Oldsmobile Cutlass Complaints

1,599 consumer complaints on file.

#815172September 12, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 55MPH AND THE RPMS WENT UP TO 5 THEN THE SPEED STARTED DROPPING. HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN A LOW GEAR IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. IF PUT THE GEAR IN THE DRIVE POSTION IT WOULDN'T MOVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606095September 10, 1997
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DOOR LOCKS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521818September 9, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE CAR HESITATES AND NEARLY STALLS CONSTANTLY, THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO FIX SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521805September 8, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDER THE FRONT GRILL OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521727September 4, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521630September 3, 1997
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH LIGHTS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813890September 3, 1997
SUSPENSION
LOWER STRUT BEARING FAILS WITH VEHICLE STAYING IN EITHER POSITION ONCE THE STEERING IS TURNED TOWARD THAT DIRECTION. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE THE RECALL FOR REAR CRADLE BOLT WAS REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522925August 27, 1997
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
THE JACK PROVIDED WITH THE VEHICLE DOES NOT FIT WHERE THE OWNER'S MANUAL DIAGRAM INDICATES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521473August 26, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE WAS GETTING SO HOT THAT IT MELTED PLASTIC AND RUBBER FITTINGS UNDER THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE SPRING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TO BREAK AND COME DOWN AND BEND THE SWAY BAR THAT SEPARATES THE REAR TIRES AND BURNT ALL THE WIRES UNDER THE CAR ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND UP THROUGH THE FLOOR OF THE CAR DAMAGING THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS AND BURNING THE INTERIOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521494August 26, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES ROTORS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521123August 19, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
SOLENOID IN TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#518856August 15, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKE PAD LINING SEPARATED FROM BACKING DUE TO BEING WORN OUT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521015August 14, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED/WARPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815348August 14, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN TRAVELING OVER 50 MPH THE FRONT END VIBRATES, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815264August 11, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ONTO THE HIGHWAY, RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY THE ABS BRAKES LOCKED AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN AFTER GIVING THE AUTO SOME GAS, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. THERE WERE BOTH WARNING LIGHTS ON AT ONCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#520929August 11, 1997
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEAD LIGHTS COME ON AS SOON AS YOU START ENGINE (SAFETY FEATURE), HOWEVER THERE IS NO WAY OF TURNING OFF HEADLIGHTS IN BLINDING SNOW STORMS OR DENSE FOG, MAKING VISIBILITY VERY DIFFICULT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814622July 31, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS JUST SITTING AND THE AIR BAG POPPED OUT. VEHICLE WAS NOT STARTED UP YET. THE DRIVER GOT IN AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#520113July 22, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
THROTTLE CABLE SNAPPED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813601July 22, 1997
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS SNAPPED INTO RECEPTICAL, BECAME INOPERATIVE. CAUSE: IMPROPER RESTRAINT OF SEAT BELT SYSTEM. OWNER HAS DEFECTIVE SEAT BELTS AND THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814677July 22, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THE REAR DISC BRAKES CONSTANTLY CORRODE, AND THEY DO NOT OPERATE AT ALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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