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1992 Oldsmobile 88

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

12 crash reports7 fire reports10 injury reports

Air Bags complaints

13 reports
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Mileage unknown · Aug 26, 2002
Air BagsCrash

HAVE BEING HIT FROM BEHIND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE PUSHED INTO BUILDING, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ODI #8017158

Mileage unknown · Nov 19, 1999
Air BagsService Brakes, HydraulicCrashInjury

WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WHEN A DEER APPEARED SUDDENLY. APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT DEER WAS HIT BY LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE ON FRONT GRILL. VEHICLE STOPPED, BUT DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER HIT UPPER PART OF CHEST & THROAT ON STEERING WHEEL DUE TO NO AIR BAG. WAS AT EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT. WEARING NECK BRACE. *…

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WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WHEN A DEER APPEARED SUDDENLY. APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT DEER WAS HIT BY LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE ON FRONT GRILL. VEHICLE STOPPED, BUT DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER HIT UPPER PART OF CHEST & THROAT ON STEERING WHEEL DUE TO NO AIR BAG. WAS AT EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT. WEARING NECK BRACE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #853170

Mileage unknown · Aug 20, 1999
Air BagsSteering

STEERING WHEEL HAS A GAP/SPLIT, CAUSING POWDER AND CHEMICAL VAPORS TO ESCAPE WITHIN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ALSO, AIR BAG IS VISIBLE. CONSUMR HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED THE AIR BAG NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #845498

Mileage unknown · May 14, 1998
Air Bags

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #823306

Mileage unknown · Apr 4, 1997
Air BagsCrashInjury

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THREE CAR COLLISION. VEHICLE REARENDED WHILE AT STANDSTILL BY TRUCK MOVING 45 MPH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT AT STANDSTILL, VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #808628

Mileage unknown · Sep 23, 1996
Air BagsCrash

DURING A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SPEED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, WAS 25 MPH. *AK

NHTSA ODI #802792

Mileage unknown · Jul 15, 1996
Air BagsCrashInjury

VEHCILE WAS A COMPLETE STOP AND IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, DRIVER LAP/SHOULDER BELT FAILED ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY

NHTSA ODI #986891

Mileage unknown · Jun 12, 1996
Air BagsCrashInjury

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN COLLISION. *DH

NHTSA ODI #505222

Mileage unknown · Mar 7, 1996
Air BagsCrash

DURING IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #980410

Mileage unknown · Dec 6, 1995
Air Bags

STEERING WHEEL HUB THAT COVERS AIR BAG IS PEELING OFF DISABLING THE HORN. TT

NHTSA ODI #976230

Official recalls

1

96V015000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission:cooling Unit And Lines

Jan 23, 1996

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 1991 THROUGH JULY 1995. THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE CAN SEPARATE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN LOW TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TRANSMISSION LOADS.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: VEHICLE FIRES CAN OCCUR DUE TO THE SPILLAGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

5

EA94024 · Inadvertent Shift Of Trans

Opened Jun 30, 1994 · Closed Jun 30, 1995

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train

There is no summary currently available

PE94009 · Turbocharger Malfunction

Opened Jan 31, 1994 · Closed May 24, 1994

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling:cooling System

There is no summary currently available

PE94006 · Inadvertent Shift Of Transmission

Opened Jan 28, 1994 · Closed Jun 30, 1994

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train

There is no summary currently available

PE93007 · Fuel Line Failure

Opened Feb 10, 1993 · Closed May 3, 1993

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages

There is no summary currently available

PE92010 · Fuel Line Connector Fails

Opened Jan 27, 1992 · Closed May 22, 1992

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages

There is no summary currently available