1994 Oldsmobile Ciera

Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
44
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1994-08-31 94V159000 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH 139,542 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2001-07-04 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM No 0 DEFECTIVE FUEL SYSTEM
2000-08-15 TIRES:TREAD/BELT No 0 4 PASSENGER CAR REPLACEMENT TIRES PURCHASED FROM FIRESTONE ON JULY 23, 1999 AT 64,097 MILES; TREAD COMPLETELY PEELED OF…
2000-06-07 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 IN 1/00 AT 56000 MILES BLOWN HEADGASKET,,, FACTORY COVERED REPAIR WITH $300 DEDUCTIBLE..REPAIR DONE AT MARVIN K. BROWN …
2000-03-15 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 PARKED AT A DRIVE IN PHARMACY, PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE, AND IT LURCHED BACKWARD, HITTING VEHICLE BEHIND THE CONSUMER. …
1999-05-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 DURING RAINY WEATHER THE SERPENTINE DRIVE BELT GETS WET AND SLIP, SLIPPAGE RESULTS IN LOSS OF POWER ACCELERATION AND MA…
1998-07-14 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON ACCIDENT AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH OR LESS IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEAL…
1997-11-25 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING No 0 CRUISE CONTROL AND ABS FAILED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE STOP LIGHT FILAMENT, POOR DESIGN OF GROUNDING.
1997-05-24 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 2 VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT, STARTED & SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, W/FOOT ON BRAKES (ABS); VEHICLE TOOK OFF BACKWARDS, BRAKES DID …
1997-05-13 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 CAR JUST STARTED TO ACCELERATE FOR NO REASON. DRIVER DIDN'T HAVE FOOT ON THE PEDAL. *AK
1996-12-07 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION ACCESS TO FIRST GEAR FAILURE.
1996-12-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE No 0 MUFFLER FAILED.
1996-11-14 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 GEAR SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE, CAR WENT AIRBORNE, APPLIED BRAKES, CAR WENT INTO A SPIN, ENGINE ROARING, ACCELERATOR KEP…
1996-09-15 STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY No 0 WHILE DRIVING THE REAR TIE ROD/SWAY BAR BROKE. *AK
1996-06-20 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD
1996-04-30 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 BRAKES FAILED. *DH
1996-04-15 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 2 SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURIES.
1996-02-16 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR No 0 PASSENGER SIDE FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED, AT LESS THAN 30K MILES. TT
1996-01-03 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL No 0 FAILURE OF THE IDLE SPEED CONTROL THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. TT
1995-11-24 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING No 0 ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. TT
1995-10-08 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 1 ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCE. TT
1995-10-02 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 WHEN VEHICLE EXCEEDS 65MPH, THE FRONT END VIBRATES, CAUSING THE FRONT TIRES TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY. CONTACTED SEVERAL DEA…
1995-09-15 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS No 0 REAR STOP LIGHT FAILED TO FUNCTION ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, NO INDICATION OF FAILURE, NO WARNING TO ONCOMING TRAFFI…
1995-09-07 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM No 0 STRONG CHEMICAL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE, DRIVER GETS A HEADACHE EVERYTIME ITS DRIVEN. TT
1995-08-28 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES LOCKED UP HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT
1995-07-18 EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT No 2 WHILE CHANGING TIRE, JACK BENT AND VEHICLE FELL BACKWARDS HITTING (2) PEOPLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
1995-07-12 STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE No 0 REAR HATCH OFTEN POPS OPEN WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *AK
1995-07-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM No 0 WHEN AIR INTAKE VALVE WAS REPLACED IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND ACT ERRATIC. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
1995-06-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY No 0 BATTERY CABLE NUTS LOOSEN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY. *SKD
1995-03-18 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTEND COLLISION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
1995-03-09 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 THE ABS SYSTEM OF THE CAR DOES NOT WORK WELL.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
1995-03-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 ENGINE OIL LEAK. *SKD
1995-02-28 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC No 0 CONSUMER IS HAVING REAR DISC BRAKE PROBLEM IT MAKING NOISE. TT
1995-02-21 STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS No 0 THE HOOD IS EXTREMELY OVERWEIGHT AND DOES NOT HAVE THE SPRINGS THAT COULD HELP HOLD IT UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
1994-12-01 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 BUILDUP ON THE WINDSHIELD COMING FROM DASHBOARD MATERIAL, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. TT CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY OLDSM…
1994-08-01 VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS No 0 DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW MOTOR INOPERATIVE.
1994-05-20 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER No 0 DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY WHEN IT RAINS BY NOT CLEARING AWAY ALL OF THE WATER. *DSH
1989-08-15 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 SEVERE SPIN OUT OCCURS AT RELATIVELY HIGH/LOW SPEEDS ON SUDDEN BRAKING; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. *AK
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT No 0 ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUALLY ILLUMINATES.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 DRIVER'S/PASSENGERS' SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT OR LOCK UP IN EMERGENCY STOPPING. *AK *ML
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER No 0 GAS GAUGE GOES FROM EMPTY TO FULL NO MATTER HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE VEHICLE. TT
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM No 0 THE NUT THAT HOLDS THE BALL JOINTS CAME OFF, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO GO UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STE…
TIRES:TREAD/BELT No 0 TIRE BELTS CAME APART, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO EXIT OR COMING TO A LIGHT THE VEHICLE JERKS, LURCHES FORWARD AND STALLS. DEALER UNABLE TO CORRECT…
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 BRAKES DO CATCH IMMEDIATELY, AUTO GOES ABOUT ANOTHER CAR LENGTH BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK