1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/1998· SEAT BELTS

  DURING VEHICLE ROLLOVER ACCIDENT, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN PROPERLY RESULTING IN INJURIES.

• 12/31/1998· EQUIPMENT

  NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

• 12/30/1999· STRUCTURECrash

  THE PASSENGERS WERE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE DURING ACCIDENT DUE TO AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONING. YH

• 12/30/1997· WHEELS

  DUST COVER IS NOT STABLE AND RUBS AGAINST TIRES MAKING NOISE.

• 12/28/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DASHBOARD FUSE FAILED. *SKD

• 12/26/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKES; BRAKES FAIL W/POOR RESPONSE WHEN APPLYING NOT SURE IF BRAKES WILL ACTIVATE, IN TIME. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 12/22/1999· STEERING

  STEERING REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO DIFFICULTY IN CONTROL, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH LOCK UP AND LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. MJS

• 12/19/2010· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHEN CAR STARTS UP, RACES FAST, RUFF SHIFTS INTO GEAR, CRUISE CONTROL WONT WORK, AND BLINKER IS DIM WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON. *TR

• 12/16/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FAILURE OF THE REAR BRAKE, WHEN DRIVING IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS THE REAR BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID. THE CONSUMER HAS YET TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. *AK

• 12/15/1995· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN STEPPING ON ACCELERATION, VEHICLE WILL HESITATE W/RPM REGISTERING ACCELERATION BUT POOR RESPONSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 12/14/2005· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 47,000 MILES. *TS THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO LEAKS FROM THE SYSTEM. *NM UPDATED 03/09/06. *JB

• 12/14/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKES FAIL W/PEDAL GOING TO FLOOR OR NOT RESPONDING TO APPLICATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 12/10/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A RURAL ROAD, DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH, ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. OWNER HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED AT HER EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/10/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING LOW/HIGH SPEEDS, EXPERIENCED ENGINE SHUTDOWN, RENDERING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES INOPERATIVE. *AK

• 12/08/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE ENTERING FREEWAY DURING ACCELERATION PEDAL WENT ALL WAY TO FLOOR. PULLED OFF ROAD, LOOKED UNDER HOOD, AND NOTICED A CABLE THAT WAS BROKEN. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AN OLDSMOBILE DEALER. *AK

• 12/08/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE ENTERING FREEWAY AT ABOUT 20 MPH ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED AND WENT ALL WAY TO THE FLOOR. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS PULED OFF ROAD, AND CHECKED UNDER HOOD AND NOTICED A BROKEN CABLE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AN OLDSMOBILE DEALER. NO ACCIIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURRED. *AK

• 12/08/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE ENTERING FREEWAY AT 20 MPH ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED, AND WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD, AND CHECKED UDER HOOD AND NOTICED A BROKEN CABLE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRS AT AN OLDSMOBILE DEALER. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURRED. *AK

• 12/08/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THIS IS A TEST. *AK

• 12/03/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  PREMATURE REAR BRAKE FAILURE SEEMS COMMON FOR THIS AND THE COMPARABLE BODY STYLES OF GM. GM SERVICE MANAGERS SAY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. ACQUIRED CAR WITH 34K, FAILURE OCCURRED AT 60K AGAIN AT 100K AND AGAIN AT 120K. GM DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE BECAUSE THEY CLAIM IT IS NORMAL FOR THE PARTICULAR CAR. *AK

• 12/01/1995· SEAT BELTS

  DOOR MOUNTED SEAT BELTS FAILED. TT

• 11/30/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  ABS COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 11/29/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  LOSS OF BRAKES, BRAKE GRABBING. YH

• 11/28/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS GAS LEAKING FROM FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. MECHANIC REPLACED FUEL LINE. *AK THE FUEL LEAK REQUIRED A COMPLETE FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY REPLACING. *YH

• 11/27/2006· AIR BAGS

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WERE WORN, AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED.

• 11/27/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  POOR BRAKE OPERATION ON NORMAL AND MODERATE STOPS, SOFT PEDAL, LONGER PEDAL TRAVEL, EXCESSIVE PEDAL PRESSURE REQUIRED FOR ONE WITH POWER BRAKES, CONSUMER STATES BRAKES HAVE NEVER COMPLETELY FAILED. *SLC

• 11/24/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE STALLED WHILE GOING 60/65MPH, RESULTING IN STEERING AND BRAKING DIFFICULTY. TT

• 11/23/2005· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA, GM'S REAL WINNER HERE!!! WHERE DO I START? WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH OVER HEATING PROBLEMS, AND HAVE CHANGED WATER PUMPS, RADIATOR, RADIATOR FLUSHES, THERMOSTATS, A HANDFUL OF ALTERNATORS, TWICE THE A/C SEIZED, MAJOR VIBRATION AT HIGH SPEEDS AND STOPPING, CAUSED? OVER HEATED DISK BRAKES! ITS A REALLY NICE CAR; WE LOVE IT, BUT JUST CAN'T SEE THE END TO THIS FORESEEING WASTE OF CASH. OUR FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE ALL POUND THIS CAR AROUND, CAN'T BEAR GIVING IT UP, ESPECIALLY AFTER INVESTING SO MUCH. SHIFTING IN REVERSE CAN HAVE YOU SLAPPING IT IN DRIVE SEEING THE CHIROPRACTOR FROM THE SUDDEN JOLT. PROBLEMS WITH STEERING WHEEL, IS LOOSE AS A GOOSE, LEAKING FLUIDS FROM UNKNOWN PLACES THAT SEEM TO DISAPPEAR WHEN GETTING THEM SERVICED? ENGINE MOUNTS IN NEED OF A 2ND REPLACEMENT OVERHEATING IS AN ERRATIC PROBLEM, ALONG WITH THE IRREGULAR IDLES. THESE ISSUES ARE ALL STEMMED FROM THE REALLY BAD DESIGN PLANS, GIVING US THESE PROBLEMS THAT NEVER REALLY GET FIXED. THE CAUSE, MAJOR INTERNAL OVERHEATING! PROMOTING MASSIVE MELT DOWN ON OUR PRECIOUS BABY NORTHSTAR MAKES ONE EXPENSIVE ALUMINUM PAPER WEIGHT. NO MECHANIC SHOP WILL FIX OUR ENGINES, WHY? LIABILITY, THE BAD DESIGN HAS PROVEN THIS (IT DOES NOT WORK!). THE POOR DESIGN WAS EVIDENT TO GM WAY BEFORE THE FACTORY STARTED THROWING THEM TOGETHER. THEY JUST ADDED BANDAIDS ON THE MOST CRUCIAL ASPECT THEY NEEDED FURTHER DEVELOPMENT; THESE LOW ATTRIBUTES HAVE LEFT US SHORT CHANGED HOLDING A BAG OF SAFETY AND FINANCIAL BURDENS. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS NHTSA ODI NUMBERS; 8010002,10003769,10028708,1005387, 10057594,10063987,10069013,10069679,10070352,10071397,10094331, 10094992,10101048,10120403,10121459. THIS IS JUST A FRACTION OF THE PROBLEMS, THAT??S WHY A MECHANIC WILL NOT TOUCH YOUR ENGINE, BUT WILL ONLY EXCHANGE FOR A BRAND NEW ONE COST OF AROUND $8,000.00, AND OLDSMOBILE, WELL AS YOU KNOW. BAILING OUT. THANKS GM FOR THE NICE KICK IN THE PANTS. *JB

• 11/20/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTILOCK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

• 11/18/1999· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES BROKE, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID IN TO ENGINE AND ENGINE FLUID INTO TRANSMISSION. *AK

• 11/18/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  BELT TENSIONER BROKE.

• 11/07/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  STARTED ENGINE NORMALLY, BEGAN FORWARD MOVEMENT WHEN BRAKE PEDAL BECAME EXCEEDINGLY HARD, PUSHED TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL, AND ENGINE REVOLUTIONS IMMEDIATELY WENT TO 4600 RPM. COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF ENGINE SPEED AND/OR BRAKE FUNCTION. THIS FAILURE MODE LEADS TO VERY DANGEROUS OUT OF CONTROL CONDITION. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WHEN THIS 'FAIL DANGEROUS' MODE IS PERMITTED. *NM

• 11/06/1998· AIR BAGS

  THE CONSUMER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON, RESULTING IN INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 11/03/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,TIRES

  ORIGINAL TIRES ON 1995 OLDSMOBILE, CUTLASS, P18575R148964R360. THERE WAS VERY HARD VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING AND TIRES WERE STARTING TO WEAR OUT. *AK DOT # FOR FIRESTONE TIRES IS HYJ774A. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD BRAKES REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE VIBRATION, HOWEVER AFTER REPLACEMENT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO VIBRATE. *SLC

• 11/02/1995· STEERING

  VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL COLUMN MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHEN ON BUMPY ROADS AND MAKING TURNS. TT

• 10/31/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT IS ON, BRAKES GRAB AND MAKE NOISES ON DRY PAVEMENT, DEALER HAS CHECKED ABS BRAKES AND FINDS NOTHING WRONG YET THE LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE BRAKE PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. *SLC

• 10/31/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FAILURE ON THE ON THE ABS BRAKE SENSOR, THE BRAKE SENSOR IS INOPERATIVE, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO GRAB WHEN DRIVING. *AK

• 10/29/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE EXPERIENCES ROUGH IDLE. MJS

• 10/29/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DISC BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS CONSTANTLY. THE BRAKE PADS RAN DOWN BEFORE 20,000 MILES IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

• 10/29/1997· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP/FAILED

• 10/27/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ALTERNATOR FAILED.

• 10/26/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  REPORTING PROBLEM WITH FRONT ROTORS. CONSUMER NEEDS TO PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK ROTORS WERE CORRODED AND PITTED. BATTERY FAILED. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE MANUFACTURER SETTLED CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT OVER BRAKES PROBLEMS. *YH

• 10/26/1998· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS IN THE FIRST SWITCH POSITION BEFORE TURNING ENGINE OVER WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTEDLY DEPLOYED, CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *AK

• 10/26/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE, HAD FIXED, STILL MALFUNCTIONING. TT

• 10/22/1997· POWER TRAIN

  STEEL PIN THAT HOLDS GEARSHIFT LEVER IN PLACE CAME OFF. YH

• 10/21/2000· AIR BAGS

  ON FRIDAY 10/6/2000 WHILE MY SISTER DRIVING THE CAR, THE AIRBAG LIGHT IN THE DASHBOARD COMES ON WITH NO REASON. MY SISTER THEN DESIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE OLDSMOBILE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING. THE NEXT DAY, WHILE STARTING THE CAR, THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN HER FACE. I TOOK THE CAR TO ARNOLD PALMER OLDSMOBILE IN CHARLOTTE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THEY WILL CHECK ON ANY RECALLS BY THE MANUFACTURE. AFTER TEN DAYS, THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO RECALL AND THE PROBLEM WAS FROM THE HORN MODULA. I THINK THY DID NOT WANT TO BLAME IT ON THE MANUFACTURE. I WOULD LIKE AN ANSWER RATHER THAN A COVER UP.

• 10/20/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL LINE PROTECTION SLEEVE FAILED.

• 10/20/1997· SEATSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS REARENDED IN CRASH WHILE SITTING AT RED LIGHT. WHEN THE OTHER VEHICLE HIT FROM BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED WHILE CONSUMER WAS BELTED IN THE SEAT. CONSUMER SUFFERED NECK/SHOULDER AND ARM INJURIES. SEATBACK HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY SUNRISE OLDSMOBILE DEARLERSHIP. (NO FORWARDING ADDRESS OR PHONE NUMBER.) *AK

• 10/20/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN DRIVING FUMES FROM OTHER VEHICLES ARE ENTERING THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE, CAUSING THE PASSENGER IN THIS VEHICLE TO HAVE BREATHING PROBLEMS. HAS TO TAKE MEDICATIONS TO MINIMIZE ERRATIC BREATHING CAUSED BY FUMES. CONSUMER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN AUG. 96, AND HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM SINCE DAY OF PURCHASE. *AK

• 10/18/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE WILL FALTER AND/OR DIE AT APPARENTLY RANDOM INTERVALS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR STOPPED. IT IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY, AND POWER STEERING IS IMMEDIATELY AND COMPLETELY LOST, WITH BRAKES LOSING POWER SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE LOSS OF POWER AND PARTICULARLY OF POWER STEERING CAUSES THIS PROBLEM TO BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AND IT HAS OCCURED TWICE WHILE MAKING LOW SPEED TURNS (WHICH WERE NOT PROPERLY COMPLETED DUE TO THE LOSS OF STEERING) AND TWICE ON THE INTERSTATE CAUSING THE CAR TO SLOW TO MORE THAN 40 MILES PER HOUR UNDER THE COMMON SPEED, NEARLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE STRUCK BY OTHER TRAFFIC. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN IN THREE TIMES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT IT STILL PERSISTS.

• 10/18/1996· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER/STALL. *AK