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1994 Oldsmobile Ciera 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 Oct 19, 1998
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.
26%
of 46 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.
1

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 Ciera 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 Oct 19, 1998

ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUALLY ILLUMINATES.

NHTSA ID
542060
BrakesTransmissionVisibility
Filed Aug 5, 1998

ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHTS INDICATING SYSTEM HAS FAILED.

NHTSA ID
538829
Brakes
Filed Feb 5, 1998

SEVERE SPIN OUT OCCURS AT RELATIVELY HIGH/LOW SPEEDS ON SUDDEN BRAKING; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
978520
Incident
Aug 15, 1989
Brakes
Filed Jul 25, 1996

REAR STOP LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, NO INDICATION OF FAILURE, NO WARNING TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
987304
Incident
Sep 15, 1995
Brakes
Filed Jun 26, 1996

BRAKES FAILED. *DH

NHTSA ID
505855
Incident
Apr 30, 1996
Brakes
Filed Jun 20, 1996

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD

NHTSA ID
505839
Incident
Jun 20, 1996
Brakes
Filed Apr 4, 1996

BRAKES DO CATCH IMMEDIATELY, AUTO GOES ABOUT ANOTHER CAR LENGTH BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK

NHTSA ID
982295
Brakes
Filed Feb 16, 1996

PASSENGER SIDE FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED, AT LESS THAN 30K MILES. TT

NHTSA ID
979335
Incident
Feb 16, 1996
Brakes
Filed Feb 8, 1996

THE ABS SYSTEM OF THE CAR DOES NOT WORK WELL.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
978915
Incident
Mar 9, 1995
Brakes
Filed Oct 19, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCE. TT

NHTSA ID
973644
Incident
Oct 8, 1995
Brakes
Filed Sep 23, 1995

CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES LOCKED UP HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT

NHTSA ID
972387
Incident
Aug 28, 1995
Brakes
Filed Mar 31, 1995

CONSUMER IS HAVING REAR DISC BRAKE PROBLEM IT MAKING NOISE. TT

NHTSA ID
962859
Incident
Feb 28, 1995

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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