When traveling consumer noticed black smoke coming from the front of vehicle vehicle caught on fire, and fumes were coming from underneith the veihcle. Consumer contacted dealer, dealer determined the cause to be a transmssion cooling line which separated, causing fluid leakage, and resulting in fire. Also, the federal safety agency recall 96v015002/manufacturer's recall 95c68 was issued dealing with fires caused by transmission cooling line. However, this vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN. Please provide any further details.
1993 Oldsmobile 88: fire, smoke or burning smell
6 of the 74 complaints about the 1993 Oldsmobile 88 describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
What owners say
While driving the vehicle started to smoke in the driver's side of the engine,blew up and caught on fire. Appraiser claims the fire may have been a result of radiator or transmiision which blew up in the fire.
While driving flames were shooting from the hood. Brakes gave on vehicle. Fire department said that a gas line broke. Manufacturer will be contacted. *ak
While driving vehicle on highway driver noticed smoke coming from engine, when owner pulled vehicle over the engine burst into flames , the fire department had to put fire out twice because it had restarted after the first time they put it out.
Driving vehicle to work, vehicle slowed down on its own, pulled it off road, saw flames shooting out, vehicle engulfed in flames (96v015002).
Notice smoke coming from engine compartment around the fuel injection area, resulted in totalled. Tt
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1993 Oldsmobile 88 fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 1993 Oldsmobile 88?
6 of 74 owner complaints about the 1993 Oldsmobile 88 (8%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 1998.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1993 Oldsmobile 88?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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