1989 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

52 complaints about Service Brakes, Hydraulic

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All Service Brakes, Hydraulic Complaints (52)

Sep 2, 2003

LTR FM SEBASTIAN SCOLLO (CT) REQUEST ASSISTANCE IN HIS ATTEMPTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR BRAKE REPAIRS ON HIS 1989 GM OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME.*MR CONSUMER IS ASKING TO BE REIMBURSED FOR BRAKE REPAIRS.*TS *JB

Jul 8, 2002 Crash

REAR BRAKES LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AKTHIS DEFECT HAPPENS ONCE EVERY YEAR. *JG

Nov 3, 2000

BRAKE PAD AND ROTORS RESURFACED, THE REAR BRAKES WERE JUST REPLACED APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO. *CJ

Oct 13, 2000

ENGINE JUST TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING...SEVERAL TIMES AT HIGH SPEEDS...LOOSES STEERING, BRAKES...SEVERAL NEAR COLLISIONS. DEALERS & REPAIR SHOPS CAN NEVER DUPLICATE OR IDENTIFY A PROBLEM

Oct 2, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

Jan 27, 2000

DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE BRAKE LINE WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME, CLAMP HAS RUBBED A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

Jan 20, 2000

BRAKES STOPSSOMETIMES. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDALS GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BOUNCES BACK UP. *AK

Jan 14, 2000

WHEN TRAVELING AND UPON ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP, A GREAT AMOUNT OF FORCE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP, ALSO, FRONT CALIPERS WORK , AND REAR CALIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE ,CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE BRAKE PADS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS A NUMBER OF TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Jan 14, 2000

WHEN TRAVELING AND UPON ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP, A GREAT AMOUNT OF FORCE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP, ALSO, FRONT CALIPERS WORK , AND REAR CALIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE ,CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE BRAKE PADS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS A NUMBER OF TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Dec 29, 1999

BRAKE ROTORS ON BOTH SIDES SEPARATED FROM THEMSELVES AT THE THINNEST PART OF THE CASTING. EACH SIDE FAILED AT DIFFERENT TIMES BUT BRAKING WAS SEVERELY AFFECTED. *AK

Dec 2, 1999

NO SUMMARY

May 8, 1999

THIS VEHICLE CONSTANTLY HESITATES, MISFIRES,AND TODAY IT BACKFIRED FOR THE FIRST TIME. WHEN YOU TURN OFF THE CAR YOU CAN SMELL A THE FUEL OUT OF THE EXHAUST . THIS PROBLEM IS NOT INTERMITTENT IT IS CONSTANT AND I FEEL IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE EMISSIONS ON THIS CAR . I WENT TO AN OLDMOBILE DEALERSHIP TO ASK ABOUT RECALLS . THEY SAID THERE WERE NONE, HOWEVER , IN A CONSUMER REPORTS BOOK I AM READING IT USES THE SAME CAR AS MINE FOR AN EXAMPLE OF A VEHICLE WITH A EXHAUST EMISSIONS RECALL. THE REAR BRAKES HAD A 10 POINT REAR BRAKE JOB CONSISTING OF NEW CYLINDERS ,HARDWARE, DRUMS TURNED AND NEW PADS. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE IN GOOD REPAIR. YET IT SEEMS THAT THE BRAKES ARE NOT STOPPING THE CAR EFFECTIVELY

Nov 18, 1997

BRAKE CABLE FAILS DUE TO RUSTING ON A REGULAR BASIS CAUSING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STICK.

Oct 20, 1997

LEFT REAR ABS BRAKES LOCKE DUP SIX TIMES. ALSO REPLACED CALIPERS/PADS AND ROTORS. *AK

Oct 20, 1997

LEFT REAR ABS BRAKES LOCKE DUP SIX TIMES. ALSO REPLACED CALIPERS/PADS AND ROTORS. *AK

Jul 7, 1997

REAR BRAKE ROTORS CORRODED.

Mar 18, 1997

HORN GOES OFF BY ITSELF DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE. ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS, AND BATTERY WENT DEAD DUE TO HORN BLOWING ALL NIGHT. *AK

Mar 18, 1997

HORN GOES OFF BY ITSELF DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE. ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS, AND BATTERY WENT DEAD DUE TO HORN BLOWING ALL NIGHT. *AK

Feb 19, 1997

BRAKE CALIPERS REPLACED.

