1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass Problems & Complaints

I PURCHASED AFTERMARKET FUEL TANK AND SENDING UNIT FROM PARTS STORE :SPECTRA PREMIUM BRAND #GM30A FUEL TANK AND SP09D1H. AFTER INSTALLING THESE PARTS INTO MY CAR, I FOUND I HAD A LARGE GAS LEAK WHEN I FILLED THE CAR WITH FUEL LIKE ABOUT A GALLON WENT ON THE GROUND AND IT LEAKED AS I DROVE THE CAR BACK TO THE SHOP. I HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL TANK TAKEN OUT AND MY MECHANIC FOUND THE SEAL #L020 FROM SPECTRA PREMIUM, DID NOT FIT MAKING IT LEAK FUEL, INSTALLED ANOTHER NEW L020 SEAL AND BEFORE HE INSTALLED THE TANK INTO THE CAR HE DID A BENCH TEST AND IT FUEL GUSHED OUT AS IF THERE WAS NO SEAL INSTALLED, HE LOOKED AT THE OLD RUSTED TANK SEAL AND FOUND IT TO BE MUCH MORE ROBUST SO HE GOT A GM SEAL #10152293 AND INSTALLED IT AND AGAIN HE BENCH TESTED THE TANK AND NO LEAK, THE L020 SEAL THAT COMES WITH THE NEW TANK AND ONE IS INCLUDED WITH THE NEW SENDING UNIT IS AN INCORRECT FIT OR WRONG SIZE OR DIAMETER IT ALSO IS VERY FLIMSY COMPARED TO THE GM SEAL. THIS SEAL IS LISTED FOR MANY GM CARS INCLUDING MINE. I MAY NOT HAVE FOUND THIS PROBLEM UNTIL I FILLED MY FUEL TANK, A LOT OF WASTED LABOR WENT INTO HAVING TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS PART, IF THIS VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, LIVES MAY HAVE BEEN LOST FROM FUEL LEAKAGE. I HAVE CONTACTED SPECTRA PREMIUM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM,NOW I AM CONTACTING YOU ALSO PLEASE HAVE THESE PARTS INSPECTED!!

IGNITION FAILURE WHEN SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE. IGNITION STUCK BETWEEN ACC AND OFF POSITION. DASHLIGHTS AND RADIO LIGHTS STAYED ON STEERING WHEEL WONT LOCK, SHIFT LEVER WONT LOCK FREELY MOVED. UNHOOKED BATTERY TO KEEP IT FROM DRAINING DOWN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 01/20/16*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WITH FORCE AND IMPACTED THE CONTACT'S FACE, CAUSING LIMITED VISIBILITY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A SUBSTANCE EMITTED IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE AND NECK THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 235,000.

VECHILE RECENTLY STARTED MAKING GROANING NOISE WHEN STEERING AND FROM POWER STEERING PUMP. POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACE BACK IN 2011. TOOK TO GOODYEAR AND TECH INDICATED PUMP WAS FINE, PROBLEM POINT TO THE RACK AND PINION. *TR

WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2010 FROM A USED CAR DEALER. UPON 6 MONTHS OF DRIVING WE NOTICED A STEERING PROBLEM THAT WAS HARD TO THE LEFT AND JUST DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT. THE ENGINE ALSO HAD OVERHEATING AND GASKET PROBLEMS SO WE HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED. UPON TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE MECHANIC WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER STEER HAD A COMPLETE FAILURE AND RAN HIM TOWARDS ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND THEN BACK ANOTHER DIRECTION. UPON RETURN TO THE SHOP HE CONCLUDED THE ENTIRE RACK WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED REPLACED. AT THE TIME IN 2011 WE WERE NOT AWARE THAT GM RECALLED THE LOWER PINION BEARING IN THE POWER STEERING RACK IN 2003 SO WE HAD PAID FOR A NEW RACK AND PINION TO BE REPLACED. THERE EVIDENTLY WAS LEFTOVER DEBRIS IN THE RACK IN PINION FROM THE ORIGINAL PART FAILURE AND NOW HAS RUINED THE 2ND RACK AND PINION. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT IN 2004 OUR CAR IS LISTED AS A CAR THAT WAS AFFECTED AND HAD BEEN SERVICED IN 2004 IN GEORGIA. THE ONLY THING REPLACED WAS A TINY SNAP RING, IN WHICH THE DETAILED REPAIR PDF STATES IN MULTIPLE INCIDENCES THAT IT IS UP TO THE MECHANIC TO DECIDE HOW MUCH FAILURE HAS TAKEN PLACE WHAT TO DO AND THAT ANY MISTEPS WILL LEAD TO OTHER PART FAILURES!! WE BOUGHT THIS CAR W/ VERY LOW MILEAGE SO AT THE POINT THEY SAY THEY FIXED THE CAR AND WHEN IT BROKE WAS APPROX. 30,000 MILES. THEY EITHER DID NOT FIX CORRECTLY OR THEY DID NOT TOUCH THE CAR AT ALL BECAUSE THE VERY DESCRIPTION TO WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR CAR WAS EXACTLY WHAT IS LISTED AS THE FAILURE OF THE PART. WE WOULD LIKE THE ORIGINAL PART FAILURE THAT IS NOW SHREDDED INTO HUNDREDS OF PIECES CAUSING FUTURE RACK AND PINION FAILURES TO BE FLUSHED CLEAN AND HONESTLY SHOULD REPLACED THE ENTIRE RACK BECAUSE THEY NEVER FIXED THE PART ORIGINALLY OR THEY DIDN'T FIX IT CORRECTLY AND THE ORIGINAL PART FAILED EXACTLY AS STATED ON THE RECALL TO THE POINT THE MECHANIC ALMOST WRECKED OUR CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS. WHEN THE CONTACT INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, THE ANTI- THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START UNTIL THE LIGHT DIMMED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR PROVIDE A SUFFICIENT REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000. UPDATED 11/19/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START. UPDATED 11/19/08. *JB

ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ON MY 1997 OLDS CUTLASS COMES ON FREQUENTLY AND WILL NOT ALLOW MY CAR TO START. IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I SEE THERE ARE LITERALLY 100'S OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS VERY PROBLEM. GM SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX THE ISSUE BY COMPLETELY REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE PART WITH ONE THAT IS MORE STABLE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED OUT ONLY HAPPENING EVER ONCE IN AWHILE, NOW IT IS HAPPENING DAILY. MY ONLY OPTION AT THIS POINT, IS TO DISCONNECT THE VERY FEATURE THAT WOULD PREVENT MY VEHICLE FROM BEING STOLEN. OBVIOUSLY, REPLACING THE IGNITION OR KEY IS A SHORT TERM FIX AS THE NEW PART ALSO BECOMES DEFECTIVE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. *TR

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED TWICE. FIRST REPAIRED AT MONROE SERVICE ON 11-18-2005 AT 76655 MILES THE COST WAS $731.16. SECOND REPAIR WAS AT GOODYEAR GEMINI ON 12-21-2006 AT 82274MILES. THE COST WAS $642.40. BOTH FACILITIES WERE ASE CERTIFIED. I HAVE BEEN AN ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER IN THE PAST FOR BOTH PROCARE AND GOODYEAR, AND RARELY SAW A FAILURE OF AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, EXCEPT IN EARLY FORIEGN ENGINES WITH ALUMINUM BLOCKS OR ALUMINUM HEADS OR BOTH. I JUST HAD A FRONT BRAKE OVERHAUL AT MIDAS, AND THE TECH NICIAN ASKED IF I HAD HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THEINTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, WHICH SET ME OFF ON THIS SEARCH. I TALKED TO THE MANAGERS AT BOTH MONROE AND GOODYEAR ,AND BOTH SAID THEY HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THESE GASKETS THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REPAIR. DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT, AND SAW THAT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OUT OF CANADA WAS BEING FILED. I COULD PROVIDE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION OF BOTH REPAIRS. TALKED TO GM ABOUT IT, AND AS I EXPECTED, SAID THAT I DIDN'T BRING IT TO A GM FACILITY FOR REPAIR, AND THAT IT HAD EXCESSIVE MILEAGE. I DID NOT CONSIDER 76665 OR 82274 AS EXCESSIVE MILEAGE FOR THE YEAR OF THE CAR OR THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS DEFECT CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK OUT ONTO HOT EXTERIOR OF THE ENGINE? *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS FAILURE IN THE CIRCUIT. OCCASIONALLY, IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE GEARS ENGAGED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE. BOTH FAILURES HAVE BEEN OCCURRING FOR TWO MONTHS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 208,627 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,583. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FUTURA 2000 RADIAL LTE TIRES. THE REMEDY LISTED WAS TO REPLACE THE TIRES IN 60 DAYS. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. PEP BOYS STATED THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED , AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE FULL PRICE TO HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED. *AK

ABS LIGHT COMES ON VERY FREQUENTLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR MAKING A TURN. HAS DONE SO SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND HAS BEEN IN NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT PROBLEM, HAVING SEVERAL PARTS RELATING TO ABS AND BRAKES REPLACED. *NM

I OWN A 1997 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE FOR SOME TIME. SOMETIMES WHEN I TRY AND START THIS VEHICLE, THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT STARTS TO BLINK ON AND OFF. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE STARTED FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AS IT USUALLY HAPPENS AT THE WORST OF TIMES, LIKE IN THE COLD WINTER WEATHER, AT A GAS STATION, OR IN A LOADING/UNLOADING ZONE AT A HOTEL. SOMETIMES THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND THEN I WONDER IF THE CAR WILL START WHEN I AM READY TO LEAVE AGAIN. I HAVE READ MANY STORIES ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS THAT OTHER GM OWNERS HAVE ON THEIR VEHICLES, SO I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT A RANDOM PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS ONLY SOME PEOPLE. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM. I HAVE HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED ONCE ON THIS VEHICLE, AND THIS WILL BE A VERY EXPENSIVE OPTION IF I HAVE TO DO THAT AGAIN. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? THE DATE LISTED BELOW IS THE MOST RECENT DATE THAT THIS HAPPENED. IT HAPPENED TWICE LAST WEEK WHEN WE WERE OUT OF TOWN ON A TRIP AT THE WORST OF TIMES. *JB

MY HEADLIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF I HAD TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY TOO GET THEM TOO GO OFF I TRIED SEVERAL THINGS THE LIGHT SWITCH THAT ROLLS NOTHING HAPPENED I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS I WAITED A FEW HOURS TRIED THIS AGAIN NOTHING THEY STILL STAY ON THE CAR ONLY HAVE 90000 MILES ON IT WHAT COULD THIS BE I NEED HELP WITH THIS MATTER THANK YOU FREDA COOPER. *NM

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET- 3100 V6 ENGINE ON GM PRODUCT. *JB

DT:THE CONTACT STATED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED OIL AND ANTIFREEZE DUE TO THE TYPE OF PLASTIC THAT WAS MANUFACTURED FOR THIS GASKET. THE GASKET HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ASSIST IN THE COST. *AK UPDATED 11/30/2005 - ALTHOUGH THE DEALER VERIFIED THE PROBLEM AS REQUESTED BY THE MANUFACTURER THEY REFUSED REFUSED TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. *NM

I BOUGHT A 1997 CUTLASS SUPREME FROM GABRIEL JORDAN OF HENDERSON TEXAS. THERE IS A RECALL ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. IN THEIR WORDS: "CORRECTIVE SUMMARY: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW LOWER PINION BEARING UNLESS INSPECT OF THE EXISTING BEARING INDICATES THAT REPLACEMENT OF THE GEAR ASSEMBLY IS NECESSARY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080; CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438; OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537; OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668." THEY HAVE ABSOLUTELY REFUSED TO REPLACE THIS EQUIPMENT EVEN THOUGH IT IS FAULTY. THEY CLAIM THEIR PARTS ARE NOT ON THE VEHICLE. THEY HAVE GIVEN ME A QUOTE OF $1,300 TO REPLACE IT.*JB

