1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A CAR LOT AT 5MPH BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE BOLTS T HAT HOLD THE HUB CAPS ON HAVE PLASTIC INSERTS.THEY SEEM TO HAVE MELTED AND FUSED TO THE STUD.BECAUSE OF THIS I AM UNABLE TO REMOVE HUP CAPS TO REMOVE WHEELS TO ROTATE E. *AK

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING & EVENTUALLY STOPPED & WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE. DEALER PUT NEW TRANSMISSION IN ON 04-17- 2000, IT LOCKED UP ON 5-29-2000. VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE IN ANY GEAR. TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE DEALER. DEALER WILL ATTEMPT TO PUT ANOTHER TRANSMISSION IN. ALSO, BRAKES WERE GRINDING WHEN COMING TO A STOP. DEALER SAID BRAKES WERE OKAY. *AK

WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES;MECHANIC SAID, THE ROTOR IS WARPED AND THAT HAPPENS SOMETIMES UNDER NORMAL WERE./POWERSTEERING MAKES NOISE WHEN CAR IS IDLING; MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE OIL IS LOW./I FIND WATER ON THE BACK SEAT FLOOR AFTER IT RAINS

WARPED FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS---HAD TO BE TURNED---STARTING TO REOCCUR PREMATURELY. *AK

BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHANGED 4 TIMES. ROTORS WERE ROTATED & NOT CHANGED. DEALER SAID THAT BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED TOO MUCH. SERVICE MANAGER DISMISSED THE CHARGE BECAUSE OF DISPUTE. *AK

THE CAR TREMBLED HORRIBLY UPON DECELERATION FROM HIGH SPEEDS AND/OR UPON A HARD STOP. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AT APPROXIMATELY 16K MILES, COMPLAINING OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. NOW THAT THE PROBLEM IS MORE SEVERE, AND I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER (AT 20K MILES) AND TOLD THEM TO CHECK THE ROTORS. VIOLA, THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM. IT'S WARPED ROTORS. NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES! CONSUMER COMPLAINTS VIA THE EDMUND'S TOWN HALL CONFERENCES INDICATES THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY CONSUMER HAVING ROTOR PROBLEMS ON THE 1999 ALERO. I'M BEYOND THE WARRANTY SO I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I THINK THERE IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND MORE INVESTIGATION IS NEEDED. THANK YOU. *AK

THE VEHICLE INTERIOR FLOOR IS STAYING WET. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED, HOWEVER IT IS NOT AND WE ARE TAKING THE VEHICLE IN AGAIN. WE HAVE HEARD OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND WILL CONTACT YOU WITH FURTHER INFORMATION WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.

WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES VEHICLE PULSATES/VIBRATES AND THEN VEERS TO THE RIGHT.*AK

WATER LEAKAGE INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR CONTINUES AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT