Driving down the highway and went to turn the corner at a green light and the steering wheel was hard to turn I almost hit another car. The air bags light has been staying on since 2009.
1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass airbags problems
22 complaints (18% of all complaints for this car). 9 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 22
- of this car's complaints
- 18%
- crashes
- 9
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Frontal13
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Oldsmobile Cutlass airbags problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Frontal airbag recall-never received a notice/instructions from the manufacture.found out about the recall from searching a website.no incident so far!
Consumer received a recall notice regarding the air bags, however consumer was informed that no parts were available.
Consumer states that was involved on a front collision and the air bag exploded on her face causing phisical damage to the consumer. Dealer was not notified. Mr
Consumer was a passenger in the vehicle during an accident and was injured by the airbag.
While driving at 35 MPH, consumer t-boned another vehicle and driver's side seat belt did not retract and hold consumer in place like it should have done. Contacted dealer. *ak consumer states that air bag did not deploy, one person was injured in accident.
While driving at 35 MPH consumer t-boned another vehicle and none of the air bags deployed. Contacted dealer, and the dealer could not find cause of problem.*ak.
Vehicle brought into dealer to perform recall campaign 99021 spark plug wire failure. However, recall repairs were not performed due to lack of parts. Consumer has yet to be contacted.
Airbag lights blinks intermittently. Took to dealer and dealer could not duplicate problem.
Consumer was hit from rear by a car traveling 50 MPH. Upon impact, drivers side seat collapsed and came off the track. Dealer has been contacted. *ak
Questions about the 1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass airbags
Does the 1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass have airbags problems?
Owners have filed 22 complaints about the airbags of the 1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass, 18% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass airbags problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass airbags?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Oldsmobile Cutlass have bad airbags?
The Oldsmobile Cutlass model years with the most airbags complaints are 1995 (32 complaints), 1996 (22 complaints) and 1994 (14 complaints).
Other 1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass problems
Brakes 20Engine 16Electrical 15Transmission 13Acceleration 9Steering 8Body 7Seat belts 7Fuel system 6Seats 6Lights 5Suspension 5Locks 3Tires 2Visibility 1
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