IllustrationVIBRATION OF FRONT END OF VEHICLE AT 70 MPH. DEALER EVALUATED & DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS "TREAD SEPERATION" OF ALL 4 TIRES. TIRES REPALCED BY DEALER.*AK (DOT NUMBER: NA TIRESIZE: 215/60/15)
1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
30–25K
525–50K
1350–75K
375–100K
5100–150K
1150K+
30 reports with mileage · 50 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 18 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Tires. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
3 crash reports2 fire reports2 injury reports
What owners actually said
80 reportsTHE DEALER CHARGED THE CONSUMER FOR RECALL OOV-171. NLM
CAR LIGHTS SLOWLY WENT OUT ON DRIVE HOME. ANTILOCK BRAKES WENT OUT, POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND FINALLY ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. REPLACED BATTERY-HORN WOULDN'T WORK AND LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON. TOOK CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP-RESET COMPUTER-NOW DAY RUNNING LAMPS DON'T COME ON WHEN START THE CAR ON-THEY …
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CAR LIGHTS SLOWLY WENT OUT ON DRIVE HOME. ANTILOCK BRAKES WENT OUT, POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND FINALLY ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. REPLACED BATTERY-HORN WOULDN'T WORK AND LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON. TOOK CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP-RESET COMPUTER-NOW DAY RUNNING LAMPS DON'T COME ON WHEN START THE CAR ON-THEY ONLY COME ON WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE. THE AIRBAG SENOR IS ALSO OUT. THIS ALL OCCURRED AT 37000 MILES.*AK
ROTORS ARE OF POOR QUALITY AND TOO SMALL FOR VEHICLE. THEY HEAT UP AND EVENTUALLY PREMATURELY WARP, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE UPON BRAKING.*AK AFTER THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OUT AND WERE REPLACED, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE SEVERELY AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING. THE ROTOR ALSO WARPED. *YH
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, AND NOTICED THAT RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM RIM. FIRESTONE AFFINITY T2 26695GXBM10757-3, THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK DOT#W2MWAAA318 SIZE P21560R15. *SLC
PE-00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999 OLDSMOBILE, CUTLASS, TIRES SIZE P215/60R15 DOT NUMBER WIMWAA4581, TIRES HAVE ONLY 6,479 MILES ON THEM. AFTER HAVING TIRES INSPECTED, INSPECTOR NOTICE ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED CRACKS ON THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRES TIRES ARE BAD NEED REPLACING. *AK CRACKS IN TIRE TREAD …
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PE-00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999 OLDSMOBILE, CUTLASS, TIRES SIZE P215/60R15 DOT NUMBER WIMWAA4581, TIRES HAVE ONLY 6,479 MILES ON THEM. AFTER HAVING TIRES INSPECTED, INSPECTOR NOTICE ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED CRACKS ON THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRES TIRES ARE BAD NEED REPLACING. *AK CRACKS IN TIRE TREAD RUN AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE BOTH FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. *YH
THE FIRESTONE AFFINITY P215/60R15 TIRES ARE WEARING IN THE CENTER AND SLAPPING ON THE ROAD SINCE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE THE TIRES. *MJS
WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE WILL VIBRATED,AND FLUTEER. DEALER IS AWARE OF DEFECT, BUT THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE,AND PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. DEALER CLAIMS THEY CAN DO TEMPORARY FIXING BY CUTTING ROTORS TO REDUCE THE VIBRATION.*AK
FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES P215/160R15 DOT W2MWAAA488 EXPERIENCED VIBRATION AND WERE NOISY, ALL 4 TIRES WERE CUPPED FROM THE BELTS INSIDE THE TIRES, TIRES WERE PUSHING IN THE MIDDLE FACE OF TIRES, FIRESTONE WOULD NOT COOPERATE WITH CONSUMER. *SLC
FORD NOT ONLY FIRESTONE TIRE PROBLEM. ALSO, GM , OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/R15 )
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