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Oldsmobile 88 1995technical service bulletin

Bulletin CMP/95C11O1 · NHTSA communication 39723 · issued Dec 1, 1994

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1995
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

General motors has determined that certain 1995 oldsmobile 88 and 98 model vehicles equipped with a 3800 series ii engine (pro l36), may have a deceleration stall under certain specific conditions. This could result in loss of power steering assist, generator and power braking assist. To prevent this condition from occurring, dealers are to replace suspect mem-cal of the powertrain control module (pcm) with a mem-cal of an improved design. *tw

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.