Consumer Complaint Detail
OLDSMOBILE / 88 / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003235620 | Incident Date: Sep, 03 2003 |
| Consumer's City: SHELBY | Consumer's State: MI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: 88 | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G3HN52K1W4 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 10 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 14 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Coolant leak into engine caused car to run extremely rough to the point of having to stop. the car would not restart. had it towed to a repair shop. the engine had seized due to coolant leak resulting in damage to the head gaskets. the head gaskets along with the upped plenum had to be replaced at a cost of $1100. after research on your sight, i found this problem on several other 1998 olds 88 cars. i also found that a technical bulletin had been issued to dealers about this problem. why wasn't this problem with the upper plenum that is referenced in the technical bulletin sent to owners of these vehicles. i found the many other model of gm cars also use the 3800 engine with a plastic upper plenum that can crack over time from excessive heat.*ak |