1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Problems: Airbags (77 Complaints)

The most-reported problem on the 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme is Airbags (44% of 77 owner reports). There are 1 safety recalls. Check the VIN and inspect Airbags — this is the NHTSA file, not a score.

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-09-07 77 complaints · 1 recalls

What problems show up on the 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme?

34 of 77 filings named Airbags (44% of the file). That is what owners wrote, not a shop diagnosis of the vehicle in the driveway.

Second is Brakes (15 reports).

There are 1 official safety recalls on this year. They were filed about Airbags. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov — a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific truck.

The 1994 has 42 reports on file; this year has 77. Older years collect more reports just by being on the road longer. If you need a fairer comparison, use the equal-time view.

What to check before you buy a 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme

A useful visit to this page takes five minutes. YearTell does not score years and cannot see the vehicle in front of you.

  1. Look up the VIN for open recalls at nhtsa.gov. This year has 1 campaigns on file below.
  2. Airbags. Confirm the airbag light behaves normally and that open airbag recalls are closed.
  3. Brakes. Have a shop check pads, rotors, fluid and whether the pedal feels firm.
  4. Transmission / driveline. Have a shop drive it and check the transmission: hard or delayed shifts, burnt-smelling fluid, and 4WD engagement if equipped.
  5. Skim a few owner reports below for Airbags. Look for the same symptom repeating.
  6. Take that list to a mechanic. Do not turn the complaint total into a score.

What owners reported

System named most often: Airbags 34 complaints · 44.2% of the file
Crashes, fires, injuries and deaths in those filings:
  • Crashes 7
  • Fires 0
  • Injuries 12
  • Deaths 2
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NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record Read our complete data methodology →

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

Which systems owners named

Share of owner complaints filed against each vehicle system. These shares are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold.

Which systems owners named Airbags (AIR BAGS) appears in 34 of 77 owner complaints (44.2%) in this vehicle snapshot. Airbags (AIR BAGS): 34 complaints, 44.2% of reports Airbags (AIR BAGS) 3 crash reports 34 · 44.2% Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES): 15 complaints, 19.5% of reports Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES) 3 crash reports 15 · 19.5% Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN): 8 complaints, 10.4% of reports Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 8 · 10.4% Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM): 5 complaints, 6.5% of reports Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 5 · 6.5% Engine (ENGINE): 5 complaints, 6.5% of reports Engine (ENGINE) 5 · 6.5% Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM): 2 complaints, 2.6% of reports Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM) 2 · 2.6% Steering (STEERING): 2 complaints, 2.6% of reports Steering (STEERING) 1 crash reports 2 · 2.6% Suspension (SUSPENSION): 1 complaints, 1.3% of reports Suspension (SUSPENSION) 1 · 1.3% Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL): 1 complaints, 1.3% of reports Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) 1 · 1.3% Unclassified NHTSA leftover: 58 complaints, 75.3% of reports Unclassified NHTSA leftover 7 crash reports 58 · 75.3% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

“Unclassified NHTSA leftover” is not a car part. It is a filing bucket and always sits last.

View component data as a table
System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
Airbags (AIR BAGS) 34 44.2% 3 crashes · 0 fires
Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES) 15 19.5% 3 crashes · 0 fires
Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 8 10.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 5 6.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Engine (ENGINE) 5 6.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM) 2 2.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Steering (STEERING) 2 2.6% 1 crashes · 0 fires
Suspension (SUSPENSION) 1 1.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) 1 1.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Unclassified NHTSA leftover 58 75.3% 7 crashes · 0 fires
NHTSA Consumer Complaints, NHTSA Safety Recalls, and NHTSA Defect Investigations Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

When reports and recalls showed up

When owners filed reports, and when recall campaigns showed up.

When reports and recalls showed up Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Oct 1997; the first recall shown was reported in Jul 2000. 1997-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 1998-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 1999-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1999-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 1999-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 1999-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2000-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2000-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 2000-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 2000-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2001-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2001-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 2001-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2001-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2003-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2004-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Oct 1997 Apr 2004 Recall campaign 00V171000 ◆ Recall campaign 00V171000 Investigation PE99027 ● Investigation PE99027 Investigation EA99026 ● Investigation EA99026
  • Campaign 00V171000 was reported 606 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
View timeline records as a table
Date Record type Count Record identifier
1997-Q4 Owner reports 1
1998-Q1 Owner reports 1
1998-Q2 Owner reports 3
1998-Q4 Owner reports 2
1999-Q1 Owner reports 2
1999-Q2 Owner reports 3
1999-Q3 Owner reports 7
1999-Q4 Owner reports 3
2000-Q1 Owner reports 2
2000-Q2 Owner reports 7
2000-Q3 Owner reports 11
2000-Q4 Owner reports 3
2001-Q1 Owner reports 8
2001-Q2 Owner reports 7
2001-Q3 Owner reports 3
2001-Q4 Owner reports 1
2002-Q2 Owner reports 6
2003-Q3 Owner reports 2
2004-Q1 Owner reports 4
2004-Q2 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 00V171000
Defect investigation 1 PE99027
Defect investigation 1 EA99026
NHTSA Safety Recalls Snapshot 2026-09-06 Open source record

Safety Recalls (1)

Official campaigns. Each one says what could go wrong and what the dealer was told to fix.

