1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

WHEN GOING UP A HILL GAS GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY, AND LIGHT DOWN NEAR CONSUMER'S FEET ILLUMINATES. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATED WHEN GOING UP A HILL, THE FUEL GUAGE INDICATOR GOES TO EMPTY. THEN A LIGHT ILLUMINATES NEAR BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL. *AK *YH

ALL OF WINDOWS EXCEPT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW HAVE SCRATCHES ON THEM. DRIVER FEELS THERE IS SOMETHING INSIDE DOOR PANEL CAUSING THE SCRATCHES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

BOUGHT CAR NEW WITH 23MILES.IN LESS THAN 3 MTHS, FRONT STRUT HAD TO BE REPLACED.CAR NOW HAS 21000MILES AND HAVE ALSO HAD ROTORS SANDED AT LEAST 3 TIMES, EVENTUALLY REPLACED.GEAR SHIFT BROKE RIGHT OFF,STUCK IN PARKING LOT UNABLE TO SHIFT.EXTERIOR PAINT MOULDINS AT DOOR/WINDOW CLOSURE CHIPPED AWAY,HAD TO BE REPLACED. FRONT PASSENGER DASH LEAKING WATER,FIXED. DRIVER&PASSENGER DOOR /FLOOR MOULDINGS LEAKING WATER,FIXED. BLINKERS WORKED WHENEVER THEY FELT LIKE IT,FIXED.SHAKING WHEN TRYING TO STOP OVER 35MPH. PULLING TO THE LEFT OVER 35MPH.PLEASE LOOK INTO!! THIS IS NOT WHAT I HAD IN MIND WHEN I BOUGHT A NEW CAR. I HAVE 1 YEAR LEFT ON 3/36, WHAT THEN? I DIDN'T INTEND ON PAYING $350/A MONTH FOR A CAR AND $$$ TO HAVE IT FIXED CONSTANTLY.NEVERMIND THE AGGRAVATION OF HAVING TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER AND BE WITHOUT A CAR ALL THE TIME. JUST TO HAVETO RETURN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.IF I WANTED TO BE WITHOUT A CAR ALL THE TIME, I COULD HAVE JUST TAKEN THE BUS.THEY'RE COVERING IT UP.THEY'RE MAKING SHORT-TERM,CHEAP FIXES TO MAJOR PROBLEMS, IN HOPES THAT OUR WARRANTIES WILL RUN OUT BEFORE THEY HAVE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS.PLEASE LOOK INTO!! ANY INFO WILL BE APPRECIATED.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM POWER STEERING SYSTEM. DEALER DETERMINED POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ON 4 FEB 2002, AT FIRST START, CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER VEHICLE, IT WAS TOWED TO DEALER. POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *JB

WHEN IT RAINS, THERE APPEARS A PUDDLE OF WATER ON EACH SIDE OF THE FLOOR IN THE BACK SEAT. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY LEAKS, BUT IT STILL LEAKS. *AK

IN ORDER TO KEEP THE CAR STOPPED, IT WAS NECESSARY TO APPLY AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WAS ALSO A PULSATION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. DIAGNOSIS: PAD AND ROTOR FAILURE. ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP, "NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE PADS AND ROTORS PER BULLETIN." ON MY INVOICE IT WAS WRITTEN, "ALL WARRANTY REPAIRS ARE A ONE TIME OUT OF WARRANTY GOODWILL POLICY ADJUSTMENT. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY IN TERMS OF TIME." THE VEHICLE WAS FINE AFTER THE REPAIRS. THAT IS, IT WAS FINE UNTIL NOW (3000 MILES LATER). I AM NOW HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. I AM DUE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK IN AND HAVE THE BRAKES EXAMINED.*AK

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

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

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