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1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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17Owner complaints

Model-year median: 1

2Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Seat Belts
6Service Brakes, Hydraulic
4Electrical System
3Air Bags
2Seats
2
All reported categories
Service Brakes, Air
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 2 of 17 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Seat Belts. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports3 fire reports3 injury reports

Seat Belts complaints

6 reports
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Mileage unknown · Feb 5, 1999
Seat BeltsInjury

DURING A PANIC STOP, PASSENGER'S SIDE, REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED, AND THE PASSENGER WAS THRUST INTO THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEAT,. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE RETRACTOR CASING HAD FALLEN APART. OLDSMOBILE ADVISED ME SEAT BELT MAINTENANCE WAS MY RESPONSIBILTY. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED OF TSB 91C09 AND 91C09A, DATED 11/92 CONCERNING …

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DURING A PANIC STOP, PASSENGER'S SIDE, REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED, AND THE PASSENGER WAS THRUST INTO THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEAT,. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE RETRACTOR CASING HAD FALLEN APART. OLDSMOBILE ADVISED ME SEAT BELT MAINTENANCE WAS MY RESPONSIBILTY. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED OF TSB 91C09 AND 91C09A, DATED 11/92 CONCERNING THIS VEHICLE ( I HAVE NO SPECIFICS). INSPECTION OF THE OTHER BELTS SHOW THEY ARE FAILING AS WELL. THE OWNERS MANUAL HAS NO INSTRUCTIONS ON MAINTENANCE/INSPECTION SCHEDULES, OR USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS EITHER. *AK

NHTSA ODI #702962

Mileage unknown · Aug 11, 1998
Seat Belts

SEAT BELT STRAPS CATCH IN SEAT BACK HINGE, DAMAGING SEAT BELTS. QCAW

NHTSA ODI #540959

Mileage unknown · Nov 6, 1996
Seat Belts

SEAT BELT TWISTS, THEREFORE CANNOT BE RETRACTED.

NHTSA ODI #601865

Mileage unknown · Sep 20, 1996
Seat BeltsSeats

THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT (LAP) HAS BROKEN FOR THE SECOND TIME, DEALER REPLACED ONCE, PURCHASED THE CAR USED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE MECHANISM FOR FOLDING THE REAR SEAT CUTS THROUGH SEAT BELT LIKE SCISSORS. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #802738

Mileage unknown · Mar 13, 1996
Seat Belts

REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE RENDERING IT INOPERATIVE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #980688

Mileage unknown · Jul 17, 1995
Seat Belts

SHOULDER/LAP SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #484254

Official recalls

2

91V186000 · Latches/locks/linkages:hood:latch

Oct 29, 1991

SECONDARY HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLIES CAN CORRODE, CAUSING A HIGH LATCH RELEASE EFFORT AND POSSIBLY PREVENTING THE HOOD FROM LATCHING PROPERLY WHEN IT IS CLOSED.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH IS NOT PROPERLY ENGAGED, ANDTHE PRIMARY HOOD LATCH WAS ALSO NOT ENGAGED, THE HOOD COULD OPEN AND CONTACT THEWINDSHIELD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, REDUCING THE FORWARD VISION AREA OFTHE DRIVER AND RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy: INSTALL A NEW SECONDARY HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY.

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NHTSA investigations

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