1999 Oldsmobile 88 complaints

FUEL REGULATOR WAS DEFECTIVE, FUEL REMAINED IN REGULATOR. TURNING OVER ENGINE CAUSED SPARK WHICJ BLEW MANIFOLD OUT. *AK

SERVICE MECHANIC SAID THIS PROBLEM WITH CRACK IN PLENUM HAS BEEN SEEN BEFORE BY HIM AND HEARD OF NUMEROUS TIMES AND PROBABLE FACTORY DEFECT. THE CRACK IN THE PLENUM ALLOWED COOLANT INTO THE PISTONS OF THE ENGINE AND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO THROW A ROD. MECHANIC ADVISED US TO NOTIFY NHTSA AND GENERAL MOTORS.

POWER STEERING GEAR/RACK WAS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JG

BRAKE FLUID SOAKED REAR BRAKE LININGS. DEALER NOW SAYS THAT FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT AND MUST BE REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE. THE REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE REAR BRAKE SHOES WERE WASHED /CLEANED.

AS THE INSURED WAS STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND AND THEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*JB(CLAIM#52-2537-313)

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.*JB(CLAIM#38-J819-740)

CONSUMER STATED WHILE ACCELERATING TO MATCH THE SPEED OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH, DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM OR LOCATE ANY ERROR CODES. *AK CONSUMER STATEED THE PROBLEM HAPPENED TWICE AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT. *YD

CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE WHEN A POP NOISE WAS HEARD, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 52-2537-313. *SLC

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 38-J819-740. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE WILL LOSE ALL POWER AND STEERING AND BRAKES GET HARD. CONSUMER WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE TAIL LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND DISCOVERED A MOUSE HAS BUILT A NEST IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK CONSUMER FEELS GM SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH ALLOWED A MOUSE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE ENGINE DEPARTMENT *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING ON A 4-LANE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. THERE WERE NO BUMPS IN ROAD THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AIRBAG TO SUDDENLY DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER HAS NOT FOUND A SOLUTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THERE IS AN UNUSUAL SOUND COMING FROM FRONT DOOR WHEN TURNING, AND BRAKES LOCK UP. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE WHEN IN REVERSE AND FORWARD AFTER SOME STOPS. *SLC

THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE IN REAR WHICH OCCURS AT ANY TIME, AND IS BECOMING WORSE/ LOUDER. STRUTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ADJUSTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE ON THE GAS TANK, HOWEVER THE NOISE IS STILL OCCURRING, DEALER CAN NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. *SLC

WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC VEHICLE MOMENTARILY LOST STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKES FOR 5 OR MORE SECOND BEFORE CONTROL WAS RESTORED, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK

COMPLETE LOSS OF DASH LIGHTING. INTERMITENT LOST OF INSTRUMENT DIGITAL INDICATORS I.E. MILEAGE, TRANSMISSION INDICATOR AND RADIO/CLOCK READOUT. "FACTORY TRAINED PERSONNEL" BEAT ON DASH AND PULLED ON WIRES BOTH TIMES ALONG WITH COMPLETE DISASSEMBLY OF DASH BOARD. BOTH TIMES THE LIGHTS STARTED WORKING ON THEIR OWN. WE ARE BEGINNING TO EXPERIENCE FAILURE WITH INTERMITENT LOST OF LIGHTS AND DIGITAL INDICATION AGAIN. DEALER WANTS TO WAIT UNTIL THEY GO OUT COMPLETELY. HAZARD EXIST WHEN DRIVING EXPECIALLY AT NIGHT WITH NO DASH LIGHTS OR INDICATORS.

SPEED SENSOR HAS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, REPLACED RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HUB AND BEARINGS DUE TO WATER INTRUSION INTO SENSOR. MODULE, ELECTRONIC BRKAE, AND TRACTION CONTROL ALSO REPLACED. *AK *ML

OWNER TRIED TO START CAR AND THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, AND SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER VEHICLE DUE TO THE ENGINE CATCHING ON FIRE. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

THE FRONT END WAS VIBRATING. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR ALIGNMENT AND TIRE ROTATION AND WAS( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/70R15 )

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED TWO OCCASIONS OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. MJS

MIDDLE RECEIVING PART OF THE BUCKLE IN THE MIDDLE FRONT SEAT POSITION STICKS UP AWKWARDLY, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO BUCKLE ALL THE FRONT SEATBELTS UP WITH 3 PASSENGERS IN THE FRONT SEAT. ALSO THE VEHICLES MIDDLE FRONT SEATBELT DOES NOT FIT AROUND THE OCCUPANT. DEALER CANNOT RETROFIT SEATBELTS. *AK

TIRE RESERVE LOAD LABEL IS MISSING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THE LABEL SHOULD BE LOCATED ON DRIVER'S DOOR. *AK

DESIGN PLACEMENT OF MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH IS HIDDEN FROM VIEW OF THE DRIVER BY THE STEERING WHEEL. NLM

CONSUMER HAD DRIVER'S SIDE LAP BELT CHECKED UPON PURCHASE. DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THE LAP BELT SHOULD NOT HAVE TENSION UNTIL OR UNLESS HE APPLIES THE BRAKES AT MORE THAN 30MPH. *AK

SEAT BELT IS LOOSE. MJS

BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

BRAKES FADE CONSTANTLY.