1994 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

I HAVE A 94 CUTLASS OLDS WITH ONLY 62,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR SURGES FORWARD AND THEN STOPS. TODAY I ALMOST HIT KID CROSSING THE STREET. I HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. THE DEALER CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I JUST HAD MY BRAKES REPLACED ALL THE WAY AROUND AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. I HAD THEM REPLACED ON 8-16-05. THIS DOES NOT DO IT ALL THE TIME SO THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THEY ARE NOT GOING TO STOP RIGHT AWAY. I CHECKED YOUR SITE AND THERE ARE 16 COMPLAINTS ON THE BRAKES. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE TO MAKE GM DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS DEFECT. THE CAR IS A 94 BUT THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF US ON THE STREETS. I AM THINKING ABOUT CALLING THE NEWS STATION HOTLINE SO THIS PROBLEM WILL REALLY BE MADE PUBLIC AND SEE HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE COMPLAIN.

Mileage: 62,217

THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ON MY 1994 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS CRUISER MAKE THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP ON AN ICY ROAD. AT VERY LOW SPEEDS, 15 MPH OR LESS ONCE THE ANTILOCK BREAKS KICK IN THE CAR TAKES OFF AND SLIDES RIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THIS BEHAVIOR IS UNPREDICTABLE, SCARY AND QUITE DANGEROUS. THE TIRES AND BRAKES ARE NEW AND IN GOOD CONDITION. DISABLING THE ANTILOCK BREAKS MAKES THE CAR VERY EASY TO STOP UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS EVEN IF A WHEEL SKIDS A LITTLE BIT. THIS ISN'T AN EQUIPMENT FAILURE AS MUCH AS IT IS A DEFECT IN DESIGN CONCEPT. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES MAY BE FINE FOR A 65 MPH STOP ON A RAINY CALIFORNIA EXPRESSWAY, BUT THEY ARE TERRIBLE ON AN ICY OR SNOWY NEW YORK ROAD AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 15 MPH, IN A SLOW SPEED STOP ONCE ONE WHEEL SLIPS. THE WHEELS GO INTO ANTILOCK AND SINCE ALL THE WHEELS ARE ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE THE ANTILOCK ACTION CONTINUES EFFECTIVELY SHUTTING THE BREAKS OFF MAKING THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP. THE ANTILOCK ACTION IS VERY VIOLENT AND ACTUALLY CAUSES THE WHEELS TO SKID RESULTING IN MORE ANTILOCK ACTION. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FEATHER THE BRAKES TO BRING THE CAR TO A PREDICTABLE STOP ON AN ICY ROAD. I HAVE DRIVEN SEVERAL GM VEHICLES AND THEY ALL HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I WILL AVOID PURCHASING ANTILOCK BREAKS WHEREVER POSSIBLE. OBVIOUSLY THE DESIGNERS NEVER WENT THROUGH A NEW YORK WINTER WITH THESE BRAKES. *NLM

Mileage: 115,430

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. *NLM

BRAKE DRUM ON ALL FOUR WHEELS IS RUSTING VERY BADLY, RUST SEEPS OUT FROM UNDER THE HUB CAP AND GOES ALL OVER THE WHEELS

THE VEHICLE PULSATES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE AND WERE REPLACED, CALIPERS WERE OVERHAULED, FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED, ALSO REAR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED.*YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME AND HAS DONE SO SINCE APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS TO 3 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO BE LOOKED AT AND HAVE BEEN TOLD NOTHING CAN BE FOUND TO BE WRONG. I ALSO CALLED THE OLDSMOBILE NUMBER LISTED IN THE MANUFACTURERS GUIDE, AND THEY SAID SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED NOTHING COULD BE DONE AT THEIR END (AT THE SAME TIME I HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT OTHER PROBLEMS). I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT FAILURE OF SUCH A MAJOR PART WITH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WOULD BE OF NO CONSEQUENCE TO THE MANUFACTURER OR ANY OTHER SAFETY ORGANIZATION. *AK

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY REAR BRAKE SYSTEM AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES AND I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS BEFOR NOR AFTER I BAUGHT THIS CAR. I WANT SOMEONE TO LOOK AT MY BRAKES FREE OF CHARGE, TO INFORM ME IF I HAVE THE PROBLEM THAT THIS CAR WAS RECALLED FOR. I ALSO AM WONDERING ABOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT 65 MPH. AND IT WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL AND THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND WOULDNT STOP . I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HAVE THAT LOOKED AT. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP

