Problems owners report
Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.
- Engine and engine cooling4
- Vehicle speed control4
- Power train3
- Steering3
- Tires2
- Suspension2
- Seat belts1
- Parking brake1
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 2 injuries and 0 deaths reported
Compared with other years
NHTSA ODI complaints by model year
Recalls
A SMALL NYLON BUSHING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL MAY SLIP OUT OF PLACE, CAUSING INTERMITTENT AND UNEXPECTED INCREASES IN ENGINE SPEED OR DIESELING (ENGINE RUN ON WITH IGNITION OFF).
THE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS WHICH MAY NOT PERFORM ADEQUATELY DURING A COLLISION.
THE TIE RODS ARE PART OF THE STEERING LINKAGE AND TRANSMIT TURNING MOVEMENTS TO THE WHEELS. THE BOLTS THAT FASTEN THE TIE RODS TO THEIR ADJUSTERS MAY NOT BE TIGHT ENOUGH. THIS COULD ALLOW THE TIE ROD TO LOOSEN AND DETACH ITSELF FROM THE ADJUSTER.
Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words
NHTSA investigations
PARKING BRAKE CABLE
JAMMED STEERING MECHANISM
THROTTLE NON-RETURN
THROTTLE LINKAGE STICKING
CUTLASS SUPREME BRAKE LOCKUP
WINDSHIELD WIPERS
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation