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  In too deep... - 1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass
  By rflores7 - August 14 - 3:53 pm

  It all started when a girl wrecked into me and the insurance money got me a 1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass. The gypsy dealer was selling it for 3800 and i got it for 2800 with 108K. My friends dad (also a mechanic) warned me about this car being a lemon but i didnt believe him and it was a bad choice on me. In order...brakes, tires, pulley tensioner, water pump, head gasket, spark plugs and wires 2x, alternator, and now the A/C has gone out. Ive spent 3Gs on the car and it doesnt even include the $1,500 rims, new headlights, complete stereo system. Im at 125K and im afraid of more things going wrong and Im only 18 going to college! Stay away from this car!!!

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  Olds - 1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass
  By Gus - June 19 - 10:00 am

  The outside styling is bland and conservative. The inside is nice but a bit cramped in the rear seat. The suspension is stiff and the car feels underpowered.

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  a ford pinto was a better car - 1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass
  By t martin - April 11 - 10:00 am

  the suspension in the rear is really bad the paint is flaking off the car their is a invisible leak during the winter that coolant leaks out. It is just a cheap non quality car that general motors should have never built and the climate control has a short in it.

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  99 olds cutlass - 1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass
  By crusty oldfeller - April 2 - 4:50 pm

  Not all of the problems with this car have been with the car. Mechanics have had a hand in it. Excellent winter car performance wise. Rust after 9 years just beginning to show through. Performance comparable with the BMW and Saab that I have driven. 3.5 like a small v-8. Wife was hell on the front end. Nice size for Christmas shopping. Smiles

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  Expensive Repairs - 1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass
  By lowmile - June 30 - 9:23 am

  My 1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass is quite a nice car and has been reliable, but now that it has 52,000 miles, it is getting expensive to repair. A couple of years ago the heater fan worked only on high. The cost to repair was $126. A couple of months ago it had to have a leaking intake manifold gasket repaired at a cost of over $600. A couple of weeks ago everything went dead at a red light. The alternator had stopped working, killing the battery. The cost of repair was $644. I did the front brakes myself last year and am doing the rear brakes in a couple of days myself. In short, this car is OK if your a good mechanic.

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  1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass Sedan - 1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass
  By lemko - June 25 - 10:00 am

  Not a bad car, but not a very good car either. It is the very epitome of average. The car is obviously a Chevrolet Malibu doing a poor imitation of an Oldsmobile. The 3.1 V-6 is rather anemic while delivering poor fuel economy. The interior is a classic example of why many criticize GM - its contemporary American rental car. Despite all these faults, the car is rather reliable and holds up well against it harsh urban environment.

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  BAD CAR - 1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass
  By J.L - June 11 - 10:00 am

  BOUGHT THE CAR IN DEC. 22O2 AND HAD TO PUT FRONT BRAKES ON. THEN BATTERY LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON THEN NOTHING. PUT ALT. ON $414.00 DOLLARS. THEN TWO DAYS LATER SAY THING. BROKE DOWN TWICE IN THREE DAYS WITH MY KIDS WITH ME. NOT HAPPY AT ALL. STILL DONT KNOW WHATS WRONG THIS TIME

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  Not too Impressed - 1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass
  By DBNJ - May 1 - 1:46 pm

  I got this car cheap ($4,000), but it has had lots of problems already. It needed an intake manifold job, the gas gauge and AC have problems, and now the ABS light is coming on. The brakes are low-grade. The V6 engine is powerful but unrefined and has to work too hard for good pickup. Also, the cupholder next to the steering wheel is lousy. The style is pretty nice for and the seats are comfortable.

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  Brakes - 1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass
  By bcglc - January 22 - 2:00 am

  Bought car for wife and I too have had this car in for the brakes. Before car reach 20,000 Miles I had the brakes done 4 times. Each time I got a LAME excuse that it was our driving habbits. at around 32,000 I got fed up and went to Autozone and bought the best Rotors and Brake pads I could find, Installed them myself and have not had a problem since. Car now has around 62,00 miles on it--I will never buy anothe Olds/GM product along with a Chrysler product that I had problems with previous to this one. I own a Ford Ranger with over 100K miles and it still runs great, Gas Plugs and check the oil....

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  Good car, sad to see it go - 1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass
  By GML - December 31 - 7:10 pm

  Had this car for 12 years -- getting a new one because now have children and I had the bare bones version of this with no LATCH, auto windows, etc. I kept up with maintenance, and over the years did replace intake manifold (per GM service note), a couple of batteries, and an alternator (it had been left undriven for three months), water pump, and AC controls. Most of these have been in the last couple of years, which makes sense once the car hits ten years old. Car was very good about warning lights -- most times warning came early enough to get it to a shop and I was never stranded.