1997 Oldsmobile 88

UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE( PLASTIC PART) ON HIGHWAY . ENGINE OVERHEATED FROM COOLANT LEAKING INSIDE ENGINE FOR THE 3RD TIME . FIRST LEAK COOLANT OUTSIDE ENGINE. 2ND TIME BAD OIL LEAK. 3RD TIME THIS.

DIED WHILE AT STOP LIGHT. WONT RESTART, TURNS OVER BUT WONT KEEP RUNNING. *TR

FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WE WERE NOTICING LEAKS FROM THE CAR ON THE DRIVEWAY. WE KNEW FROM TOUCHING IT WAS NOT OIL. THE CAR STARTED TO HESITATE AT TIMES AND FEEL LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT. EVENTUALLY IT DID STALL OUT AND CONTINUED TO DO SO, IT ALWAYS STARTED RIGHT UP THOUGH, SO WE KNEW IT WASN'T THE BATTERY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON WHEN IT STALLED. WE BROUGHT IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND REPAIR CODES P0300 AND P0135, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON RESULTING IN RANDOM MISFIRE AND 02 SENSOR HEATER CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. FOLLOWED DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLESHOOTING FLOWCHART AND FOUND FAULTY 02 SENSOR AND COOLANT INSIDE CYLINDER#4. UPON DISASSEMBLY OF INTAKE MANIFOLD TO INSPECT SYSTEM, FOUND INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY, FRONT 02 SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND SPARK PLUGS WITH ALL NEW OEM PARTS. REFILLED COOLANT AND BLEED SYSTEM. RECHECKED OPERATION, CLEARED CODES. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH WE FOUND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED BY GM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE LSS. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT WAS STARTED. AS HE OPENED THE HOOD, HE NOTICED A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE AIR INTAKE AND DEVICE ON THE ENGINE COVER WERE DESTROYED AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT A PRODUCT ALLEGATION REPRESENTATIVE WOULD NOTIFY HIM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

MY 1997 CHEVROLET LUMINA, 1997 OLDSMOBILE AND 1998 OLDSMOBILE ALL HAVE HAD BRAKE LINES FAIL DUE TO CORROSION IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT AS THE BRAKES FAILED DURING A PANIC STOP TO AVOID A COLLISION. ALL VEHICLES HAD STEEL BRAKE LINES REPLACED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. I TEND TO KEEP MY CARS UNTIL THEY ARE TEN PLUS YEARS OLD. THE MAJORITY OF MY CARS HAVE HAD BRAKES FAIL DUE TO CORROSION OF THE TUBING. I WAS WONDERING WHY STAINLESS STEEL TUBING IS NOT REQUIRED ON BRAKE LINES? *TR

WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE (PLASTIC) MANIFOLD ON OUR 1997 OLDS 88 THREE TIMES IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS CAR (WHILE RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUE FOR SIMILAR DEFECTS ON SIMILAR CARS). WE HAVE SPENT OVER $2000 GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIXED AND THAT STILL DOESN'T FIX THE COOLANT IN THE ENGINE WHICH CANNOT BE ENTIRELY CLEARED OUT WITHOUT REMOVING THE ENGINE AND INCURRING OTHER POSSIBLE PROBLEMS. *TR

AIR BAGS DEPLOYED PREMATURELY. VERY MINOR FENDER BENDER NO DAMAGE TO OTHER CAR. SMALL FIST SIZE DENT TO THE CAR IN QUESTION. NOTED FROM COP ON SEEN, SPEED WAS LESS THAN 10 MPH. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND TOTALED INSIDE OF CAR. SENT 2 PERSONS TO HOSPITAL. *TR

DT: THE REAR BRAKES HAVE NEVER WORKED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE BACK DRUMS ARE BLACK, THEY'VE NEVER HAD CONTACT UNLESS USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE.*AK

THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN WEEK DUE TO THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN RECALL 04V090000. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

ON FEBRUARY 25, 2004 MY GRANDPARENTS PURCHASED A 1997 OLDSMOBILE LSS FROM NORTH LAKE FORD IN LAKEPORT CALIFORNIA. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PURCHASE THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED AN INTERMITTENT STALL, AND WOULD NOT RESTART FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. IN FACT THE VEHICLE STALLS WITH NO WARNING AND THEY WERE NEARLY RAN OVER BY A SEMI TRUCK WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED FOUR TIMES, AND IT STILL STALLS TO THIS DAY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM TO PREVENT A CATASTROPHE.*AK

