1999 Oldsmobile Alero Transmission Problems

I HAVE HAD AN 99' OLDSMOBILE ALERO FOR 7 YEARS. IT HAS HAD ALMOST EVERY PROBLEM LISTED ON THIS WEBSITE. IT HAS HAD AN OVER HEATING PROBLEM EVERY YEAR SINCE I GOT IT AND I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS IN REPAIRS FOR THE COOLING SYSTEM, FUEL PUMP, POOR INTERIOR MANUFACTURER, AC/HEATER BLOWER MOTOR SETTINGS FAILURE, FUEL GAUGE FAILURE, TRANSMISSION LEAKAGE, POOR SPRINGS/STRUTS, GEAR SLIPPING, HARD STARTING, WATER LEAKING IN FROM RAIN UNDER GLOVE COMPARTMENT, OFF ALIGNMENT (SET THREE TIMES IN YEAR), POOR GAS MILEAGE, OVERHEATING OR RUNNING ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND SUDDEN OVERHEATING WITHOUT NOTICE OF GAUGE LIGHTS OR SOUNDS. HAS HAD FRONT RIGHT CALIPER FAILURE LOCKING BRAKE PADS DOWN AGAINST ROTOR CAUSING BURNOUT OF PADS,ROTOR WARPING, CALIPER CYLINDER DAMAGE. HAS HAD POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKAGE. THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND GM SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH SELLING UNSAFE, WORTHLESS VEHICLES. THE ONLY REASON I STILL HAVE MINE RUNNING IS BECAUSE I HAVE PUT A LOT OF PERSONAL AS WELL AS PAID LABOR INTO ITS UPKEEP OVER THE YEARS DUE TO THAT I CANT AFFORD ANOTHER CAR. *JB

NHTSA ID

10180772

Incident

Nov 10, 2006

Mileage

75,000 mi

1999 OLDS ALERO GLS, BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY,2004 WITH 23,000 MILES ON IT. FROM DAY 1 I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT MOSTLY BRAKES, CAR HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY ON IT. THE ROTORS GRIND, PULSATE, SQUEAK, THE CALIPERS MAKE CRACKING NOISES SOMETIMES BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR SAYS IT WILL NOT DO IT FOR THE MECHANIC, WHEN I DROP IT OFF I ALLOWED THE SERVICE MANAGER TO HEAR IT HE ALSO VERIFIED THE SOUND, ONLY TO GET THE CAR BACK BEING TOLD IT WON'T DO IT. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4X THE BRAKES 3X THE CALIPERS 2X, I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. CD PLAYER WILL NOT WORK TOLD BY DEALERSHIP IT IS THE HUMIDITY DOING IT WHICH I LIVE IN PHILADELPHIA AND IT IS WINTER THERE IS NO HUMIDITY. TOLD DEALERSHIP ABOUT A SQUEEZING NOISE UNDER HOOD GOT CAR BACK AND TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT, I GET HOME AND POP THE HOOD AND FIND A GREASE LIKE RESIDUE ON THE SERPENTINE BELT, I LATER FIND THE WATER PUMP LEAKING. CAR LOSES POWER AND A METAL BANGING NOISE OCCURS FROM UNDER THE HOOD UNDER ACCELERATION, DEALERSHIP SAYS CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TELL THEM ABOUT THE BRAKES AND WATER PUMP, THE TELL ME THAT THEY CANNOT SATISFY ME AND THEY WILL NOT SERVICE THE CAR AND NOT TO BRING IT TO THEM ANY MORE. IN ONE MONTH I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, IT STILL IS NOT FIXED, WITH EACH TIME HAVING TO PAY A $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE. I CONTACT GM THE SAY CAR IS TO OLD AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. THE CAR HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT AND THE WARRANTY DOES NOT EXPIRE UNTIL 60,000 OR MAY,2006. I AM GETTING READY TO TRADE IT IN FOR A TOYOTA. *NM

