The contact owns a 1999 Oldsmobile 88. The contact stated that while reversing out of a driveway, the front end of the vehicle lowered without warning. Due to the failure, the contact lost power steering assist as the steering wheel would spin with no control. The vehicle had yet to be diagnosed or repaired for the failure. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 118,300.
1999 Oldsmobile 88: sudden loss of power
5 of the 77 complaints about the 1999 Oldsmobile 88 describe sudden loss of power.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 6%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 8 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Sudden loss of power by model year
What owners say
Was driving my 99 olds 88 up a hill in tn and it started to shake and lose power. The check engine light came home and the engine was excessively hot. All of the radiator would take the fluid but nothing would leak out. I pulled the car over and waited for it to cool down but then after the 3rd time trying to start it, it made a clunk noise and wouldn't start any more. I was told it was a hydraulic lock up. Car sat for 5 months and finally got the money to have it towed to a collision center to have it looked at. I wish to be reimbursed after it is fixed.
I experienced stalls and power surges. Dealer replaced fuel pressure regulator due to recall. Six months later car reached extremely high temperature then died. Mechanic replaced cracked plenum. Gaskets, pipes, assembly, seals and sensor resulting in $1234 repair bill. Contacted gm and got full reimbursement as vehicle has only 37,000 miles on engine. Less than 250 miles after repair, engine produces loud knocking noise and loss of power while driving home from town 90 miles from home on july 4th. Mechanic says one of the pistons/rods is bad, more then likely a result of the previous problems. Have not been successful in reaching the extremely helpful customer service representative I was dealing with from gm but I will not drop this! Last quote for current repair was $1100.
The vehicle stalled while driving. When this occurred, the vehicle lost power steering and brakes. The vehicle was serviced several times by the dealership and the fuel pressure regulator recall 04v090000 repairs were performed, but the stalling still occurred. *ak *sc the consumer took the vehicle to another mechanic and they that the crack shaft position sensor was bad
While traveling at highway speeds vehicle will lose all power and steering and brakes get hard. Consumer was almost rear ended because tail lights became inoperable. Dealer has yet to be contacted. Please provide further details.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
- Engine coolant consumption or coolant leak (inspect for material degradation/replace intake manifolds) tt...
- Dealers may comment on a chuggle, surge, misfire condition
- New upper intake manifold and gasket kits
- New rear main seal and special tool for installation
- Engine intake manifold coolant leak
- Some owners may comment on a repeat engine oil pan leak
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Oldsmobile 88 loss of power
Is sudden loss of power a common problem on the 1999 Oldsmobile 88?
5 of 77 owner complaints about the 1999 Oldsmobile 88 (6%) mention sudden loss of power. The model year with the most reports is 1998.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Oldsmobile 88?
There are 0 recalls and 8 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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