1993 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS Complaints

ON BOTH DOORS LATCH SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING, WHEN TURNING KEY THE LOCK POPS UP LIKE DOOR IS OPEN. BUT, WHEN PULLING HANDLE ITS STILL LOCKED. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE BOLT FOR THE BRAKE CALIPER BACKS OUT ON A REGULAR BASIS, CAUSING WHEELS TO LOCK UP RUINING ONE OF CONSUMER TIRES AND RIM.*JB

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE, FRONT RIGHT DROPPED, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT HAD BROKEN. THIS CAUSED AXLE TO BREAK ACCORDING TO DEALER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM RACINE, WE CROSSED THE RR TRACKS IN STURTEVANT AND THE CUTLASS JUST DIED. WE HAD LIGHTS BUT NO IGNITION. WE SUMMONED POLICE TO CALL A TOWTRUCK TO TOW IT TO FRANK GENTILE OLDSMOBILE. AFTER THREE DAYS THEY CALLED TO TELL US THE DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR $84 WHICH DETERMINED MY STARTER SHORTED OUT AND BLEW A 60 AMP FUSE; I QUESTIONED WHY THE STARTER HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT SINCE THE CAR WAS MOVING, BUT THEY ASSURED ME IT WAS THE STARTER THAT SHORTED THEREFORE BLOWING THE 60 AMP FUSE THAT SHUT DOWN THE IGNITION! THAT COST ME $401. THEN ON JUNE 19, 2001 COMING HOME FROM RACINE GOING OVER THE SAME RR TRACKS IN STURTEVANT ; THE CUTLASS DID THE SAME THING; LOST IGNITION AND DIED. I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO FRANK GENTILE AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY HAD IT FOR A WEEK. THEN THY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT UPON FURTHER TESTING IT SHOWED MY WIRES WERE FRIED ALONG WITH THE SWITCHES IN MY STEERING COLUMN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE 60 AMP FUSE THAT BLEW AGAIN! THIS TIME I WAS GETTING A LITTLE SUSPICIOUS BECAUSE OF THEM TELLING ME IT WAS THE STARTER THE FIRST TIME. SO I TOLD THEM TO DO THE REPAIRS BUT GIVE ME THE ALLEGED DEFECTIVE PARTS. AFTER LOOKING AT THE WIRES AND SWITCHES THEY TOOK OUT , I QUESTIONED THEM THAT THE WIRES DIDN'T LOOK FRIED TO ME; THAN THEY CHANGED THEIR STORY AND SAID THERE WAS A SHORT IN THEM AND ASSURRED ME THAT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM; THAT COST ME $671.88. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING THE CUTLASS INTO RACINE WE WENT OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE CUTLASS DIED AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME! SO WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO FRANK GENTILE AGAIN. THIS MORNING, 7/2/01 MY WIFE AND I WENT DOWN TO FRANK GENTILE AND COMPLAINED VIGIOROUSLY. WE TOLD THEM THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZORD THAT THIS CAR KEEPS CUTTING OUT LIKE THAT; AND THEY OUGHT TO PUT SOMEONE ON THE PROBLEM THAT KNOWS HOW TO SOLVE ELECTRICAL SHORTS AND NOT KEEP SWAPPING PARTS AT MY EXPENSE THAT SOME BACKYARD MECHANIC MIGHT DO. THIS IS AN IGNITION ELECTRICAL FAILURE!*AK

WHILE LOOKING OVER ENGINE NOTICED GAS LINE IS BEING WORN BY BRAKE LINE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FLOOR. BRAKE CALIPER AND ONE FRONT BRAKE PAD WENT. VEHICLE WENT THROUGH TRAFFIC LIGHT. HE PULLED HIS EMERGENCY BRAKE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. WHEN CONSUMER HAD OIL CHANGE SHE ASKED MECHANIC TO SHAKE CALIPER BRAKES PAD. HE TOLD CONSUMER VEHICLE HAD TO HAVE 107,000 MILES TO BE CHECKED. *AK *VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIDAS AND REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. *SLC

BATTERY HAD A SHORT WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID WAS ADDED TO VEHICLE.*AK THE VEHICLE HAD DEFECTIVE BRAKE SYSTEM REQUIRING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF ALL ROTORS, CALIPERS AND BRAKE PADS. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO FAILED. *YH

WHEN DEPRESS BRAKES NOTICED BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT ON, AND LOUD NOISE COMING FROM BRAKES. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST GM REGARDING DEFECTIVE CALIPERS, CONSUMER FEELS REPAIRS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY MANUFACTURER. *SLC

VEHICLE WOULD HAVE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. STOPPED VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM REAR BACK TIRE AREA. VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER BEING TURNED OFF. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. WAS NOT TESTED OR PLACED ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. NOTHING WAS DONE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, A SNAPPING SOUND WAS HEARD, ALTERNATOR LIGHT CAME ON, DRIVER PULLED OFF HIGHWAY, ALTERNATOR FROZE CAUSING A FIRE WHICH BROKE THE SEPENTINE BELT, ALTERNATOR REPLACED TWICE ON 8/15/00. *CJ

DUE TO A DEFECTIVE MCPHERSON STRUT WHICH BROKE 4 TIMES. *AK STRUTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES IN ABOUT OVER A YEAR. *YH