32 of the 156 complaints (21%) are about the airbags.
Component
Reports
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Air Bags › Frontal · airbags
23
4
0
8
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · brakes
11
1
0
0
Power Train › Automatic Transmission · transmission
9
0
0
0
Air Bags · airbags
8
2
0
2
Vehicle Speed Control › Cables · throttle and acceleration
6
0
0
0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor · brakes
5
0
0
0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components · brakes
5
1
0
0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc · brakes
4
0
0
0
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
4
0
0
0
Vehicle Speed Control · throttle and acceleration
3
0
0
0
4 safety recalls
Part 573 reports
Fuel System, Other › Storage › Tank Assembly › Pressure Relief Devices07E021000
Filed Mar 12, 2007742 vehiclesDelphi
Defect. CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, P/NOS. FP10020-11B1, FP10026-11B1, AND FP10027-11B1, SOLD AFTER JANUARY 9, 2007, AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE UNIVERSAL PRESSURE REGULATORS (UPR) WERE PRODUCED WITHOUT AN O'RING AND RETAINER.
Risk. FUEL MAY LEAK, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.
Remedy. DELPHI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE UPR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 23, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT DELPHI AT 877-411-8770.
Filed Feb 11, 1997349,331 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.
Defect. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A STRAINED OR SEPARATED WASHER/WIPER SWITCH POWER FEED WIRE.
Risk. THIS CAN CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WASHER/WIPER TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND COULD ULTIMATELY RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR IN A SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION, DRIVER VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE OLD DESIGNED WASHER/WIPER SWITCHES WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED SWITCH.
All 4 campaigns on file, newest first.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 17, 201462,000 milesTX
IN SEPT. 2013, REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER AND LINE WITH THE DRIVEWORKS BRAND FROM ADVANCE AUTO PARTS. ON 3/2/14, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND WE SMELLED GAS. THE SNAP ON CONNECTION HAD POPPED LOOSE AT THE GAS TANK AND WAS SPEWING GASOLINE WHEN WE TRIED TO START THE CAR. ON 3/6/14, THE LINE POPPED LOOSE AGAIN WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR. I PUSHED IT BACK ON AND WENT ON MY WAY. LATER THAT DAY AS I WAS GOING TO RETURN HOME, THE LINE POPPED LOOSE AGAIN, AND AGAIN AT THE STOP SIGN, AND AGAIN AS I TRIED TO BACK UP TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD; A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES UNTIL IT WOULD NOT EVEN STAY ON WHILE TRYING TO START THE CAR; EACH TIME SPEWING GASOLINE. HAD TO BUY A REPLACEMENT FUEL LINE (AGAIN DRIVEWORKS BRAND) AND WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. NOW I AM FEELING LEERY OF THIS BRAND OF LINE AND CONNECTOR, SO WENT TO AUTO PARTS AND BOUGHT DORMAN BRAND CONNECTOR INSERTS IN CASE THIS HAPPENS AGAIN, AND THE EMPLOYEE AT THE PARTS STORE SAID THAT THESE PARTS DO NOT LAST AND WEAR OUT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS QUITE DANGEROUS AS WHEN THE LINE COMES LOOSE, GAS SPEWS, THE CAR DIES, AND YOU LOOSE POWER STEERING, ETC. ALL WHILE ON THE ROAD. I WAS GRATEFUL THAT I WAS NOT ON A MAJOR ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED, AND THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC. *TR
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 13, 2011168,000 milesSD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND WAS CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE NON-DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 2/9/12 *CN
Power Train
Filed Dec 19, 201093,582 milesNJ
WHEN CAR STARTS UP, RACES FAST, RUFF SHIFTS INTO GEAR, CRUISE CONTROL WONT WORK, AND BLINKER IS DIM WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON. *TR
Air Bags › Frontal1 injured
Filed Jun 30, 2010138,496 milesWV
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH WHEN MY DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN FOR NO REASON. *TR
Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed May 19, 2008160,000 milesKY
I HAD AN ACCIDENT A FEW MONTHS AGO AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS BLINKING, BUT DIDN'T DEPLOY. NOW I AM AFRAID IT WILL DEPLOY WHILE I'M DRIVING. *TR
Air Bags › Frontal1 injured
Filed May 22, 2007PA
1995 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS. WHILE DRIVING EASTBOUND ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND HIT THE DRIVER ON THE RIGHT ARM. *MC THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER COULD NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE TO EXPLAIN WHY THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *JB
Air Bags
Filed May 2, 2006189,200 milesNY
AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A ROAD WITH NO NOTICE AND NO INCIDENT LEADING TO THE FOREMENTIONED DEPLOYMENT. STUNNED AND CONFUSED-DRIVER COULD NOT SEE AND APPLIED BRAKES AND TURNED STEERING WHEEL TO LEFT TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *NM
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 14, 2005PA
CONSUMER TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 47,000 MILES. *TS THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO LEAKS FROM THE SYSTEM. *NM UPDATED 03/09/06. *JB
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Nov 7, 2005101,500 milesFL
STARTED ENGINE NORMALLY, BEGAN FORWARD MOVEMENT WHEN BRAKE PEDAL BECAME EXCEEDINGLY HARD, PUSHED TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL, AND ENGINE REVOLUTIONS IMMEDIATELY WENT TO 4600 RPM. COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF ENGINE SPEED AND/OR BRAKE FUNCTION. THIS FAILURE MODE LEADS TO VERY DANGEROUS OUT OF CONTROL CONDITION. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WHEN THIS 'FAIL DANGEROUS' MODE IS PERMITTED. *NM
Electrical System › Wiring
Filed Oct 17, 200571,151 milesOH
INTERMITTENT SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND STEERING WHEEL, HEADLIGHTS HIGH-BEAM STUCK ON, TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK. REPEATEDLY MOVING HEADLIGHT DIMMER-LEVER SEEMED TO TEMPORARILY CORRECT PROBLEM. NOW UNABLE TO GET ANY HIGH-BEAMS, SMOKE COMES AND GOES, TURN-SIGNALS COME AND GO, HORN STOPPED WORKING ENTIRELY. *JB
Air Bags › Frontal1 injured
Filed Jul 20, 2005100,000 milesNY
DT: THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. GRAND DAUGHTER HAD TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, BUT DID NOT START VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED ON JUNE 27,2005. CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET DEALER, AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL AND TO NOTIFY OLDSMOBILE. CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE, AND THEY SAID TO NOTIFIY GM, DID THAT, AND THEY SENT OUT A INVESTIGATOR LAST THURSDAY. THEN, RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM TO GIVE THE SAME INFORMATION THAT CONSUMER ALREADY GAVE 5 OR 6 TIMES. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 22, 2005PA
THE CONSUMER REQUESTED ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRING THE TRANSMISSION IN HIS 1995 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS CIERRA. *NM *SB *NM
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 20, 2005PA
CONSUMER DISAPPOINTED IN HOW REPAIRS TO TRANSMISSION ON THE 1995 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS CIERRA WAS HANDLED.*MR THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THE FIRST TIME ONE OF THE SMALLER SHOPS WANTED THE CONSUMER TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR 5 DAYS AS COLLATERAL UNTIL THE PART ARRIVED AND PAY $1400.00 UP FRONT. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *BF THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. *JB
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Mar 21, 2005119,000 milesPA
