1988 OLDSMOBILE CALAIS Problems & Recalls

BATTERY FAILED. *MJS

CRACKED ENGINE HEAD. *MJS

VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR ALL QUAD-4 ENGINE HEADS. NO HELP FROM OLDSMOBILE DUE TO AGE/MILEAGE. *AK

THERE IS A VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FROM OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, CONSUMER NOTICED THE VEHICLE SHAKING AND KNOCKING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

OWNER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, OWNER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK

ELECTRICAL LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SHORTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

SEAT BELT IS STUCK IN THE DOOR AND WILL NOT BUCKLE.

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

TRANSMISSION CONVERTER CLUTCH SOLENOID REPLACED.

ENGINE MOUNT REPLACED.

IGNITION COIL HOUSING REPLACED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

STARTER FAILED.

ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED THREE TIMES. *DSH

WHEN BACKING OUT THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE OFF AND THE OCCUPANT WAS THROWN INTO THE REAR SEAT WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

VEHICLE OWNER IS CONCERNED THAT HER VEHICLE'S FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE NOT SAFE BECAUSE THEY ARE MOUNTED TO THE DOOR. *AK

HEAD GASKETS REPLACED TWICE.*SD

EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO IGNITION COIL LEAK. *SD

WINDOWS LEAK. *SD

IGNITION COIL HOUSING WAS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING GAS TO LEAK INTO EXHAUST SYSTEM/FIRE/ACCIDENT. *SD

CLUTCH REPLACED 3 TIMES. *SD

ECM CHIPS REPLACED 7 TIMES. *SD

RIGHT FRONT FENDER AND DOOR RUSTED. *SD

STARTER REPLACED. *SKD

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING LEAK, RECALL WORK REFUSED PRIOR TO FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE GOES FROM POWER STEERING TO MANUAL CAUSING STEERING TO BECOME HARD TO HANDLE. TT

THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED BEFORE ON A SECRET BULLETIN. NOW 20,000 MILES LATER THE HEAD GASKET HAS GONE AGAIN AND HAS DESTROYED THE ENGINE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

PCV VALVE REPLACED.

HEAD GASKETS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL. *SKD

OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED.

THERMOSTAT REPLACED.

STARTER FAILED.

ENGINE OIL PUMP FAILED. *SKD