Safety Score
99
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
9
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1985 Oldsmobile 98.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-09-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 1 | CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER THEN PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UND… |
| 1999-05-07 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1996-01-21 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN LOCKS UP CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE A NEAR ACCIDENT. TT |
| 1996-01-16 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR; FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK |
| 1995-07-01 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | 'COLD POWER STEERING'. *SD |
| 1995-06-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | ENGAGE IN REVERSE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN TOTALLED VEHICLE. TT |
| 1995-03-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. TT |
| — | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE STEERING IS HARD TO TURN THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS CAR . TT CONSUMER UNTIL THE VEHICLE HEATS UP THE STE… |
| — | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | WHEN STEERING IS COLD IT IS HARD TO TURN, IN THE SUMMER TIME IT WORKS WELL. DESCRIBE .*AK |