Safety Score
97
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
16
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1994 Oldsmobile 98.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE HIT A SMALL TREE, BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER RECEIVED BURNS TO RIGHT SIDE OF FACE/ … |
| 1999-09-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | No | 0 | ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WILL NOT OPERATE DUE TO VALVE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC THAT FOUND THE PROBLEM SAID THAT THIS IS A C… |
| 1999-08-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH ABS SYSTEM LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-06-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLED AT 40MPH ON DOWNHILL. HAS STALLED BEFORE AT SLOW SPEEDS |
| 1998-05-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION , UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. … |
| 1998-05-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER LOST CONSCIOUSNESS DUE TO HYPOGLYCEMIA AND HIT A TREE, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE AIR… |
| 1997-03-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | BRAKES: DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 10MPH ,STARTED BRAKING BECAUSE FIRE TRUCK WAS COMING . APPLIED BRAKES COMPL… |
| 1996-10-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FUEL GAUGE GOES UP/DOWN WHILE DRIVING, DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND FUEL LEVEL, COULD RUN OUT OF FUEL UNKNOWINGLY. *AK |
| 1996-04-06 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBACK RECLINED TO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. |
| 1996-02-25 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION CAUSING A MINOR FIRE, ALSO AIRBAGS BROKE WINDSHIELD. … |
| 1995-11-17 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, EQUIPPED WITH POWER DOORS. TT CONSUMER STAT… |
| — | TIRES | No | 0 | THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED ON 11/26/2000 FROM A SEARS BRANCH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT 100000 MILE. CURRENTLY (6/11/2002) THE… |
| — | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER WAS INJURED.*JB |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DEALER INSTALL FOUR NEW SEAT BELT RETRACTORS WHEN RETRACTING THE SEAT BELT TWIST . TT |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | EXHAUST FUMES COME INTO VEHICLE. (QCAW) |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE WILL START STALLING, RESULTING IN COMPLETE SHUTDOWN.*AK… |