1989 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS Electrical System Problems
22 complaints about Electrical System
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1989 CUTLASS CALIAS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WHILE TRAVELING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HER HUSBAND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, AND HIT A MEDIAN. THE CONSUMER WASN'T DRIVING VERY FAST. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. *JB
WHEN DRIVING 70MPH A FIRE STARTED IN THE REAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 25MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WENT OUT. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDERS. POPPED HOOD, AND SAW FIRE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH. *AK CONSUMER STATES STEERING COLUMN IS THE COMPONENT THAT FAILED. *SLC
APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AGO, ELECTRONIC DASHBOARD BEGAN FLASHING, SOMETIMES GOING TOTALLY BLACK, WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE SPEED, AMOUNT OF GAS, MILEAGE, ETC. *CJ
WHILE DRIVING ALONG TA ROAD THE DASHBOARD WILL GO OUT COMPLETELY, CAUSING LOSS OF SPEEDOMETER/FUEL INDICATOR, AND ODOMETER.CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
HEATER COIL MODULE WAS REPLACED HOWEVER DID NOT RECTIFY PROBLEM,POSSIBLE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. YH
HORN PAD, BOTH HORNS AND FUSE REPLACED BECAUSE HORN KEEPS SHORTING.
ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED.
COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS ENGINE PERFORMANCE FAILED.
HORN GOES OFF BY ITSELF DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE. ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS, AND BATTERY WENT DEAD DUE TO HORN BLOWING ALL NIGHT. *AK
HORN GOES OFF BY ITSELF DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE. ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS, AND BATTERY WENT DEAD DUE TO HORN BLOWING ALL NIGHT. *AK
WIRING HARNESS REPLACED.
IGNITION MODULE REPLACED.
WHEN APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE CUT OFF.PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAILS. *AK
ENGINE CUTS OFF AFTER DRIVING 30 OR MORE MILES, SPEEDS 50 MPH; NO WARNING; CAUSE UNKNOWN. TT
THE CAR STOPPED AFTER IT JUMPED A COUPLE OF TIMES. REPLACED IGNITION MODULE. TT
ALTERNATOR REPLACED THREE TIMES. *SD
AFTER TRAVELING TWO TO THREE HOURS ONE HUNDRED MILES VEHICLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC. TT
ECM SHORTED OUT, RESULTING IN INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK
COMPUTER REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE STALLING.
WIRING HARNESS UNDER DASH SHORTED OUT, CAUSING FIRE. *SKD