Oldsmobile Cutlass Complaints

1,599 consumer complaints on file.

• #966834June 14, 1995
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

  BOTH FRONT SHOULDER/LAP BELT FAILED TO CATCH/GRAB UPON IMPACT; CHILD SEAT WAS PINNED UNDER DASH; HIT ANOTHER MOVING VEHICLE. TT

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  2

  Deaths:

  0

• #966888June 14, 1995
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

  THE REAR CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND ALL THE BRAKING GOES TO THE FRONT BECAUSE THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS ARE CORRODED. TT

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #966710June 13, 1995
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

  THE REAR DISC BRAKES HAVE SUFFERED SEVERE CORROSION OF THE CALIPERS ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. TT

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #966565June 9, 1995
  SEAT BELTS

  PASSENGER SIDE DOOR MOUNTED RETRACTOR ON SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK. TT

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #966543June 9, 1995
  SEAT BELTS

  DOOR MOUNTED SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT PROTECT PASSENGERS IN CASE DOOR OPEN ACCIDENTLY. TT

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #966516June 8, 1995
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS

  BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING EXCESSIVELY QUICK. TT

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #966380June 6, 1995
  VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

  REAR WINDOW EXPLODED WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR REASON. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #485275June 5, 1995
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

  SEAT BELT LATCH CASE BROKEN. *SD

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #486841June 2, 1995
  FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN

  GAS TANK LEAKS. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #486765June 1, 1995
  WHEELS:RIM

  WHEEL RIMS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, RIPPING INSIDE OF TIRE. *AW

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #965959May 26, 1995
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

  UNDER THE HOOD FIRE ELECTRICAL SHORT, VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN FOR 2 MILES, WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. TT

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #965838May 25, 1995
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

  ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS,HAD FIXED, SAME PROBLEMS REOCCURED, CAR CAUGHT FIRE. TT

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #965788May 24, 1995
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

  SEAT BELT FAILURE, BUCKLE HAS CRACKED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO LATCH THE SEAT BELT. TT

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #486313May 19, 1995
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

  TRANSMISSION STICKS IN FIRST GEAR UPON ACCELERATION, ALSO TRANSMISSION FAILED TO DOWNSHIFT WHEN CHANGING LANES. *AW

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #965575May 19, 1995
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL

  REAR CALIPERS RUSTED/CORRODED; CALIPERS BECOME FIXED IN ONE POSITION; EMERGENCY BRAKES INOPERATIVE; EXTENDED STOPPING; RELY ON FRONT BRAKES. TT

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #965489May 18, 1995
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT

  AFTER TRAVELING TWO TO THREE HOURS ONE HUNDRED MILES VEHICLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC. TT

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #965433May 17, 1995
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

  THE ENGINE OIL STRAINER IS NOT DESIGNED CORRECTLY. TT

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #965273May 12, 1995
  STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

  REAR ELECTRICAL DOOR LOCKS DO INTERMITTENTLY LOCKUP, LOCKING PASSENGER INSIDE VEHICLE. TT

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #965255May 12, 1995
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

  BATTERY FAILURE DUE TO THE LACK OF VEHICLE USE CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DISCHARGE POWER. TT

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #486020May 11, 1995
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

  TRANSMISSION REBUILT DUE TO DEFECTIVE VALVE BODY PLATE FROM FACTORY, CAUSING VALVE BALL TO STICK/DRIVE GEAR FAILURE. SKD

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0