Consumer Complaint Detail

OLDSMOBILE / CUTLASS / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001063482 Incident Date: Jan, 14 2001
Consumer's City: MANSFIELD Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: CUTLASS Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:axle assembly:axle shaft
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 16 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Both front wheel bearing failed within a two-day period. checked with mechanic who informed us that wheel bearing failure is very common on olds cutlass & chevy malibu for 1997/1998 -- nearly always happening within 4000 miles after warranty expiration. be advised, this was my mother's car and is currently a part of her estate. we were in the process of trying to sell the car when the failures occurred. *ak