Consumer Complaint Detail
OLDSMOBILE / ALERO / 1999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006057528 | Incident Date: Feb, 23 2006 |
| Consumer's City: HASTINGS | Consumer's State: NE |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: ALERO | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 27 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 30 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Noticed my son's 1999 olds alero was using excessive antifreeze, took to shop & had to have defective intake gasket replaced as antifreeze was being sucked into the engine. repair shop reports that they are repairing same problem on 3 gm cars per week in this town of 25,000 people. cost $ 650 to repair; gm should recall this vehicle & similar models and replace these defective gaskets, we were lucky that we did not ruin the engine on this car. we had to get the car repaired immediately as my son did not have any other vehicle to drive to work while the alero was being repaired and really could not afford this expensive repair on this car. repair shop advised that gm is not recalling this part or paying for the repairs even though they are aware of the problem and that it is the fault of a defective gasket and not the car owners fault. *nm |