Stalls While Driving

8.5

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
$150
Average Mileage:
176,250 miles
Total Complaints:
4 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. not sure (3 reports)
  2. replace thermostat (1 reports)
1992 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera engine problems

engine problem

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1992 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera Owner Comments

problem #4

Jul 292007

(reported on)

Cutlass Ciera 4cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 60,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

bought 3 yrs ago from 2 little ol spinster sisters that only drove to church and store during pleasant weather. Engine would stall unexpectedly... It had been well maintained, and with easy use on the engine, I didnt know what the problem was; run fine one day, stall the next. Quit one time when I ran to get lunch for the office (my turn to run...), boy; no one was happy with me.. couldnt get it started for over an hour, and had everyones now COLD lunch with me (YIKE), after a bunch of fiddling around with a couple of mechanics that couldnt diagnose the prob (it wasnt consistant), we tried a new $6 thermostat. BINGO no probs since.

- Carla W., Batavia, NY, US

problem #3

Mar 232007

(reported on)

Cutlass Ciera

  • Automatic transmission
  • 200,000 miles

Stalls unexpectedly. Especially in cold weather, at slow speeds, and when idle (like at every stop sign on the way home, grr). Sometimes stall would be preceded by a violent shake. Sometimes it would shake and not stall. This usually happened at high speeds. Took many tries to get it to start. Once it died in an intersection and a police cruiser helped push me into a parking lot. Half hour after that, it started like nothing had happened. Very unpredictable. But it recently had the heads/gaskets replaced, replaced a couple bad injectors, replaces fuel pressure regulator, replaced all spark plugs and wires, replaced fuel filter, regularly had oil changes, no tranny problems or coolant leaks. Can't imagine what's wrong.

- kevyn, Zimmerman, MN, US

problem #2

Sep 232006

(reported on)

Cutlass Ciera

  • 275,000 miles

Driving down the 401 to Toronto, at night, raining off and on, and the car stalled, not far from my exit. I do need to replace my exhaust system, and wondered if that would have anything to do with it. It's the first time its happened. I did get it towed, but, it did start, and was unsure if its still driveable??!! I hope it is, as I need to get back home. A very unpleasent experience( not to mention the tow truck took almost 1.5 hrs to get me)

- oldsdriver911, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

problem #1

Mar 032006

(reported on)

Cutlass Ciera

  • 170,000 miles

Car stalls while driving at any speed. I am having a terrible time tracking down this problem, it's electrical I'm thinking. Anyone with any information regarding this problem, Please respond. Thanks

- Trisha W., Dalton, GA, US

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