1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass

Safety Score
77
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2001-03-08 01V068000 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES 129,427 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2020-06-01 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 I PURCHASED AFTERMARKET FUEL TANK AND SENDING UNIT FROM PARTS STORE :SPECTRA PREMIUM BRAND #GM30A FUEL TANK AND SP09D1H…
2016-02-23 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 IGNITION FAILURE WHEN SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE. IGNITION STUCK BETWEEN ACC AND OFF POSITION. DASHLIGHTS AND RADIO LIGHTS ST…
2014-06-17 AIR BAGS No 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTE…
2013-12-27 STEERING No 0 VECHILE RECENTLY STARTED MAKING GROANING NOISE WHEN STEERING AND FROM POWER STEERING PUMP. POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPL…
2011-01-25 STEERING No 0 WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2010 FROM A USED CAR DEALER. UPON 6 MONTHS OF DRIVING WE NOTICED A STEERING PROBLEM THAT WAS HARD…
2008-06-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ON MY 1997 OLDS CUTLASS COMES ON FREQUENTLY AND WILL NOT ALLOW MY CAR TO START. IN RESEARCHING THIS …
2007-12-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS. WHEN THE CONTACT INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, THE ANTI- THEFT WA…
2007-03-27 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE…
2006-10-15 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 ABS LIGHT COMES ON VERY FREQUENTLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR MAKING A TURN. HAS DONE SO SINCE THE CAR WAS PURC…
2006-08-12 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE No 0 I OWN A 1997 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE FOR…
2006-03-03 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET- 3100 V6 ENGINE ON GM PRODUCT. *JB
2005-11-18 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE No 0 INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED TWICE. FIRST REPAIRED AT MONROE SERVICE ON 11-18-2005 AT 76655 MILES THE COST WAS $731…
2005-10-24 STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 I BOUGHT A 1997 CUTLASS SUPREME FROM GABRIEL JORDAN OF HENDERSON TEXAS. THERE IS A RECALL ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. IN …
2005-09-26 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE No 0 DT:THE CONTACT STATED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED OIL AND ANTIFREEZE DUE TO THE TYPE OF PLASTIC THAT WAS MANUFACT…
2005-09-05 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT No 0 DT: CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT WHEELS TURNED OUTWARD…
2005-09-04 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM No 0 GROANING NOISE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN/GEAR WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. *JB
2005-02-08 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC, AND LEAKED ANTIFREEZE CONTINUOUSLY. *AK
2005-01-22 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 0 1997 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS PREMATURE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.*MR THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICEL CAME IN CONTACT SOMEHOW WITH A DRAI…
2004-10-05 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 ENGINE OVERHEATED. CONSUMER MADE IT HOME, AND AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ENGINE WAS DEFECT…
2004-08-24 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY Yes 0 THE VEHICLE'S FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED AND RESULTED IN SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *NM THE CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT …
2004-08-10 STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE STEERING GEAR BEARING RECALL 03V527000 BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE TOOLS.*AK
2004-08-02 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM Yes 0 WHILE DRIVING STEERING JERKED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT COLLIDED…
2004-07-12 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH, THE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. THE CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE…
2004-05-06 STEERING:RACK AND PINION Yes 1 WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE FRONT WHEELS BUCKLED AND THE VEHICLE FELL TO THE GROUND. THE STEERING LOCKED UP. THE VEH…
2004-03-11 STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 AFTER DEALERSHIP PERFORMED STEERING GEAR BEARINGS RECALL 03V527000 REPAIRS FRONT END WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THE STEERIN…
2004-03-10 STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 I HAD A RECALL ON MY STEERING RACK PINION AND THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTORY WOULD NOT HONOR IT BECAUSE THEY SAID T…
2004-03-10 STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR THE STEERING GEAR BEARINGS RECALL 03V527000. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE STEERI…
2004-02-18 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS No 0 WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING THROUGH THE ENGINE. SUDDENLY, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED . VE…
2004-01-10 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM No 0 LOSS OF POWER STEERING, GRINDING NOISE, LEAKING FLUID. *LA
2003-08-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 1997, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES,…
2003-07-17 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 I HAVE A 97 AND 99 OLDSMOBILE CUTLAS WITH V6-191 3.1L VIN M SFI ENGINES. THEY BOTH LEAK COOLANT FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOL…
2003-06-18 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 ABS LIGHT COMES ON AT RANDOM TIMES, USUALLY DURING A TURN, BUT NO ADVERSE CONDITIONS OCCUR. WHEN DIAGNOSED, IT WAS STA…
2003-06-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING No 0 THE VEHICLE'S IAC SENSOR CONNECTOR WIRE WAS TOO SHORT WHICH CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULL…
2003-05-08 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER No 0 1) AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR I HAD IT TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 4 TIMES FOR A BODY MODULE MALFUNCTION. 2) IGNITION SWITCH W…
2003-01-09 STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2002 AND…
2002-06-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS No 0 CONSUMER HAD FUEL INJECTOR REPLACED, ELECTRICAL TESTING WAS DONE ON VEHICLE DUE TO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ALERT, THE NEXT D…
2002-01-31 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER No 0 WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM FROZE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT RECALL 01V068000. DEALER STATED THAT…
2002-01-02 AIR BAGS No 0 WHERE AIRBAGS ARE LOCATED IN STEERING WHEEL, SEAMS ARE SPLITTING. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *TT
2001-07-05 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED , ROTARS, PADS, SHOES, ETC. *AK
2001-06-10 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 BELT DOES NOT RETRACT-HAVE TO MANIPULATE BY HAND AND TENDS TO TWIST. *AK
2001-03-18 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 STARTS AND RUNS BEAUTIFULLY UNTIL STOPPED BRIEFLY, WON'T RESART, TURNS OVER AND DIES. NO GAS SMELL. AFTER SITTING 15-2…
2001-02-02 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR No 0 FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING BRAKES TO VIBRATE. *AK
2001-02-01 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BROKEN WELD ON SUB FRAME CRADLE. *SLC
2001-01-30 STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND NEAR COLLISION. *AK
2000-11-22 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 DEALER REPLACED LOWER INTAKE GASKET DUE TO AN OIL LEAK. *SLC
2000-10-21 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER No 0 WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE WINDSHIELD WASHER WHEN THE WIPER BLADES CROSSED EACH OTHER IN THE MIDDLE OF T…
2000-10-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 ENGINE REAR NUT BOLTS BROKEN, ENGINE MOVES AT THE LEAST BUMP ON PAVEMENT. TICKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. SOMETIMES TH…
2000-06-19 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR No 0 ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS HAVE RUSTY PITTED SURFACES. THE RIGHT REAR IS ALMOST TOTALLY POCK MARKED WITH PITS AND CAUSES TH…
2000-05-08 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHANGED 7 TIMES, THERE WAS LESS THAN 5000 MILES BTWEEN SETS OF BRAKES BEING REPAIRED. TOOK TO DEALER A…
2000-03-28 STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BINDING OF THE STEERING SYSTEM, POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED HOWEVER VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENC…