1994 Oldsmobile Ciera Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 13%of 46 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1994 Oldsmobile Ciera, 13% of the 46 complaints for this model year. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Parked at a drive in pharmacy, put vehicle in reverse, and it lurched backward, hitting vehicle behind the consumer. Turned vehicle off and then restarted. Contacted dealer . Dealer found a vacuum leak on the upper intake near the throttle. They repaired vacuum leak.”
NHTSA complaint #860922, filed 2000-04“Vehicle in parking lot, started & shifted into reverse, w/foot on brakes (ABS); vehicle took off backwards, brakes did not stop vehicle. Hit another vehicle & it hit another vehicle. At dealer's now in eau claire.”
NHTSA complaint #812672, filed 1997-07“Gear shift from park to drive, car went airborne, applied brakes, car went into a spin, engine roaring, accelerator kept going faster, resulting in a totalled lost, cause undetected.”
NHTSA complaint #512625, filed 1996-12Related recalls
- 94V008000Jan 12, 1994In the event of a primary accelerator control spring failure, the secondary (back-up) accelerator control return spring will not return the throttle to the…Covers: Oldsmobile Ciera 1994, Buick Century 1994
Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 1994 Oldsmobile Ciera
11 complaintsEngine cooling
8 complaintsTires
4 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsSuspension
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1994 Oldsmobile Ciera
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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