Safety Score
97
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
18
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1988 Oldsmobile Calais.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-03-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR ALL QUAD-4 ENGINE HEADS. NO HELP FROM OLDSMOBILE DUE TO AGE/MILEAGE. *AK |
| 1998-12-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | THERE IS A VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FROM OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, CONSUMER NOTICED THE VEHICLE SHAKING AN… |
| 1998-11-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | BATTERY FAILED. *MJS |
| 1997-01-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION. |
| 1996-10-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OWNER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, OWNER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK |
| 1996-06-02 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | SEAT BELT IS STUCK IN THE DOOR AND WILL NOT BUCKLE. |
| 1996-04-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT STALLING. |
| 1996-03-29 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | VEHICLE OWNER IS CONCERNED THAT HER VEHICLE'S FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE NOT SAFE BECAUSE THEY ARE MOUNTED TO THE DOOR. *AK |
| 1996-01-28 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 1 | WHEN BACKING OUT THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE OFF AND THE OCCUPANT WAS THROWN INTO THE REAR SEAT WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDEN… |
| 1995-11-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKETS REPLACED TWICE.*SD |
| 1995-10-18 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT FENDER AND DOOR RUSTED. *SD |
| 1995-07-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | STARTER REPLACED. *SKD |
| 1995-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED BEFORE ON A SECRET BULLETIN. NOW 20,000 MILES LATER THE HEAD GASKET HAS GONE AGAIN AND HAS… |
| 1995-02-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | PCV VALVE REPLACED. |
| 1995-02-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE OIL PUMP FAILED. *SKD |
| 1990-11-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED THREE TIMES. *DSH |
| — | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE GOES FROM POWER STEERING TO MANUAL CAUSING STEERING TO BECOME HARD TO HANDLE. TT |
| — | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SHORTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |