1994 Oldsmobile 88 Owner Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1994 OLDSMOBILE 88 ROYALE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS SUDDENLY REAR ENDED. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS FELL BACKWARDS AND THE BOLTS THAT HELD THE SEATS DETACHED. AS A RESULT, THE SEATS DISENGAGED FROM THE FLOORBOARD OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEG, KNEE, HEAD, SHOULDER, ARM, AND HAND. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK, KNEES, AND RIBS. BOTH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/03/17*LJ THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A STATUS UPDATE. *JS VIN INVALID UPDATED 7/11/18*JB *TR

NHTSA ID

10928533

Incident

Nov 27, 2016

Mileage

147,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 1994 OLDSMOBILE DELTA 88. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE CRADLE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED BY RUST CAUSING THE STEERING COLUMN TO DISCONNECT FROM THE RACK AND PINION. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER REGARDING THE RUST ON THE BOLTS AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE CONTACT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVEN TO DUE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RUST WAS CAUSED BY SALT BUILD UP DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

NHTSA ID

10359327

Incident

Oct 1, 2010

Mileage

182,000 mi

THE HOOD ON A 1994 OLDSMOBILE DELTA 88 WAS LIFTED TO CHECK BATTERY AND BOTH GAS FILLED STRUTS DESIGNED TO KEEP THE HOOD UP SUDDENLY FAILED. THIS RESULTED IN THE HOOD FALLING AND TRAPPING MY RIGHT WRIST AND HAND. LACERATION WAS INFLICTED ALONG WITH RADIAL AND/OR ULNAR NERVE DAMAGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10286181

Incident

Jul 15, 2009

Mileage

98,164 mi

1994 OLDS 88 HAS TO BE SOLD FOR SALVAGE DUE TO THE FRAME RUSTING AND CRACKS HAVE BEEN FORMED IN THE FRAME. THE CAR HAS BEEN STORED INSIDE A GARAGE 10 OUT OF THE 12 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP (2 OWNERS)*JB

NHTSA ID

10165593

Incident

Aug 14, 2006

Mileage

110,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WAS HARD TO SHIFT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10108535

Incident

Nov 22, 2004

I RECEIVED A PRICE QUOTE FROM A LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP OF $2500 TO REPAINT THE CAR. THE BODYSHOP MGR. TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A PROLEM WITH GM PAINT FROM 1985 TO 1995. I CALLED GM CANADA AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY HAD NO INFORMATION REGARDING MY COMPLAINT. SO I AM LODGING THIS INFO WITH YOUR WEBSITE.

NHTSA ID

10071364

Incident

Jul 15, 2003

FINISH COAT AND CLEAR COAT BUBBLING AND PEELING OFF IN FLAKES ON RIGHT REAR DOOR AND LEAVING THE PRIMER IN TACT. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR OLDSMOBILE AND WAS TOLD VEHICLE TOO OLD TO CLAIM MANUFACTURER DEFECT BUT NO DOUBT THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *LA

NHTSA ID

10041667

Incident

Apr 8, 2003

REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED IN PLACE AND WILL NOT RETRACT. DEALER WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELT. *AK

NHTSA ID

10038491

THE REAR TIRE COLLAPSED ONTO THE BODY OF VEHICLE. THE BOLT BROKE IN HALF INSIDE THE BUSHINGS AND THE NUT SIDE OF THE BOLT FELL OFF ALLOWING ONLY THE REMAINING HALF OF THE BOLT TO HOLD UP THE SUSPENSION ARM.*JB *TS *JB

NHTSA ID

10020162

BOTH ALTERNATOR AND BATTERIES HAVE BEEN REPLACE ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS SINCE THIS DATE. THE BATTERY SEEMS TO DRAIN THE ALTERNATOR RESULTING IN FAILURE . *AK

NHTSA ID

742325

Incident

Oct 1, 1995

THE INTAKE IS PLASTIC AND THE EGR TUBE SREWS DIRECTLY INTO IT,THUS CAUSING THE INTAKE TO MELT AND DISTORT CAUSE YOUR COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINES CYLINDER WALLS.WHICH ANTIFREEZE HAS SUGARS IN IT THUS CAUSEING THE ENGINE TO BURN UP.HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS IN THE AREA AND THEY ALL SAY THAT IT HAPPENS TO ALL THE CARS WITH THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE.THOUGH THEY DO NOT WANT TO ADMIT IT IS A FACTORY PRODUCTION MESS UP.YOU CANT MIX A METAL EGR TUBE WITH A PLASTIC INTAKE THAT GETS IN EXCESS OF 3 OR 400 DEGREES AND NOT EXPECT IT TO MELT THE PLASTIC INTAKE.SO NOW I HAVE A PRACTICALLY BLOWN UP ENGINE DUE TO A FACTORY PRODUCTION SCREW UP AND ITS GOING TO COST "ME" THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR. *AK

NHTSA ID

739097

Incident

Sep 1, 2000

VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL CRANK BACK UP IMMEDIATELY, BUT THERE WERE TIMES THAT IT WILL NOT.DEALER AND MECHANIC HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DULPICATE DEFECT. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN.*AK

