1994 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS — Owner-Reported Problems

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

Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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

Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

• Campaign 95V061000 was reported 41 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
• Campaign 97V017000 was reported 756 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
• Campaign 07E021000 was reported 3,896 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.

Safety Recalls (5)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

1. Manufacturer action

   Recall campaign 07E021000

   Report date

   Mar 12, 2007

   Component:

   FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

   Consequence:

   FUEL MAY LEAK, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.

   Remedy:

   DELPHI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE UPR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 23, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT DELPHI AT 877-411-8770.

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2. Manufacturer action

   Recall campaign 93V162000

   Report date

   Sep 27, 1993

   Component:

   Not available in the source record

   Consequence:

   LOSS OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL MAY NOT REDUCE ENGINE SPEEDTO A LEVEL ANTICIPATED BY THE DRIVER. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE CAN STILL BE STOPPEDWITH THE SERVICE BRAKE, LOSS OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLECRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

   Remedy:

   REPLACE THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE.

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3. Manufacturer action

   Recall campaign 94V211000

   Report date

   Oct 26, 1994

   Component:

   SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

   Consequence:

   A LEAK IN THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE WILL CAUSE A LOSS OF ONE HALF THE VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM AND EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCES WHICH CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

   Remedy:

   DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR PROPER BRAKE LINE CLEARANCE AND REPOSITION THE BRAKE LINES. BRAKE LINES FOUND TO HAVE INDENTATIONS WILL BE REPLACED.

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4. Manufacturer action

   Recall campaign 95V061000

   Report date

   Mar 22, 1995

   Component:

   SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

   Consequence:

   THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND EVENTUAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

   Remedy:

   DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR PROPER BRAKE HOSE POSITION AND REPLACE THOSE HOSES IN AN INCORRECT POSITION WITH NEW HOSES AND CORRECTLY ROUTED.

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5. Manufacturer action

   Recall campaign 97V017000

   Report date

   Feb 11, 1997

   Component:

   VISIBILITY

   Consequence:

   THIS CAN CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WASHER/WIPER TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND COULD ULTIMATELY RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR IN A SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION, DRIVER VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

   Remedy:

   DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE OLD DESIGNED WASHER/WIPER SWITCHES WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED SWITCH.

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