| Air Bags:Frontal | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 49.3%ODI 10089986WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. PASSENGER SUSTAINED A CUT TO FOREHEAD AND BRUISES TO THE KNEES WHEN COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE AIR BAG. *AK Look up ODI 10089986 at NHTSA ↗ | 2329.9%ODI 10027051 · 108,000 miCONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES AS IT TRAVELED DOWN A STEEP ROCK AND SHRUB COVERED EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE THEN COLLIDED WITH A LARGE BOULDER WHERE IT CAME TO REST ON ITS ROOF. (ARTHUR BLANKEMAN ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVER TERRY GELLER) ( TIRE MAKE/MODEL, SPECTRUM STARFIRE, SIZE 215/65 R16) ALSO THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB Look up ODI 10027051 at NHTSA ↗ | 817.0%ODI 553174MANUFACTURE'S RECALL CAN NOT BE COMPLETED ON THE DRIVERS FRONTAL AIR BAG DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. *ET Look up ODI 553174 at NHTSA ↗ | 24.7%ODI 10038571THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAD DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *JB Look up ODI 10038571 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 28.7%ODI 813218DRIVING VEHICLE 40MPH; ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON; APPLIED BRAKES WHICH FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE; TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED OIL LEAKAGE IN POWER MASTER UNIT THAT CAUSED FAILURE OF ABS & WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON. Look up ODI 813218 at NHTSA ↗ | 410.5%ODI 546102POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW MAY HAVE CAUSED VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE BRAKE FAILURE DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN COLLISION. HOWEVER OCCASIONALLY THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, ABS FAILURE. *YC Look up ODI 546102 at NHTSA ↗ | 818.6%ODI 706292BRAKE LIGHTS ONLY WORK WHEN THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED...ABS DOES NOT WORK, LIGHT CONTINUALLY ON...HAZARD LIGHTS ONLY WORK IN THE REAR...ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS HAD ON GOING PROBLEMS SINCE THE WIPER/CRUISE CONTROL RECALL Look up ODI 706292 at NHTSA ↗ | 1013.0%ODI 544047ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED DUE TO A NUT THAT HAD LOOSENED THAT HOLDS A GEAR SYSTEM IN PLACE, THAT OPENS AND CLOSES A HYDRALIC VALVE SYSTEM WHICH ALLOWS THE ABS TO WORK. Look up ODI 544047 at NHTSA ↗ | 612.8%ODI 705656VEHICLE SKIDDED UNDER HARD BRAKING (TO AVOID COLLISION); ABS DID NOT ACTIVATE UNTIL AFTER 2 SECONDS OF SKIDDING. ABS ALSO ACTIVATES UNDER NORMAL BRAKING OVER BUMPY ROAD; STAYS ACTIVATED FOR 30 SECONDS. DEALER INSPECTED BRAKING AND ABS SYSTEMS; FOUND NO PROBLEMS, FOUND NO ERROR CODES IN ABS COMPUTER. NO OTHER ACTION TAKEN BY DEALER. Look up ODI 705656 at NHTSA ↗ | 49.3%ODI 10062627WHEN BRAKING AND DRIVING HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED, WAS DETERMINED THAT REAR CALIPER SLIDES WERE FROZEN AND ENGAGED THE REAR BRAKES. REAR CALIPERS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 2 YEARS. *AK Look up ODI 10062627 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Structure:Frame And Members | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 313.6%ODI 529383RECALL WORK ON THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS CAN NOT BE DONE DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. Look up ODI 529383 at NHTSA ↗ | 521.7%ODI 10014792THIS WAS PERFORMED REGARDING THE CRADLE BOLTS ON 10/24/02. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC FOR AN ALIGNMENT. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE'S FRAME WAS ROTTED AND CORRODED. *JB...