Oldsmobile Cutlass Complaints (1989)

114 consumer complaints on file.

#734213October 13, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
ENGINE JUST TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING...SEVERAL TIMES AT HIGH SPEEDS...LOOSES STEERING, BRAKES...SEVERAL NEAR COLLISIONS. DEALERS & REPAIR SHOPS CAN NEVER DUPLICATE OR IDENTIFY A PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733237October 2, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731499September 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED DUE TO CORROSION RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN STEERING SHAFT DISENGAGED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554482September 11, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE FIRESTONE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURES, THE TIRE PEELED OFF TREAD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID OFF THE ROAD, INJURY TO CONSUMER. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#862965June 2, 2000
SUSPENSION
WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30MPH HEARD A SNAP AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO STEERING FAILURE. IT WAS HARD TO VEER ACROSS THREE LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC BEFORE HITTING A CURB. AT THAT TIME CAR STOPPED. CONSUMER SAID WASHER DETERIORATED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854632January 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE BRAKE LINE WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME, CLAMP HAS RUBBED A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855249January 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES STOPSSOMETIMES. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDALS GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BOUNCES BACK UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854999January 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN TRAVELING AND UPON ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP, A GREAT AMOUNT OF FORCE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP, ALSO, FRONT CALIPERS WORK , AND REAR CALIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE ,CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE BRAKE PADS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS A NUMBER OF TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716621December 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS ON BOTH SIDES SEPARATED FROM THEMSELVES AT THE THINNEST PART OF THE CASTING. EACH SIDE FAILED AT DIFFERENT TIMES BUT BRAKING WAS SEVERELY AFFECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715528December 2, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850821October 15, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A VEHICLE COLLISION CAUSED CONSUMERTO LOSE THREE TIPS ON FINGERS. BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN OF THE DASHBOARD, CONSUMER'S HAND WENT OVER AND THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. ASKING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#848570September 23, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING ALONG TA ROAD THE DASHBOARD WILL GO OUT COMPLETELY, CAUSING LOSS OF SPEEDOMETER/FUEL INDICATOR, AND ODOMETER.CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843626July 28, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE DRIVING AT TEN MILES PER HOUR VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT FLIPPED THE CUTLASS ON ITS SIDE, CAUSING THE PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT TO RELEASE ON IMPACT, THE SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#707653June 17, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782347May 10, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF IT MAY NOT START AGAIN LIKE THE BATTERY HAS NO CHARGE, THE HEATER COIL MODULE HAVE BEEN CHANGED BUT STILL SEEMS TO HAPPEN. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782346May 10, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
HEATER COIL MODULE WAS REPLACED HOWEVER DID NOT RECTIFY PROBLEM,POSSIBLE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706326May 8, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THIS VEHICLE CONSTANTLY HESITATES, MISFIRES,AND TODAY IT BACKFIRED FOR THE FIRST TIME. WHEN YOU TURN OFF THE CAR YOU CAN SMELL A THE FUEL OUT OF THE EXHAUST . THIS PROBLEM IS NOT INTERMITTENT IT IS CONSTANT AND I FEEL IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE EMISSIONS ON THIS CAR . I WENT TO AN OLDMOBILE DEALERSHIP TO ASK ABOUT RECALLS . THEY SAID THERE WERE NONE, HOWEVER , IN A CONSUMER REPORTS BOOK I AM READING IT USES THE SAME CAR AS MINE FOR AN EXAMPLE OF A VEHICLE WITH A EXHAUST EMISSIONS RECALL. THE REAR BRAKES HAD A 10 POINT REAR BRAKE JOB CONSISTING OF NEW CYLINDERS ,HARDWARE, DRUMS TURNED AND NEW PADS. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE IN GOOD REPAIR. YET IT SEEMS THAT THE BRAKES ARE NOT STOPPING THE CAR EFFECTIVELY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545034April 16, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
WHILE SLEEPING IN VEHICLE IN AN OPEN AIR PARKING LOT WITH HEATER AND MOTOR ON CONSUMER DIED OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISIONING, MOTOR CONTINUED RUNNING UNTIL CATALYTIC CONVERTER OVERHEATED RESULTING IN FIRE.(ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#833642January 15, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WATER IS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE, AND CONSUMER CAN'T FIND WHERE THE WATER IS COMING FROM. ALSO, WHEN USING THE HEAT, THE SMELL IS REAL BAD AND IS COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW. VEHICLE IS STALLING, AND DRIVER HAS TO PUT FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE NOT TO CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543302January 9, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN PAD, BOTH HORNS AND FUSE REPLACED BECAUSE HORN KEEPS SHORTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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