Safety Score
85
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1999 Oldsmobile 88.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-14 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 1999 Oldsmobile 88. The contact stated that while reversing out of a driveway, the front end of the … |
| 2019-06-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | BODY IS BROKEN WHERE THE FRONT SUB-FRAME BOLTS TO. CUSTOMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS PERMANENT BODY DAMAGE TO THE BODY FR… |
| 2017-04-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I CONTACTED GM BC THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR SAYS THE FUEL RAIL ALSO NEEDS REPLACED… |
| 2016-01-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1999 OLDSMOBILE 4.8L ENGINE WILL SHUT COMPLETELY OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS OCCURS BOTH AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS OF… |
| 2015-09-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WE BOUGHT THIS CAR IN DECEMBER, 2012 AND THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE CARFAX REPORT AT THAT TIME. TODAY, THERE IS A RECA… |
| 2014-06-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TRIED TO START CAR TO GO TO WORK IN THE MORNING OF 6-16-14. HEARD LOUD BOOM AND SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT FROM UNDER HO… |
| 2014-04-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY "KILL" AND IT HAPPENS SPORADICALLY - ALSO POSSIBLY SOMETHING IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS FAILING … |
| 2012-08-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE 88. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LI… |
| 2011-12-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE FIRST TIME I PUT THE CAR IN THE SHOP IS BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND THE CAR SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE ENTE… |
| 2010-09-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1999 OLDSMOBILE 88 PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED DUE TO HOT PIPE ROUTED NEAR IT (PER THE MECHANIC). THIS ALLOWED COO… |
| 2009-10-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ON OCCASIONAL HARD ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE. THIS HAS CAUSED SAFETY CONCERNS WHEN MERG… |
| 2009-07-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE 88. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME VERY LOOSE AND THE CONTACT LOST CO… |
| 2008-06-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL LEAK AND WHILE THERE THE MECHANIC ALSO CHECKED THE COOLANT LEVEL. IT … |
| 2007-09-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | AFTER FUEL REGULATOR REPLACED FOR RECALL MY OLDS DELTA 88 STALLS OUT, FAILING TO RESTART. I HAVE HAD IT TOWED FOUR TIME… |
| 2006-09-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING MY 99 OLDS 88 UP A HILL IN TN AND IT STARTED TO SHAKE AND LOSE POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME HOME AND … |
| 2006-07-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I EXPERIENCED STALLS AND POWER SURGES. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR DUE TO RECALL. SIX MONTHS LATER CAR REA… |
| 2006-01-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | I HAVE REPLACED THE PLENUM IN MY 1999 OLDSMOBILE 88 TWICE NOW!!! I HAVE A 3800 MOTOR IN IT WITH 107,000 MILES ON IT. … |
| 2005-10-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY OLDSMOBILE 88 YEAR 1999 HAD ENGINE FAILURE IN 2005 WITH ONLY 59,930 MILES. THE UPPER PLEMUM DESINTEGRATED ALLOWING C… |
| 2005-03-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES | No | 0 | RECEIVED RECALL #04V090000 CONCERNING FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT REPAIRED ON 3/18/2… |
| 2004-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART WAS MANUFACTURED OUT OF RECYCL… |
| 2004-10-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. MY CAR WITH A 3800 SERIES 11 ENGINE RECENTLY BROKE DOWN DUE TO A CRACKED UPPER INTAKE PL… |
| 2004-09-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, … |
| 2004-09-10 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I NOTICED A FEW CHIPS IN THE PAINT NEAR THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE CAR AND HOOD ABOVE THE DRIVERS SIDE, LAST YEAR, A… |
| 2004-09-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. *NM RECALL NUMBER (903V473000). ON… |
| 2004-09-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE'S FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED. *NM THE VEHICLE IDLED FAST AND DIED. THE MECHANIC FOUND A FUEL PRESS… |
| 2004-08-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1) ROUGH IDLE WHEN STOPPING CAR. UPON RESTART,STRANGE NOISE FROM ENGINE. WOULD NOT RESTART. 2) SMOKE FROM STARTER. E… |
| 2004-08-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH FUEL SYSTEM ON 1999 OLDSMOBILE 88. *MR THERE WAS A STRONG GAS SMELL AND FUEL WAS FOUND LEAKING FROM … |
| 2004-07-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | AFTER THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR RECALL 04V090000 THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLE… |
| 2004-06-17 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM ON A 2 WAY HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING. THIS RESULTED IN… |
| 2004-05-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE'S REAR POWER WINDOW WIRE HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PR… |
| 2004-03-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1999 OLDSMOBILE 88 BOUGHT IT IN SEPTEMBER 2003 THEN IN MARCH 04 THE ENGINE BLEW DUE TO LOSS OF COOLANT. THERE … |
| 2004-02-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | EXPERIENCED SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH INTAKE MANIFOLD. *BF THERE WAS A BACKFIRE THROUGH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH PRODU… |
| 2003-12-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CRANK THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE BACK FIRED AND SMOKE BILLOWED FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. *NM … |
| 2003-11-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | AUTOMOBILE RUPTURED INTAKE MANIFOLD. GM THEN ACKNOWLEDGED THROUGH A RECALL THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY A FUEL PRESSURE REGU… |
| 2003-10-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED AND SENT COOLANT THROUGH THE ENTIRE ENGINE AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE IS 1999 OLDSMOBIL… |
| 2003-09-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH OUT ANY WARNING VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, WHILE PULLING IN TO A PARKI… |
| 2003-08-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | 1999 OLDS, DELTA 88 - STARTS HARD, ENGINE DIES [HOT AND COLD] IN MOTION [LOWER SPEEDS] AND STOPPING AT LIGHTS. FUEL P… |
| 2003-07-30 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONING FAILED IN 1999 OLDSMOBILE 88 IN 2 PLACES AT THE SAME TIME. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP HAS … |
| 2003-07-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK |
| 2003-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | LOW COOLENT LIGHT CAME ON. WE ADDED 1 QT. OF COOLENT, THE LIFTERS MADE NOISE. WE HAD THE OIL CHANGED, THERE WAS COOLENT… |
| 2003-06-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED AND SENT COOLANT THROUGH OUT THE ENGINE AND EXHAUST SYSTEM RESULTING IN A VERY COSTLY AU… |
| 2003-05-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS SE… |
| 2003-02-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS RECALLED AND THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED IT WITH THE SAME TYPE OF REGULATOR WHICH LEAD TO… |
| 2003-02-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED A BILLOW OF SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD … |
| 2003-02-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONSUMER OPENED … |
| 2003-01-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | FUEL REGULATOR WAS DEFECTIVE, FUEL REMAINED IN REGULATOR. TURNING OVER ENGINE CAUSED SPARK WHICJ BLEW MANIFOLD OUT. *AK |
| 2002-12-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | REQUEST FOR COMPENSATION FOR ENGINE FAILURE AS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. *MR COOLANT LEAKED … |
| 2002-03-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | SERVICE MECHANIC SAID THIS PROBLEM WITH CRACK IN PLENUM HAS BEEN SEEN BEFORE BY HIM AND HEARD OF NUMEROUS TIMES AND PRO… |
| 2001-12-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED WHILE ACCELERATING TO MATCH THE SPEED OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 40 TO … |
| 2001-12-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | BRAKE FLUID SOAKED REAR BRAKE LININGS. DEALER NOW SAYS THAT FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT AND MUST BE R… |