11 of the 109 complaints about the 1992 Oldsmobile 88 are about the transmission — 10% of everything reported for this model year.
11
Complaints
0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT BETWEEN 40 TO 60 MPH, TORQUE CONVERTER, SEAL AND TRANSMISSION FITLER REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #560615 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
NHTSA complaint #882738 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
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.
NHTSA complaint #879666 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
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
NHTSA complaint #551476 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TRANSMISSION COOLINGLINES COULD SEPARATE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN LOW TEMPERATURES. RECALL REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #855796 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #504326 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE; ALSO, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSORS/FRONT WHEL BEARINGS/BATTERY/ALTERNATOR/POWER DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED AND MOLDING ON TOP OF WINDSHIELD CAME LOOSE.
NHTSA complaint #511677 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONING AT 55MPH AND WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE POSITION VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IN NEUTRAL POSITION.
NHTSA complaint #987242 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE LOOSE, CAUSING TRANSMISSION LEAK. *DSH
NHTSA complaint #504117 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH, CALLED DEALER A WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILBLE. RECALL #96V015002.
NHTSA complaint #984715 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
SHIFT LEVER PIN FALLS OUT.
NHTSA complaint #484746 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.