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1990 Oldsmobile Trofeo

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

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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 Nov 22, 1999
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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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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Overview

Our database contains 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 Oldsmobile Trofeo, most frequently naming the brakes, interior & seats and driver assistance categories.

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

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

  • Brakes350.0%
  • Interior & seats233.3%
  • Driver assistance116.7%

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

Safety recalls

No recalls in our database for this model year

That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Interior & seats
Filed Nov 22, 1999

THE DRIVER DISPLAY MODULE FAILED CAUSING THE GAUGES AND DASH LIGHTS TO BE INOPERATIVE IN WET, COLD, OR DAMP WEATHER, THE MAIN COMPUTER BUS DID NOT FUNCTION IN THE SYSTEM FOR OTHER MONITORED SYSTEMS. *SLC

NHTSA ID
783586
BrakesDriver assistanceInterior & seats
Filed Oct 4, 1999

MANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES. STARTER INOPERATIVE WHEN CAR IS HOT, NO HEAT, AC, BRAKES,ETC.

NHTSA ID
712797
Incident
Sep 15, 1999
Filed Jul 7, 1999

ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. DEALER CLAIMS THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *AK

NHTSA ID
841821
Brakes
Filed Sep 30, 1998

HYDRAULIC BRAKE MOTOR AND PUMP WERE DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL WITHOUT WARNING.

NHTSA ID
780584
Incident
Sep 8, 1998
Brakes
Filed Dec 14, 1995

APPLIED BRAKES VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT PULLED THE STEERING RIGHT PULLS STEERING OUT OF HAND. TT

NHTSA ID
976603
Incident
Dec 14, 1995

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Oldsmobile Trofeo by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
1990Viewing500—
1989100—

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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.