Oldsmobile electrical problems

Owners have filed 1,898 complaints with NHTSA about the electrical system on Oldsmobile vehicles — 14% of everything reported about the brand, across 22 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Oldsmobile Alero, worst in 2002.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

1,898

Complaints

14%

Share of all Oldsmobile complaints

Crashes

174

Fires

Which Oldsmobile models have the most electrical problems

Alero 630 33.2%

Worst in 2002

Intrigue 267 14.1%

Worst in 2000

Cutlass 239 12.6%

Worst in 1999

Bravada 156 8.2%

Worst in 2002

Achieva 127 6.7%

Worst in 1996

Aurora 119 6.3%

Worst in 1995

88 114 6.0%

Worst in 1997

Silhouette 86 4.5%

Worst in 2000

98 45 2.4%

Worst in 1991

Ciera 31 1.6%

Worst in 1996

Cutlass Supreme 30 1.6%

Worst in 1995

Worst Oldsmobile model years for electrical problems

Vehicle	Complaints	Share of that year	Median miles	Grade
2002 Oldsmobile Alero	138	34%	87,000	F
2001 Oldsmobile Alero	135	25%	87,500	D
2003 Oldsmobile Alero	109	37%	83,263	F
1999 Oldsmobile Alero	95	14%	89,100	D
2000 Oldsmobile Alero	94	12%	78,654	B
2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue	75	25%	100,000	D
1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue	63	17%	79,150	D
2004 Oldsmobile Alero	59	34%	97,000	F
1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue	53	8%	89,000	C
2002 Oldsmobile Bravada	49	15%	34,766	C
2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue	38	22%	70,310	C
2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue	37	41%	76,000	F
1995 Oldsmobile Aurora	32	8%	110,450	F
1996 Oldsmobile Achieva	29	25%	96,500	F
1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass	26	22%	54,000	C
1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass	25	9%	39,600	F
1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass	25	13%	—	D
1997 Oldsmobile Achieva	25	23%	74,081	C
1998 Oldsmobile Bravada	25	18%	63,000	C
1992 Oldsmobile Cutlass	23	13%	132,500	F

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