1999 Oldsmobile Alero

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THIS IS ABOUT THE THIRD TIME THAT I HAVE BROUGHT THE ALERO IN FOR REPAIR FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE SERVICE DEPT CLAIMS THAT THEY CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE THEY CAN NOT RECONSTRUCT THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEMS ARE: DURING AND AFTER IT RAINS THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR IS WET, THE TRUCK POPS OPEN, THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILS, THE RADIO FAILS, THE TAIL LIGHTS FAIL, THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM FAILS, AND THE CAR DOESNT START. THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY HAVE FIXED ALREADY HAVE BEEN BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD FIXED AND NOISE COMEING FROM UNDER THE BACK PART OF THE CAR. I GAVE THEM THE CAR ON 12/24/01 AND TOLD THEM I DO NOT WANT IT BACK UNTIL ITS COMPLETELY FIXED. *AK

• 12/30/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  FAILURE OF HEAD INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO DUE TO DEX-COOL ENGINE COOLANT / FAULTY GASKET DESIGN.*AK

• 12/27/2000· SEAT BELTS

  BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS ARE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY, BELT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GET CAUGHT IN DOOR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT SEAT BELTS MEET SPECIFICATIONS, AND NOTHING ELSE WOULD BE DONE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

• 12/25/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  1999 OLDS. ALERO 3400 GLS. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MANIFOLD GASKET MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM I THINK IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FOR A SAFETY RECALL. *NM

• 12/24/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT IS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 03V327000. SPECIFICALLY, MY VEHICLE'S HAZARD-LIGHT SWITCHES MALFUNCTION WHEN THERE IS A TEMPERATURE CHANGE IN THE VEHICLE CAUSING MY TURN SIGNALS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. I CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE I HAVE A 1999 ALERO, THAT MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED AND THEREFORE, THEY WOULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THIS PROBLEM FREQUENTLY PUTS ME IN HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS DUE TO TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING AT TIMES.*AK

• 12/21/1999· STEERING,POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING WENT OUT DUE TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP BEING FAULTY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. DEALER HAS REPLACED PUMP, AND NOW IS ALSO REPLACING TRANSMISSION. *AK

• 12/19/2017· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE SERVICE WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD NOTICED THE POWER STEERING WAS NO LONGER EFFECTIVE AND DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE FOR THE POWER STEERING WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED NOR MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

• 12/18/2004· SUSPENSION

  I HAVE HAD TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE FRONT SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED MY TIRE AND ALSO MY BACK COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED MY BACK TIRE. I SPENT ALMOST A 1000 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS FOR THESE REPAIRS. *JB

• 12/17/1999· PARKING BRAKE

  THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT KEEP THE CAR FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS WHEN ON A SLIGHT GRADE. DEALER TRIED TO FIX BY REPLACING PART. PROBLEM PERSISTS. THEY ARE AT A LOSS AS TO HOW TO FIX. THIS COULD BE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *AK

• 12/15/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

• 12/14/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES PULSATE DURING LIGHT BRAKING. CAR SHAKES BADLY. WARPING SOUND CAN BE LOULDLY HEARD FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE IN ANY WET CONDITIONS. TIRES ON VEHICLE ARE BRAND NEW. CAR HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED. BRAKES WERE REPLACED ONCE FOR SAME ISSUE IN JUNE 01. CORRECTED PROBLEM FOR SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. PROBLEM HAS ARISEN AGAIN. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE/FAILS TO RECOGNIZE A PROBLEM.*AK

• 12/13/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHEN TRYING TO START THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT COMES ON AND BLINKS YOU MUST WAIT 10 MINS TO RESTART AND SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL START OR YOU HAVE TO WAIT THE RECYCLE TILL AGAIN. GM DID A RECALL ON THE KEY ITSELF TO ADD A HOLE IN THE KEY FOR THE WEIGHT SITUATION, BUT DID NOT HELP THE IGNITION PROBLEM OF STARTING THIS VEHICLE. MY QUESTION IS WHY HASN'T THIS PROBLEM BEEN ADDRESS YET? I HAVE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/13/2004· VISIBILITY

  THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. THE MOTOR FOR THE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

• 12/12/2008· 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.

