20 of the 223 complaints about the 1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass are about the suspension — 9% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 49,768 miles.
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Complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
SUSPENSION
NAR 05/21/2003 *MR WATER LEAK IN TRUNK, MISSING ABSORBER IN REAR DOOR, SUSPENSION NOISE, 4 NEW TIRES REPLACED, NEW FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, AND COOLANT SYSTEM LEAKAGE.
NHTSA complaint #10021548 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
INTERMITTENTLY THERE IS VIBRATION AND GRINDING SOUND IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS WORE OUT. CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD HAD FOUR WHEEL BEARINGS SINCE 1999.
NHTSA complaint #10081986 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
VEHICLE HAS AROUND 98000 MILES "LIGHT" WENT OUT ON A MONDAY MORNING TO GO TO WORK AND FOUND THE DIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL WAS ALL THE WAY UP INTO THE WHEEL HUB. AFTER JACKING THE CAR UP I WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT THE SPRING HAD SNAPPED. IMMEDIATELY I HAD IT TOWED TO A GM DEALER FOR REPAIR. CONTACTED GM AND DEALER, BOTH SAID THIS WAS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR??? MY CONCERN WAS THAT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL AND MORE THEN LIKELY CAUSED A SERIOUS CRASH. I HAVE THE OLD PART AND WAS TOLD THE SPRING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AND DID NOT NEED REPLACED. BUT I QUESTION THAT.
NHTSA complaint #10074493 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
STEERING WHEEL UNEXPECTEDLY LOCKED. CONSUMER STATED STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN TO THE LEFT. *AK POWER STEERING PUMP, PULLEY AND PRESSURE HOSE WERE REPLACED. ALSO, NOISE ON FRONT END OF VEHICLE, DEALER REPLACED BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARM AND PERFORMED ALIGNMENT.
NHTSA complaint #10066759 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
WHILE DRIVING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS.
NHTSA complaint #10055713 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WOULD HEAR A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE SUSPENSION. THE MECHANIC HAD NOT YET RESOLVED THE PROBLEM.*AK
NHTSA complaint #10053423 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE WONDERS OFF IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP INSPECTED VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #893316 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN ENGINE STALLED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY. VEHICLE SETFOR AWHILE AND IT RESTARTED. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONING WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND LOW PITCH NOISE WAS COMING FROM FRONT END. CONTACTED DEALER.
NHTSA complaint #890930 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN BRAKING, THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE, DEALER HAS CLAIMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN THE FRONT END, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #555353 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SUSPENSION ON LEFT FRONT MAKES RATTLEING NOISE.
NHTSA complaint #723467 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONSUMER HAS HAD PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASING IT ON 12-17-1998. DIFFERENT BRAKE PADS & ROTORS HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO THE EXTREME. VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. ALSO, TIRES HAVE BEEN CHANGED. DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG.
NHTSA complaint #862783 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SHAKE, VIBRATION IS FELT MOST WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS AROUND 50-60MPH. I WAS TOLD THAT NEW TIRES WOULD STOP THE VIBRATION AND THAT A BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT WOULD HELP IN THE MEANTIME. THE BALANCING AND ROTATING AS WELL AS HAVING THE CAR ALIGNED HAVE NOT HELPED AT ALL. I DONT THINK IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH TIRES. THE OIL SMELL CANNOT BE EXPLAINED, THERE ARE NO LEAKS.
NHTSA complaint #721579 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SHAKE, VIBRATION IS FELT MOST WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS AROUND 50-60MPH. I WAS TOLD THAT NEW TIRES WOULD STOP THE VIBRATION AND THAT A BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT WOULD HELP IN THE MEANTIME. THE BALANCING AND ROTATING AS WELL AS HAVING THE CAR ALIGNED HAVE NOT HELPED AT ALL. I DONT THINK IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH TIRES. THE OIL SMELL CANNOT BE EXPLAINED, THERE ARE NO LEAKS.
NHTSA complaint #721579 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:REAR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #708865 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
THE VEHICLE VEERS TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT . THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE A NUMBER OF TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #840540 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WE REPORTED THE PROBLEM AS A LOUD POP WHEN TURNING AND STRIKING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. AFTER THREE TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND BEING TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, THEY FINALLY EXAMINED THE RACK AND PINION AND FOUND A BROKEN WELD ON THE RACK ASSEMBLY. THERE IS STILL SOME UNUSUAL NOISES IN THE FRONT END BUT THE DEALOR TELLS US EVERYTHING IS NORMAL. AT 8,000 MILES THE LEFT FRONT ROTOR WAS EXAMINED, AND FOUND TO HAVE DEEP SCORES IN IT WHILE THE RIGHT ONE WAS SMOOTH. AFTER THREE DAYS IN THE SHOP, AND THERE TELLING ME THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR THEY FINALLY TURNED THE ROTORS (NOT REPLACING THEM) THIS ELEMINATED SOME NOISE AND SURGING WHEN STOPPING, BUT SOMETHING IS STILL NOT RIGHT. THERE IS A TICKING NOISE LIKE WHEN THERE IS A ROCK IN ONE OF YOUR TIRES, AS WELL AS UNEXPLAINED POPING WHEN CROSSING RR TRACKS ETC.
NHTSA complaint #705453 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
SUSPENSION MAKING A SQUEAKING LOUD SUEAKING NOISE FROM LEFT FRON END. (LOWER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED. ** VEHICLE FRONT END SUSPENSION CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS). STEERING PROBLEM GENERATED NOISES FROM LEFT FRONT END WHICH I MISTOOK FOR SUSPENSION FAILURE. (TAPE KIT ADDED TO FRONT STABILIZER BAR). BRAKES NOISES DURING THE ACT OF BRAKING. (CALIBERS GRABBING PAD MAKING A CLACKING SOUND-STOP SQUEAL ADDED TO BACK OF PADS ** BRAKES CONTINUE TO MAKE NOISES). LEFT AND RIGHT HUB CAP ASSEMPLY BOTH FAILED-CURRENTLY PART ON ORDER FOR RIGH HUB CAP ASSEMBLY). ** VEHICLE FRONT SUSPENSION ROUGH AND UNREALIABLE CAUSING CONTINUES PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #700885 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
NOISE IN THE FRONT WHEEL AREA WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD DUE TO FAILURE OF THE CONTROL ARMS.
NHTSA complaint #541032 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
NOISE IN THE FRONT WHEEL AREA WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD DUE TO FAILURE OF THE CONTROL ARMS.
NHTSA complaint #541032 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE VIBRATES.
NHTSA complaint #526303 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.