Structure › Body › Door
Filed Oct 27, 1997CA
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED.
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1996 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 1996 record →
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 21, 1997GA
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
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 14, 1997NY
ENGINE MAKES NOISE UNTIL WARMED UP. MJS
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Sep 10, 1997CA
DOOR LOCKS FAILED.
Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Aug 11, 1997OH
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.
Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Jul 31, 1997LA
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
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Jun 24, 1997DC
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
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)
Filed Jun 16, 1997OH
THE VEHICLE'S GEAR SHIFT SLIPS/LOOSE AND JUMPS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE IN DRIVE. *AK
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed May 27, 1997CA
OWNER SAID THAT THE DOOR CAN'T CLOSE SOMETIMES DUE TO BAD LOCKS. *AK
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed May 22, 1997GA
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
Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed May 19, 1997VA
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
Vehicle Speed Control3 injured
Filed May 6, 1997CA
CRUISE CONTROL STUCK, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION/INJURIES.
Air Bags
Filed Apr 22, 1997MI
HANDICAPPED CONSUMER SITS TWO INCHES FROM STEERING WHEEL, THEREFORE NEEDS AIRBAG DISCONNECTED.
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 3, 1997SC
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
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 26, 1997IN
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Feb 6, 1997FL
INTERMITTENT STALLING WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER WATER.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 2, 1997PA
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
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Dec 31, 1996OH
ENGINE BLOCKED CRACKED.
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Dec 27, 1996FL
WHEN IT RAINS AND THE DRIVER TRIES TO MAKE A TURN THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Dec 18, 1996CA
INTERMITTENT STALLING.
Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Nov 6, 1996MI
SEAT BELT NOT BOLTED TO FRAME, ALSO TAPPING PLATE IS MISSING.
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Oct 21, 1996MI
BECAUSE OF THE ANCHOR PLATE IS MISSING ON DRIVER'S SIDE, THE SEAT BELT GETS CAUGHT IN THE RETRACTOR. *AK
Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Jun 16, 1996GA
SEAT BACK DOES NOT REMAIN STATIONARY WHEN STOPPING SUDDENLY. *SD
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