NHTSA ID

10150154

Incident

Feb 8, 2005

Mileage

26,000 mi

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 SUMMER THAT IT BECAME A FREQUENT AS OPPOSED TO A RARE OCCURRENCE. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THERE IS SOME FLAW IN THE TRANSMISSION. OF NOTE ALSO IS THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW ONLY ROLLS DOWN ON OCCASION AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT GO BACK UP, THE FAN ONLY WORKS ON THE HIGHEST 2 SETTINGS AND THE ENTIRE WIPER BLADE ASSEMBLY (SOME SORT OF SENSOR) HAD TO BE REPLACED 1 MONTH OUT OF WARRANTY. WHAT A PIECE OF JUNK. AND, THE AIR CONDITIONER NO LONGER COOLS THE CAR AND I WAS TOLD I HAD A SLOW LEAK.*AK

NHTSA ID

10098258

Incident

Nov 3, 2004

Mileage

63,360 mi

THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR HAS BURNED OUT TWICE. THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AUTOMATICALLY PUT ITSELF IN REVERSE, ROLLED BACK HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALSO, THE IGNITION SWITCH. UPON PUTTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION THE CONSUMER HAS TO SPRAY IT WITH 40/40 WD BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL START. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA ID

10092139

Incident

Jul 1, 2004

PROBLEMS WITH 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO TRANSMISSION.*MR RECENTLY THE CONSUMER'S CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A VERY LOUD NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT A PIN BROKE IN THE OVERDRIVE GEARSHIFT AND SENT PARTS INTO THE PLANETARY GEAR. *NM

NHTSA ID

10087653

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

OLDS ALERO 1999 TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CAN GO TO NUETRAL FROM DRIVE WITHOUT PUSHING SHIFTER BUTTON.THE SHIFTER SHOULD HAVE A LOCK IN DRIVE SO YOU CAN NOT BUMP IT OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING.THE TRANS. IS AN AUTOMATIC FLORR MOUNTED SHIFTER.*AK

NHTSA ID

10056986

Incident

Feb 9, 2004

CAR WOULD NOT EXCEED BETWEEN 30-40 MPH. AT THE TIME I WAS ON MAJOR HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 65 MPH. TRANSMISSION WAS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED AND WAS CONSEQUENTLY REPLACED WITH USED TRANSMISSION SUPPLIED BY PURCHASED WARRANTY TO AUTO SHOP. *JB

NHTSA ID

10039085

Incident

Sep 2, 2003

Mileage

62,339 mi

1999 OLDS ALERO 3.4L; STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, AT IDLE IN DRIVE, SPEEDOMETER PEGGED TO 140MPH, AND HELD FOR ~10 SEC. UPON CHANING OF THE LIGHT, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, AND THROTTLE WAS NOT AVAILABLE, SIMILAR TO WHAT OCCURS WHEN THE SPEED LIMITER IS EXCEEDED. THE CONDITION OCCURED FOR AN ADDITIONAL 10 SECONDS, THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL SPEED REPORTING AND ENGINE OPERATION. NO SES LIGHT NOT TRACTION CONTROL ALRET WERE WITNESSED DURING THE EVENT. SUBSEQUENT READING OF THE ECM TROUBLE CODES SHOWS NO 'SNAPSHOT' DATA OF AN IMPENDING FAULT.

NHTSA ID

10016820

Incident

Mar 25, 2003

Mileage

48,750 mi

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD OR 4TH GEAR, ANYMORE. ROARS LOUDLY RATHER THAN SHIFTS. WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AT 30+ MPH CAR ACTS LIKE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON - DECELERATES EXTREMELY SLOW. RPMS STAY AT 2200+ AT 35 MPH. ALSO NOW A LITTLE HIGHER ON TEMPERATURE GAUGE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10010237

Incident

Mar 5, 2003

Mileage

65,950 mi

WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE KNOB ON THE SHIFT COLUMN FELL OFF AND COULD NOT BE PLACED IN GEAR. (ALL DONE WITH THE CONSUMERS FOOT ON THE BRAKE) CONSUMER HAD IMMEDIATELY TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER-IN WHICH HE AND A SERVICE TECH SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF (CONSUMERS FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE). *SCC

