Driver assistance
Filed Dec 27, 1999
CRUISE CONTROLE STICKS/ VEHICLE IDLES, AND WILL NOT STOP UNLESS CONSUMER SHIFTS TO NEUTRAL. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 854421
- Incident
- Dec 27, 1999
1992 Oldsmobile Cutlass Driver assistance Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Driver assistance reportsComplaints 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.
9
Latest Dec 27, 1999
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
7%
of 136 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Oldsmobile Cutlass submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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.
Owner reports naming driver-assistance
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 16, 1999
AFTER STARTING CAR IN THE MORNING IT IDLES AT 2-3 TACHOMETER AND WILL REV UP TO 3.5 AND WILL NOT DROP TO 1 OR LESS. WHEN IT IS PUT IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF THE GARAGE YOU MUST DROP TO NEUTRAL OR THE BRAKES WILL NOT STOP THE MOVEMENT. AFTER GOING 2-5 MILES THE ENGINE WILL SLOW DOWN AND THE BRAKES WORK BETTER. IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEVERAL TIMES ONLY TO BE TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM. EVERY MORNING IT IS LIKE THIS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 705700
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 22, 1999
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL.
- NHTSA ID
- 544012
- Incident
- Jan 30, 1999
Driver assistance
Filed Nov 12, 1997
SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
- NHTSA ID
- 521747
Driver assistance
Filed May 30, 1996
ENGINE SURGED WHEN VEHICLE PUT IN GEAR, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY.
- NHTSA ID
- 504869
- Incident
- Apr 30, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 3, 1996
Crash reported
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 503284
- Incident
- Mar 4, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 25, 1996
Crash reported
DRIVER TURNED CAR ON, ENGINE SURGED CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DSH
- NHTSA ID
- 502974
- Incident
- Mar 16, 1996
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Nov 24, 1995
DISCONNECTING BATTERY RESULTS IN MEMORY ERASED FROM ECM AND IAC. THIS CONTRIBUTES TO ERRATIC PERFORMANCE AND REPEATED STALLING OF VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 975380
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 2, 1995
Crash reported
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 483636
- Incident
- Jul 29, 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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .