1994 OLDSMOBILE 88 Electrical System Problems

13 complaints about Electrical System

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Mar 12, 2001

BOTH ALTERNATOR AND BATTERIES HAVE BEEN REPLACE ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS SINCE THIS DATE. THE BATTERY SEEMS TO DRAIN THE ALTERNATOR RESULTING IN FAILURE . *AK

Mar 12, 2001

BOTH ALTERNATOR AND BATTERIES HAVE BEEN REPLACE ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS SINCE THIS DATE. THE BATTERY SEEMS TO DRAIN THE ALTERNATOR RESULTING IN FAILURE . *AK

Jul 18, 2000

AFTER DRIVING FOR A SHORT DISTANCE AND TURNING THE VEHICAL OFF, VEHICAL WILL TURN OVER, BUT NOT START. "AFTER CHECKING, NO SPARK TO PLUGS" AFTER 20 MINUTES OR MORE OF TRYING TO RESTART VEHICAL, IT WILL FINALLY START. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT SEEM TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG.*AK

Oct 2, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER-DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY UNLESS WIPER SWITCH IS TURNED TO 'HIGH' AND THEN DOWN TO THE INTERVAL I NEED. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH WHEN I TURNED THE WASHERS ON AND THE WIPERS DID NOT COME ON. OLDSMOBILE HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT. AIR CONDITIONING-KNOB FELL OFF IN MY HAND THIS AFTERNOON. I CANNOT SELECT THE DEFROST MODE AND IT IS COLD AND RAINING. ABS MODULATOR VALVE WAS REPLACED BY OLDSMOBILE (I THOUGHT NHTSA WOULD LIKE TO KNOW). AIR CONDITIONING-EVAPORATOR WAS REPLACED AT 38798 MILES. OLDSMOBILE REFUSED TO REIMBURSE BECAUSE I HAD THE WORK DONE AT A NEARBY CHEVROLET DEALER SINCE SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF THE VENTS AND INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ALTERNATOR DIED AT 39196 MILES AND OLDSMOBILE REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME.

Oct 2, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER-DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY UNLESS WIPER SWITCH IS TURNED TO 'HIGH' AND THEN DOWN TO THE INTERVAL I NEED. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH WHEN I TURNED THE WASHERS ON AND THE WIPERS DID NOT COME ON. OLDSMOBILE HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT. AIR CONDITIONING-KNOB FELL OFF IN MY HAND THIS AFTERNOON. I CANNOT SELECT THE DEFROST MODE AND IT IS COLD AND RAINING. ABS MODULATOR VALVE WAS REPLACED BY OLDSMOBILE (I THOUGHT NHTSA WOULD LIKE TO KNOW). AIR CONDITIONING-EVAPORATOR WAS REPLACED AT 38798 MILES. OLDSMOBILE REFUSED TO REIMBURSE BECAUSE I HAD THE WORK DONE AT A NEARBY CHEVROLET DEALER SINCE SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF THE VENTS AND INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ALTERNATOR DIED AT 39196 MILES AND OLDSMOBILE REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME.

Mar 10, 1998

HORN BUTTON STICKS, CAUSING NOISE.

Dec 9, 1997

DIFFICULTY LOCATING HORN BUTTONS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.

Oct 14, 1997

ALTERNATOR FAILED. MJS

Aug 13, 1997

REPLACED STARTER MOTOR/BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM. *AK

Aug 13, 1997

REPLACED STARTER MOTOR/BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM. *AK

Jan 2, 1997

ALTERNATOR FAILED.

Oct 15, 1996

FAILURE ON THE ENGINE, WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITHOUT NO WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *AK

Apr 25, 1996

THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND POWER IS LOST AND YOU LOSE CONTROL-. *AK