1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

THIS PROBLEM WAS FOUND BY MY HUSBAND ON EACH OCCURANCE, I AM SCARED FOR OUR SAFETY AND THE SAFTY OF OTHERS BECAUSE I NEVER WOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS IF MY HUSBAND DID NOT STAY RIGHT ON TOP OF THINGS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR CONSUMERS AND OTHERS BECAUSE I FEEL THAT IF THE BRAKES FAIL DUE TO THIS PROBLEM SOME INNOCENT PERSONS CAN SERIOUSLY GET HURT ALONG WITH OUR OWN FAMILY. PLEASE E-MAIL ME BACK REGARDING THIS MATTER SO MAYBE THE LIFES OF OTHERS CAN BE SECURE.

THE AC DELCO BATTERY WHICH CAME ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH THE VEHICLE, TERMINALS ARE LOCATED ON THE SIDE OF THE BATTERY INSTEAD OFF ON TOP, PULLED OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS MAY HAVE CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED BATTERY, BUT WITH SAME DESIGN. *AK

WHILE APLYING BRAKES PEDAL WOULD SLOWLY GO TO THE FLOOR IF YOU PUMPED IT IT WOULD COME BACK AND PEDAL PRESURE FELT MUSHY. WHILE GOTNG DOWN A HILL, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TOOK TO GMC DEALER AND HE SAID BRAKE FLUID WAS CONTAMINATED AND WARRANTY WOULDNT COVER REPAIRS. IT COST 2100$ TO FIX IT THIS CAR HAS ONLY BEEN SEVICED AT GMC DEALERS BRAKE FLUID HAD A GREENISH COULER TO IT .INSURANCE ADJUSTER TOOK A SAMPLE IDONT NO THE RESULTS OF IT.*AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN TO THE DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES DUE TO THE SEAT LEANING TO THE RIGHT AND THE SEAT RECLINING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS MADE ONE ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT SEEMS TO STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS...ON GOING PROBLEM

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH SUDDEN DEACCELERATION WHILE GAS PEDAL WAS STILL PRESSED, AND RPMS WERE BETWEEN 5 AND 6000. THAT HAD HAPPENED TO OTHER VEHICLES, BUT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS THE CAUSE. CONSUMER HAD FIXED THE ROTORS AT THAT TIME.*AK

ACID FROM THE POSITIVE POST TERMINAL OF THE BATTERY LEAKED ONTO THE BRAKE LINE. THE ACID ATE A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE, CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO ESCAPE. THIS CAUSED LOST OF BRAKING ABILITY WHILE BACKING UP THE VEHICLE. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP. THE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE MADE FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE ELSEWHERE FOR REPAIRS.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS CAUSED INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AND HEAVY SHIMMER. *YH

THE WIPERS WILL STOP SUDDENLY FOR NO REASON DURING DRIVING WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP, ALSO THE LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON SOMETIMES WHEN YOU START THE CAR.

I PURCHASED MY 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO ON 4/20/00. FOUR DAYS LATER, THE CAR OVERHEATED. IT OVERHEATED APPROXIMENTLEY 10-12 TIMES AFTER THAT, EACH TIME WITH ME BRINGING IT BACK TO THE SELLING DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE PROBLEM. EACH TIME I TOOK THE CAR BACK, SOMETHING IN THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS OK. NO MORE THAN 5 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, THE CAR WOULD OVERHEAT. IT SEEMED TO BE A MYSTERY TO EVERBODY. FINALLY, I SUGGESTED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO POSSIBLY CHANGE THE THERMOSTAT. THEY DID AND THAT ENDED THE OVERHEATING PROBLEM. NOW, A MONTH LATER, THE FACTORY WARRANTY IS UP- SO OLDS WONT HELP ME, THE DEALERSHIPS WARRANTY IS UP, SO THEY WONT HELP - THEY BLAME OLDS. I DO HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT I DONT THINK IT COVERS A LOT OF THE REPAIRS THAT NEED TO BE DONE. IVE ALREADY HAD TO PAY $250 BEFORE IT TOTALLY BROKE DOWN. AND BESIDES THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I GOT THE CAR WHEN IT WAS WITHIN THE "BUMPER TO BUMPER". THE ENGINE WILL NOT HOLD ANTIFREEZE (BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 2 WEEK), WE PUT IT IN AND 5 MIN. DOWN THE ROAD ITS GONE! ITS STARTED OVERHEATING AGAIN, AND RIGHT NOW IS TOTALLY UNDRIVABLE!! I HAVE TO USE MY WORKS COMPANY CAR (LUCKY THEY ARE SO NICE) TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK WITH. I BOUGHT A 1999 SO THAT I WOULD HAVE A RELIABLE CAR THAT I COULD TRUST TO NOT GIVE ME THESE KINDS OF DRASTIC PROBLEMS! - SO BAD THAT IT DOESNT EVEN WORK ANYMORE!! I HAVE BEEN ON THE PHONE WITH OLDSMOBILE NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY ARE OF NO HELP!!! SO, I'VE COME TO MY LAST STRAW, IVE GONE TO A CONSUMER LAWYER TO HELP ME FIGURE THIS MESS OUT...OH YEAH, DID I MENTION THAT I AM A 20 YEAR OLD FEMALE - WHAT DO I KNOW??? - I HAVE SAVED ALL OF MY RECEIPTS, HAVE PICS, AND A FILE WITH OLDS. SOMEONE HAS TO DO SOMETHING!! I WANT REVENGE AND TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THIS!!! AND THE WAY THE LAWYER TALKS, I CANT SUE UNLESS THEY DONT CONTACT ME WHEN THEY RECIEVE THE LETTER OF DEMAND TO FIX THE CAR. BUT OBVIOUSLY THEY WILL. I WANT MORE THAN THAT. IM READY FOR A BATTLE!!*AK

EACH AND EVERYTIME I STEP ON THE BRAKES I FEAR LOSING CONTROL. WHENEVER I STEP ON THE BRAKES THE CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE OR PULSATE OR BOTH, AT TIMES IT BECOMES REALLY HARD TO STOP. (MY EMERGENCY BRAKES ARE NOT IN WORKING ORDER AS WELL) I MADE TWO ATTEMPTS GOING ON A THIRD TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM (PLATES WERE RECUT BY DEALER) BUT WITH NO SUCCESS I'M FORCED TO MAKE AN OFFICAL COMPLAINT. I BELIEVE THIS FAILURE TO PRODUCE/MAINTAIN A SAFE VECHILE IS BOTH THE MFG & DEALERS FAULT. *AK