• 12/10/2003· STEERING

  POWER STEERING FLUID RETURN LINE LEAKED AND LOST ALL FLUID, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. CONNECTION FROM METAL HOSE TO REINFORCED RUBBER HOSE HAD FAILED. *LA

• 12/10/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES,RESURFACED 1. STILL NOT FIXED,UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AND AWFUL NOISE. ROTORS TOO THIN KEEPWARPING HAVENT HAD CAR BUT FOR 8 MONTHS STILL SAME PROBLEMS WITH ROTORS. *AK

• 12/09/2017· AIR BAGSCrashFire

  WHEN I GOT ACCIDENT NOVEMBER 3 2004 AND AIRBAG NOT COME BLOW YET. I GOT INJURY HEAD AND BROKE LEG ON RIGHT.

• 12/09/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING GAS FUMES FILLS THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION`. PH

• 12/06/2007· VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE

  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

• 12/05/2008· VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE

  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

• 12/04/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrash

  1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. HOWEVER, SHE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, WHERE THE ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WENT OUT. *MW THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB

• 12/03/2000· STRUCTURE

  INTERIOR DOOR TRIM ON ALL FOUR DOORS HAS LIFTED AND DETACHED AWAY FROM THE DOOR THIS HAS HAPPENED TREE TIMES ON ALL DOORS. *AK

• 12/01/2014· SUSPENSION,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CUT OFF AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *SS ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR INVOICE, THE VEHICLE HAD AN EVAP LEAK AND THE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED. *JB

• 11/30/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH WORKS INTERMITTANTLY ON MY 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. AFTER LOOKING INTO SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MANY 2000 ALEROS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN IT STOPS I CAN NORMALLY GET IT TO WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES LONGER BY PUSHING THE TOP OF THE SWITCH DOWN OR WIGGLING IT. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE ME OVER $100 TO REPLACE IT. I REFUSED AND PURCHASED THE SWITCH MYSELF FOR $30. SEEMS VERY ODD THAT GM WOULD RECALL MANY CARS WITH THE SAME SWITCH AND SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT OTHERS. WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT THIS SWTICH IS A PROBLEM IN EARLIER MODELS OF THE ALERO AS WELL. *AK

• 11/29/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE SKIDDED AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A FRONTAL IMPACT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/28/2005· SUSPENSION

  FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE INTO TWO PIECES. SPRING WAS NOT RUSTED. PIECES WERE EXTREMELY SHARP AND COULD HAVE PUNCTURED TIRE EASILY. COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT HIGH SPEED. I REPLACED BOTH SPRINGS BUT DID NOT THINK TO KEEP BUSTED ONE. *JB

• 11/28/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  GM V6 INTAKE MAINFOLD LEAK. *AK

• 11/28/2000· SUSPENSION

  WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/26/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  EACH TIME THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED TOO HARD VEHICLE MAKES A SHARP LEFT TURN OR PULLS TO THE LEFT. CONTACTED THE DEALER, WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CAR TO DRIVE, EVEN TO PASS WHILE ON HIGHWAY IT WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO LEFT. *AK

• 11/24/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE FRONT LEFT ROTORS AND PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 55,000 MILES. THE FRONT LEFT HUB ASSEMBLY WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE PROBLEM HAPPENED SO FREQUENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

• 11/23/1999· STRUCTURE,SEATS

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/22/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  ENGINE ABRUPTLY OVERHEATED. AFTER IMMEDIATELY PULLING OVER, THE ENGINE BEGAN SMOKING. CAR WAS TOWED TO NEARBY SERVICE CENTER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ENGINE LOWER INTAKE GASKET WAS FAULTY. *LA

• 11/22/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE BATTERIES REPLACED WITHIN 18 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, BATTERIES FAILED AND LEAKED ACID. *MJS

• 11/20/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  FUSE BOX CONTINUES TO FILL WITH WATER DURING RAIN STORMS, DEALER HAS MADE 3 ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR, BUT DOES NOT SEEM TO KNOW WHERE THE WATER IS COMING FROM. CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TWICE, DELIVERED BY CUSTOMER ONCE. THIS IS THE 7TH COMPLAINT ON THIS VEHICLE FOR ELECTRICAL FAILURES. OLDSMOBILE IS UNINTERESTED, AS IS THE DEALER.

