1999 Oldsmobile Alero brakes problems

138 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 1999 Oldsmobile Alero, which is 20% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 138 20% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 58,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 5 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 2 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Based on 14 complaints that include mileage. 50% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	4
20k to 40k miles	2
40k to 60k miles	1
60k to 80k miles	4
80k to 100k miles	3
100k to 120k miles	0
120k to 140k miles	0
140k to 160k miles	0
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 14 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 58,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 2 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

Battery died @ gas station(6yr/75k repl model)/when rpl'd found acid on ABS module/brake lines under battery.GM case #c05363927-GM won't repair or pay for diag of brake sys or reimburse $75 for battery that was under 2.5 yrs old(label on battery says 6yr-75000 mile battery).multiple occurences noted on NHTSA complaints database lead me to believe GM is aware of problem already.one customer odi id #868902 had acid eat hole in brake line.other occurences on file already.

August 2001 Death

Bad vibration at highway speeds.had wheels aligned,tires balanced, tie rods ,both front axles, both front bearings, front disc brakes(rotors and pads), both front struts replaced. Vibration at times gets bad enough to lose control. None of the above solutions fixed the problem.

Reported at 65,000 miles, August 2003

Brakes problems in other years

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1999

Brakes problems across all Oldsmobile models