1993 Oldsmobile 88 problems
NHTSA has received 99 complaints about the 1993 Oldsmobile 88, and 24% of them involve brakes. Next are transmission (18%) and engine (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 99 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 13
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 120,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 120,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 13 complaints mention a crash; 13 complaints mention a fire; 10 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 94% 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 1993 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Oldsmobile 88 with enough data (50 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.
After coming out of a parking space, the consumer crashed into a cement light pole, consumer had her seat belt on, however was still thrown into the steering wheel, the driver side air bag experienced no deployment in this accident. *slc
While driving about 5 MPH down a hill, the steering wheel locked up. And caused the driver to go into an embankment. The driver suffered neck injuries and was transported by ambulance. The vehicle was towed to the dealership for analysis. Please fill in additional information.
Tl*the contact owns a 1993 oldsmobile delta 88. The contact stated that while driving at any speed, but especially when decelerating, the vehicle stalled, causing a loss of power steering and braking. The vehicle had a service bulletin cmp95c1101. The contact stated that over 1000 miles the vehicle failed 75 times and became worse. The current mileage was 48,000 and the failure mileage was 47,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 1993 oldsmobile 88. The vehicle was purchased as is from an independent dealer. One week later, while driving 60 MPH in the rain, water flooded into the vehicle. The entire rear floorboard was soaked with water. The dealer stated that nothing could be done. The transmission failed one week after the water damage and was replaced. An independent mechanic inspected the vehicle and discovered that the fuel pump and filter were rusted. The vehicle was repaired.