Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||||
| 9709013202B | 09/01/1997 | 54328 | Experiencing intermittent steering column snap or click noise when turning. *yc | 03/30/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 06/01/2000 | 2 | 09/09/1998 | |
| Lost steering control - three bolts that hold the pump just broke off & went on to push right boot into right tire. water pump broke & also overflow antifreeze tank broke. had to replace two tail lamps because of broken brackets or prongs that hold it. | |||
| 10/29/1999 | 1 | 05/02/1995 | |
| Attachment bolts of the power steering broke off causing the belt to come loose resulting in loss of power. mjs | |||
| 05/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Someone in 3rd lane cut in front to make an off ramp exit, vehicle swerved/lost control, resulting in an accident. *ak | |||
| STEERING - GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | |||
| 12/20/1994 | 0 | ||
| Steering gear replaced due to noise when turning steering wheel. *skd | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - PUMP | |||
| 09/20/2003 | 1 | ||
| Power steering pump bolts broke while driving causing the serpentine belt to come off. *ak | |||
| 05/18/2000 | 1 | 11/02/1995 | |
| While leaving a service station and turning right heard noise and started having problem turning. was towed to an independent auto shop and was told that bolts on steering pump broke. ak the loss of steering resulted rearly in an accident. the consumer also lost power brakes. *yh | |||
| 09/06/2000 | 1 | ||
| The mounting bolts holding the power steering pump to the engine block have both completely fractured. this occurred during engine startup under no unusual circumstances. the engine / car has not had any maintenance performed in any area near this component. it appears that the bolts may have been over-torqued on initial installation. my concern is to know if this is a previous know problem on this model car. *ak | |||
| 09/02/1998 | 1 | 10/01/1994 | |
| Broken bolt on power steering pump caused vehicle to loose power steering. | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | |||
| 11/05/2003 | 141305 | 1 | 11/10/1997 |
| This is in reference to the gm recall about the failure of brakes, power steering, wipers. i have a 1995 olds 88 royale. back in november my wife was turning left into a driveway to turn around and her power steering quit completely. i e-mailed oldsmobile about the problem after i read about the recall. they sent me back a e-mail and said they were not going to do anything about it because the vin and model year didn't fall under the recall. they told me to go to a local dealer if i felt that there were any concerns about our vehicle. the car is sitting in our garage right this very minute without any power steering. is there anything you can do to help me with this situation? if so i would greatly appreciate your time and effort in this matter.*ak | |||
| 07/17/2000 | 2 | 07/01/1998 | |
| Power steering motor completely fell off the engine. i lost all power . had i been traveling on the highway at a high rate of speed i would have lost control and crashed my car. when i took my car to the dealership another oldsomible was in the shop with the very same problem. the shop foreman said that he had never seen this problem with any vehicle befor mine and the other car. it seems strange that they were both olds. i feel that faulty bolts are being used in the assembly of the cars. the bolts had completely broken off. i don't think that bolts should corode after 81,000 miles. if this is happening to a lot of oldsomobile vehicles someone will loose thier lives because of it. | |||
| 10/29/1999 | 1 | 05/02/1995 | |
| Attachment bolts of the power steering broke off causing the belt to come loose resulting in loss of power. mjs | |||
| The 2 bolts to the power steering brackets broke leaving the vehicle without brakes and power steering. dlr replaced bolts to power steering bracket.mjs | |||
| 03/09/1999 | 1 | 03/01/1996 | |
| Bolt securing power steering belt sheared, lost power steering function during rush hour traffic in midst of snow storm. luckily had exited highway just prior to failure. | |||
| 03/13/1996 | |||
| Steering pins sheared off. steering was very difficult. *ak | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - DRAG - POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | |||
| 10/29/1999 | 1 | 05/02/1995 | |
| Attachment bolts of the power steering broke off causing the belt to come loose resulting in loss of power. mjs | |||