Tl*the contact owns a 1985 oldsmobile cutlass supreme. The vehicle lost power while driving uphill. A few years earlier, the vehicle was taken to an auto garage for a diagnosis, but no failure was found. The failure continued and on april 13, 2008, the failure was identified as the oiler racker arm assembly. The assembly was missing a hole for the oil to flow through the engine. The manufacturer was notified; however, they will not offer any assistance due to the age of the vehicle. The speed and dealer information were unknown. The current mileage was 140,000 and failure mileage was 139,000. Updated 5/6/08 *cn updated 05/06/08 *tr
Engine & cooling
1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Engine problems
Owners have filed 3 complaints about the 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 17% of all its complaints, most recently on April 17, 2008. They describe 0 crashes, 2 fires and 0 injuries. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
- Complaints
- 3
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 2
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Engine complaints
Vehicle was disabled and parked, due to suspected engine trouble, the abandoned vehicle became engulfed in flames.*Jb(ohio traffic crash report#10-90-485)
While driving the vehicles check engine light illuminated and the engine died, the consumer pulled the vehicle the vehicle over and flames began coming from the engine compartment, the compartment was completely destroyed by fire (ohio traffic crash report). Nlm
Oldsmobile Cutlass engine complaints by year
Cutlass engine problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data