Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Oldsmobile 88.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-31 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | IGNITION IS MESSED UP THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAID THERE IS A RECALL BUT NEVER SHOW ME PAPERS AND I WAS WANT TO MAKE SURE T… |
| 2016-09-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE USING COOLANT BUT NO EVIDENT LEAK. AFTER A WEEK OF ADDING A LITTLE COOLANT TO RESERVOIR ENGINE RAN HOT AND HYDR… |
| 2016-02-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE 88. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING ON THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNIN… |
| 2015-10-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE 88. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, SMOKE APPEARED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT OB… |
| 2015-07-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE SHORTLY AFTER SHUTDOWN. INCIDENT 2015-00005013 |
| 2014-06-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED UPON EXITING ON RAMP FROM RTE. 95..DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL, BUT WENT RIGHT DOWN TO THE FLOOR BOARD..NO BRAK… |
| 2014-04-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TRAVELING SOUTH ON HWY 67 IN MISSISSIPPI. CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 65. VEHICLE SPEED SUDDENLY STARTED TO INCREASE. APPLIED… |
| 2013-11-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 1 | WAS DRIVING DOWN A TOLL ROAD, DEAR JUMPED IN FRONT OF CAR HIT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT, CAR HIT MEDIAN, FLIPPED, AND ROLLE… |
| 2013-01-21 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I JUST BOUGHT THIS USED CAR ON JAN 1, 2013. I NOTICED A SMELL FROM THE CAR BUT WASN'T SURE WHAT IS WAS AND BOUGHT THE … |
| 2012-06-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | YESTERDAY OUR CAR BEGAN OVERHEATING. WE ADDED A BOTTLE OF COOLANT YESTERDAY AND ANOTHER TWO GALLONS TODAY ALONG WITH A … |
| 2012-04-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE 88. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 40… |
| 2012-04-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | ENGINE HYDRO LOCKED WHEN A CRACK IN THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD ALLOWED COOLANT TO BE SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE CYLINDERS,… |
| 2009-01-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN THE LATEST GM RECALL IN CARS WITH THE 3.8 L MOTOR IN WHICH OIL LEAKS OUT ONTO… |
| 2007-09-02 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT JAMMED AND IS UNUSABLE. GM WEBSITE LIMITS CONTACT TO EXISTING BRANDS. THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR… |
| 2007-04-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE DELTA EIGHTY EIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON THE … |
| 2007-03-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 2 | ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING I'LL HIT BRAKES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON BRAKES GRIND LOUDLY AND ENGINE STALLS. … |
| 2006-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE 88 LS. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, THE STEERING DIDN'T LOCK A… |
| 2006-04-20 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE 88 LS. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE THE PLASTIC NUT THAT SECURED THE SP… |
| 2005-05-13 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | DT: THE METAL BRACKETS THAT HOLD THE SEAT TO THE FLOOR RIPPED IN HALF, THEY WERE 4 INCHES OFF THE FLOORBOARD, RIGHT UN… |
| 2005-02-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY OLDSMOBILE 88 WAS LOOSING ANTI-FREEZE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, SO I TOOK IT IN FOR RECAL… |
| 2005-02-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | I WENT TO START MY 1998 OLDSMOBILE 88, WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP WHEN I TURNED THE KEY. I TURNED THE KEY OFF, AND SMELLE… |
| 2005-01-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING,\ THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THEN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS… |
| 2005-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE'S INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED WHICH LED TO FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. *NM RECALL# 04V090000. *SC THE CRACK I… |
| 2004-11-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER SMELLED ANTI FREEZE FUMES OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, LEAKING ON THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. DEALERSHIP WILL BE… |
| 2004-11-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT A LIQUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WHILE … |
| 2004-10-04 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | REAR AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WILL NOT BUCKLE. ALSO, VEHICLE SMELLED OF GAS. MANUFACTURER URGED THE CONSUME… |
| 2004-08-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACEMENT OF ALL LINES. BRAKE LINE HAD CORRODED. *BF *TC |
| 2004-08-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL LETTER CONSUMER… |
| 2004-08-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | AFTER THE VEHICLE DELTA 88 WAS SERVICED FOR RECALL ON THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE ONGO… |
| 2004-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE ENTERING MY GARAGE AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. THIS HAS HA… |
| 2004-07-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR RECALL ON THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ONGOING PROBLEMS. DEALERSH… |
| 2004-07-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | CONSUMER INDICATED RECALL ON THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS FAILED. DEALERSHIP INDICATED TO CONSUMER THEY WERE NOT NO R… |
| 2004-07-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER HAVING A DIANOSTIC TEST DONE REP… |
| 2004-07-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A NATIONAL HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. ALSO WATER WAS IN THE CYLINDERS, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO … |
| 2004-06-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK |
| 2004-05-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT HOME. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DE… |
| 2004-05-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 1998 OLDSMOBILE 88 IN MARCH OF 2003, I PUT NEW WIRING ON THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY IN DECEMBER AFTER I HA… |
| 2004-03-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1998 OLDS LSS WITH 79,000 MILES. ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. DEALER DIAGNOSIS REVEALED THAT MOST OF THE … |
| 2004-02-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 1998 OLDS 88 BACKFIRED UPON STARTING AND BLEW UP THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE FORCE OF THE EXPLOSION DESTROYED T… |
| 2004-01-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT EVERY WEEK HE/SHE WAS POURING ONE GALLON OF COOLANT INTO THE VEHICLE. THE WAS TAKEN TO THE DE… |
| 2003-12-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS LOTS OF SMOKE AND FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. DEALER N… |
| 2003-11-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1) AUG. 2000 GENERATOR FAILURE 2) AUG. 2002 BOTH REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS REPLACED 3) OCT. 2003 COOLANT LEAKING : REPLA… |
| 2003-11-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | GM HAS A PLASTIC PLENUM/MANIFOLD ON THEIR CARS THAT BECOME DEFECTIVE AFTER 60 TO 70 THOUSAND MILES. DUE TO THE HEAT T… |
| 2003-10-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | LEAKING COOLANT FROM WATER PUMP AND FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD. |
| 2003-10-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | 1998 OLDSMOBILE 88 LS, ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS, SYSTEM CHECK OPERATIONAL AND NO WARNING LIGHT ON EVERY START UP. BUT … |
| 2003-10-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | IN OCTOBER OF 2003, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY OLDSMOBILE 88LS, 3.8 SERIES TWO ENGINE, CAME ON. THE CAR HAD A LOSS OF… |
| 2003-09-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED. COOLANT LEAKED INSIDE THE ENGINE. DEALER NOTIFIED. OLDSMOBILE DELTA 88,1988. *AK |
| 2003-09-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | COOLANT LEAK INTO ENGINE CAUSED CAR TO RUN EXTREMELY ROUGH TO THE POINT OF HAVING TO STOP. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. H… |
| 2003-09-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD A CRACK, WHICH CAUSED FLUIDS TO LEAK OUT. *AK *SCC *JB |
| 2003-09-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH, ESP. ON STARTING. MADE APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER WHO COULDN'T LOOK AT IT FOR A WEEK. WE REALIZED… |