1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme: raw data

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vehicle1994 / oldsmobile / cutlass-supreme
known issues6 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints252 on file (1994-10-10 → 2020-02-01)
recalls0
investigations1
fars0 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Windshield wiper and wiper switch failureVISIBILITY12 complaints1997-06 → 2020-02cutlass-supreme-1994-wipers
  • 866788 WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING DURING A RAIN STORM. TO GET THEM TO WORK, CONSUMER HAD TO PUT THE SWITCH IN THE LEFT TURNING SIGNAL POSITION
  • 834787 WHEN TRYING TO USE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AND THAT IS A DEFECT FOR CONSUMER WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN
  • 8012809 RECALL 97V017000O REPAIRS CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER SWITCH WERE DONE IN 1997
ABS activation and brake pedal travelSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC21 complaints1996-08 → 2005-08cutlass-supreme-1994-abs-pedal
  • 839139 VEHIOCLE ABS SYSYTEM WOULD ENGAGE INTERMITTENLY WITH OUT REASON; VEHICLE IN /OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASION AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUNDED
  • 832911 ABS BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THAT NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE ABS BRAKES OR REGULAR BRAKE SYSTEM
  • 10019957 WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL
Rear brake caliper, hose and rotor failureSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC16 complaints1995-09 → 2002-07cutlass-supreme-1994-rear-brake
  • 880576 REAR CALIPER LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH. TOWED/REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP
  • 876142 REAR WHEEL BRAKE HOSE WAS CHAFED. THERE WERE NO BRAKES. SAME AS RECALL 95V061000
  • 8008069 CONSUMER NOTICED EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE, MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE REAR CALIPERS WERE FROZEN, RUST BEING THE CAUSE
Accelerator and throttle cable breakageVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL9 complaints1996-02 → 2001-04cutlass-supreme-1994-throttle-cable
  • 840632 ACCELERATOR STEEL CABLE BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER
  • 869573 VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR COME OUT OF IDLE DUE TO A BROKEN THROTTLE CABLE. DEALER REPLACED THE BROKEN CABLE THROTTLE
  • 983009 THROTTLE CABLE BROKE IN HALF TWICE WHILE DRIVING; NO WARNING; PRESSED GAS PEDAL AND CABLE POPPED; VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE,
Driver air bag non-deployment in frontal impactAIR BAGS7 complaints1996-04 → 2001-04cutlass-supreme-1994-airbag-no-deploy
  • 858785 VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN THE FRONT LEFT SIDE AT AN 25 MPH IMPACT AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY
  • 854424 OWNER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 35MPH,AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY
  • 983073 VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT 11:00 POSITION, SPEED 30 MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY
Air bag deployment at vehicle startAIR BAGS4 complaints1999-03 → 2008-06cutlass-supreme-1994-airbag-start
  • 890666 DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED
  • 10089986 WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. PASSENGER SUSTAINED A CUT TO FOREHEAD AND BRUISES TO THE KNEES WHEN COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE AIR BAG
  • 544422 FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG OCCURED WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND PUT INTO GEAR RESULTING IN CONSUMER HITTING PARKED VEHICLES

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
2521994-10-102020-02-01212SERVICE BRAKES:59; HYDRAULIC:58; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:26; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:25; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:25

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

action_numberstatussubjectcomponentsopenedclosedrecall_campaignsummary
EA96023closedINAPPROPRIATE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTAIR BAGS1996-09-271998-02-13·THE FAILURE RATE (1.25/100K) ON THIS ISSUE IS LOW.A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME AND FURTHER USE OF THE AGENCY RESOURCES DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITURE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS ISSUE.THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS CLOSING REPORT IS INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC FILE.

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-20240legacy-code0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

Cite this

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Wrench.Pro (2026). 1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1994/oldsmobile/cutlass-supreme
@misc{wrenchpro_1994_oldsmobile_cutlass_supreme_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1994/oldsmobile/cutlass-supreme}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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