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1999 Oldsmobile Alero GLS review from North America

"Bad investment"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

I've changed my power window motors twice, both in the driver's door, one year apart.

Had to get a new head gasket over a year ago. Now the oil is sitting in the holes where the screws are.

Had to change the front wheel bearings, brake pads, rotors, calipers and some of the seals are broke open I noticed.

Let's see, just put a new battery in it, and now I've got that damn battery light popping up at least once a day. Thought it was cuz I needed a battery, but still does it, so I thought maybe the starter had a bad connection; checked that, it was fine so I changed the alternator, nope, still does it.

Besides that, minor things like I fixed both door jams and quarter panels because of rust, which is now coming right.

Back speakers blew and my leather seats fell apart worse than a pleather jacket.

General comments?

DO NOT BUY ANY OLDSMOBILE ALERO!!! Nothing but problem after problem. You fix one thing and another thing happens.

So you might be saying, yeah, it's a car, they break, well look around on the web, I bet that 90% of these people all have had the same exact problems.

I've spent more fixing the car than I paid for the damn thing. Honestly, consider another car, coming from a very unsatisfied buyer.

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Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Year of manufacture1999
First year of ownership2007
Most recent year of ownership2009
Engine and transmission 3400 SFI V6 Automatic
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Distance when acquired87311 miles
Most recent distance103647 miles
Previous carSaturn SC
Date of Entry 16th May, 2009

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