Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 1993
Model Cutlass Supreme made in 1993 by Oldsmobile got 22 consumer complains there is 1 recall as well as 14 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system, exterior lighting and latches/locks/linkages. Technical service bulletines regarding engine and engine cooling, power train and service brakes, hydraulic. There was one recall concerning fuel system, other . The car has 2 modeles with engines 3.1l, 3.4l.
Model 1993
| Engine [L] | Cylinders | Transmission | Drive | Estimate MPG (city/highway/combined) | Unadjusted MPG (city/highway/combined) | Fuel | Fuel cost | Class | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ( 3.1L) | 6 | Lockup/automatic, 3 gears | FWD | 19/27/22 | 21/35/25 | Regular | $ 819 | 5 | 920901 |
| ( 3.1L) | 6 | Lockup/automatic, 4 gears | FWD | 19/30/23 | 21/38/26 | Regular | $ 783 | 5 | 920901 |
| ( 3.4L) | 6 | Lockup/automatic, 4 gears | FWD | 17/26/20 | 19/33/23 | Regular | $ 900 | 5 | 920901 |
| ( 3.4L) | 6 | Manual, 5 gears | FWD | 17/27/20 | 18/34/23 | Regular | $ 900 | 5 | 920901 |
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY - PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES | ||||||||||||||||
| 07E021000 | DELPHI | E (Equipment) | 742 | 04/27/2007 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 03/12/2007 | 03/12/2007 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain delphi fuel pressure regulators, p/nos. fp10020-11b1, fp10026-11b1, and fp10027-11b1, sold after january 9, 2007, as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles listed above. the universal pressure regulators (upr) were produced without an o'ring and retainer. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Fuel may leak, possibly resulting in a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Delphi will notify owners and replace the upr free of charge. the recall began on april 23, 2007. owners can contact delphi at 877-411-8770. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket delphi fuel pressure regulators and has no relation to any original equipment installed by general motors.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| 876002A | 07/01/1998 | 876002 | 615073 | 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 after the change of oil and then does not re | 12/26/2000 |
| 98576124A | 06/01/1998 | 57-61-24 | 601915 | Comments on a ticking type noise that begins shortly after cold engine start-up and gradually diminishes as the engine warms up. *yc | 08/28/1998 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||||
| 98033 | 10/19/1998 | 615100 | Voluntary emission campaign involving the evaporative emission canister purge solenoid valve replacement and, convertible only, prom replacement. *tt | 12/27/2000 | |
| 98033 | 11/10/1998 | 603002 | Evaporative emission canister purge solenoid vlave replacement and convertible only, prom replacement. *yc | 01/25/1999 | |
| 98033 | 10/01/1998 | 602746 | Voluntary emission recall campaign - evaporative emission conister purge solenoid valve replacement and, convertible only, prom replacement. *yc | 01/11/1999 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | |||||
| 676001 | 02/01/1997 | 51353 | Excessive oil consumption (replace pcv harness). *tw | 12/15/1999 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 577106A | 12/01/1996 | 57-71-06 | 50571 | Cold start rattle noise. *tw | 05/27/1997 |
| 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 - DRIVESHAFT | |||||
| 577106A | 02/01/1997 | 57-71-06 | 51497 | Cold start rattle noise (diagnosis/service procedure). *tw | 06/27/1997 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||||
| 970801735026 | 08/01/1997 | 54419 | Comment that the abs light is on with diagnostic trouble codes (dtc's) 46 and 86 set as current or history. *yc | 04/07/1998 | |
| SUSPENSION | |||||
| 990309004 | 10/01/1999 | 6088680 | Customers may complain of grinding / scraping / groaning noise from rear suspension. *tt | 12/29/1999 | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| 970801676305 | 08/01/1997 | 54418 | Some vehicles experience difficulties to depress accelerator pedal and/or an accelerator cable separation. *yc | 04/07/1998 | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | |||||
| 676305 | 03/01/1997 | 52580 | Difficult to depress accelerator pedal and/or accelerator cable separation (install accelerator cable and clip). *tw | 08/21/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 10/07/2000 | 1 | 08/29/2000 | |
| My dig. dash work half the time and not the rest. i can not see my speed, gas or mileage. also every now and then smoke come out from my steering column. *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 07/18/1998 | 0 | ||
| While driving on the highway noticed flames under the hood. consumer put fire out. mechanic said it was the alternater. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumers vehicle is experiencing the exact same problem as his recalled (00v-287) pontiac grand am for the starter which resulted in many other electrical repairs (3 battery, 6 alternators and a new starter), consumer believes same recall should be issued for this vehicle. nlm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 02/26/2001 | |||
| Vehicle would have smoke coming from under hood. stopped vehicle and noticed smoke coming from rear back tire area. vehicle failed to restart after being turned off. towed to dealership. was not tested or placed on diagnostic machine. nothing was done. *ak | |||
| 09/29/2000 | |||
| While the vehicle was turned off and keys out of the ignition, vehicle caught on fire. fire began towards the rear of engine. car was damaged around the engine and under the hood. dealer has not yet provided a cause to the fire.*ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS - SWITCH | |||
| 1 | |||
| Turn signal switch is defective also, . brake light wiring is routed through the turn signal switch. this causes the left brake light to come on, but right & high mounted light work the way they suppose to do. mechanic indicated parts of brake light are on national back order. problem has existed for over 5 months. | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| 06/10/2001 | 110000 | 3 | 08/24/2001 |
