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1999 Oldsmobile Alero body & structure problems

32 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 1999 Oldsmobile Alero, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
32 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
50,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When body & structure problems show up

Body & structure complaints by mileage, 1999 Oldsmobile Alero Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 50,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 50,000 miles
Based on 10 complaints that include mileage. 70% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 10 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 70% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the body & structure complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

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.

December 1998

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 oldsmobile alero. The contact stated that the vehicle was driving roughly and there was a sudden increase in engine rpms. The contact had to apply force to the brake pedal on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the fuel pump, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was further inspected by the repair shop and the mechanic indicated that the timing chain was worn. The vehicle was not repaired.

Reported at 78,000 miles, September 2014

Other problems reported for the 1999 Oldsmobile Alero

Body & structure problems in other years

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Body & structure problems across all Oldsmobile models