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1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Engine Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Engine 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 Apr 2, 2002
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 156 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 engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 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 engine

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

BrakesEngineVisibility
Filed Apr 2, 2002

LOW COOLANT INDICATOR, TUNE-UP BRAKES

NHTSA ID
9006512
ElectricalEngine
Filed Aug 5, 2000

EACH YEAR SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS OLDSMOBILE I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY ALTERNATOR. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1989 OLDSMOBILE AND HAD TO DO THE SAME. THE HESITATING/STALLING PROBLEM IS WHAT ORIGINALLY PROMPTED ME TO GET RID OF MY 1989 AND PURCHASE A NEWER VERSION. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR THREE AND ONE HALF YEARS AND AM JUST NOW EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER IDENTIFIED/CORRECTED IN THE 1989 CAR BUT HOPEFULLY, THE DEALER CAN CORRECT THE PROBLEM IN MY CURRENT CAR. I DO AN AWFUL LOT OF DRIVING AND DO NOT WANT TO END UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH A DEAD CAR, NOR DO I WANT TO ENTER AN INTERSECTION AND HAVE MY CAR CUT OUT ON ME. I HOPE THIS IS CORRECTABLE! *AK

NHTSA ID
726740
ElectricalEngine
Filed Oct 29, 1999

ALTERNATOR FAILED. MJS

NHTSA ID
549435
Incident
Jan 15, 1998
Engine
Filed Oct 18, 1999

ENGINE WILL FALTER AND/OR DIE AT APPARENTLY RANDOM INTERVALS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR STOPPED. IT IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY, AND POWER STEERING IS IMMEDIATELY AND COMPLETELY LOST, WITH BRAKES LOSING POWER SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE LOSS OF POWER AND PARTICULARLY OF POWER STEERING CAUSES THIS PROBLEM TO BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AND IT HAS OCCURED TWICE WHILE MAKING LOW SPEED TURNS (WHICH WERE NOT PROPERLY COMPLETED DUE TO THE LOSS OF STEERING) AND TWICE ON THE INTERSTATE CAUSING THE CAR TO SLOW TO MORE THAN 40 MILES PER HOUR UNDER THE COMMON SPEED, NEARLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE STRUCK BY OTHER TRAFFIC. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN IN THREE TIMES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT IT STILL PERSISTS.

NHTSA ID
713507
Incident
Apr 11, 1999
BrakesElectricalEngine
Filed Feb 18, 1999

BRAKES ARE UNRELIABLE. PADS HAVE REPLACED THREE TIMES AND REAR ROTORS TWICE. FRONT ROTORS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN 3000 MILES. SERVICE TECH INDICATES DESIGN PROBLEMS RELATED TO BRAKE SYSTEM. ALSO, TIMING BELT FAILURE UNUSUAL AT MILEAGE.MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, AND HELPED WITHOUT WARRANTY REPAIRS. ALSO, ALTERNATOR FAILURE UNUSUAL AT MILEAGE/REPAIR TIME TWICE USUAL DUE TO LOCATION OF ALTERNATOR AND DESIGN OF ENGINE. *AK

NHTSA ID
703457
Incident
Dec 19, 1998
EngineVisibility
Filed Sep 28, 1998

MUFFLER FAILED DUE TO CORROSION, RESULTING IN LEAK.

NHTSA ID
541077
Incident
Sep 15, 1998
Engine
Filed Jul 6, 1998

THE DEFECTIVE FRONT END CRADLE BOLTS SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE FRONT END/ENGINE AND BRAKES TO FALL OUT, ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE NEVER HAS BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
824994
Incident
Jul 3, 1998
Engine
Filed Sep 22, 1997

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUT OFF, LOSING TOTAL POWER. THE DEALER REPALCED THE FUEL PUMP IN VEHICLE. OWNER WAS DRIVING AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP AND VEHICLE CUT OFF FIVE TIMES IN THE SAME DAY. *AK

NHTSA ID
816555
Incident
Sep 18, 1997
Engine
Filed Sep 9, 1997

THE CAR HESITATES AND NEARLY STALLS CONSTANTLY, THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO FIX SITUATION.

NHTSA ID
521818

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

Brakes38Airbags32Electrical18Transmission16Driver assistance12Seat belts9

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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