Dt*: the contact stated while driving 40 MPH the smell of smoke could be detected. The vehicle was pulled off the side of the road. Within a few minutes the smoke went away and the vehicle was restarted. A few moments later the vehicle was on fire under the hood. Smoke filled the vehicle, the doors would not unlock, and the windows would not roll down. The occupant climbed to the back seat and tried to kick the windows out. Someone saw the vehicle on fire and extinguished the fire. Injuries were sustained, the vehicle was totaled. The vehicle has not been inspected. The manufacturer has not been contacted, updated 05/30/06.
Oldsmobile Cutlass door locks problems
21 of the 1,326 owner complaints about the Oldsmobile Cutlass describe doors won't lock, open or latch, most of them for the 1994 model year.
- owner complaints
- 21
- worst model year
- 1994
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
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Both of the rear doors will not open. Consumer can try using the remote or try to pull the locks up manually, they will not open. No recalls found.
Door handles no longer work from the outside. Children trying to open them after they are broken get their fingers pinched .
I have replaced the door handles on both the drivers side and passenger doors. This is the 3rd time on the drivers side and the passenger side door handle broke off in my hand so I have no way to get into my vehicle at all short of breaking a window just to replace yet another door handle. Very poor design and very weak pot metal handles at 135.00 each time one is replaced (not including labor)this is getting rediculous. Dt
Consumer states having the same problem as recall#94v159000. Power door lock fail. Dealer notified ts
Consumer states, a melted fuse box at the power door lock circuit braker. Dealer has been notified. Please provide further information. Ts
Vehicle was parked with window on driver's side down. Six hours later, vehicle's door was on fire behind the panel. Driver's door lock mechanism, which used a remote control, caught on fire. The key was not in the ignition & vehicle was turned off.
Driver's side left rear door will not open from the inside or the outside, preventing any occupant from entering or exiting the vehicle. Consumer has contacted the dealer, dealer has replaced the latch assembly and the rivot. Please provide any further details.
I purchased the car at congressional oldsmobile, they could not find out what the problem was after 2 visits in the month of january, 2000. I took the car to congressional 2 times, where I purchased the car from first. On february I made an appointment with pohanka dealer, 4601 st. Barnabas road, marlow heights, md 20748. They put a door assembly in my car. I have taken my car to this dealer 7 times and it has not been repaired properly yet. I have call jimmy hicks twice, he does not even return calls. They usually keep my from 1 to 4 days and I get it back and it does the same as it did, when I brought in the very 1st time. They put parts in that don't work like a module, door handle, take the door assembly out and put it back in. My door got to the point where I could not open it from the drivers side after the put the door assembly in. My problem is the interior lights come at will, which includes the dome light and lights under the dashboard. If you go over a bump they flicker on and off. I have to keep the dome bulb out of the ceiling at all times, otherwise the battery will run down. The dome light it out as I write this comment and has been out for ove a month. There is no dialogue with jimmy hicks, the service manager at pohanka. He simple will not return phone calls. I call 3 times in one week, he did not call back. I have called gm 6 times and I very disappointed with entire situation. No customer should have to go throught what I have been through to get a car repaired properly. And to be ignore is really poor taste for a customer service department.
Driver's side door handle won't open door, and it's impossible to get inside of vehicle unless opening the passenger's side.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
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Which Oldsmobile Cutlass years have doors won't lock, open or latch problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1994 (6 complaints), 1996 (6 complaints) and 1991 (3 complaints).
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