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1989 Oldsmobile Touring Sedan 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 Jul 10, 2001
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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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.
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Reports on file since Nov 18, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 Oldsmobile Touring Sedan. 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 1–5 of 5

Body & structure
Filed Jul 10, 2001

DOOR IS FALLING APART, AND ALL THE PARTS INSIDE KEEP COMING OUT. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

NHTSA ID
892294
Incident
Jul 1, 2001
BrakesHeating & air conditioningElectrical+6 more
Filed Jul 10, 2001

CONVERTER RATTLES WHENEVER CONSUMER IS DRIVING VEHICLE. HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK SEAT BELTS WILL NOT LOCK. CONSUMER HEARD NOISE IN FRONT END AND HAD THE BALL JOINT REPLACED. ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED. TIRE WAS REPLACED, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN. TAPE PLAYER WILL NOT EJECT. ARM REST IS FALLING OFF ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. LEFT BLINKER IS INOPERABLE. WINDSHIELD WASHER WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. BACK WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP UNLESS THE MASTER BUTTON IS PRESSED. WINDSHIELD HAS A LARGE STREAK THAT WILL NOT COME OFF. COVERTER WAS TIGHT AND CONTINUES TO MAKE NOISE. CONSUMER WAS PROMISED THAT AIR CONDITIONER WOULD WORK GREAT AT TIME OF PURCHASE, CONSUMER NEEDS THE AC BECAUSE SHE HAS EMPHYSEMA, HOWEVER AIR CONDITIONER FAILED, DEALER STATED IT WAS A SMALL LEAK AND MADE REPAIRS, IT WORKED FOR A WHILE, HOWEVER IS NOT WORKING AGAIN, CONSUMER WANTS DEALER TO REPAIR AND THE DEALER IS GIVING CONSUMER A HARD TIME. *SLC

NHTSA ID
892293
Incident
Jul 1, 2001
Engine
Filed Nov 5, 1998

VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC/CUT OFF AND LOST POWER. VEHICLE IS RUNNING ROUGH WHEN DRIVING. HAVE TO KEEP FEET ON THE BRAKES. WHEN THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. *AK

NHTSA ID
830216
Incident
Oct 1, 1998
Body & structure
Filed Nov 18, 1996
Crash reportedFire reported

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAME TO COMPLETE STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED OLDSMOBILE WHICH WAS HIT ON LEFT SIDE BY REAR LAMP, NEAR GAS TANK, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, POLICE AND FIRE DEPTS ARRIVED, PUT OUT FLAMES. *AK

NHTSA ID
805233
Incident
Nov 10, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 18, 1996
Crash reportedFire reported

DRIVING VEHICLE, CAME TO COMPLETE STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED OLDSMOBILE NEAR LEFT SIDE BY GAS TANK, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, POLICE AND FIRE DEPT ARRIVED PUT FLAMES OUT. *AK

NHTSA ID
805230
Incident
Nov 10, 1996

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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