Consumer Complaint Detail

OLDSMOBILE / CUTLASS / 1996

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 998039088 Incident Date: Jun, 10 1998
Consumer's City: WALNUT CREEK Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: CUTLASS Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G3AJ55M0T6 Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 07 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1996
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: A second transmission has failed at 56,000 miles. there was a technical bulletin issued in feb. 1997, # 67-71-64. oldsmobile did not make anyone aware of problem. will not fix problem because over warranty period, though they knew of problems with the transmission existed. a transmission should last well over 150,000 miles and should not have to be replaced every 52,000 to 56,000 miles. they should be required to notify all owners of this problem so it can be fixed before warranty expires. they should also be required to fix any transmission that has failed, beacuse of there self diagnosed problems. *ak