1995 OLDSMOBILE 88 Complaints

POWER STEERING MOTOR COMPLETELY FELL OFF THE ENGINE. I LOST ALL POWER . HAD I BEEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED I WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED MY CAR. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ANOTHER OLDSOMIBLE WAS IN THE SHOP WITH THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. THE SHOP FOREMAN SAID THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY VEHICLE BEFOR MINE AND THE OTHER CAR. IT SEEMS STRANGE THAT THEY WERE BOTH OLDS. I FEEL THAT FAULTY BOLTS ARE BEING USED IN THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CARS. THE BOLTS HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF. I DON'T THINK THAT BOLTS SHOULD CORODE AFTER 81,000 MILES. IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF OLDSOMOBILE VEHICLES SOMEONE WILL LOOSE THIER LIVES BECAUSE OF IT.

THE MOUNTING BOLTS HOLDING THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO THE ENGINE BLOCK HAVE BOTH COMPLETELY FRACTURED. THIS OCCURRED DURING ENGINE STARTUP UNDER NO UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES. THE ENGINE / CAR HAS NOT HAD ANY MAINTENANCE PERFORMED IN ANY AREA NEAR THIS COMPONENT. IT APPEARS THAT THE BOLTS MAY HAVE BEEN OVER-TORQUED ON INITIAL INSTALLATION. MY CONCERN IS TO KNOW IF THIS IS A PREVIOUS KNOW PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL CAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUTDOWN, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. THIS HAPPENED 2 TO 3 TIMES A DAY ERRATICALLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE EMC HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. WE FEEL THAT THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT THIS LOW MILAGE.

AFTER 1/4 IN OF ICE HAD MELTED AWAY, WINDSHIELD HAD A HAIR LINE CRACK IN IT. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT EITHER IT WAS CAUSED BY STRESS, OR ORIGINALLY PUT IN WRONG. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER. *ML

ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PLENUM IN UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH HAS DETERIORATED .*AK

FRONT RIGHT POWER WINDOW STICKS AND WILL NOT GO UP. MOTOR WAS REPLACED AND NOW THE WINDOW WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CANNOT FIND A PERMANENT SOLUTION. *AK

SOMETIMES THE TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. I CHECKED THE FUZE PANEL UNDERNEATH THE DASH AND ALL WERE OKAY AND PROPERLY SEATED. I FIND THAT IF I BANG UNDERNEATH THE DASH THE SIGNAL WILL START OPERATING, IE STARTING BLINKING.

UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 50MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DUAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN BOTH DRIVER AND BACK SEAT PASSENGER BEING KILLED ANF FOUR OTHERS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *AK

ENGINE IS BURNING ONE QUART OF OIL EVERY 1500 MILES DUE TO SEALS/PISTON RING FAILURE. *AK