1990 Oldsmobile 88 problems
NHTSA has received 28 complaints about the 1990 Oldsmobile 88, and 14% of them involve brakes. Next are electrical system (14%) and engine (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 14% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1990 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Oldsmobile 88 with enough data (7 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
When the vehicle was hit from the rear, the impact caused both front seats to snap backwards. The vehicle has been repaired.
The gear shift indicator on the electronic dash is an unreadable amber, making it impossible to see what gear the vehicle is in.
Hood struts fail to hold especially in colder weather, engine tends to stall on right-turn highway on-ramps or sharp right turns with 5 gallons or less in the tank, (original) silver paint is peeling badly from engine hood and beginning now on roof as well.