Oldsmobile Cutlass Complaints

1,599 consumer complaints on file.

#825174July 8, 1998
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 97VO5800, MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 97016, TIE ROD END. DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824994July 6, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE DEFECTIVE FRONT END CRADLE BOLTS SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE FRONT END/ENGINE AND BRAKES TO FALL OUT, ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE NEVER HAS BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824053June 30, 1998
SEATS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT IS BROKEN, POSSIBLE CAUSE METAL CARRIAGE PLASTIC MOLDED SEAT SUPPORTS BROKE. PLASTIC IS LOOSE CAUSING SEAT TO FALL OUT. PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824276June 29, 1998
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER WINDOWS FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY. WINDOWS FAIL TO GO UP OR DOWN WHEN ELECTRICAL BUTTON IS PRESSED. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR OF THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824675June 25, 1998
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
FACTORY INSTALLED SUN ROOF RACK BECAME DETACHED, CAUSING THE ARTICLES ATTACHED TO FALL FROM ROOF. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824494June 19, 1998
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE. WENT TO LEAN OVER, DEFECT WITHIN AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT CAUSED THE SEATBELT TO ROLL OUT WITHOUT WARNING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF PROTECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537141June 19, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
HAVING THE REVERSE GEAR DROP OUT WHILE YOU GOING FORWARD AT 50MPH WAS VERY SCARY. WE WERE JUST LUCKY THAT WE DID NOT WRECK. WE CONTACTED THE OLDS DEALER IN ANDERSON SC TO SEE IF THEY WOULD HELP WITH REPAIRS. THIS WAS TO NO AVAIL. THE OLDS DEALER IN WALHALLA SAID THEY WOULD TRY TO HELP AFTER THE CAR WAS FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605806June 17, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RUN CHANNEL FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824352June 16, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT INDICATIONS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536836June 12, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THE IDLE SPEED WOULD RUN AWAY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE TO 40 MPH AND MAINTAIN THAT SPEED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR BEING TOUCHED. THE ECM WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530176June 11, 1998
SEATS
FRONT SEAT DRIVER, SEAT BACK COLLAPSED ON IMPACT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536766June 11, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
BRAKE SWITCH CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, ALMOST CAUSED A FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536320June 8, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE INSIDE OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE WORN EXCESSIVELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823776May 29, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ARE FUNCTIONING SPORADICALLY. AT FIRST THEY WOULD STAY ON ALL THE TIME. DEALER REPLACED THE SWITCH, AND AFTER THE WORK WAS PERFORMED, THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED AS THEY SHOULD HAVE. CONSUMER LIFTED THE BRAKE UP FOR A WHILE, AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF FOR A WHILE. THEN COMPLETELY STAYED ILLUMINATED ALL THE TIME. OTHER VEHICLES CANNOT DETERMINE WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS STOPPING OR NOT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536163May 27, 1998
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAGS COULD NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THEM WAS OUT OF SERVICE S INDICATED BY WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH. THE FIRST TIME THE FUSE BLOCK WAS REPLACED THE CAR WAS FULLY FUNCTIONAL EXCEPT THAT THE CONTROLS OT THE MASTER BRAIN WERE NOT WORKING, HENCE THE SAFETY CONCERNS. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS REPLACED THE CAR JUST DIED, WHICH OF COURSE COULD STRAND SOMEONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536044May 26, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT/REAR ROTORS RUSTED AND FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536051May 26, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
TURN SIGNAL SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536038May 26, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
REAR BRAKE PADS FAILED AND RESURFACED ALL FOUR ROTORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535873May 19, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES ARE DRAGGING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535600May 14, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
CONTROL ARMS REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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