1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Visibilitypower Window Devices And Controls Problems

POWER WINDOWS HAVE BOTH WENT OUT HAD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR FOR THAT, 2 TIMES NOW THE RACK AND PINION HAS CAME OUT AND 2 TIMES I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALTENATOR HAD TO REPLACE OVERFLOW RESORVOIR I DONT FIND THIS TO BE A RELIABLE OR SAFE CAR TO BE IN. I BOUGHT IT USED SO WHO KNOWS WHAT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE I GOT IT I FORGOT TO MENTION MY PART-TIME SIGNAL LIGHTS THEY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO AND I HAD TO REPLACE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSER I HAVE ONLY HAD CAR 5 YRS MYSELF AND ITS SO NOT WORTH THE MONEY I HAVE PUT INTO IT THE DATES VARY BUT THE FIRST WAS IN 2004 AND THE LAST WAS 2009. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR REGULATOR AND MOTOR. IN ADDITION, THE RUBBER CHANNEL THAT IS LOCATED INSIDE THE WINDOW WAS NOT TIGHT AND COULD CAUSE THE WINDOW TO FALL OUT AND SHATTER. THE WINDOW FAILURE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS FAILING. HE HEARD A TICKING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE DROVE DIFFERENTLY. THE DEALER REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT ALSO BELIEVED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT STEERING CORRECTLY. THE DEALER STILL REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE HIS COMPLAINT TO BE A PRIORITY BECAUSE HE IS A VIETNAM VETERAN WITH MULTIPLE PHYSICAL CHALLENGES AND A LIMITED INCOME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,375 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

MY 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO HAS HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH 1.MANIFOLD GASKETS LEAKING. 2. ALL OF THE WINDOWS FAILING BY FALLING OFF THE TRACKS OR THE REGULATOR ITSELF FAILING. THREE TIMES FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW! 3.THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY, CLICKING CONSTANTLY. 4.THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING 5. THE INTERIOR LEATHER CURLED UP ON THE DASH, WHICH I NOTICE ON MANY OTHER ALERO'S I'VE SEEN. *TR

I OWN A 1999 ALERO COUPE 3.4L V6, HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE WINDOW WOULD COME OFF TRAC AND FALL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I WAS ABLE TO GRAB THE WINDOW THE FEW TIMES IT HAPPENED AND PULL IT BACK INTO PLACE. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS AT THE BANK DRIVE-UP, IT WAS RAINING AND THE WINDOW FELL ALL THE WAY DOWN IN THIS TIME AND I COULDN'T GRAB IT. DON'T HAVE A GARAGE SO I HAD TO TAKE THE DOOR OFF TO GET THE WINDOW IN THE POURING RAIN AND IT WAS A SUNDAY. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANICS ON MONDAY AND HAD IT FIXED. THE WINDOW REGULATOR CAME COMPLETELY OFF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE TURN SIGNALS TO SWITCH LANES. THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH BEGAN MAKING A RAPID, LOUD CLICKING NOISE THAT LASTED FOR AN HOUR. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THE CONTACT ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATORS FIVE TIMES BECAUSE THE PLASTIC BREAKS AND CAUSES THE REGULATORS TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 142,000.

BOTH OF MY POWER WINDOWS ARE NO LONGER WORKING. AT FIRST THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW STARTED WORKING SLOWLY. IT WOULD SOMETIMES GET STUCK AND I WOULD HAVE TO PUSH IT UP. I STOPPED USING THAT WINDOW BECAUSE IT WAS TOO MUCH OF A WORRY. THEN ONE DAY I PUT DOWN THE PASSENGER WINDOW WITH NO PROBLEM AND WHEN I WENT TO PUT IT UP IT FELL INTO THE DOOR. I TOOK THE CAR TO A WINDOW REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THE GUY PUT THE WINDOW UP BUT WAS UNABLE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED SINCE IT COSTS A LOT. NOW BOTH OF MY WINDOWS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. *NM

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 4 YEARS. REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW MOTOR HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED IN THE LAST YEAR. AMAZING HOW THIS KEEPS HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. ALSO, MY HORN HAS GONE OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT ANYTHING SETTING IT OFF. THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN IT OFF ONCE IT GOES. EACH TIME IT WAS 3 OR 4 IN THE MORNING AND EACH TIME I HAD TO DRIVE TO A REMOTE LOCATION JUST TO DISCONNECT THE HORN. OF COURSE, THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES I HAD NO IDEA HOW TO DO THIS BUT AFTER A WHILE YOU GET TO KNOW THESE THINGS. I HAVE HAD THE HORN REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. NOW I AM BEING TOLD THAT IT IS THE HORN PADS LOCATED IN THE STEERING WHEEL. OF COURSE, THAT IS ANOTHER...

IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS THREE OUT OF 4 WINDOWS ON MY VEHICLE ARE NOW HELD UP WITH DUCT TAPE SO THAT THEY DON'T FALL INTO THE CHANNEL AND I CAN'T GET THEM UP. LUCKILY, ONLY ONE OF THEM MANAGED TO DO THAT AND A FRIEND MANAGED TO GET IT BACK UP FOR ME. THAT OCCURRED AT THE END OF JANUARY 2006. I COULD UNDERSTAND ONE- MAYBE- BUT THREE!!! NO. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I SUSPECT THE ONLY REASON THAT MY ONE WORKING WINDOW, THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE, IS STILL WORKING IS BECAUSE I HAVEN'T TRIED TO PUT IT DOWN- OR THE RESULT WOULD BE THE SAME. I AM SURE THAT IS GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, SO I GUESS I'LL GO WITH THE DUCT TAPE FOR A WHILE. I HAVE ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, THE GASKETS ON THAT WERE REPLACED IN JANUARY,...

LOCKED UP IGNITION SWITCH CRUISE CONTROL FELL APART GEAR SHIFT SHIFTER NOT SECURE AND SLIDES UP THE SHIFT.. BOTH OXYGEN SENSORS FAILED ALL FOUR WINDOWS ELECTRIC MOTORS, AND RACKS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FRONT END VIBRATION WHEN STOPPED OR PARKED ON INCLINE DASH BOARD LEATHER COVER CAME LOOSE AND ROLLED UP LIKE A USED RUG ORIGINAL FUEL FILTER HAVE TO BE PRIED OUT OF LINE AND THEN PIECES LEFT HAD TO BE REMOVED WITH NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS. FUEL GAUGE AS NEVER WORKED. NOW ITS RUNNING ABOUT 4 MILES AND THEN QUITS, SETS FOR 30 MINUTES AND DRIVE ANOTHER 4 MILES THEN QUITS. CODE READER SAYS ENGINE RUNNING LEAN, (PROBLEM IS 4 TO 5 SENSORS INCLUDING THE INJECTORS COULD BE CAUSING THIS, NO WAY TO TELL WITH REPLACING THEM UNTIL IT RUNS. THE EXPENSE OF THIS COULD BE 1000 TO 3000 DOLLARS. ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED , REPLACE SWITCH, ONLY WORKS PART...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THERE WAS A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAME INOPERABLE, A BURNING SMELL APPEARED AND THE VEHICLE WAS LOOSING WATER. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE BATTERY, WIRING, SPARK PLUG WIRING AND A BELT WERE REPLACED. THE WATER PUMP AND WINDOW SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE BLOWER MOTOR NEEDED TO CLEANED OUT. THE BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE UPDATED 05/01/06.*JB

THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW CAME OFF TRACK AND ENDED UP IN THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. IN THE PROCESS, THE CLIPS WHICH HOLD THE GLASS ON BROKE OFF, THE GLASS BROKE, AND THE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THIS WINDOW, BUT BY FAR THE MOST EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. *NM

OLDSMOBILE ALERO 1999 THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE AND ROTOR PROBLEMS. *SC THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. THE FRONT COILS SPRING FAILED. THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED. LEFT FRONT ABS SENSOR AND HUB ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. *NM

I HAVE HAD 3 OF THE 4 REGULATOR MOTORS GO OUT ON MY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE, BACK DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE REPAIRED AS THE DEALER QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $400 TO FIX EACH ONE. THE FRONT ONE BROKE WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, SO THAT WAS FIXED. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED AS THE WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN OR UP. THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND THE WINDOW JUST FELL DOWN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY ANNOYING SINCE I HAVE 2 SMALL KIDS AND THEIR WINDOWS WON'T STAY UP. THERE HAS GOT TO BE SOME SORT OF DEFECT, SINCE I'VE READ A NUMBER OF REPORTS ABOUT THIS SAME THING, AND SINCE IT'S HAPPENED TO 3 OF MY 4 WINDOWS. I HAVE A FEELING IT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TOO, AS THAT WINDOW WON'T ROLL DOWN. *JB

THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. THE MOTOR FOR THE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO (OUT OF WARRANTY) BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION "SLIPPING" OCCASIONALLY DURING THE SUMMER. I WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. WHILE DRIVING HOME LAST EVENING, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE "TRAC OFF" LIGHT AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO GET THE CAR TO GO MORE THAN 30 MPH ON A 50 MPH HIGHWAY VERY NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. BY THE GRACE OF GOD, THAT DID NOT HAPPEN, BUT NOW I AM TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION MAY "POSSIBLY BE BAD" OR IT "COULD BE SEVERAL OTHER THINGS." IN EITHER CASE, IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE FOUND THE ERROR BEFORE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 65,000 MILES ON IT AND THOUGH IT WAS SLUGGISH FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT IT AND WOULD OCCASIONALLY LURCH FORWARD WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP, IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE...

