Electrical
Filed Mar 12, 2001
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
1994 Oldsmobile 88 Electrical Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Electrical reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
11
Latest Mar 12, 2001
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
17%
of 63 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Oldsmobile 88 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming electrical
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Electrical
Filed Jul 18, 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
BrakesHeating & air conditioningElectrical+1 more
Filed Oct 2, 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
Electrical
Filed Mar 10, 1998
HORN BUTTON STICKS, CAUSING NOISE.
- NHTSA ID
- 532246
- Incident
- Feb 10, 1998
Electrical
Filed Dec 9, 1997
DIFFICULTY LOCATING HORN BUTTONS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
- NHTSA ID
- 526009
Electrical
Filed Oct 14, 1997
ALTERNATOR FAILED. MJS
- NHTSA ID
- 604303
- Incident
- Aug 1, 1997
Electrical
Filed Aug 13, 1997
REPLACED STARTER MOTOR/BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 518848
- Incident
- Jun 1, 1997
Body & structureHeating & air conditioningElectrical
Filed Jan 21, 1997
CONTROL KNOBS ON RADIO OVERHEATED, ALSO A/C CONTROL KNOBS FAILED TWICE; ALSO LEAK IN REAR FLOORBOARD. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 513640
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1996
ElectricalEngineVisibility
Filed Jan 2, 1997
ALTERNATOR FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 605699
- Incident
- Aug 1, 1996
Electrical
Filed Oct 15, 1996
FAILURE ON THE ENGINE, WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITHOUT NO WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 803505
- Incident
- Sep 5, 1996
Electrical
Filed Apr 25, 1996
THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND POWER IS LOST AND YOU LOSE CONTROL-. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 983489
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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .