1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass complaints

BATTERY FAILED AND LEAKING ACID. *MJS

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR OF PADS AND ROTORS AS OF 8,000 MILES. DEALER REPLACED FRONT PADS, AND TURNED THE ROTORS. AS OF 15,10O MILES REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS. AT 23,300 MILES, TURNED FRONT ROTORS AND REPLACED FRONT PADS; AT 34,300 MILES REPLACED FRONT PADS AND TURNED ROTORS, AND AS OF 39,000 MILES, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

SUSPENSION ON LEFT FRONT MAKES RATTLEING NOISE. *AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASING IT ON 12-17-1998. DIFFERENT BRAKE PADS & ROTORS HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO THE EXTREME. VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. ALSO, TIRES HAVE BEEN CHANGED. DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. *AK

EXTREME PULSATION WHEN BRAKING - STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE DEALER HAS TRIED REPLACING THE BRAKE PADS, TURNING THE ROTORS, AND REPLACING THE ROTORS AND NOTHING HAS WORKED. AFTER EACH OF THE 5 TIMES WE HAVE THIS CAR SERVICED, THE PULSATION RETURNS AFTER 3,000 TO 4,000 MILES. WE ARE ENTERING ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS WITH OLDSMOBILE TO DEMAND A BUY-BACK.*AK

SHAKE, VIBRATION IS FELT MOST WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS AROUND 50-60MPH. I WAS TOLD THAT NEW TIRES WOULD STOP THE VIBRATION AND THAT A BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT WOULD HELP IN THE MEANTIME. THE BALANCING AND ROTATING AS WELL AS HAVING THE CAR ALIGNED HAVE NOT HELPED AT ALL. I DONT THINK IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH TIRES. THE OIL SMELL CANNOT BE EXPLAINED, THERE ARE NO LEAKS. *AK

THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WORK FINE IN WARM WEATHER, IN COLD WEATHER THEY DO NOT GO ON.*ET

ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACED, CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS. *AK

MOISTURE COLLECTS IN HEADLIGHT. DEALER REPLACED. *AK

AIR CONDIONING INTERMITTENTLY GOES OFF. CONTROL PANEL REPLACED, BUT STILL HAVING PROBLEM. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED TWICE AND NOW AGAIN NEED TO BE TURNED. SHOP STATES THAT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH MATERIAL ON THE ROTORS TO TURN A 3RD TIME. NO OEM PARTS AVAILABLE. SEARCHING FOR INFO. ON A TSB OR RECALL? IN ADDITION I SENT YOUR OFFICE AN EMAIL CONCERNING THIS VEHICLE. THKS. *AK

WHILE SNEEZEING CONSUMER HIT CURVE, AND AIR BAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 10-15 MPH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ROTORS WERE CONSTANT PROBLEM EVERY 980 TO 3000 MILES. HAD ROTORS TURNED DOWN AND REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. *AK

I HAD TO FIX MY BRAKES 3 TIMES UNDER WARRANTY AND ONCE WHILE NOT UNDER. ALSO, REPLACED BRAKE CALIPERS. NOT ONE TIME DID THE DEALERS CHECK THIS WITHOUT PAY. *AK

WE HAD THE ROTORS RESURFACED AT APPROX. 19500 MILES AND WITHIN 5,000 MILES THE FRONT END OF THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED EVEN SLIGHTLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS RUSTED OUT FROM THE CRADLE, CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER NOTICED A RECALL FOR THE REAR MOUNTS, FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS WERE NOT INCLUDED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO TURN ON HEADLIGHTS AT DARK, MY CAR DOES THAT UNLESS THE TEMPERATURE GOES BELOW 40 DEGREES, THEN THE LIGHTS WON'T TURN ON UNTIL THE INTERIOR WARMS UP. THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE ON, BUT NO HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, OR SIDE LIGHTS. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNIQUE TO MY CAR. I HAVE SEEN IT HAPPEN ON PONTIAC GRAND AMS AND BUICKS ALSO. *AK

THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AFTER CHANGING BRAKES AND ROTORS 3 TIMES. *AK

I HAVE E-MAILED OLDSMOBILE AND THEY HAVE REFERRED ME BACK TO BURNE OLDSMOBILE. IT IS A GOVERNMENT OWNED VEHICLE THAT IS USED AS AN ENFORCEMENT VEHICLE. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES, THE CALIPERS ONCE AND NOW THEY ARE FAILING AGAIN. OUR GROUP HAS A SECOND OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS THAT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE FAILURE. THERE ARE NO CURRENT RECALLS. THE VEHICLE IS COVERED UNTIL 36,000 MILES, HOWEVER; THE MORE IMPORTANT ISSUE IS THE CONSTANT WEARING OUT OF THE FRONT BRAKES AS WELL AS THE CALIPERS. PLEASE ADVISE ME OF ANY CORRECTIVE ACTIONS THAT CAN BE TAKEN. *AK

A FUEL LEAK IS CAUSING THE FUMES TO FLOW INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO BECOME SLEEPY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED. WOULD SLOW DOWN & BRAKES VIBRATED BADLY. THEY WERE ALSO WARPED. WOULD FAIL TO CATCH WHEN NEEDED. TOOK TO DEALER & BRAKES REPAIRED. 8 MONTHS LATER, HAVING SAME PROBLEMS. TOOK TO DIFFERENT DEALER & INFORMED ROTORS SHOULD BE REPLACED, NOT RESURFACED. DID NOT REPLACED DUE TO LACK OF WARRANTY. *AK

NO SUMMARY

VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH OIL INCREASING (ONE QUART) EVERY 1500 MILES WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS, AND BOTH HAVE DRAINED THE OIL/CHANGED THE FILTER, AND REPLACE OIL. HOWEVER, WITHIN 1500 MILES OF DRIVING THE OIL CONTINUED TO INCREASE BY ONE QUART. IT APPEARED NO ONE COULD HELP ON THIS MATTER; SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN CAR WAS PARKED, AND THEN WHENATTEMPTING TO BE DRIVEN, IT HAD NO POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY 15,000 MILES. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, WOULD BE HESITATING BEFORE GRABBING. HAD ROTORS REPLACED ONCE & THEN TURNED 3 TIMES. ROTORS GO BAD & NO CONTROL. MECHANIC CAN NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

MOISTURE WOULD ACCUMULATE IN THE HEADLIGHTS WHENEVER THERE IS HEAVY DEW WHILE GOING THROUGH CAR WASH OR WHEN RAINING. WOULD STAY INSIDE HEADLIGHTS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. WOULD HAVE HEADLIGHTS ON TO DRY THEM OUT. TAKEN TO DEALER & INFORMED TSB ON PROBLEM, BUT IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATLEY 35-40 MPH HIT A VEHICLE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. *AK

THE VEHICLE VEERS TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT . THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE A NUMBER OF TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

HAVE HAD THE FRONT ROTORS RESURFACED TWICE AND THE REAR ROTORS RESURFACED ONCE. CAR SHUDDERS AT HIGH SPEEDS WHEN BRAKING.

SEVEN INCIDENTS OF DISC BRAKE FAILURE. REPORTED TO DEALER. FIXED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT STILL FAILS. *AK

THE DESIGN OF THE HORN IS SUCH THAT A SPECIFIC SECTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL CENTER HAS TO BE PRESSED. WHEN IN AN EMERGENCY THE CENTER PORTION IS HIT WITH THE FLAT HAND THE HORN IS NOT ACTIVATED. SINCE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THE STEERING WHEEL IS LIKELY TO BE TURNED THE AREA TO BE PRESSED TO ACTVATE THE HORN HAS BEEN SHIFTED.

