1995 Oldsmobile 98 problems
The 1995 Oldsmobile 98 has 71 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (13%) concerns brakes. After that come wipers, windshield & visibility (10%) and suspension (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 71 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 13% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 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: 2 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Oldsmobile 98 with enough data (52 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
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 driver's air bag is much bigger than the steering wheel, during an accident it violently deployed and blew the consumers hand off the wheel with such force that it broke her wrist (right) and resulted in 3rd degree burns to the left arm, the passenger side air bag did not deploy towards the passenger but went up through the windshield, the consumer believes that these air bags are old and outdated and believes they should be removed. Nlm
Airbags deployed without reason under normal driving conditions causing windshield to break and due to cost to repair dash and airbags caused car to be a total loss.
Tl*the contact owns a 1995 oldsmobile 98 royal. While driving 45 MPH, the driver side air bag suddenly deployed without warning. The contact had to hold the air bag down and pull over to the side of the road to prevent a crash. The contact suffered soreness in his neck and ribs. He also has an abrasion on his arm from the failure. He notified the dealer and the manufacturer and they stated that the air bag deployment was caused by the moisture in the component.
Tl*the contact owns a 1995 oldsmobile 98. While driving 65 MPH, sparks appeared in the engine compartment and the engine shut off. There were no warning indicators prior to the failure. The contact pulled off the road and the engine compartment burst into flames. The fire was extinguished by the fire department and they stated that the cause was due to a gas leak. The vehicle was towed. There were no injuries. The current and failure mileages were 105,000.
Dt*: the contact stated that the vehicle's front driver side airbag deployed on 06/20/06 while the ignition was on but in park. The front passenger side airbag also deployed while driving 60 MPH on 06/21/06. The was no impact to the vehicle during both incidents. The airbag light was not illuminated prior to the first incident however the contact observed the airbag light illuminated after the 2nd incident. There were no injuries sustained nor lose control of the vehicle.