1999 Oldsmobile Alero Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“Rear windows obstructed. Windows will not roll up. No children, model 1999 Alero. I can say this window has not been lowered 100 times in the last 6 years. It stop working in 2006. I decided to see if it was a serious defect by going on the internet, and I see their is a problem GM will not fix without a investigation if you have a child , the safety lock serves no purpose. The window just falls down at any given time. This will any small child or animal to exit through the window.”

“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. …”

“While driving home from work, the backseat of my car started on fire. This was due to the rear defogger modular. Thank god no one was in the back. It cost 4,000 to repair. My rear defogger was repaired and about a month later, it wouldn't work again. We took it back only to find out that the wire harness was starting to melt again. We also have had problems with a banging in the front passenger side. We can't find the cause of this problem.”

“Both the driver and the passenger windows fell off the tracks, so I had a friend pry them up and he got the windows to stay up, but you could not use either window. I did not have the money to get the windows fixed for a while until I was finally able to afford to get the driver's window fixed in may 2008 which cost $385.00. They replaced the regulator. On 12/4/2008, it happened yet again to the driver's side window and the warranty was only good for 60 days labor/30days parts, so I am yet again not able to use either window. …”

“I have had 3 of the 4 regulator motors go out on my front driver's side, back drivers and passengers side. I have only had the front drivers side repaired as the dealer quoted me a price of $400 to fix each one. The front one broke while still under warranty, so that was fixed. Each time this happened as the window was rolled down or up. There was a loud clunking noise and the window just fell down. This is especially annoying since I have 2 small kids and their windows won't stay up. …”