Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Sep 15, 1998CA
FRONT SEAT BELTS OCCASIONALLY LOCK SO THAT THE DRIVER CANNOT LEAN FORWARD TO SEE TRAFFI DOWN A SIDE STREET.
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1998 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 1998 record →
Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Jul 17, 1998NY
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH CONSUMER STOPPED TO PUT MONEY INTO A TOLL, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT ALWAY TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE LOST POWER. HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE AND WAIT FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED WORKING AGAIN. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK
Air Bags
Filed May 27, 1998CA
THE AIR BAGS COULD NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THEM WAS OUT OF SERVICE S INDICATED BY WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH. THE FIRST TIME THE FUSE BLOCK WAS REPLACED THE CAR WAS FULLY FUNCTIONAL EXCEPT THAT THE CONTROLS OT THE MASTER BRAIN WERE NOT WORKING, HENCE THE SAFETY CONCERNS. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS REPLACED THE CAR JUST DIED, WHICH OF COURSE COULD STRAND SOMEONE.
Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Jan 15, 1998TX
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE GOING 20 MPH BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER DID NOT HIT ANYTHING FOR THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. *AK
Suspension
Filed Dec 10, 1997NH
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE VIBRATES. *AK
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