1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass Electrical system Problems

“1. Car running perfectly fine. 2. One day, car wouldn't start and theft system light was flashing. 3. Went online and found a bunch of complaints about the passlock system. It said to wait 1/2 hour and the car would start again. So we wait, and it starts. This is extremely inconvenient. We rely heavily on this car.”

“I have 99 Oldsmobile Cutlass which only issue I ever had is faulty anti theft system like so many people with gmc or Oldsmobile or chevy anything with antitheft system use right key and the light comes on you have to wait 10-15 min then it starts how can a company not ever have recall I can understand if it was few cars but year after year all types of there cars have issues with anti theft if you cant fix your own problem get out of car making business I wonder if there been a lawsuit ever file cause I think there should be something for us people.”

“Theft system continually overrides the system and will not allow the vehicle to start. Is has not yet caused the vehicle to shut down on the highway but it does pose a threat to do so. I have also talked with several other owers of the same type/division(Cutlass and malibu) of vehicle and they all report the same problem. The local GM dealer says that it is just a problem with my vehicle but so many in the same area with the same problem?.”

“Anti-theft system flashes and car will not start until it set for a while (usually 20 mimutes). Theft system light stays on and will not go off. Concern is that the vehicle will stall in traffic making the vehicle difficult to control leading to possibility of accident and injury. Their is no fix to this problem according to the oldsmoble dealership.”

“Ignition switch failed to turn due to dropped tumbler in key cylinder. Required replacement of entire lock and switch assembly ($425 parts plus labor) due to the failure of a $2 tumbler in the lock. Dealer said that they (1 dealership) replace approx. 5 switches of this design (GM instrument panel-mounted ignition switches) per month due to this type of failure. Mechanic attributed failure to faulty design.”