WHILE MOVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVEWAY AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY FAILED. CONSUMER LOOKED UNDERNEATH ,AND SAW THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND LEAKING FLUID. *AK

I HAVE A 1987 OLDSMOBILE 88 LSS THAT I TOOK IN FOR INSPECTION. IT PASSED INSPECTION, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP THAT COULD CAUSE THE BEARINGS TO LOCK UP, BURN THE BELT AND I WOULD LOSE STEERING. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD A CRACK, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. *AK THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT AND THE SPARK PLUGS, HEAD GASKET STARTER, AND THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS REPLACED. *SC *JB

MISFIRING, BACKFIRING, STALLING AND COOLANT LEAKS DUE TO LEAKING PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD AND GASKETS. DEALER CLAIMS TO HAVE FOUND NO PROBLEMS IN SEPT. 2000. KEPT HAVING PROBLEMS. TOOK TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP AND UPPER INTAKE GASKET WAS REPLACED, FAILED 2 WEEKS LATER AND WAS REPLACED AGAIN. LEAKS COOLANT ONTO FLOOR. CAN SMELL COOLANT IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND GARAGE WHERE PARKED.*AK

MY COMPLAINT IS THAT WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD, MY HORN DOESN'T WORK UNTIL THE WHOLE STEERING WHEEL WARMS UP, WHICH CAN TAKE UP TO AN HOUR. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MY OLDS DEALER IS APPARENTLY AWARE OF THIS BECAUSE THEY ADVISED THE ONLY THING I CAN DO IS TO REPLACE THE $700+ AIR BAG BECAUSE ALL THE WIRING FOR THE HORN IS RUN THROUGH THE AIR BAG. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. THERE WAS NO "INCIDENT" BUT APPARENTLY I HAVE TO PUT IN A DATE SO I WILL JUST MAKE ONE UP SO I CAN PROCEED WITH MY COMPLAINT.*AK

ENGINE MANIFOLD EXPLODED WHEN IGNITION TURNED TO START. FUEL RAIL BENT, FUEL REGULATOR DAMAGED, LARGE CLOUD OF SMOKE AND EXPLOSIVE SOUND OCCURRED. ENGINE COVER SPLIT IN TWO.*AK

I WAS DRIVING MY 1997 OLDSMOBILE 88 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WENT BOOM AND THE CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY AND SMOKE BARRELLED OUT OF THE ENGINE AND WOULD NOT TURN OVER.I HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF THE WAYTO THE NEXT PARKING LOT.WE HAD OUR CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND THEY SAID THAT WE NEEDED A A NEW ENGINE.THEY IN TURN TOWED IT TO YET ANOTHER REPUTABLE SHOP AND THEY SAID THAT THE ENGINE BLEW DUE TO A FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD.IT WAS PLASTIC AND WITH THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE ALOOWED IT TO LEAK INTO OTHER PARTS OF THE ENGINES COOLING SYSTEM.GM DIDN'T TAKE FAULT EVEN THOUGH THEY STOPPED USING THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD AND HAD A RECALL ON IT.FROM MY UNDERSTANDING. WE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB AUTOLINE AND THE REFERRED US TO TH ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE IN WHICH GM STILL REFUSES TO TAKE FAULT BECAUSE WE WERE NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THE CAR AND THE NUMBER OF MILES ON THE CAR AT AROUND 70,000.THE CAR GOT AN INSPECTION BEFORE IT WAS SOLD, I'M SURE TOYOTA WOULD'NT RESALE A JUNK TO IT'S CUSTOMERS.IT WAS IN SHOWROOM CONDITION WHEN WE PURCHASED IT. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES AND SHIMMIES. ALSO, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE BACK FIRED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE *MR *CB *NLM

WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE BACK FIRED AND BLEW THE "PLASTIC" INTAKE MANIFOLD. *MR *SCC

THE RADIATOR AND WATER PUMP FAILED PREMATURELY DUE TO CORROSION, ALSO THE HEATER CORE FAILED. *PH *JB

THIS VEHICLE IS 5 YEARS OLD AND THE GAS LINES HAVE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD A FUEL PUMP REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK BETWEEN THE INCLINE FUEL FILTER AND THE GAS TANK. *JG

MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING WATER INSIDE ENGINE, AND ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BLEW CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE HARD TO START. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. TOOK TO DEALER AND THE DEALER SAYS GMC HAS REDESIGNED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, DEALER SAYS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS A INTERIOR VACUUM LEAK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

