1990 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems
64 complaints about Service Brakes, Hydraulic
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WHILE DRIVING REAR DISC BRAKE ON ONE SIDE STICKS ON ROTOR. HAD TO REPLACE CYLINDER. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK
WHILE DRIVING REAR DISC BRAKE ON ONE SIDE STICKS ON ROTOR. HAD TO REPLACE CYLINDER. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK
REAR CALIPERS HAVE FROZEN DUE TO DESIGN ERROR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
FLUIDS ALL FULL. IF ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. WHEN TURNED ON ALL OK BUT BRAKES FAIL RANDOMLY WITHOUT WARNING. HAS BEEN SERVICED BY BRAKE SHOP. FLUSH AND FILL OF BRAKE FLUID. NO VISABLE PROBLEMS.*AK
WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, ALSO, AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES THE BRAKES OPERATE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
REAR BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON EVEN IF NO KEY, SPEEEDOMETER. ODOMETER INTERMITTENT FAILURE, REAR BRAKES FROZE AND RUSTED CAUSING FAILURE OF FRONT BRAKE LININGS AND ROTORS IN 3000 MILES
REAR BRAKE CALIPERS FREEZE UP, AND THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS CONSISTENTLY NEED RESURFACING OR REPLACING. *AK
REAR DISC CALIPER SLIDES ARE RUSTING, RENDERING REAR BRAKES INOPERATIVE. *AK
BRAKE PAD LINING SEPARATED FROM BACKING DUE TO BEING WORN OUT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK
THE POWER MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT TO COME ON AND COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES.
NON ABS BRAKES PERFORMED POORLY DUE TO EVERY 10,000 MILES FRONT BRAKE PADS WORE EXCESSIVELY, NEEDING REPLACEMENT. DEALER SAYS REAR BRAKES SHOW NO USAGE BUT WILL RESET THEM ONCE EMERGENCY BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
SEIZURE OF REAR BRAKE CALIPERS. DLRS OBSERVATION: CRACKED ROTORS. *AK
SEIZURE OF REAR BRAKE CALIPERS. DLRS OBSERVATION: CRACKED ROTORS. *AK
FRONT BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES. *AK
CALIPER CORRISION IN THE REAR, FREEZE UP, THE FORNT BRAKES ARE ONLY WORKING, REPLACED EVERY YEAR. *AK
REAR DISC BRAKES ARE INOPERATIVE, DUE TO CORRODED CALIPERS AND ROTORS, CAUSING INEFFECTIVE BRAKE, LOW PEDAL AND PULSATION. *AK
BRAKE FAILURE, IN FOR REPAIR, CALIPERS CONTINUE TO WEAR OUT, HAPPENED 4 TIMES. *AK
BRAKE FAILURE, IN FOR REPAIR, CALIPERS CONTINUE TO WEAR OUT, HAPPENED 4 TIMES. *AK
THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP WHEN TRYING TO COME OUT OF PARK. THE OWNER HAD EVERTHING TO REPLACE IN THE REAR. *AK
THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP WHEN TRYING TO COME OUT OF PARK. THE OWNER HAD EVERTHING TO REPLACE IN THE REAR. *AK
THE REAR BRAKE LOCKED UP WHEN TRYING TO COME OUT OF PARK. THE OWNER HAD EVER THING REPLACE IN THE REAR.
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE SYSTEM. TT
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKE, DISC CALIPERS HAVE FROZEN. TT
REAR CALIPER SLIDE PINS RUSTED, CAUSING PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. *SD
THERE IS REAR BRAKE FAILURE SOMETIMES IT LOCKS UP WILL NOT RELEASE FULLY HAVE DISC BRAKE . TT REAR BRAKE CALIPERS HAVE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE MECHANISM, EMERGENCY BRAKE MECHANISM WILL CLOSE ON THE ROTOR THEN NOT RELEASE FULLY, THE DRAG ON THE BRAKE ROTOR OF AN UNRELEASED CALIPER CAUSES OVERHEATING WHICH DESTROYS THE CALIPER AND BOILS THE GUIDE PIN LUBRICANT, THUS THE BRAKE CALIPER SEIZES. *SLC
THERE IS REAR BRAKE FAILURE SOMETIMES IT LOCKS UP WILL NOT RELEASE FULLY HAVE DISC BRAKE . TT REAR BRAKE CALIPERS HAVE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE MECHANISM, EMERGENCY BRAKE MECHANISM WILL CLOSE ON THE ROTOR THEN NOT RELEASE FULLY, THE DRAG ON THE BRAKE ROTOR OF AN UNRELEASED CALIPER CAUSES OVERHEATING WHICH DESTROYS THE CALIPER AND BOILS THE GUIDE PIN LUBRICANT, THUS THE BRAKE CALIPER SEIZES. *SLC
