Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 17 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 Oldsmobile Ciera, most frequently naming the steering, seat belts and driver assistance categories. 1 safety recall has been issued covering this model year; and 5 NHTSA investigations name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1995 | 1 | 1 |
| May 1995 | 1 | 2 |
| Jul 1995 | 1 | 3 |
| Aug 1995 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 1995 | 1 | 5 |
| Dec 1995 | 2 | 7 |
| Apr 1996 | 2 | 9 |
| Aug 1996 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 1996 | 1 | 11 |
| Nov 1996 | 1 | 12 |
| May 1997 | 1 | 13 |
| Aug 1997 | 1 | 14 |
| Sep 1998 | 1 | 15 |
| May 1999 | 1 | 16 |
| Oct 1999 | 1 | 17 |
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
1 campaign cover this model year
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.
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NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect.
SUB-FRAME ABSORBER FAILURE
There is no summary currently available
LOSS OF POWER STEERING
SUMMARY: THE COMPLAINTS DESCRIBE A FAILURE OF THE PRESSURE HOSECONNECTED TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP.USED ONLY ON THE 4 CYL MODELS.THIS PART HAS BEEN REDESIGNED AND EACH GM DIVISION HAS ISSUED ASERVICE BULLETIN.WARRANTY CLAIMS AND PARTS SALES ARE VERY HIGH.===
POWER STEERING HOSE FAILS
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BRAKE INEFFECTIVENESS
There is no summary currently available
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLS, CONSUMER HAS TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL.*AK CONSUMER HAS HAD NUMEROUS PARTS REPLACED TO STOP VEHICLE FROM STALLING SUCH AS, ENGINE MOUNTS,TIMING CHAIN, FUEL INJECTORS WERE CLEANED, FULE FILTER WAS REPLACED,THROTTLE SENSOR WAS ALSO REPLACED, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL SEEMS TO PERSIST.*JB
WHENEVER DRIVING STEERING MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE RACK & PINION FAILURE, MAKING IT VERY HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE. ALSO MAKES LOUD NOISES. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK IT OUT. *AK
LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID CAUSED THE RACK AND PINION TEFLON TO NYLON JOINT TO FAIL.
WHILE BACKING OUT OF GARAGE A MAJOR FRAME COMPONENT BROKE LOOSE AT BOTH FRONT MOUNTING POINTS, CAUSING ENGINE AND MOST EVERYTHING CONNECTED TO IT TO DROP ALMOST TO THE GROUND. *AK
FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED, CAUSING FUEL TO BE RELEASED DIRECTLY INTO ENGINE.
HEADLINER CAME OFF.(1ST VEHICLE ON 601896)
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHENEVER THE WEATHER IS DAMP THE BRAKES GRAB, SOMETIMES THEY SQUEAL AND SOMETIMES THEY CAUSE THE WHEELS TO LOCK AND YOU SKID A LITTLE.*AK
BOLTS SECURING POWER STEERING PUMP IN PLACE EITHER BROKE OR IS MISSING, CAUSING POWER STEERING PUMP TO FALL OFF, MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.