1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Problems

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

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 !

VEHICLE, WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR AN INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE K-FRAME CORRODED, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

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 !

VEHICLE HAS PROBLEM ACCELERATING. DEALER STATED THAT A VALVE COULD BE DEFECTIVE, CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH ACCELERATOR CABLE SNAPPED. *AK

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

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

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

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

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

FROM PURCHASE 5/98 TO NOW 9/10/99 ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES. CAN'T GET A REASON OR CAUSE OTHER THAN "HOT WEATHER"??HAS TO BE A REASON!!SOMETHING CAUSING THIS. ALTERNATOR OUT 6TH TIME TODAY!!IN SHOP NEXT WEEKK HELP!!! *AK

FUEL TANK RUSTED OUT AND LEAKED GAS AND FUMES. *JB

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.

FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT ARE TOO LOOSE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS NOT SAFE, MAYBE A PROBLEM WITH RETRACTORS. CONSUMER STATED EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS BROKE.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE MAKES SHARP TURNS OR STOPS QUICKLY THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK, AND PASSENGER COULD BE THROWN INTO THE DASHBOARD WHEN BELTS DO NOT HOLD. BELTS THAT ARE CONNECTED TO THE DOOR ARE DEFECTIVE, DEALER AND GMC AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE BALL JOINTS SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL CAUSING FAILURE,DAMAGES TO THE STRUTS & OUTER TIE ROD END . *YC

FIBERGLASS MAIN REAR SPRING BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

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 !

ON THE AFTERNOON OF JULY 11, THE TREAD ON MY LEFT REAR TIRE CAME APART. BEFORE I COULD STOP AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE TREAD BEAT THE SIDE OF MY CAR CAUSING IN EXCESS OF $2,300 DAMAGE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY COVERED $1,800 OF THE DAMAGE. I FEEL THAT FIRESTONE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REST OF THE DAMAGE. UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN I HAD THE SPARE TIRE INSTALLED, I DID NOT SAVE THE OLD TIRE. I HAD ALL THE TIRES REPLACED THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND DID SAVE THE OTHER THREE. I HAD TWO OTHER PEOPLE IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE TIRE SEPARATION THAT CAN VERIFY THE EVENT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/60R16 )

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

BOTH REAR DOORS CAN'T OPEN AND THE DEALER CAN'T GET PART .

THE RECLINE MECHANISM IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT SLIPS UNDER ACCELERATION, CAUSING THE SEAT TO RECLINE AND MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO REACH THE STEERING WHEEL OR OTHER CONTROLS. THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY, MAKING LANE CHANGING DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. THERE IS ALSO CONCERN THAT IF THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE EXISTS.

THE RECLINE MECHANISM IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT SLIPS UNDER ACCELERATION, CAUSING THE SEAT TO RECLINE AND MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO REACH THE STEERING WHEEL OR OTHER CONTROLS. THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY, MAKING LANE CHANGING DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. THERE IS ALSO CONCERN THAT IF THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE EXISTS.