Bants, TX
Fire
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CONSUMER PARKED CAR AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE WITH NO WARNING . TT
NHTSA complaint #973192 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FaultScore report
1989 Oldsmobile Supreme problems
Owners have filed 10 complaints about the 1989 Oldsmobile Supreme with NHTSA between 1995 and 1996. The largest single group is the brakes.
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Not graded
Too few complaints, too short a model run, or older than 1993 — the year the federal file can first describe fairly.
How this is worked outThe numbers
10
Complaints
1
Crashes reported
2
Fires reported
0
Injuries reported
How 1989 compares with every other Oldsmobile Supreme
Click any bar to open that year's report.
What breaks on a 1989 Oldsmobile Supreme
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Brakes
5
50.0%
1 crashes, 0 fires
Other & Unspecified
1
10.0%
Seats
1
10.0%
Seat Belts
1
10.0%
Fuel & Propulsion
1
10.0%
0 crashes, 1 fires
Electrical System
1
10.0%
0 crashes, 1 fires
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.
May 1995
peak 3
Apr 1996
Complaints that involved harm
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
Bants, TX
Fire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
CONSUMER PARKED CAR AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE WITH NO WARNING . TT
NHTSA complaint #973192 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Levittown, NY
Crash
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
CALIPERS FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD
NHTSA complaint #482933 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
RIO Rancho, NM
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. *DSH
NHTSA complaint #503423 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Baldwinsvi, NY
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES GRIND/NOISY.
NHTSA complaint #501801 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Knoxville, TN
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
THE REAR BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA complaint #977949 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bants, TX
Fire
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CONSUMER PARKED CAR AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE WITH NO WARNING . TT
NHTSA complaint #973192 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bants, TX
Fire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
CONSUMER PARKED CAR AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE WITH NO WARNING . TT
NHTSA complaint #973192 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Brooklyn, NY
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHEN MAKING AN EMERGENCY STOP THE SEAT SHOULD LOCK IN PLACE BUT THEY DON'T HAVE BUCKET SEAT . TT
NHTSA complaint #966403 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Brooklyn, NY
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHEN MAKING AN EMERGENCY STOP THE SEAT SHOULD LOCK IN PLACE BUT THEY DON'T HAVE BUCKET SEAT . TT
NHTSA complaint #966403 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Levittown, NY
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS RUSTED.
NHTSA complaint #482933 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Levittown, NY
Crash
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
CALIPERS FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD
NHTSA complaint #482933 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Brooklyn, NY
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
REAR BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED 4 TIMES DUE TO RUST.
NHTSA complaint #489347 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.