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1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Mar 9, 2005
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.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jul 17, 2000

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–4 of 4

Engine
Filed Mar 9, 2005

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR CHECKUP, AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT ENGINE FAILED, AND WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO START AND OPERATE.*AK

NHTSA ID
10113703
Incident
Mar 8, 2005
Mileage
113,000 mi
Electrical
Filed May 28, 2002
Fire reported

ALL INSTRUMENTS FAILED DUE TO FIRE IN THE TRUNK. THE CONSUMER SAYS THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS AN INSULATION SHORTING OUT. *YH

NHTSA ID
565878
Transmission
Filed Apr 13, 2001

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT DISENGAGE CAUSING CAR TO STALL IN TRAFFIC, WHEN STOPPING. *AK

NHTSA ID
744016
Incident
Apr 12, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Jul 17, 2000

DRIVER-SIDE SEAT-LAP BELT FAILS TO ENGAGE AND IF LOCKS, FAIL TO RELEASE. MICH HAS A MANDATORY SEATBELT LAW & I MUST USE THE PASSENGER-SIDE STUB-END TO CONNECT TO.*AK

NHTSA ID
725533

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.

Data sources

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