Four problems related to defogger have been reported for the 1999 Oldsmobile Alero. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
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.
A rear defroster defect caused a fire in rear of vehicle. Fire occurred while vehicle was in motion with passengers in rear seats. Discovery of cause of fire was determined by adjuster and dealer.
Fixed second time, heat only comes out panels (not floor or defrost), dealer says controller is bad.
While driving at about 40 mph passenger side door came ajar, not able to close and latch properly. Repetetive problems with rear defroster. Low tire pressure warning light inaccurate. . Et. There were two incident of cracked radiator cap. There were three incidents of interior trunk release button failure. Gas guage malfunctioned.