Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Oldsmobile 88.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE( PLASTIC PART) ON HIGHWAY . ENGINE OVERHEATED FROM COOLANT LEAKING INSIDE ENGINE FOR THE … |
| 2013-04-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DIED WHILE AT STOP LIGHT. WONT RESTART, TURNS OVER BUT WONT KEEP RUNNING. *TR |
| 2011-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WE WERE NOTICING LEAKS FROM THE CAR ON THE DRIVEWAY. WE KNEW FROM TOUCHING IT WAS NOT OIL. THE CAR… |
| 2010-04-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE LSS. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY… |
| 2009-12-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | MY 1997 CHEVROLET LUMINA, 1997 OLDSMOBILE AND 1998 OLDSMOBILE ALL HAVE HAD BRAKE LINES FAIL DUE TO CORROSION IN THE LAS… |
| 2008-09-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE (PLASTIC) MANIFOLD ON OUR 1997 OLDS 88 THREE TIMES IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. THIS IS OBVIOUSL… |
| 2008-02-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | AIR BAGS DEPLOYED PREMATURELY. VERY MINOR FENDER BENDER NO DAMAGE TO OTHER CAR. SMALL FIST SIZE DENT TO THE CAR IN QUES… |
| 2004-12-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN WEEK DUE TO THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN RECALL 04V090000. THE … |
| 2004-08-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | WHILE MOVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVEWAY AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY FAILED. CONSUMER LOOKED UNDERNEATH ,AND SAW THE… |
| 2004-07-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1987 OLDSMOBILE 88 LSS THAT I TOOK IN FOR INSPECTION. IT PASSED INSPECTION, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT SA… |
| 2004-06-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | DT: THE REAR BRAKES HAVE NEVER WORKED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE BACK DRUMS ARE BLACK, THEY'VE NEVER HAD CONTACT UNLESS USI… |
| 2004-02-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | ON FEBRUARY 25, 2004 MY GRANDPARENTS PURCHASED A 1997 OLDSMOBILE LSS FROM NORTH LAKE FORD IN LAKEPORT CALIFORNIA. IMME… |
| 2003-12-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | ENGINE MANIFOLD EXPLODED WHEN IGNITION TURNED TO START. FUEL RAIL BENT, FUEL REGULATOR DAMAGED, LARGE CLOUD OF SMOKE A… |
| 2003-12-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PLASTIC INTAKE M… |
| 2003-11-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | MY COMPLAINT IS THAT WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD, MY HORN DOESN'T WORK UNTIL THE WHOLE STEERING WHEEL WARMS UP, WHICH CAN … |
| 2003-03-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE BACK FIRED AND BLEW THE "PLASTIC" INTAKE MANIFOLD. *MR *SCC |
| 2002-11-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BLEW CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE HARD TO START… |
| 2002-11-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. TOOK TO DEALER AND THE D… |
| 2002-10-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | FUEL LINE FAILURE ON MODULAR UNIT DUE TO PIPE RUSTING-- WILL COST $700.00+ TO REPLACE. MR |
| 2002-10-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE IS 5 YEARS OLD AND THE GAS LINES HAVE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD A FUEL PUMP REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK BET… |
| 2002-09-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 1997 OLDSMOBILE 88 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WENT BOOM AND THE CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY AND SMOKE BARRELLED O… |
| 2002-09-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING WATER INSIDE ENGINE, AND ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS |
| 2002-09-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE PLENTIUM BEING MADE OF PLASTIC. TO PUT PLASTIC IN THE ENGINE, THIS CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. A… |
| 2002-06-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HOT WATER BURNED A HOLE IN MANIFOLD, CAUSING ENGINE TO LOCK DOWN . DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2002-05-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH SEVERAL TREES, AND NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER … |
| 2002-04-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.*AK |
| 2002-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER STATED SENSORS HAVE GONE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REP… |
| 2001-09-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED, FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 49-3290-805. *SLC |
| 2001-09-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE INSURED STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED.*JB(49-3290-805) |
| 2001-06-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WHEN RAPIDLY APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL BECOMES EXTREMELY HARD AND RESISTS, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSE UNK… |
| 2001-06-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND SAW SMOKE, FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 40-2516-904. *SLC |
| 2001-06-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE INSURED GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE.*JB(CLAIM#40-2516-904) |
| 2001-05-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER TRIED TO START VEHICLE AND IT BACK FIRED AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE PLASTIC PLENUM BLEW OFF AND PLUG W… |
| 2001-05-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE INSURED ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE, WHICH BACK FIRED AND THEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*JB(CLAIM#23-1355-542) |
| 2001-05-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BACK FIRE WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSING AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT … |
| 2001-05-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE BACK FIRED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE *MR *CB *NLM |
| 2001-03-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE, WOULD NOT LATCH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK THE ORIGINAL SEAT BELT IS THE WRON… |
| 2001-02-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR AWHILE. HAD GOT IN AND INSERTED KEY IN IGNITION AND STARTED IT. SUDDENLY, VEHICLE BLEW UP … |
| 2001-02-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | HALF OF THE TIME CAR STALLS AT LIGHTS, AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT TURNS. CONSUMER IS AFRAID OF BEING HIT IN THE REAR. … |
| 2001-01-08 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED WITH NO PREVIOUS WARNING SIGN OF TROUBLE, UPON INSPECTION CONSUMER FOUND OUT… |
| 2000-09-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | MISFIRING, BACKFIRING, STALLING AND COOLANT LEAKS DUE TO LEAKING PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD AND GASKETS. DEALER CLAIMS TO … |
| 2000-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | AT 27 MPH VEHICLE STALLS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 4 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AIK |
| 2000-04-28 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WASHER IS ACTIVATED, THE WIPERS SOMETIMES FAIL TO COME ON AND THE WASHER FLUID CONTINUES TO SPRAY O… |
| 1999-11-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THREE OTHER PERSONS REPORTED THE SAME WATER PUMP FAILURE. *AK |
| 1999-09-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN CAME TO A STOP. OWNER DID NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. FIRE … |
| 1999-08-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT 72 MP, DRIVER STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO PASS SLOWER TRAFFIC. ONCE HE TOOK … |
| 1999-08-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | THE SUSPENSION MOVES UP AND DOWN VIGOURSLY WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEA… |
| 1999-07-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE CAR LOST COMPLETE POWER ON THE HIGHWAY. STARTED AGAIN WITH ENOUGH POWER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE GM DEALER IN TRA… |
| 1999-07-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO MODULATING VALVE. MJS |
| 1999-04-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE IS SHAKING/VIBRATION DUE TO ALL FOUR TIRES BEING UNBALANCED. ORIGINAL TIRES WERE … |