1994 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME Complaints

WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. PASSENGER SUSTAINED A CUT TO FOREHEAD AND BRUISES TO THE KNEES WHEN COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE AIR BAG. *AK

BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED FUSE AND THE BULB BLEW OUT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED 3 TIMES, AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK *MR

VEHICLE, WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR AN INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE K-FRAME CORRODED, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE BRAKES ARE A CONSTANT REPAIR THEY NEVER WORKED AND CONSTANTLY NEED REPLACEMENT THE DEALER "FIXED" THE BRAKES BUT SHORTLY AFTER -THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY WON'T HONOR THE BRAKED JOB BECAUSE THEY ENTERED IN THE WRONG DATE OF REPAIR DATE. THE COOLING SYSTEM IS ALWAYS NEEDED FOR THESE CARS. MINE HAS BEEN SITTING FOR MONTHS NOW WITH THE BRAKES OUT AND THE COOLING SYSTEM LEAKING WITH AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR OF 500.00 -SOME METAL TUBE LEAKS -THEY HAVE TO TAKE THE ENTIRE CAR APART TO FIX IT !

AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING THE ENGINE OFF CONSUMER SMELLED A VERY STRONG GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ODOR. *AK

ON A 1994 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME CONVERTIBLE WITH THE 3.4 LITER DOHC ENGINE, THE HIGH PRESSURE (I.E., INLET) POWER STEERING LINE FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY. THE POINT OF FAILURE WAS ABOUT 2 INCHES ABOVE WHERE THE LINE TURNS 90 DEGREES VERTICALLY UP AT THE RIGHT FRAME RAIL AND BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING AND THE FRONT FRAME REAR CROSS-MEMBER. A BOLT AND BRACKET FOR DIFFERENT ASSEMBLY INTERFERED WITH AND WORE A HOLE IN THE FLEXIBLE PART OF THE LINE. *NLM

INTERMINTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INOPERABLE OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVERS VIEW. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THIS SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE IS NOT DUE TO VIN# DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON. ALSO, THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *YH

VEHICLE HAS PROBLEM ACCELERATING. DEALER STATED THAT A VALVE COULD BE DEFECTIVE, CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WAS GOING 35MPH AND EMERRGENCY BRAKE LIGHT AND ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. BRAKES FAILED, AND VEHICLE WAS FORCED TO RUN A RED LIGHT. BRAKES WERE MAKING A HISSING NOISE BEFORE THEY FAILED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT MASTER CYLINDER, ROTORS AND DISCS FAILED. OLDSMOBILE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *YH