Oldsmobile Alero Complaints (1999)

462 consumer complaints on file.

#10043100October 17, 2003
STRUCTURE
REAR FLOOR IN CAR IS SOAKED WHENEVER THERE IS A HEAVY RAIN. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043101October 17, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
GLASS IN PASSENGER WINDOW FELL IN CHANNEL. I WAS ABLE TO BRING IT BACK UP BUT IT KEEPS FALLING IN AGAIN. THERE ARE NUMEROUS SERVICE BULLETINS, COMPLAINTS AND DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS ON THIS SAME PROBLEM. HERE ARE THE DEFECT INVESTIGATION NUMBERS: 754557,10016869,10032972,10039036,752099,563702,10011989. SERVICE BULLETINS: 010864018B, 010857007A,010864012B,010864018A,010864018. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON THESE CARS - WHO KNOWS HOW MANY WE HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS KIND OF DEFECT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042841October 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING UNDER THE HOOD. PULLED VEHICLE OVER AND CHECKED. NOTICED COOLANT WAS LEAKING ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC HAD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE LEAKAGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041304October 6, 2003
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD MATERIAL HAS COME UNGLUED AND SHRUNK. THE DEALER SAID IT COST $900 TO FIX. I CONTACTED GM TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE SINCE SEEN 5 OTHER ALERO'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM WRITING ANOTHER COMPLAINT LETTER TO GM AFTER SEEING OTHER SIMILAR REPORTS ON THIS WEBSITE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041307October 6, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
THIS IS HAPPENING IN THE 1999 ALERO AS WELL AS THE 2000-2001 MAKE: OLDSMOBILE MODEL: ALERO YEAR: 2000 RECALL NUMBER: 03V327000 SUMMARY: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE SOLDER JOINT CRACKING CAUSED BY RAPID TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS AND THE SOLDERING PROCESS. IF SOLDER JOINT CRACKING OCCURS AND RESULTS IN AN OPEN CIRCUIT, THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE. CONSEQUENCE: WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER CANNOT USE THEM TO SIGNAL INTENT TO TURN THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042129October 2, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039315September 22, 2003
STRUCTURE
DASH MATERIAL IS PULLING AWAY FROM THE BASE, AIR BAG COVER IS COMING OFF OF THE DASH. DEALER STATES THAT IT WILL COST OVER $300.00 TO REPAIR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039210September 20, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I OWN A 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO WITH A V-6 3.4 LITER ENGINE, AND IT USES DEX-COOL. OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS MY LOW COOLANT LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND AS INSTRUCTED IN MY OWNER'S MANUAL I HAVE BEEN REPLACING THE DEX-COOL/WATER MIXTURE IN THE OVERFLOW TANK. JUST RECENTLY MY ABS LIGHT AND LOW TRACK LIGHT HAS COME ON, AND OVER THE WEEKEND I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHEN MY FAN BELT PREMATURELY BROKE AND STRANDED ME ALONG SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039161September 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
99 ALERO WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE COMMON PROBLEMS. FIRST IT WAS A FAULTY WATER PUMP AND NOW THERE IS A LOWER INTAKE GASKET FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039036September 17, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR REGULATORS ARE FAILING AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO WINDOWS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039085September 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR WOULD NOT EXCEED BETWEEN 30-40 MPH. AT THE TIME I WAS ON MAJOR HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 65 MPH. TRANSMISSION WAS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED AND WAS CONSEQUENTLY REPLACED WITH USED TRANSMISSION SUPPLIED BY PURCHASED WARRANTY TO AUTO SHOP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039657September 10, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
BOTH FRONT SIDE WINDOWS DO NOT ROLL DOWN. OWNER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038350September 5, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED ON IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO START, AND IT IDLES VERY ROUGHLY. WHEN VEHICLE MAKES RIGHT TURNS THERE IS AN ANNOYING SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM THE BRAKES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032192September 4, 2003