DT: CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT WHEELS TURNED OUTWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE LOWER LEFT BALL JOINT/CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, AND THE CONTROL ARM WERE EITHER BROKE OR DAMAGED. TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE THE ABOVE MENTIONED COMPONENTS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

GROANING NOISE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN/GEAR WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. *JB

1997 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS PREMATURE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.*MR THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICEL CAME IN CONTACT SOMEHOW WITH A DRAIN WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. THIS CONSEQUENTLY CAUSED HTE WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER AND DAMAGE TO THE DASH.

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC, AND LEAKED ANTIFREEZE CONTINUOUSLY. *AK

ENGINE OVERHEATED. CONSUMER MADE IT HOME, AND AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE.*AK

ENGINE COOLANT RESERVOIR HAS AN OILY SCENT AND HAS OIL DEPOSITS INSIDE.*AK

THE VEHICLE'S FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED AND RESULTED IN SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *NM THE CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, A POPPING NOISE OCCURRED AND AS THE CONSUMER WAS GOING IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND HIT TWO PARKED VEHICLES. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH, THE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. THE CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER, AND TOWED IT TO REPAIR SHOP, TECHNICIAN COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH SHORTED AND BURNED THE WIRE THROUGH THE COLUMN TO THE FUSE PANEL. *SC *JB

DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE STEERING GEAR BEARING RECALL 03V527000 BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE TOOLS.*AK

MRS. JONES OWNES A 1997 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME. ON MARCH 10, 2004, I ENTERED THE DRIVER SEAT OF THE SAID CAR TO DEPART FROM HOME. WHEN I ENGAGED THE IGNITION TO START THE CAR THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DEFECTIVE AIR BAG STRUCK ME IN FACE, CAUSING INJURY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING STEERING JERKED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. HOWEVER, CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE PLASTIC FASTENERS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FELL OFF. DRIVER'S SIDE THE SEAT BELT FASTENER CRACKED AND WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. THE SEAT BELTS WERE NOT ABLE TO BE LATCHED. DEALERSHIP DID NOT INDICATE WHY THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THEY WERE JUST QUOTING THE REPLACING PRICE OF THE PART.*AK

AFTER HAVING RECALL 03V527000 PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE, I AM HAVING CLICKING NOISES EVERY TIME I TURN THE WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE FRONT WHEELS BUCKLED AND THE VEHICLE FELL TO THE GROUND. THE STEERING LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN MARCH 2004 FOR A RACK AND PINION REPLACEMENT. THE CONSUMER WAS WONDERING WHY THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING A RAIL ROAD TRACK, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AND THE VEHICLE HAD TAKEN OFF TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FIXED OR THE DEALER PLACED THE WRONG PART ON THE VEHICLE. THE LOWER PINION BEARING WAS REPLACED. *SC *JB

THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR THE STEERING GEAR BEARINGS RECALL 03V527000. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE STEERING RACK, THEY INDICATED THAT IT WAS AN AFTER MARKET PRODUCTAND IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THE CORRECT PART FOR THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK *SC *JB

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN BRAKING HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT REAR PISTONS WERE STUCK AND ENGAGED THE REAR BRAKES. REAR CALIPERS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. IT WAS NOT KNOWN HOW LONG THE VEHICLE WAS IN THIS CONDITION BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THIS PROBLEM BESIDES THE NOISE. *AK *LA

RECALL 03V527000 CONCERNING STEERING GEAR BEARINGS FAILURE. CONSUMER WAS AUTHORIZED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS DONE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A LEAKING RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE RECALL WORK COULD BE DONE. REPLACEMENT OF THE RACK AND PINION WAS PART OF THE RECALLED PROBLEM. DEALER CHARGED THE CONSUMER FOR REPLACING THE RACK AND PINION. *AK THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. THE TRANSMISSION CABLE FROM THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER HAD TO BE REPLACED *JB

DEALERSHIP STATED THEY WOULD REPLACE THE STEERING RACK IF NEEDED TO FIX THE STEERING PROBLEM, THEY CHANGED THEIR MINDS. *PH

CONSUMER WAS INJURED WHEN HER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE AFTER SHE EXPERIENCED LOWER PINION BEARING SEPARATION. *PH *MR

WHEN BRAKING AND DRIVING HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED, WAS DETERMINED THAT REAR CALIPER SLIDES WERE FROZEN AND ENGAGED THE REAR BRAKES. REAR CALIPERS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 2 YEARS. *AK

AFTER DEALERSHIP PERFORMED STEERING GEAR BEARINGS RECALL 03V527000 REPAIRS FRONT END WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS OFF CENTER, AND THE RIGHT TIRE FACED OUTWARDS. DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE $80.00 TO ALIGN THE VEHICLE ALTHOUGH THE ALIGNMENT WAS FINE BEFORE THE RECALL WAS DONE.*AK

I HAD A RECALL ON MY STEERING RACK PINION AND THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTORY WOULD NOT HONOR IT BECAUSE THEY SAID THE ORIGINAL GM PART HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH AN NON GM PART. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND WENT INTO A DITCH. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING THROUGH THE ENGINE. SUDDENLY, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED . VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT SERPENTINE BELT BROKE. *AK

