Safety Score
78
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-10-23 | 95V204000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | 32,869 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR LEAKED FUEL CAUSING FIRE,WHEN IT STARTED UP,I WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT THAT HAD A FIRE EXTIN… |
| 2015-10-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 OLDSMOBILE 88. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS … |
| 2015-04-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 1996 OLDSMOBILE 88. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE AIRBAG EXPLOSION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE STARTED… |
| 2012-03-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 OLDSMOBILE 88 LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS… |
| 2011-03-29 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 OLDSMOBILE 88. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN BEGAN TO SOUND WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG… |
| 2010-12-15 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 OLDSMOBILE EIGHTY EIGHT WITH A SET OF MASTERCRAFT GLACIER GRIP II TIRES, SIZE P205/70/R15, … |
| 2010-03-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE WASHING THE CAR A CHIP CAME OFF THE TRUNK. THERE AFTER THE PAINT CONTINUED TO FLAKE OFF THE REST OF THE CAR. TH… |
| 2010-02-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVERS DOOR SILL LEAKS BRAKE FLUID. THE BRAKE LINE IS RUSTED OUT. FLUID LEVEL IN BRAKE FLUID RESERVOI… |
| 2009-11-09 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | SIR'S I HAVE A 1996 OLDSMOBILE 88 LS. I WAS DRIVING TO A FRIENDS HOUSE,STARTED TO PULL OUT OF AN INTERSECTION AND THE 4… |
| 2009-08-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 3 | ON THE MORNING OF AUGUST 8, 2009, I WAS DRIVING MY 1996 OLDSMOBILE EIGHTY EIGHT ON NORTHBOUND US-27, NEAR ALMA, MICHIGA… |
| 2009-04-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 OLDSMOBILE 88. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT … |
| 2008-03-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 OLDSMOBILE 88. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND DIMMED… |
| 2008-03-09 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 OLDSMOBILE 88. THREE DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE OWNER, BOTH FRONT … |
| 2008-03-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | No | 0 | WHILE THE CAR WAS IDLING IN A PARKING LOT, THE AIR BAG DASH LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING AND THEN THE DRIVER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. … |
| 2008-02-15 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I AM TRYING TO INSTALL CAR SEATS FOR BOTH MY CHILDREN IN MY 1996 OLDSMOBILE LSS AND THERE ARE NO ANCHOR POINTS INSTALLE… |
| 2007-04-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR WAS HAVING SOME PROBLEMS STARTING AND STAYING STARTED. IT SOUNDED LIKE A BACK FIRE AND WOULDN'T START BACK UP. W… |
| 2006-12-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE NEAR THE SIDE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN… |
| 2006-11-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 OLDSMOBILE LSS. ON NOVEMBER 7, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNFAMILIAR … |
| 2006-08-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 OLDSMOBILE 88. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER MULTI-MILE GRAND AM RADIAL SE, SIZE P205/70R15 TIRES.… |
| 2006-02-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE GOING 55 MPH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. … |
| 2005-07-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | DT: EARLIER IN THE DAY THE CAR WAS HARD TO START AND THE GAS GAUGE WAS LOWER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THE FUEL CENTER… |
| 2005-06-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | FUEL GAUGE FAILURE--SENDING UNIT GOT SO HOT IT FUSED THE WIRES TOGETHER AND THEN SENT A JOLT OF ELECTRICITY TO THE INST… |
| 2005-04-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE, AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER … |
| 2005-01-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE OUT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD INTO THE ENGINE, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. MANUF… |
| 2004-03-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE REACHED HIGH TEMPERATURES DUE TO INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE. COOLANT SEEPED INSIDE THE ENGI… |
| 2004-03-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | A HOLE WITHIN INTAKE MANIFOLD CAUSED ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AS A RESULT VEHICLE HAD DIFFICU… |
| 2004-03-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER INFORMED DEALER ABOUT … |
| 2004-01-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | SHORT IN WIRING FOR HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER/REAR DEFROST WOULD BE WORKING & THEN STOP.… |
| 2003-12-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS AT ZERO, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *AK *SC *JB |
| 2003-11-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | IT IS MY OPINION THAT MODERN HALLOGEN LAMPS ARE DANGEROUSLY AND UNECESSARILY BRIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN INDICATED TO ME WHEN… |
| 2003-09-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL 96-V-116-000 A BACKFIRE DURING ENGINE STARTING, CAN CAUSE BREAKAGE OF THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. CONSUMER'… |
| 2003-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLED TWICE DUE TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. DEALER REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET… |
| 2003-06-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE SMOKE AND FLAMES CAME FROM THE ENGINE AREA. *AK |
| 2003-06-12 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL WINDOW WILL COME UP AND DOWN INTERMITTENTLY. *AK |
| 2003-06-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DOOR STRUCTURE WILL NOT OPEN, IT WILL GET STUCK. *AK |
| 2003-06-12 | BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT | No | 0 | ALARM SYSTEM WILL COME AND OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AND WEAR THE BATTERY DOWN, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR VEHICLE TO ST… |
| 2003-05-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL 95V204000 CONCERNING IGNITION ANTI THEFT CONTRO… |
| 2003-05-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND CRASHED INTO A WINDOW. *JB |
| 2003-03-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND LEAKED ANTIFREEZE. *JB SCC |
| 2003-02-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENTIRE ENGINE FAILED.*JB |
| 2003-01-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL- THERE ARE HARD TO TURN SPOTS (BINDING?), EVERY HALF TURN AND THE WHEELS WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY RETURN T… |
| 2002-11-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV) | No | 0 | CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE BLOW UP AND CAUSE SEVERA… |
| 2002-10-16 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CAR LOST POWER ON THE FREEWAY CAUSING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. REPAIRS CONSISTED OF REBUILD OF TRANSMISSION, REPLACEMENT … |
| 2002-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT PLASTIC MANIFOLD CRACKS AFTER ABOUT 60000 MILES AND CAUSES ANTI-FREEZE TO MIX WITH OIL INTO ENGINE… |
| 2002-07-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL JUST STALL OUT WITHOUT WARNING. HAVE NO STEERING OR BRAKE POWER. CONTACTED DEALER. CANNOT LO… |
| 2002-03-01 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE DOME LIGHTS AND OTHER INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON CONSTANTLY. THE CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN AT NIGHT… |
| 2002-01-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE COOLANT LEAK AT MANIFOLD INTAKE. I HAVE AN EXTENDED GM "MAJOR GUARD" WARRANTY PLUS "O" DEDUCTIBLE AND GM FIXED T… |
| 2002-01-05 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS LEAKING FUEL, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTO TECH WHERE THEY VERIFIED THE PROBLEM … |
| 2001-12-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, BRAKES MADE A THUNKING NOISE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED EXCESSIVELY, ABS LIG… |
| 2001-12-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY. DT |