1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING WHILE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND MADE REPAIRS UNDER VEHICLE WARRANTY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK

STEERING AND BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. ROTORS WERE SERVICED UNDER WARRANTY ONCE. DEALER PUT ROTORS ON A MACHINE TO SMOOTH THEM OUT. BUT, PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. DEALER SAID THEY WERE WARPED. FIRST TIME WAS AT 23000 MILES. *AK *JB

DURING RAIN, CAR LEAKS THROUGH FUSE BOX ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AND ALSO INTO BACK FLOORBOARDS ON BOTH SIDES. THIS OCCURS THROUGH SUNROOF ASSEMBLY SOMEHOW. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED REPAIR ON 6 OCCASIONS AND FAILED EACH TIME.

WATER PUMP IS LEAKING SOME KIND OF LIQUID, AND ENGINE IS ALWAYS GETTING HOT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DO MUCH ABOUT PROBLEM.

BRAKES WARPED FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS TIME DEALER REPLACED BOTH ROTORS AND PADS AND SAID THAY HAD A BULLITIN 00-05-23-002 THE ROTORS ON THIS CAR ARE A MAJOR DEFECT. *AK

I HVE HAD THIS CAR FOR A YEAR NOW AND THEY HAVE DID OVER 7,000 DOLLARS REPAIRS ON IT SO FAR THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS ALERO. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER ON DRIVERS SIDE DOES NOT STAY ON WINDSHIELD. DURING RAIN STORM, GOING 60MPH ON INTERSTATE, WIPER STARTS ACROSS WINDSHIELD, GOES IN A SEMI CIRCLE, OUT AWAY FROM GLASS THEN HITS WINDSHIELD. IT GOES BACK AND DOES THE SAME THING, NEVER CLEARS THE GLASS FROM RAIN. IF A TRUCK GOES BY AND SPRAYS WATER, SNOW,SLUSH, THERE IS NO WAY THE WINDSHIELD CLEARS. YOU CAN'T SEE A THING. THIS HAS ALSMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WE HAVE CALLED THE OLDS DEALERSHIP AND ALSO WHERE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND ALL THE ANSWERS WE GET IS THAT WE HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. THEY TRIED PUTTING A NEW WIPER ON IT BUT THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THIS CAN'T BE FIXED. WE HAVE HAD NO LUCK IN GETTING SOMEONE TO LOOK AT THIS. A MECHANIC DID A TEST DRIVE, SAW WHAT IT DID, BUT COULD NOT OFFER AN ANSWER. WOULD APPRECIATE SOMEONE EITHER LOOKING INTO THIS OR AT LEAST TO GIVE US A CALL. THANK YOU. KEITH & MARGARET DOWNS. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE ROTOR ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE HAS WARPED. I HAD IT REPLACED AT AROUND 34000 MILES (JANUARY 2000) AND NOW, AT 63,500 MILES, IT IS NEEDING REPLACING AGAIN. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN LIGHTLY APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AT 55-70 MPH, THE SAME AS WHAT BROUGHT ME INTO THE DEALERSHIP THE FIRST TIME AROUND. I AM NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY (3/36) SO I WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT (ESTIMATE WAS $270+ FROM A LOCAL SHOP) FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE INVESTIGATION ON THE '99 ALERO, MAYBE EVEN A RECALL TO FIX WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM.*AK

BROKEN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET MAY CAUSE TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AS FLUIDS THEN MIX. ROOT CAUSE IS DETERMINED TO BE USE OF BI-METAL ENGINE COMPONENTS (I.E. ALUMINUM HEADS ON CAST IRON BLOCK) RESEARCH SHOWS THIS PROBLEM CAN AFFECT *EVERY* BI-METALIC GM ENGINE PRODUCED FROM 1980'S THROUGH LATE MODELS.

ON FOURTH SET OF NEW ROTORS, JUST LEFT SHOP, PROBLEM RETURNS ONE WEEK! HELP! CAR IS DANGEROUS! DEALER NEW ABOUT IT TO. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK