1997 OLDSMOBILE 88 Complaints

CONSUMER TRIED TO START VEHICLE AND IT BACK FIRED AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE PLASTIC PLENUM BLEW OFF AND PLUG WIRES CAUGHT FIRE, CLAIM 23-1355-542. *SLC

REAR ROTORS HAVE COMPLETLY RUSTED OUT SO BADLY THAT ROTORS COULD NOT HAVE BEEN TURNED AT ONLY 33,000 MILES, CAUSING BAD VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL.*AK

VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR AWHILE. HAD GOT IN AND INSERTED KEY IN IGNITION AND STARTED IT. SUDDENLY, VEHICLE BLEW UP AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAD BLOWN. HAD NO INDICATION OF CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK FIRE POSSIBLY CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *SLC

AT 27 MPH VEHICLE STALLS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 4 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AIK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED WITH NO PREVIOUS WARNING SIGN OF TROUBLE, UPON INSPECTION CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT ONLY 30K MILES. NLM

SEAT BACK COLLAPSED DURING REAR END IMPACT, RESULTING IN INJURY TO CONSUMER. *MJS

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1997, OLDSMOBILE 88, TIRE SIZE P205/70R15, DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE, TIRE HAD 17 THOUSANDS MILES ON THEM. CONSUMER NOTICED WHEN DRIVING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE. TIRES WERE CHECKED AND SHOWED EVIDENCE OF TREAD SEPARATION, REAR TIRES SHOWING MORE EVIDENCE THEN FRONTAL TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SPARK PLUG WIRES BURNED OUT AT THE PLUG END, CAUSING ENGINE TO MISFIRE AND BUCK. DELAER HAS REPLACED THE IGNITION WIRES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED.*AK

WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WASHER IS ACTIVATED, THE WIPERS SOMETIMES FAIL TO COME ON AND THE WASHER FLUID CONTINUES TO SPRAY ON THE WINDSHIELD, OBSCURING VISION . FRANTIC MANIPULATION OF THE CONTROL RESULTS IN A RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION. A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD RESULT FROM THIS FAILURE.

POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FAILURES IS CAUSING THE HORN TO SOUND WHILE THE VEHICLES IS PARKED (OFF), THE COURTESY LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATED AND THE TRUNK WOULD POP UP ON IT'S OWN. NLM