1996 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME Complaints

WHEN MAKING TURNS AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU DRIVE OVER A SLIGHT BUMP THE HEATER FAN WILL TURN ON BY ITSELF OR IF LISTENING TO THE RADIO THE STATION WILL CHANGE BY ITSELF. ALSO WHILE DRIVING THE AUTO DOOR LOCKS WILL SUDDENLY CLICK.THIS VEHICLE HAS TEMPERATURE AND RADIO CONTROLS INSTALLED ON STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO SERVICE THE RECALL IN REGARDS TO THE AIR BAG DEFECT I INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE PROBLEM THINKING IT MAY RELATE TO THE DEFECTIVE AIR BAG WIRING BUT I WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS AND WERE ONLY REQUIRED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT HAND WHICH WAS THE AIR BAG INFLATER.

WE GOT A LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON OUR DASHBOARD, AND FOUND THE COOLANT RESEVOIR TO BE COMPLETELY EMPTY. THIS WAS LESS THAN 3K MILES SINCE THE COOLANT SYSTEM WAS SERVICED - DRAINED, REFILLED, AND NEW RADIATOR HOSES INSTALLED. AFTER REFILLING, WE FOUND A SMALL COOLANT LEAK ON THE GROUND UNDER THE ENGINE (WHEN PARKED ON A DRY SURFACE INDOORS - NORMALLY THE CAR IS IN THE DRIVEWAY, WHERE SNOW, ICE, AND RAIN MAY HAVE MASKED A LONG-TIME SMALL LEAK). ON 3/3/03, OUR LOCAL MIDAS REPAIR SHOP FOUND THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS FAILING, CAUSING THE LEAK. IT WAS REPLACED (ALONG WITH THERMOSTAT AND SOME OTHER GASKETS, WHICH WERE LITTLE ADDITIONAL EXPENSE), AT A COST OF OVER $900. NOTE THAT THIS IS THE VEHICLE PRIMARILY USED BY MY (PREGNANT) WIFE AND OUR 2 YEAR OLD SON, AND THAT I MYSELF WORK ABOUT 30 MILES FROM HOME, SO WE WERE HEADED FOR INCOVENIENCE AT BEST, DISASTER AT WORST. NOTE THAT THE VEHICLE USES DEXCOOL COOLANT, AS REQUIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR PROPER TREATMENT OF ITS ALUMINUM RADIATOR.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER RECALL WAS DONE THE AIRBAG SENOR LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE TO DO A TEST TO SEE WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. MR

WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A PUFF OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE RESTART ON IT OWN THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 TO 40 MPH, CONSUMER'S WIFE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ABS MODULATOR FAILED CAUSING TOTAL FAILURE OF THE BRAKES.*AK *JB

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER WHERE A FAULTY MODULE WAS REPLACED POSSIBLY RELATING TO THE RADIATOR HOUSING. CONSUMER CONTINUES TO RECEIVE RECALL O-00058S NOTICES AFTER THE DEALER SAID THEY DID THE RECALL WORK. MANUFACTURER SAID THAT THERE IS NO RECORD OF THE WORK BEING DONE. MANUFACTURER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THEY NOW SHOW THAT RECALL WORK HAS BEEN DONE AND THE MATTER IS CLOSED, HOWEVER, WHEN CONSUMER ASKED FOR A WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE RECALL WORK PERFORMED, THEY REFUSED TO SEND A LETTER AND REFERRED CONSUMER BACK TO THE DEALER WHO RECENTLY STILL SENT REMINDER CARDS TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL WORK TO BE DONE. *TT

NHTSA# 00V171000 & MFR'S# 00058/INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT: CONSUMER STATES DEALER (TERRY CAPITAL OLDSMOBILE CADILLAC SUBARU; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; PHONE# 231/947-9090) INFORMED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS WAS DONE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATES THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT DONE. DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR MANUFACTURUER RECALL. *AK *YH

VEHICLE STALLED AT ANY TIME/ ANY SPEED. MECHANIC REPLACED WIRING HARNESS, WIRES WERE MELTED. VEHICLE HAS NOT STALLED SINCE. CONSUMERS CONCERN WAS THAT SAME QUALITY WIRES MIGHT FAIL IN OTHER LOCATIONS OF VEHICLE.*AK

AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN CONSUMER TURNED IGNITION ON. SHE RECEIVED NECK AND BACK INJURIES WHEN THIS OCCURRED. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION MECHANIC FOUND REAR BRAKE PADS ARE NOT TOUCHING THE DRUM, CONSUMER WONDERS IF ABS EVER WORKED.*AK CONSUMER STATES HE EXPRESSED CONCERNS TO DEALER PRIOR TO LEARNING ABOUT PADS REGARDING BRAKES AND WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. *SLC