Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
FRONT SEATS ORIGINAL HAVE NO ADJUSTMENT FOR RECLINING--SEATS LAY BACK TOO FAR AND IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE LAYING DOWN--HEAD REST DON'T STAY UP--SEAT BELTS COME OUT OF DOOR AND BECAUSE OF INCLINE OF SEATS TOO FAR THE SHOULDER STRAP IN FAR AWAY FROM SHOULDER
FRONT ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES AND THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT WOULD NOT OPEN RIGHT AWAY, WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE THE DRIVER MANAGED TO GET LOOSE AND CLIMB TO THE REAR OT THE VEHICLE AND FORCE THE REAR DOOR OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, WHILE OTHER PEOPLE TRIED TO OPEN IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. RESULTING IN INJURIES TO THE DRIVER.
ELECTRONIC DASHBOARD FLICKERS OFF FOR MINUTES AT A TIME. THIS AFFECTS THE DISPLAY OF THE SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE AND MILEAGE. SMOKE COME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN 2 YEARS AGO, AND I HAD THE SIGNALS AND HIGH BEAM SWITCH REPAIRED ALREADY.
OUR OLDS CUTLAS SUPREME HAS A DIGITAL ELECTRONIC DASH. THIS ENTIRE AREA HAS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH GOING ON AND OFF WHEN IT IS OFF IT CAUSES AN UNSAFE AND UNDESIREABLE PROBLEM OF NOT KNOWING IF THERE IS ANY MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE ENGINE,COOLING SYSTEM,AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT IS LEFT AND MOST IMPORTANT THE SPEED THAT YOU ARE TRAVELING.ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE EACH BY THEM SELVES A DANGER TO THE DRIVER AND ANYONE FOLLOWING OR ARROUND THE EFFECTIVE VEHICLE. *AK
THERE WAS A RECALL #91C10 ON THE DRIVER POWER SEAT WHICH THE OCCUPANT HAD THE VEHICLE RECALL REPAIRS DONE IN JAN 1993. ON MAY 28, 1999 THE DRIVER SEAT STARTED TO SMOKE FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT UNDERNEATH THE SEAT IN A WIRE IN THE BOX AND BURN THE OCCUPANT'S SOCKS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
THIS IS THE SECOND ELECTRICAL FIRE I HAVE EXPERIENCED IN THIS VEHICLE THIS YEAR. THE FIRST WAS THE CENTER CONSOLE, MELTING DOWN (WHICH HAS BEEN REPORTED TO YOU ,AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN MADE AWARE. TODAY, AS I WAS SITTING IN THE VEHICLE, COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF CHOKING ACRID SMOKE BILLOWED FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. WHAT HAPPENED WAS THE UPHOLSTERY SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS BEEN BREAKING DOWN UNTIENG THE WIRE HARNESS WHICH SHORTED OUT THE POWER SEAT MOTOR, CATCHING THE DRIVERS SEAT ON FIRE. THANK GOD THERE WAS A FIRE EXTINGUISHER NEARBY AND A FRESH BATTERY IN MY CELLULAR PHONE TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH , AND I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AT THE TIME. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND THE OWNERS OF THESE CARS MUST BE NOTIFIED BEFORE SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENS.
THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AS SOON AS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT IS BROKEN, POSSIBLE CAUSE METAL CARRIAGE PLASTIC MOLDED SEAT SUPPORTS BROKE. PLASTIC IS LOOSE CAUSING SEAT TO FALL OUT. PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. *AK
THE IDLE SPEED WOULD RUN AWAY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE TO 40 MPH AND MAINTAIN THAT SPEED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR BEING TOUCHED. THE ECM WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURRED.
RIGHT DOOR LATCH/STRIKER FAILURE. *AK
DRIVER SEAT BROKE FROM ANCHORS AND TRACK, CAUSING THE DRIVING TO FALL BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING. *AK
FRONT SEATS DON'T LOCK ON TRACK, CAUSING SEATS TO LURCH FORWARD UPON SUDDEN STOPPING. *SD
OIL PRESSURE SWITCH LEAKS.
DRIVER'S SEAT HINGE FAILED, CAUSING SEAT TO DISCONNECT UPON IMPACT, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OF 15 MPH, EXPERIENCED UNDER THE HOOD FIRE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. TT
FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED TWICE.
ELECTRICAL DRIVER SEAT,WENT IN RECLINE POSITION, VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM A 6:00 POSITION VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP. TT
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