1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Owner Complaints

I HAVE A 1990 OLDSMOBLE CUTLASS SUPREME. A RECALL #00065 FOR GM WAS DONE ON MY CAR AND ONLY THE FRONT CRADLE BOLTS AND RETAINERS WERE DONE. BUT UPON REVIEWING NHTSA'S RECALL #00V189000 THE FRONT AND REAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE. SINCE THE REFUSAL FROM GM THE REAR BOLTS HAVE COME DOWN AND MY ENGINE IS LEANING BACK. I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THE MANUFACTURE GM 3 TIMES AND THEY BOTH SAY THAT THEY ONLY HAVE TO DO THE FRONT CRADLE BOLTS FOR THEIR RECALL AND NOT THE REAR. I ALSO HAVE MY ORIGINAL RECEIPT THAT SAYS ONLY 2 BOLTS AND RETAINERS WERE BOUGHT AND INSTALLED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10140878

Incident

Apr 2, 2004

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE SIDE OF THE TRUNK. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ANTENNA WIRES CAUSED THE FIRE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10103219

Incident

Dec 3, 2004

THE DIGITAL DASHBOARD COMPONENT DOESN'T WORK 99% OF THE TIME. I NEVER KNOW THE SPEED I AM GOING, OR IF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANYTHING COMES ON. WHEN THE DASH DOES COME ON IF YOU HIT THE SLIGHTEST BUMP IT GOES BACK OFF. I FEEL THIS IS UNSAFE. AS I RESEARCHED THIS SITE FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME CAR I FIND THAT MY COMPLAINT IS THE 5TH ONE FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I HAVE BOUGHT AND REPLACED THE COMPONENT THINKING IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT IT DIDN'T. IT IS WITH THE WIRING ITSELF. A DEFECT IN THE WRING FROM THE MANUFATURER, AGAIN IT'S NOT THE COMPONENTS. I WOULD LIKE A RECALL TO BE ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. I STILL HAVE THE OLD DASH COMPONENT SO IF THEY NEED TO BE TESTED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10086856

Incident

Jul 14, 2000

Mileage

123,000 mi

WHEN THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE OWNER STATED THERE WAS NO WHERE IN THE MANUAL THAT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED WITH EVERY BATTERY CHANGE. ALSO, THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE STALLED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10055768

THE HOOD LATCH CABLE FROZE AND THE HOOD RELEASE LEVER BROKE. IN TURN THEE CABLE AND THE LEVER MUST BE REPLACED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10050900

Incident

Dec 15, 2003

Mileage

67,750 mi

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT REAR CARRIAGE BOLTS PROBLEM. STATED FRAME CAME DOWN ON THE CAR, CAUSING ENGINE TO FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE.MANUFACTURER AND A DEALER WEE CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT WAS NOT A PROBLEM, AND THAT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10027170

Incident

Jul 7, 2003

LTR FM BRYAN GRANT (NJ) *MR. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT AND REAR FRAME CRADLE BOLTS, THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE FRONT FRAME CRADLE BOLTS AND RETAINERS, HOWEVER MONTHS LATER THE ENGINE HAD FALLEN FROM THE VEHICLE, WHICH LEFT THE VEHICLE WITH NO STEERING CAPABILITY AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE REAR FRAME CRADLE BOLTS HAD SEPARATED, WHICH WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN REPLACED DURING THE INITIAL RECALL. *JB *CB *JB

NHTSA ID

10012283

Incident

Dec 12, 2002

ENGINE FELL OUT OF VEHICLE. MR (NOTE: EXEC SEC CONTROLLED A CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING MR. GRANT'S VEHICLE - SEE ODI REFERENCE NO. 10012283, CCMMERCURY NO. ES03-001972). THE REPLACED THE FRONT FRAME /CRADLE BOLTS UNDER RECALL, HOWEVER ON DEC 12, 2002 THE REAR FRAME/ CRADLE BOLTS AND RETAINER SEPARATED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10015199

Incident

Dec 12, 2002

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT AND REAR CRADLE BOLT RETAINER, HOWEVER THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE FRONT CRADLE BOLTS. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID

10011431

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING THE ENGINE CRADLE DROPED. CAUSE UNKNOWN DEALER NOTIFIED.*JB

NHTSA ID

8014750

Incident

Jun 16, 2002

NHTSA RECALL 00 V 189 000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00061/65 CONCERNING ENGINE CRADLE BOLT: WHILE BEING SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE, TECHNICIAN INFORMED OF A SEVERE CORROSION AROUND RETAINER BOLTS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *YH

NHTSA ID

8011545

Incident

Jun 5, 2002

BRAKE CLUB WAS ATTACHED TO BRAKES AND CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE SPEEDED UP/ HIT THREE, AND VEHICLE STOPPED ON IMPACT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM PRODUCT COMPANY WAS A LAWMAN ARMOR CORPORATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

895998

Incident

Sep 4, 2001

THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 90V-185, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED DUE TO VIN. NLM

