1990 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME Complaints

NHTSA RECALL 00 V 189 000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00061/65 CONCERNING ENGINE CRADLE BOLT: WHILE BEING SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE, TECHNICIAN INFORMED OF A SEVERE CORROSION AROUND RETAINER BOLTS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *YH

BRAKE CLUB WAS ATTACHED TO BRAKES AND CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE SPEEDED UP/ HIT THREE, AND VEHICLE STOPPED ON IMPACT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM PRODUCT COMPANY WAS A LAWMAN ARMOR CORPORATION. *AK

THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 90V-185, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED DUE TO VIN. NLM

THE REAR RIGHT AND LEFT BRAKE CALIPERS HAVE BOTH FAILED..THE LEFT ONE WAS COMPLETED REPLACED BACK IN 1993 DUE TO COMPLETE LOCK UP.THE RIGHT BRAKE AT THE TIME WAS OK. THEN THIS MONTH I HAD A BRAKE FAILURE IN MY DRIVEWAY..I KEPT TRYING TO MAKE THE PARKING BRAKE WORK FOR NMONTHS AND IT NEVER DID. THEN WHEN I TOOK THE WHEEL OFF TO LOOKS A THE BRAKES THE LEFT BRAKE HAD BURNED UP THE OUTBOARD SHOE ONLY AND NOT THE INBOARD SHOE..THIS CHEWED UP THE ROTOR. THE RIGHT SIDE HAD BEEN DOING NOTHING..THE SHOES STILL LOOKED NEW EXCEPT FOR DIRT..THE PUCKS HAD STUCK OUT AND LEFT THE SEALS ROLLED AND NOTHING WOULD RESET. IT FIRST COST ME $144.00 PLUS LABOR IN 1993 TO REPLACE THE LEFT REAR CALIPER WHICH JUST FAILED AGAIN. NOW I HAD TO HAVE ALL THE REAR BRAKES DONE OVER AND I HAVE COPIES OF THE RECIPT.*AK( DOT NUMBER: )

CONSUMER RECEIVED REPAIR KIT SENT FOR RECALL 00V189000. HOWEVER, CONSUMERS COMPLAINT IS THAT BOLTS SENT IN REPAIR KIT ARE NOT "LOCK-TIGHT," AND "BUSHING" THAT BOLT FIT INTO ARE CORRODED. *AK CONSUMER STATES HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR BUSHING RETAINER REPLACEMENT, THEY ADVISED CONSUMER HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS AND FRONT ALIGNMENT, CONSUMER BOUGHT THE PARTS AND TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC THEN SHOWED CONSUMER THERE WAS NOT A LOCK ON ANY BOLTS THAT WERE USED, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT ALIGNMENT COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE HOLES IN THE CRADLE THAT THE BUSHINGS FIT INTO WERE RUSTED TOO BAD TO HOLD THE BUSHINGS TIGHT AND WOULD NOT HOLD ALIGNMENT, CONSUMER STATES HE IS UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *JB

GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASH WENT OUT DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

DIGITAL DASHBOARD IS ACTING ERRATICALLY, IT WILL FLASH ON AND AND OFF, DOES NOT INDICATE CORRECT SPEED OR CORRECT MILEAGE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES PEDAL, THEN WHEN LET GO, CALIPER WILL NOT RELEASE LIKE IT SUPPOSE TO. INSTEAD, IT WILL STAY CLOSED, AND HOLD ROTORS, MAKING NOISE. *AK

SEAT BELT BUCKLE PLASTIC CAME APART, CAUSING A LOSS OF PROTECTION. COULD NOT USE SEAT BELT. *AK

AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE FROM MANUFACTURER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CRADLE BOLTS REPLACEMENTS. BUT, AT TIME OF REPLACEMENT CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT CRADLE WAS RUSTATED. *AK THE FRONT SUB FRAME FAILED. *YH