Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade:
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F
ungraded
What breaks on a 1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Seat Belts
631.6%
Brakes
526.3%
Median failure at 230,000 miles
Electrical System
315.8%
0 crashes, 2 fires · median 163,000 mi
Seats
210.5%
0 crashes, 1 fires
Airbags
210.5%
1 crashes, 0 fires
Other & Unspecified
15.3%
Median failure at 163,000 miles
When owners complained
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing
out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single
owner can see from inside their own car.
Apr 1995peak 2Feb 2004
Recalls on the 1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser
A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which
the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous
enough to fix for free — however old the car is.
Canada — Transport Canada
Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not
always mirror the American ones.
Recall 19972195,594 units in Canada
Brakes
THE ABS MODULATOR MAY CORRODE AND LEAK FLUID FROM THE FRONT BRAKE CIRCUIT. BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE COULD REDUCE BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS AND INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCES. THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CORRECTION: DEALERS WILL REMOVE EXISTING CORROSION FROM THE ABS MODULATOR AND INSTALL A KIT TO PREVENT FUTURE CORROSION.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
Crestline, OH1 injured
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DURING A PANIC STOP, PASSENGER'S SIDE, REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED, AND THE PASSENGER WAS THRUST INTO THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEAT,. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE RETRACTOR CASING HAD FALLEN APART. OLDSMOBILE ADVISED ME SEAT BELT MAINTENANCE WAS MY RESPONSIBILTY. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED OF TSB 91C09 AND 91C09A, DATED 11/92 CONCERNING THIS VEHICLE ( I HAVE NO SPECIFICS). INSPECTION OF THE OTHER BELTS SHOW THEY ARE FAILING AS WELL. THE OWNERS MANUAL HAS NO INSTRUCTIONS ON MAINTENANCE/INSPECTION SCHEDULES, OR USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS EITHER.
NHTSA complaint #702962 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Middleburg, FLFire3 injured
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
PASSENGER'S SIDE MOTOR SEAT WIRE OVERHEATED, RESULTING IN A FIRE/INJURIES. ALSO VEHICLE SUFFERED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.
NHTSA complaint #533280 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Northbrook, ILFire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, A SHORT CURCUIT CAUSED POWER SEATS AND LOCKS TO FAIL. TWO DAYS LATER, AT NIGHT, THE CENTER AND 1/3 OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CAUGHT FIRE - COMPLETELY DESTROYING THE INTERIOR.
NHTSA complaint #531231 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Flushing, NYCrash1 injured1 killed
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVING VEHICLE, OLDSMOBILE REARENDED TAXICAB, FRONT OF OLDSMOBILE PUSHED IN, HOOD WOULD NOT OPEN, STEERING COLUMN COLLAPSED, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #985651 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Seattle, WAFire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED EXCESSIVE SMOKE INSIDE THE VEHICLE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE UNDRIVEABLE. TT
NHTSA complaint #964074 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
at 163,000 milesLewiston, ME
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FUSE PANEL INDICATES A 30AMP FUSE FOR THE HEATER BLOWER. # 7 SLOT IS INDICATED IN THE MANUAL AND FUSE COVER BUT THERE IS NOTHING IN THE SLOT. WHERE IS THE FUSE?.
NHTSA complaint #10056420 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 163,000 milesLewiston, ME
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
FUSE PANEL INDICATES A 30AMP FUSE FOR THE HEATER BLOWER. # 7 SLOT IS INDICATED IN THE MANUAL AND FUSE COVER BUT THERE IS NOTHING IN THE SLOT. WHERE IS THE FUSE?.
NHTSA complaint #10056420 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 230,000 milesJewett, OH
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
PASSENGER'S BRAKE LINE BRACKET I BROKE. THE DEALER DOESN'T CARRY THE PARTS ANYMORE. THE CONSUMER POSED A QUESTION: SINCE IT WAS A SAFETY ITEM, WAS THE GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE TO FORCE THE MANUFACTURER TO SUPPLY CONSUMER WITH PARTS?
