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1996 Oldsmobile Ciera 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.
22
Latest Jan 31, 2001
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.
27%
of 83 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.
2

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 Ciera submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 22 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

BrakesTransmission
Filed Jan 31, 2001

VEHICLE SKIDS IF APPLYING BRAKES ON LEAST AMOUNT OF ICE OR SLUSH. LOW TRACTION LIGHTS COMES ON, AND ABS LOCKS UP. *AK CONSUMER SAYS ABS IS NOT USEFUL IN WINTER DRIVING. *YH

NHTSA ID
879508
Incident
Jan 20, 2001
Brakes
Filed Mar 2, 2000

BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM CYLINDERS, WHICH RESULTED IN NO BRAKING ABILITY, AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH., REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS LEAK LEADING TO TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, VERY UNPREDICTABLE BRAKING. AK *ML

NHTSA ID
857804
Incident
Mar 4, 1998
Brakes
Filed Feb 4, 2000

PARKING BRAKE RELEASE CABLE BROKE, RESULTING IN THE PARKING BRAKE STICKING. YH

NHTSA ID
550730
Incident
Jun 1, 1999
Brakes
Filed Sep 28, 1999

AT 13,000 MILES , THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED , THERE WAS NO INDICTATION OF BRAKES WEARNING OUT, NO SQUEAKY NOISE DEALER CLAIMS BRAKES ARE VERY THIN. *AK

NHTSA ID
848856
Brakes
Filed Aug 5, 1999

THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS MAKING IT HARD TO SLOW AND STOP THE VEHICLE. NLM

NHTSA ID
547826
Brakes
Filed Jul 27, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT WORK RESULTING IN A REAR-END COLLISION. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

NHTSA ID
709247
Incident
Jan 7, 1999
Brakes
Filed Apr 15, 1999

FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WORN PREMATURELY.

NHTSA ID
545022
Brakes
Filed Jan 26, 1999

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OVER 25 MPH AND STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS 5 TIMES WHERE DEALER HAD FOUND METAL CHAFING, AND THEY HAD TO ROTATE BRAKES. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
832086
Incident
Dec 9, 1998
Brakes
Filed Dec 5, 1998

FRONT BRAKE LININGS ON RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 11212 MILES.

NHTSA ID
701126
Incident
Nov 30, 1998
BrakesHeating & air conditioningElectrical+1 more
Filed Aug 26, 1998

FUEL PUMP FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL SEVERAL TIMES.

NHTSA ID
539394
Incident
Jun 22, 1998
Brakes
Filed Aug 3, 1998

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
826172
Incident
Aug 29, 1996
Brakes
Filed Jul 17, 1998

UNEVEN WEAR/WARPING FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS.

NHTSA ID
538431
Incident
May 15, 1998
Brakes
Filed Jun 29, 1998

ABS BRAKES APPLIED, A RUMBLING NOISE IS HEARD IN REAR BRAKES. FRONT BRAKES OKAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC CLEANED & REPLACED REAR DRUMS & SHOES. PADS WERE WORN IN FRONT & ALSO REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID
824755
Incident
Dec 11, 1996
Brakes
Filed Jun 25, 1998

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.

NHTSA ID
537071
Incident
Apr 27, 1998
BrakesTransmission
Filed Apr 20, 1998

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, CAUSING VIBRATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL.

NHTSA ID
525461
BrakesSuspensionTransmission
Filed Jan 7, 1998

VEHICLE VIBRATION CAUSES VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL OVER 65 MPH.

NHTSA ID
527841
Brakes
Filed Nov 20, 1997
Crash reported

CONSUMER DROVE ABOUT 4 MILES THEN BEGAN TO PARK ONCE HE REACHED HIS DESTINATION. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE VEHICLE KEPT GOING, JUMPED A PARKING BLOCK AND LANDED IN THE STREET. CONSUMER REALIZED THAT FOOT SLIPPED FROM BRAKE PEDAL AND HIT THE GAS PEDAL. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. CONSUMER SAYS BECAUSE THE GROVES ON THE PEDAL ARE RUNNING SIDEWAYS AHD THE TOP IS SO SMOOTH THERE IS NO RESISTANCE FOR FEET SLIPPING. *AK

NHTSA ID
819317
Incident
Nov 18, 1997
Brakes
Filed Aug 28, 1997

WHEEL CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING NOISE WHEN BRAKING.

NHTSA ID
603766
Incident
Jan 1, 1997
Brakes
Filed Jul 15, 1997

FRONT BRAKE PADS WORN.

NHTSA ID
519448
Incident
Jul 8, 1997
Brakes
Filed Jun 4, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported

UPON APPROACHING VEHICLE APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKING APPARATUS, NO RESPONSE FROM ABS. *AK

NHTSA ID
812779
Incident
May 6, 1997
Brakes
Filed Feb 3, 1997

NORMAL BRAKING, COMING TO A STOP SIGN APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
808507
Incident
Feb 2, 1997
Brakes
Filed Apr 23, 1996

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED DIMINISHED POWER ASSIST BOOSTER WHEN BRAKE ACTION SEEMED INEFFECTIVE, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*AK

NHTSA ID
983482

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

Engine15Transmission10Airbags8

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