Oldsmobile Cutlass Complaints

1,599 consumer complaints on file.

#524272November 4, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT SLOW SPEEDS THE BRAKES MAKE A POPPING SOUND AND VEHICLE WILL SURGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818164November 3, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES WHEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AREA OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS YET TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526639October 29, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP/FAILED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524069October 28, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BACK BRAKES FAIL AND LOCK UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817771October 28, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE RACED OUT OF CONTROL, NO ENGAGEMENT OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, AND WHEN APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE VEHICLE CRASHED, COULD HAVE OCCURRED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604076October 27, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604211October 27, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817541October 24, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES: WHEN STARTING THE CAR THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES, PEDAL WILL GO BACK TO THE FLOOR AND THEN COME BACK UP. PEDAL WILL GO TO FLOOR WITHOUT HAVING FOOT ON BRAKE. CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817375October 22, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523707October 21, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817296October 21, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN COMING OUT OF DRIVEWAY IN THE MORNING WHEN IT'S WET AND STEPPING ON THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND THEN LET LOOSE. ALSO WHEN YOU DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND APPLYING FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WILL STILL MOVE FORWARD ABOUT 15 FEET BEFORE IT STOPS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523692October 20, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
FUEL LINE PROTECTION SLEEVE FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525166October 20, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
LEFT REAR ABS BRAKES LOCKE DUP SIX TIMES. ALSO REPLACED CALIPERS/PADS AND ROTORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604325October 14, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE MAKES NOISE UNTIL WARMED UP. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604365October 10, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, INTERIOR LIGHTING
HORN IS DIFFICULT IN ENGAGE DUE TO DESIGN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816676September 26, 1997
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE FRONT CRADLE BOLTS WHICH HOLD THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION HAVE DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE, AND ALSO THE CRADLE ASSEMBLY IS RUSTED, CAUSING A POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE COLLISION TO OCCUR. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522396September 23, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ANTI LOCK BRAKES POOR PERFORMANCE CAUSING JERKING AND HESITATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816555September 22, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUT OFF, LOSING TOTAL POWER. THE DEALER REPALCED THE FUEL PUMP IN VEHICLE. OWNER WAS DRIVING AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP AND VEHICLE CUT OFF FIVE TIMES IN THE SAME DAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816407September 16, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHEN STARTING UP VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START BECAUSE OF DEAD BATTERY WHICH WAS DUE TO A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816408September 16, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE DEFECTIVE WIRE BEHIND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT WHICH CONTROLS THE POWER WINDOWS AND DOORS CAUGHT ON FIRE, LOCKING IN THE OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE. OCCUPANT HAD TO BREAK THE WINDOW IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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