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1990 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 Apr 13, 2010
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.
2
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 Feb 7, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 17 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 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 1–17 of 17

Body & structureInterior & seats
Filed Apr 13, 2010

TRUNK LID OPENED BY ITSELF WHEN PARKED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10325508
Incident
Apr 13, 2010
Body & structure
Filed Oct 26, 2004

THE FRAME UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SHEARED OFF WHILE DRIVING,. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. *AK

NHTSA ID
10097814
Incident
Oct 26, 2004
Steering
Filed Oct 14, 2003
Fire reported

WAS DRIVING 55MPH STEERING WHEEL CAUGHT ON FIRE. MANAGED TO PULL OFF ROAD, AND PUT OUT FLAMES. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP TO LOCATE CAUSE OF FIRE. MECHANIC WAS STILL WORKING ON VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID
10042805
Incident
Oct 4, 2003
Engine
Filed Dec 19, 2002

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING, THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WENT BAD. THIS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE HARMOIC BALANCER LOCATED IN THE ENGINE HAD WENT OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

NHTSA ID
10001238
Incident
Nov 19, 2002
Mileage
160,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Sep 7, 2001

THE LOCK ON THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT BECAME UNLATCHED AND WOULD NOT LOCK, THIS PREVENTS THE DRIVER FROM WEARING THE SEATBELT, THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT REPLACING THE SEATBELT WAS NOT POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE COMPONENT HAD BEEN DISCONTINUED. NLM

NHTSA ID
562995
Brakes
Filed Jul 25, 2000

ORIGINAL ABS PUMP MOTOR FAILED ON 10/10/99. THIS MOTOR WAS REPLACED WITH A GM ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT PART. THIS REPLACEMENT PUMP FAILED IN LESS THAN 30 DAYS AND WAS SUSPECTED AS BEING A FAULTY PUMP AND WAS AGAIN REPLACED WITH ANOTHER GM ORIGIAL PART. ON 07/12/99 THIS REPLACEMENT PUMP FAILED. ALL THREE FAILURES RESULTED IN LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY. *AK

NHTSA ID
726020
Incident
Jul 12, 1999
Body & structure
Filed Oct 10, 1999

PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS PROBLEM OF CLEAR COAT, I WANT TO KNOW IF I REDO IT OR IS IT STILL UNDER WARRANTY

NHTSA ID
713081
Electrical
Filed Aug 12, 1998

HORN WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SOUND OFF WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. *AK

NHTSA ID
826629
Incident
Aug 5, 1998
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine+1 more
Filed Jul 21, 1998

VARIOUS GAUGES FAILED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE DASH CLUSTER.

NHTSA ID
605850
Incident
Apr 21, 1994
Brakes
Filed Nov 6, 1997

THE BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY. OWNER HAS ADDED A HALF OF CONTAINER OF BRAKE FLUID EVERY (2) WEEKS FOR THE PAST (5) YEARS. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
818458
Incident
Jun 6, 1990
Transmission
Filed Oct 14, 1997

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

NHTSA ID
604316
Incident
Apr 2, 1990
Brakes
Filed Jul 22, 1997

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION OF ABS BLOCK AND MODULATOR PRESSURE VALVE. NONVISUAL BLOCK OF WOOD APPEARS TO LAY UNDER BRAKE PEDAL DURING APPLICATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
814686
Incident
Jun 22, 1997
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 21, 1995

PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR AND THE CAR JUST ACCELERATED TWICE FOR NO REASON. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
970802
Incident
Aug 7, 1995
BrakesEngineFuel system+1 more
Filed Jun 30, 1995

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE, VEHICLE RUN OUT OF FUEL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY *AK

NHTSA ID
968054
Incident
Jun 30, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed May 16, 1995
Crash reported2 injuries reported

SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/TWO ACCIDENTS/INJURIES. *SKD

NHTSA ID
486803
Incident
Jan 15, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Feb 17, 1995
1 injury reported

DRIVERS SIDE HEADREST IS NOT PROPERLY ANGLED FOR PROTECTION IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
960182
Steering
Filed Feb 7, 1995

STEERING WHEEL IS SMOKING AND MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. TT

NHTSA ID
959725
Incident
Aug 1, 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.

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