Summary
The Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme has 9 recalls spanning the 1988–1999 production run, with the most serious being a 1995 model year airbag defect where the driver's front airbag can deploy without a crash, including during startup or while parked, potentially injuring anyone seated close to the steering wheel.
The 1999 model year has a recall for ignition coil and control module assemblies that can cause the service engine light to illuminate and lead to engine misfires or other driveability problems. The 1993 model year has a brake line routing issue where the pipe can contact a bracket or frame rail, wear through over time, lose fluid, and reduce braking effectiveness. The 1992 model year has a transmission concern where the selector can physically remain in reverse while the indicator shows neutral, causing the vehicle to move backward without warning. On 1991 models, front door shoulder belt guide loops may not properly restrain occupants in a crash. The 1990 model year carries two separate issues: front shoulder seatbelt webbing can separate at the upper guide loops without warning, reducing protection in a crash, and engine cradle mount corrosion on vehicles registered in Atlantic Canadian provinces can weaken or fail the mounts, affecting steering geometry. The 1989 model year has a defroster concern on vehicles with electronic comfort control air conditioning, where the control display can fail to respond after the car has been parked for several hours, leaving the fan inoperable at the moment windshield defrosting is needed. On the 1988 model year, steel wheels can develop cracks in the mounting surface that, if severe enough, allow the wheel to separate from the vehicle, causing sudden loss of steering and braking.
