1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

DT: 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THE HUB BEARINGS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT END WENT OUT. THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GARAGE. THE MECHANIC TOLD HER OF THE PROBLEM, AND SAID IF SHE DROVE IT MUCH LONGER THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. THE HEAD GASKETS ALSO BLEW OUT THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE AIR SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE GARAGE BEING FIXED FOR THE HEAD GASKETS. ALSO, FUEL PUMP WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE GARAGE. THEN, THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT STATED , IN ADDITION, THERE HAVE BEEN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE COMPUTER SYSTEM HAD TO BE RESET A COUPLE OF TIMES. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHIN THE PAST 12 MONTHS. *AK

REAR DEFROSTER, STEERING, BRAKES (3X'S), ENGINE, RADIATOR, BELT, SECURITY SYSTERM, TAPE DECK, POWER WINDOWS.

LOSS OF POWER DURING ACCELERATION INTO AN INTERSECTION.*AK

I OWN A 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO WITH A 3.4L ENGINE. AT A COST OF $652.01, ON 28-OCTOBER-2003 I HAD SERVICE PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I WAS LOOSING COOLANT AT REGULAR INTERVALS AND IT WAS NOT LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE SEVERE CAUSE FOR CONCERN WAS AFTER I HAD REFILLED MY COOLANT RESERVOIR, DROVE APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES, AND ALL OF THE COOLANT WAS GONE. THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE SHOT UP TO THE RED ZONE, AND I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR VEHICLES WITH THIS ENGINE. THEY REPLACED THE INTAKE GASKET AND I WAS ON MY WAY. A FEW WEEKS LATER I NOTICED THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS LOW AGAIN, AND I HAD TO ADD MORE COOLANT. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 25-NOVEMBER-2003. THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND SAID THEY COULD FIND NO...

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. UPON CHECKING THE COOLANT LEVELS, IT WAS LOW. THE REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSIS IS A LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WITH AN $800+ REPAIR COST. ACCORDING TO RESEARCH, THE PARTICULAR TYPE OF COOLANT, DEXCOOL, USED IN GM CARS IS LINKED TO CORROSION TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. *AK

THE "COOLANT" LIGHT CAME ON - THEN THE CAR DIED & OVERHEATED...APPARENTLY COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE BECAUSE A GASKET FAILED...NOW THE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED AT 70,000 MILES. STARTING AT 3,000 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON & IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF DEALERSHIPS EVER SINCE!!! GM HASN'T DONE A THING TO HELP ME! I JUST SPENT $1,300 TO GET THE GASKET REPLACED IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD & NOW THEY TELL ME THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED!!! PLEASE HELP ME - I NEED A CONTACT FOR GM - THE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE HAS NOT DONE A THING TO HELP & APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM... *LA

WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED ON IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO START, AND IT IDLES VERY ROUGHLY. WHEN VEHICLE MAKES RIGHT TURNS THERE IS AN ANNOYING SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM THE BRAKES.*AK

THE COOLANT STARTED LEAKING INTO THE OIL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, PENCE OLDSMOBILE, APRIL 24, 2003, DUE TO ENGINE TICKING. ADVISED OIL APPEARED TO HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED IN 1 YR. I ADVISED THE SERVICE OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3 MONTHS LESS THAN 3000 MILES. OIL WAS "GUNKY" AND THICK LIKE VASELINE. VEHICLE ALSO LOOSING COOLANT. OIL WAS CHANGED AND ENGINE TO CLEAN OF GUNK ON 04/24/03. 07/5/03, COOLANT TANK LOW 15 MILES LATER COOLANT TANK REFILLED AGAIN.. 07/06/03, VEHICLE PARKED. 07/7/03, BEFORE LEAVING FOR WORK, COOLANT REFILLED AGAIN. NO LEAKAGE ON GROUND. AFTER ABOUT TRAVELING ABOUT 8 MILES, WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHILCE STARTED TO TREMBLE & MAKE SOUNDS. DROVE APPROX 1 MILE TO EMPLOYERS PARKING LOT AND CALLED TOW TRUCK TO TOW IT TO. DEALER SERVICE DEPT INFORMED ME OIL PUMP O-RING, INTAKE GASKET, VALVA COVER GASKET AND PCV VALVE NEEDED REPLACING AND...

ENGINE GASKETS FAILED, WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE OIL. *JB

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED HEAD GASKET BLOW OUT. *MR

THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET & OIL PUMP DRIVE O-RING SEAL IS LEAKING COOLANT INTERNAL & IS MIXING WITH OIL, ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR IS ONLY 2 1/2 YRS OLD, THE INTAKE GASKET AND O-RING SEAL SHOULD NOT LEAK FLUID; THIS MUST BE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE (FITZGERALD AUTO MALL- MARYLAND) CONSISTENTLY. .... IDLERPULLEY - I HAD THE SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED IN NOV 2001(113.38). IN FEBRUARY WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ALL OF CAR SYSTEMS BEGAN TO FAIL. ONCE THE ALTERNATOR WAS DRAINED DRY AND THE CAR COOLANT, THE BATTERY DIED, BECAUSE THE SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF. AFTER TWO HOURS IN THE RAIN WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE BELT BACK ON AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED THE IDLER PULLEY BEARING WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED...THIS COST $117.47. THE...

CONSUMER STATES HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES.*JB

THE OIL PAN GASKET AND THE INTAKE GASKET WERE REPLACED FAILURE CAUSING LEAKAGE. *MJS

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...