NHTSA ID

868914

BRAKE LINES BECAME CORRODED/ RUSTED THROUGH. ONE OF THE LINES CRACKED, CAUSING NO BRAKING ABILITY, WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH. *AK

NHTSA ID

867278

Incident

Aug 1, 2000

PAINT BEGAN TO BUBBLE AROUND EDGES AND PEELED OFF IN LARGE PORTIONS. MAJOR PEELING WAS OCCURING ON ROOF TOP/TRUNK AND HOOD. IT HAS MULTIPLE SPOTS OF PEELING. *AK

NHTSA ID

867061

Incident

Jul 1, 2000

AFTER DRIVING FOR A SHORT DISTANCE AND TURNING THE VEHICAL OFF, VEHICAL WILL TURN OVER, BUT NOT START. "AFTER CHECKING, NO SPARK TO PLUGS" AFTER 20 MINUTES OR MORE OF TRYING TO RESTART VEHICAL, IT WILL FINALLY START. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT SEEM TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG.*AK

NHTSA ID

725607

Incident

May 13, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THAT VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

724159

Incident

Jun 6, 2000

ABS LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WHICH MAY CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OR INOPERATIVE ABS BRAKES AT 37,000 MILES. SYSTEM CHECKED OUT BY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, INDICATED PUMP DEFECTIVE. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

863248

Incident

Jun 7, 2000

THE IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED WITHOUT THE GEAR BEING IN NEUTRAL OR PARK DUE TO MASTER LOCK CYLINDER FAILURE. YH

NHTSA ID

552406

ENGINE WILL STALL WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

NHTSA ID

855628

REAR PASSENGER'S RESTRAINT HAS JAMMED IN PLACE. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

855054

Incident

Oct 1, 1999

MASTER & BOTH REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID.MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR ALSO HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN ON HIS LOW MILEAGE 1995 BUICK LESABRE WHICH IS THE SAME IS THE SAME PLATFORM. SEALS ON BRAKE CYLINDERS SHOULD NOT LEAK ON SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THIS IS A QUALITY DEFECT IN MY JUDGEMENT AND A SAFETY PROBLEM. THANK YOU.

NHTSA ID

717114

Incident

Dec 1, 1999

THE PASSENGER 8-WAY POWER SEAT BACK FELL TO A TOTAL RECLINE POSITION WITH THE ADULT PASSENGER IN IT. SHE WAS SHAKEN BUT NOT INJURED. THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY WHEN THIS EVENT WERE TO OCCUR DURING RAPID DECELERARTION OR EVASIVE MANUVERING IS GREAT. TH POSSIBILITY OF SLIPPING UNDER THE LAP-BELT WITH THE SEAT IN THE TOTAL RECLINE POSITION IS GREAT IF, FOR SOME OTHER REASON, THIS EVENT COUPLED WITH OTHERS, RESULT IN A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURERE MUST UNDERSTAND THE SEVER POTENTIAL OF THIS TYPE OF EVENT. ONE REPORTED OCCURENCE MAY NOT MANDATE A RECALL BUT THE MANUFACTURER SHOUILD BE ENCOURAGED TO TREAT THIS TYPE OF EVENT AS THEY WOULD A WARRANTY ISSUE. *AK

NHTSA ID

716276

Incident

Dec 19, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER-DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY UNLESS WIPER SWITCH IS TURNED TO 'HIGH' AND THEN DOWN TO THE INTERVAL I NEED. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH WHEN I TURNED THE WASHERS ON AND THE WIPERS DID NOT COME ON. OLDSMOBILE HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT. AIR CONDITIONING-KNOB FELL OFF IN MY HAND THIS AFTERNOON. I CANNOT SELECT THE DEFROST MODE AND IT IS COLD AND RAINING. ABS MODULATOR VALVE WAS REPLACED BY OLDSMOBILE (I THOUGHT NHTSA WOULD LIKE TO KNOW). AIR CONDITIONING-EVAPORATOR WAS REPLACED AT 38798 MILES. OLDSMOBILE REFUSED TO REIMBURSE BECAUSE I HAD THE WORK DONE AT A NEARBY CHEVROLET DEALER SINCE SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF THE VENTS AND INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ALTERNATOR DIED AT 39196 MILES AND OLDSMOBILE REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME.

NHTSA ID

712697

Incident

Nov 27, 1998

RANDOMLY ENGINE CUT OFF. DEALER WAS CONTACTED,AND MAJOR REPAIRS WERE MADE. YET, VEHICLE STILL HAS SAME PROBLEM. *AK DEALER REPLACED PLENIUM AND THROTTLE SENSOR AT 93710 MILES, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO STALL. *MJS

NHTSA ID

845805

Incident

Jul 20, 1999

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ENGINE FAILURE CONTINUALLY, REPLACEMENT OF THE FAULTY THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND PLENIUM (WHICH WAS WARPED AND ALLOWING COOLANT TO SHORT OUT THE SENBSOR) DID NOT RECTIFY FAILURE. MJSD

NHTSA ID

548281

Incident

Jul 28, 1999