ALL 4 WINDOWS IN MY1999 ALERO ARE DEFECTIVE. 2 PASSENGER WINDOWS ARE ETCHING THE GLASS EVERYTIME THEY GO UP AND DOWN. DRIVER WINDOW INSIDE MECHANISM EXPLODED AND SHATTERED THE GEARS INSIDE. WINDOW FORTUNATELY IS STILL ON TRACK BUT NOT FUNCTIONING. BACK WINDOW HAS TO BE TAPED UP BECAUSE IT WILL NOT STAY UP AND WILL FALL INTO DOOR. I USUALLY AM THE ONLY PERSON IN THE CAR. HAVE NEVER HAD WINDOWS MALFUNCTION LIKE THIS. HELP. *AK

1. PERSISTANT SCRAPING NOISE FROM FT END SINCE 10/21/01. CAVENDAR MECHANICS EVALUTED PROBLEM 4-6 SEPARATE TIMES W/ DIFFERENT PROGNOSIS EACH TIME, LATER DETERMINED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON 3/18/02. CURRENTLY STILL HAVING SAME SCRAPING NOISE AND FLUID(REDISH) LEAKAGE FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE 2. 3 WINDOW MOTORS FAILED /REPAIRED 3. TWICE ALTERNATOR FAILURE/REPAIRED W/2 SEPERATE ALTS

2 DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, DASH PULLED TO CORRECT CORR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, NO DASH LIGHT, NO HIGH BEAM LIGHT, ALL WITHING FIRST 6 MONTHS, 1-03 WATER PUMP REPLACED, AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. ONLY 21000. MILES ON THE CAR..

1999 2 DOOR OLDS ALERO HAD BROKEN POWER WINDOWS. BOTH BROKE AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME. TOOK TO AUTO SERVICE AND IT COST $616 TO FIX. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS MODEL.*AK

GLASS IN PASSENGER WINDOW FELL IN CHANNEL. I WAS ABLE TO BRING IT BACK UP BUT IT KEEPS FALLING IN AGAIN. THERE ARE NUMEROUS SERVICE BULLETINS, COMPLAINTS AND DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS ON THIS SAME PROBLEM. HERE ARE THE DEFECT INVESTIGATION NUMBERS: 754557,10016869,10032972,10039036,752099,563702,10011989. SERVICE BULLETINS: 010864018B, 010857007A,010864012B,010864018A,010864018. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON THESE CARS - WHO KNOWS HOW MANY WE HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS KIND OF DEFECT. *LA

DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR REGULATORS ARE FAILING AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO WINDOWS. *JB

BOTH FRONT SIDE WINDOWS DO NOT ROLL DOWN. OWNER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. *AK

THE MECHANISM THAT RAISES AND LOWERS THE SIDE WINDOWS ON MY 1999 ALERO GLS COUPE FAILED ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO -- IN BOTH WINDOWS. THEY WERE REPAIRED AFTER FAILING, AND EVEN THE REPAIRED MECHANISM FAILED. THE WINDOW CAN NOT BE RAISED FROM ITS CURRENT LOWERED POSITION.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE DASHBOARD MATERIAL PEELED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MATERIAL PEELED BY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG.*AK THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK AND BOTH DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS MOTOR BROKE. *PH *JB

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...

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.

FRONT SEAT DOES NOT LOCK IN POSITION, FRONT DRIVER SIDE BEARING DEFECTIVE, DRIVER POWER WINDOW MALFUNCTIONS. *NLM

THE PASSENGER FRONT POWER WINDOW "REGULATOR" FAILED CAUSING WINDOW TO FALL DOWN INTO DOOR. CONSUMER ALSO ADVISED TO REPLACE DRIVER'S WINDOW "REGULATOR" FAILED IN 10/01. *NLM

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 15 MPH AND I ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW. WHILE LOWERING IT I HEARD A VERY LOUD BANG, AND IT SCARED ME SO I STOPPED. TRIED TO ROLL THE WINDOW BACK UP BUT I COULD HEAR PIECES OF GLASS MOVING AROUND SO I STOPPED. THE GLASS BROKE AND THE WINDOW WOULD ONLY GO BACK UP 75 % OF THE WAY. MY HUSBAND HAD TO PULL IT UP WITH HIS HAND. WE WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW.*AK

BECAUSE THE WINDOW HAD BROKEN, IT WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN, CONSUMER HEARD ALL OF THE WORKS INSIDE THE WINDOW FALL. *TT

THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR WHILE TRYING TO ROLL UP THE WINDOW. THE BODY SHOP DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE THE GLUE COMING UNSEALED FROM THE WINDOW AND ITS CLIP ON ONE SIDE OF THE WINDOW AND THE OTHER CLIP BROKE FROM THE PRESSURE. THE 4 CLIPS ARE NOT AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY; 2 MUST BE PURCHASES WITH THE GLASS ON WHICH THEY COME ATTACHED AND 2 WITH THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR. THERE IS A NATIONAL BACKORDER ON THE REGULATOR PARTS, BUT NO REPORTS OF A DEFECT OR PROBLEM. THIS WINDOW IS CROSS-REFERENCED TO THE 1999/2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM, ALSO. CONSEQUENTLY, I AM WITHOUT A WINDOW IN THE FALL RAINY SEASON AND AM FACED WITH OVER $700 IN MANUFACTURER'S PART REPLACEMENTS.

SCRATCHES ON WINDOW GLASS WHEN EVER POWERING UP OR DOWN. *AK