1992 OLDSMOBILE 88 Power Train Problems

11 complaints about Power Train

11
Complaints
0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Deaths

High Severity Issue

This component has been associated with crashes, fires, or deaths.

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All Power Train Complaints (11)

Apr 1, 2001

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT BETWEEN 40 TO 60 MPH, TORQUE CONVERTER, SEAL AND TRANSMISSION FITLER REPLACED. *JB

Mar 12, 2001 Fire

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING UP A HILL AND TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING, VEHICLE HAD WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM REAR. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND LIFTED HOOD, FLAMES WERE COMING FORM BENEATH. VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BEFORE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD GET THERE. *AK POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. *SLC

Feb 2, 2001

RECALL 96V01500/ TRANSMISSON OIL COOLER. BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL BUT WAS STILL EXPERIENCNG SAME PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED SOME SMOKE COMING FROM BACK OF VEHICLE. SHE PULLED OVER AND WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, MORE SMOKE CAME OUT. BUT, THIS TIME FROM ENGINE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS WILLING TO DO NOTHING. *AK TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE SEPARATED CAUSING FLUID TO SPRAY ALL OVER HOT ENGINE. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *YH

Mar 21, 2000

THE CONSUMER SPEEDOMETER IA ACTING ERRATICALLY BY JUMPING FROM ONE SPEED TO THE NEXT (E.G 45-50, 55-60). ALSO UPON STARTUP THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT MOVE FROM "5" AND THE SES LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. NLM

Jan 31, 2000

TRANSMISSION COOLINGLINES COULD SEPARATE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN LOW TEMPERATURES. RECALL REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Nov 25, 1996

TRANSMISSION FAILURE; ALSO, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSORS/FRONT WHEL BEARINGS/BATTERY/ALTERNATOR/POWER DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED AND MOLDING ON TOP OF WINDSHIELD CAME LOOSE. *AK

Jul 23, 1996

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONING AT 55MPH AND WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE POSITION VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IN NEUTRAL POSITION. *AK

May 21, 1996

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH, CALLED DEALER A WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILBLE. RECALL #96V015002. *AK

May 15, 1996

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.

May 10, 1996

TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE LOOSE, CAUSING TRANSMISSION LEAK. *DSH

Jul 18, 1995

SHIFT LEVER PIN FALLS OUT.