1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass steering problems
Owners reported steering problems in 21 complaints for the 1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass, 13% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 21 13% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 10% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
While driving at 20 MPH, the front wheels buckled and the vehicle fell to the ground. The steering locked up. The vehicle was taken to the dealer in march 2004 for a rack and pinion replacement. The consumer was wondering why this incident happened. The consumer was approaching a rail road track, then all of a sudden the steering wheel would not turn and the vehicle had taken off to the right. The consumer was not able to control the vehicle.
While driving the vehicles the steering wheel makes noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on september 9, 2002 and replace steering column seals, on september 18, 2002 problem recurred. Happened again on january 8, 2003. The steering experienced many other failures and the dealer replaced the rack and pinion. *nlm *nlm
Other problems reported for the 1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass
- Brakes 35 complaints
- Electrical system 19 complaints
- Engine 15 complaints
- Suspension 15 complaints