Feb 19, 1997

BRAKE PADS REPLACED.

Feb 19, 1997

BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED.

Aug 15, 1996

REAR BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR TO FRONT BRAKES.

Aug 15, 1996

REAR BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR TO FRONT BRAKES.

Jul 8, 1996

FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM, THE BRAKE SHOES AND PADS ARE WEARING TO OFTEN. *AK

May 16, 1996

EXPERIENCING BRAKE LOCK UP EVERY SIX MONTHS. BRAKES ARE RUSTING. *AK

Mar 20, 1996

THE REAR DISC BRAKES ARE RUSTING AND NOW THEY WILL NOT STOP THE CAR AT ALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Nov 29, 1995

THE REAR BRAKES OF THE CAR DO NOT WORK. TT CONSUMER STATES CALIPERS SEIZE AND CAUSE SMOKE AND ODOR, ROTORS RUST, BECAUSE OF FAULTY REAR BRAKES THERE IS MUCH STRESS TO THE FRONT BRAKES, CONSUMER HAS TO CLEAN AND LUBRICATE SLIDES EVERY 3 TO 6 MONTHS AND REPLACE SLIDES, ROTORS, PADS, AND CALIPERS FREQUENTLY IN ORDER TO KEEP REAR BRAKES WORKING. *SLC

Sep 26, 1995

ABS: SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, BRAKE SYSTEM WENT; CONTINUED TO GO OUT EVERY 6,000 TO 7,000 MILES; ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON, FOLLOWED BY NO BRAKING POWER. TT

Sep 15, 1995

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, REPLACED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. TT

Aug 24, 1995

FRONT/REAR BRAKES CALIPERS FAILED.

Aug 24, 1995

FRONT/REAR BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. *DSH

Aug 3, 1995

CORROSION OF REAR DISC BRAKES , REAR BRAKE ARE FROZEN, REPLACE FRONT DISC PADS AND ROTORS. TT

Jun 19, 1995

EA94-041 ACTIVE, CORROSION OF THE REAR DISC SLIDE CAUSING LOCKUP. TT

Jun 14, 1995

THE REAR CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND ALL THE BRAKING GOES TO THE FRONT BECAUSE THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS ARE CORRODED. TT

Jun 14, 1995

REPLACED REAR PADS. *AK

Jun 14, 1995

RESURFACED ROTORS. *AK

May 8, 1995

BRAKE PROBLEMS. *AK

Apr 3, 1995

CORRODED REAR DISC, CAUSES EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT BRAKES. TT

Apr 3, 1995

DURING BRAKE APPLICATION REAR BRAKES MAKE A DRAGGING SOUND. TT

Mar 29, 1995

REAR DISC BRAKES CORRODED AND DETERIORATED. TT

Mar 23, 1995

CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, REBUILT CALIPERS, INSTALL NEW PADS. TT

Mar 23, 1995

REAR CALIPERS RUSTED, CAUSING REAR BRAKE FAILURE, PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS. *SKD

Mar 21, 1995

CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES. TT

Mar 21, 1995

FRONT ROTORS WARPED/REAR CALIPERS SEIZED. *AK

Mar 21, 1995

REAR BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED (6) TIMES FROM RUSTED CALIPERS TO BRAKE SHOES LOCKING. TT

Mar 21, 1995

CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES. TT

Mar 14, 1995

CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES. TT

Mar 14, 1995

HAD PROBLEM WITH CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES AND CALIPERS, ALSO REPLACED REAR BRAKE ROTORS/PADS. TT

Mar 13, 1995

WARPED REAR BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS. *AK

Mar 8, 1995

NO RESPONSE FROM THE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM. PLUNGERS CORRODED. TT

Mar 6, 1995

REAR DISC BRAKE CORROSION DUE TO A DEFECTIVE SEAL. TT |

Feb 21, 1995

CORROSION ON REAR CALIPERS, RESULTING IN SEIZING OF CALIPERS TWICE, ALSO REPLACED ROTOR/PADS ON REAR BRAKES. TT