1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

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

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

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 .

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

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

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

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

TURN SIGNALS FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THEY EITHER FAIL WHILE THE LEVER IS ACTIVATED OR WILL NOT FUNCTION ON LEVER COMMAND. TURN SIGNALS FAIL AT VARIOUS TIMES AND THEN PROPERLY FUNCTION AGAIN WITH NO CONSISTENCY. VARIOUS SHOPS HAVE NO ANSWER TO PROBLEM, UNLESS THEY COMPLETELY FAIL.

WHILE PLACING CAR IN REVERSE THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING AND HAS NOT RAN SINCE. NOT HAPPY AT ALL STILL OWE A LOT OF MONEY AND CAR DOESN'T RUN!! NOT WORTH THE MONEY. *NLM

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE LEAKS WATER WHEN THERE IS A HEAVY RAIN. CAUSES DIFFERENT DASH BOARD GAUGES TO MALFUNCTION