Oldsmobile Cutlass Complaints

1,599 consumer complaints on file.

#877787January 9, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
WHEN START USING DEFROSTER FOR WINDOWS SOME TYPE OF FIBER IS BLOWING FROM VENTS, CAUSING CONSUMER TO OPEN WINDOWS IN COLD INORDER NOT TO INHALE VAPOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558852January 3, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AC BLOWER MOTOR FAILED CAUSING NOISE. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738593January 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738131December 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ABS LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF, HAD TO HAVE BRAKES REPLACED AT 19K MILES(WARPED ROTORS) AND AGAIN AT 32K (REFACE ROTORS, NEW BRAKE PADS), SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG WHEN A LESS THAN 3 YR. OLD CAR IS ON IT'S THIRD SET OF BRAKES. THE ABS HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACED TOO. DEALER SAID BRAKES NOT UNDER WARRANTEE, BUT SEEMS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM FROM THE COMMENTS I READ ON THE INTERNET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876921December 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TOOK VEHICLE TO HAVE ROTORS TURNED OVER 1 YEAR AGO DUE TO BEING WARPED. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC NOT TO HAVE ROTORS TURNED AGAIN DUE TO USE OF POOR MATERIALS CONTRUCTING THE ROTORS. THIS WOULD CAUSE ROTORS TO BECOME THIN & USELESS. CURRENTLY, EVERY TIME BRAKES ARE APPLIED, IT WOULD CAUSE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876558December 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DUE TO DEFECTIVE BRAKE ROTORS WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED 6 TIMES, EVERY 21,000 MILES. BRAKES OPERATED POORLY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876396December 12, 2000
STRUCTURE
HAD RECEIVED RECALL 00V189000/ ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS & CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND TOOK VEHICLE FOR RECALL REPAIRS. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. LATER IN THE DAY, PROBLEM WITH CRADLE BOLTS REAPPEARED. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT CRADLE BOLTS WOULD BE REPAIRED, BUT NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGE DONE TO MOTOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876216December 8, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
WHILE ENTERING FREEWAY DURING ACCELERATION PEDAL WENT ALL WAY TO FLOOR. PULLED OFF ROAD, LOOKED UNDER HOOD, AND NOTICED A CABLE THAT WAS BROKEN. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AN OLDSMOBILE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876217December 8, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
THIS IS A TEST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876219December 8, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
WHILE ENTERING FREEWAY AT ABOUT 20 MPH ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED AND WENT ALL WAY TO THE FLOOR. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS PULED OFF ROAD, AND CHECKED UNDER HOOD AND NOTICED A BROKEN CABLE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AN OLDSMOBILE DEALER. NO ACCIIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876220December 8, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
WHILE ENTERING FREEWAY AT 20 MPH ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED, AND WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD, AND CHECKED UDER HOOD AND NOTICED A BROKEN CABLE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRS AT AN OLDSMOBILE DEALER. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876142December 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
REAR WHEEL BRAKE HOSE WAS CHAFED. THERE WERE NO BRAKES. SAME AS RECALL 95V061000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558247December 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DEALER REPLACED LOWER INTAKE GASKET DUE TO AN OIL LEAK. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558216November 30, 2000
STRUCTURE
CRADLE BOLTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 97V-058, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875743November 30, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER SEAT BELT FAILED TO OPERATE DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION, SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK IN POSTION , AND DID NOT HOLD DRIVER IN SEAT, CAUSING HEAD INJUIRES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#875785November 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE FOR A MONTH HAD APPLIED BRAKES AND A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. NOISE PROCEEDED TO GET WORSE. TOOK VEHICLE BACK. BRAKE PADS WERE CHANGED. A MONTH LATER , NEEDED A NEW SET OF BRAKES. PROBLEM HAPPENED EVERY TWO WEEKS. MECHANIC INDICATED NO KNOWLEDGE OF CAUSE OF PROBLEM. BRAKES KEPT MESSING UP & WERE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NOT BEING PROPERLY REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557623November 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
THE FRONT AND BACK BRAKE CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875563November 28, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS GAS LEAKING FROM FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. MECHANIC REPLACED FUEL LINE. *AK THE FUEL LEAK REQUIRED A COMPLETE FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY REPLACING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736787November 23, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
FLUIDS ALL FULL. IF ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. WHEN TURNED ON ALL OK BUT BRAKES FAIL RANDOMLY WITHOUT WARNING. HAS BEEN SERVICED BY BRAKE SHOP. FLUSH AND FILL OF BRAKE FLUID. NO VISABLE PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557841November 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR IT HAD TO BE PUT BETWEEN DRIVE AND NEUTRAL, THE DEALER STATED THIS WAS DUE TO A SHIFT ON THE DASHBOARD, WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE WOULD RACE, THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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