NHTSA ID

567625

Incident

Sep 3, 2002

BOUGHT CAR NEW WITH 23MILES.IN LESS THAN 3 MTHS, FRONT STRUT HAD TO BE REPLACED.CAR NOW HAS 21000MILES AND HAVE ALSO HAD ROTORS SANDED AT LEAST 3 TIMES, EVENTUALLY REPLACED.GEAR SHIFT BROKE RIGHT OFF,STUCK IN PARKING LOT UNABLE TO SHIFT.EXTERIOR PAINT MOULDINS AT DOOR/WINDOW CLOSURE CHIPPED AWAY,HAD TO BE REPLACED. FRONT PASSENGER DASH LEAKING WATER,FIXED. DRIVER&PASSENGER DOOR /FLOOR MOULDINGS LEAKING WATER,FIXED. BLINKERS WORKED WHENEVER THEY FELT LIKE IT,FIXED.SHAKING WHEN TRYING TO STOP OVER 35MPH. PULLING TO THE LEFT OVER 35MPH.PLEASE LOOK INTO!! THIS IS NOT WHAT I HAD IN MIND WHEN I BOUGHT A NEW CAR. I HAVE 1 YEAR LEFT ON 3/36, WHAT THEN? I DIDN'T INTEND ON PAYING $350/A MONTH FOR A CAR AND $$$ TO HAVE IT FIXED CONSTANTLY.NEVERMIND THE AGGRAVATION OF HAVING TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER AND BE WITHOUT A CAR ALL THE TIME. JUST TO HAVETO RETURN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.IF I WANTED TO BE WITHOUT A CAR ALL THE TIME, I COULD HAVE JUST TAKEN THE BUS.THEY'RE COVERING IT UP.THEY'RE MAKING SHORT-TERM,CHEAP FIXES TO MAJOR PROBLEMS, IN HOPES THAT OUR WARRANTIES WILL RUN OUT BEFORE THEY HAVE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS.PLEASE LOOK INTO!! ANY INFO WILL BE APPRECIATED.*AK

NHTSA ID

757868

CONSUMER STATES THAT DOOR LOCKS MAY LOCK AND UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN. *TT

NHTSA ID

563702

Incident

Oct 1, 2000

SQUEEKING NOISE CAN BE HEARD IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

785716

Incident

Mar 27, 2000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE GOING INTO GEAR AT 45 TO 50 MPH, BUT VEHICLE WILL EVENUTALLY GO INTO GEAR. MOST PROBLEM IS WHEN GOING INTO 3RD OR 4TH GEAR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH A FACTORY REBUILT ONE. ALSO, AS SOON AS VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE LOT REBUILT TRANSMISSION HESITATED TO GO INTO FIRST GEAR. DEALER THEN STATED IT WAS THE PRESSURE VALVE ASSEMBLY. *AK *YH

NHTSA ID

896837

Incident

Aug 14, 2001

WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED GEAR SHIFT LEVER CAME APART, CAUSING TRANSMISSION NOT TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

895321

POWER STEERING HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE.*JB

NHTSA ID

785483

Incident

Mar 20, 2001

ABS SENOR LIGHT AND THE TRACKING LIGHT HAVE CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE WITHOUT BRAKES. VEHICLE BEEN INTO DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A CRUNCHING NOISE FROM BRAKES BRAKE BOOSTER WAS RELACED, CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT POWER STEERING WAS NOISEY.*JB

NHTSA ID

894652

Incident

Jul 6, 2001

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING WHILE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND MADE REPAIRS UNDER VEHICLE WARRANTY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

889530

Incident

Nov 15, 1999

CAR WOULD NOT EXCEED BETWEEN 30-40 MPH. AT THE TIME I WAS ON MAJOR HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 70MPH. TRANSMISSION WAS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED AND WAS CONSEQUENTLY REPLACED BY AN OLDSMOBILE DEALERSHIP.*AK

NHTSA ID

735741

Incident

Oct 29, 2000

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

NHTSA ID

868973

Incident

Aug 19, 2000

WHEN EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED VEHICLE WOULD ROLL OR JERK. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBELM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

864143

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

NHTSA ID

862686

Incident

Aug 15, 1999

WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING WENT OUT DUE TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP BEING FAULTY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. DEALER HAS REPLACED PUMP, AND NOW IS ALSO REPLACING TRANSMISSION. *AK

NHTSA ID

853481