Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1991 Oldsmobile 98

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
47
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
10
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

47 filed
6
Crashes
2
Fires
3
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    13
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER Cylinder
    6
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    4
  • Electrical SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
    3
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL Cylinders
    2
  • EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR Conditioner
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    2
  • AIR Bags
    2

Recalls

2 campaigns
91V198000·POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1991-11-14

THE CONSOLE MOUNTED SHIFT LEVER MAY DISENGAGE FROM THE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE BRACKET CAUSING LOSS OF GEAR INDICATOR REFERENCE AND SHIFT SELECTOR OPERATION.

RiskTHE DRIVER CAN PLACE THE GEAR SHIFTER IN THE PARKPOSITION WITHOUT SETTING THE PARKING BRAKE AND THE TRANSAXLE MAY NOT ACTUALLY BEIN PARK, RESULTING IN UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENT IF THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED ON AGRADE. ALSO, THE DRIVER CAN PLACE THE GEAR SELECTOR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE WITHOUTTURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND THE TRANSAXLE MAY NOT BE IN THE POSITION INDICATED,CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. BOTH CONDITIONS CANRESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

FixINSTALL TWO TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE RETAINING CLIPS.

91V167000·PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL1991-09-23

WHEN APPLIED, THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY MAY RELEASE ONE OR MORE TEETH, REDUCING THE CABLE LOAD TO THE REAR BRAKES.

RiskDEPENDING ON THE EXTENT OF THE LEVER RELEASE AND ROADLEVEL. THE PARKING BRAKE MAY NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE, ALLOWING IT TO ROLL, WHICHCOULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 105.

FixREPLACE PARKING BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
PE93007·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1993-02-10 → 1993-05-03

FUEL LINE FAILURE

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