NHTSA complaint #10044947 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Randolph, MA
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ACCORDING TO THE DEALER WHICH DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM, THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS NOT COMMONLY SEEN.
NHTSA complaint #726300 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Crestline, OH1 injured
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DURING A PANIC STOP, PASSENGER'S SIDE, REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED, AND THE PASSENGER WAS THRUST INTO THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEAT,. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE RETRACTOR CASING HAD FALLEN APART. OLDSMOBILE ADVISED ME SEAT BELT MAINTENANCE WAS MY RESPONSIBILTY. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED OF TSB 91C09 AND 91C09A, DATED 11/92 CONCERNING THIS VEHICLE ( I HAVE NO SPECIFICS). INSPECTION OF THE OTHER BELTS SHOW THEY ARE FAILING AS WELL. THE OWNERS MANUAL HAS NO INSTRUCTIONS ON MAINTENANCE/INSPECTION SCHEDULES, OR USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS EITHER.
NHTSA complaint #702962 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Philadelph, PA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
RECALL REPAIR WORK COMPLETED ON THE ABS BRAKE PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE, HOWEVER BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AFTER REPAIR.
NHTSA complaint #536224 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Park Ridge, IL
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELT STRAPS CATCH IN SEAT BACK HINGE, DAMAGING SEAT BELTS. QCAW
NHTSA complaint #540959 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Middleburg, FLFire3 injured
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
PASSENGER'S SIDE MOTOR SEAT WIRE OVERHEATED, RESULTING IN A FIRE/INJURIES. ALSO VEHICLE SUFFERED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.
NHTSA complaint #533280 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Northbrook, ILFire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, A SHORT CURCUIT CAUSED POWER SEATS AND LOCKS TO FAIL. TWO DAYS LATER, AT NIGHT, THE CENTER AND 1/3 OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CAUGHT FIRE - COMPLETELY DESTROYING THE INTERIOR.
NHTSA complaint #531231 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Westwood, NJ
AIR BAGS
LITTLE TINY SPRING (LOOKS LIKE CLOCK SPRING) CAUSES DRIVER'S FRONT AND FRONT/REAR SEAT/PASSENGER RETRACTABLE HOUSING TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.
NHTSA complaint #819281 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Greendale, WI
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #515190 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Saint Reges Falls, NY
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN WET AND ICY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND UPON APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR DUE TO LEAKING BRAKE FLUID IN HYDRAULIC MODULE.
NHTSA complaint #809817 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FAR Rockaway, NY
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELT TWISTS, THEREFORE CANNOT BE RETRACTED.
NHTSA complaint #601865 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Pittsburgh, PA
SEATS
THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT (LAP) HAS BROKEN FOR THE SECOND TIME, DEALER REPLACED ONCE, PURCHASED THE CAR USED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE MECHANISM FOR FOLDING THE REAR SEAT CUTS THROUGH SEAT BELT LIKE SCISSORS. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #802738 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Pittsburgh, PA
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT (LAP) HAS BROKEN FOR THE SECOND TIME, DEALER REPLACED ONCE, PURCHASED THE CAR USED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE MECHANISM FOR FOLDING THE REAR SEAT CUTS THROUGH SEAT BELT LIKE SCISSORS. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #802738 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Flushing, NYCrash1 injured1 killed
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVING VEHICLE, OLDSMOBILE REARENDED TAXICAB, FRONT OF OLDSMOBILE PUSHED IN, HOOD WOULD NOT OPEN, STEERING COLUMN COLLAPSED, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #985651 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Tulsa, OK
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE RENDERING IT INOPERATIVE.
NHTSA complaint #980688 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Apple Vall, MN
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SHOULDER/LAP SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT.
NHTSA complaint #484254 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Seattle, WAFire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED EXCESSIVE SMOKE INSIDE THE VEHICLE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE UNDRIVEABLE. TT
NHTSA complaint #964074 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.