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1996 Oldsmobile Achieva 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.
12
Latest Mar 28, 2002
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.
14%
of 87 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.
3

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 1996 Oldsmobile Achieva submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 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 Mar 28, 2002

CONSUMER STATED BRAKES AND ROTORS KEEPS WEARING OUT AT 5000-6000 MILES. HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS AT LEAST 5 TIMES. DRUMS 3 TIMES DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN#. NLM

NHTSA ID
8006581
Brakes
Filed Jan 22, 2001

AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HAS FIXED 3 ACHIEVA VEHICLES BELOW 50,000 MILES,IN WHICH BRAKE LINE CRACKED UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK, RESULTING IN BRAKED. THIS MAY CAUSE A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
878690
BrakesSuspension
Filed Feb 9, 2000

CONTROL ARMS, BUSHINGS AND LINKS THAT ARE CONNECTED TO BOTH FRONT TIRES WHICH CONTROLS THE TIRES BROKE BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE FRONT END SUSPENSION. YH

NHTSA ID
550844
Incident
Oct 30, 1998
Brakes
Filed Aug 11, 1999

BRAKES GRAB AT TIMES

NHTSA ID
709853
BrakesInterior & seats
Filed Jun 10, 1999

HORN SOUNDED FOR 45" THEN BLEW FUSE AND 1-F-NOTE. REPLACED FUSE, F-NOTE AND BOTH REGULATORS ($125). 2 WEEKS LATER, AT HIGHWAY SPEED, HORN STARTED BLOWING UNTIL I PULLED OVER AND REMOVED FUSE. DEALERSHIP INDICATES WIRING PROBLEM. BRAKES BOUNCE AND CREATE LOUD THUMPING NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS, HAD BOTH ROTORS REPLACED AND REAR DRUMS SCRAPED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS DAILY. *AK

NHTSA ID
707411
Incident
May 1, 1999
Brakes
Filed Jul 31, 1998

FAULTY BRAKE LINES AND BRAKE SHOES HAD TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA ID
539085
Brakes
Filed May 15, 1998

ABS BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES. ALSO REPLACED WARPED ROTORS.

NHTSA ID
535645
Incident
Apr 18, 1998
Brakes
Filed Feb 23, 1998

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
821626
AirbagsBrakesDriver assistance
Filed Oct 20, 1997
1 injury reported1 death reported

UNSPECIFIED FAILURE OF AIR BAGS.

NHTSA ID
523682
Incident
Aug 16, 1997
Brakes
Filed Sep 4, 1996

BRAKE FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
508249
Incident
Apr 30, 1996
Brakes
Filed May 1, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

ABS BRAKES; FAILURE ON THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEMS, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE TURNED OVER. *AK

NHTSA ID
983913
Incident
Apr 25, 1996
BrakesElectrical
Filed Apr 15, 1996

DEFECTIVE CALIPERS STUCK, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR/DAMAGE TO BRAKE PARTS. *DSH

NHTSA ID
503472
Incident
Feb 28, 1996

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

Electrical23Airbags16Engine15Suspension9

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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