*AK Look up ODI 10014792 at NHTSA ↗ | 513.2%ODI 10015199ENGINE FELL OUT OF VEHICLE. MR (NOTE: EXEC SEC CONTROLLED A CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING MR. GRANT'S VEHICLE - SEE ODI REFERENCE NO. 10012283, CCMMERCURY NO. ES03-001972). THE REPLACED THE FRONT FRAME /CRADLE BOLTS UNDER RECALL, HOWEVER ON DEC 12, 2002 THE REAR FRAME/ CRADLE BOLTS AND RETAINER SEPARATED. *JB Look up ODI 10015199 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 12.3%ODI 879562CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 40-45MPH WHEN VEHICLE WANDERED TO THE LEFT 3-4 FEET INTO OTHER LANE, DEALER FOUND A BROKEN WELD ON THE LOWER SUB FRAME CRADLE THAT CONNECTS THE RACK AND PINION STEERING TO FRAME, THE BROKEN WLED CAUSED THE STEERING MOUNTING BUSHINGS TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY, CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING. *SLC Look up ODI 879562 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Air Bags | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 1215.6%ODI 10034307WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY.*AK Look up ODI 10034307 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.1%ODI 729238I RECIEVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM OLDSMOBILE STATING THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG COULD POSSIBLY DEPLY FOR NO REASON. THEY ALSO STATED IT WOULD TAKE UP TO SIX MONTHS TO GET THE PARTS TO REPAIR THIS. I WROTE TO THEM REQUESTING THAT SOMETHING BE DONE MORE QUICKLY AS I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH TWO CHILDREN AND NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. I DON'T HAVE AN ALTERNATE VEHICLE AND DO A LOT OF TRAVELING. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS TO ME AND MY FAMILY BUT ALL THE OTHER INDIVIDUALS … Look up ODI 729238 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 14.3%ODI 10126494 · 120,000 miDT:CONSUMER WAS CLIMBING A HILL AT 5% GRADE FIVE MILES LONG ON FREEWAY WHEN TRANSMISSION SHIFTED DOWN FROM OVERDRIVE TO SECOND GEAR AND LOCKED IN SECOND. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT COME OUT OF SECOND GEAR. CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS A SAFETY FEATURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED AFTER THIS HAPPENS IT WILL NOT GO TO FIRST GEAR, SO TRYING TO PULL OUT IN SECOND GEAR CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP. CONSUMER SAYS TRANSMISSION WENT OUT LIKE THIS THREE TIMES. FIRST TWO TIMES ON AN UPWARD GRADE, THE THIRD TIME WAS ON A FLAT. THE FIRST TWO TI… Look up ODI 10126494 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.6%ODI 705560THE TRANMISSION HAS A PROBLEM WITH UP-SHIFT IN MODERATE ACCELERATION. HAVE TO FULLY DECELERATE FOR THE UP-SHIFT TO TAKR PLACE ASK DEALERS EOR SOLUTION NO RESPONDS Look up ODI 705560 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 810.4%ODI 543980TRANSMISSION FAILED. Look up ODI 543980 at NHTSA ↗ | 24.3%ODI 719881I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND ONE WEEK LATER THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE FIXED, DOOR MECHANISM HAD TO BE REPLACED, WINDSHIELD REPLACED 2 TIMES AND NOW THE COOLANT IS LEAKING ALONG WITH AN OIL VALVE AND THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE. COST TO REPAIR THIS TIME IS ESTIMATED AT $1200 Look up ODI 719881 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.3%ODI 10059847 · 45,000 miRECALL 03V527000 CONCERNING STEERING GEAR BEARINGS FAILURE. CONSUMER WAS AUTHORIZED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS DONE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A LEAKING RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE RECALL WORK COULD BE DONE. REPLACEMENT OF THE RACK AND PINION WAS PART OF THE RECALLED PROBLEM. DEALER CHARGED THE CONSUMER FOR REPLACING THE RACK AND PINION. *AK THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. THE TRANSMISSION CABLE FROM THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER HAD TO BE REPLACED *JB Look up ODI 10059847 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 37.0%ODI 507279BRAKE CALIPER DESIGNED W/BRASS INSTEAD OF STAINLESS STEEL, CAUSING SLIDES TO HEAT