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1997 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.
11
Latest Feb 9, 2010
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.
11%
of 101 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 1997 Oldsmobile 88 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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 Feb 9, 2010

MY 1997 CHEVROLET LUMINA, 1997 OLDSMOBILE AND 1998 OLDSMOBILE ALL HAVE HAD BRAKE LINES FAIL DUE TO CORROSION IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT AS THE BRAKES FAILED DURING A PANIC STOP TO AVOID A COLLISION. ALL VEHICLES HAD STEEL BRAKE LINES REPLACED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. I TEND TO KEEP MY CARS UNTIL THEY ARE TEN PLUS YEARS OLD. THE MAJORITY OF MY CARS HAVE HAD BRAKES FAIL DUE TO CORROSION OF THE TUBING. I WAS WONDERING WHY STAINLESS STEEL TUBING IS NOT REQUIRED ON BRAKE LINES? *TR

NHTSA ID
10308104
Incident
Dec 18, 2009
Mileage
129,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jun 3, 2005

DT: THE REAR BRAKES HAVE NEVER WORKED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE BACK DRUMS ARE BLACK, THEY'VE NEVER HAD CONTACT UNLESS USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE.*AK

NHTSA ID
10124090
Incident
Jun 2, 2004
Mileage
60,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Aug 23, 2004

WHILE MOVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVEWAY AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY FAILED. CONSUMER LOOKED UNDERNEATH ,AND SAW THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND LEAKING FLUID. *AK

NHTSA ID
10089467
Incident
Aug 23, 2004
Brakes
Filed Oct 15, 2003

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES AND SHIMMIES. ALSO, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

NHTSA ID
10043997
Brakes
Filed Jun 19, 2001

WHEN RAPIDLY APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL BECOMES EXTREMELY HARD AND RESISTS, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID
890655
Incident
Jun 19, 2001
Brakes
Filed May 14, 2001

REAR ROTORS HAVE COMPLETLY RUSTED OUT SO BADLY THAT ROTORS COULD NOT HAVE BEEN TURNED AT ONLY 33,000 MILES, CAUSING BAD VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL.*AK

NHTSA ID
888172
BrakesPowertrain (other)Transmission
Filed Mar 18, 2000

MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE 88- ANTI-LOCK BRAKE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION CONTROL BOX REPLACEMENT AND NOW THE CAR HAS A SHAKING PROBLEM THAT DEALER CANNOT FIGURE OUT WITH 54000 MILES IT IS ON IT'S 5TH SET OF TIRES AND NUMERIOUS COMPUTER BALANCING'S AND CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM THE ARE HAS HAD ROTORS TURNED, WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED. AXELS AND ROD'S CHECKED INTO BUT DEALER SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT AND HAS GIVEN UP!!! PLEASE HELP THANKS( DOT NUMBER: )

NHTSA ID
720281
Brakes
Filed Feb 1, 1999

BRAKES (ECBM) FAILED. NLM

NHTSA ID
606137
Incident
Jun 3, 1997
Body & structureBrakesElectrical+1 more
Filed Jul 31, 1998

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, ONE INCIDENT RESULTED IN VEHICLE COLLISION.

NHTSA ID
538659
Incident
Oct 29, 1997
Brakes
Filed May 14, 1998
Crash reported

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES STARTED SLIPPING WHICH DID NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO STOP. DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS SLIPPING OF THE BRAKES CAUSED THE OWNER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
823325
Incident
Mar 12, 1998
BrakesPowertrain (other)
Filed Nov 20, 1997

WHEN THE THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND SHAKES . ROTORS WERE ROTATED AND REPLACED. LATER THEY CHANGED THE REAR HUBS,THEN THE PADS. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

NHTSA ID
819320

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

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

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