Oldsmobile Cutlass Complaints (1996)

123 consumer complaints on file.

#547623July 29, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED, FOUND METAL IN FILTER AND PAN. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842914July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE BRAKING BRAKE PEDAL "FREEZES," CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842941July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SYSTEM. WHENEVER VEHICLE IS AT A PARKED POSITION AND SITTING FOR A WHILE, THEN WHEN BACKING UP THE CONSUMER CAN HEAR SHOT OF AIR GOING THROUGH THE SYSTEM WHICH CAUSES A BACKWARD SURGE (ALMOST AS THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD LOCK UP) WITH NO BRAKE. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASION SAND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708667July 15, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
THIS IS MY SECOND REPORT OF THE THROTTLE CABLE SNAPPING WHILE DRIVING. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE TO MY FIRST COMPLAINT, WHICH I DEEM A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER TO THE OPERATION OF THIS TYPE OF MOTOR VEHICLE. THE THROTTLE CABLE SHOULD NOT SNAP EVERY 20,000 MILES WHENOPERATING THE VEHICLE. SOMETHING IS WRONG ON THE MANUFACTURERS PART. HOW MANY GAS ACCELERATOR CABLES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS SNAPPING WHILE DRIVING? THANK YOU, MANLEY STAMPLER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708673July 15, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO VALVE BODY WEAR AT 47,667 MILES (WAS TOLD DEFECTIVE VALVE BODY). TRANSMISSION REPLACED - IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708169July 2, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AT ABOUT 20000 MILES THE ENGINE LOST POWER , HAD A ROUGH IDLE AND THEN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED TWO INJECTORS. ABOUT 1000 MILES LATER, THE ENGINE DID THE SAME THING AND THE SES LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE OTHER FOUR INJECTORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837166June 22, 1999
SEAT BELTS
FRONT SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT WHEN TAKING OFF OR WHEN IT IS ON. SEATBELT WILL LOOSEN, CAUSING A LOSS OF PROTECTION. DEALER HAS REPLACED RETRACTOR TWICE ON FRONT SEATBELTS. DEALER CLAIMED THE DESIGN OF THE SEATBELT IS CAUSING THE DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703896March 1, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH REAR DOOR LOCKS FAIL RANDOMLY. THEY MAY WORK FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. WHEN DISSASSEMBLED, THERE IS NOTHING MECHANICALLY THAT HAS FAILED. ON THE FIRST OCASSION, THE ROD FROM THE LEFT REAR DOOR LOCK LEVER HAD FALLEN FROM THE BELLCRANK. THAT WAS SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. THIS TIME HOWEVER, THAT WAS CHECKED AND IT WAS IN ITS PROPER LOCATION. WHEN THE DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTION, THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THE DOORS EITHER FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPS, THE LOCKS BEGIN TO WORK AND THE DOORS CAN BE OPENED. WHEN THE LOCKS MOVE, THEY DO MOVE THROUGH THEIR NORMAL MOVEMENT RANGE, IN OTHER WORDS THEY MOVE THE CORRECT BELLCRANK THE PROPER AMOUNT OF TRAVEL. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS SMALL CHILDREN ARE IN THE BACK SEAT, THE FAILURE MODE IS PURELY RANDOM, AND IN CASE OF FIRE THERE WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY NO WAY TO OPEN THE REAR DOORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831419November 30, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL TANK. WHILE DRIVING FUEL LEAKS FROM FUEL TANK. IN ADDITION, SMELLS FUMES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781257October 15, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE HAVING A BRAKE JOB IT WAS NOTED THAT BOTH FRONT ROTORS HAD HOLES IN THE CASTING ON THE INSIDE FACE OF BOTH FRONT ROTORS.*ET
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
#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
#533207March 24, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
ACCELERATOR CABLE SNAPPED BECAUSE IT WAS FRAYED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821624March 20, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE RIGHT HUB/ BEARINGS, AND ON 12-31 97 THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED . OWNER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND LOST BRAKES. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#531607March 2, 1998
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
ENGINE CRADLE SEPARATED FROM BODY AT REAR. STEERING COLUMN SEPARATED AT THE STEERING RACK UNIVERSAL JOINT RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530278February 11, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END SUSPENSION EXPERIENCES EXTREME VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING TIRE FAILURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#529899February 4, 1998
AIR BAGS
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#528458January 20, 1998
SUSPENSION
FRONT SUSPENSION IS VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY, CAUSING TIRE FAILURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525522December 12, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TRANSMISSION DROPS DOWN TO LOW GEAR WHEN GAS RELEASED CAUSING VIBRATION RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO TIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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