I had the same problem and solved it adding "es5" library to tsconfig.json like this:
{
"compilerOptions": {
"target": "es5", //defines what sort of code ts generates, es5 because it's what most browsers currently UNDERSTANDS.
"module": "commonjs",
"moduleResolution": "node",
"sourceMap": true,
"emitDecoratorMetadata": true, //for angular to be able to use metadata we specify in our components.
"experimentalDecorators": true, //angular needs decorators like @Component, @Injectable, etc.
"removeComments": false,
"noImplicitAny": false,
"lib": [
"es2016",
"dom",
"es5"
]
}
}