FRONT BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES. *AK
1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1990 record →
DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE, SEAT MOVED WHILE DRIVING. *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
ENGINE BLOWS OUT OIL FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSING POTENTIAL FOR FIRE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE FRONT SUSPENSION CROSS-MEMBER FELL OUT, CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING. *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 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
RECALL REALATED, 95V173000, INTERIOR RESTRAINT, NO PART AVAILABLE CALL OCT 1995, WAIT UNTIL FEB. 96. TT
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKE, DISC CALIPERS HAVE FROZEN. TT
THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DIDN'T LOCK. ACCIDENT ON NOV. 9. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
EXHAUST/STALLING PROBLEMS. *DSH
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
WHEN BACKING UP FROM PARKING SPACE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. TT
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
DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE. *DSH
THE CALIPERS KEEP FREEZING UP ON THE BACK DISC BRAKES. TT
FRONT BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT EVERY SIX WEEKS. *AW
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
WHEN SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTANTLY ACCELERATED REARWARD. 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
SEAT BELT FAILURE, SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT LOCK. 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 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
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AFTER PUTTING INTO GEAR VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED UNKNOWN. TT
ANTI-LOCK LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON. TT
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE COVER HAS COME OFF, NO LONGER WORKS. TT
THE PASSENGER FRONT SEATBELT FAILED RESTRAIN OCCUPANT DURING COLLISION. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
CRADDLE WASHER RUSTED CAUSES LOWER FRAME TO SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING RACK, CAUSED TOTAL STEERING OF VEHICLE. 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
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
REAR BRAKE CORROSION. TT
CORRODED DISC BRAKES, EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKES. TT
REAR DISC BRAKE CORROSION. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
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