Oldsmobile Alero Complaints (1999)

462 consumer complaints on file.

#10082524July 23, 2004
EQUIPMENT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND MY COIL (SPRING) SNAPPED OFF AND BROKE. IT SLICED MY TIRE AND I HAD TO REPLACE MY TIRE AS WELL AS THE COIL (SPRING). IT WAS THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL. I AM NERVOUS THAT THE OTHER ONE MAY SNAP AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT THE TIME THAT COIL SNAPPED. I AM AWARE THAT THIS PART WAS RECALLED ON THE FORD TAURUS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082391July 21, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR LESS THAN ONE MILE FROM MY HOME. I MADE A LEFT TURN AT A LIGHT, AND UPON COMPLETION OF THE TURN, I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND MY RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS ON IT'S RIM. THINKING THAT I HIT SOMETHING, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. THE ROAD WAS CLEAR. WHEN I JACKED UP MY CAR AND ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE TIRE TO PUT ON THE SPARE, I REALIZED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING HAD BROKEN AND THE JAGGED EDGE OF THE SPRING HAD PIERCED MY TIRE. SINCE I WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME, IN SECONDS IT SHEARED MY TIRE ALL THE WAY AROUND, CAUSING STEERING TO BE DIFFICULT. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO GENERAL MOTORS, BUT THEY REFUSED TO OFFER ASSISTANCE OR TOWING FEES. UNFORTUNATELY I WAS STUCK PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS AT A DEALERSHIP AND A TOW THAT WAS DUE TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE CAUSING A NEAR-ACCIDENT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081098July 15, 2004
AIR BAGS
AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING 35-45 MPH DOWN ROAD. GM PULLED DATA FROM COMPUTER AND HAS NOW SAID THAT THE CAR MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS, POTHOLE, BUSH, STICK OR SOMETHING. THEY HOWEVER WON'T HELP IN THE MATTER BECAUSE SOMETHING CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY, WELL I COULD HAVE TOLD THEM THAT BECAUSE NOTHING HAPPENS WITHOUT A REASON. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE YET I AM STILL TRYING TO GET THIS RESOLVED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080563July 8, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
MY CAR'S COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON THE FIRST TIME ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. AT THAT TIME I REPLACED THE COOLANT THAT WAS MISSING, ONLY TO HAVE THE LIGHT COME ON AGAIN 2 DAYS LATER. I AGAIN REPLACED THE COOLANT. I COULD NOT FIND ANY VISIBLE LEAKS UNDER THE CAR. I WAS DRIVING TO THE MECHANIC WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE CHECK COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. THE CARS TEMPATURE GAUGE WAS TOPPED OUT. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF A MAJOR FREEWAY AND CALL FOR HELP. AFTER 2 HOURS OF WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS NEED REPLACED. ALSO, THE COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO MY ENGINE AND MIXED WITH THE OIL CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MISS. I HAD TO HAVE THE GASKETS REPLACED WITH A NEW VERSION. AND ALSO HAVE THE ENGINE FLUSHED, AN OIL CHANGE AND A COOLANT FLUSH AS WELL AS A COOLANT CHANGE. ALL OF THIS COSTING WELL OVER $700. APPARENTLY, GM HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THIS ISSUE BUT HAS FAILED TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THAT PARTICULAR PART. MY SAFETY SHOULD BE OF SOME CONCERN TO THIS CAR MANUFACTUER TO SAY THE LEAST! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080316July 2, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079976June 25, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073979June 24, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:UNIT
THE TURNING ON THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TURN SIGNAL SWITCH UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A BURNT WIRE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THERE A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR GM VEHICLES WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078335June 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
A LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT IS ALLOWING COOLANT AND OIL TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. IT COSTS BETWEEN $600 - $800 TO REPAIR AND THIS IS A FAULTY PART IN A MAJORITY OF THE GM VEHICLES. THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN DATED MARCH 2003 THAT ENTAILS THE EXACT DETAILS OF THE PROBLEM, YET GM HAS NOT OFFERED ITS CUSTOMERS ANY REMEDIES TO THE PROBLEM SUCH AS PAYING FOR THE REPAIR. I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE WITH ALL REQUIRED SERVICE WORK. I WANT GM TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079526June 14, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
1999 ALERO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MANIFOLD LEAKING OIL AND FAILED FUEL INJECTORS. *MR THE FRONT SPRING HAD BROKEN SUDDENLY AS THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE MANIFOLD AND INJECTOR PROBLEM OCCURRED WITHIN ONE WEEK. RECALL #3V473000 AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SUSPENSION. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072690May 16, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
