1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

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

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

THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE BRAKES ARE VIBRATING AGAIN WHEN YOU TRY TO STOP AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON HAVE BEEN ON AT LEAST 6 TIMES. THE FUEL INJECTORS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES.

BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBLE DESIGN FLOW, INTAKE GASKET FAILED CAUSING WATER TO GET INTO ENGINE. JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE GOING INTO GEAR AT 45 TO 50 MPH, BUT VEHICLE WILL EVENUTALLY GO INTO GEAR. MOST PROBLEM IS WHEN GOING INTO 3RD OR 4TH GEAR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH A FACTORY REBUILT ONE. ALSO, AS SOON AS VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE LOT REBUILT TRANSMISSION HESITATED TO GO INTO FIRST GEAR. DEALER THEN STATED IT WAS THE PRESSURE VALVE ASSEMBLY. *AK *YH

THE PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT LOCK INTO PLACE ADEQUATELY. IT ROLLS FORWARD AND BACKWARD ANYTIME IT IS ADJUSTED AND MUST BE MANUALLY LOCKED INTO PLACE AFTER EACH ADJUSTMENT TO PREVENT ROLLING. THE POSSIBLE DANGERS INCLUDED LOSING FOOTING WHEN STEPPING INTO THE VEHICLE TO SIT DOWN AND THE SEAT ROLLS BACK AND ROLLING FORWARD WHEN BRAKING INTO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD.*AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR WHILE TRYING TO ROLL UP THE WINDOW. THE BODY SHOP DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE THE GLUE COMING UNSEALED FROM THE WINDOW AND ITS CLIP ON ONE SIDE OF THE WINDOW AND THE OTHER CLIP BROKE FROM THE PRESSURE. THE 4 CLIPS ARE NOT AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY; 2 MUST BE PURCHASES WITH THE GLASS ON WHICH THEY COME ATTACHED AND 2 WITH THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR. THERE IS A NATIONAL BACKORDER ON THE REGULATOR PARTS, BUT NO REPORTS OF A DEFECT OR PROBLEM. THIS WINDOW IS CROSS-REFERENCED TO THE 1999/2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM, ALSO. CONSEQUENTLY, I AM WITHOUT A WINDOW IN THE FALL RAINY SEASON AND AM FACED WITH OVER $700 IN MANUFACTURER'S PART REPLACEMENTS.

BATTERY DIED @ GAS STATION(6YR/75K REPL MODEL)/WHEN RPL'D FOUND ACID ON ABS MODULE/BRAKE LINES UNDER BATTERY.GM CASE #C05363927-GM WON'T REPAIR OR PAY FOR DIAG OF BRAKE SYS OR REIMBURSE $75 FOR BATTERY THAT WAS UNDER 2.5 YRS OLD(LABEL ON BATTERY SAYS 6YR-75000 MILE BATTERY).MULTIPLE OCCURENCES NOTED ON NHTSA COMPLAINTS DATABASE LEAD ME TO BELIEVE GM IS AWARE OF PROBLEM ALREADY.ONE CUSTOMER ODI ID #868902 HAD ACID EAT HOLE IN BRAKE LINE.OTHER OCCURENCES ON FILE ALREADY.*AK

PREMATURE WEAR OF ROTORS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHAKE WHILE STOPPING. DEALER REPLACED ALL 4 ROTORS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED GEAR SHIFT LEVER CAME APART, CAUSING TRANSMISSION NOT TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK