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1982 Oldsmobile Toronado Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 31, 1999
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1982 Oldsmobile Toronado, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Fuel system1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Fuel system

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.

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From owner reports, verbatim

1-23-99: ACCIDENT WHEN OLDSMOBILE TORONADO WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. DURING IMPACT, TORONADO WAS HIT IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TURN 180 DEGREES, AND WENT INTO THE CURB BACKWARDS, STRIKING THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL LIGHT POLE. THE LIGHT FIXTURE WAS FORCED INTO THE CENTER TRUNK AREA, CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO RUPTURE. THE GAS TANK THEN EXPLODED AND THE FUEL LINE NEAR THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL ALSO BROKE, AND CAUSED FUEL TO BURN THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR, PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR AND TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE TO BURN EXTENSIVELY. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER STATED THEY HAD NEVER SEEN A FUEL TANK EXPLODE LIKE THIS, AND QUESTIONS IF THERE WAS A GAS TANK OR FUEL SYSTEM RECALL, OR A MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN DEFECT. THERE WAS NO RUST ON THE VEHICLE (100% COLORADO CAR) AND THE BODY WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE VEHICLE WAS, OBVIOUSLY, A COMPLETE AND TOTAL LOSS.

NHTSA ID 702774 · filed Jan 31, 1999

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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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Data sources

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