FUEL LINE FAILURE ON MODULAR UNIT DUE TO PIPE RUSTING-- WILL COST $700.00+ TO REPLACE. MR

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE PLENTIUM BEING MADE OF PLASTIC. TO PUT PLASTIC IN THE ENGINE, THIS CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. AND HAS HAD EXCELLANT CARE. THE PLENTIUM WEARS OUT DUMPING ENGINE COLLANT INTO COMBUSTION CHAMBERS. AND CONTAMINATES THE ENTIRE ENGINE WITH WATER AND COOLANT. WHICH IN TURN DESTROYS THE ENGINE. GM KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND STATE THAT THEY HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM IN THE LATER MODELS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM RECALL THE ONES THAT WERE NOT CORRECTED. ALTHOUGH OUR INSTANCE SUBJECTED US TO ANY DANGER . IF THIS WAS TO HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT, WHOS TO SAY WHAT COULD HAPPEN. IF OTHER MANUFACTURERS CAN RECOGINIZE THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE RECALLS, THEN WHY CAN'T OLDSMOBILE STEP UP AND DO THE SAME? IF THEY WANT INFORMATION ON OTHE INSTANCES ON THE SAME PART FAILURE FROM OTHER PEOPLES, I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO PROVIDE THIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. TOMMY RICE. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT GEARS BEFORE IT GETS TO CORRECT SPEED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. MAUFACTURER AND DEALERS CANNOT FIX PROBLEM.*AKI

WHILE DRIVING HOT WATER BURNED A HOLE IN MANIFOLD, CAUSING ENGINE TO LOCK DOWN . DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THE COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR RETAINER CLIPS BROKE OFF AND LEAVING THE SENSOR RETAINED ONLY BY THE FRICTION OF THE O-RING SEALS. *TT

DRIVERS SEAT RECLINING MECHANISM HAS SHEERED OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN ALLOWING THE SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS WITH NO WARNING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH SEVERAL TREES, AND NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK DURING THE ACCIDENT THE AXLE BROKE. ALSO, RADIATOR AND BATTERY BUSTED.THERE WERE 2 INJURIES. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER STATED SENSORS HAVE GONE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *YH

SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE, WOULD NOT LATCH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK THE ORIGINAL SEAT BELT IS THE WRONG SIZE. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE. *JG

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.*AK

THE INSURED STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED.*JB(49-3290-805)

THE INSURED ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE, WHICH BACK FIRED AND THEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*JB(CLAIM#23-1355-542)

THE INSURED GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE.*JB(CLAIM#40-2516-904)

INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED, FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 49-3290-805. *SLC

WHEN RAPIDLY APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL BECOMES EXTREMELY HARD AND RESISTS, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *SLC

CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND SAW SMOKE, FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 40-2516-904. *SLC

HALF OF THE TIME CAR STALLS AT LIGHTS, AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT TURNS. CONSUMER IS AFRAID OF BEING HIT IN THE REAR. *AK VEHICLE HAS STALLED 7 TIMES IN LESS THAN 3000 MILES. *SLC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BACK FIRE WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSING AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK

REAR ROTORS HAVE COMPLETLY RUSTED OUT SO BADLY THAT ROTORS COULD NOT HAVE BEEN TURNED AT ONLY 33,000 MILES, CAUSING BAD VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL.*AK

CONSUMER TRIED TO START VEHICLE AND IT BACK FIRED AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE PLASTIC PLENUM BLEW OFF AND PLUG WIRES CAUGHT FIRE, CLAIM 23-1355-542. *SLC

VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR AWHILE. HAD GOT IN AND INSERTED KEY IN IGNITION AND STARTED IT. SUDDENLY, VEHICLE BLEW UP AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAD BLOWN. HAD NO INDICATION OF CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK FIRE POSSIBLY CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *SLC

AT 27 MPH VEHICLE STALLS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 4 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AIK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED WITH NO PREVIOUS WARNING SIGN OF TROUBLE, UPON INSPECTION CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT ONLY 30K MILES. NLM

SEAT BACK COLLAPSED DURING REAR END IMPACT, RESULTING IN INJURY TO CONSUMER. *MJS

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1997, OLDSMOBILE 88, TIRE SIZE P205/70R15, DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE, TIRE HAD 17 THOUSANDS MILES ON THEM. CONSUMER NOTICED WHEN DRIVING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE. TIRES WERE CHECKED AND SHOWED EVIDENCE OF TREAD SEPARATION, REAR TIRES SHOWING MORE EVIDENCE THEN FRONTAL TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK