Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Oldsmobile Ciera.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-01-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET LEAKED. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT WHEN HE WENT INTO GARAGE THERE WAS WATER ON THE FLOOR. CONSUMER HAD VEH… |
| 2002-12-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK ON GM 3.1 L V6. *NLM |
| 2002-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING IN DECEMBER OF 2002. WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB |
| 2002-11-17 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | Yes | 2 | THE CAR WAS HIT FROM BEHIND WHILE STOPPED AND THE SEAT AND SHOULDER BELTS DID NOT HOLD US IN PLACE. DT |
| 2002-05-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT FOR 2 MINUTES AND START BACK UP, AND STALL BACK OUT AGAIN WITHOUT ANY WARNING.CO… |
| 2002-04-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE YIELDING ONTO HIGHWAY, STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE, AFTER RELEASING PEDAL, ACCELERATED AT 80MPH. THROTTLE … |
| 2001-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK INTO OIL |
| 2001-05-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND NOTICED COOLANT WAS GETTING LOW. CHECKED UNDER HOOD, AND FLUID WAS ON ENGINE. HEAD GASKET WA… |
| 2001-05-03 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH VEHICLE HYDROPLANED INTO A DITCH AND IMPACTED A TREE HEAD-ON. DRIVER'S AIR BAG… |
| 2001-03-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | THE OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM |
| 2001-01-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | VEHICLE SKIDS IF APPLYING BRAKES ON LEAST AMOUNT OF ICE OR SLUSH. LOW TRACTION LIGHTS COMES ON, AND ABS LOCKS UP. *… |
| 2000-06-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF AND COME TO A DEAD STOP. CONSUMER HAS CONTACT… |
| 2000-04-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | OCT 99 WHILE DRIVING HEARD A NOISE $ VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD.CONTACTED DEALER & INFORMED… |
| 2000-03-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | #6 CYLINDER FAILED RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. DEALER WANTS TO REBUILD OR REPLACE WITH A NEW ENGINE. CONSUMER FEELS T… |
| 2000-02-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WENT OUT DUE TO A HARDENED STOVE PIPE GM# 24202422. THE PART BECAME DEFECTIVE (EATEN UP). TRANSMISSION S… |
| 1999-09-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HAD HEARD A NOISE & VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. CONTACTED DEALER & INFORMED BY… |
| 1999-06-01 | PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | PARKING BRAKE RELEASE CABLE BROKE, RESULTING IN THE PARKING BRAKE STICKING. YH |
| 1999-01-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT WORK RESULTING IN A REAR-END COLLISION. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. |
| 1998-12-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT | No | 0 | REAR GLASS TO HATCH BROKE TWICE DUE TO REAR HATCH STRUT APPLYING TOO MUCH PRESSURE TO GLASS. |
| 1998-12-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OVER 25 MPH AND STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP. CONSUMER HAD T… |
| 1998-11-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | FRONT BRAKE LININGS ON RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 11212 MILES. |
| 1998-11-18 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH WHEN VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SUDDENLY. HAD REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAG … |
| 1998-09-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WHEN THE SUN STARTS TO GO DOWN IT IS HARD TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD BECAUSE THERE WATER BUBBLES ARE ALL OVER THE WI… |
| 1998-08-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS WOULD CUT OFF WITH UT INDICATIONS. *AK |
| 1998-07-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE CONTINUALLY FAILING, UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. |
| 1998-06-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL SEVERAL TIMES. |
| 1998-05-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | UNEVEN WEAR/WARPING FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS. |
| 1998-04-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION. |
| 1998-04-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING SAW WHITE SMOKE EMINATING FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD. DRIVER PULLED OFF ROAD AND PARKED. ALL PASSENGERS EXI… |
| 1998-03-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | BATTERY FAILED. |
| 1998-03-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM CYLINDERS, WHICH RESULTED IN NO BRAKING ABILITY, AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH., REAR BRAKE CYLINDE… |
| 1998-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | THE HORN ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE HORN TO BE INOPERATIVE.. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM.… |
| 1998-01-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 1 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN A VEHICLE COLLISION AND INJURIES. |
| 1998-01-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE CONTINUE TO HAVE ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. |
| 1998-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS GO OFF OCCASIONALLY. |
| 1997-12-22 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | AFTER VEHICLE WAS SITTING OVERNIGHT THE REAR WINDOW GLASS WAS FOUND SHATTERED. *AK |
| 1997-11-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER DROVE ABOUT 4 MILES THEN BEGAN TO PARK ONCE HE REACHED HIS DESTINATION. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE VEHICLE KEP… |
| 1997-10-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS AT A STOP, HAS FOOT ON BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO JUMP/SUDDEN ACCELERATION. WILL STOP IF ENGINE IS TUR… |
| 1997-08-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED. WILL DRIVING GASKET RAN HOT; THE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS SPEWING WATER AND THE GASKET HAD TO BE CHA… |
| 1997-08-23 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS BELIEVED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DRIVELINE SHAFT. THE VEHICLE VIBRATES … |
| 1997-07-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 50 TO 60 MPH THE DASHLIGHT CAME ON, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CUT OFF. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DE… |
| 1997-07-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | FRONT BRAKE PADS WORN. |
| 1997-06-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL ACCIDENT AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS. VEHICLE W… |
| 1997-05-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | UPON APPROACHING VEHICLE APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKING APPARATUS, NO RESPONSE FROM ABS. *AK |
| 1997-02-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | NORMAL BRAKING, COMING TO A STOP SIGN APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.… |
| 1997-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND WHILE DRIVING UP ON A HILL THERE WILL BE NOISE COMING FROM T… |
| 1997-02-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | METAL WINDOW/DOOR FRAME TRIM IS LOOSE AND CREATES LOUD WIND NOISE. |
| 1997-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS | No | 0 | WHEEL CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. |
| 1996-12-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | FUEL INJECTORS FAILED TWICE. |
| 1996-12-19 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | FRONT END MISALIGNED/UNBALANCED. *AK |