1990 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME

2 recalls, 42 complaints - 2 TSBs

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Defect Description

CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 18, 2005, THROUGH MARCH 21, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE AND ON CE... Read more

Consequence

THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE AN INADEQUATE SEAL AT THE CONNECTION, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A FUEL LEAK. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.

Remedy

HONEYWELL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 18, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-890-2075 (OPTION 1).

88,303 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.

STRUCTURE

Defect Description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGI... Read more

Consequence

IF BOTH BOLTS PULL THROUGH, THE FRONT OF THE CRADLE WOULD NO LONGER BE SUPPORTED AT THE MOUNTING LOCATIONS AND THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT COULD SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING GEAR.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT AND REAR FRAME/CRADLE BOLTS AND RETAINERS.

713,435 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

Complaint Statistics

42 total complaints 4 crashes 1 fires

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
STRUCTURE	7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH	5
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS	5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY	2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS	2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK	1

Incident date: Apr 2, 2004

I HAVE A 1990 OLDSMOBLE CUTLASS SUPREME. A RECALL #00065 FOR GM WAS DONE ON MY CAR AND ONLY THE FRONT CRADLE BOLTS AND RETAINERS WERE DONE. BUT UPON REVIEWING NHTSA'S RECALL #00V189000 THE FRONT AND REAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE. SINCE THE REFUSAL FROM GM THE REAR BOLTS HAVE COME DOWN AND MY ENGINE ... Read more

Incident date: Dec 12, 2002

ENGINE FELL OUT OF VEHICLE. MR (NOTE: EXEC SEC CONTROLLED A CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING MR. GRANT'S VEHICLE - SEE ODI REFERENCE NO. 10012283, CCMMERCURY NO. ES03-001972). THE REPLACED THE FRONT FRAME /CRADLE BOLTS UNDER RECALL, HOWEVER ON DEC 12, 2002 THE REAR FRAME/ CRADLE BOLTS AND RETAINER SEPAR... Read more

Incident date: Dec 3, 2004

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE SIDE OF THE TRUNK. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ANTENNA WIRES CAUSED THE FIRE.*AK

Fire

Incident date: Jul 14, 2000

THE DIGITAL DASHBOARD COMPONENT DOESN'T WORK 99% OF THE TIME. I NEVER KNOW THE SPEED I AM GOING, OR IF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANYTHING COMES ON. WHEN THE DASH DOES COME ON IF YOU HIT THE SLIGHTEST BUMP IT GOES BACK OFF. I FEEL THIS IS UNSAFE. AS I RESEARCHED THIS SITE FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE SA... Read more

WHEN THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE OWNER STATED THERE WAS NO WHERE IN THE MANUAL THAT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED WITH EVERY BATTERY CHANGE. ALSO, THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TH... Read more

Incident date: Dec 15, 2003

THE HOOD LATCH CABLE FROZE AND THE HOOD RELEASE LEVER BROKE. IN TURN THEE CABLE AND THE LEVER MUST BE REPLACED.*AK

Incident date: Jul 7, 2003

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT REAR CARRIAGE BOLTS PROBLEM. STATED FRAME CAME DOWN ON THE CAR, CAUSING ENGINE TO FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE.MANUFACTURER AND A DEALER WEE CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT WAS NOT A PROBLEM, AND THAT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE.*AK

Incident date: Dec 12, 2002

LTR FM BRYAN GRANT (NJ) *MR. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT AND REAR FRAME CRADLE BOLTS, THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE FRONT FRAME CRADLE BOLTS AND RETAINERS, HOWEVER MONTHS LATER THE ENGINE HAD FALLEN FROM THE VEHICLE, WHICH LEFT THE VEHICLE WITH NO S... Read more

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT AND REAR CRADLE BOLT RETAINER, HOWEVER THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE FRONT CRADLE BOLTS. *AK *JB

Incident date: Jun 16, 2002

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING THE ENGINE CRADLE DROPED. CAUSE UNKNOWN DEALER NOTIFIED.*JB

Incident date: Jun 5, 2002

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 RECA... Read more

Incident date: Sep 4, 2001

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

Crash

Incident date: Sep 4, 2001

Crash

Incident date: Mar 1, 1996

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

Incident date: Apr 10, 2001

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 ... Read more

Incident date: Jan 1, 2001

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 W... Read more

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

Incident date: Jan 5, 2001

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

Incident date: Nov 28, 2000

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

Incident date: Oct 24, 2000

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

Incident date: Oct 25, 2000

REAR DISC BRAKES KEEP RUSTING UP AND FAILING. VEHICLE ENDS UP USING FRONT BRAKES, CAUSING PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE FRONT BRAKES. *AK

MY DASHBOARD WOULD COME ON FOR A WHILE THEN WHILE DRIVING WILL GO OFF SO I CAN'T SEE HOW FAST I'M GOING OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE

Incident date: Jul 22, 2000

FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE, CAUSING THE ENGINE/ TRANSMISSION, AND RACK AND PINION TO DROP. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Incident date: May 26, 2000

THE CAR WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN MY WIFE'S NAME (JUDY LYNN MELIN NOW JUDY LYNN WALDREP). THE MILEAGE LISTED IS APPROXIMATE (CAR IS SITTING AT DEALER). WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION, THE REAR CRADLE MOUNT DROPPED AND SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. OTHER CARS WERE S... Read more

Incident date: Oct 31, 1998

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE TEMPERATURE WOULD RISE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE ENGINE WOULD JUST STOP. VEHICLE DOES NOT OVERHEAT. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. HAVE TO WAIT A WHILE BEFORE RESTARTING. TOOK TO DEALER & PROBLEM CANNOT BE LOCATED. *AK

