1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

FRONT ROTORS WARPED EVERY 5000 TO 10000 MILES. DEALER HAS REPLACED FRONT ROTORS ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED BULLETIN.*AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SHAKES VERY BADLY WHEN TRYING TO STOP, BRAKING DISTANCE IS MUCH LONGER BECAUSE OF BRAKE DEFECT. *SLC

AT 4,571M ON 01/13/2000 DEALER MACHINED ROTORS TO REMOVE SHIMMY FROM FRONTEND. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER NEW CARS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO BE DRIVEN IN THE CITY FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN ON 06/19/2000 AT 8,725M. SECOND TIME AROUND DEALER INSTALLED NEW FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS PER TSB FROM GM. I WAS TOLD PROBLEM WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN. ON 06/15/2001 AT 17,064M THE DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND PADS AGAIN. NOW ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED TO NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN OR THEY'LL CONTACT THE MAIN ENGINEERING OF GM TO RECTIFY SITUATION.*AK

ROTORS WARPED AT AROUND 40,000 MI. I HAD THEM TURNED AT AROUND 45,000 & THE PROBLEM WAS TEMORARILY FIXED UNTIL ABOUT 50,000 MI. I HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED AT AROUND 53,000 MI. & THE PROBLEM HAS ONCE AGAIN RECURRED AT 55,000 MI. I NOTICED IN CHECKING COMMENTS ON THIS VEHICLE AT MSN CARPOINT.COM THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ALERO'S BRAKES AND ROTORS (ESPECIALLY ROTORS THAT WARP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. ONCE PERSON EVEN COMMENTED THAT HER DEALERSHIP REPLACES HER ROTORS FREE OF CHARGE, WHICH INDICATES THAT THERE REALLY IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ALERO). I HAD TO PAY $500.00 TO HAVE MY ROTORS AND FRONT TIRES REPLACED. THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THAT MY FRONT TIRES WERE WORN SO BADLY THAT THEY COULD HAVE BLOWN AT ANY MINUTE AND CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE AND INJURY. IT HAS ONLY BEEN A LITTLE OVER A MONTH SINCE I HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED & ONCE AGAIN MY CAR IS VIBRATING AND PULSATING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHICH IS INDICATIVE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS.*AK

BRAKES WORN, ROTORS SCORED, DEALER TURNED ROTORS, IN AUGUST 2000 DEALER REPLACED ROTORS, NOW JUNE 2001 BRAKES AND ROTORS BAD AGAIN. DEALER SAYS NOT A PROBLEM WITH CAR, LUCKY I'M GETTING THAT MUCH USE OUT OF THE BRAKES.*AK

THE ROTORS ON MY 1999 ALERO HAVE HAD VIBRATION PROBLEMS BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY 2000. AT 12458 MILES, THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED. AT 24664 MILES, ALL FOUR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. AT 30964 MILES, THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED AGAIN. I NOW HAVE JUST OVER 38000 MILES AND THERE IS SEVERE PULSATION IN THE BRAKES AGAIN.

STARTED CAR WHILE DRIVER'S DOOR STILL OPENED, RELEASED EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THEN SUDDENLY REAR WINDOW IMPLODED. 90% OF GLASS SHATTERED INTO PIECES AND FELL INTO BACK SEAT OF CAR. MY CAR WAS PARKED AT MY JOB'S PARKING LOT FROM 9:00AM TO 7:00PM. IT WAS 80F-85F DEGREES WEATHER THIS DAY. IT WAS HOT IN MY CAR. NO SIGNS OF VANDALISM.

ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED 5 TIMES, PLEASE RECALL. ALSO, FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WORE OUT CAUSING EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR AND VAGUE STEERING FEEL. *AK

TWICE I HAVE HAD GET MY ROTORS RESURFACED OR REPLACED, MY GAS GAUGE EVERYTIME I FILL UP IT BOUNCES UP AND DOWN AND THE CLEAR COAT ON THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE IS COMING OFF. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM DUE TO A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT I HAVE TALKED WITH AND MANY ON THE INTERNET COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING TO REPLACE THERE ROTORS OR GET THEM RESURFACED WAY BEFORE THE MANUFACTURED TIME LIMIT. I BOUGHT MY CAR WITH 29, 000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE HAD TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE THE ROTORS TWICE. IS THIS NORMAL???

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A REAR END CRASH, DUE TO THIS CONDITION. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK

WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT VEHICLE COMMENCED TO SMOKE SEVERELY. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED THAT CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD GONE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK