Ten problems related to door have been reported for the 1999 Oldsmobile Alero. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The passenger window fell off track all of a sudden while I was driving on the highway. I pulled it back up and it continues to fall at dangerous time. I don't have the money to get it repaired. It should not have happened as it is.
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.
The car has had five complaints issued to the dealer in the past 11 months, regarding driver's side door lock, automatic trunk latch, power failures. The dealer has been very good about attempting repairs, finding in the last two complaints that water is leaking into the fuse panel. The previous complaint resulted in a new fuse box, and computer. The last complaint resulted in another new fuse box. While I do like the car, and my dealer, I am losing faith quickly in the car itself. I am uncomfortable going long distance with it due to its apparent regular power failures. It is a nuisance to have it towed and to be without it for days at a time. I am also concerned about shorts and fires since the electrical system is involved. I am not sure what the next step is, but the car is not reliable to me.
Consumer states that door locks may lock and unlock on their own.
Consumer states that door locks may lock and unlock on their own.
I bought the car new at a florida dealership on 11/1998. Less than two years later the material on the door panels was coming off. . . Detaching. . . The vinyl lifted off the upper door panel. Took the vehicle in for service to replace on 09/2002 under manufacture warranty. Material on door panel is now coming off the door panel again. Manufacture warranty has expired and refused any assistance in fixing this problem.
The interior trim pieces and door panels were replaced due to warping.
During a heavy downpour the rain enters the passenger cabin through driver's side door.
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Consumer states power locks will lock and unlock on their own while vehicle is turned on and while driving.