1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 4%of 23 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 120,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, 4% of the 23 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 120,000 miles.
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.
“Dt:consumer was climbing a hill at 5% grade five miles long on freeway when transmission shifted down from overdrive to second gear and locked in second. Transmission would not come out of second gear. Consumer believes this a safety feature of the transmission. When vehicle is stopped after this happens it will not go to first gear, so trying to pull out in second gear causes the transmission to slip. Consumer says transmission went out like this three times. First two times on an upward grade, the third time was on a flat. …”
NHTSA complaint #10126494, filed 2005-06, 120,000 milesTransmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
8 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
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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