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1989 Oldsmobile 88

Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
25
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1989-11-07 89V188000 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS 6 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
1999-08-14 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE DIES CLEANLY. THAT IS THERE IS NO SPUTTERING/COUGHING OR ERRATIC FI…
1998-02-25 STEERING:COLUMN No 0 TILT STEERING WHEEL COLUMN BOLTS LOOSE.
1997-08-21 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP No 0 CONSUMER WAS CHARGED FOR RECALL (89C-01) REPAIR OF THE FUEL PUMP. NLM
1997-04-08 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE IN REVERSE GEAR, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
1996-06-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 WHEN TAKING HIS FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN 7 TIMES WITHIN A MILE. …
1996-04-16 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 DRIVERS SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED, CAUSING SHOULDER BELT TO BE LOOSE. *DSH
1996-03-20 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 WHEN DRIVING, SOMETIMES VEHICLE ACCELERATES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
1996-02-04 VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR No 0 WHILE DRIVING THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED AND BROKE WITHOUT BEING HIT WITH ANY FOREIGN OBJECT. THE REAR WINDOW DEFROESTE…
1995-12-20 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY No 0 RADIATOR CAP EXPLODED. *SD
1995-08-22 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 PROBLEM WITH DASH HINGE PILLAR. *AW
1995-07-20 VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE No 1 HEATER CORE LEAK HOT FLUID ON PASSENGER FEET. TT
1995-04-03 AIR BAGS No 0 AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINS ON. *SD
1995-02-20 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 CAR WAS ACCIDENT AND AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOYED. TT
1995-02-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY No 0 DEFECTIVE FUEL LINE.
1995-01-13 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS No 0 FUEL FLEX HOSE BROKE, CAUSING GASOLINE TO LEAK, ENGINE TO STALL. *SKD
1994-12-22 SEATS No 1 DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKE AT U BASE OF THE SEAT AND SEAT FELL BACKWARDS, RESULTING IN INJURIES. TT
1994-10-04 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR No 0 EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEM, ROTOR HAS TO BE TURNED EVERY 5000 MILES. TT
1994-01-13 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS No 0 GASOLINE FLEX LINE CAME APART AND SPRAYED GASOLINE ON ENGINE COMPARTMENT. TT
1993-11-22 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE OR STALL WHILE DRIVING WHICH MAY RESULT IN A…
1993-02-14 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY Yes 1 DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BECAME LOOSE IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. TT
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS No 0 THE STEEL RAKE LINE RUSTED IN TWO WHERE IT CROSSES UNDER THE EXHAUST SYSTEM UNDER A HEAT SHIELD ABOUT THE CENTER OF T…
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 1 BROKEN SPRING IN THE LATCH MECHANISM ON THE SEAT BELT FAILED RESULTING IN CONSUMER EJECTION FROM VEHICLE DURING COLLISI…
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY Yes 1 CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE CAME LOOSE THE SPRING WAS BROKEN CONSUMER WAS INJURIED . …
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE, RESULTING IN SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY No 0 GAS LINES AND FITTINGS BADLY CORRODED AND LEAKING. NLM