VEHICLE'S RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING. *LA *MR

MY VIN[XXX] IS NOT INCLUDED IN GM RECALL # 03V-527. MY 1997 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR FROM CALDWELL CLOVER CHEVROLET, AN AUTHORIZED GM FACILITY IS $843.00. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL EFFECTED AUTOMOBILES WITH THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED APPROX. 8 - 12 TIMES OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS. ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS SAME CAR IS THE HORN. IT DOES NOT BLOW. AN AUTHORIZED GM FACILITY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM UNDER THE HOOD AND STATED IT IS IN THE STEERING COLUMN UNDER THE AIR BAG WHICH IS A TIMELY AND EXPENSIVE REPAIR. THIS PROBLEM IS CONSTANT. THE HORN HAS NOT BLOWN IN OVER 1YEAR EXCEPT ON THE RARE OCCASION (APPROX. EVERY TWO MONTHS) IT WILL BLOW FOR LESS THAN 20 MIN. THEN STOP AGAIN.*AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

LOSS OF POWER STEERING, GRINDING NOISE, LEAKING FLUID. *LA

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY WITH THE STEERING. THE CONSUMER STRUGGLED TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *SCC *JB

I HAVE A 97 AND 99 OLDSMOBILE CUTLAS WITH V6-191 3.1L VIN M SFI ENGINES. THEY BOTH LEAK COOLANT FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AT THE REAR OF THE ENGINE. I AM TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND IS CAUSED BY THE DEX COOL ANTI-FREEZE INSTALLED BY THE MFG. THE COST EST. FROM THE OLDS DEALER IS $850.00 TO REPLACE THE GASKET. THESE CARS EACH HAVE 50,000 MI. IF THIS IS IN FACT A COMMON PROBLEM I SHOULD GET SOME RELIEF FROM THE MANUFACTURE. *LA

WHILE TURNING TO THE LEFT AT 10 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP. THE DEALER NEVER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION STEERING UNIT, IT FAILED AGAIN ONE MONTH LATER AND THE REPAIR SHOP REALIGNED THE POWER STEERING FLUID LINE. *SCC *JB

THE STEERING LOCKED UP WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS TURN CORNERS.*AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY. *NLM

WHEN PULLING TO THE LEFT OUT OF A PARKING PLACE I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO TURN. EVENTUALLY THE WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN EVEN WITH FORCE. WHILE TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL A "SQUOOSHING" NOISE WAS HEARD. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS THE STEERING WHEEL DID TURN, BUT WITH EXTREME DIFFICULTY, AND I IMMEDIATELY WENT STRAIGHT HOME (APPROXIMATELY 14 MILES). DURING THAT TIME I DID NOT MAKE ANY ABRUPT TURNS AND WAS VERY CAUTIOUS DRIVING ONLY 45 MPH AT THE MAXIMUM. UPON REACHING HOME I CONTACTED THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, SINCE THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO BE DRIVEN ANY MAJOR DISTANCE. AFTER THE CAR WAS INSPECTED I WAS TOLD THE RACK AND PINION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO BE OPERABLE. I DON'T FEEL THAT THIS ITEM SHOULD HAVE FAILED AT 6 YEARS SINCE THE CAR HAS BEEN REGULARLY AND PROPERLY MAINTAINED. I ALSO FEEL THAT THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE FULLY REIMBURSED BY THE MANUFACTURER SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. DEALER REPLACED RACK AND PINION AND RIGHT AXLE.*AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND THE LOWER PINION BEARING DAMAGED, DUST CAP MISSING, POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKING, SERPENTINE BELT CRACKED AND THE RIGHT AXLE BOOT TORN, WHICH CAUSED AXLE NOISE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION, AXLE SEAL, REPLACED AND RESEALED THE POWER STEERING PUMP, REPLACED THE SERPENTINE BELT AND FLUSHED THE BRAKE AND POWER STEERING FLUID. THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED AT THE LEFT REAR. THE BRAKE HOSE WAS TWISTED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HOSE. *TS *NLM

PROBLEMS WITH SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH DASH. REQUEST INFORMATION ON VEHICLE AS FAR AS ACCURATE MILEAGE, LEMON CHECK AND RECALL CHECK.*MR DEALER REFUSED TO LET CONSUMER TRADE IN THE VEHICLE OR GIVE HER ANSWERS TO HER QUESTION. IN ADDITION, SHE REQUESTED INFORMATION ON ANY ACCIDENTS/RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. *PH THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY. *JB

THE VEHICLE'S IAC SENSOR CONNECTOR WIRE WAS TOO SHORT WHICH CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 634780 IS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. *AK *PH *NLM

THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAD DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *JB

SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 1997, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, ONCE WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED, AN $800 REPAIR. THE MOTOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MALFUNCTIONED, A $400 REPAIR. TODAY, WHILE DRIVING HOME THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, I WAS WITHIN A MILE OF HOME, SO I JUST KEPT GOING. AS I WAS TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, ALL OF THE CONTROLS ON THE DASHBOARD FAILED, SPEED LIMIT, GAS GAUGE, ETC. I ALSO APPARENTLY HAD NO LIGHTS BECAUSE THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST RAN INTO ME WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS DIDN'T WORK.*AK

ABS LIGHT COMES ON AT RANDOM TIMES, USUALLY DURING A TURN, BUT NO ADVERSE CONDITIONS OCCUR. WHEN DIAGNOSED, IT WAS STATED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR WAS BAD. I HAVE HAD BOTH FRONT SPEED SENSORS REPLACED ABOUT 3-4 TIMES UNDER WARRANTY, AND SINCE THE WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT, I JUST DEAL WITH THE LIGHT. I JUST BROUGHT IT IN FOR THIS PROBLEM ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO, AND AGAIN THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS SAID THAT IT WAS A SPEED SENSOR. THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. *NLM

1) AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR I HAD IT TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 4 TIMES FOR A BODY MODULE MALFUNCTION. 2) IGNITION SWITCH WENT BAD COULD NOT START CAR, HAD TO BE TOWED, TOOK TWO ATTEMPTS TO FIX CORRECTLY 3) AIR-CONDITIONING BUTTON QUIT WORKING 4) SMOKE CAME FROM STEERING COLUMN 5) WHEN USING CIGARETTE LIGHTER, BLOWS AUXILIARY POWER FUSE 6) PASSENGER SIDE FOG LIGHT KEEPS BLOWING ABOUT EVERY THREE MONTHS 7) WINDOWS JUMP TRACK AND BACK WINDOWS GRADUALLY GO DOWN THEMSELVES. 8) WINDSHIELD WIPERS BREAK WHEN IN USE, WHOLE ARM DISCONNECTS LEAVING THEM USELESS, OCCURRED THREE TIMES WITHIN SIX MONTH. *JB

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED ON OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS.*JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2002 AND REPLACE STEERING COLUMN SEALS, ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2002 PROBLEM RECURRED. HAPPENED AGAIN ON JANUARY 8, 2003. THE STEERING EXPERIENCED MANY OTHER FAILURES AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION. *NLM *NLM

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING STEERING FAILED WHEN WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT RACK AND PINION HAD FAILED AND CONSUMER HAD REPLACED. TS *TT

THE BEARING IN TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN, WHICH INTURN, RUINED THE GEARS. HAD TO REPLACE AND REBUILD TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF 2600 DOLLARS. NLM

CONSUMER HAD FUEL INJECTOR REPLACED, ELECTRICAL TESTING WAS DONE ON VEHICLE DUE TO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ALERT, THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT BATTERY WAS NOT DISCONNECTED DURING TESTING WHICH CAUSED WIRES TO BURN INTO STEERING COLUMN. CONSUMER VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE HORN WAS NOT WORKING. ALSO HAD AN EXPOSED WIRE IN THE STEERING WHICH WAS A POTENTIAL SHOCK HAZARD.*AK CONSUMER STATES HE IS NOW EXPERIENCING OTHER PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SUCH AS THE AIR CONDITIONING LIGHT COMING ON AND THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED. *JB

BELT DOES NOT RETRACT-HAVE TO MANIPULATE BY HAND AND TENDS TO TWIST. *AK

VEHICLE BACKED OUT OF A PARKING PLACE, AND WHEN I BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN, EVEN WITH FORCE. A "SQUOOSHING" NOISE WAS HEARD. AFTER A MOMENT, THE STEERING WHEEL AGAIN WOULD TURN SO I WENT STRAIGHT HOME (APPROX. 1 1/2 MILES). HAD CAR IN SHOP NEXT DAY FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD RACK & PINION BAD. DEALERSHIP SAID MFGR NOT RESPONSIBLE DUE TO AGE OF CAR. I DON'T FEEL THIS ITEM SHOULD'VE FAILED AT ONLY 5 YRS AND LESS THAN 100K MILES.*AK

WHILE TURNING ON VEHICLE THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM IGNITION. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHERE AIRBAGS ARE LOCATED IN STEERING WHEEL, SEAMS ARE SPLITTING. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *TT

WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. MECHANIC STATED THAT A PRESSURE TEST WAS GIVEN TO VEHICLE, CAUSING ANTIFREEZE LIQUID TO FLOW THROUGH OIL LINES, AND CAUSING MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET TO MALFUNCTION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM FROZE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT RECALL 01V068000. DEALER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED , ROTARS, PADS, SHOES, ETC. *AK

ENGINE REAR NUT BOLTS BROKEN, ENGINE MOVES AT THE LEAST BUMP ON PAVEMENT. TICKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL NOT START RIGHT AWAY. COOLANT CONSTANT NEEDED. ENGINE LIGHT/OR BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON.*AK

ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY, BRAKING DISTANCE IS NORMAL. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 15-20 TIMES. REPLACED BRAKE PADS/ ALTERNATOR/ BATTERY/ WIRING HARNESS, AND PUT IN SENSOR. DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM, VEHICLE AT DEALER AT THIS TIME. *AK SERPENTINE AND TENSIONER BELT BROKEN. SECURITY LIGHT BLINKS DUE TO BAD THEFT LOCK SENSOR ASSEMBLY . BLOWER SPEEDS INOPERATIVE. A/C CONTROL INOPERATIVE. LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE FALLS TO FLOOR. POWER WINDOW INOPERABLE DUE TO ELECTRICAL SWITCH FAILURE. *YH

REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS ARE LEAKING. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

STARTS AND RUNS BEAUTIFULLY UNTIL STOPPED BRIEFLY, WON'T RESART, TURNS OVER AND DIES. NO GAS SMELL. AFTER SITTING 15-20 MINUTES, STARTS. LIGHTS TURN ON WHEN CAR IS PARKED IF BUFFETED BY WIND. SHORT IN STALK SWITCH. DOME LIGHT DOESN'T GO OFF WHEN DOOR IS

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING BRAKES TO VIBRATE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BROKEN WELD ON SUB FRAME CRADLE. *SLC

RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 40-45MPH WHEN VEHICLE WANDERED TO THE LEFT 3-4 FEET INTO OTHER LANE, DEALER FOUND A BROKEN WELD ON THE LOWER SUB FRAME CRADLE THAT CONNECTS THE RACK AND PINION STEERING TO FRAME, THE BROKEN WLED CAUSED THE STEERING MOUNTING BUSHINGS TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY, CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING. *SLC

CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND NEAR COLLISION. *AK

WHILE TRYING TO USE REAR LAP&SHOULDER BELT UNITS THEY LOCKED UP. CONSUMER THEN TRIED REAR DRIVER'S SIDE LAP&SHOULDER BELT, AND BUCKLE WAS BROKEN. *AK THE MIDDLE LAP BELT DOES NOT HOLD A CHILD CAR SEAT. *YH

