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1990 Oldsmobile 98

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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17Owner complaints

Model-year median: 2

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
4Engine And Engine Cooling
3Structure
3Vehicle Speed Control
3Electrical System
2
All reported categories
Power Train
2Steering
2Fuel System, Gasoline
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Seat Belts
1Seats
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 1 of 17 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Structure. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports1 fire reports2 injury reports

What owners actually said

17 reports
Mileage unknown · Oct 14, 1997
Power Train

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

NHTSA ODI #604316

Mileage unknown · Jul 22, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION OF ABS BLOCK AND MODULATOR PRESSURE VALVE. NONVISUAL BLOCK OF WOOD APPEARS TO LAY UNDER BRAKE PEDAL DURING APPLICATION. *AK

NHTSA ODI #814686

Mileage unknown · Aug 21, 1995
Vehicle Speed Control

PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR AND THE CAR JUST ACCELERATED TWICE FOR NO REASON. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ODI #970802

Mileage unknown · Jun 30, 1995
Engine And Engine CoolingFuel System, GasolinePower Train

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE, VEHICLE RUN OUT OF FUEL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY *AK

NHTSA ODI #968054

Mileage unknown · May 16, 1995
Vehicle Speed ControlCrashInjury

SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/TWO ACCIDENTS/INJURIES. *SKD

NHTSA ODI #486803

Mileage unknown · Feb 17, 1995
SeatsInjury

DRIVERS SIDE HEADREST IS NOT PROPERLY ANGLED FOR PROTECTION IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ODI #960182

Mileage unknown · Feb 7, 1995
Steering

STEERING WHEEL IS SMOKING AND MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. TT

NHTSA ODI #959725

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

0

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