Oldsmobile air bags problems
Across all Oldsmobile models in NHTSA's complaint database, 556 complaints involve air bags. The Alero accounts for the largest share (18%). The single worst model year is the 1995 Cutlass Supreme with 39 air bags complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 556 about air bags, all Oldsmobile models
- Most affected
- Alero 19% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 98,000 miles 160 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 269 and 8
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Oldsmobile models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alero | 103 | 19% |
| Cutlass | 94 | 17% |
| 88 | 70 | 13% |
| Cutlass Supreme | 55 | 10% |
| Silhouette | 49 | 9% |
| Achieva | 47 | 9% |
| Bravada | 38 | 7% |
| 98 | 33 | 6% |
| Intrigue | 29 | 5% |
| Aurora | 15 | 3% |
Worst model years for air bags
- 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme39 complaints
- 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass33 complaints
- 2000 Oldsmobile Alero27 complaints
- 2003 Oldsmobile Alero25 complaints
- 1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass22 complaints
Air bags complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 8 |
| 1992 | 21 |
| 1993 | 15 |
| 1994 | 45 |
| 1995 | 124 |
| 1996 | 73 |
| 1997 | 29 |
| 1998 | 43 |
| 1999 | 42 |
| 2000 | 41 |
| 2001 | 32 |
| 2002 | 27 |
| 2003 | 37 |
| 2004 | 18 |
Among the 160 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 98,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.