My olds won't start. This happened about 2 weeks ago n it just died. I got mad and thru the wheel back up n then it started Then a week ago it did the same, so I moved the wheel n it started

Asked by richie0219 Mar 16, 2014 at 09:57 PM about the 1998 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight 4 Dr LS Sedan

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

N it is dead with no power at all. Any
ideas?

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BritishTech77 answered 10 years ago

Ground to computer or main harness. Corrosion is a common problem on those cars.

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