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1988 Oldsmobile 98 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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.
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Latest Jan 15, 1999
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
0
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jan 25, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 10 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Oldsmobile 98. 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.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–10 of 10

SteeringTransmission
Filed Jan 15, 1999

I WAS CHARGED FOR THE REPAIRS ON THE STEERING COLUMN. HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER ON THE INDICATOR LEVER GEAR.

NHTSA ID
702251
Incident
Dec 28, 1998
Electrical
Filed Sep 18, 1998

POWER ANTENNA FAILURE CAUSES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF HEAT GENERATED BY THE UNIT WHILE THE STRIPPED GEAR SPINS OUT OF CONTROL IN THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE, RUNNING DOWN THE BATTERY.

NHTSA ID
780434
Incident
Aug 1, 1998
Brakes
Filed Jan 28, 1997

FEELS AND HEARS A BUZZING SOUND WHEN PUSHING ON THE BRAKES, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE DURING DRY WEATHER. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
808268
Incident
Jan 25, 1997
Electrical
Filed Aug 20, 1996

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS DUE TO IGNITION SYSTEM FAILURE. CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM 20 TIMES. *AK

NHTSA ID
801117
Incident
Apr 20, 1995
Brakes
Filed Jun 15, 1996

ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM PULSATES, FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF BRAKING POWER OCCASIONALLY. *DH

NHTSA ID
505688
Incident
Jan 1, 1995
Steering
Filed Jan 23, 1996

FAILURE OF THE RACK AND PINION. TT

NHTSA ID
978062
Incident
Dec 1, 1989
Steering
Filed Jul 13, 1995

THE POWER STEERING IS HARD TO TURN, IT IS THE RACK AND PINION . *AK

NHTSA ID
968724
Brakes
Filed Apr 20, 1995

WHEN ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, BRAKES ENGAGE BUT GO TO THE FLOOR CONTINUOUSLY. *AK

NHTSA ID
964062
Incident
Apr 20, 1995
Steering
Filed Mar 8, 1995

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING, DEALER SAID DUE TO FLUID BEING BURNT, REPLACE STEERING RACK 2 TIMES. TT

NHTSA ID
961520
Seat belts
Filed Jan 25, 1995

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE. *SKD

NHTSA ID
480214
Incident
Dec 21, 1994

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.

Data sources

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