1998 Oldsmobile 98 Recalls

“Bought my 1998 oldsmobile regency in july of 2005 with 78000 miles on it. March of 2006 the check engine light would come on and go off. The coolant was bone dry upon inspection by self. There were no visible leaks. I took it to my mechanic who had to replace the plenum at a cost of $533.00. The…”

“My 1998 oldsmobile regency was losing coolant. I could not see a visible leak. The check engine indicator light came on, so I took the vehicle to be serviced. The mechanic found the upper intake (plenum) to be leaking the coolant into the engine (cylinder #3.) the leak was caused due to the fact…”

“Dt: 1996 oldsmobile 98 elite. The consumer stated the vehicle hit a deer, and the passenger's side air bag did not deploy. The driver's side air bag did deploy. This air bag had a big hole in it, almost 6-7 inches long and 2-3 inches wide. Also it had a burned look to it. No one investigated to…”

“Coolant leaked out the intake manifold. Had to replaced intake manifold and gaskets. *bf e-mailed consumer response exhaust gases had gotten into the plastic upper manifold had thermally broke down the plastic and caused the leak. *sc”

“I own a 1998 olds regency with 62000 miles on it. This car has the standard 3.8 liter v-6 which has been in production for probably 30 years. I noticed recently the coolant reservoir level was slightly down and added coolant to bring it up to level. Two weeks later my engine temperature was…”

“Intake manifold, made of plastic, ruptured dumping coolant into cylinders. Resulted in instantaneous stoppage of engine and loss of power steering. Could easily have led to wreck. *ak mechanic at first gm dealer contacted diagnosed problem sight unseen as it is a known common problem. Gm strongly…”

“Over the past four months, the windshield wipers has not worked properly. *ph the dealership was unable to fixe the problem. *tt *jb”

“The vehicle had to be towed, due to a failed transmission. *jb”