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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 →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Nov 28, 1995NY

ALL FOUR BRAKE CALIPERS EITHER FREEZE AND APPLY PRESSURE DUE TO ONE OR MORE WEAKENING OR ROTORS WARPED W/NUMEROUS CHANGES OF PARTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Nov 21, 1995MI

THE OIL PUMP BROKE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BE REPLACED. TT

Seat Belts › Rear/Other
Filed Nov 3, 1995AK

WHEN ASKED ALASKA SALES & SERVICE DEALER ABOUT NOTE ON SEAT BELT ON CHILDS SEAT USE IT OK AND NOT A PROBLEM. NOW RECALLED MFR #96C01. LIST OTHER COMMENTS. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Nov 2, 1995PA

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT RETRACTOR FAILED CAN NOT USE SEAT BELT. TT CONSUMER SEAT BELT BROKE, CONSUMER FEELS WITH THE MILEAGE ON VEHICLE THAT SEAT BELT SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKE, PASSENGER SIDE BELT THAT IS INOPERATIVE.*JB

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Oct 25, 1995OH

THE RACK AND PINION STEERING UNIT WAS REPLACED TWO TIMES . TT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING UNIT MADE GROWLING, KNOCKING,TAPPING VIBRATIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING UNIT WITH UPDATED DESIGN. *YH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Oct 19, 1995NH

REAR DISC BRAKE SHOWING CORROSION AFTER EXAMINED BY SMITH AUTH SALES GM. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Oct 18, 1995NY

THE ANTI FREEZE KEEPS GETTING IN THE MOTOR COULD BE FROM THE HEAD GASKET . TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Sep 18, 1995NY

VEHICLE HAS CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES.THEY DO NOT WORK IN WINTER CAR CAN NOT GO DOWN HILLS.WITH CONSTANT FRONT BRAKE WEAR.(EA94-041). TT

Electrical System › IgnitionCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 18, 1995MN

WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 10-12MPH, IN ICE & SNOW, MAKING LEFT TURN, ENGINE STALLED, ALLOWING TO BE HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. TT

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle BarCrash
Filed Sep 12, 1995NY

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND IT WAS DECOUPLED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Sep 3, 1995CA

MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Aug 24, 1995MI

REAR BRAKE CALIPERS LOCKED UP, HAD TO HAVE REAR BRAKES REPLACED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Jul 28, 1995NY

REAR CALIPERS SEIZED, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE/PREMATURE WEAR OF REAR PADS/ROTORS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jul 25, 1995NY

THE FRONT BRAKE HAD TO BE REPLACE THE THIRD TIME WEAR OUT AT 15,000 MILES . TT

Electrical System › Wiring
Filed Jul 25, 1995TX

BARE WIRES STICKING OUT UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT. *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Jul 20, 1995OK

POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jul 18, 1995PA

REAR BRAKES WORK ONLY PART WAY DUE TO CORROSION; REAR ROTORS COMPLETELY RUSTED; EXTENDED STOPPING. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jul 6, 199500

BRAKES WILL DRAG OR SEVERE NOISE WHEN APPLIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jul 6, 1995FL

VEHICLE FAILED TO START DUE TO RUBBER HOSE OF GAS TANK SEPERATING. A HUGE PUDDLE OF GAS HAD DRIPPED ON GARAGE. DEALER STATES FILTER MOUNTING BOLT TIGHTENED. *AK

SeatsCrash2 injured
Filed Jul 6, 1995CA

DRIVER'S SEAT HINGE FAILED, CAUSING SEAT TO DISCONNECT UPON IMPACT, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Jul 5, 1995MD

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OF 15 MPH, EXPERIENCED UNDER THE HOOD FIRE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. TT

Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Jun 6, 1995FL

REAR WINDOW EXPLODED WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR REASON. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Electrical System › WiringFire
Filed May 25, 1995NY

ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS,HAD FIXED, SAME PROBLEMS REOCCURED, CAR CAUGHT FIRE. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 11, 1995CA

TRANSMISSION REBUILT DUE TO DEFECTIVE VALVE BODY PLATE FROM FACTORY, CAUSING VALVE BALL TO STICK/DRIVE GEAR FAILURE. SKD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Apr 28, 1995TN

BRAKE PADS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. *AW

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Apr 14, 1995NY

DEFECTIVE CALIPERS, CAUSING FAILURE OF BRAKE PADS/ROTORS TWICE. *AW

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Apr 14, 1995NY

FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED TWICE.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 12, 1995MO

CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED WHILE DRIVING; SMELL OF SMOKE; LOSS ENGINE POWER; SPEED 35 MPH. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Apr 11, 1995CA

WARPED ROTORS, CAUSING WEAR ON PADS/NOISY BRAKES.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Mar 27, 1995TX

LEFT BRAKE ROTOR CORRODED VEHICLE HAD UNDER 50,000 MILES ON IT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Mar 24, 1995WI

REAR BRAKES DISC BRAKES CORRODED TO THE POINT OF MALFUNCTIONING, CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKES, REPLACED BOTH FT AND REAR BRAKES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Mar 23, 1995WI

THE REAR BRAKES ARE CORRODED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Mar 15, 1995NJ

CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Mar 9, 1995MI

DURING PANIC STOP EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD, NO PRIOR WARNING. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Mar 9, 1995MA

CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Mar 8, 1995OH

FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES ALREADY AND STOPPING DISTANCE IS LONGER. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Mar 1, 1995GA

FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT . *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Feb 21, 199500

VEHICLE REAR BRAKING CALPIERS ARE INOPERATIVE DUE TO CORROSION PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP STATED CAR NEEDS KIT.(PE94-063). TT

Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 7, 1995PA

ELECTRICAL DRIVER SEAT,WENT IN RECLINE POSITION, VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM A 6:00 POSITION VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP. TT

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch
Filed Feb 2, 1995CA

THE CAP COVERING WIRING TO DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL CONTROL FALLS OFF ONTO FLOOR, COULD FALL UNDER BRAKE/ACCELERATOR PEDAL; WOULD HINDER BRAKING AND ACCLERATION. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Jan 31, 1995WI

SHOULDER BELT ATTACHED TO FRONT DOORS ARE NOT ADEQUATE ENOUGH TO HOLD DRIVER/PASSENGER SECURE IF DOOR OPENS DURING COLLISIONS. *SKD

Seat Belts
Filed Jan 31, 1995WI

MOTORBELTS ANCHORED TO DOOR ARE SAFETY PROBLEMS, DUE TO THE FACT THAT IF YOUR DOOR OPENS IN ACCIDENT, YOU ARE NO LONGER BELTED IN. *DSH

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 5, 1995MI

QUAD FOUR ENGINE REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKETS CRACKING. TT

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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