1992 Oldsmobile 88

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  THE VOLUME CONTROL ON THE STEERING WHEEL SHORTED OUT. IT STARTED TO GET HOT, THEN IT SMOKED AND THEN THERE WAS A SMALL SPARK AND A SMALL FLAME. IT COMPLETELY MELTED. THIS CAUSED THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY.*AK

• 12/11/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  AT ANY SPEED WHEN DRIVING THE CAR IT SOMETIMES STALLS (CUTOFF) . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

• 12/09/1998· SEATS

  VEHICLE PULLED OVER BY DRIVER. DRIVER LOOKED UNDER FRONT SEAT FOR CELL PHONE. CLOTHES/ BODY. CAME IN CONTACT WITH SEAT BUTTON & PUSHED TO RIGHT. POWER SEAT CAME FORWARD & PINNED DRIVER BETWEEN SEAT& FRONT DOOR FRAME. COULD NOT GET OXYGEN; SUFFICATION OCCURRED. RESCUE SQUAD CAME & PERFORMED CPR. ON LIFE SUPPORT TWO DAYS. DIED TWO DAYS LATER. DEALER CONTACTED; FULLY AWARE OF INCIDENT. MANUFACTURER NOT AWARE. *AK

• 12/08/1994· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrashFire

  DASHBOARD ELECTRICAL FIRE.

• 12/06/1995· AIR BAGS

  STEERING WHEEL HUB THAT COVERS AIR BAG IS PEELING OFF DISABLING THE HORN. TT

• 12/05/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE PADS FAILED.

• 12/05/1995· SEATSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, SEATS BROKE. TT

• 11/30/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  GRINDING NOISE IN REAR DUE TO RIGHT REAR HOLD DOWN BREAKING; DRUM DESTROYED, SHOES AND HARDWARE AND CUT WHEEL CYLINDER BOOT. TT

• 11/26/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ON-GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN AND CAUSE WHEELS TO DRAG. ABS SENSOR LIGHNT WOULD COME ON. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM IS STILL UNRESOLVED. *AK

• 11/25/1996· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE; ALSO, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSORS/FRONT WHEL BEARINGS/BATTERY/ALTERNATOR/POWER DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED AND MOLDING ON TOP OF WINDSHIELD CAME LOOSE. *AK

• 11/23/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE 20 MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. YH

• 11/22/2000· STEERING,SUSPENSION,TIRES

  STRUTS AND TIE RODS REPLACED RECENTLY. ALSO, NEWER TIRES UP FRONT. *AK

• 11/19/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrash

  WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WHEN A DEER APPEARED SUDDENLY. APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT DEER WAS HIT BY LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE ON FRONT GRILL. VEHICLE STOPPED, BUT DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER HIT UPPER PART OF CHEST & THROAT ON STEERING WHEEL DUE TO NO AIR BAG. WAS AT EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT. WEARING NECK BRACE. *AK

• 11/14/1997· SEAT BELTS

  SHOULDER BELT COMES ACROSS DRIVERS NECK, CANNOT ADJUST PROPERLY.

• 11/13/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  WAS DRIVING SAW SMOKE AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

• 11/08/1995· STEERING

  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.

• 11/04/2002· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE VICTIM WAS DEPRIVED OF OXYGEN BEFORE RESCUERS ARRIVED, SUFFERED BRAIN DAMAGE AND DIED FROM HIS INJURY 11/25/98. OUR INVESTIGATION HAS FOUND 15 OTHERS THAT REPORTED VERY SIMILAR EXPERIENCES TO GM. DT

• 11/04/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING ON THE STREET AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, APPLIED BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT CATCH. APPLIED BRAKES AGAIN AND THE BRAKES WORKED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. HAD MASTER CYLINDER AND RIGHT REAR WHEEL CYLINDER REBUILT. *AK *SLC

• 10/26/1999· SEAT BELTS

  WHENEVER SEAT BELTS ARE USED THEY RISE UP TO ACROSS THE NECK. NLM

• 10/23/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  EA94-038, CONSUMER STATES UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOORBOARD, RESULTING IN THE CONSUMER RUNNING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/15/1997· INTERIOR LIGHTING

  INTERIOR LIGHT SWITCH LOCATION HAS CAUSED CONSUMER TO ACTIVATE ACCIDENTALLY, RESULTING IN DRAINING BATTERTY.

• 10/03/2001· SEAT BELTS

  REAR DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT RELEASE FAR ENOUGH TO FASTEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND HE COULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER STATED THAT RETRACTOR NEEDED REPLACING.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*SLC

• 10/01/1999· SEATS

  DRIVER SIDE SEAT IS DEFECTIVE. YH

• 09/29/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  ON EACH OCCASION WHEN I HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKES VIGOROUSLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE ABS BRAKING ASSISTANCE FUNTION TO BE ACTIVATED. THE BRAKES REMAIN FULLY ENGAGED AFTER BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE HAS BEEN REMOVED. THE VEHICLE CAN THEN BE MOVED ONLY BY TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTING THE CAR, WHICH RESETS THE ABS CONTROLLER. COMPLETE LOSS OF MANEUVARABILITY ACCOMPANIES ABS ENGAGEMENT.

