Safety Score
97
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
18
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1989 Oldsmobile Calais.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-10-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON A STREET APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, ROUGH IDLE/ VEHICLE RAN HOT, AND TURNED OFF W… |
| 2000-03-20 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | Yes | 2 | REAR ENDED WHEN STOPPED AT LIGHT BY SUB COMPACT SPEEDING AT APROX. 30 MPH. BOTH FRONT SEATS FOLDED BACK TO REAR SEATS … |
| 1999-06-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 25-30MPH VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. HAD NO WARNING. NOTICED FLAMES AROUND FLOORBOARD & COMING FROM THE TRU… |
| 1996-10-14 | SEATS | No | 0 | FRONT SEATS DO NOT LOCK IN POSITION. |
| 1996-08-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FAILED DUE TO WATER LEAKING INTO THE OIL. (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601595) |
| 1996-06-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. |
| 1995-12-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | REPLACED MUFFLER/EXHAUST PIPE TWICE. |
| 1995-11-27 | WHEELS:HUB | No | 0 | VEHICLE WHEEL CENTER HUB HAS FAILED, BOLTS HAVE CORRODED AWAY. TT |
| 1995-05-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | ENGINE COOLING FAN FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT/CRACK PRIOR TO RECALL . *SKD |
| 1995-05-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS FROM COMPLETE STOP, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ONE ACCIDENT. *SKD |
| 1995-04-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | FAULTY WELD ON EXHAUST PIPE. *TW |
| 1995-04-14 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER'S BUCKET SEAT BROKE AND CAME OFF TRACK; SPEED 35 TO 40 MPH. TT |
| 1995-02-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKET BLOW OUT CONSUMER SAY THERE IS RECALL COULDN'T FIND IT COULD BE A SERVICE BULLETIN. TT |
| 1993-05-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. |
| — | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | PASSENGER'S SEATBACK LATCH FAILED, ALLOWING SEATBACK TO COME FORWARD TOWARD WINDSHIELD WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK |
| — | SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT AT 30 MPH REAR LEFT STRUT BROKE LOOSE FROM ITS MOUNTING AND BUSTED THROUGH THE TRUNK. … |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | AT 22,000 MILES THE HEAD GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED PURCHASE CAR NEW . TT |