1999 Oldsmobile Oldsmobile

Routine

Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension › rear. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Linkages	1		0	0	0
Tires	1		0	0	0
Suspension › Rear	1		0	0	0
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe	1		0	0	0

What owners reported

Newest filings

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Linkages

Filed Mar 15, 2005MI

AFTER CLEANING ICE OFF THE WINDSHIELD & WIPERS. I TURNED ON THE WIPERS & FLUID TO CLEAN MY WINDSHIELD. WHEN I URNED THE WIPERS OFF, THE WIPERS STOPPED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE WIPERS CONTINUED TO WORK, BUT STOPPED IN THE INCORRECT POSITION. I HAS SINCE SEEN AT LEAST 5 OTHER INTRIGUES IN MY AREA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE LADY I SPOKE TO, (HERS WAS A 1998), GAVE ME THE SAME SCENARIO AS TO HOW HER WIPERS WERE NOW IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe

Filed Mar 7, 2005SC

THE INTAKE GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED AND BECAUSE OF THE GASKET LEAKING I NOW HAVE LIFTERS THAT HAVE TO BE REPLACED. IT COST ME $500 TO REPLACE THE GASKET. I CANNOT AFFORD TO DO ANY MORE REPAIRS. SO I'M NOW PAYING FOR A CAR THAT I CAN'T DRIVE. I THINK GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD PAY TO FIX MY VAN SINCE THEY FAILED TO RECALL KNOWING THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE GASKETS.*AK

Tires

Filed Nov 17, 2000NY

FIRESTONE TIRES BEGAN SHOWING SIGN OF WEAR PREMATURELY. NLM

Suspension › Rear

Filed May 19, 1999SD

THE RIGHT REAR STRUT BLEW AN OIL SEAL, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE RIGHT REAR DISC BRAKE. THIS HAPPENED LESS THAN 48 HOURS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE *AK

4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995

Year	Complaints	Assessment
2003	3	Routine
2002	2	Routine
2001	7	Routine
2000	4	Routine
1999 — this page	4	Routine
1998	8	Routine
1997	1	Routine
1996	3	Routine
1995	12	Routine
1994	4	Routine
1993	4	Routine
1992	3	Routine
1991	1	Routine
1990	2	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.