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1999 Oldsmobile Alero visibility & wipers problems

The 1999 Oldsmobile Alero has 59 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 8% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

59

Visibility & Wipers complaints

8%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Alero visibility & wipers complaints by model year59 complaints1999: 59 complaints2000: 51 complaints2001: 36 complaints2002: 16 complaints2003: 13 complaints2004: 6 complaints
Alero visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

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…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · November 4, 2002 · fire

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 1999 Oldsmobile Alero have?

NHTSA has 59 complaints about the 1999 Oldsmobile Alero visibility & wipers — 8% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.