• 09/27/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED. WHEN BRAKE WAS APPLIED THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 09/26/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CONDITIONS WHERE ANTILOCK BRAKES HAVE COME ON. BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC 2 TIMES, HE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS BOTH TIMES. ANTILOCK BRAKES CONTINUE TO FAIL. *AK

• 09/26/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  HEARD A NOISE AND REAR SPRINGS WENT INTO THE DRUMS OF THE BRAKE LINES. APPLICATION FELT LIKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.*AK

• 09/23/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  DURING A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SPEED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, WAS 25 MPH. *AK

• 09/15/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH OWNER APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. OWNER HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY PARK BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

• 09/14/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON 12:00 (FRONTAL) COLLISION. TT

• 09/11/1998· VISIBILITY

  DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND THE BACK WINDOW BLEW OUT ON THE THE FREEWAY. PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

• 09/02/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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.

• 08/31/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  VEHICLE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MASTER CYLINDER MALFUNCTIONED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.ON FAILURE THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. TT

• 08/28/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE REAR BRAKE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE IS LEAKING . TT

• 08/26/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  HAVE BEING HIT FROM BEHIND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE PUSHED INTO BUILDING, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 08/25/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION. TT

• 08/23/2000· TIRES

  TIRE DISCINEGRATED DUE TO BELT SEPERATION, TORE FENDER OFF RIGHT SIDE DAMAGED PASSENGER DOOR AND BENT RIM

• 08/20/1999· STEERING,AIR BAGS

  STEERING WHEEL HAS A GAP/SPLIT, CAUSING POWDER AND CHEMICAL VAPORS TO ESCAPE WITHIN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ALSO, AIR BAG IS VISIBLE. CONSUMR HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED THE AIR BAG NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 08/07/1996· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DOOR LOCK STICKS. *SD

• 08/04/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  PRESSED ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES TO STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. TT

• 07/23/1996· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONING AT 55MPH AND WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE POSITION VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IN NEUTRAL POSITION. *AK

• 07/18/1995· POWER TRAIN

  SHIFT LEVER PIN FALLS OUT.

• 07/15/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  DRIVING VEHICLE, COMING TO TOLL BOOTH 300 FT AWAY; GRAYISH SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER HOOD. OTHER PEOPLE NOTICED HEAVY BLACK SMOKE. TOLL OFFICIAL CALLED FIRE DEPT; VEHICLE IN FLAMES BEFORE FIRE DEPT ARRIVED; WAS TOWED TO YARD. INS. CO. WILL LOOK AT VEHICLE IF MOVED TO DEALER. *AK POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. *SLC

• 07/15/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHCILE WAS A COMPLETE STOP AND IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, DRIVER LAP/SHOULDER BELT FAILED ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY

• 07/08/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DRIVING CTY RD & VEHICLE STALLED; HAD PROBLEM RESTARTING; WORKED FINE NEXT DAY; HAPPENED AGAIN & ALMOST WAS REARENDED; HAD TOWED TO DEALER & NOTHING FOUND; TOOK TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC & COMPUTER SAID ENGINE PROBLEM. INTERMITTEN PROBLEM. *AK

• 07/02/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  LOCATION OF HORN BUTTONS CAUSES DIFFICULTY ACCESSING IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS OF IMPENDING ACCIDENT. *DH

• 06/28/1999· SEAT BELTS

  REAR SEAT BELTS DON'T WORK DUE TO A PLASTIC PART WHICH IS JAMMED AND TWISTED WITHIN THE SEAT BELTS. THE PLSTIC PART COMES OUT TWO TO THREE INCHES, CAUSING THE REAR SEA TBELTS TO GET STUCK. *AK

• 06/28/1999· SEAT BELTS

  REAR SEAT BELTS DON'T WORK DUE TO A PLASTIC PART WHICH IS JAMMED AND TWISTED WITHIN THE SEAT BELTS. THE PLASTIC PART COMES OUT TWO TO THREE INCHES, CAUSING REAR SEAT BELTS TO GET STUCK. *AK

• 06/12/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN COLLISION. *DH

• 06/04/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 OLDSMOBILE 88. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT 30 MINUTES ON ONE OCCASION. SEVERAL DEALERS DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AS EITHER THE FUEL PUMP, STARTER, OR ALTERNATOR. THE STARTER, ALTERNATOR, AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. THE CONTACT HAS THE INVOICES FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS AND WILL PROVIDE THE DEALER INFORMATION WHEN THE COMPLAINT IS RECEIVED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 100,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.