I WAS NOT GIVEN ANY WARNING TO THE EVENTS THAT LEAD UP TO THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. UPON RETURNING HOME AT 11 P.M. MAY15, 2004 FROM MY PARENTS HOME, I TURNED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED FILLING WITH SMOKE AND I SMELLED RUBBER BURNING. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I CHECKED THE CAR OVER INSIDE AND OUT AND FOUND NOTHING AMISS, ONLY THE SMELL. I RETREATED TO THE CONFINES OF MY HOME AND AFTER A PERIOD OF 10 MINUTES, I HEARD WHAT APPEARED TO BE A GUN SHOT NOISE THEN A HISSING SOUND. I STEPPED OUTSIDE AND NOTICED THE HISSING SOUND WAS COMING FROM MY CARS RIGHT FRONT TIRE, WHICH HAD GONE FLAT. DECIDING I WOULD CHECK THE SITUATION THE NEXT MORNING THEN RETURNED TO THE HOUSE. THE NEXT MORNING, I LOOKED TO FIND IN FACT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT. MY FIANCE TRIED TO PLACE A SCISSOR JACK UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR TO JACK IT UP AND REPLACE THE TIRE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. WE PLACED THE JACK UNDER THE REAR TIRE AND JACKED THAT UP UNTIL THERE WAS SUFFICIENT ROOM TO PLACE ANOTHER JACK UNDER THE FRONT TIRE. WHEN THE CAR WAS JACKED HIGH ENOUGH TO LOOK AT THE TIRE, WE NOTICED THE COIL SPRING HAD SCHEARED IN HALF CAUSING THE JAGGED EDGE OF THE SPRING TO GOUGH INTO THE FRONT TIRE CAUSING IT TO GO FLAT. THERE IS AN INDICATION THAT THE MANUFACTURES WELD ON THE SPRING WAS POORLY DONE AS APPARENT BY A RUST SPOT AT THE BREAKING POINT. I ALSO BELIEVE THE STRUT INSIDE THE COIL SPRING IS DAMAGED ALSO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072611May 14, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
1. CAR BEGAN TO RUN ROUGHT 2. #2 INJECTOR ELECTRICALLY FAILED 3. #2 INJECTOR REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068284May 4, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
LOOSING ENGINE COOLENT. NO VISIBLE LEAKING ON THE GROUND.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067994April 28, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
BREAK VIBRATION CAUSED BY DISTORTED ROTORS ON 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO,BREAK ROTORS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY A NUMBER OF TIMES FOR DISTORTION,LAST REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY APPROX 11,000.GM CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL WARE,REFUSES TO RERAIR UNDER WARRANTY THIS TIME. I FEEL THIS IS NOT NORMAL WARE AND I FEELTHIS CONDITION IS NOT SAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068013April 28, 2004
SUSPENSION
THIS CAR HAS MANY PROBLEMS BUT THE WORST OF THEM IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SPRING THAT BROKE IN HALF WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR BEFORE HITTING ANY OTHER DRIVERS. THE CAR DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 70K ON IT AND THE SPRING SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THAN THAT. THE STRUTS ARE ALSO SHOT AND THE MOUNTING PLATES ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR ALSO VIBRATES AND PULSS TO THE LEFT IF YOU HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING OVER 50MPH. SOMETIMES THE POWER WINDOWS ALSO QUIT WORKING FOR NO REASON. ALSO WHEN YOU FIRST TAKE OFF IN THE CAR IN THE MORNING THERE IS A LOUD GRINGING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT BRAKES. I HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES AND NOBODY CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THEM. SINCE HAVING THIS CAR I HAVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE CAR IS ONLY 4 1/2 YEARS OLD. I REMEMBER WHEN A CAR WOULD LAST YOU A GOOD 15 YEARS IF YOUR TOOK CARE OF IT. WHAT HAPPEN TO QUALITY. NO WONDER THE JAPANESSE ARE DOING SO WELL!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067790April 25, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ALL 4 WINDOWS IN MY1999 ALERO ARE DEFECTIVE. 2 PASSENGER WINDOWS ARE ETCHING THE GLASS EVERYTIME THEY GO UP AND DOWN. DRIVER WINDOW INSIDE MECHANISM EXPLODED AND SHATTERED THE GEARS INSIDE. WINDOW FORTUNATELY IS STILL ON TRACK BUT NOT FUNCTIONING. BACK WINDOW HAS TO BE TAPED UP BECAUSE IT WILL NOT STAY UP AND WILL FALL INTO DOOR. I USUALLY AM THE ONLY PERSON IN THE CAR. HAVE NEVER HAD WINDOWS MALFUNCTION LIKE THIS. HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071470April 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING 60 TO 70 MPH REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT REAR AXLE BROKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071505April 23, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
EMERGENCY FLASHER SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE SWITCHES FAILED EVERY 30,000 MILES. WHEN THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS FAILED THE TURN SIGNALS ALSO BECAME INEFFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067625April 21, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
DUE TO GM DEFECT TO DATE I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, SERPENTINE BELT AND AM NOW LOOKING AT REPLACING GAS TANK AND HEATER CORE. . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064933April 20, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH LIGHT CAME ON BY ITSELF AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO TURN IT OFF. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND A GENTLEMAN THAT HAPPENED TO BE A MECHANIC TURNED THE HAZARD LIGHTS OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL BUT IT WAS FOR 200-2001 VEHICLES. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066453April 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
I HAVE A 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. I HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER :03V327000 FOR 2000 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE IT MY SELF. IS THERE A RECALL ON THE 1999 MODEL YEAR? IF NOT WHY NOT?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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