Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
25
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1988 Oldsmobile Ciera.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-10-08 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | REAR SHOULDER BELT RETRO-FIT KIT THAT WAS GIVEN BY OLDSMOBILE HAS A VERY LARGE BUCKLE THAT HITS RIGHT IN THE STERNUM. … |
| 1998-12-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | ON MOUNTAIN ROADS, THIS SITUATION IS VERY DANGEROUS. NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES, NO POWER PERIOD. THEREFORE, … |
| 1998-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | SINCE JUNE OF 1998 OUR OLDSMOBLE CUTLESS CIERA BROUGHAM HAS BEEN DYING WHETHER IN MOTION OR AT A STOP. ON OCCASSION IT… |
| 1996-07-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKE SYSTEM: COMING DOWN BRASS TOWN MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA, BRAKES STARTED SMOKING AND BECAME INOPERATIVE. STOPPED AT BOT… |
| 1996-07-12 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | POWER STEERING RESERVOIR LEAKING ONTO EXHAUST PIPE/SMOKE. |
| 1996-05-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. *DH |
| 1996-02-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HARMONIC BALACER OUTER RING PULLEY HAS SEPERATED FROM PULLEY, CAUSED LOSS OF POWER STEERING, AND ALL ACCESSORIES TH… |
| 1995-11-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHILE SLOWING DOWN OR MAKING A SHARP TURN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-09-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TVS TRANSMISSION VALVE FAILED. |
| 1995-09-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | FIRESTONE TIRES KEEP LOSING AIR. *SD |
| 1995-07-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD IS LOOSE AND HAS BEEN FIXED 3 TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION.THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS BEEN EFFECTED AND … |
| 1995-06-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | FLYWHEEL BROKE TWICE. |
| 1995-06-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | THE ACCELERATOR STUCK, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTONG IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *AK |
| 1995-03-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF, CAUSING THE CAR TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO RESTART. CONSUMER STATED DEA… |
| 1995-03-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL SPEED SWITCH FAILS TO DISENGAGE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *SKD |
| 1995-03-15 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | DRIVERS SEAT BACK IS FALLING BACKWARDS. TT |
| 1995-03-04 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE JUST FELL APART AND NO LONGER LATCHES.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1995-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SKD |
| 1994-04-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES KEEP GOING OUT ON THE CAR AND THEY HAVE BEEN REBUILT. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT |
| 1989-01-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | Yes | 0 | EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK IT STILL DRIFTS BACKWARD IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TT |
| 1989-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE SLOWLY DETERIORATED UNTIL IT BECAME INOPERABLE. *DSH |
| — | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | UNUSUAL VIBRATION IN FRONT W/UNKNOWN CAUSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS LEAKING GAS FROM THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF CONSISTENTLY. |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | No | 0 | WHILE BRINGING VEHICLE TO A STOP IN TRAFFIC ENGINE STALLS AND SHUTS OFF, AND CANNOT BE RESTARTED. POSSIBLE CAUSE A FAU… |