1994 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS — Complaint #211003
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NHTSA Complaint about VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING filed May 10, 2000
NHTSA complaint #211003 (ODI reference 861690) concerns a 1994 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS and was filed on May 10, 2000. The report was geocoded to Iowa based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as visibility:windshield wiper/washer:switch/wiring, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS cohort independently describe similar visibility:windshield wiper/washer:switch/wiring failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 1994 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
NHTSA RECALL 97V017000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 97003 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER SWITCH. CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL, BUT DEALER WON'T DO RECALL REPAIRS DUE TO NOT FINDING THE RECALL IN THEIR SYSTEM. *AK
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 211003 |
| ODI Number | 861690 |
| Date Filed | May 10, 2000 |
| VIN | 1G3WH15MORD |
Similar VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING Complaints for 1994 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. HE WOULD HAVE TO JIGGLE THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK. THE CONTACT HAD THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS REP
WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH FAILED AFTER RECALL REPAIR.
WIRE BROKE INSIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER SWITCH. *AK
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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