• 11/19/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE DRIVING TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY.*AK

• 11/18/2014· STEERING,AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH OVER A BUMP, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND A CONCUSSION, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

• 11/17/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I HAVE A 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO AND THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BLINKERS AND HAZARD LIGHTS. BOTH DO NOT ALWAYS WORK AND I HAVE HAD THEM CHECKED OUT BY MY DEALER. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE MY WARRANTY RAN OUT, AND THERE IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM THAT WAS NOT CAUSED BY ME, BUT MUST BE SOME KIND OF MALFUNCTION. *AK

• 11/17/2000· TIRES

  FIRESTONE TIRES BEGAN SHOWING SIGN OF WEAR PREMATURELY. NLM

• 11/16/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 21 MONTHS AND IN THAT TIME, I HAVE HAD 3 GAS LEAKS REPAIRED.

• 11/14/2003· SUSPENSION

  REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL BEARING IN JUNE OF 2002. WHEEL BEARING IS GOING OUT AGAIN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 30,000 MILES. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW HAD AN OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE THAT HE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVERS WHEEL BEARING ON TWICE BEFORE GETTING RID OF THE CAR. *LA

• 11/14/2001· VISIBILITY

  I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 15 MPH AND I ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW. WHILE LOWERING IT I HEARD A VERY LOUD BANG, AND IT SCARED ME SO I STOPPED. TRIED TO ROLL THE WINDOW BACK UP BUT I COULD HEAR PIECES OF GLASS MOVING AROUND SO I STOPPED. THE GLASS BROKE AND THE WINDOW WOULD ONLY GO BACK UP 75 % OF THE WAY. MY HUSBAND HAD TO PULL IT UP WITH HIS HAND. WE WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW.*AK

• 11/14/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/13/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME 11/13/00 AT 11340 MILES. FIRST REPLACED 07/10/00 AT 8500 MILES. I HAVE ONLY HAD CAR FOR 9 MONTHS. PLEASE HELP WITH ANY SUGGESTIONS. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ON THIS CAR. *AK

• 11/11/2004· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,WHEELS,EQUIPMENT

  PURCHASED THE CAR IN FEBRUARY'03. BAD VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH, TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED 4+ TIMES, BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARING/HUB KITS REPLACED IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, STILL OCCURS AND HAVE JUST GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO THE SHAKING. ENGINE COOLANT LEAKS: REPLACED PUMP AND "O" RING. POWER STEERING PUMP AND RETURN HOSE REPLACED. DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT ROLL BACK UP(BELIEVE DEALERSHIP REPLACED PRIO TO PURCHASE). DRIVER SIDE MIRROR MOTOR HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY, DEALER(IN ROCHESTER) PUT ON RECEIPT OF LAST REPAIR THAT THEY REPLACED MOTOR, BUT DIDN'T ACTUALLY HAVE PART, BUT WAS ON ORDER. NEVER RECEIVED A PHONE CALL BACK WHEN OR IF PART CAME IN(DEALERSHIP IS OVER 300 MILES FROM MY HOME, PURCHASED CAR ON THE INTERNET).*JB

• 11/10/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  A SHORTAGE CONTINUOUSLY OCCURS WITHIN THE FUSE BOX, CAUSING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO MALFUNCTION. *AK

• 11/09/2005· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMEDIATELY. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED A COMPUTER COMPONENT TRYING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE SAME AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALL 03V327000/ INVESTIGATION NUMBER RQ04005. THERE WAS A SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN BEING DONE BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK UPDATED 12/7/2005. *NM

• 11/09/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL INJECTORS FAILED, CAR STARTED TO RUMBLE WHEN IDLE AND WOULD SPUTTER WHEN FOOT ON GAS. *BF THE FUEL INJECTOR #6 WAS STICKING AND THE SAME THING PROBLEM OCCURRED. *SC

• 11/09/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED THERE IS VIBRATION THAT EMERGES DURING ACTIVATION OF BRAKE SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED BRAKE ROTORS NINE TIMES BECAUSE OF WARPING. *AK *JB

• 11/09/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DEALER INFORMED THAT ALL ROTORS WERE RUSTED AT 1,330 MILES. DEALER MADE NECESSARY REPAIRS. *AK THE CUSTOMER QUOTED AN "OUTO DOCTOR" ARTICLE THAT STATES TOO SMALL BRAKE ROTORS CAUSE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING. *YH

• 11/05/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ELECTRIC JUST DIED. IF IT'S THE BATTERY, IT SHOULDN'T BE. THE BATTERY REPLACED THE ORIGINAL AND IS 2 MONTHS OLD.*AK