Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1991 Oldsmobile Toronado

Routine

Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › wiring › interior/under dash. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash2
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip1
000
Engine1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Seat Belts › Front › Webbing95V110000
Filed May 31, 1995113,343 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. THE FRONT OUTER SHOULDER BELT WEB SEW STOP CAN BECOME STUCK IN THE RETRACTOR. THE BELT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO PULL OUT OF THE RETRACTOR AND SOME OCCUPANTS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FASTEN THE BELT.

Risk. THIS CONDITION CAN PREVENT A PERSON FROM USING THEIR RESTRAINT SYSTEM RESULTING IN AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy. DEALER WILL INSTALL A WEBBING STOP BUTTON IF THE CUSTOMER REQUESTS REPAIR.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Engine
Filed Oct 25, 2014FL

ENGINE CRANKS BUT WONT START .SPUTTERS A BIT THEN STALLS OUT I CAN HEAR THE FUEL PUMP RUNNING. *TR

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Oct 27, 1999IL

INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAIL TO ILLUMINATE OR TO BE SEEN BY THE DRIVER. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE WEATHER IS HUMID OR IT HAS BEEN RAINING. WOULD NOT HAVE NO INTERIOR LIGHTS TO SEE. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Aug 10, 1998FL

INSTRUMENT PANEL:CLUSTER MODULE FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 1, 1996NJ

ABS: BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE PROPERLY, ESPECIALLY IF ROAD IS WET; BRAKES EMIT A CLICKING SOUND WHEN APPLIED; CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1990
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19951000Routine
19924200Routine
1991 — this page4100Routine
199016310Routine

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Reading this record

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: May 31, 1995. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.