1999 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS

117 complaints filed with NHTSA.

117
Complaints
3
Crashes
2
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
TIRES:TREAD/BELT11
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR9
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE5
TIRES4
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4
SUSPENSION3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR3
TIRES:SIDEWALL3

Recent Complaints

20140701FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER THEN NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

20051219CrashFireAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. THERE WAS NO COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE HIT A SIGN AND A BRICK WALL. IT WAS A FRONTAL IMPACT, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK

20010620CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

CONSUMER WAS IN PROCESS OF PUTTING VEHICLE IN PARK WHEN ENGINE STARTED REVVING. SUDDENLY VEHICLE TOOK OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO GO THROUGH A GLASS WINDOW. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER HAS SOMEONE COMING OUT, NOT THE DEALER TO INSPECT VEHICLE. *AK 2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

20001023CrashTIRES:TREAD/BELT

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, AND NOTICED THAT RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM RIM. FIRESTONE AFFINITY T2 26695GXBM10757-3, THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK DOT#W2MWAAA318 SIZE P21560R15. *SLC