Intake gasket keeps breaking every 40,000 miles. I have had it replaced twice (once at 40,000 and the second time at 80,000 miles) and have been advised by the dealership that I will need it replaced again at another 40,000 miles. They informed me that it is a defect with oldsmobile.
1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass engine complaints
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Intake manifold gasket failure on my 1998 olds cutlass resulted in total damage to my engine. After researching this specific problem I have found it to be a very widespread complaint, that should have been corrected at gm's expense. This condition was discovered while the vehicle was under extended service contract by master guard. When the problem was reported the dealership was told by master guard that the repair was not covered, although my platinum coverage specifically said it was.
While driving engines head gasket failed and as a rwsult the driver had to pull to the side of the road. The dealership has been contacted. Please add any additional information.
Nar 05/21/2003 *mr water leak in trunk, missing absorber in rear door, suspension noise, 4 new tires replaced, new front brake pads and rotors, and coolant system leakage.
The intake manifold gasket was replaced three times on the consumers three vehicles. The intake manifold on this vehicle(1998 oldsmobile cutlass) was replaced, then on two other occasions on a 1996 pontiac grand am and a 1998 pontiac grand prix. Scc *jb
A week after I bought the car used in october 2002 there was noise from front left end of vehicle....there is another noise that comes from the steering when turning the wheels trying to park the car.....I took the car back to the dealer and they said they don't hear anything...also I had the car checked out the same day for the brakes...there was a squealing noise on the front left side and the car wouldn't brake properly...the dealer replaced the left brake pad..I haven't had any trouble with the brakes since...three weeks later I took the car back to the dealer for the steering noises and they said it would be costly for the labor to find out the problem and that it may not be covered by warranty...they said since it's only minor and is not causing any problems it would probably be better to keep driving it until something went wrong to where they would know where the problem was coming from....a couple months later..in march 2003, the engine coolant light came on continuously and the car was leaking engine coolant....after checking the car out, I had the water pump replaced....it has been a week now since I've had the water pump replaced and the engine coolant light hasn't came back on and the engine coolant hasn't leaked out yet..but now, when I turn the air conditioner on it, it goes out by itself and comes back on a couple minutes later...I haven't had the car checked out for that yet but this car is adding up to a headache and I haven't had it for 6 months yet..right now it's only at an estimated of 42,500 miles driven on it.....
The head gasket cracked and leaked coolant. *jb two different mechanics suggested that the problem occurs as this particular engine approaches 50k miles, and may defective. Scc
Engine assembled incorrectly or assembled using defective materials. Gasket failure on the intake manifold allows water to mix with oil and/or fuel, if left uncorrected this will destroy the engine. Symptoms seen before the car was driven 40,000 miles, while the car was 4 years old.
Low coolant light kept coming on and had to keep adding coolant. Took it to a mechanic, who told me that it was leaking at the intake gasket and that it would have to be replace. Mechanic also told me that his son was a mechanic for a gm dealership and that he had seen numerous cutlass for the same problem.
Coolant light on dash came on, dealer determined that intake manifold gasket was leaking, and had to be replaced.*ak
While diving 75 MPH vehicle stalls. Had repaired, but problem still exists. Dealer can't duplicate the problem.
While driving, ABS light will illuminate on dashboard. Dealer has been notified about light; however, has replaced brake sensor and the problem is still occurring.*ak consumer states that gas fumes and smoke fumes were being emitted from engine.
Intake gasket is leaking coolant. Vehicle smoked, and had to contantly keep putting coolant in vehicle. Took vehicle to dealer, and dealer indicated that intake gaskets needed to be replaced.
The mechanic who worked on my car said this was not uncommon for this make & year car. No safety defect mentioned.
When slowing down or coming to a stop vehicle is not able to accelerate at a correct speed. When slowing down vehicle will shut off. Contacted dealer, and dealer was not willing to do anything.
Vehicle was losing anti-freeze and oil. Took vehicle to dealer, and they replaced gasket. About 25,000 miles later problem reoccurred.
Power failure- driving approx. 20mph- car hesitates- travels 3-5mph-need to stop the car to pick up speed. Had it to the dealer 10 times- replaced PCM, fuel regulater/pump and catalytic converter -power loss problem still remains.
Consumer was driving 20 MPH when engine stalled in middle of highway. Vehicle setfor awhile and it restarted. Also, air conditioning worked intermittently, and low pitch noise was coming from front end. Contacted dealer.
A/c turned off on its own. Consumer has come close to having an accident, trying to push buttons to turn it back on. Consumer felt this was unsafe. Consumer noticed steam, pulled over ,and it was gushing coolant out. Took to dealer , and they said water pump went out, and thermostat failed. Consumer felt lucky this didn't cause a fire. Also, ABS flashed on and off sometimes.
Shake, vibration is felt most when driving at speeds around 50-60mph. I was told that new tires would stop the vibration and that a balance and alignment would help in the meantime. The balancing and rotating as well as having the car aligned have not helped at all. I dont think it has anything to do with tires. The oil smell cannot be explained, there are no leaks.
When traveling front motor mounts rusted out from the cradle, causing poor steering control. Consumer contacted the dealer, dealer noticed a recall for the rear mounts, front motor mounts were not included. Please provide any further details.
Vehicle has been experiencing ongoing problem with oil increasing (one quart) every 1500 miles while driving. Vehicle had been taken to two different dealers, and both have drained the oil/changed the filter, and replace oil. However, within 1500 miles of driving the oil continued to increase by one quart. It appeared no one could help on this matter; seeking help from the federal safety agency in this matter or provide additional information.
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