UP/ BRAKES TO FAIL AND ROTORS TO WARP. *DH Look up ODI 507279 at NHTSA ↗ | 45.2%ODI 782045THE BRAKE ROTORS "WARPED" ON TWO OCCASIONS CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO MALFUNCTION. THEY BOTH WHERE REPLACED 9-26-97 & 8-13-99. Look up ODI 782045 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 614.0%ODI 10062627WHEN BRAKING AND DRIVING HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED, WAS DETERMINED THAT REAR CALIPER SLIDES WERE FROZEN AND ENGAGED THE REAR BRAKES. REAR CALIPERS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 2 YEARS. *AK Look up ODI 10062627 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Structure | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 313.6%ODI 560662THE CRABLE BOLTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-189 CAUSING DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT THE MANUFACTURER ONLY CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE OF THE CRADLE BOLTS AND THE LABOR, NOT THE DAMAGE CAUSED WHEN THE BOLTS FAILED. NLM Look up ODI 560662 at NHTSA ↗ | 313.0%ODI 10139894THE ENGINE CRADLE FELL OFF CONSUMER 1989 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME. *TS THE CRADLE FELL DROPPING THE ENGINE DUE TO CONDENSATION FORMING BETWEEN THE RUBBER MOUNTING SUPPORTS AND THE METAL FRAMEWORK. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. *JB Look up ODI 10139894 at NHTSA ↗ | 718.4%ODI 10011431THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT AND REAR CRADLE BOLT RETAINER, HOWEVER THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE FRONT CRADLE BOLTS. *AK *JB Look up ODI 10011431 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Caliper | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 29.1%ODI 10184457 · 65,800 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH,THE CONTACT HEARD A SQUEALING NOISE AND HAD TO APPLY ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL TO INCREASE THE SPEED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,800. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND DISCOVERED THAT THE CALIPER WAS NOT RETRACTING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,400.*AK THE CALIPERS WERE CORRODED. UPDATED 04/05/07. *JB Look up ODI 10184457 at NHTSA ↗ | 14.3%ODI 829983STRUT MOUNT & PLATE BROKE. BRAKES, CALIPERS, PADS, ROTORS, AND STRUTS WERE DESTROYED BY THIS OCCURRENCE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. REPAIRS WERE MADE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. MECHANIC MANUAL SAID THAT ENGAGING THE PARKING BRAKE DAILY TO MAKE THE CALIPERS FUNCTIONAL WAS A NECESSITY, OWNER UNAWARE OF THIS. *AK *ML Look up ODI 829983 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.6%ODI 743820THE REAR RIGHT AND LEFT BRAKE CALIPERS HAVE BOTH FAILED..THE LEFT ONE WAS COMPLETED REPLACED BACK IN 1993 DUE TO COMPLETE LOCK UP.THE RIGHT BRAKE AT THE TIME WAS OK. THEN THIS MONTH I HAD A BRAKE FAILURE IN MY DRIVEWAY..I KEPT TRYING TO MAKE THE PARKING BRAKE WORK FOR NMONTHS AND IT NEVER DID. THEN WHEN I TOOK THE WHEEL OFF TO LOOKS A THE BRAKES THE LEFT BRAKE HAD BURNED UP THE OUTBOARD SHOE ONLY AND NOT THE INBOARD SHOE..THIS CHEWED UP THE ROTOR. THE RIGHT SIDE HAD BEEN DOING NOTHING..THE SHOES STILL LOOKED NEW EXCEPT FOR DIRT..THE PUCKS HAD S… Look up ODI 743820 at NHTSA ↗ | 37.0%ODI 507279BRAKE CALIPER DESIGNED W/BRASS INSTEAD OF STAINLESS STEEL, CAUSING SLIDES TO HEAT UP/ BRAKES TO FAIL AND ROTORS TO WARP. *DH Look up ODI 507279 at NHTSA ↗ | 22.6%ODI 836628THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK Look up ODI 836628 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 24.7%ODI 10062627WHEN BRAKING AND DRIVING HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED, WAS DETERMINED THAT REAR CALIPER SLIDES WERE FROZEN AND ENGAGED THE REAR BRAKES. REAR CALIPERS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 2 YEARS. *AK Look up ODI 10062627 at NHTSA ↗ |
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