AC BLOWER MOTOR FAILED CAUSING NOISE. *CJ

TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF BRAKE PROBLEMS, WHICH BEGAN IN JUNE OF 1998, SINCE THAT TIME AND UP TO THE PRESENT THE PROBLEMS STILL EXIST, THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO MAKE NOISE, REPAIRS INCLUDE REAR DRUM REPLACEMENT(6/9/98), RIGHT FRONT HUB REPLACEMENT(8/4/98), FRONT PADS & ROTORS RESURFACED(3/12/99), LEFT FRONT ROTOR REPLACEMENT(6/11/99), RIGHT FRONT CALIPER AND FLEX HOSE REPLACEMENT(7/6/99),LEFT ROTOR RESURFACED (7/12/99) ,CALIPERS AND ROTORS CHANGED(8/23/99)FRONT ROTORS RESURFACED(1/18/00), BRAKE SYSTEM EXPERINCING EXCESSIVE WEAR AND NOISE. *CJ

DEALER REPLACED LOWER INTAKE GASKET DUE TO AN OIL LEAK. *SLC

BRAKE ROTORS WERE FOUND TO BE PITTED AND WERE CAUSING BRAKES TO FEEL SPONGY AND SQUEAK, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE SHE WAS CHARGED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. *SLC

DEALER REPLACED LOWER INTAKE GASKET DUE TO AN OIL LEAK. *SLC

BRAKE ROTORS WERE FOUND TO BE PITTED AND WERE CAUSING BRAKES TO FEEL SPONGY AND SQUEAK, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE SHE WAS CHARGED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. *SLC

AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE FOR A MONTH HAD APPLIED BRAKES AND A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. NOISE PROCEEDED TO GET WORSE. TOOK VEHICLE BACK. BRAKE PADS WERE CHANGED. A MONTH LATER , NEEDED A NEW SET OF BRAKES. PROBLEM HAPPENED EVERY TWO WEEKS. MECHANIC INDICATED NO KNOWLEDGE OF CAUSE OF PROBLEM. BRAKES KEPT MESSING UP & WERE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NOT BEING PROPERLY REPAIRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE WINDSHIELD WASHER WHEN THE WIPER BLADES CROSSED EACH OTHER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD, REPLACED WIPER TRANSMSISSION. *SLC

REAR BRAKE ROTORS HAD BEEN SHAKING. ROTOS WERE WORN OUT. WAS NO BRAKES IN THE REAR. FRONT BRAKES WERE BEING USED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC BACK BRAKES, FRONT BRAKES & THE ROTORS ALL NEED REPLACING DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. CONTACTED GMC AFTER REPAIRS & RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT. KEPT ORIGINAL INVOICE & BAD PARTS.

STEERING GEAR IS LEAKING POWER STEERING FUILD, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

BRAKES PUSLATE; RETURNED TO DEALER.FRONT DISK RESURFACED. OK FOR A MONTH PUSLATING STARTED AGAIN.RETURNED AGAIN, REAR DISCS RESURFED. I THINK DEFECTIVE DISKS. DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE ROTORS.

3/18/99 COMPLAINED TO DEALER THAT TIRES WERE WORE OUT AT CENTER TREAD AS THOUGH TIRE WAS OVERINFLATED BUT THE PSI WAS 29 IN FRONT 26 IN BACK LIKE IT STATES ON THE DOOR. ALL 4 TIRES WERE REPLACED. I PAID FOR 2 G.M. PAID FOR 2. 12/22/99 AT 35,669 MILES 2 TIRES AGAIN WERE REPLACED BY G.M. AND I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO EITHER PAY FOR 2 MORE OR SEE IF I COULD GET A FIRESTONE DEALER TO REPLACE THEM. AT 38,660MILES FIRESTONE REPLACED THE OTHER 2 TIRES. AT 45,000 MILES THESE TIRES ARE SHOWING WEAR AND ESPECIALLY ONE THAT THE CENTER TREAD IS SMOOTH. I TOOK IT BACK TO FIRESTONE AND WAS TOLD I AM ON MY OWN AS THEY HAD ALREADY REPLACED 2 AND WOULD NOT DO ANY MORE. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AT 4,300...9,625...14,133...20,449.....25,030.....31,264.....35,669......40,725....AND 45,300. THE ALINGMENT WAS DONE 9,625 MILES. WAS CHECKED AND RECHECKED BY SHARPNACK AND FIRESTONE. I AM TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHY THE TIRES ARE WEARING THEY WAY THEY ARE . HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A FIRESTONE REP THAT THE TIRE IS THE WRONG SIZE FOR THE RIM, BUT THIS IS THE SIZE TIRE THAT CAME ON THE CAR ORIGINALLY. SHARPNACK SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL WEAR. I KNOW IT IS NOT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

3/18/99 COMPLAINED TO DEALER THAT TIRES WERE WORE OUT AT CENTER TREAD AS THOUGH TIRE WAS OVERINFLATED BUT THE PSI WAS 29 IN FRONT 26 IN BACK LIKE IT STATES ON THE DOOR. ALL 4 TIRES WERE REPLACED. I PAID FOR 2 G.M. PAID FOR 2. 12/22/99 AT 35,669 MILES 2 TIRES AGAIN WERE REPLACED BY G.M. AND I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO EITHER PAY FOR 2 MORE OR SEE IF I COULD GET A FIRESTONE DEALER TO REPLACE THEM. AT 38,660MILES FIRESTONE REPLACED THE OTHER 2 TIRES. AT 45,000 MILES THESE TIRES ARE SHOWING WEAR AND ESPECIALLY ONE THAT THE CENTER TREAD IS SMOOTH. I TOOK IT BACK TO FIRESTONE AND WAS TOLD I AM ON MY OWN AS THEY HAD ALREADY REPLACED 2 AND WOULD NOT DO ANY MORE. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AT 4,300...9,625...14,133...20,449.....25,030.....31,264.....35,669......40,725....AND 45,300. THE ALINGMENT WAS DONE 9,625 MILES. WAS CHECKED AND RECHECKED BY SHARPNACK AND FIRESTONE. I AM TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHY THE TIRES ARE WEARING THEY WAY THEY ARE . HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A FIRESTONE REP THAT THE TIRE IS THE WRONG SIZE FOR THE RIM, BUT THIS IS THE SIZE TIRE THAT CAME ON THE CAR ORIGINALLY. SHARPNACK SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL WEAR. I KNOW IT IS NOT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS HAVE RUSTY PITTED SURFACES. THE RIGHT REAR IS ALMOST TOTALLY POCK MARKED WITH PITS AND CAUSES THE CAR TO PULSATE AND SHAKE SEVERELY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY THREE TIMES FOR FAULTY SENSORS OR WIRING. *AK

BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHANGED 7 TIMES, THERE WAS LESS THAN 5000 MILES BTWEEN SETS OF BRAKES BEING REPAIRED. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY COULN'T FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BINDING OF THE STEERING SYSTEM, POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED HOWEVER VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE LOCK UP, FINAL REPAIR OF THE RACK AND PINION AND POWER STEERING PUMP. *MJS

SERVICE DEPARTMENT ESTIMATES $1,200.00 FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR. MY QUESTIONS TO THIS ARE: 1. ARE THERE ANY HISTORIES OF SALVAGE, FLOOD DAMAGE, ODOMETER FRAUD, ETC., FOR THIS VEHICLE? 2. IS IT REASONABLE TO EXPECT THAT A 3-YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES (TWO-THIRDS TO THREE-QUARTERS OF WHICH ARE HIGHWAY MILES) SHOULD DEVELOP MAJOR MECHANICAL (TRANSMISSION) PROBLEMS? 3. WHAT OTHER COURSE(S) OF ACTION DO I HAVE BEYOND FILING THIS REPORT? *AK

WHILE MAKING A TURN VEHICLE RAN INTO A 4 FOOT CURVE AT ABOUT 10 MPH, AND AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CAR DIDN'T COME TO A DEAD STOP BEFORE THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS SENSORS. INSPECTOR SAID THERE WERE NO OUTSIDE SENSORS. *AK

BRAKES FAILED 3 OTHER TIMES SINCE MAY 1998. AFTER 4TH TIME, CALIPERS WERE FOUND TO BE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS FIXED AT OTHER THAN DEALERSHIP AS DEALER DENIES PROBLEM WITH BRAKES.

CONSUMER HEARING NOISE FROM THE A/C UNIT WHEN IT'S ON. NLM

TRUNK LIGHT BURNT OUT. NLM

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING BRAKE ROTOR NOISE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DUE TO INPROPER INSTALLATION AT THE FACTORY. NLM

BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT MORE FREQUENTLY WHICH CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. CURRENTLY ON 5TH PAIR OF BRAKE PADS. ALSO ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHILE MAKING SOME TURNS. *AK

DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEMS- DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW REPLACED AT DELIVERY DUE TO LARGE SCRATCH. TAIL LIGHT COVER REPLACED DUE TO MOISTURE BUILD UP. DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS WINDOW MOTORS REPLACED DUE TO MALFUNCTION. BALL JOINTS REPLACED AT 2000 MILES, CV JOINTS REPLACED AT 1000 MILES, CONTROL ARMS REPLACED ONCE AT 5800 MILES AND AGAIN AT 10000 MILES. STEERING RACK REPLACED AT 12400 MILES, BY THIS TIME THE COMPLETE FRONT END HAD BEEN REPLACED FROM THE FACTORY ORIGINAL. AND AT 19000 MILES IT IS MAKING NOISE AGAIN. *AK

WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE "BUCKED" OR LUNGED FORWARD AND BACKWARD WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. . *AK

REAR ROTORS RUSTED CAUSED THE REAR BRAKES NOT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. YH

REAR ROTORS RUSTED CAUSED THE REAR BRAKES NOT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. YH

REAR ROTORS RUSTED CAUSED THE REAR BRAKES NOT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. YH

EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE CRACKED. YH

LEFT & RIGHT PARK LIGHT AND REAR TAIL LIGHT HOLDING MOISTURE. YH

FRONT END OUT OF ALINMENT CAUSING VIBRATION. YH

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED CAUSING SMOKE FROM OVERHEATING. YH

BRAKE SENDOR FAILED CAUSING THE BRAKES TO PULSATE INTERMITTENTLY WHEN STOPPING. NLM

THIS CAR HAS HAD ALL OF ITS SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT THE DEALERSHIP. DURING THE FIRST YEAR THAT I OWNED THE CAR, A) THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AND THE CABLE FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL POWER UNIT TO THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND B) THE CARPET STARTED BALDING IN AN AREA WHERE THERE NORMALLY ISN'T ANY CONTACT WITH MY FEET. DURING THE PAST FEW MONTHS, A) THE GENERATOR DIED LEAVING ME STRANDED AT A 24-LANE TOLL PLAZA ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE, AND B) THE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL PULLED OUT OF THE BATTERY, DRAINING THE BATTERY ACID AND LEAVING ME WITH A DEAD CAR AND A SHOPPING CART FULL OF GROCERIES.

FAILURE OF RACK & PINION GEAR CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL ON VEHICLE

IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING DURING HEAVY RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AS THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER ARM FLIPPED OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER ARM. WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR TO CHECK WHAT HAPPENED, I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER ARM WAS LOOSE. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LOOSE WIPER ARM EVIDENTLY HAD CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION HOUSING TO CRACK AND IN THE PROCESS RENDERED BOTH WIPER ARMS INOPERABLE. AS A RESULT, I HAD TO BUY A WHOLE NEW WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY FOR $350 PLUS LABOR FOR INSTALLATION. THE DEALER SAID THAT SINCE THE CAR WAS SO MUCH OVER THE MILEAGE WARRANTY, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE EXPENSE.

NO SUMMARY

NO SUMMARY

REAR BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO DEALER REPLACED BRAKE CALIPERS/PADS AND ROTORS, COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS COME ON 4 TIMES, INDICATING SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 4 TIMES BECAUSE WATER BUILDS UP IN THE AIR PUMP. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE AIR PUMP/ INTAKE MANIFOLD AND CLEANED INJECTORS. STILL HAS PROBLEMS. *AK

MY WIFE WAS TRAVELIING SOUTHBOUND ON IL TOLLWAY I94 WHEN SHE PROCEDED TO BRAKE FOR A TOLL PLAZA. SHE APPLIED HER BRAKES AND HAD NO RESPONSE. SHE BEGAN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE ABOUT 500 FEET FROM THE PLAZA. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES NEVER RESPONDED AND TO HER RECOLLECTION THE BRAKES NEVER WENT ON. SHE HIT A CEMENT BARRIOR WHILE TRYING TO FIND A CLEAR LANE TO PASS THROUGH. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTANT THROUGHOUT THE OWNERSHIP OF THE CAR. WHEN I HAVE THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT, NO PROBLEMS ARE FOUND.

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING SQUEAKING NOISE. *YC

REAR OF VEHICLE MAKES A "CRUNCH" NOISE WHEN TURNING INTO THE DRIVEWAY. *YC

ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATING DUE TO FAILURE OF THE WHEEL SENSOR. MJS

ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION CAUSING LIGHTS, SIGNALS AND ALARM TO MALFUNCTION. MJS

BRAKES FAILED.

SUSPENSION FAILED. NLM

BATTERY DIED. YH

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THREE OCCASIONS. *YC

BRAKE ROTORS WORN OUT. YH

TURN INDICATOR LAMP ASSEMBLY OUT OF ORDER. YH

OIL SENSOR FAILED. YH

TRUNK LID MALFUNCTIONED. YH

TRANSAXLE RANGE SWITCH FAILED. YH

NO SUMMARY.

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A FRONTAL COLLISION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

BUSHINGS ON FRONT SUSPENSIONS KEEP DRYING OUT AND SQUEAKING AT ALL SPEEDS. NOISE IS LOUD ENOUGH TO BE HEARD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS EVEN WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING.

BRAKES PULSATE, ROTORS RESURFACED TWICE ALREADY. BRAKES SQUEAK EVEN AFTER BEING RESURFACED.

WHILE DRIVING 70MPH THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE HUMMED FOR A WHILE THEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, CONFLICT BETWEEN GOODYEAR AND GM. *AK

ROTORS FAILED.

BRAKE PADS FAILED.

CALIPERS FAILED.

CALIPERS FAILED.

THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE ANTI-BRAKE WHEEL SENSOR ALSO FAILED. VEHICLE BEEN IN THE SHOP SEVEN TIMES IN REFERENCE TO THE ABS BRAKES. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VHEICLE VIBRATES. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS AND BRAKES TWICE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL GOES COMPLETELY TO FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. MAKES NOISE. PROBLEM IS CONSISTANT. VIBRATES BADLY. THE 1ST TIME, DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM. THE 2ND TIME HAD ROTORS TURNED DUE TO WARPING OR OUT OF ROUND. STILL PROBLEM OF PEDAL TO FLOOR & NOISE EXISTS. *AK

THE PASSENGER'S DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AND NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE SHUT DOWN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.*AK

THE SEAT BELT, WHEN UNBUCKLED, DOES NOT RETRACT INTO ITS CASE. OFTEN GETS STUCK IN THE DOOR, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BUCKLE AREA. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND STATES THAT IT IS THE STYLE OF THE DESIGN. *AK

CONTROL ARMS REPLACED.

CONTROL ARMS REPLACED, ORIGINAL ONES WERE WEAK CAUSING NOISE.

MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH FAILED.

ANTI LOCK BRAKE WHEEL SENSOR FAILED.

SUSPENSION SYSTEM CAUSES NOISE IN THE REAR END OF VEHICLE AND PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIRES.

WHEEL BROKE.

THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED TWICE; ONCE AT 2055 MILES AND ONCE AT 6000 MILES. THIS WAS DUE TO A NOISE THE DRIVER HEARD WHEN DRIVING. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THIS HAPPENED ON DECEMBER 13, 1997. *AK

OWNER'S MANUAL STATES "DO NOT USE CHAINS ON TIRES", HOWEVER WHEELS ON ARE LARGE ENOUGH TO USE CHAINS AND SOME STATES REQUIRE THE CHAINS TO BE USED.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSING INJURIES TO CONSUMER.

STEERING FAILED. NLM

CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, NOTICE NOISE UNDER THE BOTTOM AND A BAD ODOR COMING FROM THE ENGINE.

SINCE NEW ENGINE MADE NOISE,GEARS SLIPPING WITH ODOR FROM COMPARTMENT (POOR PERFORMANCE), RESULTING IN COMPLETE ENGINE POWER FAILURE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. (MJS)

PASSENGER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY CAUSING LATCH PROBLEMS, SEVERAL REPAIRS. (MJS)

CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT ASHTRAY/LIGHTER LOCATION MAKES USE IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT TAKING EYES OFF ROAD.

ENGINE STALLED ON FREEWAY.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAREND COLLISION, IMPACT 20 MPH AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S BUCKET SEATBACKS BROKE TO THE RECLINING POSITION, PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

DRIVING 65 MPH W/CRUISE CONTROL ON; VEHICLE STARTED DRIFTING LEFT, OFF ROAD, PUT BRAKES ON, BUT TO NO AVAIL; VEHICLE SPUN AROUND & WENT RIGHT; HIT POST; AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY; VEHICLE WENT UP POST THEN LANDED ON ROOF. *AK

THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND HEARD A "GRINDING NOISE" AT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN APPLING THE BRAKE. (SAME PROBLEM WITH A CUTLASS SUPREME 1996, DEALER TRADED IN FOR THIS 1997 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM). *AK