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1994 Oldsmobile 88

Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1994-08-02 94V138000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH 1,487 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2016-11-27 AIR BAGS Yes 2 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1994 OLDSMOBILE 88 ROYALE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS SUDDEN…
2010-10-01 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 1994 OLDSMOBILE DELTA 88. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE CRADLE BOLT THAT HOLDS T…
2009-07-15 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 THE HOOD ON A 1994 OLDSMOBILE DELTA 88 WAS LIFTED TO CHECK BATTERY AND BOTH GAS FILLED STRUTS DESIGNED TO KEEP THE HOOD…
2006-08-14 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 1994 OLDS 88 HAS TO BE SOLD FOR SALVAGE DUE TO THE FRAME RUSTING AND CRACKS HAVE BEEN FORMED IN THE FRAME. THE CAR HAS…
2004-11-22 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WAS HARD TO SHIFT. THE DEALERSHIP…
2003-07-15 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 I RECEIVED A PRICE QUOTE FROM A LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP OF $2500 TO REPAINT THE CAR. THE BODYSHOP MGR. TOLD ME THAT THERE …
2003-04-08 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 FINISH COAT AND CLEAR COAT BUBBLING AND PEELING OFF IN FLAKES ON RIGHT REAR DOOR AND LEAVING THE PRIMER IN TACT. CALLE…
2000-09-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE No 0 THE INTAKE IS PLASTIC AND THE EGR TUBE SREWS DIRECTLY INTO IT,THUS CAUSING THE INTAKE TO MELT AND DISTORT CAUSE YOUR CO…
2000-08-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS No 0 BRAKE LINES BECAME CORRODED/ RUSTED THROUGH. ONE OF THE LINES CRACKED, CAUSING NO BRAKING ABILITY, WHICH ALMOST RESUL…
2000-07-01 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 PAINT BEGAN TO BUBBLE AROUND EDGES AND PEELED OFF IN LARGE PORTIONS. MAJOR PEELING WAS OCCURING ON ROOF TOP/TRUNK AND…
2000-06-07 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 ABS LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WHICH MAY CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OR I…
2000-06-06 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THAT VEHICLE. *AK
2000-05-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 AFTER DRIVING FOR A SHORT DISTANCE AND TURNING THE VEHICAL OFF, VEHICAL WILL TURN OVER, BUT NOT START. "AFTER CHECKING…
1999-12-19 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST No 0 THE PASSENGER 8-WAY POWER SEAT BACK FELL TO A TOTAL RECLINE POSITION WITH THE ADULT PASSENGER IN IT. SHE WAS SHAKEN BU…
1999-12-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER No 0 MASTER & BOTH REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID.MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR ALSO HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN ON HIS LOW …
1999-10-01 SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER No 0 REAR PASSENGER'S RESTRAINT HAS JAMMED IN PLACE. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
1999-07-28 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ENGINE FAILURE CONTINUALLY, REPLACEMENT OF THE FAULTY THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND PLENIUM (WHICH …
1999-07-20 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 RANDOMLY ENGINE CUT OFF. DEALER WAS CONTACTED,AND MAJOR REPAIRS WERE MADE. YET, VEHICLE STILL HAS SAME PROBLEM. *AK …
1999-03-12 AIR BAGS No 0 THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING WHICH INDICATES THAT THERE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG. IN THE EVENT OF…
1998-11-27 SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK No 0 WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER-DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY UNLESS WIPER SWITCH IS TURNED TO 'HIGH' AND THEN DOWN TO THE INTERVAL …
1998-11-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE AND ANOTHER CONSUMER SAW SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE, VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. TH…
1998-09-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED.
1998-07-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 AT HIGH SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WITH NO WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
1998-07-01 STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR No 0 THE STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING DIFFICULTY OF STEERING WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. NEVER BEEN TO DEALER. …
1998-03-23 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 DRIVING & NOTICED ABS LIGHT ON. PULLED OVER. TURNED IGNITION ON/OFF, ACCORDING TO MANUAL. LIGHT STILL ON. CALLED & TOO…
1998-02-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN No 0 HORN BUTTON STICKS, CAUSING NOISE.
1998-02-08 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE No 0 AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND HAD THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES REGARDING THE PROB…
1997-09-15 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER No 0 REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS FAILED, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK OUT.
1997-08-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR No 0 ALTERNATOR FAILED. MJS
1997-07-12 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE No 0 WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS RUN AND THE TEST SHOWED THAT THE VALVE M…
1997-06-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY No 0 REPLACED STARTER MOTOR/BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM. *AK
1997-05-25 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER No 0 GAS GAUGE DRIFTED/FAILED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL/HESITATE WHILE ACCELERATINGAND HAS STOPPED IN CONGEST…
1997-03-01 AIR BAGS No 0 VEHCICLE OWNER COMPLAINS THAT NOISE FROM AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT RESULTED IN HER WEARING A HEARING AID.(UNSPECIFIED).
1997-02-24 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION No 0 WHEN PUT TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE, TRANSMISSION FELL OUT OF GEAR AND BECAME INOPERATIVE. *AK
1996-12-11 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS No 0 THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND HIGH PRESSURE HOSE IS LEAKING. *AK
1996-09-05 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 FAILURE ON THE ENGINE, WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITHOUT NO WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *AK
1996-09-01 SUSPENSION No 0 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE MAKES NOISE AND HAS EXPERIENCED UNEVEN WEAR IN THE TIRES.
1996-08-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR No 0 ALTERNATOR FAILED.
1996-07-01 EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER No 0 CONTROL KNOBS ON RADIO OVERHEATED, ALSO A/C CONTROL KNOBS FAILED TWICE; ALSO LEAK IN REAR FLOORBOARD. *AK
1996-06-20 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 0 DURING VEHICLE OPERATION IN WET CONDITIONS. THE ABS BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN…
1996-02-16 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM Yes 0 THE EXHUAST SYSTEM CAME OFF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
1995-12-11 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS Yes 0 THE OWNER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND THE MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO GIVE ANY INFO RELATED TO A TEST THAT T…
1995-10-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY No 0 BOTH ALTERNATOR AND BATTERIES HAVE BEEN REPLACE ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS SINCE THIS DATE. THE BATTERY SEEMS TO DRAIN THE…
1995-07-01 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER No 0 WRONG WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES INSTALLED, CAUSING WINDSHIELD TO BE SCRATCH/DISTORTING VISIBILITY. *SD
1995-05-03 POWER TRAIN No 0 ODOMETER MALFUNCTIONED, CANNOT RECORD TRUE MILEAGE ON VEHICLE. *AK
1995-04-29 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS No 0 WHEEL CYLINDERS LEAKING, RESULTING IN BRAKE LOCKUP. *AK
1995-02-26 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 MISALIGNMENT, CAUSING FRONT END VIBRATION. TT
1995-01-30 STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD No 0 HOOD IS NOT ON CORRECTLY, APPEARS TO BE CROOKED. *AK
1994-11-10 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM No 0 OUT OF ROUND DRUMS, CAUSING VIBRATION. *AK
1994-09-09 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 0 CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES THERE WERE NO BRAKES(ABS ANTI -LOCK) CAUSE AN ACCIDENT . TT