Oldsmobile Cutlass Complaints (1996)

123 consumer complaints on file.

#604211October 27, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED.
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
#604325October 14, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE MAKES NOISE UNTIL WARMED UP. MJS
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
#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
#813442June 24, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHEN DRIVING AT 30 TO 40 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, PULLED OVER, AND THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE DASH AERA OF THE VEHICLE. CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DETERMINED AS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812500June 16, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
THE VEHICLE'S GEAR SHIFT SLIPS/LOOSE AND JUMPS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE IN DRIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#811436May 27, 1997
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
OWNER SAID THAT THE DOOR CAN'T CLOSE SOMETIMES DUE TO BAD LOCKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812458May 22, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL DOWNSHIFT AT A LOW SPEED, AND CONTINUE TO JERK WITH A FULL OR A HALF TANK, AND WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON OR OFF. IN FOR REPAIR, NO PROBLEM FOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812361May 19, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
VEHICLES STALLS WITH NO STEERING OR BRAKE FUNCTIONS. THEN AFTER A 10 MINUTE PERIOD VEHICLE WILL RESTART. DEALER HAS REPLACED COMPUTERS AND OTHER COMPONETS TO NO AVAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516968May 6, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL STUCK, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION/INJURIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#516642April 22, 1997
AIR BAGS
HANDICAPPED CONSUMER SITS TWO INCHES FROM STEERING WHEEL, THEREFORE NEEDS AIRBAG DISCONNECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810680April 3, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE; RMP SWOULD REV UP; VEHICLE NOT MOVING; WHEN IN MOTION WOULD JUMP UP & ENGINE SPEED WOULD INCREASE; TOOK TO DEALER; WAS REPAIRED; PROBLEM REAPPEARED; HAPPENED OFF & ON 7 OR 8 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809408February 26, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#514559February 6, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTERMITTENT STALLING WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER WATER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806939January 2, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE CAR HAS ABS. THE ABS SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK AND THE ABS LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMES ON AND THEN THE TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATES AND CAUSES PROBLEMS WITH STEERING AND STOPPING THE CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511997December 31, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE BLOCKED CRACKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806789December 27, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHEN IT RAINS AND THE DRIVER TRIES TO MAKE A TURN THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513040December 18, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTERMITTENT STALLING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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