1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1992-04-01 92V043000 VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS 37,030 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2011-04-24 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 50 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS…
2010-11-22 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 OLDSMOBILE CIERA. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 95V173000, SE…
2007-05-08 STRUCTURE No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS CIERA. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED BY A DEALER BECAUSE …
2005-01-20 STRUCTURE No 0 THE REAR CRADLE BOLT RECALL 00V189000 DEFECT OCCURRED WHILE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS RESULTED IN THE SUBFRAME B…
2004-10-20 STEERING No 0 WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEE…
2004-08-23 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAS TO PUT THE VEHICLE …
2004-01-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1991 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME. I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES ALREADY BECAUS…
2003-06-26 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. *AK
2003-06-09 STRUCTURE No 0 CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING THE CRADLE BOLT FAILED, CAUSING THE MOTOR TO DROP.*AK
2003-05-02 STRUCTURE No 0 WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING BOLT BECAME LOSE WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO JUMP AROUND. WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FO…
2003-03-27 VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS No 0 THE POWER WINDOW FAILED TO ROLL DOWN. *JB THE NEW MOTOR DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO MOVE THE WIN…
2003-03-15 SEAT BELTS No 0 SEAT BELT ON DRIVERS SIDE WILL NOT RETRACT. I'M A DISABLED PERSON, AND HUSBAND HAS BEEN DEPLOYED FOR A YEAR OR MORE, AN…
2002-11-30 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 I HAVE REPLACED THE DOOR HANDLES ON BOTH THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER DOORS. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME ON THE DRIVERS SID…
2002-09-28 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES No 0 CONSUMERS SON WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. TAPPING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DISENGAGE THE CRUI…
2002-09-27 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 THE FRONT SEAT BELTS IN MY VEHICLE HAVE A TENDENCY TO LOCK UP WHEN YOU START TO PULL ON THE BELTS TO PUT THEM ON. MY P…
2002-05-01 STRUCTURE No 0 RECALL 97 V 058 000/REAR CRADLE BOLTS: WHILE IN REVERSE CRADLE BOLTS HAVE BROKEN AND CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING. MANUFAC…
2002-02-25 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 FRONT ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES AND THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT WOULD NOT OPEN RIGHT AWAY, WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE THE DRIVER MAN…
2001-11-15 STRUCTURE No 0 RECALL 00 V 189 000/CRADLE BOLTS: WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. …
2001-11-01 STRUCTURE No 0 WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A STRANGE NOISE. THEN SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. THE REAR OF THE C…
2001-09-06 STRUCTURE Yes 0 RECALL 00V189000 CONCERNING ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A BOOMING N…
2001-09-06 STRUCTURE Yes 0 THE CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS AND STEERING COLLAPSE WHILE DRIVING. OWNER'S VEHICLE WA…
2001-09-06 STRUCTURE No 0 CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A RECALLED DEFECT WHICH WAS NEVER SENT TO HIM(00V189). ONCE CONSUMER CONTA…
2001-09-06 STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) Yes 1 VIN [XXX] I AM DENIED MY SAFETY RECALL FROM GM 313-875-0300.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFO…
2001-08-08 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE STARTED DUE TO REAR MOUNT BOLTS BEING RUSTY, AND CAUSING ENGINE TO DROP.*AK
2001-06-01 SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY No 0 WHILE DRIVING REAR LEAF SPRING SNAPPED. *AK
2001-04-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 HEAD GASKET FAILED, CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED DEALER BECAUSE THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON VEHICLE, DEALERSHIP ADVISE…
2000-10-15 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 BOTH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SHOULDER BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT. REAR PASSENGER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED TO …
2000-07-12 STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR No 0 WHENEVER KEY WAS REMOVED FROM IGNITION SWITCH, STEERING WHEEL WOULD FAIL TO LOCK UP. ALSO, ALARM SYSTEM WOULD START…
2000-06-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 HEAD GASKET FAILURE AS WELL AS A CRACKED HEAD, $2,000 REPAIR BILL. *AK
2000-06-02 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING STALLING, NEW PLUGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THE FUEL SYSTEM HAS BEEN CLEANED, HOWEVER THE PROBLE…
2000-06-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUST STOPPED, AND ALL POWER WAS LOST. AS SOON AS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN OUT OF DRIVE AND PUT INTO PARK…
2000-04-27 STRUCTURE No 0 ENGINE CRADLE DROPPED BECAUSE BOLTS RUSTED AND SEPARATED FROM CRADLE. DEALER REPLACED BOLTS AND ENGINE CRADLE.*AK
2000-03-23 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE WON'T OPEN DOOR, AND IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO GET INSIDE OF VEHICLE UNLESS OPENING THE PASSENGER'S …
2000-03-05 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL No 0 THE IDLE SPEED WOULD INCREASE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL SPEED OF VEHICLE WITHOUT PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. THE…
2000-03-04 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE COMPLETELY, AND EXCESSIVE EFFORT IS NEEDED TO APPLY BRAKES. A REPAIR SHOP HAS EXAMINED V…
2000-02-21 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 BRAKE PADS ARE SOFT, AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK …
1999-12-10 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 WHEN TRAVELING DASH LIGHTS FLASH AND GO COMPLETLY OUT. WHEN PROBLEM OCCURS CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE SPEED T…
1999-11-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE No 0 A POSSIBLE SHORTAGE IN THE MAIN COMPUTER MAY BE CAUSING VEHCILE TO STALL. *YC
1999-10-05 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 WHILE STOPPINGFOR A RED LIGHT, THE BOLTS THAT SUPPORT THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME, CAUSIN…
1999-10-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY No 0 ANYTIME THE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED, IT WIPES OUT THE COMPUTER MEMORY, CAUSING STALLING, ERADIC SHIFTING, ENGINE FAILUR…
1999-09-07 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS AND LEFT REAR SEAT BELTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY.*AK
1999-08-30 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ENGINE ROD THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH MAY CAUSE A SUDDEN LOSS OF VEH…
1999-08-05 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GETS HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS CHANGED THE CODE …
1999-07-07 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 ELECTRONIC DASHBOARD FLICKERS OFF FOR MINUTES AT A TIME. THIS AFFECTS THE DISPLAY OF THE SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE AND MI…
1999-06-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ANDWITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE KEPT CUTTING OFF. *AK
1999-05-28 SEATS No 0 THERE WAS A RECALL #91C10 ON THE DRIVER POWER SEAT WHICH THE OCCUPANT HAD THE VEHICLE RECALL REPAIRS DONE IN JAN 1993.…
1999-05-25 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 OUR OLDS CUTLAS SUPREME HAS A DIGITAL ELECTRONIC DASH. THIS ENTIRE AREA HAS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH GOING ON AND OFF WH…
1999-05-03 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 PURCHASED CAR (USED) IN NOV. 1997. WAS TOLD BY AMATO OLDS THAT THE CAR UNDERWENT A COMPLETE INSPECTION. HAVE HAD NUME…
1999-02-26 TIRES No 3 POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW OF TIRES (COOPER TIRES-FUTURA 2000 LTE P225/06R/16) EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT ON THREE OCCASIONS, ON ONE…
1999-02-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 1 THIS IS THE SECOND ELECTRICAL FIRE I HAVE EXPERIENCED IN THIS VEHICLE THIS YEAR. THE FIRST WAS THE CENTER CONSOLE, MELT…