1994 Oldsmobile 88 problems
NHTSA has received 91 complaints about the 1994 Oldsmobile 88, and 22% of them involve brakes. Next are electrical system (14%) and engine (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 91 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 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: 6 complaints mention a crash; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1994 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Oldsmobile 88 with enough data (65 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.
Tl* the contact owned a 1994 oldsmobile 88 royale. While driving approximately 10 MPH, the contact's vehicle was suddenly rear ended. The front driver and passenger seats fell backwards and the bolts that held the seats detached. As a result, the seats disengaged from the floorboard of the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed. A police report was filed. The driver sustained injuries to the leg, knee, head, shoulder, arm, and hand.
The owner is having problems with the brakes and the manufacturer is refusing to give any info related to a test that they did on the car. Tt
The hood on a 1994 oldsmobile delta 88 was lifted to check battery and both gas filled struts designed to keep the hood up suddenly failed. This resulted in the hood falling and trapping my right wrist and hand. Laceration was inflicted along with radial and/or ulnar nerve damage.