Total Complaints
59 filings
OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME · model year
1994 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME
59 NHTSA complaints, 3 crash reports for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1994OLDSMOBILECUTLASS SUPREME carries 59 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 3 crashes, 0 fires, 2 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1994 CUTLASS SUPREME is service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip with 8 filings, followed by air bags:frontal (4) and service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:caliper (3). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 13 investigation files overlapping the 1994 CUTLASS SUPREME. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
59
Complaints
3
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths
Crashes Reported
3 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 8 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 3 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | 2 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20040830AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. PASSENGER SUSTAINED A CUT TO FOREHEAD AND BRUISES TO THE KNEES WHEN COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE AIR BAG. *AK
20040422UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE BRAKES ARE A CONSTANT REPAIR THEY NEVER WORKED AND CONSTANTLY NEED REPLACEMENT THE DEALER "FIXED" THE BRAKES BUT SHORTLY AFTER -THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY WON'T HONOR THE BRAKED JOB BECAUSE THEY ENTERED IN THE WRONG DATE OF REPAIR DATE. THE COOLING SYSTEM IS ALWAYS NEEDED FOR THESE CARS. MINE HAS BEEN SITTING FOR MONTHS NOW WITH THE BRAKES OUT AND THE COOLING SYSTEM LEAKING WITH AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR OF 500.00 -SOME METAL TUBE LEAKS -THEY HAVE TO TAKE THE ENTIRE CAR APART TO FIX IT !
Mileage: 67,000
20040422POWER TRAIN
THE BRAKES ARE A CONSTANT REPAIR THEY NEVER WORKED AND CONSTANTLY NEED REPLACEMENT THE DEALER "FIXED" THE BRAKES BUT SHORTLY AFTER -THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY WON'T HONOR THE BRAKED JOB BECAUSE THEY ENTERED IN THE WRONG DATE OF REPAIR DATE. THE COOLING SYSTEM IS ALWAYS NEEDED FOR THESE CARS. MINE HAS BEEN SITTING FOR MONTHS NOW WITH THE BRAKES OUT AND THE COOLING SYSTEM LEAKING WITH AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR OF 500.00 -SOME METAL TUBE LEAKS -THEY HAVE TO TAKE THE ENTIRE CAR APART TO FIX IT !
Mileage: 67,000
20040422ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE BRAKES ARE A CONSTANT REPAIR THEY NEVER WORKED AND CONSTANTLY NEED REPLACEMENT THE DEALER "FIXED" THE BRAKES BUT SHORTLY AFTER -THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY WON'T HONOR THE BRAKED JOB BECAUSE THEY ENTERED IN THE WRONG DATE OF REPAIR DATE. THE COOLING SYSTEM IS ALWAYS NEEDED FOR THESE CARS. MINE HAS BEEN SITTING FOR MONTHS NOW WITH THE BRAKES OUT AND THE COOLING SYSTEM LEAKING WITH AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR OF 500.00 -SOME METAL TUBE LEAKS -THEY HAVE TO TAKE THE ENTIRE CAR APART TO FIX IT !
Mileage: 67,000
20040422SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKES ARE A CONSTANT REPAIR THEY NEVER WORKED AND CONSTANTLY NEED REPLACEMENT THE DEALER "FIXED" THE BRAKES BUT SHORTLY AFTER -THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY WON'T HONOR THE BRAKED JOB BECAUSE THEY ENTERED IN THE WRONG DATE OF REPAIR DATE. THE COOLING SYSTEM IS ALWAYS NEEDED FOR THESE CARS. MINE HAS BEEN SITTING FOR MONTHS NOW WITH THE BRAKES OUT AND THE COOLING SYSTEM LEAKING WITH AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR OF 500.00 -SOME METAL TUBE LEAKS -THEY HAVE TO TAKE THE ENTIRE CAR APART TO FIX IT !
