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1991 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 28, 2005
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1991 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Airbags116.7%
  • Driver assistance116.7%
  • Electrical116.7%
  • Powertrain (other)116.7%
  • Seat belts116.7%
  • Visibility116.7%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Airbags

Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN FRONTAL IMPACT CRASH AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

NHTSA ID 537130 · filed Jun 18, 1998

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Driver assistance

Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

AUTO-TRAN: ENGINE ACCELERATED WHILE PARKED AND SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO PARK; LURCHED FORWARD; HIT 2 PARKED VEHICLES; 2ND OCCURENCE. HIT GARAGE WALL, 1ST OCCURENCE.

NHTSA ID 958641 · filed Jan 12, 1995

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Electrical

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

AS SOON AS CONSUMER WENT TO TURN IGINTION, GREAT AMOUNT OF SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM ENGINE. WITHIN SECONDS VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED BY FLAMES. *AK

NHTSA ID 855034 · filed Jan 18, 2000

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Powertrain (other)

Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

I HAVE A 1991 OLDSMOBILE CUSTOM CRUISER (STATION WAGON). FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS, VEHICLE HAS BEEN "SWIGGLY" WHEN COMING TO A STOP. NOT SO BAD YESTERDAY, NOTICEABLY WORSE TODAY. A STUCK FRONT CALIPER WAS SUSPECTED. HOWEVER, ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK TODAY VEHICLE BECAME VERY UNSTABLE WHILE DECELERATING FROM APPROX. 50 MPH. VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED FOR A FLAT TIRE, ETC. NO OBVIOUS PROBLEM WAS FOUND. UPON ATTEMPTING TO RE-ENTER TRAFFIC, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKET WAS RIPPED FROM THE REAR AXLE HOUSING CAUSING THE TIRE TO HIT THE FRONT OF THE WHEEL WELL CAUSING BODY DAMAGE. WHEN FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACCELERATOR, THE TIRE THEN SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF THE WHEEL WELL CAUSING MORE BODY DAMAGE, AND BRINGING THE CAR TO A SCREECHING HALT, LUCKILY STILL ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS ALSO PULLED FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND IS NOW WEDGED TIGHT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE BRACKET THAT RIPPED LOOSE HAD BEEN ATTACHED TO THE AXLE TUBE WITH TWO SHORT WELDS, AS IS DONE DURING FIXTURING, AND NEVER FULLY WELDED. THE OTHER SIDE BRACKET IS FULLY WELDED. IF THIS WOULD HAD HAPPENED AT SPEED, THE CONSEQUENCES PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY AS THE CAR WOULD HAVE GONE INTO AN UNCONTROLLED SKID INTO OPPOSING TRAFFIC. *NM

NHTSA ID 10138067 · filed Sep 28, 2005

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Seat belts

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

THE FEMALE PART ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT IS BROKEN. THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT BUCKLE. THE DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID 835981 · filed Mar 19, 1999

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Visibility

Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

DASHBOARD REFLECTS IN THE WINDSHIELD WHEN DRIVING, THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

NHTSA ID 827762 · filed Oct 7, 1998

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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