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1995 Oldsmobile 88
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all 88 years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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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 reportsWINDOW STICKS MID-WAY.
DOG BONE STRUT BOLT AND THE RIGHT REAR STRUT FAILED.
THE RESTRAINTS IN VEHICLE DON'T RETRACT PROPERLY. MANAGER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
LEFT REAR SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DIED OUT WITHOUT WARNING ON THE INTERSTATE AT THE SPEED OF 60-65 MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
ENGINE STALLS.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING FOR NO REASON. DEALERS COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HIS SAFETY. *AK
GOING 20MPH IN LINE OF TRAFFIC, HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND STAYED, AND CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THERE WERE NO BRAKES AND NO DEACCELERATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK
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.