Oldsmobile Cutlass
Registered from 1997 to 1999.
About this model
The Oldsmobile Cutlass was a series of automobiles produced by the General Motors' Oldsmobile division between 1961 and 1999. At its introduction, the Cutlass was Oldsmobile's entry-level model; it began as a unibody compact car, but saw its greatest success as a body-on-frame intermediate. The Cutlass was named after Vought F7U Cutlass, as well as the type of sword, which was common during the Age of Sail.
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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 |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway |
| 1998 | 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway |
| 1997 | 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway |
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.
Windshield wiper failure
Recall query, opened July 2004, closed January 2005.
Power rack and pinion steering failure
Recall query, opened January 2003, closed September 2003.
Power rack and pinion steering failure
Engineering analysis, opened April 2002, closed December 2002.
Steering rack and pinion
Preliminary evaluation, opened November 2001, closed April 2002.
Windshield wiper
Engineering analysis, opened July 2000, closed March 2001.
Windshield wiper
Preliminary evaluation, opened February 2000, closed July 2000.
Oversensitive air bag deployment
Engineering analysis, opened October 1999, closed March 2002.
Inadvertent air bag deployments
Preliminary evaluation, opened May 1999, closed October 1999.
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 94 bulletins about the 1999 Cutlass.
- Equipment: 14
- Structure: 14
- Service brakes, hydraulic: 12
- Suspension: 9
- Electrical system: 7
- Engine and engine cooling: 7
- Power train: 6
- Service brakes, air: 4
- Fuel system, other: 3
- Seats: 3
- Other: 15
- Vehicle Recalls · January 2024
- Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules · December 2023
- This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy. · March 2023
- This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester, multi media tester, PICO… · February 2022
- Underbody Component Corrosion The following information may be helpful when addressing underbody component corrosion with customers. Some customers may comment that one or more of their vehicle's… · April 2021
- Underbody Component Corrosion The following information may be helpful when addressing underbody component corrosion with customers. Some customers may comment that one or more of their vehicle's… · April 2021
- Refinishing Aluminum Wheels This bulletin updates General Motor's position on refinishing aluminum wheels. GM does not endorse any repairs that involve welding, bending, straightening o re-machining.… · April 2021
- Refinishing Aluminum Wheels This bulletin updates General Motor's position on refinishing aluminum wheels. GM does not endorse any repairs that involve welding, bending, straightening o re-machining.… · April 2021
86 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.