1998 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS Complaints

A/C HAS A BAD CONTROL HEAD AND IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO GMC. CAUSES A/C TO CUT IN AND OUT. LEATHER SEATS HAVE WORN OUT PREMATURELY/ DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BROKEN. *AK

FOUR TIMES SINCE BUYING VEHICLE HAD BRAKES AND BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED. BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT, AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE WAS LOSING ANTI-FREEZE AND OIL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED GASKET. ABOUT 25,000 MILES LATER PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK

CONSUMER BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR INOPERATIVE RIGHT SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER, DEALERSHIP REPLACED WIPER BLADE ASSEMBLIES AND ADJUSTED LEFT AND RIGHT WIPER ARMS, CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, 01014S, AFTER REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, BUT DEALERSHIP STATED THAT REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED BY RECALL, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *TT

POWER FAILURE- DRIVING APPROX. 20MPH- CAR HESITATES- TRAVELS 3-5MPH-NEED TO STOP THE CAR TO PICK UP SPEED. HAD IT TO THE DEALER 10 TIMES- REPLACED PCM, FUEL REGULATER/PUMP AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER -POWER LOSS PROBLEM STILL REMAINS.

VEHICLE WONDERS OFF IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN BACKING UP. BUT , BRAKES DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

I HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALER THREE TIMES PRIOR TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BRAKES. MY CONCERN WAS THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT (ABS) KEPT COMING ON AND OFF. FINALLY, THE END OF AUGUST THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE ROTORS IF I PAID TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS. THIS WAS DONE. THE NEXT WEEK, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY PICKED UP THE CELL PHONE AND CALLED THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A COMPUTER GLITCH AND TO BRING IT IN AT MY CONVENIENCE. I SCHEDULED IT TO GO IN ON FRIDAY, THREE DAYS LATER. ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, I WAS DRIVING, CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND HAD NO BRAKES. A TREE STOPPED ME! THE DEALERSHIP AND OLDSMOBILE WOULD ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY, SO I PAID FOR THE REPAIRS MYSELF. TODAY, AFTER I HAVE HAD IT ON THE ROAD AGAIN FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AS SOON AS I STARTED THE CAR. AM I SAFE IN THIS CAR???? DO I FEEL SAFE? NO HELP. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN ENGINE STALLED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY. VEHICLE SETFOR AWHILE AND IT RESTARTED. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONING WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND LOW PITCH NOISE WAS COMING FROM FRONT END. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

I WAS DRIVING ON ROUTE 9, A MAJOR HIGHWAY HERE IN THE CITY OF POUGHKEEPSIE AND I HAD MYWINDSHIELD WIPERS ON BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING. SUDDENLY THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER ARM STOPPED MOVING, CAUSING THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER TO MOVE ACROSS IT FORMING AN 'X' ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. THE WIPER SYSTEM STALLED AND I COULDN'T SEE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AGAIN. LUCKILY THERE WASN'T TOO MUCH TRAFFIC AT THE TIME AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD WITHOUT CRASHING INTO ANYTHING. I HAD SEEN EARLIER IN THIS WEBSITE THAT THERE IS OR SUPPOSED TO BE A RECALL ON THE 98 CUTLASSES FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE WIPER SYSTEMS AND I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A RECALL NOTE BUT I HAVEN'T RECIEVED ONE YET. MY QUESTION IS, IS MY DEALER REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT FOR FREE OR AM I REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THE SERVICE? *AK