1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass problems
The 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass has 193 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (31%) concerns brakes. After that come electrical system (13%) and transmission (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 193 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 31% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 8 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1993 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Oldsmobile Cutlass with enough data (95 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I attempted to brake for a turning car and was unable to slow down. My mechanic said that the rear brake calipers were seized.
Consumer parked car in a parking lot and caught on fire from the engine . Tt consumer states while pulling into a parking lot , she saw smoke coming from under the left side of the hood, fire department could not open hood and used an ax and crow bar to open it to put out the fire. *slc
Consumer was rear ended by a drunk driver while stopped at a red light. Driver seat back collapsed on impact which resulted in injury, cause due to design flaw.
While making a left turn rear right axle broke and the wheel fell off. All the lug s:nuts and studs that go into the drum were still in tack.
Dt*: the contact stated while the vehicle was parked, a puddle of brake fluid was observed on the ground underneath the driver's side seat. Upon further inspection it was determined that the brake lines had rusted along the fittings. The contact confirmed that the vehicle had not been driven in poor weather conditions and that the vehicle was stored in a garage. The manufacturer was alerted but the vehicle was not taken to a dealer for inspection.