FaultScore report
Owners have filed 22 complaints about the 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass with NHTSA between 1995 and 2001. The largest single group is the engine & cooling.
22
Complaints
2
Crashes reported
3
Fires reported
3
Injuries reported
1 complaint reports a death.
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Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
0 crashes, 3 fires
2 crashes, 0 fires
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.
An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.
BRAKE PERFORMANCE
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PARKING BRAKE CABLE
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THROTTLE NON-RETURN
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
A SMALL NYLON BUSHING IN CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL HAS SLIPPED OUT, CAUSING GAS PEDAL TO GET STUCK. CONSUMER HAD TO QUICKLY SHUT OFF VEHICLE, BUT ENDED UP HITTING GUARDRAIL. *AK THE ROD SLIPPED OUT OF SERVO BAIL AND LODGED ON INTAKE MANIFOLD.
NHTSA complaint #870787 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
A SMALL NYLON BUSHING IN CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL HAS SLIPPED OUT, CAUSING GAS PEDAL TO GET STUCK. CONSUMER HAD TO QUICKLY SHUT OFF VEHICLE, BUT ENDED UP HITTING GUARDRAIL. *AK THE ROD SLIPPED OUT OF SERVO BAIL AND LODGED ON INTAKE MANIFOLD.
NHTSA complaint #870787 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILURE CAUSING FIRE. OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT.
NHTSA complaint #539060 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
HOOD WAS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #605693 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDER THE FRONT GRILL OF THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #521805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, CAUSING FATALITY.(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)
NHTSA complaint #507032 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO REAR AXLE DISCONNECTING FROM VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO CRASH INVOLVED, AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHTMENTS.
NHTSA complaint #894199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
A SMALL NYLON BUSHING IN CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL HAS SLIPPED OUT, CAUSING GAS PEDAL TO GET STUCK. CONSUMER HAD TO QUICKLY SHUT OFF VEHICLE, BUT ENDED UP HITTING GUARDRAIL. *AK THE ROD SLIPPED OUT OF SERVO BAIL AND LODGED ON INTAKE MANIFOLD.
NHTSA complaint #870787 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
A SMALL NYLON BUSHING IN CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL HAS SLIPPED OUT, CAUSING GAS PEDAL TO GET STUCK. CONSUMER HAD TO QUICKLY SHUT OFF VEHICLE, BUT ENDED UP HITTING GUARDRAIL. *AK THE ROD SLIPPED OUT OF SERVO BAIL AND LODGED ON INTAKE MANIFOLD.
NHTSA complaint #870787 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILURE CAUSING FIRE. OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT.
NHTSA complaint #539060 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #605693 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #605693 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
MUFFLER FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #605693 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
HOOD WAS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #605693 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE ENTIRE BACK OF THE FRONT BENCH SEAT HAS BENT BACKWARDS.
NHTSA complaint #526074 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDER THE FRONT GRILL OF THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #521805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE HOUSING IS BROKEN AND IT KEEPS JAMMING.
NHTSA complaint #803346 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, CAUSING FATALITY.(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)
NHTSA complaint #507032 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL NOT EXTEND SO THAT IT WILL FIT AROUND THE DRIVER.
NHTSA complaint #987361 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL NOT EXTEND SO THAT IT WILL FIT AROUND THE DRIVER.
NHTSA complaint #987361 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILS, NOT ALLOWING SEAT BELT TO BE PULLED OUT AND WORN. PARTS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER.
NHTSA complaint #980797 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT RETARCTORS. TT
NHTSA complaint #977025 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
FEMALE BUCKLE BASE SEPARATED THEREBY MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCK MALE PORTION OF SHOULDER LAP BELT INTO FEMALE BUCKLE BASE. TT
NHTSA complaint #973877 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL BOLTS ARE LOOSENING AND COMING OUT. TT
NHTSA complaint #967204 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE.
NHTSA complaint #480223 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
STEERING RACK BINDS.
NHTSA complaint #478284 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AT 30,000 MILES VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. TT CONSUMER STATES STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #959636 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
AT 30,000 MILES VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. TT CONSUMER STATES STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #959636 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.