1999 Oldsmobile Alero

I BOUGHT MY CAR WITH 14 MILES ON IT. IN THE FIRST YEAR, I HAD TO HAVE THE MOLDING ON THE DOORS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY LEAKED. THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS MY REGULATOR THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I ALSO FOUND A BROKEN CLIP JUST SITTING INSIDE MY DOOR. YOU CAN'T BUY JUST A REGULATOR OR CLIPS SO I WILL NEED TO BUY THOSE PARTS PLUS THE MOTOR WHICH WILL COST AT LEAST $280. MY ROTORS ALSO NEEDED TO BE SHAVED DOWN BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED AND MY BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND NOW, ONLY 5 MONTHS LATER, THEY NEED TO BE TOTALLY REPLACED BECAUSE THEY ARE WARPED AGAIN AND MY BRAKES WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THIS IS THE WORST CAR I'VE EVER OWNED! MY FIRST AND LAST EXPERIENCE I WILL EVER HAVE WITH GM!! I REALIZE THINGS HAPPEN TO CARS, BUT I WOULD EXPECT OLDSMOBILE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THESE RE-OCCURRING PROBLEMS AND BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO FIX THEM. *NLM

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MECHANISM BROKEN. WINDOW FELL WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. WHAT WAS FOUND AFTER DOOR INSIDE PANEL TAKEN OFF WAS MANY BROKEN PLASTIC CLIPS. THESE CLIPS ATTACH TO THE WINDOW AND WINDOW REGULATOR. AFTER INVESTIGATION THROUGH SEVERAL OLDS DEALERS AND USED CAR PARTS DEALERS WAS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR WHICH A SERVICE BULLETIN IS IN EFFECT. OF NOTE, YOU CANNOT PURCHASE REPLACEMENT CLIPS FOR THE WINDOW. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, YOU MUST PURCHASE THE ENTIRE WINDOW MOTOR, REGULATOR AND CLIPS FOR WHICH ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO NOT BREAK AGAIN. THIS UNIT COSTS OVER $250. WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY VIOLATION DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SLIGHTEST NICK IN THE WINDOW CAN CAUSE FATAL DAMAGE IF DRIVEN DOWN THE ROAD.

WE OWN A 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. A MONTH AND A HALF AGO WE NOTICED A WEIRD ODOR EMANATING FROM THE TRUNK. FOR A WHILE WE THOUGHT IT WAS MILDEW, THOUGH IT GAVE MY WIFE A HEADACHE ONCE OR TWICE. WHILE SERVICING THE CAR FOR AN UNRELATED PROBLEM THE TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED IT WAS MILDEW. AS THE WEATHER WARMED UP THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. WITH THE RETURN OF COLD WEATHER LAST WEEK THE SMELL REAPPEARED WITH A VENGEANCE. WE FEARED IT WAS EXHAUST AND PUT A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR IN THE TRUNK WHICH REGISTERED POSITIVE. WE TOOK IT TO A GM SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY LOCATED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY REAR DEFROGGER ANTENNA CONTROL MODULE. IT WAS HEATING UP AND MELTING THE PLASTIC SHELL OF THE MODULE. WE'RE GLAD THEY LOCATED THE PROBLEM AND FIXED IT, BUT ARE WORRIED THAT OTHER PEOPLE MAY ENCOUNTER THIS AND NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS OR NOT GET IT CHECKED, LIKE WE DID FOR A WHILE.*JB

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, THE BACKSEAT OF MY CAR STARTED ON FIRE. THIS WAS DUE TO THE REAR DEFOGGER MODULAR. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS IN THE BACK. IT COST 4,000 TO REPAIR. MY REAR DEFOGGER WAS REPAIRED AND ABOUT A MONTH LATER, IT WOULDN'T WORK AGAIN. WE TOOK IT BACK ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE WIRE HARNESS WAS STARTING TO MELT AGAIN. WE ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH A BANGING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. WE CAN'T FIND THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.

FEEL BRAKES ON VEHICLE ARE DEFECTIVE REQUIRING MULTIPLE REPAIRS AS A RESULT. DO NOT THINK THEY ARE SAFE EVEN AFTER REPAIRED GIVEN THE REPEAT FREQUENCY OF SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS. IN ADDITION, GLASS PANES ON ALL FOUR SIDE WINDOWS HAVE LONG MECHANICAL SCRATCH MARKS, WHICH SOMETIMES CATCH GLARE OF SUN/HEADLIGHTS WHEN LOOKING OUT THOSE WINDOWS DURING LANE CHANGES. SCRATCHES APPEAR TO BE RESULT OF DEFECTIVE WINDOW HOUSING/MECHANICALS.