Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
38
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1992 Oldsmobile 98.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-11-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 OLDSMOBILE 98. THE ALTERNATOR FAILED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CO… |
| 2007-06-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 OLDSMOBILE 98. WHILE DRIVING 45-60 MPH OR ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM SLOW SPEEDS, THE TR… |
| 2004-02-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 92 OLDSMOBILE 98 ELECTRICAL FIRE WIRING HARNESS NO ACTUAL FLAMES POLICE OFFICER DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. *JB |
| 2003-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE INSIDE LIGHT OVERHEATED THE VEHICLE. *JB |
| 2002-12-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE TO WORK ON A COLD DAY MY CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN, EVENTUALLY IT GO TO WERE I HAD TO PULL OFF… |
| 2001-07-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLES FUEL TANK WAS HALF FULL WHEN THIS OCCURED. THE CONSUMER S… |
| 2001-04-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | THERE IS RECALL 96V015002 FOR THIS CAR FOR THIS PROBLEM CONCERNING TRANSMISSION COOLING LEAK. THE CAMPAIGN I CONTACT… |
| 2001-03-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | BEFORE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE I WAS AWARE THAT CERTAIN VEHICLES HAD DEVELOPED A LEAK IN THE UPPER TRANSAXLE COOLER HOS… |
| 2000-03-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, BUT THE FUMES CAME OUT OF IT. CONSUMER WAS ON THE HIGHWAY & HAD TO LE… |
| 1999-10-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ONGOING/INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION MOVING WHENEVER VEHICLE PULLED FROM A STOP POSITION. VEHICLE REPAIRED,… |
| 1998-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1998-01-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT IS ON. CONSUMER HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TO DETECT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS… |
| 1997-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS VALVE REGULATOR FAILED. |
| 1997-02-15 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR. CLOUDING AND A BROWN LIQUID SITS IN BOTTOM OF MIRROR TRAY, M… |
| 1997-01-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS BRAKE FAILED WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, CAUSING A LOCKUP AND ABS WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *AK |
| 1996-11-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTILOCK BRAKE NOISE. |
| 1996-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | BRAKE ROTORS AND WHEEL CYLINDERS FAILED. |
| 1996-09-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, DURING A PANIC STOP SITUATION , THE PEDAL WAS SOFT, AND VERY LIMITED BRAKING WAS EXPEIRENCE… |
| 1996-08-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | OTHER: AIRBAG COVER ON THE STEERING WHEEL HAS AN OPENING OF APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2". |
| 1996-08-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID 100 FEET ON WET PAVEMENT.*AK *SLC |
| 1996-04-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND CUTS OFF. *AK |
| 1996-03-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS BRAKES; FAILURE ON THE BRAKES, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A NEAR ACCIDENT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. … |
| 1996-03-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE INSTEAD OF STOPPING, ACCELERATES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-02-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS | No | 0 | COOLANT LINE GOING TO RADIATOR BURST, CAUSING ALL TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK OUT/CAR STALL. *DSH |
| 1995-09-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, HAD TO HAVE ABS REPLACED. TT DEALER REPLACED ECU AND WHEEL AND SPEED SENSOR. *SLC |
| 1995-06-17 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR HAS DETERIORATED ON DRIVER'S SIDE. TT |
| 1995-05-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO SPEED UP, THERE IS NO POWER, ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK |
| 1995-05-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 1 | TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY, RESULTING IN TOTALLED ACCIDENT, TT |
| 1995-02-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. *SKD |
| 1995-01-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION WHILE DRIVING, STOP VEHICLE BY USING THE BRAKE. TT |
| 1995-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE. *AK |
| 1994-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | THE ALTERNATOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A NO START CONDITION/STALLING. MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE… |
| 1994-07-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | DRIVING INTERSTATE AT 65MPH THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON HIT THE BRAKE THERE WAS NO BRAKE WHEN OFF THE ROAD TH… |
| 1993-07-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK |
| — | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. |
| — | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | AREA IMMEDIATELY AROUND HEADLIGHT SWITCH BECOMES TOO HOT TO TOUCH WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON. *AK |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | No | 0 | THE ANTILOCK BRAKES LIGHT COMES ON. |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO WARNING AT NO PARTICULAR SPEEDS. TT |