Consumer Complaint Detail

OLDSMOBILE / 88 / 1987

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000041377 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: MINNEAPOLIS Consumer's State: MN
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: 88 Model Year: 1987
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:rack and pinion
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G3HY1439HW Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 13 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 30 1987
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The steering problem began in 1993 and got progressively worse. the steering was almost inoperable in cold temperatures at first but became a problem even in warm termperatures. the wheel could not be turned to the left until the car had been running for many minutes. the problem increased and the difficulty in steering to the left occurred while driving the vehicle, even in summer months. it became a hazard. i had it repaired at a cost of $1,200 and the mechanics were familiar with this problem on this year and model vehicle. they also indicated the engine mount appeared to be faulty. minnesota was missed on the recall for this problem and gm has been forced to add this onto a recall list but the oldsmobile 88 delta is not included. your web site indicates over 50 problems with rack and pinion steering for this year and model. there was an obvious failure to warn on the part of gm to drivers of this year and model car. *ak