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1989 Oldsmobile Touring Sedan

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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5Owner complaints

Model-year median: 1

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

Electrical System
3Engine And Engine Cooling
2Equipment
1Exterior Lighting
1Seat Belts
1
All reported categories
Seats
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Structure
1Suspension
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 5 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.

  • Electrical System. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Equipment. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

2 crash reports2 fire reports0 injury reports

Electrical System complaints

3 reports
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Mileage unknown · Jul 10, 2001
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingEquipment

CONVERTER RATTLES WHENEVER CONSUMER IS DRIVING VEHICLE. HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK SEAT BELTS WILL NOT LOCK. CONSUMER HEARD NOISE IN FRONT END AND HAD THE BALL JOINT REPLACED. ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED. TIRE WAS REPLACED, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN. TAPE PLAYER WILL NOT EJECT. ARM REST IS FA…

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CONVERTER RATTLES WHENEVER CONSUMER IS DRIVING VEHICLE. HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK SEAT BELTS WILL NOT LOCK. CONSUMER HEARD NOISE IN FRONT END AND HAD THE BALL JOINT REPLACED. ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED. TIRE WAS REPLACED, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN. TAPE PLAYER WILL NOT EJECT. ARM REST IS FALLING OFF ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. LEFT BLINKER IS INOPERABLE. WINDSHIELD WASHER WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. BACK WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP UNLESS THE MASTER BUTTON IS PRESSED. WINDSHIELD HAS A LARGE STREAK THAT WILL NOT COME OFF. COVERTER WAS TIGHT AND CONTINUES TO MAKE NOISE. CONSUMER WAS PROMISED THAT AIR CONDITIONER WOULD WORK GREAT AT TIME OF PURCHASE, CONSUMER NEEDS THE AC BECAUSE SHE HAS EMPHYSEMA, HOWEVER AIR CONDITIONER FAILED, DEALER STATED IT WAS A SMALL LEAK AND MADE REPAIRS, IT WORKED FOR A WHILE, HOWEVER IS NOT WORKING AGAIN, CONSUMER WANTS DEALER TO REPAIR AND THE DEALER IS GIVING CONSUMER A HARD TIME. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #892293

Mileage unknown · Nov 18, 1996
Electrical SystemCrashFire

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAME TO COMPLETE STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED OLDSMOBILE WHICH WAS HIT ON LEFT SIDE BY REAR LAMP, NEAR GAS TANK, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, POLICE AND FIRE DEPTS ARRIVED, PUT OUT FLAMES. *AK

NHTSA ODI #805233

Mileage unknown · Nov 18, 1996
Electrical SystemCrashFire

DRIVING VEHICLE, CAME TO COMPLETE STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED OLDSMOBILE NEAR LEFT SIDE BY GAS TANK, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, POLICE AND FIRE DEPT ARRIVED PUT FLAMES OUT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #805230

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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