1992 Oldsmobile 88 problems
NHTSA has received 109 complaints about the 1992 Oldsmobile 88, and 33% of them involve brakes. Next are air bags (13%) and transmission (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 109 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 33% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 11
- Injuries and deaths
- 32 and 2
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: 15 complaints mention a crash; 11 complaints mention a fire; 32 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 96% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Oldsmobile 88 with enough data (64 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.
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
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.
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.
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.