1998 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS Complaints
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1998 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS- VIOLA, DE
STEERING PULSATES WHEN BRAKE ARE APPLIED. ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED TWICE, AND REPLACED ONCE. DEALER CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE. *AK
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1998 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS- INDEPENDENCE, MO
THIS WAS SECOND BLOWOUT OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES. ONE AT DRIVER SIDE REAR, THIS ONE AT PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. SIDEWALL TORN AWAY FROM TREAD . FIRESTONE REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM. 2 BLOWOUTS ON THIS CAR SEEM EXCESSIVE FOR THE USE IT HAS HAD. (TIRESIZE: 15260R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15260R15 )
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1998 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS- ROY, UT
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
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1998 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS- ST. HELENS, OR
BRAKES SERVICED 6 TIMES. ROTORS TURNED THREE TIMES, REPLACED TWICE, PADS ONCE. PULSATIONS RETURNED AGAIN.
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1998 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS- MACON, GA
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON HIGHWAY AND DIDN'T HERE A NOISE. WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE A FRAME COLLAPSED. WHEEL WAS STILL INTACK. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED.*AK
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1998 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS- LONGMONT, CO
TIRE BLOWOUT SIMILAR TO THE ONES I HEARD IN THE NEWS -- OUTERMOST ROW OF TREADS RIPPED OFF -- I HAD 1" OF RUBBER HOLDING THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE TO THE OUTSIDE. I CHECKED THE WEEK BEFORE -- TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 21560R15 )
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1998 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS- COGAN STATION, PA
DURING VISIT TO GARAGE ON AUGUST 11, 2000, FOR TIRE ROTATION THE MECHANIC NOTICED SEVERE CRACKING BETWEEN TREADS ON ALL FOUR TIRES TO THE POINT THAT THEY WERE UNSAFE TO BE DRIVEN. THESE TIRES STILL HAVE 50% OF THE TREAD LEFT. IN A QUESTION ABOVE I WAS UNABLE TO SELECT ALL FOUR TIRES -- I WAS ONLY ABLE TO SELECT FRONT OR REAR AND RIGHT OR LEFT. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE CRACKED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )
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1998 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS- MCCALLER, AL
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR OF PADS AND ROTORS AS OF 8,000 MILES. DEALER REPLACED FRONT PADS, AND TURNED THE ROTORS. AS OF 15,10O MILES REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS. AT 23,300 MILES, TURNED FRONT ROTORS AND REPLACED FRONT PADS; AT 34,300 MILES REPLACED FRONT PADS AND TURNED ROTORS, AND AS OF 39,000 MILES, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
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1998 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS- KNOXVILLE, IA
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. *AK
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1998 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS- RENTON, WA
EXTREME PULSATION WHEN BRAKING - STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE DEALER HAS TRIED REPLACING THE BRAKE PADS, TURNING THE ROTORS, AND REPLACING THE ROTORS AND NOTHING HAS WORKED. AFTER EACH OF THE 5 TIMES WE HAVE THIS CAR SERVICED, THE PULSATION RETURNS AFTER 3,000 TO 4,000 MILES. WE ARE ENTERING ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS WITH OLDSMOBILE TO DEMAND A BUY-BACK.*AK
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