MY MAIN COMPLAINT RELATES TO THE DISC BRAKES, ROTORS, AND CALIPER ASSEMBLIES ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED MY VEHICLE SINCE 1996 AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND MORE RECENTLY THE CALIPERS DUE TO THEM FREEZING UP. SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR I HAVE HAD AT LEAST TWO INSTANCES PROBABLY THREE WHERE I CHANGED MY BRAKE PADS PREMATURELY BECAUSE OF UNEVEN WEAR. THE CALIPER WAS NOT PROPERLY RELEASING AND IT WAS CAUSING ONE PAD USUALLY THE INSIDE PAD (THE ONE WITHOUT) THE METAL STRIP TO WEAR DOWN. IN THE FIRST TWO CASES I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS, AND THE FONT ROTORS. MORE RECENTLY IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN THE FRONT SO I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS PREMATURELY (ONLY A YEAR OR LESS SINCE MY LAST BRAKE PAD CHANGE). THEN SHORTLY THEREAFTER I STARTED HEARING A THUMPING SOUND FROM THE BACK BRAKES WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND WHEN IT WAS IN FOR INSPECTION I WAS TOLD THAT THE BACK BRAKE ASSEMBLIES WERE STICKING AND THAT THE ROTORS WERE DAMAGED. I ENDED UP SPENDING OVER $800 TO REPLACE THE REAR CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS AND NEW ROTORS WHILE IN FOR INSPECTION. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS, AND TAKEN CARE OF IT FROM DAY ONE, BUT THE MOST DISAPPOINTING AND EXPENSIVE PART IS THE MALFUNCTIONING OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I DON'T THINK I AM ALONE, MY FATHER WHO ALSO OWNS AN OLDS CULTASS HAS HAD NOT AS MUCH, BUT SOME OF THE SAME EXPERIENCES WITH HIS BRAKES, CALIPERS AND ROTORS. I THINK THAT THERE IS AND HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THEM FROM DAY
Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Aug 3, 200415,000 milesAL
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER LEANED ON THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING DRIVER'S AIR BAG TO INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. EVOQ WAS FILED BY TONNY JENNINGS 408 GRAND AVE SW, FORT PAYNE, AL 35967/256-845-1500. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 6, 2003GA
I WAS DRIVING AND SOMETHING DROPPED UNDER MY HOOD CAUSING IT TO BE STUCK IN ONE GEAR. I BELIEVE MY TRANSMISSION IS MESSED UP. IT WON'T GO IN REVERSE ONLY FORWARD. *JB
Power Train
Filed Mar 3, 200387,000 milesNY
THE VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN FIRST GEAR, WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 4, 2002TX
CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER STARTING VEHICLE IT WILL JERK OR HESITATE TO ACCELERATE. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION TWICE. *MR
Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Sep 19, 2002KY
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT AT 35MPH ON FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack
Filed Sep 10, 2002WI
VEHICLE IS IN THE STATIONWAGON SERIES WITH A LUGGAGE RACK. ENTIRE LUGGAGE RACK WITH ONE MATTRESS TIED TO IT COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM ROOF. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Aug 21, 2002IN
DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH DOWN A STREET WITH NO DEBRIS OR BUMPS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Seat Belts › Rear/Other
Filed Aug 13, 2002MN
THE SAFETY BELTS FAILED WHILE TIGHTENING CHILDRENS CAR SEATS. THE PLASTIC CLIPS SNAP EASILY WHEN PULLING THE BELT TIGHT. WITH THE CLIP BROKEN THE SEATBELT DOESN'T HOLD THE CAR SEAT IN POSITION. *JG
Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch
Filed Jul 13, 2002FL
I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE ABS SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED, FUSES ARE CONTINUOSLY BLOWING, SEVERAL ELECTRICAL WIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN THE SHIFT COLUMN, THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS CORRODED, THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. ALSO THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT FLASHES INTERMITENTLY EVEN THOUGH THE RADIATOR AND TANK ARE FULL. HE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR AT LEAST A YEAR AND THE MECHANIC IS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE. BRAKES ARE IN WORKING ORDER AND ALL SENSORS ARE GOOD. NOW I AM HAVING DIFFICULTY STARTING ON HOT DAYS, THE STARTER CLICKS BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT START, AFTER SEVERAL TRIES IT WILL THEN START( ABOUT 5 TRIES), AND TODAY I SEEM TO BE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE ENTERING AN INTERSECTION FROM A STOP SIGN I LOST POWER. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT A TOP OF 2RPM'S AND COULD NOT GET OVER 10 MILES PER HOUR. THE MECHANIC STILL NEED TO GIVE A DIAGNOSIS ON THIS LATEST PROBLEM BUT SIAD IT MAY BE A CIRCUIT PROBLEM SINCE TOUCHING THE UNDERHOOD DRIVER SIDE CIRCUIT BOX CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL AND RESTART.
Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed May 23, 2002IL
SMELL GAS IN THE VEHICLE, CAR WAS ACTING WEIRD, THE SMELL OF GAS WAS BAD AND WASN'T ACCELERATING RIGHT, IT WAS HESITANT
Suspension › Front › Shock Absorber
Filed Apr 24, 2002MI
OK WE BAUGHT THIS CAR FROM MY INLAWS WHO HAD THE "STRUT-SHOCKS" REPLACED THREE TIMES. I HAVE REPALCED THEM TWICE AND NOW I HAVE A SUSPENSION SPRING THAT IS SHATTERED. I THINK THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND I BELIEVE IT IS PROBALBY A HAZARD. IT LOOKS LIKE FIBERGLASS AND IT IS SPLINTERING TERRIBLY. I WOULDN'T THINK MUCH OF THIS IF I WASN'T REPLACING THE STRUT-SHOCK CONSTANTLY AT A COST OF $500 BUCKS EVERYTIME. IT HAS TORN OUT THE ANTI-LOCK BREAK WIRING TO THE REAR WHEEL. THIS VEHICLE ISN'T OLD ENOUGH TO REQUIRE A MAJOR SPRING TO BE REPLACED. THANK YOU. MARCIA CULHANE
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Apr 8, 2002MN
ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH REPLACING FRONT/REAR ROTORS AND CALIPERS DUE TO ROTORS WARPING WHILE DRIVING. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK.*JB
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Apr 2, 2002MS
LOW COOLANT INDICATOR, TUNE-UP BRAKES
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 3, 2001MN
PREMATURE REAR BRAKE FAILURE SEEMS COMMON FOR THIS AND THE COMPARABLE BODY STYLES OF GM. GM SERVICE MANAGERS SAY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. ACQUIRED CAR WITH 34K, FAILURE OCCURRED AT 60K AGAIN AT 100K AND AGAIN AT 120K. GM DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE BECAUSE THEY CLAIM IT IS NORMAL FOR THE PARTICULAR CAR. *AK
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Aug 2, 2001MI
PLASTIC COUPLING BETWEEN FUEL SENDING UNIT AND PLASTIC HOSE LEADING TO FUEL FILTER ON GAS LINE HAS COME UNDONE. PRIVATE MECHANIC STATES RUST BUILD UP TO THE POINT WHERE UNIT SHOULD BE REPLACED, AND DEALER CLAIMS THERE WAS NEVER ANY BRACKET INSTALLED ON FUEL FILTER. *AK
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 2, 2001IN
VEHICLE ACELLERATED AND DECELERATED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE WOULD TAKE OFF ON ITS OWN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jun 13, 2001SC
BRAKES LO TRAC LIGHT CAME ON, THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED AT LEAST 1/2 INCH, AND THE ANTILOCK BEGAN PULSATING. THE ROAD WAS DRY. THE CAR STOPPED NORMALLY WHENEVER THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON.
