1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. CONSUMER RECEIVED REPAIR FOR RECALL FOR VEHICLE AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER THAT WAS DONE IN AUGUST 2013. *TA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT KEYS FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN ENTERED INTO THE IGNITION KEY CYLINDER. THE REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO GET VEHICLE FIXED DUE TO A RECALL AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. *TA

I HAD THE RECALL DONE BUT MY CAR KEEPS DYING AND WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING I CAN NOW REMOVE MY KEY AND ENGINE STAYS RUNNING. THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME AND I HAVE TO SIT AND WAIT AT LEAST 10 MIN FOR CAR TO START. I HAVE A BABY AND WITH THIS COLD WEATHER PLUS BEING STRANDED IS NOT SAFE. I WAS TOLD ALL THE DEALER DID WAS A NEW KEY/INSERT. THE WHOLE IGNITION LOCK ASSEMBLY SHOULD BE REPLACED UNDER A NEW RECALL. THE DEALER TOLD ME FOR $100 DIAGNOSTIC FEE THAT COULD LOOK AT THE CAR. NEVER DID THIS UNTIL THE DEALER DID THE REPAIR. *TR

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.

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

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

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

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.

I HAVE A 1999 OLDS ALERO AND AM JUST NOW GETTING A RECALL FOR THE KEY SWITCH. AS SOON AS I GOT IT I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER. I WAS TOLD THEY ARE OUT OF PARTS AND MY NAME WAS PUT ON A WAITING LIST. I WAS ALSO ADIVED IT MAY TAKE THREE TO FOUR WEEKS. I ALSO ASKED IF THE CAR WAS SAFE TOLD RIVE AND WAS TOLD YES. IF THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE WHY THE RECALL. IF THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE KEY SWITCH HOW CAN IT BE SAFE TO DRIVE. WHY DOESN'T THE DEALER HAVE THE PARTS AND WHY SHOULD IT TAKE THREE TO FOUR WEEKS. WHAT HAPPEN DURING THE WAIT TIME IF THERE IS AND ACCIDENT AND SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. WHY DOES THE AUTO DEALERS PLAY GAMES WITH OUR LIFES. PLEASE LOOK INOT THIS OR AT LEAST FILE THIS COMPLAINT, THEN IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE THEY FIX IT I'LL HAVE PROVE I FILED A COMPLAINT. ALSO I HAD TO PUT BRAKES FOR THE CAR PART IT WOULD NOT TAKE KEY SWITCH, WHICH IS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. SO DISREGARD BRAKES. *TR