NHTSA ID

561584

Incident

Mar 1, 1996

THE REAR RIGHT AND LEFT BRAKE CALIPERS HAVE BOTH FAILED..THE LEFT ONE WAS COMPLETED REPLACED BACK IN 1993 DUE TO COMPLETE LOCK UP.THE RIGHT BRAKE AT THE TIME WAS OK. THEN THIS MONTH I HAD A BRAKE FAILURE IN MY DRIVEWAY..I KEPT TRYING TO MAKE THE PARKING BRAKE WORK FOR NMONTHS AND IT NEVER DID. THEN WHEN I TOOK THE WHEEL OFF TO LOOKS A THE BRAKES THE LEFT BRAKE HAD BURNED UP THE OUTBOARD SHOE ONLY AND NOT THE INBOARD SHOE..THIS CHEWED UP THE ROTOR. THE RIGHT SIDE HAD BEEN DOING NOTHING..THE SHOES STILL LOOKED NEW EXCEPT FOR DIRT..THE PUCKS HAD STUCK OUT AND LEFT THE SEALS ROLLED AND NOTHING WOULD RESET. IT FIRST COST ME $144.00 PLUS LABOR IN 1993 TO REPLACE THE LEFT REAR CALIPER WHICH JUST FAILED AGAIN. NOW I HAD TO HAVE ALL THE REAR BRAKES DONE OVER AND I HAVE COPIES OF THE RECIPT.*AK( DOT NUMBER: )

NHTSA ID

743820

Incident

Apr 10, 2001

CONSUMER RECEIVED REPAIR KIT SENT FOR RECALL 00V189000. HOWEVER, CONSUMERS COMPLAINT IS THAT BOLTS SENT IN REPAIR KIT ARE NOT "LOCK-TIGHT," AND "BUSHING" THAT BOLT FIT INTO ARE CORRODED. *AK CONSUMER STATES HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR BUSHING RETAINER REPLACEMENT, THEY ADVISED CONSUMER HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS AND FRONT ALIGNMENT, CONSUMER BOUGHT THE PARTS AND TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC THEN SHOWED CONSUMER THERE WAS NOT A LOCK ON ANY BOLTS THAT WERE USED, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT ALIGNMENT COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE HOLES IN THE CRADLE THAT THE BUSHINGS FIT INTO WERE RUSTED TOO BAD TO HOLD THE BUSHINGS TIGHT AND WOULD NOT HOLD ALIGNMENT, CONSUMER STATES HE IS UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

881523

Incident

Jan 1, 2001

GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASH WENT OUT DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

881346

DIGITAL DASHBOARD IS ACTING ERRATICALLY, IT WILL FLASH ON AND AND OFF, DOES NOT INDICATE CORRECT SPEED OR CORRECT MILEAGE. *AK

NHTSA ID

878450

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES PEDAL, THEN WHEN LET GO, CALIPER WILL NOT RELEASE LIKE IT SUPPOSE TO. INSTEAD, IT WILL STAY CLOSED, AND HOLD ROTORS, MAKING NOISE. *AK

NHTSA ID

877526

Incident

Jan 5, 2001

SEAT BELT BUCKLE PLASTIC CAME APART, CAUSING A LOSS OF PROTECTION. COULD NOT USE SEAT BELT. *AK

NHTSA ID

875643

Incident

Nov 28, 2000

AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE FROM MANUFACTURER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CRADLE BOLTS REPLACEMENTS. BUT, AT TIME OF REPLACEMENT CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT CRADLE WAS RUSTATED. *AK THE FRONT SUB FRAME FAILED. *YH

NHTSA ID

873916

Incident

Oct 24, 2000

REAR DISC BRAKES KEEP RUSTING UP AND FAILING. VEHICLE ENDS UP USING FRONT BRAKES, CAUSING PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE FRONT BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ID

873789

Incident

Oct 25, 2000

MY DASHBOARD WOULD COME ON FOR A WHILE THEN WHILE DRIVING WILL GO OFF SO I CAN'T SEE HOW FAST I'M GOING OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE

NHTSA ID

728794

FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE, CAUSING THE ENGINE/ TRANSMISSION, AND RACK AND PINION TO DROP. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

866499

Incident

Jul 22, 2000

THE CAR WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN MY WIFE'S NAME (JUDY LYNN MELIN NOW JUDY LYNN WALDREP). THE MILEAGE LISTED IS APPROXIMATE (CAR IS SITTING AT DEALER). WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION, THE REAR CRADLE MOUNT DROPPED AND SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. OTHER CARS WERE SWERVING ALL AROUND HER TO AVOID HER. THROUGH SOME MIRACLE, SHE DID NOT STRIKE ANOTHER CAR OR ANY OBJECT; THE CAR ROLLED TO SAFETY, BUT MY WIFE WAS VERY SHAKEN. WE FOUND OUT THAT FOR THIS VERY TYPE OF CAR, IN OTHER STATES, GM/OLDSMOBILE DID A RECALL (97016) IN SEVERAL STATES, BUT NOT OURS (MINNESOTA). WE HAVE HEARD LOCAL MEDIA REPORTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING IN MN, AND THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE IS INVOLVED. WE HAVE CALLED OLDSMOBILE AND SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER. NEITHER, AT THIS POINT, ARE WILLING TO HELP US. WE JUST WANT TO RECOUP OUR LOSSES. WE BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS AND ALL OUR OUT OF POCKET EXPENDITURES; THEY ARE FORTUNATE THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES OR THEY WOULD HAVE A LARGE LAWSUIT ON THEIR HANDS! PLEASE HELP! *AK

NHTSA ID

723677

Incident

May 26, 2000

THE ENGINE BEGAN LEAKING OIL AND IS CONTINUING TO DO SO. IT WON'T LEAK WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, BUT WILL ONCE THE CAR IS STOPPED AND THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. IT IS QUITE A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT PANEL ALSO MALFUNCTIONS AS THE ODOMETER HARDLY EVER WORKS AND WHEN IT DOES, IT FLICKERS. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL OCCASIONLY GO BLANK GIVING NO INFORMATION AT ALL AND WILL SOMETIMES RESUME WHEN THE DISPLAY IS TAPPED.

NHTSA ID

710953

Incident

Dec 1, 1998