ElectricalEngine
Filed Feb 2, 2000
BATTERY FAILED. *MJS
- NHTSA ID
- 550649
- Incident
- Nov 8, 1998
1988 Oldsmobile Calais Owner Complaints
Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
Data refreshed
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 Feb 2, 2000
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.
1
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 Mar 13, 1995
What this page shows
Our database holds 18 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Oldsmobile Calais. 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 1–18 of 18
Engine
Filed Mar 22, 1999
VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR ALL QUAD-4 ENGINE HEADS. NO HELP FROM OLDSMOBILE DUE TO AGE/MILEAGE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 704764
- Incident
- Mar 20, 1999
Suspension
Filed Jan 7, 1999
THERE IS A VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FROM OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, CONSUMER NOTICED THE VEHICLE SHAKING AND KNOCKING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 833160
- Incident
- Dec 22, 1998
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 16, 1997
SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
- NHTSA ID
- 518597
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1997
Engine
Filed Mar 18, 1997
OWNER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, OWNER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 808773
- Incident
- Oct 3, 1996
Exterior lighting
Filed Feb 5, 1997
ELECTRICAL LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SHORTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 808640
Seat belts
Filed Feb 5, 1997
SEAT BELT IS STUCK IN THE DOOR AND WILL NOT BUCKLE.
- NHTSA ID
- 546627
- Incident
- Jun 2, 1996
ElectricalEngineTransmission
Filed Sep 4, 1996
INTERMITTENT STALLING.
- NHTSA ID
- 508209
- Incident
- Apr 19, 1996
Electrical
Filed Apr 29, 1996
ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED THREE TIMES. *DSH
- NHTSA ID
- 504029
- Incident
- Nov 20, 1990
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 25, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHEN BACKING OUT THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE OFF AND THE OCCUPANT WAS THROWN INTO THE REAR SEAT WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 983525
- Incident
- Jan 28, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Mar 29, 1996
VEHICLE OWNER IS CONCERNED THAT HER VEHICLE'S FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE NOT SAFE BECAUSE THEY ARE MOUNTED TO THE DOOR. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 981390
- Incident
- Mar 29, 1996
ElectricalEngineTransmission+1 more
Filed Nov 10, 1995
HEAD GASKETS REPLACED TWICE.*SD
- NHTSA ID
- 503970
- Incident
- Nov 10, 1995
Body & structure
Filed Oct 18, 1995
RIGHT FRONT FENDER AND DOOR RUSTED. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 487096
- Incident
- Oct 18, 1995
ElectricalEngine
Filed Jul 31, 1995
STARTER REPLACED. *SKD
- NHTSA ID
- 484763
- Incident
- Jul 31, 1995
Steering
Filed Jun 22, 1995
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE GOES FROM POWER STEERING TO MANUAL CAUSING STEERING TO BECOME HARD TO HANDLE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 967477
Engine
Filed Jun 20, 1995
THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED BEFORE ON A SECRET BULLETIN. NOW 20,000 MILES LATER THE HEAD GASKET HAS GONE AGAIN AND HAS DESTROYED THE ENGINE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
- NHTSA ID
- 967332
- Incident
- Jun 15, 1995
ElectricalEngine
Filed Jun 7, 1995
PCV VALVE REPLACED.
- NHTSA ID
- 485016
- Incident
- Feb 14, 1995
Engine
Filed Mar 13, 1995
ENGINE OIL PUMP FAILED. *SKD
- NHTSA ID
- 482294
- Incident
- Feb 8, 1995
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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- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints, published verbatim
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