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1993 Oldsmobile 88 Brakes Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA

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Brakes reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
21
Latest Aug 29, 2008
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
28%
of 74 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Oldsmobile 88 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 21 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming brake

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Body & structureBrakesHeating & air conditioning+2 more
Filed Aug 29, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 OLDSMOBILE 88. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS IS FROM AN INDEPENDENT DEALER. ONE WEEK LATER, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN THE RAIN, WATER FLOODED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE REAR FLOORBOARD WAS SOAKED WITH WATER. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ONE WEEK AFTER THE WATER DAMAGE AND WAS REPLACED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO CONTINUE TO PUMP THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE LINES WERE SALT RUSTED AS WELL AS THE MAJORITY OF THE COMPONENTS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE BELTS WERE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE COMPONENTS THAT CONTROL THE AIR CONDITIONING. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 10-07-08 *BF UPDATED 10/15/08. *JB

NHTSA ID
10240200
Incident
Feb 10, 2008
Mileage
120,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Apr 20, 2004

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BRAKE LINE FAILED. *AK *NM

NHTSA ID
10059573
Incident
Feb 12, 2004
Brakes
Filed Apr 25, 2000

AFTER DEALER TURNED BRAKES NOTICED ABS INDICATOR LIGHT ON . DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
860869
Brakes
Filed Jan 18, 2000

ABS BRAKE PRESSURE MODULATOR FAILED CAUSING ABS LIGHTS COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. *ET

NHTSA ID
784437
Incident
Nov 16, 1999
Brakes
Filed Jul 29, 1999

ABS MODULATOR BLOCK FAILED. MJS

NHTSA ID
547621
BrakesElectrical
Filed Jul 29, 1999

BRAKES AND ABS FAILED. MJS

NHTSA ID
547617
Brakes
Filed Jun 9, 1998
Crash reported

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN DRY CONDITIONS, WAS ABOUT 1-2 CARS LENGTHS BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE, HAD TO MAKE PANIC STOP. ABS BRAKES BECAME INOPERATIVE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REAREND VEHICLE IN FRONT. *AK

NHTSA ID
823242
Brakes
Filed Mar 6, 1998

ABS WHEEL SENSOR WORE OUT.

NHTSA ID
531958
Incident
Jan 1, 1998
Brakes
Filed Oct 20, 1997

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED.

NHTSA ID
524973
BrakesElectrical
Filed May 6, 1997

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND REPLACED.

NHTSA ID
516939
Brakes
Filed Apr 22, 1997

VEHICLE'S ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED WITH WARNING LIGHT ON DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE. *AK

NHTSA ID
810420
Incident
Feb 20, 1997
BrakesElectrical
Filed Apr 15, 1997

BRAKES FAILED.

NHTSA ID
516201
Brakes
Filed Mar 26, 1997

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.

NHTSA ID
515948
Incident
Apr 4, 1996
Brakes
Filed Mar 10, 1997

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN WET WEATHER, THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
808455
Brakes
Filed Sep 9, 1996

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS A VIRBRATION AND A METAL TO METAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE CAR.*AK

NHTSA ID
802072
Brakes
Filed Aug 26, 1996

ABS LIGHT CAME ON, COMPONENT NOT GIVING PROPER SIGNALS TO WHEELS. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID
801286
Incident
Aug 15, 1996
BrakesTransmission
Filed Jul 10, 1996

ANTILOCK BRAKES POWER MODULATOR FAILED..(2ND VEHICLE ON 506065)

NHTSA ID
601619
Incident
Apr 2, 1996
Brakes
Filed Sep 23, 1995

AT 53,000 MILE THE MOTOR BRAKE BURN OUT . TT

NHTSA ID
972446
BrakesSuspension
Filed Sep 9, 1995

EXPERIENCING FRONT END VIBRATIONS AND REAR BRAKE STICKING PROBLEMS AT LOWER/HIGHER SPEEDS. TT

NHTSA ID
971910
Incident
Mar 4, 1995
Brakes
Filed Apr 24, 1995

ABS ANTI-LOCK WARNING COME ON WILL NOT GO OFF THERE IS BRAKE. TT

NHTSA ID
964211
Incident
Apr 17, 1995
BrakesSeat belts
Filed Feb 13, 1995

ABS INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON, ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, SEATBELT FAILURE. TT

NHTSA ID
959902
Incident
Dec 1, 1993

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

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