1988 Oldsmobile Calais: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1988 Oldsmobile Calais. The newest campaign is 92V150000. NHTSA received the report on 19 Oct 1992. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings. NHTSA has 18 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 92V150000, in the NHTSA record
Replace front fuel feed hose assembly.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 170,601 units in total.
92V150000Received . 108,836 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Front fuel feed hose assembly could crack or separate at the coupling on the engine end of the hose assembly, allowing fuel to leak into the engine compartment.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Fuel leaking in the engine compartment could result in anunderhood fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace front fuel feed hose assembly.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
90V042000Received . 61,765 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Front fuel feed hose assembly could crack or separate at the coupling on the engine end of the hose assembly, allowing fuel to leak into the engine compartment.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Leaking fuel in the engine compartment could result in a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace front fuel feed hose assembly.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
18 complaints, 34 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 14 |
| Electrical System | 8 |
| Power Train | 3 |
| Seat Belts | 2 |
| Steering | 1 |
| Structure | 1 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Visibility | 1 |
| Exterior Lighting | 1 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 11.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 1
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 2 Feb 2000
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA90041 | Engineering analysis | BRAKE PERFORMANCE | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 29 Aug 1990 | 30 Mar 1992 | |
| EA89010 | Engineering analysis | BRAKE INEFFECTIVENESS | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 17 Jan 1989 | 8 May 1990 | |
| PE88020 | Preliminary evaluation | QUAD 4 ENG WIRING FAILURE | Electrical System | 1 Feb 1988 | 16 Mar 1988 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1988 Oldsmobile CalaisThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1988 Oldsmobile Calais: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/oldsmobile/calais/1988/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1988 Oldsmobile Calais?
- 170,601 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Oldsmobile Calais have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the Oldsmobile Calais, model years 1985 to 1990. 2 of them name the 1988 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1988 Oldsmobile Calais name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 14 of 34 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1988 Oldsmobile Calais open?
- No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.