STRUCTURE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
CONSUMER STATED THE DASHBOARD MATERIAL PEELED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MATERIAL PEELED BY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG.*AK THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK AND BOTH DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS MOTOR BROKE. *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037946August 29, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
COOLANT IS LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036743August 28, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
THE TURN SIGNALS FAIL AT LEAST 3 TO 4 TIMES A DAY WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES STOP AS IM SITTING AND WAITING TO MAKE A TURN . EMERGENCY FLASHERS DO THE SAME THING ,THEY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO . HAVE HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS ON GETTING HIT DOING LANE CHANGES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036687August 27, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
BAD VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.HAD WHEELS ALIGNED,TIRES BALANCED, TIE RODS ,BOTH FRONT AXLES, BOTH FRONT BEARINGS, FRONT DISC BRAKES(ROTORS AND PADS), BOTH FRONT STRUTS REPLACED. VIBRATION AT TIMES GETS BAD ENOUGH TO LOSE CONTROL. NONE OF THE ABOVE SOLUTIONS FIXED THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033200August 20, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO/VIN #[XXX] SUMMER I LOST THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY CAR. IN NOV, I DEPLOYED WITH THE AF TO THE MIDDLE EAST. UPON RETURN I WAS DISAPPOINTED SINCE I HAD COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN THE AC DIDN'T WORK IN MY CAR. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR A RECHARGE AND FREON. AFTER THAT, IT WORKED FOR LESS THAN 2 DAYS AND STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR AGAIN. I RETURNED TO THE REPAIR SHOP, THIS TIME THEY PUT IT ON ALL THE GAUGES AND SAW IT WOULDN'T HOLD A CHARGE. THEY TOOK THE CAR FOR A QUICK RIDE, AND RAN THE AC FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. WHEN WE STOPPED, THERE WAS A REALLY BAD SMELL. THEY SPRAYED EVERYTHING WITH A BLUE SPRAY AND SAW BUBBLES ON THE HOSE LINE. THEY LOOKED CLOSER AND NOTICED THE SIDE AND UNDERSIDE OF THE HOSE WAS BURNED THROUGH BOTH THE COVERING AND THE HOSE ITSELF, AND MAINTAIN IT WAS CAUSED BY THE HOSE BEING A LITTLE TOO LONG AND BEING ABLE TO REST UP AGAINST THE ENGINE. AM I REALLY THE ONLY OWNER OF A 1999 ALERO THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM? I CAN'T BELIEVE I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS HOSE (WHICH IS A PRETTY EXTENSIVE JOB). THIS IS THE SECOND SUMMER I'VE BEEN WITHOUT AC, AND THEY HAVE BEEN PRETTY HOT AND UNPLEASANT SUMMERS, (ALTHOUGH NOT QUITE AS BAD AS THE MIDDLE EAST). I'VE ALREADY INVESTED $79.95 TO HAVE THE AC CHECKED OUT, CHARGED, FREON ADDED. RIGHT NOW I'M I VERY DISSATISFIED OLDSMOBILE OWNER. I'VE CHECKED THE DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS AND RECALLS, AND FOUND NO OTHER MENTION OF THIS DESIGN DEFECT, BUT I STILL MAINTAIN THAT THIS COULDN'T BE A ONE OF A KIND. WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST I DO FROM HERE? I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE HOSE REPLACED, SINCE I DID NOTHING TO CAUSE THE HOSE TO BURN/MELT. ONE TIE WRAP WOULD HAVE BEEN A SIMPLE, INEXPENSIVE SOLUTION, BUT NOW IT'S WAY BEYOND THAT POINT. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS. THE SUMMER ISN'T COOLING OFF, AND I CAN'T BUY ANY CHOCOLATE CANDY BARS TO CALM ME DOWN BECAUSE THEY ALL MELT FASTER THAN I CAN EAT THEM. THANKS, AND I'M ANXIOUS TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032972August 17, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE MECHANISM THAT RAISES AND LOWERS THE SIDE WINDOWS ON MY 1999 ALERO GLS COUPE FAILED ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO -- IN BOTH WINDOWS. THEY WERE REPAIRED AFTER FAILING, AND EVEN THE REPAIRED MECHANISM FAILED. THE WINDOW CAN NOT BE RAISED FROM ITS CURRENT LOWERED POSITION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032819August 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I HAVE A 1999 V-6 OLDSMOBILE ALERO AND IT CONTINUALLY OVERHEATED. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND THAT IT HAD TO DO WITH A FAULTY GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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