WE REPORTED THE PROBLEM AS A LOUD POP WHEN TURNING AND STRIKING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. AFTER THREE TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND BEING TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, THEY FINALLY EXAMINED THE RACK AND PINION AND FOUND A BROKEN WELD ON THE RACK ASSEMBLY. THERE IS STILL SOME UNUSUAL NOISES IN THE FRONT END BUT THE DEALOR TELLS US EVERYTHING IS NORMAL. AT 8,000 MILES THE LEFT FRONT ROTOR WAS EXAMINED, AND FOUND TO HAVE DEEP SCORES IN IT WHILE THE RIGHT ONE WAS SMOOTH. AFTER THREE DAYS IN THE SHOP, AND THERE TELLING ME THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR THEY FINALLY TURNED THE ROTORS (NOT REPLACING THEM) THIS ELEMINATED SOME NOISE AND SURGING WHEN STOPPING, BUT SOMETHING IS STILL NOT RIGHT. THERE IS A TICKING NOISE LIKE WHEN THERE IS A ROCK IN ONE OF YOUR TIRES, AS WELL AS UNEXPLAINED POPING WHEN CROSSING RR TRACKS ETC. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILS CONTINUALLY, CAUSING IGNITION SWITCH TO LOCK UP.

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WARPED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. BRAKES PULSE OR GRAB WHEN APPLIED. ROTORS REPLACED ONCE AND TURNED FOUR TIMES. *AK

FRONT BUMPER FAILED.

IGNITION FAILED.

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING LEAKAGE, UNABLE TO DETERMINE COMPONENT CAUSE. MJS

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED. YH

TAPE PLAYER OUT OF ORDER. YH

OWNER MANUAL INFORMATION NOT DETAILED ENOUGH FOR INFORMATIION REGARDING QUESTIONAIRE. YH

SUSPENSION MAKING A SQUEAKING LOUD SUEAKING NOISE FROM LEFT FRON END. (LOWER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED. ** VEHICLE FRONT END SUSPENSION CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS). STEERING PROBLEM GENERATED NOISES FROM LEFT FRONT END WHICH I MISTOOK FOR SUSPENSION FAILURE. (TAPE KIT ADDED TO FRONT STABILIZER BAR). BRAKES NOISES DURING THE ACT OF BRAKING. (CALIBERS GRABBING PAD MAKING A CLACKING SOUND-STOP SQUEAL ADDED TO BACK OF PADS ** BRAKES CONTINUE TO MAKE NOISES). LEFT AND RIGHT HUB CAP ASSEMPLY BOTH FAILED-CURRENTLY PART ON ORDER FOR RIGH HUB CAP ASSEMBLY). ** VEHICLE FRONT SUSPENSION ROUGH AND UNREALIABLE CAUSING CONTINUES PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING AND IF THE SUNVISOR IS NEEDED, WHEN ADJUSTING IT TO ANY POSITION THE HOLDING CLIP BREAKES, CAUSING IT TO FALL OUT OF PLACE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

SEAT BELTS ARE TOO SMALL FOR CONSUMER.

HIGH PRESSURE HOSE BROKE CAUSING LOSS OF FLUID AND LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING.

WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOYED, CAUSING BURNS TO THE CONSUMER. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 65 MPH SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH ON FLAT GROUND. WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS STEERING STAYS STIFF AND HARD TO TURN MOST TIME AT LOW SPEEDS. NOISE AND WHISTLE COMES FROM STEERING. LOW PITCH RATTLE, CLINK, SQUEAK NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE DURING LOW SPEED. SLOW AND HARD STARTING,INTERMITTENT MISFIRE. TRIM OVER RT. AND LEFT REAR DOORS IS BUCKLING. DISCOVERED BLACK ELEC. TAPE HOLDING BODY FRAME AT DOORS TOGETHER (PAINT CHIP OF TAPE) AFTER USING THE HEATER WHEN I TURN THE ENGINE OFF THERE IS A BUBBLING NOISE WHICH COMES FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR.

DRIVER SIDE MIRROR VIBRATES NOTICEABLY AT ALL SPEEDS. DEALER ADJUSTED THE MIRROR ONCE & REPLACE THE MIRROR ASSEMBLY ONCE. THE MIRROR STILL VIBRATES.

BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKAGE.

CONSUMER WAS WAITING IN A CAR LINE WHEN PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK