Brakes
Filed Aug 9, 2000
BRAKE LINES BECAME CORRODED/ RUSTED THROUGH. ONE OF THE LINES CRACKED, CAUSING NO BRAKING ABILITY, WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 867278
- Incident
- Aug 1, 2000
1994 Oldsmobile 88 Brakes Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
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.
16
Latest Aug 9, 2000
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.
25%
of 63 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.
3
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 1994 Oldsmobile 88 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 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
Brakes
Filed Jun 8, 2000
ABS LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WHICH MAY CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OR INOPERATIVE ABS BRAKES AT 37,000 MILES. SYSTEM CHECKED OUT BY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, INDICATED PUMP DEFECTIVE. *AK *ML
- NHTSA ID
- 863248
- Incident
- Jun 7, 2000
Brakes
Filed Jan 9, 2000
MASTER & BOTH REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID.MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR ALSO HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN ON HIS LOW MILEAGE 1995 BUICK LESABRE WHICH IS THE SAME IS THE SAME PLATFORM. SEALS ON BRAKE CYLINDERS SHOULD NOT LEAK ON SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THIS IS A QUALITY DEFECT IN MY JUDGEMENT AND A SAFETY PROBLEM. THANK YOU.
- NHTSA ID
- 717114
- Incident
- Dec 1, 1999
BrakesHeating & air conditioningElectrical+1 more
Filed Oct 2, 1999
WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER-DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY UNLESS WIPER SWITCH IS TURNED TO 'HIGH' AND THEN DOWN TO THE INTERVAL I NEED. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH WHEN I TURNED THE WASHERS ON AND THE WIPERS DID NOT COME ON. OLDSMOBILE HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT. AIR CONDITIONING-KNOB FELL OFF IN MY HAND THIS AFTERNOON. I CANNOT SELECT THE DEFROST MODE AND IT IS COLD AND RAINING. ABS MODULATOR VALVE WAS REPLACED BY OLDSMOBILE (I THOUGHT NHTSA WOULD LIKE TO KNOW). AIR CONDITIONING-EVAPORATOR WAS REPLACED AT 38798 MILES. OLDSMOBILE REFUSED TO REIMBURSE BECAUSE I HAD THE WORK DONE AT A NEARBY CHEVROLET DEALER SINCE SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF THE VENTS AND INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ALTERNATOR DIED AT 39196 MILES AND OLDSMOBILE REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME.
- NHTSA ID
- 712697
- Incident
- Nov 27, 1998
Brakes
Filed Nov 18, 1998
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 542658
- Incident
- Sep 1, 1998
Brakes
Filed Jun 12, 1998
DRIVING & NOTICED ABS LIGHT ON. PULLED OVER. TURNED IGNITION ON/OFF, ACCORDING TO MANUAL. LIGHT STILL ON. CALLED & TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. MECHANIC SAID NEEDED TO REPLACE 2 PMV VALVES & CR VOLTAGE. THEN BLED BRAKES. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 822804
- Incident
- Mar 23, 1998
Brakes
Filed Feb 19, 1998
BRAKES FADE AND MAKE A RUMBLING SOUND WHEN BEING APPLIED.
- NHTSA ID
- 531048
- Incident
- Sep 14, 1993
Brakes
Filed Nov 5, 1997
REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS FAILED, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK OUT.
- NHTSA ID
- 524334
- Incident
- Sep 15, 1997
Brakes
Filed Oct 21, 1997
DEFECTIVE ANTI LOCK BRAKE POWER MODULATOR VALVE CAUSED ABS LIGHT TO COME ON SEVERAL TIMES, VALVE WAS REPLACED.
- NHTSA ID
- 523725
- Incident
- Jul 17, 1997
Brakes
Filed Aug 12, 1997
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS RUN AND THE TEST SHOWED THAT THE VALVE MODULATOR IN THE ABS IS DEFECTIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 815296
- Incident
- Jul 12, 1997
Brakes
Filed Sep 17, 1996
Crash reported
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION IN WET CONDITIONS. THE ABS BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 802544
- Incident
- Jun 20, 1996
Brakes
Filed May 4, 1996
ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP. *DSH
- NHTSA ID
- 504112
- Incident
- Apr 14, 1994
Brakes
Filed Dec 11, 1995
Crash reported
THE OWNER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND THE MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO GIVE ANY INFO RELATED TO A TEST THAT THEY DID ON THE CAR. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 976378
- Incident
- Dec 11, 1995
Brakes
Filed Sep 18, 1995
Crash reported
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES THERE WERE NO BRAKES(ABS ANTI -LOCK) CAUSE AN ACCIDENT . TT
- NHTSA ID
- 972100
- Incident
- Sep 9, 1994
BrakesInterior & seats
Filed May 22, 1995
WHEEL CYLINDERS LEAKING, RESULTING IN BRAKE LOCKUP. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 965649
- Incident
- Apr 29, 1995
Brakes
Filed Jan 10, 1995
OUT OF ROUND DRUMS, CAUSING VIBRATION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 480983
- Incident
- Nov 10, 1994
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.
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Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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