Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1996 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
10
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
27
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

10 filed
0
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Electrical System
    2
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    2
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
    2
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR Position Indication (PRNDL)
    1
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL Bearing
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL Module
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V Battery
    1
  • AIR Bags
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
96V116000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM1996-07-01

A BACKFIRE DURING ENGINE STARTING CAN CAUSE BREAKAGE OF THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD.

RiskTHIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A NO-START CONDITION AND POSSIBLY AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.

FixDEALERS WILL UPDATE THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING. UNTIL THE CAMPAIGN REPAIR IS MADE, THE VEHICLE HOOD SHOULD BE SHUT WHENEVER STARTING THE VEHICLE TO REDUCE THE CHANCE OF PERSONAL INJURY.

95V204000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE1995-10-23

THESE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH A MALFUNCTION ALARM, LIGHTING AND LOCKING (MALL) MODULE THAT CAN CONTAIN A DAMAGED CAPACITOR. IF THE CAPACITOR IS DAMAGED, THE "KEY IN THE IGNITION" WARNING CHIME AND THE DRIVER SEAT BELT UNBUCKLED WARNING CHIME AND INDICATOR LAMP MAY NOT WORK. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 114, "THEFT PROTECTION" AND FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." IN ADDITION, OTHER CHIME REMINDER FUNCTIONS, INTERIOR LIGHTING CONTROLS, AND POWER DOOR LOCKING FEATURES ARE ALSO AFFECTED.

RiskCONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE; THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT THE KEY WAS LEFT IN THE IGNITION OR THAT THE SAFETY BELT WAS NOT BUCKLED.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF REQUIRED, REPLACE THE MALL MODULE.

NHTSA investigations

5 actions
RQ03001·STEERING:RACK AND PINION2003-01-02 → 2003-09-15

POWER RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE

RQ03001·STEERING2003-01-02 → 2003-09-15

POWER RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE

EA02030·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS2002-10-22 → 2004-03-09

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

Led to recall04V090000

EA02030·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE2002-10-22 → 2004-03-09

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

Led to recall04V090000

EA02030·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY2002-10-22 → 2004-03-09

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

Led to recall04V090000

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