1995 OLDSMOBILE 88 Complaints

THE PROBLEM I HAVE COME ACROSS IS THAT THE PLENUM THAT SITS ON TOP OF MY INTAKE IS MADE OUT OF SOME KIND OF CARBON FIBER OF SOME SORT . WELL THE FIRST TIME IT WENT OUT MY ENGINE STOPPED INSTANTLY ON THE INTERSTATE. LATER ON THAT DAY I FOUND OUT WHAT IT WAS. THE PLENUM HAS 2 WATER JACKETS ON EACH SIDE OF A VENT FOR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM BY THE THROTTLE SIDE, IT CORRODED AROUND THAT VENT THAT LETS COOLING FLUID INTO THE INTAKE STOPPING THE MOTOR INSTANTLY. I HAD TO HAVE THE MOTOR AND THE PLENUM REPLACED AND NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURE NEEDS TO STOP MAKING THESE PARTS IN THE MATERIAL THAT THEY DO. BECAUSE I HAVE LOST A LOT OF MONEY AND TIME GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIXED. *JB

AIR BAGS BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. POLICE WERE CALLED. RESIDENT WAS OUTSIDE AND SAW AND HEARD BAGS GO OFF.. CLAIM WAS MADE TO INSURANCE COMPANY AND WAS TOLD NO COVERAGE APPLIED TO MECHANICAL FAILURE OF DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. HAVE CONTACTED DEALER SHIP WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED AFTER CONTACTING OLDSMOBILE DIRECT. NOW WAITING FOR BODY SHOP AT DEALER TO GET INFORMATION BACK FROM GM. E-MAIL ADDRESS IS UNABLE TO RECEIVE E-MAIL. MUST SEND INFORMATION THROUGH THE MAIL. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY INFORMATION OR HELP POSSIBLE. THANK YOU *TR

THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO THE GM RECALL ABOUT THE FAILURE OF BRAKES, POWER STEERING, WIPERS. I HAVE A 1995 OLDS 88 ROYALE. BACK IN NOVEMBER MY WIFE WAS TURNING LEFT INTO A DRIVEWAY TO TURN AROUND AND HER POWER STEERING QUIT COMPLETELY. I E-MAILED OLDSMOBILE ABOUT THE PROBLEM AFTER I READ ABOUT THE RECALL. THEY SENT ME BACK A E-MAIL AND SAID THEY WERE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE VIN AND MODEL YEAR DIDN'T FALL UNDER THE RECALL. THEY TOLD ME TO GO TO A LOCAL DEALER IF I FELT THAT THERE WERE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT OUR VEHICLE. THE CAR IS SITTING IN OUR GARAGE RIGHT THIS VERY MINUTE WITHOUT ANY POWER STEERING. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP ME WITH THIS SITUATION? IF SO I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND EFFORT IN THIS MATTER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO A GARAGE. MECHANIC HAD NOT DETERMINED THE PROBLEM . *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS KNOCKED OUT FOR ABOUT THREE SECONDS AND WAS BURNED. *SCC *JB

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING TRACK CONTROL SYSTEM PROBLEMS. VEHICLE FAILED AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ABLE TO LET HER KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED. *AK THE TRACTION OFF LIGHT APPEARED ON THE MAIN CLUSTER. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO DEPRESS THE TRACTION BUTTON AND IT WOULD NOT TURN TRACTION ON AGAIN. BPMV IS SHORTED.*TS *JB

POWER STEERING PUMP BOLTS BROKE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE SERPENTINE BELT TO COME OFF. *AK

THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD DEVELOPED A CRACK AND LEAKED ANTI FREEZE INTO THE ENGINE. THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING AND DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH BOTH AIRBAG DEPLOY WITH OUT ANY REASON. WINDSHIELD WAS BROKE, PASSENGER WINDOW WAS ALSO BROKE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMARTION:: MR

I WAS DRIIVING ON I-70 IN PA AT APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG EXPLODED. I CONTROLLED THE CAR AND PULLED OVER, CONTACTED THE STATE POLICE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. ABOUT 40 MILES FURTHER DOWN THE INTERSTATE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG EXPLODED SHATTERING 2/3 OF THE WINDSHIELD. AGAIN I PULLED OVER AND WE GOT OUT OF THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO DROVE TO OUR MOTEL IN DC. I HAVE CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE AND THEY HAD MY CAR INSPECTED ON 7-9-02. I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CONTACTED IN 1 TO 2 BUSINESS DAYS, HOWEVER, NO ONE FROM OLDMOBILE HAS CONTACTED ME. I HAVE CALLED THEM SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER, NO ONE WILL TALK TO ME ABOUT THE FINDINGS IN THE INSPECTION. MY MOTHER AND DAUGHTER (WHO WERE TRAVELLING WITH ME) AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED WHEN THE AIRBAGS EXPLODED. I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY WITH THE LACK OF CONCERN OR RESPONSE FROM OLDSMOBILE.PSOAT LEYI OIH LIN LIRTHE WIDNEDSOLMNVIN. *AK