1998 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS Complaints

I HAVE E-MAILED OLDSMOBILE AND THEY HAVE REFERRED ME BACK TO BURNE OLDSMOBILE. IT IS A GOVERNMENT OWNED VEHICLE THAT IS USED AS AN ENFORCEMENT VEHICLE. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES, THE CALIPERS ONCE AND NOW THEY ARE FAILING AGAIN. OUR GROUP HAS A SECOND OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS THAT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE FAILURE. THERE ARE NO CURRENT RECALLS. THE VEHICLE IS COVERED UNTIL 36,000 MILES, HOWEVER; THE MORE IMPORTANT ISSUE IS THE CONSTANT WEARING OUT OF THE FRONT BRAKES AS WELL AS THE CALIPERS. PLEASE ADVISE ME OF ANY CORRECTIVE ACTIONS THAT CAN BE TAKEN. *AK

A FUEL LEAK IS CAUSING THE FUMES TO FLOW INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO BECOME SLEEPY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED. WOULD SLOW DOWN & BRAKES VIBRATED BADLY. THEY WERE ALSO WARPED. WOULD FAIL TO CATCH WHEN NEEDED. TOOK TO DEALER & BRAKES REPAIRED. 8 MONTHS LATER, HAVING SAME PROBLEMS. TOOK TO DIFFERENT DEALER & INFORMED ROTORS SHOULD BE REPLACED, NOT RESURFACED. DID NOT REPLACED DUE TO LACK OF WARRANTY. *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH OIL INCREASING (ONE QUART) EVERY 1500 MILES WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS, AND BOTH HAVE DRAINED THE OIL/CHANGED THE FILTER, AND REPLACE OIL. HOWEVER, WITHIN 1500 MILES OF DRIVING THE OIL CONTINUED TO INCREASE BY ONE QUART. IT APPEARED NO ONE COULD HELP ON THIS MATTER; SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN CAR WAS PARKED, AND THEN WHENATTEMPTING TO BE DRIVEN, IT HAD NO POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY 15,000 MILES. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, WOULD BE HESITATING BEFORE GRABBING. HAD ROTORS REPLACED ONCE & THEN TURNED 3 TIMES. ROTORS GO BAD & NO CONTROL. MECHANIC CAN NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. *AK

MOISTURE WOULD ACCUMULATE IN THE HEADLIGHTS WHENEVER THERE IS HEAVY DEW WHILE GOING THROUGH CAR WASH OR WHEN RAINING. WOULD STAY INSIDE HEADLIGHTS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. WOULD HAVE HEADLIGHTS ON TO DRY THEM OUT. TAKEN TO DEALER & INFORMED TSB ON PROBLEM, BUT IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

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. *AK

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATLEY 35-40 MPH HIT A VEHICLE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. *AK

HAVE HAD THE FRONT ROTORS RESURFACED TWICE AND THE REAR ROTORS RESURFACED ONCE. CAR SHUDDERS AT HIGH SPEEDS WHEN BRAKING.