Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed May 15, 1996MI
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.
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1992 Oldsmobile 88 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1992 record →
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 10, 1996IL
TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE LOOSE, CAUSING TRANSMISSION LEAK. *DSH
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed May 1, 1996NJ
WHILE DRIVING HOME AUTO CAUGHT ON FIRE AND TOTALED AUTO, NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Mar 7, 1996MI
DURING IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Feb 21, 1996GA
WHILE MAKING NORMAL STO, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING EFFECT;DRIVER SWERVED ONTO TRAFFIC TO AVOID ACCIDENT;APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKED. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 20, 1996FL
ABS SYSTEM FAILED.
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 17, 1996KS
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Jan 2, 1996IL
REAR BRAKE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTING SPRING BROKE, CAUSING ADJUSTING GEAR/SPRING TO FALL INTO BRAKE DRUM. *DSH
Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Dec 6, 1995FL
STEERING WHEEL HUB THAT COVERS AIR BAG IS PEELING OFF DISABLING THE HORN. TT
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 5, 1995FL
VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, SEATS BROKE. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Nov 30, 1995NC
GRINDING NOISE IN REAR DUE TO RIGHT REAR HOLD DOWN BREAKING; DRUM DESTROYED, SHOES AND HARDWARE AND CUT WHEEL CYLINDER BOOT. TT
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Nov 8, 1995NY
COIL SWITCH BELOW AIR BAG IN STEERING COLUMN FAILED, CAUSING STEERING TO LOCK. TT WHEN AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER CAR PROPERLY AT TIMES. SIGNALS (DIRECTIONAL) DASH LIGHTES, EQUIPMENT CONTROLS ON FACE OF STEERING WHEEL AS WELL AS THE AIR BAG.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 27, 1995CA
THE ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED. WHEN BRAKE WAS APPLIED THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Sep 14, 1995OH
DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON 12:00 (FRONTAL) COLLISION. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Sep 2, 1995NM
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR THERE WERE NO BRAKES HAVE DISC BRAKE TOOK TO DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH CAR.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 31, 1995WV
VEHICLE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MASTER CYLINDER MALFUNCTIONED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.ON FAILURE THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Aug 28, 1995PA
THE REAR BRAKE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE IS LEAKING . TT
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 25, 1995TX
DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 4, 1995OR
PRESSED ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES TO STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Jul 18, 1995TX
REAR BRAKE SHATTERED. *DSH
Electrical System › Horn
Filed Jul 2, 1995OH
LOCATION OF HORN BUTTONS CAUSES DIFFICULTY ACCESSING IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS OF IMPENDING ACCIDENT. *DH
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed May 16, 1995FL
RUBBER FLAKED OFF OF THE BRAKE HOSE IT IS FELT THAT BRAKE LINE IS DEFECTIVE. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Abs Warning Light
Filed Apr 5, 1995FL
ABS FAILURE,LIGHT STAYS ON RED, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT
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