1989 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems
52 complaints about Service Brakes, Hydraulic
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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
REAR BRAKES LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AKTHIS DEFECT HAPPENS ONCE EVERY YEAR. *JG
BRAKE PAD AND ROTORS RESURFACED, THE REAR BRAKES WERE JUST REPLACED APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO. *CJ
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
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
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
BRAKES STOPSSOMETIMES. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDALS GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BOUNCES BACK UP. *AK
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
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
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
NO SUMMARY
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
BRAKE CABLE FAILS DUE TO RUSTING ON A REGULAR BASIS CAUSING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STICK.
LEFT REAR ABS BRAKES LOCKE DUP SIX TIMES. ALSO REPLACED CALIPERS/PADS AND ROTORS. *AK
LEFT REAR ABS BRAKES LOCKE DUP SIX TIMES. ALSO REPLACED CALIPERS/PADS AND ROTORS. *AK
REAR BRAKE ROTORS CORRODED.
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
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
BRAKE CALIPERS REPLACED.
BRAKE PADS REPLACED.
BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED.
REAR BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR TO FRONT BRAKES.
REAR BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR TO FRONT BRAKES.
FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM, THE BRAKE SHOES AND PADS ARE WEARING TO OFTEN. *AK
EXPERIENCING BRAKE LOCK UP EVERY SIX MONTHS. BRAKES ARE RUSTING. *AK
THE REAR DISC BRAKES ARE RUSTING AND NOW THEY WILL NOT STOP THE CAR AT ALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
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
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
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, REPLACED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. TT
FRONT/REAR BRAKES CALIPERS FAILED.
FRONT/REAR BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. *DSH
CORROSION OF REAR DISC BRAKES , REAR BRAKE ARE FROZEN, REPLACE FRONT DISC PADS AND ROTORS. TT
EA94-041 ACTIVE, CORROSION OF THE REAR DISC SLIDE CAUSING LOCKUP. TT
THE REAR CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND ALL THE BRAKING GOES TO THE FRONT BECAUSE THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS ARE CORRODED. TT
REPLACED REAR PADS. *AK
RESURFACED ROTORS. *AK
BRAKE PROBLEMS. *AK
CORRODED REAR DISC, CAUSES EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT BRAKES. TT
DURING BRAKE APPLICATION REAR BRAKES MAKE A DRAGGING SOUND. TT
REAR DISC BRAKES CORRODED AND DETERIORATED. TT
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, REBUILT CALIPERS, INSTALL NEW PADS. TT
REAR CALIPERS RUSTED, CAUSING REAR BRAKE FAILURE, PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS. *SKD
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES. TT
FRONT ROTORS WARPED/REAR CALIPERS SEIZED. *AK
REAR BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED (6) TIMES FROM RUSTED CALIPERS TO BRAKE SHOES LOCKING. TT
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES. TT
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES. TT
HAD PROBLEM WITH CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES AND CALIPERS, ALSO REPLACED REAR BRAKE ROTORS/PADS. TT
WARPED REAR BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS. *AK
NO RESPONSE FROM THE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM. PLUNGERS CORRODED. TT
REAR DISC BRAKE CORROSION DUE TO A DEFECTIVE SEAL. TT |
CORROSION ON REAR CALIPERS, RESULTING IN SEIZING OF CALIPERS TWICE, ALSO REPLACED ROTOR/PADS ON REAR BRAKES. TT