Incident date: Dec 1, 1998

THE ENGINE BEGAN LEAKING OIL AND IS CONTINUING TO DO SO. IT WON'T LEAK WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, BUT WILL ONCE THE CAR IS STOPPED AND THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. IT IS QUITE A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT PANEL ALSO MALFUNCTIONS AS THE ODOMETER HARDLY EVER WORKS AND WHEN IT DOE... Read more

Incident date: Dec 1, 1998

POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW MAY HAVE CAUSED VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE BRAKE FAILURE DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN COLLISION. HOWEVER OCCASIONALLY THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, ABS FAILURE. *YC

Incident date: May 24, 1999

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 18-20 MPH ON THE OFF RAMP. WHILE MERGING INTO HIGHWAY A NOISE CAME FROM DASH AREA, AND DASH FLICKERED AND WENT OUT ELECTRICALLY. THE NOISE AND FLICKER COINCIDED WITH LOSS OF BRAKES, UP TO APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS. THEN VEHICLE HYDROPLAINED AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICL... Read more

Crash

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULE COMPLETELY FAILED. THIS COULD POSE A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZAED. *AK

Incident date: Oct 6, 1996

THE TRANMISSION HAS A PROBLEM WITH UP-SHIFT IN MODERATE ACCELERATION. HAVE TO FULLY DECELERATE FOR THE UP-SHIFT TO TAKR PLACE ASK DEALERS EOR SOLUTION NO RESPONDS

Incident date: Jan 1, 1998

DRIVER'S SHOULDER AND LAP SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY WHICH WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. HAS NOTIFIED THE DEALER. *AK

Incident date: Apr 12, 1996

ON APR.12,1996,MY GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN SHE FELT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL SHE IMMEDIATELY DROVE HOME AND ASKED ME TO CHECK ON IT. I DROVE THE CAR FOR ONE BLOCK NOTICEING THAT THE STEERING DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. AS I DROVE FROM THE STOP SIGN, THE CAR SHOOK VIOLENTLY AS IF I... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Aug 15, 1998

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE WAS A METAL TO METAL SOUND, RESULTING IN HAVING THE BRAKES CHANGE FOR THE THIRD TIME. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Incident date: Mar 1, 1998

THE TWO FRONT SEAT LATCHES OR SEAT BACK LATCHES DO NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE SEAT WILL FLY UP WHEN DRIVING AND/OR MAKING A HARD STOP. *AK

Incident date: May 15, 1998

STOP LIGHT SWITCH FAILED.

Incident date: Sep 30, 1997

DRIVING WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE WOULD DIE OUT & WOULD LOSE STEERING CONTROL. THERE IS NO SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER READING. HAD COMPUTER CHANGED 3 TIMES. NO ELECTRICAL POWER. TALKED TO DEALER OVER PHONE & HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEM, BUT HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. *AK

WAS DRIVING AND LOST CONTROL OF CAR BECAUSE THE STRUCTURE FRAME CAME LOOSE, BOLT WAS STILL ATTACHED TO CAR . *AK

WHEN DRIVING THE ELECTRICAL COMPUTER MODULE SHUT OFF , CAR CUT OFF, TOOK TO DEALER, CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. *AK

EPA Fuel Economy, 1990 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME

Trim / Engine	City MPG	Highway MPG	Combined MPG	Fuel Type	Annual Fuel Cost
2.3L 4-cyl, Automatic 3-spd (Front-Wheel Drive)	19.0	27.0	22.0	Regular	$2,800
2.3L 4-cyl, Manual 5-spd (Front-Wheel Drive)	19.0	31.0	23.0	Regular	$2,650
3.1L 6-cyl, Automatic 4-spd (Front-Wheel Drive)	17.0	27.0	20.0	Regular	$3,100

CO2 Emissions: -1.0 g/mile (Midsize Cars)

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Actual fuel economy may vary based on driving conditions.

Technical Service Bulletins, 1990 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME

2 manufacturer communications from 2 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

Component	Bulletins
061100 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	1
020000 SUSPENSION	1

020000 SUSPENSION

CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF GRINDING / SCRAPING / GROANING NOISE FROM REAR SUSPENSION. *TT

061100 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

SOME V6 ENGINES MAY, ON A VERY INFREQUENT BASIS, HAVE AN OIL ODOR CONDITION THAT IS GENERALLY ENCOUNTERED AFTER THE ENGINE'S OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED.TYPICALLY THE ODOR LASTS APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES AFTER THE CHANGE OF OIL AND THEN DOES NOT RE

NHTSA Safety Investigations, OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

PE, Closed , Model Year: 1995

INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS

ALLEGED THAT THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG MAY DEPLOY WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE OR WHILE DRIVING

OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME - All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME across all model years (1975, 1997).

14 Total Recalls

389 Total Complaints

1 Investigations

24 Reported Crashes

7 Reported Fires

6 Reported Deaths

OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME - Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
1997	1	62	View
1996	2	54	View
1995	1	113	View
1994	0	59	View
1990 (current)	2	42
1989	2	29	View
1988	2	25	View
1987	0	3	View
1980	1	0	View
1979	1	0	View
1976	1	0	View
1975	1	0	View

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88	46	1,228	View
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98	41	417	View
OMEGA	36	5	View
INTRIGUE	32	1,608	View
TORONADO	27	45	View

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Complaint Statistics

Top Reported Components

EPA Fuel Economy, 1990 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME

Technical Service Bulletins, 1990 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME

Most Affected Components

NHTSA Safety Investigations, OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME

OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME - All Years Overview

OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME - Year by Year

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