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1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass Heating & air conditioning Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the heating or air-conditioning system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Heating & air conditioning 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.
8
Latest Jan 17, 2018
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.
6%
of 139 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.
0
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 the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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 heating or air-conditioning

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Heating & air conditioningSteering
Filed Jan 17, 2018

1993 CUTLASS CIERA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR CONDITIONER CONVERSION KIT UPGRADE AND POWER STEERING ISSUES. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DECLINED ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE VEHICLE'S AGE AND MILEAGE. ALSO, THE A/C CONVERSION KIT WAS NOT INSTALLED AT A GMC DEALER. *JS

NHTSA ID
11005690
Incident
Jan 1, 2017
Heating & air conditioningFuel system
Filed Aug 25, 1998

CABLE AND AIR CONDITIONER HOSE INSTALLED TOO CLOSE RESULTING IN CHAFFING AND HOLE IN AIR CONDITIONER HOSE.

NHTSA ID
539388
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Jul 8, 1997

AIR CONDITIONER LEAKS.

NHTSA ID
519211
Incident
Apr 1, 1997
Heating & air conditioningTransmission
Filed Aug 19, 1996

TRANS SHIFTER CABLE WORE HOLE IN A/C HOSE DUE TO DESIGN LOCATION.

NHTSA ID
507659
Incident
Aug 9, 1996
Heating & air conditioningTransmission
Filed Aug 6, 1996

GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR CABLE ROUTED SO THAT IT RUBS AGAINST THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR LINE, CAUSING IT TO RUB A HOLE IN THE EVAPORATOR LINE CAUSING AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE. *DH

NHTSA ID
507116
Incident
Jul 18, 1996
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Jun 12, 1996

HIGH PRESSURE AIR CONDITIONER HOSE RUBBED AGAINST SHIFT SELECTOR ROD, CAUSING AIR CONDITIONER HOSE TO DEVELOP A HOLE RESULTING IN REFRIGERANT LEAKING. *SD

NHTSA ID
505429
Incident
May 5, 1996
Heating & air conditioningElectricalFuel system+1 more
Filed May 9, 1996

FAULTY COMPUTER CHIP.

NHTSA ID
504054
Incident
Apr 29, 1996
Heating & air conditioning
Filed May 4, 1995

AIR CONDITION UNIT LEAKED UNKNOWN FUMES POSSIBLE FREON ENTERING COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP STATES DEFINITELY A/C RELATED BUT CAN'T FIND LOCATION OF FAILURE. TT

NHTSA ID
964914

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

Brakes48Electrical17Interior & seats14Transmission11Engine9Body & structure9Suspension8Fuel system8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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