Safety Score
74
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-07-24 | 89V122000 |
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 5,459 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | 1989 CUTLASS CALIAS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WHILE TRAVELING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE HAD NO BRA… |
| 2008-05-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS. THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID AND THE STEERING WAS DIFFI… |
| 2004-04-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHI… |
| 2003-08-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING 70MPH A FIRE STARTED IN THE REAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER HAS … |
| 2002-07-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | Yes | 0 | REAR BRAKES LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AKTHIS DEFECT HAPPENS ONCE EVERY YEAR. *JG |
| 2002-06-19 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | RIGHT SIDE OF SUBFRAME DROPPED WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK |
| 2002-04-08 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL 00 V 189 000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00065-S/CRABLE BOLTS: DEALER: KING OROURKE CADILLAC OLDSMOBILE; LYNBRO… |
| 2001-10-04 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | RECALL WAS NOT DONE PROPERLY. REPAIRS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER DEALERSHIP DISTRICT MANAGER REFUSES TO REPAIR CAR.… |
| 2001-09-06 | TIRES:SIDEWALL | No | 0 | CARRY 35 LBS. PRESSURE, TIRE HAD SLOW LEAK, TOOK TO DEALER, LEAK IN SIDEWALL OF TIRE, HAD NEVER RAN TIRE LOW, WAS ON… |
| 2001-06-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 25MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGN… |
| 2001-02-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 5 | THE FUEL SYSTEM/TANK FAILED RESULTING IN FIRE, CAUSING SEVERAL INJURIES. NLM |
| 2000-11-08 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | HAD RECEIVED RECALL 00V189000/ ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS & CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND TOOK VEHICLE FOR RECALL REPAIRS. VEHI… |
| 2000-09-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED DUE TO CORROSION RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN STEERING SHAFT DISENGAGED. *AK |
| 2000-05-30 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30MPH HEARD A SNAP AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO STEERING FAILURE. IT WAS HARD TO VEER … |
| 2000-01-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES STOPSSOMETIMES. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDALS GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BOUNCES BACK UP. *AK |
| 2000-01-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE BRAKE LINE WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME, CLAMP HAS RUBBED A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE. CONS… |
| 1999-12-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | BRAKE ROTORS ON BOTH SIDES SEPARATED FROM THEMSELVES AT THE THINNEST PART OF THE CASTING. EACH SIDE FAILED AT DIFFERENT… |
| 1999-12-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-10-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | LTR FM SEBASTIAN SCOLLO (CT) REQUEST ASSISTANCE IN HIS ATTEMPTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR BRAKE REPAIRS ON HIS 1989 GM OLDSM… |
| 1999-10-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1999-08-08 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | CRADLE BOLTS ROTTED OUT AND MOTOR DROPPED TO THE GROUND, LOST ALL CONTROL OF STEERING, DRIVER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKIN… |
| 1999-06-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1999-05-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKE PAD AND ROTORS RESURFACED, THE REAR BRAKES WERE JUST REPLACED APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO. *CJ |
| 1999-05-07 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE CONSTANTLY HESITATES, MISFIRES,AND TODAY IT BACKFIRED FOR THE FIRST TIME. WHEN YOU TURN OFF THE CAR YOU CA… |
| 1998-12-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING COLLAPSED IN CONSUMER'S LAP WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, IGNITION AUTOMATIC SWITCH TURNED ITSELF OFF. *AK |
| 1998-07-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 1 | A VEHICLE COLLISION CAUSED CONSUMERTO LOSE THREE TIPS ON FINGERS. BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN OF THE DASHBOARD, CONSUMER'S … |
| 1998-07-03 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | WATER IS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE, AND CONSUMER CAN'T FIND WHERE THE WATER IS COMING FROM. ALSO, WHEN USING THE HEAT,… |
| 1998-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | HEATER COIL MODULE WAS REPLACED HOWEVER DID NOT RECTIFY PROBLEM,POSSIBLE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. YH |
| 1998-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS | No | 0 | WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF IT MAY NOT START AGAIN LIKE THE BATTERY HAS NO CHARGE, THE HEATER COIL MODULE HAVE BEEN CHAN… |
| 1997-09-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ALONG TA ROAD THE DASHBOARD WILL GO OUT COMPLETELY, CAUSING LOSS OF SPEEDOMETER/FUEL INDICATOR, AND ODOME… |
| 1997-07-02 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE | No | 0 | CRADLE BOLTS: RECEIVED NOTICE FROM MANUFACTURER FOR THE CRADLE BOLTS. CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT IN JUNE, AND THEY… |
| 1997-06-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS SNAPPED INTO RECEPTICAL, BECAME INOPERATIVE. CAUSE: IMPROPER RESTRAINT OF SEAT BELT… |
| 1997-05-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION TWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. |
| 1997-04-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | Yes | 3 | WHILE DRIVING AT TEN MILES PER HOUR VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT FLIPPED THE C… |
| 1997-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | IGNITION MODULE REPLACED. |
| 1997-02-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | HORN PAD, BOTH HORNS AND FUSE REPLACED BECAUSE HORN KEEPS SHORTING. |
| 1997-01-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | BRAKE CALIPERS REPLACED. |
| 1996-10-18 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, STEERING WHEEL BECAME UNRESPONSIVE, COULDN'T TURN STEERING WHEEL, WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE; LOSS OF STEERIN… |
| 1996-09-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED. |
| 1996-08-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL… |
| 1996-06-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT | No | 0 | FAILURE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT , THE SEAT BELT IS WRAPPED AROUND THE LEVER, CAUSING THE SEATBACK TO RECLINE TO… |
| 1996-05-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE CUT OFF.PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAILS. *AK |
| 1996-03-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | THE REAR DISC BRAKES ARE RUSTING AND NOW THEY WILL NOT STOP THE CAR AT ALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-01-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CRADLE MOUNTS THAT SUPPORT THE ENGINE ON THE RIGHT SIDE BECAME RUSTED. THIS CONDITION ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO DROP O… |
| 1995-12-21 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK BROKE WHILE DRIVING; SEAT HAD ROCKING LIKE MOTION; AT THIS TIME, CAUSE UNKNOWN. TT |
| 1995-11-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | THE REAR BRAKES OF THE CAR DO NOT WORK. TT CONSUMER STATES CALIPERS SEIZE AND CAUSE SMOKE AND ODOR, ROTORS RUST, BECA… |
| 1995-09-22 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE, UNABLE TO LATCH SEAT BELT. TT |
| 1995-09-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, REPLACED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. TT |
| 1995-09-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM, THE BRAKE SHOES AND PADS ARE WEARING TO OFTEN. *AK |
| 1995-08-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | THE CAR STOPPED AFTER IT JUMPED A COUPLE OF TIMES. REPLACED IGNITION MODULE. TT |