1968 OLDSMOBILE 98 Recalls
Item Affected: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date Announced: 11/30/-0001
Description of Recall:
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBILITY OF MISALIGNED TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT SWITCH ACTUATING ROD COULD CAUSE THE THROTTLE TO BE HELD IN A PARTIALLY OPEN POSITION SHOULD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BE SNAPPED TO THE FLOOR ABNORMALLY HARD TO MAKE A DOWNSHIFT. IF THE THROTTLE IS HELD PARTIALLY OPEN BY THIS ROD THE VEHICLE MAY BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. (CORRECT BY INSPECTION AND REALIGN ROD IF NECESSARY.)
Item Affected: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date Announced: 11/30/-0001
Description of Recall:
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBILITY THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL ADJUSTING STUD NUT AT THE BELL CRANK END OFTHE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS IMPROPERLY TORQUED. LOW TORQUE COULD CAUSE NUT TO WORK OFF. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE ADJUSTING STUD COULD COME OUT OF ITS SLOT AND HOLD THE THROTTLE PARTIALLY OPEN, MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. (CORRECT BY INSTALLING SPECIAL TORQUED NUT AND ADJUSTING LINKAGE AS NECESSARY.)
Item Affected: TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Date Announced: 11/30/-0001
Description of Recall:
Conequence:
Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: POSSIBILITY THAT TIRE SIZES 8.45 X 15 AND 8.85 X 15 (8-PLY RATED), WHITE SIDEWALL, MAY DEVELOP TREAD SEPARATION DURING SUSTAINED HIGH SPEED OPERATION WITH MAXIMUM VEHICLE LOADING. IF SEPARATION OCCURS, ACUTE VIBRATION OR THUMPING WILL ALERT VEHICLE OPERATOR LONG BEFORE LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE IS EXPERIENCED. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING TIRES WHERE NECESSARY.)
