1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATES THAT SHE HIT A POT HOLE AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE AIR BAG WAS POSSIBLY DEFECTIVE BECAUSE IT DID NOT COMPLETELY DEPLOY, THE AIR BAG ON THE RIGHT SIDE EJECTED AND IT BENT OPEN. IT LOOKED AS IF TISSUE WAS COMING OUT OF THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT COMPLETELY DEPLOY. THIS OCCURRED 34 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO ABOUT VEHICLE AND URGED HER TO CONTACT THE INSURANCE COMPANY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. ALSO, A BAD ODOR COME FROM THE AIR BAG. THIS CRACKED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE DASH BOARD. IT OCCURRED ALMOST A YEAR AGO. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ON PRIOR TO THE DEPLOYMENT. *AK

DT: WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE THERE WERE NO BRAKES WHATSOEVER. THIS RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED, WENT OVER SMALL EMBANKMENT, AND STRUCK A TREE WHERE IT CAME TO A STOP, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE A WRECKER SERVICE SHOP. HAS NOT BEEN TO A REPAIR SHOP OR DEALERSHIP. ALSO, THERE WAS NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS OCCURRED. IN THE PAST THERE WAS AN ISSUE WHERE ON PARKING ON A INCLINE A BLOCK HAD TO BE PLACED BEHIND TO WHEELS TO KEEP ITFROM ROLLING. *AK

MY DAUGHTER WILL BE DRIVING HER 99 ALERO ALONG AND AT ANY GIVEN TIME THE CAR STALLS, THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES DON'T WORK AND SHE HAS A GREAT DEAL OF DIFFICULTY PULLING OVER TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, NO ONE CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SHE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. *NM

1 I WAS LEAVING WORK PARKING LOT AND HEARD A CLUNK NOISE AND GOT OUT OF MY CAR TO SEE IF I HAD HIT SOMETHING AND CHECKED MY TIRES AND EVERYTHING APPEARED ALRIGHT SO I PROCEEDED TO PULL OUT AGAIN AND HEARD A CLUNK AND THEN PSSSSSSSSSS. GOT OUT OF MY CAR AGAIN AND MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS DEFLATED. 2 WHEN PULLING TIRE OFF TO CHANGE IT WE COULDN'T GET THE TIRE OFF BECAUSE THE COIL SPRING SHOT THROUGH THE TIRE. FINALLY GOT TIRE OFF AND CHANGED IT. 3 TOOK CAR TO STEVE SHANNON TIRE AND AUTO CENTER AND HAD IT REPAIRED. CHECKED WITH GM DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL (BEFORE HAVING SHANNON'S FIX IT) BUT THERE WAS NOT. TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF IT. PARTS REPLACED : 2 STRUTS, COIL SPRING SET, 2 STRUT MOUNTS, 1 TIRE. I DO HAVE THE TIRE AND COIL SPRING. I REPORTED THIS TO GM AND TOLD THEM I WOULD BE FILING A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. *JB

WHEN IT RAINS CAR EITHER WONT START, OR GUAGES WILL NOT WORK. RADIO STOPS WORKING. BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF. FUSE BOX WAS CORRODED, REPLACED WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS AND NO IS ACTING UP AGAIN. MECHANICS COULD FIND NOTHING ELSE WRONG. IT WAS IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES BEFORE THEY FIXED THE FUSE BOX. DEALERSHIP TRIED TO FIX SOMETHING THAT WASNT THE PROBLEM AND CHARGE $450 MORE THAN THE COST.

REAR DEFROSTER, STEERING, BRAKES (3X'S), ENGINE, RADIATOR, BELT, SECURITY SYSTERM, TAPE DECK, POWER WINDOWS.

I HAVE A 99 OLDMOBILE ALERO. I WAS DRIVING IT OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AT A SLOW SPEED. NEAR THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY I HEARD A LOUD CRACK. I MANUVERED MY CAR INTO THE STREET AND THERE WAS A LOUD CRUNCHING DRAGGING SOUND. I STOPPED MY CAR AND CHECKED UNDERNEATH AND SAW NOTHING. I MOVED MY CAR BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND PARKED AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND WALKED AROUND AGAIN. I NOTICED MY PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT TO THE GROUND. I TOOK OFF THE TIRE AND NOTICED A LARGE GROOVE AND SPLIT IN THE TIRE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I NOTICED THE SPRING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED MY TIRE. I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT I WAS SO CLOSE TO HOME AND TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. MY CAR IS NOW IN THE SHOP WAITING FOR A COST ESTIMATE AND SERVICE. IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PART.

OLDSMOBILE ALERO 1999 THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE AND ROTOR PROBLEMS. *SC THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. THE FRONT COILS SPRING FAILED. THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED. LEFT FRONT ABS SENSOR AND HUB ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. *NM

LEFT SCHOOL WENT TO THE BANK, CAME OUT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER HOOD BY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. I CRACKED THE HOOD AND SMOKE INCREASED. I COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING, I PUT THE HOOD BACK DOWN AND ASKED THE BANK TELLER TO CALL 911. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND OPENED HOOD, ALTERNATOR WAS BURNED OUT ENTIRELY AND THERE HAD BEEN NO WARNING SIGNS AT ANY TIME. HAD TO LEAVE VEHICLE, WILL HAVE TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR, AND PAY FOR TOWING. ADVISED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT NOT TO TURN THE IGNITION FOR ANY REASON BECAUSE THE ALTERNATOR WILL IGNITE, UNTIL REPLACED.

ON 5/27/05, THE FRONT SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE, CAUSING A BLOW OUT. THERE WAS NO WARNING ON DASH TO INDICATE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THERE WAS A CLANKING IN THE FRONT END AS THE DRIVER APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, THEN TIRE WAS PUNCTURED. THERE WERE NORMAL DRIVING AND WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED FRONT WHEEL BEARING ISSUES. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED AS A RESULT OF THE SPRING BREAKAGE. THE DRIVER NOTICED A WORN PATTERN ON THE TIRE WHERE THE SPRING HAD BEEN RUBBING. THE SPEED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE WAS 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY SERVICED. UPON THE LAST INSPECTION THERE WHERE NO REPORTS OF A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE. *AK THE FRONT COIL SPRING SURROUNDING THE STRUT BROKE AND THE SHARP STEEL EDGE FROM THE BRAKE GOUGED THE TIRE WEARING A GROOVE IN IT AND AFTER A SHORT TIME CAUSED IT TO FAIL. THE RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRE CAUSED SMOKE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB