Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
Registered from 1996 to 1997.
About this model
The Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme is a mid-size car produced by Oldsmobile between 1966 and 1997. It was positioned as a premium offering at the top of the Cutlass range. It began as a trim package, developed its own roofline, and rose during the mid-1970s to become not only the most popular Oldsmobile but the highest selling model in its class.
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Crash test
| Stability control | No |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 1537 kg · 2730 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1996 | 1537 kg · 2730 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Power rack and pinion steering failure
Engineering analysis, opened September 2003, closed December 2003.
Power rack and pinion steering failure
Recall query, opened January 2003, closed September 2003.
Inadvertent air bag deployment
Engineering analysis, opened August 1999, closed December 2001.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Oldsmobile filed 21 bulletins about the 1997 Cutlass Supreme.
- Engine and engine cooling: 5
- Power train: 5
- Fuel system, gasoline: 3
- Electrical system: 2
- Suspension: 2
- Vehicle speed control: 2
- Equipment: 1
- Service brakes, hydraulic: 1
- Revised piston pin removal / installation procedure. *tt · March 2003
- Owners of some vehicles equipped with hydra-matic 3t40, 4t60, 4t60-e or 4t65-e transaxles may comment on a grinding and / or growling noise that is noticeable when standing in park on a hill or slope… · May 2001
- Some owners may comment on driveability symptons of long or hard starts, chuggle, rough idle and light or intermittent misfire due to clogged fuel injectors. *tt · May 2001
- Some vehicles may exhibit front suspension scrunch / popping type noise coming from the front of vehicle that is apparent during low speed turning maneuvers. *tt · December 2000
- Some v6 engines may, on a very infrequent basis, have an oil odor condition that is generally encountered after the engine's oil has been changed.typically the odor lasts approximately 1000 miles… · December 2000
- Some vehicles equipped with hydra-matic 3t40, 4t60 or 4t60-e transxales may comment on a grinding and / or growling noise that is noticeable when in park on incline. *tt · March 2000
- Customers may complain of grinding / scraping / groaning noise from rear suspension. *tt · December 1999
- Subject regarding spark plug wire failure. *tt · November 1999
13 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.