Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 24 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 Oldsmobile 88. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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DT: 1990 OLDSMOBILE DELTA 88. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT STAY CLOSED. THE CONTACT CALLED OLDSMOBILE, AND THEY STATED SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT GET FIXED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED FOR A MONTH. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUT HIS SEA BELT INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT. *AK
THE REAR BRAKE LINE BROKE RENDERING THE VEHICLE WITH NO BRAKES. *PH *JB
HAS ANYONE COMPLAINED THAT THE SEAT BELTS ON THE 1990 OLDSMOBILE 88 ROYALE? THEY ALWAYS LAY ACROSS THE OCCUPANTS NECK? IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, I THINK YOU MIGHT BE HURT MORE IF YOU HAD THE BELT ON BECAUSE OF ITS POSITION. I THINK IT COULD BREAK YOUR NECK! IN ADDITION, IT MIGHT CUT INTO YOUR NECK IF YOU STOP SHORT AND ARE FORCED FORWARD. THE PERSON'S HEIGHT DOES NOT MATTER; BECAUSE IT WORKS ITS WAY TOWARDS YOUR NECK ON EVERYONE. THEY ARE NOT ADJUSTABLE ON THIS MODEL OF CAR. IS OLDSMOBILE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? THOMAS FIORENZE TS
HOOD STRUTS FAIL TO HOLD ESPECIALLY IN COLDER WEATHER, ENGINE TENDS TO STALL ON RIGHT-TURN HIGHWAY ON-RAMPS OR SHARP RIGHT TURNS WITH 5 GALLONS OR LESS IN THE TANK, (ORIGINAL) SILVER PAINT IS PEELING BADLY FROM ENGINE HOOD AND BEGINNING NOW ON ROOF AS WELL. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE RELEASES UNEXPECTEDLY, WHICH WONT PROTECT OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. *AK
DUE TO A FUEL LEAK IN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. *AK
BRAKES FAILED.
COMPUTER UNIT FAILED. MJS
ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED. MJS
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR, THE IMPACT CAUSED BOTH FRONT SEATS TO SNAP BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
THE CAMSHAFT BROKE.
RING GEAR DEFECTIVE.
PAINT ON HOOD IS CHIPPING OFF. *AK
AT TIMES THE VEHICLE SEEMS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO START, IT FLOADS BECAUSE THERE IS TOO MUCH GAS.*AK *JB
METAL STRIP SURROUNDING FRONT WINDSHIELD CAME APART AT THE CENTER CLOSURE.
STEERING COLUMN FAIILURE, WHILE DRIVING STEERING COLUMN BOLTS CAME LOOSE
FAULTY STEERING COLUMN BOLTS , WHILE DRIVING TILTED STEERING COLUMN BOLTS CAME LOOSE. *AK *SLC
THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR ON THE ELECTRONIC DASH IS AN UNREADABLE AMBER, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN.
THE CAR IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
VEHICLE UNDERCARRIAGE CAUGHT FIRE, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY CAUSED BY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. TT
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. TT
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED TO RETRACT, REPLACED SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. TT
HEADLIGHT IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS TO CUT OFF WHILE IN USE. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. TT
GAS LINES RUSTED, RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK. *AK
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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