TRANSMISSION STALLS AND IS HARD TO STOP INTERMITTENTLY
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 →
HEAD GASKET FAILED TWICE.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED UP CAUSING A COLLISION.
SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED.
BRAKE SYSTEM CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. YH
BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSING A VEHICLE COLLISION.
BRAKES IN THE FRONT AND REAR FAILED CAUSING NOISE. YH
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
BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED/WARPED.
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
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
THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DOES NOT WORK. *AK
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
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 COLUMN FIRE, SAW SMOKE WHILE DRIVING, ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
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
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.
ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
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
RIGHT DOOR LATCH/STRIKER FAILURE. *AK
ON TWO OCCASIONS THE DRUMS FAILED, CAUSING BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKE CALIPERS TO SCORCH, RESULTING IN NUMEROUS BRAKE REPAIRS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
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
VEHICLE FISHTAILS ON WET SURFACES.
BRAKE FAILURE, DRIVING AT SPEED 5MPH, APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. *AK
THE CAR STALLS AND STOPS AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE IN OPERATION BECAUSE OF THE FUEL INJECTOR. *AK *JB
THE MOULDING (RUBBER STRIP) IS COMING LOOSE FROM AROUND THE REAR WINDOW, CAUSING THE WINDOW TO COME OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK
STALLS WHEN MAKING TURNS AND MID-TURNS AND LOSES CONTROL BECAUSE THE ENGINGE LOCKS. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK
VEHICLE IDLES TOO FAST, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY.
CONVERTIBLE ROOF BRACKET SNAPPED.
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
BRAKES WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. *DH
BRAKES FAILED 2 TIMES. *SD
AFTER WASHING THE CAR, VEHICLE ACCELERATED ACROSS THE STREET, HITTING TWO OTHER VEHICLES. *AK
POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED FOUR TIMES, CAUSING ONE ACCIDENT. *DH
DRIVER SEAT BROKE FROM ANCHORS AND TRACK, CAUSING THE DRIVING TO FALL BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SD
DRIVING VEHICLE, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, PULLED VEHICLE OVER, WAITED, STARTED VEHICLE AND STARTED SMOKING AGAIN, HAD IT TOWED. *AK
IN DRY WEATHER, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
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 SURGES FORWARD AND STALLS CONTINUALLY WHILE DRIVING. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MECHANISM HAS FAILED, SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK
THE REAR DISK BRAKE FELL, HAD THEM FIXED TWICE BUT THE SAME PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. *AK
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES WHICH CAUSED REDUCTION IN BRAKING PE94-063. TT
FRONT SEATS DON'T LOCK ON TRACK, CAUSING SEATS TO LURCH FORWARD UPON SUDDEN STOPPING. *SD
WHEN APPLY THE BRAKE SOMETIMES LOCK UP . TT
DURING MORNING START UP POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKS. PROBLEM OCCURS DURING COLD WEATHER. TT
COMPUTER COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED.
OIL PRESSURE SWITCH LEAKS.
FRONT SEAT BELTS PULL PASSENGER OUT OF CAR WHEN DOOR IS OPEN. TT *JB
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