $385.00. THEY REPLACED THE REGULATOR. ON 12/4/2008, IT HAPPENED YET AGAIN TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AND THE WARRANTY WAS ONLY GOOD FOR 60 DAYS LABOR/30DAYS PARTS, SO I AM YET AGAIN NOT ABLE TO USE EITHER WINDOW. I WAS TOLD BY QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT IF I GOT IT FIXED YET AGAIN, IT WOULD PROBABLY HAPPEN YET AGAIN. I DID NOT SEE THIS DEFECT LISTED ON THE RECALL LIST HOWEVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242557September 17, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS FAIL TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. I CAN GET THEM TO START WORKING AGAIN SOMETIMES BY ACTIVATING THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND THEN TRYING THE TURN SIGNALS AGAIN, BUT SOMETIMES THE HAZARD LIGHTS ALSO FAIL TO FUNCTION. IT SOUNDS LIKE A SPRING IS RELEASING SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN THE TURN SIGNALS FAIL AFTERWARD. THE HAZARD SWITCH BECAME STUCK AND WAS REPLACED BY THE OLDS DEALER BACK IN 2001 OR 2002. AFTER THAT I COULD HEAR A MECHANICAL NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHENEVER I TURNED THE WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION AND WHEN I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER THEY SAID A SPRING HAD COME LOOSE AND THERE WAS NO SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT IT WOULD COST $250 TO REPAIR, SO I LET IT GO AND NEVER REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233467July 7, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT TWO DAYS AGO. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED A YEAR AGO. DEALERSHIP STATED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. WE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT WE MAY HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND POSSIBLY A CRACKED ENGINE--WHICH MEANS A NEW MOTOR. CAR HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. WE ARE DEVASTATED AS THIS IS OUR DAUGHTER'S CAR AND SHE IS ABOUT TO BE A FRESHMAN IN COLLEGE. THE CAR BROKE DOWN ON HER WHILE TRAVELING DOWN AN INTERSTATE-AT NIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230801June 12, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I OWN A 1999 ALERO COUPE 3.4L V6, HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE WINDOW WOULD COME OFF TRAC AND FALL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I WAS ABLE TO GRAB THE WINDOW THE FEW TIMES IT HAPPENED AND PULL IT BACK INTO PLACE. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS AT THE BANK DRIVE-UP, IT WAS RAINING AND THE WINDOW FELL ALL THE WAY DOWN IN THIS TIME AND I COULDN'T GRAB IT. DON'T HAVE A GARAGE SO I HAD TO TAKE THE DOOR OFF TO GET THE WINDOW IN THE POURING RAIN AND IT WAS A SUNDAY. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANICS ON MONDAY AND HAD IT FIXED. THE WINDOW REGULATOR CAME COMPLETELY OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222213March 24, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM: BLOWER MOTOR AND RESISTOR HAVE MALFUNCTIONED NUMEROUS TIMES. INITIAL MALFUNCTION WAS IN 2003 AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED APPROX. 12 TIMES TO DATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217770February 12, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
THE CAR SIGNAL LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN THE SIGNALS ON THEY COME ON. THEN SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN THEM ON THEY DO NOTHING. THEY DON'T COME ON AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217452February 8, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE TURN SIGNALS TO SWITCH LANES. THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH BEGAN MAKING A RAPID, LOUD CLICKING NOISE THAT LASTED FOR AN HOUR. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THE CONTACT ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATORS FIVE TIMES BECAUSE THE PLASTIC BREAKS AND CAUSES THE REGULATORS TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 142,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214636January 13, 2008
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REAR WINDOWS OBSTRUCTED. WINDOWS WILL NOT ROLL UP. NO CHILDREN, MODEL 1999 ALERO. I CAN SAY THIS WINDOW HAS NOT BEEN LOWERED 100 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 YEARS. IT STOP WORKING IN 2006. I DECIDED TO SEE IF IT WAS A SERIOUS DEFECT BY GOING ON THE INTERNET, AND I SEE THEIR IS A PROBLEM GM WILL NOT FIX WITHOUT A INVESTIGATION IF YOU HAVE A CHILD , THE SAFETY LOCK SERVES NO PURPOSE. THE WINDOW JUST FALLS DOWN AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THIS WILL ANY SMALL CHILD OR ANIMAL TO EXIT THROUGH THE WINDOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211047December 6, 2007
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE PASSENGER WINDOW FELL OFF TRACK ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I PULLED IT BACK UP AND IT CONTINUES TO FALL AT DANGEROUS TIME. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT REPAIRED. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AS IT IS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207807November 3, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
THE PASSLOCK FEATURE. HAS LEFT ME AND SEVERAL, SEVERAL UNHAPPY ALERO OWNERS STRANDED. THIS IS A VERY BAD AND EXPENSIVE IDEA AND I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT THE CAR NOW FOR 2 MONTHS. I HATE THIS CAR. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS HAS NOT BEEN A RECALLED ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207083October 27, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE CAR DOES NOT START FOLLOWED BY THE WORD SECURITY FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD CAR WILL NOT START. I HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 15 MINS AND HOPE IT WON'T DO IT AGAIN. I HAVE READ UP ONLINE AND SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE RELATED TO THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM ON OLDSMOBILE CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192314June 2, 2007
VISIBILITY
LEFT FRONT, LEFT REAR, AND RIGHT REAR WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED WITH IN THE PAST 3 YEARS. ALL THREE FAILED THE SAME WAY: WHILE ROLLING UP THE WINDOW IT FALLS DOWN AND STAYS DOWN. THE PARTS THAT FAILED ARE THE SMALL PLASTIC CLIPS THAT ATTACH THE REGULATOR TO THE WINDOW. THE WHOLE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY ON EACH WINDOW NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT $80.00 + ALL OVER A PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT PROBABLY COSTS GM $ .30 EACH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191425May 22, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
IN MARCH 2006 AT 73,277 MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS, VALVE COVER GASKETS & WATER PUMP ASSEMBLY REPLACED DUE TO A CONSTANT ANTIFREEZE LEAK. THEN IN APRIL 2007 AT 87,452 MILES HAD TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM & GM EVEN CHANGED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SO THE ONE I HAD PUT ON IN 2007 WAS DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE IN 2006 BECAUSE THEY HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS. SEEMED LIKE THEY SHOULD BE REIMBURSING PEOPLE & HAVING A RECALL BECAUSE THEY OBVIOUSLY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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