1993 OLDSMOBILE 88 Power Train Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 OLDSMOBILE 88. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER (96V015000) POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: COOLING UNIT AND LINES WAS RELATED TO THE SAFETY ISSUE, BUT THE MANUFACTURED STATED THE RECALL WAS CLOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 164,000.

Mileage: 164,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 OLDSMOBILE 88. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS IS FROM AN INDEPENDENT DEALER. ONE WEEK LATER, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN THE RAIN, WATER FLOODED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE REAR FLOORBOARD WAS SOAKED WITH WATER. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ONE WEEK AFTER THE WATER DAMAGE AND WAS REPLACED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO CONTINUE TO PUMP THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE LINES WERE SALT RUSTED AS WELL AS THE MAJORITY OF THE COMPONENTS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE BELTS WERE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE COMPONENTS THAT CONTROL THE AIR CONDITIONING. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 10-07-08 *BF UPDATED 10/15/08. *JB

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 OLDSMOBILE DELTA 88. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, BUT ESPECIALLY WHEN DECELERATING, THE VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. THE VEHICLE HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN CMP95C1101. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OVER 1000 MILES THE VEHICLE FAILED 75 TIMES AND BECAME WORSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. *AK

Mileage: 47,000

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, THE FIRST TIME WAS DUE TO ROCK DAMAGE OF THE SUB FRAME AND TRANSMISSON PAN, CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSON WOULD BE INSTALLED, HOWEVER ON JUNE 17,2001 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS REVEALED THAT THERE WERE METAL PIECES IN THE PAN, AND A BROKEN REVERSE DRUM, APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF THE TEETH HAD SEPARATED AND A DEEP GROOVE HAD WORN ALONG THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE ON ONE END OF THE REVERSE DRUM, CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE FAILED TRANSMISSION WAS A REBUILT UNIT, CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION.*JB

WHEN TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND FUMES WERE COMING FROM UNDERNEITH THE VEIHCLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE A TRANSMSSION COOLING LINE WHICH SEPARATED, CAUSING FLUID LEAKAGE, AND RESULTING IN FIRE. ALSO, NHTSA RECALL 96V015002/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 95C68 WAS ISSUED DEALING WITH FIRES CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE IN PARK VEHICLE JUMPED INTO REVERSE, RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE ENGINE,BLEW UP AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. APPRAISER CLAIMS THE FIRE MAY HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF RADIATOR OR TRANSMIISION WHICH BLEW UP IN THE FIRE. *AK

TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE SEPARATED, CAUSING VEHICLE FIRE.

LOWER TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER HOSE SEPARATED FROM COUPLING.

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-55MPH UP A GRADE, NOTICED SMOKING IN THE REAR, LIFTED UP OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR, THERE WAS SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD INTO THE PASSENGER'S SECTION. WHEN LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, THE OIL WAS SPILLING OUT OF THE LOWER TRANS AXLE. BECAUSE THE LOWER TRANS AXLE OIL COOLER LINE SEPARATED FROM THE COUPLINGS. THERES NO'T ENOUGH RETENTION ON THE COUPLINGS TO HOLD IN PLACE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

LOWER TRANSAXLE HOSE PULLED OUT OF CRIMPED COUPLING, SPRAYING OIL OVER ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING SMOKE.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

DRIVING VEHICLE TO WORK, VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN ON ITS OWN, PULLED IT OFF ROAD, SAW FLAMES SHOOTING OUT, VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES (96V015002). *AK

RECALL RELATED, 96V0150000, CONTACT DEALERSHIP ON APR. 13,1996, AND WAS NOTIFIED NO PARTS AVAILABLE AFTER APPOINTMENT WAS MADE AGAIN IN MAY. *AK

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE PARTS IN. RECALL #96V015002 *AK

NO PARTS FOR 3MONTHS (96V015002). PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NO PARTS FOR 3MONTHS (96V015002). PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO PARTS TO REPLACED RECALLED TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES (96V-015002). *AK

THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO PARTS TO REPLACED RECALLED TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES (96V-015002). *AK