Safety Score
97
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
15
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1987 Oldsmobile 98.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-03-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | NAR 03-25-2003. *MR. SEVERAL PARTS ON THE VEHICLE FAILED SUCH AS 2 EGR VALVES, IDLE PASSAGE SWITCH, POWER ANTENNA, TR… |
| 2000-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | OLDSMOBILE HAS REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING FOR THIS FAILURE EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THAT THE FAILURE IS CAUSED BY BAD MANUFACT… |
| 2000-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | CAR DIES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS - SERVICE PERSONS CAN NOT FIND FAILURE. VERY DAGEROUS WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED IN HEAVY … |
| 2000-03-20 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING COLUMN. PROBLEM MAY BE RELATED TO TILT STEERING MECHANISM. I WAS TOLD BY A REPAIR SHOP THAT … |
| 2000-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | STEEL ENGINE MOUNTS RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING REAR CRADLE BOLT TO SHEAR OFF AND ENGINE TO FALL OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH M… |
| 1999-01-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE COMING OUT OF A PARKING STOP THROTTLE GOT STUCK, RESULTING IN SUDDEN ACCELERATION, WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO GO D… |
| 1998-10-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS UNPREDICTABLY AND AT ANY SPEED. ECM REPLACED - NO CHANGE |
| 1997-08-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKE FAILURE. WAS INFORMED THAT RECALL #87V093000 DOES NOT COVER THIS VEHICLE. |
| 1997-05-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS BRAKES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO MAKE/MODEL (87V-093). *AK |
| 1996-05-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD |
| 1996-01-21 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | FAILURE ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, DOOR CANNOT OPEN ON THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1995-06-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DRIVING ALONG IN THE SHOPPING CENTER TRIED TO STOP AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE GONE. TT |
| 1992-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | PROLONGED BRAKING, IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, CAUSES ABS AND BRAKE ALARM LIGHTS TO COME ON AND STAY ON UNIL ENGINE IS SHUT… |
| 1990-03-28 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT LATCH. TT |
| — | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN COLD WEATHER THE STEERING IS HARD TURNING UNTIL IT GET WARM . TT |