DRIVER AND PASSGENER SEAT BELT AND REAR BACK SEAT DO NOT RETRACT. TT AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED, LEFT DOOR LOCK SWITCH OVERHEATS. DEFECTIVE RADIO, CD PLAYER INOPERATIVE, REAR SPEAKERS HAVE POOR CLARITY. ALARM INOPERABLE. DIMMER SWITCH MISALIGNED, TAIL LENS MISALIGNED, HIGH BEAM LAMP INOPERABLE, TURN SIGNAL LAMP BROKEN, CENTER BRAKE LIGHT INOPERABLE, TURN SIGNAL TRANSMITTERS INOPERABLE, TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT BLINK. TIMING COVER SEAL LEAK, OIL FITER DEFECTIVE, ENGINE STALLS, OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATES, WATER PUMP FAILED, HARMONIC BALANCER CAME APART, COVER GASKET REPLACED. POWER STEERING HOSE LEAK, STEERING WHEEL NOISY WHILE MAKING TURNS. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS: DEFECTIVE ECU, DEFECTIVE IGNITION, BATTERY FAILED, AND ALTERNATOR FAILED. GLOVE COMPARTMENT LOCK STICKS, LEFT FRONT SEAT BUCKLE BROKE, BUTTON FELL OFF, HARNESS WOULD NOT RETRACT FOR LEFT OR RIGHT. DASH SEPARATED. PASSENGER SEAT WOULD NOT MOVE SMOOTHLY. TRUNK LOCK DEFECTIVE. DRIVER DOOR MOLDING LOOSE, DOOR TRIM LOOSE, PULL STRAP NOT SECURE. EXHAUST PIPE BRACKET AND HANGER TOO CLOSE CAUSING NOISE. FUEL GAUGE READS LOW FUEL WHEN HALF TANK FULL. GRINDING BRAKES, POWER BRAKE BOOSTER BINDS, FRONT ROTOR REPLACED, BRAKE FLUID LEAK. MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH AC AND HEATER. PARK BRAKE CAME APART. TIRE WEAR. SUNROOF INOPERABLE. TRANSMISSION SLIPS. WINDOW SWITCH DEFECTIVE. *SLC
THE ABS SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE BRAKES WENT OUT AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE CALIPERS KEEP FREEZING UP ON THE BACK DISC BRAKES. TT
FRONT BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT EVERY SIX WEEKS. *AW
REAR BRAKE SLIDERS REPLACED.
HAS HAD TO REPLACE DISC BRAKE PAD EVERY SIX MONTHS THE FRONT BRAKES ARE WEARING OUT FASTER THAN BACK BRAKES AND MANUFACTURER OFFERS NO ASSISTANCE. TT
HAS HAD TO REPLACE DISC BRAKE CALIPER EVERY SIX MONTHS THE FRONT BRAKES ARE WEARING OUT FASTER THAN BACK BRAKES AND MANUFACTURER OFFERS NO ASSISTANCE. TT
LOST ALL BRAKE CAPACITY AT ONE TIME; SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BRAKES SMOKED; CERTAIN TIMES, SEEMS TO GRAB/PULL; CHANGED TWICE DUE TO RUST/CORROSION. TT
BRAKE PEDAL HAS CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR. *AK
TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE W/INTERMITTENTLY SOFT PEDAL. GLAVIC OLDS., OHIO; POSSIBLE CAUSE THAT RESULTED IN A CHAIN OF EVENTS, RIGHT REAR CALIPER LOCKED UP. TT
THE FRONT AND REAR ROTOR AND CALIPER NEED TO BE REPLACE DEALER SAY TO KEEP PUMP THE BRAKE EVERYTIME. TT
THE FRONT AND REAR ROTOR AND CALIPER NEED TO BE REPLACE DEALER SAY TO KEEP PUMP THE BRAKE EVERYTIME. TT
THE REAR DISC BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY CORRODED AND DO NOT WORK AT ALL. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
REAR CALIPERS RUSTED/CORRODED; CALIPERS BECOME FIXED IN ONE POSITION; EMERGENCY BRAKES INOPERATIVE; EXTENDED STOPPING; RELY ON FRONT BRAKES. TT
ANTI-LOCK LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON. TT
CALIPERS WERE STICKING. TT
ABS: REAR ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, TURNED DOWN TWICE DUE TO RUST/CORROSION. TT
REAR DISC BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
CORRODED DISC BRAKES CAUSES LACK OF BRAKE REDUCTION WHEN APPLIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
FRONT BRAKE PADS CONTINUE TO WEAR PREMATURELY; BRAKES GRABBED; SOFT TO TOUCH. TT
REAR BRAKES RUSTED/CORRODED; FROZE UP; CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKES. TT
BRAKES FAILURE, REAR CORROSION OF CALIPERS AND SLIDE RAIL, PE94-063 ACTIVE. TT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TRY TO STOP CAR WOULDN'T STOP HIT A TRUCK THIS IS DISC BRAKE. TT
VEHICLE HAD REAR DISC BRAKE CORROSION.(PE94-063). TT
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKE OF REAR,AND DRAGGING OF THE DISC PADS, FRONT BRAKE FAILURE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, PE94-063 ACTIVE. TT
CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEM WITH BOTH FRONT ,REAR DISC BRAKE. TT
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, RUSTED CALIPER PIN. TT
EXPERIENCE LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, REPLACE PAD 5 TIME AND 1 SET OF ROTORS ON FRT BRAKE SYSTEM. TT
BRAKE FAILURE,FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS AND ROTORS, AND HOSES, AND REAR CORROSION OF CALIPERS AND DISC ROTORS AND PADS. TT
BRAKE FAILURE,FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS AND ROTORS, AND HOSES, AND REAR CORROSION OF CALIPERS AND DISC ROTORS AND PADS. TT
REAR BRAKE CORROSION. TT
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKES. TT
CORRODED DISC BRAKES, EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKES. TT
REAR DISC BRAKE CORROSION. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES. TT
BRAKE FAILURE, REAR BRAKES LOCKUP AND REPLACE ROTORS AND PADS AND SLIDE KIT, PE94-063 ACTIVE. TT
REAR DISC BRAKES WEAR EXCESSIVELY DUE TO LOCK UP OF BRAKING MECHANISMS. TT