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1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Owner Complaints

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

Data refreshed

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.
16
Latest Aug 13, 2001
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.
4
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 Jan 2, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 16 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass. 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 1–16 of 16

Powertrain (other)
Filed Aug 13, 2001

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO REAR AXLE DISCONNECTING FROM VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO CRASH INVOLVED, AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHTMENTS.*AK

NHTSA ID
894199
Incident
Aug 12, 2001
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 18, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported

A SMALL NYLON BUSHING IN CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL HAS SLIPPED OUT, CAUSING GAS PEDAL TO GET STUCK. CONSUMER HAD TO QUICKLY SHUT OFF VEHICLE, BUT ENDED UP HITTING GUARDRAIL. *AK THE ROD SLIPPED OUT OF SERVO BAIL AND LODGED ON INTAKE MANIFOLD. *YH

NHTSA ID
870787
EngineTransmission
Filed Aug 18, 1998
Fire reported

ENGINE FAILURE CAUSING FIRE. OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT.

NHTSA ID
539060
Incident
Aug 18, 1998
Body & structureEngine
Filed Dec 19, 1997

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED.

NHTSA ID
605693
Incident
Jan 1, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 11, 1997

THE ENTIRE BACK OF THE FRONT BENCH SEAT HAS BENT BACKWARDS.

NHTSA ID
526074
Engine
Filed Sep 8, 1997
Fire reported

VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDER THE FRONT GRILL OF THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID
521805
Incident
Aug 28, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Oct 22, 1996

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE HOUSING IS BROKEN AND IT KEEPS JAMMING. *AK

NHTSA ID
803346
Incident
Oct 5, 1996
Engine
Filed Aug 1, 1996
Fire reported1 death reported

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, CAUSING FATALITY.(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)

NHTSA ID
507032
Incident
Jan 6, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jul 25, 1996

DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL NOT EXTEND SO THAT IT WILL FIT AROUND THE DRIVER. *AK

NHTSA ID
987361
Incident
Jul 10, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Mar 15, 1996

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILS, NOT ALLOWING SEAT BELT TO BE PULLED OUT AND WORN. PARTS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. *AK

NHTSA ID
980797
Seat belts
Filed Dec 27, 1995

FAILURE ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT RETARCTORS. TT

NHTSA ID
977025
Incident
Dec 21, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Oct 25, 1995

FEMALE BUCKLE BASE SEPARATED THEREBY MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCK MALE PORTION OF SHOULDER LAP BELT INTO FEMALE BUCKLE BASE. TT

NHTSA ID
973877
Steering
Filed Jun 19, 1995

STEERING WHEEL BOLTS ARE LOOSENING AND COMING OUT. TT

NHTSA ID
967204
Incident
Apr 19, 1995
EngineSteering
Filed Feb 6, 1995

AT 30,000 MILES VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. TT CONSUMER STATES STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED.*JB

NHTSA ID
959636
Incident
Jan 2, 1995
Transmission
Filed Jan 20, 1995

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. *AK

NHTSA ID
480223
Incident
Dec 27, 1994
Steering
Filed Jan 2, 1995

STEERING RACK BINDS. *AK

NHTSA ID
478284
Incident
Jan 2, 1995

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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