Make overview

Oldsmobile was a brand of American vehicles manufactured for most of its existence by General Motors. Olds Motor Vehicle Co. was established by Ransom E. Olds in 1897. It built over 35 million cars, including at least 14 million produced at its Lansing, Michigan factory alone.

Throughout its period as a division of General Motors, it was positioned into the middle of GM's five parts (over Chevrolet, and near Pontiac, but under Buick, and Cadillac), and was most notable for the "Rocket V8" engine.

In 1985, over 1 million Oldsmobiles cars were marketed, but by the 1990s the division was tasked with fighting with import brands. When it was abandoned in 2004, Oldsmobile was the oldest surviving American car brand, and one of the oldest in the world, after Peugeot, Skoda, and Tatra.

Oldsmobile known problems

Some of the common problems or complaints owners have about the Oldsmobile are: