Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1995 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
30
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
41
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

30 filed
1
Crashes
1
Fires
3
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Unknown OR Other
    4
  • AIR Bags
    4
  • VISIBILITY:POWER Window Devices AND Controls
    3
  • EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR Conditioner
    2
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    2
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:COOLING System
    2

Recalls

2 campaigns
94V190000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS1994-10-04

THESE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH LIGHTING CONTROL MODULES WHICH CAN EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE CURRENT LEAKAGE DUE TO DAMAGED SURFACE MOUNTING CAPACITORS. THIS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF HEAD LAMPS AND PARKING LAMPS.

RiskSUDDEN LOSS OF HEADLAMPS CAN CAUSE REDUCED DRIVER VISIBILITY WHICH CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. ALSO, THE HEAD LAMPS CANNOT BE TURNED OFF, OR THEY MAY TURN ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BATTERY CHARGE AND INABILITY TO RESTART THE CAR.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HEADLAMP MODULE.

94V138000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH1994-08-02

A SPRING IN THE HEAD LAMP PORTION OF THE HEAD PARK LAMP SWITCH CAN FAIL PREVENTING LATCHING OF THE HEAD LAMP PORTION OF THE SWITCH IN THE "ON" POSITION.

RiskTHE HEAD LAMPS WOULD NOT STAY ILLUMINATED RESULTING IN REDUCED DRIVER VISIBILITY.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT HEAD/PARK LAMP SWITCH BUILD DATE CODES AND REPLACE SWITCHES WITH SUSPECT DATE CODES.

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