Oldsmobile suspension problems
Across all Oldsmobile models in NHTSA's complaint database, 510 complaints involve suspension. The Alero accounts for the largest share (22%). The single worst model year is the 1999 Alero with 49 suspension complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 510 about suspension, all Oldsmobile models
- Most affected
- Alero 22% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 72,000 miles 172 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Oldsmobile models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alero | 112 | 22% |
| Bravada | 107 | 21% |
| Cutlass | 89 | 18% |
| Intrigue | 62 | 12% |
| Silhouette | 35 | 7% |
| Aurora | 26 | 5% |
| 88 | 23 | 5% |
| Achieva | 21 | 4% |
| 98 | 10 | 2% |
| Cutlass Supreme | 10 | 2% |
Worst model years for suspension
- 1999 Oldsmobile Alero49 complaints
- 1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue33 complaints
- 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada24 complaints
- 1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass20 complaints
- 2001 Oldsmobile Alero19 complaints
Suspension complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 14 |
| 1992 | 10 |
| 1993 | 13 |
| 1994 | 26 |
| 1995 | 25 |
| 1996 | 36 |
| 1997 | 51 |
| 1998 | 77 |
| 1999 | 98 |
| 2000 | 41 |
| 2001 | 40 |
| 2002 | 54 |
| 2003 | 13 |
| 2004 | 7 |
Among the 172 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 72,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.