1995 Oldsmobile 98
Not enough comparison years on file yet for a fair verdict.
This verdict reflects complaint volume compared to this model's typical year. Recalls and safety issues below apply regardless of the verdict — always check them.
- Complaints
- 30
- Recalls
- 2
- Investigations
- 0
- Top problem
- Engine and engine cooling
Campaigns on file for 1995
None on file
20% of complaints
Complaints per year
1995: 30 complaints
View as data table
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1982 | 2 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1985 | 9 |
| 1986 | 13 |
| 1987 | 15 |
| 1988 | 10 |
| 1989 | 11 |
| 1990 | 17 |
| 1991 | 49 |
| 1992 | 38 |
| 1993 | 13 |
| 1994 | 16 |
| 1995 | 30 |
| 1996 | 10 |
| 1997 | 30 |
| 1998 | 27 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 |
Known problem areas
Percentages can add to more than 100% — a complaint can name more than one system.
Engine and engine cooling
20% · 6 reportsMost commonly citing gasoline and cooling system.
Air bags
17% · 5 reportsMost commonly citing frontal.
Show complaint excerpts
Tl*the contact owns a 1995 Oldsmobile 98 royal. While driving 45 MPH, the driver side air bag suddenly deployed without warning. The contact had to hold the air bag down and pull over to the side of the road to prevent a crash.
NHTSA ODI report, 2007-07-24
Airbags deployed without reason under normal driving conditions causing windshield to break and due to cost to repair dash and airbags caused car to be a total loss.
NHTSA ODI report, 2004-05-03
The driver's air bag is much bigger than the steering wheel, during an accident it violently deployed and blew the consumers hand off the wheel with such force that it broke her wrist (Right) and resulted in 3RD degree burns to the left arm, the...
NHTSA ODI report, 2001-09-27
Visibility
17% · 5 reportsMost commonly citing power window devices and controls and windshield.
Service brakes
17% · 5 reportsMost commonly citing hydraulic and air.
Vehicle speed control
10% · 3 reportsMost commonly citing linkages.
Show complaint excerpts
The vehicle's accelerator malfunctioned caused damage to driver's property. Yh
NHTSA ODI report, 2000-03-17
Safety timeline
2 recalls · 0 investigations · oldest first
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1994-07-27Exterior lighting94V138000 A spring in the head lamp portion of the head park lamp switch can fail preventing latching of the head lamp portion of the switch in the "On" Position.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect head/park lamp switch build date codes and replace switches with suspect date codes.
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1994-10-20Exterior lighting94V190000 These vehicles were assembled with lighting control modules which can experience excessive current leakage due to damaged surface mounting capacitors. This can cause loss of head lamps and parking…
Remedy: Dealers will replace the headlamp module.
Buy-smart checklist
1995 Oldsmobile 98 — pre-purchase inspection
Inspect
- Engine and engine cooling: 6 reports on file for this year.
- Air bags: 5 reports on file for this year.
- Visibility: 5 reports on file for this year.
Verify these recalls were completed
- Recall 94V138000 · Exterior lighting
- Recall 94V190000 · Exterior lighting
FAQ
- Is the 1995 Oldsmobile 98 reliable?
- There isn't enough NHTSA complaint data on file yet to give this model year a verdict.
- What are the most common problems with the 1995 Oldsmobile 98?
- The most-reported component is engine and engine cooling, accounting for 20% of complaints on file.
- How many recalls does the 1995 Oldsmobile 98 have?
- 2 recalls on file for this model year.
Data updated 2026-09-20 · Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA, not independently verified defects. Methodology.