Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 677164 | 02/01/1997 | 51296 | Intermittent neutral or loss of drive at highway speeds or from fourth gear (replace control valve body assembly). *tw | 06/27/1997 | |
| 577106A | 12/01/1996 | 57-71-06 | 50571 | Cold start rattle noise. *tw | 05/27/1997 |
| 577106 | 02/01/1995 | 39308 | Cold start rattle noise. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 990730030A | 04/01/2001 | 990730030 | 619370 | 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 with the engine running and the parking | 05/24/2001 |
| 990730030 | 12/01/1999 | 575113 | 6089996 | 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 | 03/01/2000 |
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||||
| 9573T4001 | 08/01/1995 | 45881 | Grinding and/or growling noise in park on incline.*sd | 04/25/1996 | |
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | |||||
| 577106A | 02/01/1997 | 57-71-06 | 51497 | Cold start rattle noise (diagnosis/service procedure). *tw | 06/27/1997 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 02/28/1997 | 3 | 06/01/1995 | |
| Extended warranty was given to me at no charge for the problems with the transmission. however, this was for the factory defect that resulted in the problems that i had. was told personally by oldsmobile that cars will fail, and they were not willing to accept responsibility for the problems which i encountered due to a lack of transmission fluid in the transmissions, causing the replacement of some of the gears and miscellaneous parts. they also told me that a new transmission was not available, and that i would have to have them repair the current one to which i have had nothing but problems with. (before and after they fixed it). most all, the repairs performed by oldsmobile resulted in some future failure of something. the last time this car was brought in to them was when i was leaking transmission fluid due to a bad right axel seal. previous repairs included the reverse lights not operating, the switch had come off the transmission and the lights would not illuminate as a result. the car came from the factory with only about 4 ounces of fluid in the transmission, resulting in the replacment of the gears (system holds 2 quarts!). shortly after the repairs fixed from a lack of fluid, the stick shift came disconnected when trying to shift from reverse to first gear, car stuck in reverse, had to be towed. my extended warranty is good until june of 2000. in which case i am afraid to own the car any longer. the gas tank door still does not operate properly, they can't seem to fix that! | |||
| 04/01/1995 | 10/22/1995 | ||
| Transmission failure. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 02/28/1997 | 3 | 06/01/1995 | |
| Extended warranty was given to me at no charge for the problems with the transmission. however, this was for the factory defect that resulted in the problems that i had. was told personally by oldsmobile that cars will fail, and they were not willing to accept responsibility for the problems which i encountered due to a lack of transmission fluid in the transmissions, causing the replacement of some of the gears and miscellaneous parts. they also told me that a new transmission was not available, and that i would have to have them repair the current one to which i have had nothing but problems with. (before and after they fixed it). most all, the repairs performed by oldsmobile resulted in some future failure of something. the last time this car was brought in to them was when i was leaking transmission fluid due to a bad right axel seal. previous repairs included the reverse lights not operating, the switch had come off the transmission and the lights would not illuminate as a result. the car came from the factory with only about 4 ounces of fluid in the transmission, resulting in the replacment of the gears (system holds 2 quarts!). shortly after the repairs fixed from a lack of fluid, the stick shift came disconnected when trying to shift from reverse to first gear, car stuck in reverse, had to be towed. my extended warranty is good until june of 2000. in which case i am afraid to own the car any longer. the gas tank door still does not operate properly, they can't seem to fix that! | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT | |||
| 06/01/1997 | 2 | ||
| The front right wheel bearing broke twice, causing noise and eventually may result in the wheel falling off and an accident. cause unknown. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | |||
| 05/16/1999 | 2 | 01/01/1995 | |
| No summary listed for this vehicle. *ak | |||