While driving 20 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The consumer restarted the vehicle, but it was hard to shift. The dealership was aware of the problem but was unable to resolve the issue. The cause was not determined. Please provide more information.
1994 Oldsmobile 88 engine problems
11 complaints (17% of all complaints for this car). 1 crash reported.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 17%
- crashes
- 1
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Engine: gasoline6
- Exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe1
- Exhaust system1
- Engine1
- Cooling system1
At what mileage
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Oldsmobile 88 engine problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 1994 Oldsmobile 88 engine
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Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1994 Oldsmobile 88 owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
The intake is plastic and the egr tube srews directly into it,thus causing the intake to melt and distort cause your coolant to leak into the engines cylinder walls.which antifreeze has sugars in it thus causeing the engine to burn up.have been to several dealerships in the area and they all say that it happens to all the cars with this particular engine.though they do not want to admit it is a factory production mess up.you cant mix a metal egr tube with a plastic intake that gets in excess of 3 or 400 degrees and not expect it to melt the plastic intake.so now I have a practically blown up engine due to a factory production screw up and its going to cost "me" thousands of dollars to repair.
Vehicle will shut down unexpectedly and without prior warning. Intermittently vehicle will crank back up immediately, but there were times that it will not.dealer and mechanic have not been able to dulpicate defect. Cause was unknown.
Engine will stall while vehicle is in motion intermittently and without warning. Dealer cannot determine cause.
Randomly engine cut off. Dealer was contacted,and major repairs were made. Yet, vehicle still has same problem. *ak dealer replaced plenium and throttle sensor at 93710 miles, however continues to stall.
Vehicle experiencing engine failure continually, replacement of the faulty throttle position sensor and plenium (which was warped and allowing coolant to short out the senbsor) did not rectify failure. Mjsd
Vehicle was parked outside and another consumer saw smoke and flames coming out of the engine, vehicle was on fire. The fire department put out the fire, and has not been able to determine what caused the fire.
At high speeds the vehicle shuts down with no warning. Dealer notified.
Alternator failed.
The exhuast system came off the vehicle when driving, causing the consumer to have an accident.
Questions about the 1994 Oldsmobile 88 engine
Does the 1994 Oldsmobile 88 have engine problems?
Owners have filed 11 complaints about the engine of the 1994 Oldsmobile 88, 17% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1994 Oldsmobile 88 engine problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1994 Oldsmobile 88 engine?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Oldsmobile 88 have bad engine?
The Oldsmobile 88 model years with the most engine complaints are 1998 (82 complaints), 1999 (33 complaints) and 1997 (27 complaints).
Other 1994 Oldsmobile 88 problems
Brakes 16Electrical 10Body 9Transmission 6Airbags 4Suspension 4Visibility 4Steering 3Locks 2Seat belts 2Tires 2Acceleration 1Fuel system 1Lights 1Seats 1
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