1999 OLDSMOBILE 88 Complaints

LOW COOLENT LIGHT CAME ON. WE ADDED 1 QT. OF COOLENT, THE LIFTERS MADE NOISE. WE HAD THE OIL CHANGED, THERE WAS COOLENT IN THE OIL. THE HEAD GASKET BLEW THE ENGINE WAS RUINED

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED AND SENT COOLANT THROUGH THE ENTIRE ENGINE AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE IS 1999 OLDSMOBILE 88 WITH 3.8 V6. REPAIR COST OVER $1,800. *LA

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE MANIFOLD CRACKED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION AT THE DEALER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR LEAKED CAUSING THE INJECTOR TO BLOW OFF THE INJECTOR. THIS IN TURN CAUSED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD TO CRACK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WITH GASKETS ALONG WITH THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND FUEL RAILS. *PH *NLM *JB

AIR CONDITIONING FAILED IN 1999 OLDSMOBILE 88 IN 2 PLACES AT THE SAME TIME. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP HAS NEVER SEEN THESE TYPES OF FAILURES IN A CAR ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. EXPENSE TO HAVE REPAIRED WAS $816.*AK

PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED AND SENT COOLANT THROUGH OUT THE ENGINE AND EXHAUST SYSTEM RESULTING IN A VERY COSTLY AUTO REPAIR. THE VEHICLE IS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE 88 WITH 3.8 V6. *AK

1999 OLDS, DELTA 88 - STARTS HARD, ENGINE DIES [HOT AND COLD] IN MOTION [LOWER SPEEDS] AND STOPPING AT LIGHTS. FUEL PUMP, FILTER AND STRAINER REPLACED. FUEL PRESSURE NOW IN SPEC. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER ON AND NO CODES PRESENT. PROBLEM CONTINUES [LAST 20 DAYS]. *NLM

THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COME FROM MOTOR/ AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UP UNDER THE HOOD. *MR *SCC FIRE STARTED WHILE AT THE GAS STATION. *TS

WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED A BILLOW OF SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED. *AK

FUEL REGULATOR WAS DEFECTIVE, FUEL REMAINED IN REGULATOR. TURNING OVER ENGINE CAUSED SPARK WHICJ BLEW MANIFOLD OUT. *AK

SERVICE MECHANIC SAID THIS PROBLEM WITH CRACK IN PLENUM HAS BEEN SEEN BEFORE BY HIM AND HEARD OF NUMEROUS TIMES AND PROBABLE FACTORY DEFECT. THE CRACK IN THE PLENUM ALLOWED COOLANT INTO THE PISTONS OF THE ENGINE AND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO THROW A ROD. MECHANIC ADVISED US TO NOTIFY NHTSA AND GENERAL MOTORS.