REAR WHEEL BRAKE HOSE WAS CHAFED. THERE WERE NO BRAKES. SAME AS RECALL 95V061000. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY THERE WOULD BE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP FOR REPAIRS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM DEALER REPLACE BRAKE SHOES, BRAKE SENSORS, BRAKE LIGHT BULB, ROTORS AND NEW TIRES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

POPPING NOISE FOLLOWED BY BRAKE FAILURE. HAS BEEN IN SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES AND PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE FOUND

WAS DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. PULLED HARD TO LEFT IN FRONT OF SEMI-TRAILER WHICH BROADSIDED VEHICLE. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT IN USE. BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. NO INJURIES. *AK *ML

THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME YEAR CAR HAD THE SAME THING WITH THE STRUT MOUNT WITH A FREIND

ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE THAT RESULTED IN COLLISION, ON ONE OCCASION BRAKES FAILED CAUSING COLLISION WHICH RESULTED IN PROPERTY DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. *YC

VEHIOCLE ABS SYSYTEM WOULD ENGAGE INTERMITTENLY WITH OUT REASON; VEHICLE IN /OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASION AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUNDED.

ABS IS ACTIVATED ON DRY PAVEMENT FOR ABSOLUTELY NO REASON, CAR IS DIFFICULT TO STOP AT TIMES, AND STOPPING DISTANCES ARE LONGER. SEVERAL DEALERS HAVE LOOKED AT PROBLEM, TWO DON'T KNOW, AND SAID THEY COULD DO INVESTIGATIVE REPAIRS THAT COULD EASILY AMOUNT TO OVER $2500, THE OTHER DEALER SAID THAT IF MY "CHECK ENGINE" DOESN'T COME ON THEN THEY CAN'T HELP ME!! THE CAR IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE AND SHOULDN'T BE ON THE ROAD LEFT UNREPAIRED. BECAUSE OF THE ABS MALFUNCTIONING, I DID HIT A STATIONARY OBJECT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I DON'T HAVE $2500 TO THROW INTO A CAR FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPAIRS. I KNOW LONGER WANT TO PUT MYSELF OR MY PASSENGERS IN JEAPARDY BECAUSE I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN FEAR THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT THAT I WOULD FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR. SINCE, I FEEL BASICALLY HELPLESS, I AM CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR A DIFFERENT CAR. *AK

WHEN GOING DOWNHILL OR YPHILL SLOWLY THE BRAKE SWILL MAKE A CLICKING NOISE, AND IT WILL TAKE LONGER TO STOP. WHEN GOING FASTER, PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR.

THE INSIDE OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE WORN EXCESSIVELY.

THE INSIDE OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE WORN EXCESSIVELY.

BRAKES PULSATE WHILE BRAKING DUE TO BRAKE VACUUM HOSE FAILURE.

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED DUE TO RUST, CAUSING VIBRATION.

BRAKE PADS FAILED.

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT SLOW SPEEDS THE BRAKES MAKE A POPPING SOUND AND VEHICLE WILL SURGE.

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

ABS LIGHT BULBS FAILED.

REAR BRAKE HOSE FAILED.

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.

BRAKE SHOES FAILED.

ABS SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

IN DRY WEATHER VEHICLE WAS CUT OFF BY TRUCK HAS ABS BRAKES WHICH FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY . *AK

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ALTERNATOR FAILURE, CAUSING ABS LIGHT TO APPEAR/ LOSS OF POWER ASSIST/ STEERING/BRAKES AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE FRONT END VIBRATES, FAILURE CAUSED ENGINE SHUTDOWN.*AK

THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE BRAKE CALIPER BROKE . TT

LEFT/RIGHT REAR BRAKE ROTORS FAILED, CAUSING NOISE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK

FRONT BRAKES WEARING FAST. TT

THE BRAKES GIVE AND CATCH WHEN BEING APPLIED. THEY ARE ABS BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

BRAKES FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING PANIC STOP, DUE TO WIRING HARNESS FAILURE.

RECALL RELATED, 94V211000, IN FOR REPAIR PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP FOR A PERIOD OF 5 DAYS. TT

OPTIONAL ALUMINUM WHEELS. DURING BRAKE APPLICATION ON WET ROADS INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE. TT

REAR ANTILOCK BRAKES REPLACED DUE TO GRABBING/ABS LIGHT COMING ON. *AW