Oldsmobile Cutlass Complaints

1,599 consumer complaints on file.

#857866March 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
REAR BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO LACK OF ADJUSTERS,CAUSING MORE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE FRONT BRAKES AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719457February 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
I HAD TO FIX MY BRAKES 3 TIMES UNDER WARRANTY AND ONCE WHILE NOT UNDER. ALSO, REPLACED BRAKE CALIPERS. NOT ONE TIME DID THE DEALERS CHECK THIS WITHOUT PAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719343February 27, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SERVICE DEPARTMENT ESTIMATES $1,200.00 FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR. MY QUESTIONS TO THIS ARE: 1. ARE THERE ANY HISTORIES OF SALVAGE, FLOOD DAMAGE, ODOMETER FRAUD, ETC., FOR THIS VEHICLE? 2. IS IT REASONABLE TO EXPECT THAT A 3-YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES (TWO-THIRDS TO THREE-QUARTERS OF WHICH ARE HIGHWAY MILES) SHOULD DEVELOP MAJOR MECHANICAL (TRANSMISSION) PROBLEMS? 3. WHAT OTHER COURSE(S) OF ACTION DO I HAVE BEYOND FILING THIS REPORT? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719309February 26, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ECM PROM HAD TO BE REPLACED 02/01/2000, AND AT THAT TIME WE WERE INFORMED THAT A SERVICE BULLETIN(88-T-147B) HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM IN THE PAST. IS IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR BOTH THE PART AND LABOR SINCE WE NEVER RECEIVED THE ORIGINAL BULLETIN AND THIS PART HAD NEVER PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPLACED?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719209February 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WE HAD THE ROTORS RESURFACED AT APPROX. 19500 MILES AND WITHIN 5,000 MILES THE FRONT END OF THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED EVEN SLIGHTLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719081February 22, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
RIGHT REAR CALIPER HAS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BRAKE FLUID LEAK. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CALIPER FOUR TIMES. THE REPLACEMENT CALIPERS WERE PURCHASED AT PEP-BOYS. MY UNCLE OWNED A CHEVROLET LUMINA (1992 OR 1993) THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718869February 17, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELTS DON'T CATCH,THEY KEEP ALLOWING YOU TO GO FORWARD,IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT IT WILL STILL THROW YOU THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857022February 16, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE MAKING A TURN VEHICLE RAN INTO A 4 FOOT CURVE AT ABOUT 10 MPH, AND AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CAR DIDN'T COME TO A DEAD STOP BEFORE THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS SENSORS. INSPECTOR SAID THERE WERE NO OUTSIDE SENSORS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#856973February 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT BRAKES WERE WEARING ON THE ROTORS & PADS. WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. FIRST TIME HAPPEND ON 3/13/98/16,000MILES. 2ND TIME WAS GETTING A RAMBLING NOISE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ON 12/14/99/ 28,000 MILES., VEHICLE WAS IN DEALER'S FOR SERVICE & MECHANIC NOTICED PROBLEM WITH BRAKES ROTORS. MECHANIC RESURFACED ROTORS & CHANGED PADS FIRST TIME. 2ND TIME REPLACED THE PADS & ONE ROTOR & RESURFACED THE OTHER ROTORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856613February 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN TRAVELING FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS RUSTED OUT FROM THE CRADLE, CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER NOTICED A RECALL FOR THE REAR MOUNTS, FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS WERE NOT INCLUDED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784476February 3, 2000
SUSPENSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS, THE FRONT LEFT STRUT WAS REPLACED BEFORE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854244January 27, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
VEHICLE WAS PARKED & THE LIGHTS REMAINED ON. TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL & LIGHTS BECAME DIMMED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC REPLACED THE LIGHT WIRING TO KEEP LIGHTS FROM STAYING ON. *AK
Crash:
No
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
#849067January 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CUT OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. AFTER VEHICLE SAT FOR ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES, IT RESTARTED. THIS ALMOST CAUSED SERIOUS CRASHES ON THREE OCCASIONS. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *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
#717505January 18, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO TURN ON HEADLIGHTS AT DARK, MY CAR DOES THAT UNLESS THE TEMPERATURE GOES BELOW 40 DEGREES, THEN THE LIGHTS WON'T TURN ON UNTIL THE INTERIOR WARMS UP. THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE ON, BUT NO HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, OR SIDE LIGHTS. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNIQUE TO MY CAR. I HAVE SEEN IT HAPPEN ON PONTIAC GRAND AMS AND BUICKS ALSO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717535January 18, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
WITH LIGHT BRAKING THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP AT SPEEDS UNDER 15MPH. THIS HAPPENED TWICE, THE SECOND TIME RESULTING IN A CRASH WITH VEHICLE BEING TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
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
#717244January 12, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I CONTACTED BOTH OLDSMOBILE & MICH. ATTY GEN. JENNIFER GRANHOLM WITH CONCERNS AND POTENTIAL FOR GREATER DAMAGE/INJURY. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550340January 10, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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