IllustrationABS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. REPAIRWORK WOULD BE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
1995 Oldsmobile 88
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 23 of 117 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 21 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 21 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 14 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 reports5 fire reports8 injury reports
What owners actually said
117 reportsAIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR CORE LOCATED IN AN ENCLOSED AREA BEHIND PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE FIREWALL DEVELOPED SERIOUS LEAKS CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF AIR CONDITION GAS. AT FIRST THE LOSS OF COOLANT GAS WAS THOUGHT TO BE AS RESULT OF FAILURE OF THE HIGH & LOW PRESSURE TUBE, HOWEVER AFTER REPLACEMENT A SERIOUS LEAK CONTINUED WITH- IN …
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AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR CORE LOCATED IN AN ENCLOSED AREA BEHIND PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE FIREWALL DEVELOPED SERIOUS LEAKS CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF AIR CONDITION GAS. AT FIRST THE LOSS OF COOLANT GAS WAS THOUGHT TO BE AS RESULT OF FAILURE OF THE HIGH & LOW PRESSURE TUBE, HOWEVER AFTER REPLACEMENT A SERIOUS LEAK CONTINUED WITH- IN THE SYSTEM WHICH WAS LATER DISCOVERED TO A LEAKING EVAPORATOR CORE. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR AIR CONDITION EVAPORATORS FOR THE 1995 OLDMOBILE 88 AND SOME OTHER GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES OF AROUND THAT MODEL YEAR. REPLACEMENT COST IS VERY EXPENSIVE. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS DEFECTIVE EQUIPTMENT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE PAID BY THE CONSUMER.
VEHICLE WAS PARKED. HE DRIVER GOT INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND TURNED ON THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT A WARNING. *AK
THE HEAD RESTRAINTS DO NOT ADJUST HIGH ENOUGH TO PREVENT WHIPLASH. I AM ONLY 5'-11" TALL. *AK
WEATHER CLEAR, PAYMENT DRY AS I SLOWED FOR A RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL. I WAS COASTING UP BEHIND THE TWO STOPPED CARS AHEAD OF ME, BRAKING AND NOT GOING OVER 5 TO 7 MPH. SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS SIMULTANEOUSLY EXPLODED. *AK
ENGINE STALLS WHEN DRIVING. *AK
BOLT SECURING POWER STEERING BELT SHEARED, LOST POWER STEERING FUNCTION DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN MIDST OF SNOW STORM. LUCKILY HAD EXITED HIGHWAY JUST PRIOR TO FAILURE.
ENGINE SPUTTERED AND WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. DEALER FOUND FAILED WIRING IN SYSTEM SPARK PLUG LINES, CAUSING PLUG FAILURE AND NEED TO REPLACE ALL LINES. NO ACCIDENT, BUT I BELIEVE CONDITION COULD HAVE LED TO ENGINE FAILURE UNDER DANGEROUS CONDITIONS.
WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE UP, A FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS. *AK
WHILE TRYING TO START ENGINE, I HEARD A THUMPING NOISE UNDER HOOD. ENGINE WOULD NOT START. UNABLE TO OPEN HOOD TO INVESTIGATE. SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT. FLAMES AND HEAVY SMOKE WERE NOW COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. RESULT WAS A TOTAL LOSS.
Official recalls
194V138000 · Exterior Lighting:headlights:switch
Aug 2, 1994
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.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE HEAD LAMPS WOULD NOT STAY ILLUMINATED RESULTING IN REDUCED DRIVER VISIBILITY.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT HEAD/PARK LAMP SWITCH BUILD DATE CODES AND REPLACE SWITCHES WITH SUSPECT DATE CODES.
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
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.