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Oldsmobile 88 problems reported in California

78 of the 1,226 complaints filed about the Oldsmobile 88 came from California, most often about the transmission & drivetrain.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

Complaints from California

Crashes

Fires

1996

Worst model year

What failed

Brakes 12 15.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 12 15.4%

Electrical System 9 11.5%

Engine & Cooling 9 11.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 6 7.7%

Seat Belts 4 5.1%

Tires 4 5.1%

Lights 4 5.1%

Suspension 4 5.1%

Other & Unspecified 2 2.6%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 2.6%

Body & Structure 2 2.6%

By model year

1981 88 1 1.3%

1986 88 1 1.3%

1987 88 1 1.3%

1988 88 4 5.1%

1989 88 2 2.6%

1991 88 1 1.3%

1992 88 4 5.1%

1993 88 2 2.6%

1994 88 5 6.4%

1995 88 13 16.7%

1996 88 17 21.8%

1997 88 14 17.9%

1998 88 10 12.8%

1999 88 3 3.8%

Cities reporting most

SAN Diego 5 13.9%

Camarillo 4 11.1%

Placentia 4 11.1%

Harbor City 3 8.3%

Mission VI 3 8.3%

Valley CEN 3 8.3%

Clovis 3 8.3%

Hemet 3 8.3%

Granada Hills 2 5.6%

Rancho SAN 2 5.6%

SAN Lorenzo 2 5.6%

Peeble BCH 2 5.6%

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