Vehicle report

1988 OLDSMOBILE 88

Reported problems

37 complaints · median miles
ComponentReports
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR5
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL5
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM4
STEERING:RACK AND PINION4
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR2
TIRES2
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
SEAT BELTS1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY1
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER1
STRUCTURE:BODY1
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR1
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.

1988 Oldsmobile 88 Reported Problems: 37 complaints | CarFathom