Oldsmobile Cutlass Complaints (1998)

155 consumer complaints on file.

#852121October 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED. WOULD SLOW DOWN & BRAKES VIBRATED BADLY. THEY WERE ALSO WARPED. WOULD FAIL TO CATCH WHEN NEEDED. TOOK TO DEALER & BRAKES REPAIRED. 8 MONTHS LATER, HAVING SAME PROBLEMS. TOOK TO DIFFERENT DEALER & INFORMED ROTORS SHOULD BE REPLACED, NOT RESURFACED. DID NOT REPLACED DUE TO LACK OF WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713818October 25, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850934October 15, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH OIL INCREASING (ONE QUART) EVERY 1500 MILES WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS, AND BOTH HAVE DRAINED THE OIL/CHANGED THE FILTER, AND REPLACE OIL. HOWEVER, WITHIN 1500 MILES OF DRIVING THE OIL CONTINUED TO INCREASE BY ONE QUART. IT APPEARED NO ONE COULD HELP ON THIS MATTER; SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847482September 10, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN CAR WAS PARKED, AND THEN WHENATTEMPTING TO BE DRIVEN, IT HAD NO POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY 15,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843847July 30, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, WOULD BE HESITATING BEFORE GRABBING. HAD ROTORS REPLACED ONCE & THEN TURNED 3 TIMES. ROTORS GO BAD & NO CONTROL. MECHANIC CAN NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708865July 21, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837149June 22, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
MOISTURE WOULD ACCUMULATE IN THE HEADLIGHTS WHENEVER THERE IS HEAVY DEW WHILE GOING THROUGH CAR WASH OR WHEN RAINING. WOULD STAY INSIDE HEADLIGHTS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. WOULD HAVE HEADLIGHTS ON TO DRY THEM OUT. TAKEN TO DEALER & INFORMED TSB ON PROBLEM, BUT IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840530June 18, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATLEY 35-40 MPH HIT A VEHICLE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840540June 18, 1999
SUSPENSION
THE VEHICLE VEERS TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT . THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE A NUMBER OF TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706786May 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
HAVE HAD THE FRONT ROTORS RESURFACED TWICE AND THE REAR ROTORS RESURFACED ONCE. CAR SHUDDERS AT HIGH SPEEDS WHEN BRAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706455May 12, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
SEVEN INCIDENTS OF DISC BRAKE FAILURE. REPORTED TO DEALER. FIXED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT STILL FAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705690April 16, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE DESIGN OF THE HORN IS SUCH THAT A SPECIFIC SECTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL CENTER HAS TO BE PRESSED. WHEN IN AN EMERGENCY THE CENTER PORTION IS HIT WITH THE FLAT HAND THE HORN IS NOT ACTIVATED. SINCE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THE STEERING WHEEL IS LIKELY TO BE TURNED THE AREA TO BE PRESSED TO ACTVATE THE HORN HAS BEEN SHIFTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705453April 9, 1999
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WE REPORTED THE PROBLEM AS A LOUD POP WHEN TURNING AND STRIKING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. AFTER THREE TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND BEING TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, THEY FINALLY EXAMINED THE RACK AND PINION AND FOUND A BROKEN WELD ON THE RACK ASSEMBLY. THERE IS STILL SOME UNUSUAL NOISES IN THE FRONT END BUT THE DEALOR TELLS US EVERYTHING IS NORMAL. AT 8,000 MILES THE LEFT FRONT ROTOR WAS EXAMINED, AND FOUND TO HAVE DEEP SCORES IN IT WHILE THE RIGHT ONE WAS SMOOTH. AFTER THREE DAYS IN THE SHOP, AND THERE TELLING ME THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR THEY FINALLY TURNED THE ROTORS (NOT REPLACING THEM) THIS ELEMINATED SOME NOISE AND SURGING WHEN STOPPING, BUT SOMETHING IS STILL NOT RIGHT. THERE IS A TICKING NOISE LIKE WHEN THERE IS A ROCK IN ONE OF YOUR TIRES, AS WELL AS UNEXPLAINED POPING WHEN CROSSING RR TRACKS ETC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544139March 1, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILS CONTINUALLY, CAUSING IGNITION SWITCH TO LOCK UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703428February 17, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WARPED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. BRAKES PULSE OR GRAB WHEN APPLIED. ROTORS REPLACED ONCE AND TURNED FOUR TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609250February 1, 1999
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
OWNER MANUAL INFORMATION NOT DETAILED ENOUGH FOR INFORMATIION REGARDING QUESTIONAIRE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900307February 1, 1999
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
TAPE PLAYER OUT OF ORDER. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608653February 1, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606243February 1, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING LEAKAGE, UNABLE TO DETERMINE COMPONENT CAUSE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607587February 1, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
FRONT BUMPER FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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