| Door handles no longer work from the outside. children trying to open them after they are broken get their fingers pinched .*ak | |||
| OTHER | |||
| 06/23/1997 | 0 | ||
| Driving or stationary, keyless remote is uncontrolable, door unlocked/trunk opened on its own even without control in the vehicle. dealership not sure if it's an eletrical problem. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 02/18/1999 | 30 | ||
| Consumer started vehicle and then had to wait until vehicle heats up before shifting transmission so that vehicle could move. samething happended when she shifted vehicle into reverse, and finally vehicle jerked like a manual transmission. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT | |||
| 10/01/1993 | |||
| Right front wheel bearing rusted and broke . mechanics said it happened because the lubricant was washed out because the water enter the unit. the dealer's service manager said it was unusual. since same unit is in the left side (although the independent mechanic who replaced the broken part check and said it is okey) it could happened too. the results if these happening while moving fast is that the driver would lost control of the vehicle. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| Driver's shoulder seat belt tensioner failed to retract backwards. took vehicle to dealership & was informed by mechanic the belt tensioner was not working anymore. this caused a lack of protection for driver. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | |||
| 1 | |||
| Turn signal switch is defective also, . brake light wiring is routed through the turn signal switch. this causes the left brake light to come on, but right & high mounted light work the way they suppose to do. mechanic indicated parts of brake light are on national back order. problem has existed for over 5 months. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 03/07/2001 | 1 | 05/01/1999 | |
| When depress brakes noticed brake indicator light on, and loud noise coming from brakes. *ak consumer states there was a class action suit against gm regarding defective calipers, consumer feels repairs should be taken care of by manufacturer. *slc | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| 1 | |||
| Brakes failed. nlm | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC | |||
| 08/20/2001 | 2 | 07/01/1999 | |
| I have had a lot of problems with the rear disc brakes equipped on my cutlass supreme. there was a class action suit against gm for this reason. i believe gm should resolve, pay for and reimburse those of us who have had to deal with these cars. *ak | |||
| 06/01/1999 | 150 | 05/01/1993 | |
| Why the noise when brakes are applied at slow speed and while backing? | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - CALIPER | |||
| 08/26/2003 | 1 | ||
| My 1993 olds cutlass sl has had brake calipers replaced twice in a year in the rear with gm parts once in the front. all rotors replaced, twice in the front. the hop i take the car for service says the cutlass has problems with brake components on this car. i wasn't notified of any recall. any information on this you could give to me would be great. i feel i should be able to recoup some of the cost from gm. the shop told me there was a class action lawsuit on the brake problems. please let me know who to contact. thanks.*ak | |||
| 07/27/2003 | 1 | 09/12/2002 | |
| I attempted to brake for a turning car and was unable to slow down. my mechanic said that the rear brake calipers were seized.*ak | |||
| 03/07/2001 | 1 | 05/01/1999 | |
| When depress brakes noticed brake indicator light on, and loud noise coming from brakes. *ak consumer states there was a class action suit against gm regarding defective calipers, consumer feels repairs should be taken care of by manufacturer. *slc | |||
| 4 | 07/01/1993 | ||
| Right rear caliper has to be replaced due to brake fluid leak. i have had to replace the caliper four times. the replacement calipers were purchased at pep-boys. my uncle owned a chevrolet lumina (1992 or 1993) that had the same problem. *ak | |||
| STEERING - GEAR BOX - SHAFT SECTOR | |||
| 06/10/2004 | 120000 | 1 | 04/16/1999 |
| On june 10th, two days ago, i totaled my 93 oldsmobile cutlass supreme on i-93 in new hampshire. while my year (93) has not been recalled, 88 -91 were all recalled for separation of the steering intermediate shaft from the steering gear as a result of corrosion of 2 bolts where road salt use is high, including in massachusetts. i have been commuting from boston to hanover nh to teach for the past 10 weeks. a couple weeks ago i started worrying about steering. had two rear tires replaced last week and on the day of the crash a ball joint and a tie rod replaced and an alignment. but on 93 south in londonderry i started to move into the passing lane, saw a car that had been in my blind spot so swerved a bit to the right. but i could not straighten my car out - it just kept going right, then it swerved to the left, i crashed into the guard rail, bounced backwards and stopped horizontally to the traffic blocking both lines of traffic. at first i assumed i was at fault for losing control of the car. then on the way to the tow lot, the driver asked me if a tie rod had snapped. i said i didn't know but had just had one replaced. at the tow yard, he and a car dealer (both inspectors) checked - the work i had done looked fine but upon further investigation, the steering wheel shaft had separated from the steering wheel gear which they said should never happen - they should be bolted together. given my description of loss of control and the bizarre skid marks, they are quite sure this caused the accident. and now i'm thinking this may have had something to do with the first skid-out but i talked myself into thinking it was tires and rain and alignment, not steering. on the recommendation of the tow guys mentioned above, i left a phone message with nhtsa but havent heard. the tow lot owner needs to know if any parts should be saved before crushing it. this was a harrowing experience i would not want anyone else to experience. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| Vehicle had a loud bumping noise coming from the trunk. dealer said that the rear trailing arm needed to be replaced. *ak | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV | PIPESTEM | 25981 | HATCHERS AUTO |