The 1986 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 1,755,897 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 11 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.
A SMALL NYLON BUSHING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL MAY SLIP OUT OF PLACE, CAUSING INTERMITTENT AND UNEXPECTED INCREASES IN ENGINE SPEED OR DIESELING (ENGINE RUN ON WITH IGNITION OFF).
SERVO ROD ASSEMBLY COULD CATCH ON ENGINE COMPONENTS ANDRESULT IN A STUCK THROTTLE WITH POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH.
INSTALL A NEW BUSHING IN CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“1986 oldsmobile power master ran continuously and leaked brake fluid.*mr a private mechanic found a recall for the problem and repaired it at no cost to the consumer (1996). Now the vehicle is exhibiting symptoms of the last problem. The consumer contacted the manufacturer and on three occasions…”
“1986 oldsmobile power master ran continuously and leaked brake fluid.*mr a private mechanic found a recall for the problem and repaired it at no cost to the consumer (1996). Now the vehicle is exhibiting symptoms of the last problem. The consumer contacted the manufacturer and on three occasions…”
“Intermittently when stepping on the brakes the warning light comes on and goes off and the pedal is extremely hard and there is no braking capability. All (4) sets of brakes were replaced on 5/30/97. Problem still exisits. *ak”
“While driving the brake warning chime sounds out and that driver only has seconds to stop vehicle. Owner notes that dealer has replaced parts such as fuses and a actuator and the problem returns. *ak”
“When driving at any speed and applying the brakes the brakes went straight to the floorboard, and the consumer had to pump the brakes in order to stop the vehicle, had to keep on pumping before stopping vehicle. *ak”
“Brakes failed four times. *dsh”
“Since the vehicle was bought new the master cylinder has been broken. The power brakes will fail at highway speeds. Please describe. Tt”
“Brake failure, vacuum booster system. Tt”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1986 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.