Oldsmobile Cutlass Complaints (1998)

155 consumer complaints on file.

#745967May 27, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
I WAS DRIVING ON ROUTE 9, A MAJOR HIGHWAY HERE IN THE CITY OF POUGHKEEPSIE AND I HAD MYWINDSHIELD WIPERS ON BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING. SUDDENLY THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER ARM STOPPED MOVING, CAUSING THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER TO MOVE ACROSS IT FORMING AN 'X' ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. THE WIPER SYSTEM STALLED AND I COULDN'T SEE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AGAIN. LUCKILY THERE WASN'T TOO MUCH TRAFFIC AT THE TIME AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD WITHOUT CRASHING INTO ANYTHING. I HAD SEEN EARLIER IN THIS WEBSITE THAT THERE IS OR SUPPOSED TO BE A RECALL ON THE 98 CUTLASSES FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE WIPER SYSTEMS AND I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A RECALL NOTE BUT I HAVEN'T RECIEVED ONE YET. MY QUESTION IS, IS MY DEALER REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT FOR FREE OR AM I REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THE SERVICE? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742045March 7, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
PROBLEM WITH GAS TANK WHEN REFUELING . WHEN THE CONDITION OCCURS WHICH IS OFTEN , THE CAR WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN 1 OR 2 GALLONS OF GAS. CAR WAS BROUGHT BACK TO DEALERSHIP TO CHECK FUEL GAUGE . DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM CAUSED BY EQUAL AIR PRESSURE INSIDE TANK WITH OUTSIDE AIR PRESSURE .THIS EQUAL PRESSURE IS THE REASON WHY GAS CANNOT BE PUMPED INTO CAR . WHEN YOU CONTINUOUSLY PLAY WITH GAS NOZZLE EVENTUALLY YOU BREAK THE AIR PRESSURE SEAL. OFTEN TIMES YOU GET GASOLINE SPILLED ON YOUR HANDS AND CLOTHING AS WELL AS ON GROUND. IT IS VERY EASY FOR A PERSON TO THINK THAT THEIR GAS GAUGE IS DEFECTIVE AND DRIVE ON EVENTUALLY TO RUN OUT OF GAS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881440February 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
EVERY 6000-9000 MILES ROTORS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED, IF THEY WERE NOT, VEHICLE WOULD ALMOST GO OUT OF CONTROL WHILE TRYING TO STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559358February 2, 2001
TIRES
THE TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVENLY ON THE SIDES, SPLITTING IN SOME SPOTS AND IN SOME SPOTS YOU CAN SEE THE STEEL (FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING T2 P215/60R15 93T M+S). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739504January 17, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED WITHIN A TWO-DAY PERIOD. CHECKED WITH MECHANIC WHO INFORMED US THAT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE IS VERY COMMON ON OLDS CUTLASS & CHEVY MALIBU FOR 1997/1998 -- NEARLY ALWAYS HAPPENING WITHIN 4000 MILES AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRATION. BE ADVISED, THIS WAS MY MOTHER'S CAR AND IS CURRENTLY A PART OF HER ESTATE. WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO SELL THE CAR WHEN THE FAILURES OCCURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#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
#874237October 31, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
A/C TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER HAS COME CLOSE TO HAVING AN ACCIDENT, TRYING TO PUSH BUTTONS TO TURN IT BACK ON. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS UNSAFE. CONSUMER NOTICED STEAM, PULLED OVER ,AND IT WAS GUSHING COOLANT OUT. TOOK TO DEALER , AND THEY SAID WATER PUMP WENT OUT, AND THERMOSTAT FAILED. CONSUMER FELT LUCKY THIS DIDN'T CAUSE A FIRE. ALSO, ABS FLASHED ON AND OFF SOMETIMES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735284October 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY. DEALER SAID IT WAS FIXED 5 TIMES. WHEN DO I HAVE ABS BRAKES & WHEN DO I HAVE REGULAR BRAKES. HOW DO I PROCEED IN EMERGENCY STOP?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873116October 17, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, STEERING
STEERING PULSATES WHEN BRAKE ARE APPLIED. ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED TWICE, AND REPLACED ONCE. DEALER CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733968October 10, 2000
TIRES
THIS WAS SECOND BLOWOUT OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES. ONE AT DRIVER SIDE REAR, THIS ONE AT PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. SIDEWALL TORN AWAY FROM TREAD . FIRESTONE REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM. 2 BLOWOUTS ON THIS CAR SEEM EXCESSIVE FOR THE USE IT HAS HAD. (TIRESIZE: 15260R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15260R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555353October 3, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN BRAKING, THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE, DEALER HAS CLAIMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN THE FRONT END, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555348October 3, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES (P215 60 R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731414September 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES SERVICED 6 TIMES. ROTORS TURNED THREE TIMES, REPLACED TWICE, PADS ONCE. PULSATIONS RETURNED AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869554September 5, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON HIGHWAY AND DIDN'T HERE A NOISE. WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE A FRAME COLLAPSED. WHEEL WAS STILL INTACK. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729812September 1, 2000
TIRES
TIRE BLOWOUT SIMILAR TO THE ONES I HEARD IN THE NEWS -- OUTERMOST ROW OF TREADS RIPPED OFF -- I HAD 1" OF RUBBER HOLDING THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE TO THE OUTSIDE. I CHECKED THE WEEK BEFORE -- TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 21560R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729119August 25, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DURING VISIT TO GARAGE ON AUGUST 11, 2000, FOR TIRE ROTATION THE MECHANIC NOTICED SEVERE CRACKING BETWEEN TREADS ON ALL FOUR TIRES TO THE POINT THAT THEY WERE UNSAFE TO BE DRIVEN. THESE TIRES STILL HAVE 50% OF THE TREAD LEFT. IN A QUESTION ABOVE I WAS UNABLE TO SELECT ALL FOUR TIRES -- I WAS ONLY ABLE TO SELECT FRONT OR REAR AND RIGHT OR LEFT. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE CRACKED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726745August 5, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. DEALER CAN NOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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