Mileage: 67,000
20040302ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE, WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR AN INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE K-FRAME CORRODED, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Mileage: 81,000
20040301ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED FUSE AND THE BULB BLEW OUT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED 3 TIMES, AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK *MR
Mileage: 99,000
20040301EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED FUSE AND THE BULB BLEW OUT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED 3 TIMES, AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK *MR
Mileage: 99,000
20031022ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING THE ENGINE OFF CONSUMER SMELLED A VERY STRONG GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ODOR. *AK
Mileage: 35,000
20031002FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL TANK RUSTED OUT AND LEAKED GAS AND FUMES. *JB
20030616STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
ON A 1994 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME CONVERTIBLE WITH THE 3.4 LITER DOHC ENGINE, THE HIGH PRESSURE (I.E., INLET) POWER STEERING LINE FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY. THE POINT OF FAILURE WAS ABOUT 2 INCHES ABOVE WHERE THE LINE TURNS 90 DEGREES VERTICALLY UP AT THE RIGHT FRAME RAIL AND BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING AND THE FRONT FRAME REAR CROSS-MEMBER. A BOLT AND BRACKET FOR DIFFERENT ASSEMBLY INTERFERED WITH AND WORE A HOLE IN THE FLEXIBLE PART OF THE LINE. *NLM
Mileage: 140,000
20021021VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
INTERMINTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INOPERABLE OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVERS VIEW. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THIS SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE IS NOT DUE TO VIN# DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
20020909VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE HAS PROBLEM ACCELERATING. DEALER STATED THAT A VALVE COULD BE DEFECTIVE, CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK
20020909SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON. ALSO, THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *YH
20020731SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
VEHICLE WAS GOING 35MPH AND EMERRGENCY BRAKE LIGHT AND ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. BRAKES FAILED, AND VEHICLE WAS FORCED TO RUN A RED LIGHT. BRAKES WERE MAKING A HISSING NOISE BEFORE THEY FAILED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT MASTER CYLINDER, ROTORS AND DISCS FAILED. OLDSMOBILE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *YH
20020627VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
RECALL 97V017000O REPAIRS CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER SWITCH WERE DONE IN 1997. ON 1 JUNE 2002, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. DEALER REPLACED WIRING MECHANISM.*AK CONSUMER ADDS WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM FAILED AGAIN. MECHANIC REPLACED THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY AND AN INSPECTION OF THE FAILED PART SHOWED THAT IT HAD THE REQUIRED NYLON TIE ON THE WIRES, EXCEPT FOR ONE WIRE WHICH WAS MISSING. THE WIRE WHICH BROKE OVER TIME, WAS THE REASON FOR THE SAFETY RECALL. *TT
20020419SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
CONSUMER NOTICED EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE, MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE REAR CALIPERS WERE FROZEN, RUST BEING THE CAUSE. *NLM *YD
20020328FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER STATES THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING ALL OVER DRIVEWAY. CONSUMER STATES ONE OF THE FUEL LINES WAS LEAKING. DEALER REPLACED METAL FUEL LINE WITH A RUBBER HOSE. CONSUMER STATES THAT 99000 MILES VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE. CONSUMER RAISED HOOD AND OIL WAS SQUIRTING ACROSS ENGINE, TOOK TO MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT AN INCORRECT HOSE WAS PUT ON. CONSUMER STATES CAR ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE.
20020328ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
CONSUMER STATES THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING ALL OVER DRIVEWAY. CONSUMER STATES ONE OF THE FUEL LINES WAS LEAKING. DEALER REPLACED METAL FUEL LINE WITH A RUBBER HOSE. CONSUMER STATES THAT 99000 MILES VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE. CONSUMER RAISED HOOD AND OIL WAS SQUIRTING ACROSS ENGINE, TOOK TO MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT AN INCORRECT HOSE WAS PUT ON. CONSUMER STATES CAR ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE.
20010619AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED. DEALERSHIP/MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 1994 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME have?▼
The 1994 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME has 59 NHTSA complaints, 3 crashes, 0 fires, 2 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1994 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME?▼
The most-complained component for the 1994 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME is SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP with 8 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include AIR BAGS:FRONTAL and SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER.
Is the 1994 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
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Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
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