Engine overheated and locked up at 90,000 miles without warning, found to be a cracked intake that I later found out was plastic.
Gasket in rebuilt engine leaked, spewing coolant everywhere.
Knobs on radio cracked and fell off.
Center Console Cup-holder has been fixed several times, but keeps breaking.
Chrome rims started flaking badly at 90,000 and have had to be replaced.
All sorts of electrical problems
--Sunroof/moon-roof no longer works properly
--Cruise control no longer works
--Dual climate control no longer works.
Air conditioning stopped working.
Blower motor went out completely at 100,000 miles (of course in the dead of winter)
Power windows work very slowly and sometimes stick or just decide to go down on their own.
Car pulls to the left.
Spark plug wires went haywire and had to be replaced (they were out of order and caused the car to shudder badly)
This car has plenty of power, but I will never own another Oldsmobile as long as I live.
This car is the reason that I will probably never own another American brand car.
Amen! Iam not going to even get started on my 98' oldsy, but I too would drive mine off a cliff if I could afford something else. As an Oldmobile fan, I someday wanted to graduate to the Aurora. But after owning this vehicle, I think that I would rather go back to my Taurus.
I think the key words here are "regular maintenance". It sounds like there was no care taken in maintaining the vehicle. The intrigue I had was the absolute best car I have ever owned. I changed all fluids ever 3000 miles and did not have a single problem with the car other than changing the battery, and occasional flat tires. The only reason I don't have it now is because I was rear-ended and the car was totaled. My car at that point had 120,000 miles on it and was running just as good as the day I bought it.
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