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1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1991 record →

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 20, 1998OH

TRANSMISSION STALLS AND IS HARD TO STOP INTERMITTENTLY

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 14, 1998MI

HEAD GASKET FAILED TWICE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 17, 1998MO

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED UP CAUSING A COLLISION.

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Feb 12, 1998MI

SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Dec 31, 1997IL

BRAKE SYSTEM CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. YH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Dec 15, 1997OH

BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Dec 4, 1997NY

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSING A VEHICLE COLLISION.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Nov 12, 1997UN

BRAKES IN THE FRONT AND REAR FAILED CAUSING NOISE. YH

Electrical System › IgnitionFire
Filed Nov 3, 1997TX

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Aug 14, 1997IL

BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED/WARPED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jul 22, 1997IL

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO SHOP AND TECHNICIAN SAID, UPON EXAMINATION, THAT CONSUMER HAD BEEN DRIVING WITH TWO WHEEL BRAKES, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD TAKEN CARE OF IT SIX TIMES. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 3, 1997IN

OWNER CLAIMS THAT THE REAR BRAKES ON THE CAR DO NOT WORK. FRONT BRAKES DO WORK. *AK FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT 22000 AND 36000 MILES. *SLC

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Jun 10, 1997MO

THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DOES NOT WORK. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control › Cables
Filed May 28, 1997NY

WHEN DRIVING ALONG AND WANTING TO SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SPEEDS UP. VEHICLE WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND JUST CUT RIGHT OFF. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT PLACES AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Mar 12, 1997OH

THE SAFETY SPRING UNDER THE LATCH HOOK OF THE AUTOMATIC SAFETY BELT, WHEN BUMPED, PULLS OUT FROM THE LATCH HOOK. THIS PREVENTS THE CHILD SEAT FROM BEING RESTRAINT. DEALER HAS REPLACED BELTS TWICE, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle BarFire
Filed Jan 28, 1997CA

STEERING COLUMN FIRE, SAW SMOKE WHILE DRIVING, ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum › Shoes/Linings
Filed Dec 30, 1996WI

BRAKE CALIPERS/PADS/SHOES, FELL OFF IN GARAGE. DOES NOT KNOW WHICH ONE RUSTED OUT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT BEING USED, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK CONSUMER STATES HE WAS TOLD THAT SINCE 1989 GM HAS BEEN HAVING REAR BRAKE PROBLEMS, CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD BY A GM REPRESENATIVE THAT THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT, THE WAY IT WAS EXPLAINED IS THAT REAR BRAKES DO NOT WORK SO CONSEQUENTLY THEY FREEZE UP AND THEN RUST FROM NOT WORKING. *JB

Steering
Filed Dec 20, 1996NY

WHILE DRIVING THE A BOLT IN THE FRONT END BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE STEERING POWER. REPLACED BOLTS AND WASHER IN FRONT END AND STEERING SHAFT.

Unknown or Other
Filed Dec 17, 1996IL

ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Dec 12, 1996MD

PULLED THE PASSENGER SHOULDER/LAP BELT (CONNECTED TO THE DOOR) OVER THE PASSENGER AND THE SHOULDER BELT COMPLETELY WENT LIMP AND THE LAP BELT REMAINED IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION, THE RETRACTOR WAS REPAIRED, NOW WORKING CORRECTLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › LatchCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 19, 1996NJ

RIGHT DOOR LATCH/STRIKER FAILURE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum › Drum
Filed Nov 15, 1996NY

ON TWO OCCASIONS THE DRUMS FAILED, CAUSING BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKE CALIPERS TO SCORCH, RESULTING IN NUMEROUS BRAKE REPAIRS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Nov 12, 1996MA

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON NORMAL ROAD CONDTIONS THE BRAKE CALIPERS FROZE. ALL BRAKING POWER WAS LOST AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK *JB

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Control Module (tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
Filed Nov 8, 1996NY

VEHICLE FISHTAILS ON WET SURFACES.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Nov 5, 1996MN

BRAKE FAILURE, DRIVING AT SPEED 5MPH, APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Injectors
Filed Nov 1, 1996IL

THE CAR STALLS AND STOPS AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE IN OPERATION BECAUSE OF THE FUEL INJECTOR. *AK *JB

Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Oct 30, 1996OH

THE MOULDING (RUBBER STRIP) IS COMING LOOSE FROM AROUND THE REAR WINDOW, CAUSING THE WINDOW TO COME OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 28, 1996MN

STALLS WHEN MAKING TURNS AND MID-TURNS AND LOSES CONTROL BECAUSE THE ENGINGE LOCKS. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control
Filed Aug 28, 1996IL

VEHICLE IDLES TOO FAST, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY.

Structure › Body › Roof and Pillars
Filed Aug 27, 1996NJ

CONVERTIBLE ROOF BRACKET SNAPPED.

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Jul 24, 1996NY

WHEN TRYING TO REMOVE THE CAR FROM THE GARAGE THE CAR SHOT OUT OF THE GARAGE AT 60 MPH FOR NO REASON. LEFT TIRE MARKS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jul 9, 1996OH

BRAKES WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. *DH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jun 24, 1996MI

BRAKES FAILED 2 TIMES. *SD

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Jun 20, 1996CA

AFTER WASHING THE CAR, VEHICLE ACCELERATED ACROSS THE STREET, HITTING TWO OTHER VEHICLES. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › HydraulicCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 10, 1996MD

POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED FOUR TIMES, CAUSING ONE ACCIDENT. *DH

Seats
Filed May 3, 1996NV

DRIVER SEAT BROKE FROM ANCHORS AND TRACK, CAUSING THE DRIVING TO FALL BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 30, 1996CA

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SD

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Apr 22, 1996MA

DRIVING VEHICLE, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, PULLED VEHICLE OVER, WAITED, STARTED VEHICLE AND STARTED SMOKING AGAIN, HAD IT TOWED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Apr 9, 1996NY

IN DRY WEATHER, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Mar 20, 1996IL

THE OWNER RECIEVED A RECALL LETTER ON SAFETY BELTS. SHE SETUP AN APPOINTMENT AND WAS TOLD THE PART WAS NOT IN, THIS WAS NOV, 9 SHE TRIED 4 MORE TIMES. 92V003000

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 19, 1996DC

VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD AND STALLS CONTINUALLY WHILE DRIVING. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Mar 7, 1996SD

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MECHANISM HAS FAILED, SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Feb 27, 1996IL

THE REAR DISK BRAKE FELL, HAD THEM FIXED TWICE BUT THE SAME PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Feb 20, 1996IL

CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES WHICH CAUSED REDUCTION IN BRAKING PE94-063. TT

Seats
Filed Feb 19, 1996NY

FRONT SEATS DON'T LOCK ON TRACK, CAUSING SEATS TO LURCH FORWARD UPON SUDDEN STOPPING. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Feb 7, 1996MI

WHEN APPLY THE BRAKE SOMETIMES LOCK UP . TT

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Feb 1, 1996MN

DURING MORNING START UP POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKS. PROBLEM OCCURS DURING COLD WEATHER. TT

Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed Jan 24, 1996CA

COMPUTER COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 16, 1996IL

OIL PRESSURE SWITCH LEAKS.

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Nov 30, 1995UT

FRONT SEAT BELTS PULL PASSENGER OUT OF CAR WHEN DOOR IS OPEN. TT *JB

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