Oldsmobile electrical system problems
Across all Oldsmobile models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,805 complaints involve electrical system. The Alero accounts for the largest share (35%). The single worst model year is the 2002 Alero with 138 electrical system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,805 about electrical system, all Oldsmobile models
- Most affected
- Alero 35% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 82,000 miles 749 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 40 and 162
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Oldsmobile models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alero | 630 | 35% |
| Intrigue | 267 | 15% |
| Cutlass | 206 | 11% |
| Bravada | 156 | 9% |
| Achieva | 127 | 7% |
| Aurora | 119 | 7% |
| 88 | 106 | 6% |
| Silhouette | 86 | 5% |
| 98 | 33 | 2% |
| Cutlass Supreme | 30 | 2% |
Worst model years for electrical system
- 2002 Oldsmobile Alero138 complaints
- 2001 Oldsmobile Alero135 complaints
- 2003 Oldsmobile Alero109 complaints
- 1999 Oldsmobile Alero95 complaints
- 2000 Oldsmobile Alero94 complaints
Electrical system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 43 |
| 1991 | 47 |
| 1992 | 59 |
| 1993 | 48 |
| 1994 | 71 |
| 1995 | 109 |
| 1996 | 106 |
| 1997 | 121 |
| 1998 | 149 |
| 1999 | 222 |
| 2000 | 205 |
| 2001 | 208 |
| 2002 | 233 |
| 2003 | 120 |
| 2004 | 64 |
Among the 749 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 82,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.