In short, these campaigns were filed about Airbags.

  1. Recall campaign 00V171000

    Airbags

    Report date
    Component:
    Airbags (AIR BAGS)
    Consequence:
    IF THE CONSUMER IS TOO CLOSE TO AN INFLATING AIR BAG, SERIOUS INJURIES COULD OCCUR.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE INFLATORS ON THESE AIR BAGS.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →
NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

What owners actually wrote

Short excerpts from the public NHTSA file. Look for the same symptom repeating.

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-09-07
Safety incident filters
Showing 10 of 77 complaints · page 1 of 4
2004-04-08Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)
NHTSA ODI 10057835
CrashFireInjuryDeath
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO A DEFECTIVE BATTERY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THREE DAYS LATER, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THIS TIME, THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *MR
2004-03-17Steering (STEERING)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 10054096
CrashFireInjuryDeath
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN TURNING CORNERS POWER STEERING FAILED, AND CONSUMER HAD TO STRUGGLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE TURN WAS MADE, A FEW SECONDS LATER, POWER STEERING RESUMED. *AK *JB
2004-02-27Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 10060922
CrashFireInjuryDeath
SECURITY SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE IGNITION TO LOCK, AND VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START. *AK
2004-02-17Engine (ENGINE)
NHTSA ODI 10058362
CrashFireInjuryDeath
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS RUINED THE ENGINE AND NEEDED REPLACING. IT WAS 3.1L GM MOTOR IN A 1995 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME GL SI. *JB
2004-01-16Steering (STEERING)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 10054302
CrashFireInjuryDeath
POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND NO PRIOR SYMPTOMS. SUDDEN TOTAL LOSS OF POWER ASSIST WHILE TURNING LEFT CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENT. CAR WAS DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD INTO A BRICK RETAINING WALL CAUSING OVER $3,000 DAMAGE TO THE CAR PLUS $350 DAMAGE TO THE WALL. AFTER TOWING CAR HOME, THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO "NORMAL" OPERATION. POLICE REPORT INDICATES COMPLAINT OF SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ASSIST TO THE STEERING CAUSING STEERING TO FEEL AS IF IT WERE LOCKED IN POSITION. CAR IS JUST NOW REPAIRED AND DRIVABLE. THIS IS SEEMINGLY IDENTICAL TO SYMPTOMS ON '96 AND NEWER GM CARS AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS HURT...THIS TIME. NEXT TIME, WHO KNOWS?! *CB
2003-08-22Airbags (AIR BAGS)
NHTSA ODI 10034307
CrashFireInjuryDeath
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY.*AK
2003-08-07Airbags (AIR BAGS)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 10027051
CrashFireInjuryDeath
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES AS IT TRAVELED DOWN A STEEP ROCK AND SHRUB COVERED EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE THEN COLLIDED WITH A LARGE BOULDER WHERE IT CAME TO REST ON ITS ROOF. (ARTHUR BLANKEMAN ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVER TERRY GELLER) ( TIRE MAKE/MODEL, SPECTRUM STARFIRE, SIZE 215/65 R16) ALSO THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB
2002-05-14Airbags (AIR BAGS)
NHTSA ODI 8009841
CrashFireInjuryDeath
NHTSA RECALL 00-V-171-000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00058: RECALL HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED ON VEHICLE DUE TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER WAS WAITING SINCE MARCH 2002.*AK
2002-04-30Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 761381
CrashFireInjuryDeath
I REALIZE THAT AT THE TIME OF FILLING OUT THIS QUESTIONAIRRE THAT THIS MODEL IS NO LONGER BEING MADE BY GM BUT I DID SEE I STORY ABOUT THE OLDSMOBILE ALERO HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND FELT COMPLELLED TO WRITE. WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES FOUR TIMES ON THIS CAR. WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 1995 AND IT NOW HAS 61,000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THAT THE BRAKES WERE DONE THEY WERE FIXED UNDER THE WARRANTY BUT WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEM OURSELVES THE PAST TWO TIMES. THE LAST TIME WAS A COMPLETE FOUR WHEEL REPLACEMENT WITH ROTORS AND PADS ALL THE WAY AROUND. WE WERE VERY DISPLEASED WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACED SO OFTEN.*AK
2002-04-23Airbags (AIR BAGS)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 8008392
CrashFireInjuryDeath
DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, CONSUMER SUFFERED BRUISES TO THE FACE.*AK *YH

Frequently asked questions

What are the most common problems on the 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme?

Owners named Airbags most often — 34 of 77 reports (44%). That is the NHTSA file, not a diagnosis of every vehicle.

Are there recalls for the 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme?

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall campaigns. They were filed about Airbags. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov; a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific vehicle.

What should I inspect before buying a 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme?

Look up the VIN for open recalls. Confirm the airbag light behaves normally and that open airbag recalls are closed. Then skim owner filings for the same symptom and take that list to a mechanic.

Does a high complaint count mean I should skip this year?

No. Counts are reports people chose to file and they are not adjusted for sales volume. YearTell does not publish scores or a list of years to skip. Inspect the vehicle.

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EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

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Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Source: NHTSA ODI / recalls, snapshot 2026-09-07. YearTell is not a government agency.

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