Air Bags › Frontal
Filed May 27, 2001FL
THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE APPRORIATE PART TO FIX THE AIR BAG RECALL 00V-171. NLM
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed May 23, 2001NY
I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND AT PRESENT I HAVE 38,320 ORIGINAL MILES ON. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Air Bags › Frontal
Filed May 22, 2001MI
CONSUMER HAS SCHEDULED SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS WITH DEALERSHIP REGARDING RECALL 00V17100/ AIR BAG REPAIRS. DEALERSHIP ORDERED PART TO SERVICE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND PART WAS INSTALLED ON ANOTHER VEHICLE. PARTS MANAGER SAID HE WOULD CONTACT CONSUMER WHEN NEW PART CAME IN. CONSUMER HAS YET TO HEAR ANYTHING REGARDING THE STATUS OF PART NEEDED TO REPAIR DEFECT. *AK *JB
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed May 10, 2001AR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. IT IS SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 97V017000; BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *JB
Air Bags
Filed May 10, 2001IN
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V171000/ AIR BAG FAILURE APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS AGO, AND DEALERSHIP CONTINUED TO TELL CONSUMER THAT PARTS SHOULD BE COMING IN ON NEXT COMING UP TRUCK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed May 4, 2001KY
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 40-45 MPH WITH A 1985, FORD, MUSTANG. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Air Bags › Side/WindowCrash1 injured
Filed May 4, 2001CA
CONSUMER WAS BRODSIDED BY ANOTHER CAR. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HEAD, AND AND CAR WAS TOTALLED. CONSUMER SAID NONE OF SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, AND CONSUMER WAS HIT ON THE SIDE.*AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Control Module (tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
Filed May 2, 2001VA
THE FAULTY PROGRAMMABLE READ-ONLY MEMORY, PROM, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE UPON INITAL ACCELERATION FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM LOW SPEED WITH A COLD ENGINE, THE OWNERS SON WROTE THIS COMPLAINT AND PURCHASED THE SERVICE BULLETIN AND NECESSARY PARTS FOR REPAIR AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS BY MECHANIC. NLM
Air Bags
Filed Mar 19, 2001MI
CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DALGLEISH CADILLAC & OLDSMOBILE INC. 6 TIMES REGARDING RECALL 00V171000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00058 REGARDING AIR BAG FAILURE. PARTS WEREN'T AVAILABLE. *AK *SLC
Air Bags
Filed Mar 19, 2001VA
AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. CONSUMER FEARS THAT AIRBAG MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY. THERE IS A RECALL FOR AIRBAG. CONSUMER DOESN'T NO IF VIN WAS INCLUDED. *AK
Suspension › Rear
Filed Feb 7, 2001MI
THERE IS A SQUEKY NOISE. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM BACK. I M NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
Air Bags
Filed Jan 30, 2001NY
VEHICLE UNDER RECALL 00V171000. DEALERSHIP HAS NO PARTS TO REPAIR AIR BAGS. VEHICLE IS WITH CENTURY LEASE INC, A REGISTER IMPORTER. VEHICLE WAS IMPORTED FROM CANADA. *AK
CONSUMER HAD RECALL REPAIR 97V017 ON VEHICLE PRIOR TO HEARING ABOUT RECALL, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
Vehicle Speed Control › Cables
Filed Dec 8, 2000MI
WHILE ENTERING FREEWAY DURING ACCELERATION PEDAL WENT ALL WAY TO FLOOR. PULLED OFF ROAD, LOOKED UNDER HOOD, AND NOTICED A CABLE THAT WAS BROKEN. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AN OLDSMOBILE DEALER. *AK
Vehicle Speed Control › Cables
Filed Dec 8, 2000MI
THIS IS A TEST. *AK
Vehicle Speed Control › Cables
Filed Dec 8, 2000MI
WHILE ENTERING FREEWAY AT ABOUT 20 MPH ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED AND WENT ALL WAY TO THE FLOOR. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS PULED OFF ROAD, AND CHECKED UNDER HOOD AND NOTICED A BROKEN CABLE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AN OLDSMOBILE DEALER. NO ACCIIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURRED. *AK
Vehicle Speed Control › Cables
Filed Dec 8, 2000MI
WHILE ENTERING FREEWAY AT 20 MPH ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED, AND WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD, AND CHECKED UDER HOOD AND NOTICED A BROKEN CABLE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRS AT AN OLDSMOBILE DEALER. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURRED. *AK
Fuel System, Other › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Nov 28, 2000FL
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS GAS LEAKING FROM FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. MECHANIC REPLACED FUEL LINE. *AK THE FUEL LEAK REQUIRED A COMPLETE FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY REPLACING. *YH
Tires
Filed Nov 3, 2000FL
ORIGINAL TIRES ON 1995 OLDSMOBILE, CUTLASS, P18575R148964R360. THERE WAS VERY HARD VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING AND TIRES WERE STARTING TO WEAR OUT. *AK DOT # FOR FIRESTONE TIRES IS HYJ774A. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD BRAKES REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE VIBRATION, HOWEVER AFTER REPLACEMENT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO VIBRATE. *SLC
Complaints 1-50 of 156, newest first, reproduced as filed.
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.
Most recent recall on file: Mar 12, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.