1999 Oldsmobile Alero 2.4

Summary:

No pain, no gain

Faults:

Apparently the same problems as everybody else; brake pads wear out twice a year and driver-side window came down.

Break disks were pain to change, but do-able anyway.

General Comments:

Excellent driver seat. Low gas usage. Car looks pretty nice. Haven't had any rust problems. Fixing is quite difficult since car is quite "hi-tech" and parts are expensive :)

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 19th January, 2009

2000 Oldsmobile Alero 2.4

Summary:

Value for my hard earned money

Faults:

Had to replace the hazard switch since the turn signals stopped working. Next step is brakes, but that's a common problem with automatic transmissions, at least here.

General Comments:

Love to ride with this one. It's a nice ride even with long distance trips.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 27th February, 2008

29th Jan 2013, 08:06

After my review, I had another problem with a cracking sound while turning full left. It was the flexplate, which was broken; a common issue with these models. The factory installed flexplate is too weak; replaced it with a Delco part, which is much better, since it's a bit thicker.

Also a water leak from the front side of the passenger side, which caused the car's computer to go down; also a common issue. Repaired it myself. Took out the computer, cleaned it and its connectors, and it worked until I sold it.

So, all in all, a nice car to drive, but some serious issues that everyone should know when buying this. I bought an older American car, which is much better choice than those sad efforts of American car making history, like the Alero is.