1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera S 3.1L from North America
Summary:
A good car for its time
Faults:
Car ran fine until two weeks after purchase, then the problems started.
Car was making a clicking noise every time it shifted gears; I had to accelerate at a very slow pace to keep this from happening.
Then when the car shifted into overdrive, it would jerk, I let off the gas an it was fine.
Took it in and found out that the transmission and timing chain are bad, and now I can't get a hold of the previous owner to ask about these problems.
All in all, it was a great car.
General Comments:
A great car, but the seats weren't the most comfortable.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 3rd August, 2008
25th Oct 2008, 23:23
Hey I have a 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera & let me tell you the 3.1 liter is no slouch!! I destroy brand new Hondas, Acuras & other wannabe sports cars on the highway all the time!! That & I get well over 400km to a tank of fuel.
20th Apr 2010, 17:15
I love my 94 Olds! I've had it since 2004, it's now 2010; just general maintenance, brakes, etc. I did have a transmission issue that turned out to be a fuse that wasn't allowing the car to communicate with the transmission. An 80 dollar fix, as opposed to who knows how much! It's 16 years old and gets 22 miles a gallon in town. Hmmmm, come to think that, our other car is nearly new, smaller, and gets less gas mileage.
6th Aug 2008, 11:17
He got the car when it had nearly 200,000 miles on it, so the transmission was worn out. A '94 Ciera is an OK car, but the '89-'93 version was much better as it had the 3.3 liter V6 rather than the 3.1 liter.