Oldsmobile Eighty Eight 1996
Model Eighty Eight made in 1996 by Oldsmobile got 9 consumer complains. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to air bags, structure and tires.
Model 1996
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 08/08/2009 | 1 | ||
| On the morning of august 8, 2009, i was driving my 1996 oldsmobile eighty eight on northbound us-27, near alma, michigan. at one point the air bag light on my dashboard came on. shortly thereafter, both the driver and passenger side air bags deployed spontaneously. i would also like to mention that it was raining quite heavily prior to and throughout this incident. my car is in the process of being repaired. the front windshield was shattered and is being replaced. the dashboard needs to be repaired and the air bags are being removed. i also had to rent a vehicle for a week in order to keep prior engagements. *tr | |||
| 03/22/2008 | 198522 | 1 | 03/03/2004 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1996 oldsmobile 88. while driving approximately 50 mph, the air bag light illuminated and dimmed several times. minutes later, the light stopped flashing and the driver side air bag deployed without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed. the current mileage was 198,722 and failure mileage was 198,522. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE | |||
| 03/08/2008 | 102050 | 1 | 01/31/2006 |
| While the car was idling in a parking lot, the air bag dash light began blinking and then the driver air bag deployed. the passenger air bag did not deploy. *tr | |||
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 08/08/2009 | 1 | ||
| On the morning of august 8, 2009, i was driving my 1996 oldsmobile eighty eight on northbound us-27, near alma, michigan. at one point the air bag light on my dashboard came on. shortly thereafter, both the driver and passenger side air bags deployed spontaneously. i would also like to mention that it was raining quite heavily prior to and throughout this incident. my car is in the process of being repaired. the front windshield was shattered and is being replaced. the dashboard needs to be repaired and the air bags are being removed. i also had to rent a vehicle for a week in order to keep prior engagements. *tr | |||
| TIRES | |||
| 12/15/2010 | 6000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1996 oldsmobile eighty eight. he has a set of mastercraft glacier grip ii tires, size p205/70/r15, and the dot# u9mofhb296a16l029248e4. the contact stated that when driving at various speeds that he noticed the vehicle would feel like it was bouncing. when he finally inspected the vehicle he noticed that the rear driver and passenger tires tread had peeled off which ultimately caused damage to the vehicle. the vehicle was inspected by a tire dealer and they advised him that they maybe defective and the tread had shifted causing the blow out. the vehicle was repaired for the rear driver and passenger tires. after replacing the tires he then noticed the failure again and then went back to that tire dealer. the failure mileage was approximately 6,000. tb | |||
| 12/15/2010 | 6000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1996 oldsmobile eighty eight. he has a set of mastercraft glacier grip tires(na), size p205/70/r15, and the dot# u9mofhb296a16l029248e4. the contact stated that when driving at various speeds that he noticed the vehicle would feel like it was bouncing. when he finally inspected the vehicle he noticed that the rear driver and passenger tires tread had peeled off which ultimately caused damage to the vehicle. the vehicle was inspected by a tire dealer and they advised him that they maybe defective and the tread had shifted causing the blow out. the vehicle was repaired for the rear driver and passenger tires. after replacing the tires he then noticed the failure again and then went back to that tire dealer. the failure mileage was approximately 6,000. tb | |||
| VISIBILITY | |||
| 08/08/2009 | 1 | ||
| On the morning of august 8, 2009, i was driving my 1996 oldsmobile eighty eight on northbound us-27, near alma, michigan. at one point the air bag light on my dashboard came on. shortly thereafter, both the driver and passenger side air bags deployed spontaneously. i would also like to mention that it was raining quite heavily prior to and throughout this incident. my car is in the process of being repaired. the front windshield was shattered and is being replaced. the dashboard needs to be repaired and the air bags are being removed. i also had to rent a vehicle for a week in order to keep prior engagements. *tr | |||