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1996 Oldsmobile 88 Fuel system Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA

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Fuel system 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.
10
Latest Oct 10, 2017
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.
11%
of 92 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.
3
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 fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Oldsmobile 88 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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 fuel system

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Fuel system
Filed Oct 10, 2017
Fire reported

FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR LEAKED FUEL CAUSING FIRE,WHEN IT STARTED UP,I WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT THAT HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER

NHTSA ID
11032672
Incident
Oct 8, 2017
Mileage
189,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Mar 6, 2012
Fire reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 OLDSMOBILE 88 LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD PLASTIC, WHICH FAILED AND CAUSED THE FUEL LINES TO BURN AND MELT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 96V116000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 192,000.

NHTSA ID
10450447
Incident
Mar 6, 2012
Mileage
192,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jun 25, 2007
Fire reported

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 OLDSMOBILE LSS. ON NOVEMBER 7, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE COMING FROM HER VEHICLE. SHE PULLED OVER, EXITED THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED FLAMES RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT BELIEVED SAFETY RECALL # 96V116000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM) WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR CAUSING THE FIRE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 186,272 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,272.

NHTSA ID
10194101
Incident
Nov 7, 2006
Mileage
184,272 mi
Fuel systemInterior & seats
Filed Sep 22, 2005

FUEL GAUGE FAILURE--SENDING UNIT GOT SO HOT IT FUSED THE WIRES TOGETHER AND THEN SENT A JOLT OF ELECTRICITY TO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BURNING OUT PART OF THE CLUSTER; IN ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR THESE PROBLEMS THE PLASTIC FUEL LINES WERE SO BRITTLE THAT THEY FELL APART THEREFORE, IT WOULD SEEM THAT EACH OF THESE PROBLEMS COULD LEAD TO A FIRE OR AN EXPLOSION. I HAVE THE SENDING UNIT OUT OF THE FUEL TANK WITH THE FUSED WIRES. *NM

NHTSA ID
10137357
Incident
Jun 8, 2005
Mileage
125,500 mi
Fuel system
Filed Sep 16, 2005

DT: EARLIER IN THE DAY THE CAR WAS HARD TO START AND THE GAS GAUGE WAS LOWER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THE FUEL CENTER LINE LEAKED , AND THE REPAIR SHOP SAID IT RUSTED. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL CENTER LINE, AND THE TWO LINES LEADING UP TO THE CENTER LINE, FOR A TOTAL OF $720.00. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID
10131981
Incident
Jul 25, 2005
Mileage
92,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Dec 5, 2002

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT FOR THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 96 V 116 000, HOWEVER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. TS *TT *JB. *AK

NHTSA ID
8023763
Mileage
23,000 mi
BrakesEngineFuel system+2 more
Filed Feb 20, 2002

CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS LEAKING FUEL, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTO TECH WHERE THEY VERIFIED THE PROBLEM (PINPOINT HOLES IN SENDING UNIT), AND REPAIRED IT, UPON INSPECTION CONSUMER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL, THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND PRESSURE LINE WAS LEAKING AND THE TRANSMISSION PAN HAD A MINOR LEAK.*AK *JG

NHTSA ID
8004229
Incident
Jan 5, 2002
Fuel system
Filed Jan 22, 2002

ENGINE COOLANT LEAK AT MANIFOLD INTAKE. I HAVE AN EXTENDED GM "MAJOR GUARD" WARRANTY PLUS "O" DEDUCTIBLE AND GM FIXED THE PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGE. *AK

NHTSA ID
757205
Incident
Jan 9, 2002
Fuel system
Filed Jul 23, 1999

FUEL LINE FROM GAS TANK AT ATTACHMENT FITTING TO FUEL FILTER DEVELOPED A LEAK RESULTING IN FUEL SPILLAGE WITHIN A CLOSED SPACE(GARAGE). NO FIRE RESULTED, HOWEVER, THE SITUATION COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF HOME AND/OR LIFE.

NHTSA ID
709042
Incident
Jul 1, 1999
ElectricalFuel system
Filed Jul 29, 1996

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED, PORBLEM CAN NOT BE FOUND BY DEALER.

NHTSA ID
800080

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