1988 Oldsmobile ToronadoProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 4 owner complaints about the 1988 Oldsmobile Toronado, most often about the power train. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through July 31, 2001. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1988 Oldsmobile Toronado has problems

4 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Power train11
Seats11
Steering10
Tires10

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

1988 Oldsmobile Toronado recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

1988 vs. every other Toronado year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Toronado median. How we score

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  • Caution
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2 investigations

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 1988 Oldsmobile Toronado, and the recalls they led to.

  1. THROTTLE NON-RETURNC89001 · closed Jan 16, 1990
    No recall
  2. REAR DISC BRAKESEA88036 · closed Aug 30, 1991
    No recall
In owners' words

What Toronado owners report

Recent power train complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

WHEN TRYING TO GET INSIDE OF VEHICLE IN THE MORNING CONSUMER SAW THAT AREA AROUND TRANSMISSION PAWL WAS BURNED, FIRE BROKE OUT, AND STOPPED BY ITSELF. *AK
Complaint 861085 · Apr 27, 2000

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