1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Brakes Problems

I HAVE A 94 CUTLASS OLDS WITH ONLY 62,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR SURGES FORWARD AND THEN STOPS. TODAY I ALMOST HIT KID CROSSING THE STREET. I HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. THE DEALER CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I JUST HAD MY BRAKES REPLACED ALL THE WAY AROUND AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. I HAD THEM REPLACED ON 8-16-05. THIS DOES NOT DO IT ALL THE TIME SO THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THEY ARE NOT GOING TO STOP RIGHT AWAY. I CHECKED YOUR SITE AND THERE ARE 16 COMPLAINTS ON THE BRAKES. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE TO MAKE GM DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS DEFECT. THE CAR IS A 94 BUT THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF US ON THE STREETS. I AM THINKING ABOUT CALLING THE NEWS STATION HOTLINE SO THIS PROBLEM WILL REALLY BE MADE PUBLIC AND SEE HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE COMPLAIN.

NHTSA ID

10134183

Incident

Aug 17, 2005

Mileage

62,217 mi

THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ON MY 1994 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS CRUISER MAKE THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP ON AN ICY ROAD. AT VERY LOW SPEEDS, 15 MPH OR LESS ONCE THE ANTILOCK BREAKS KICK IN THE CAR TAKES OFF AND SLIDES RIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THIS BEHAVIOR IS UNPREDICTABLE, SCARY AND QUITE DANGEROUS. THE TIRES AND BRAKES ARE NEW AND IN GOOD CONDITION. DISABLING THE ANTILOCK BREAKS MAKES THE CAR VERY EASY TO STOP UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS EVEN IF A WHEEL SKIDS A LITTLE BIT. THIS ISN'T AN EQUIPMENT FAILURE AS MUCH AS IT IS A DEFECT IN DESIGN CONCEPT. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES MAY BE FINE FOR A 65 MPH STOP ON A RAINY CALIFORNIA EXPRESSWAY, BUT THEY ARE TERRIBLE ON AN ICY OR SNOWY NEW YORK ROAD AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 15 MPH, IN A SLOW SPEED STOP ONCE ONE WHEEL SLIPS. THE WHEELS GO INTO ANTILOCK AND SINCE ALL THE WHEELS ARE ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE THE ANTILOCK ACTION CONTINUES EFFECTIVELY SHUTTING THE BREAKS OFF MAKING THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP. THE ANTILOCK ACTION IS VERY VIOLENT AND ACTUALLY CAUSES THE WHEELS TO SKID RESULTING IN MORE ANTILOCK ACTION. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FEATHER THE BRAKES TO BRING THE CAR TO A PREDICTABLE STOP ON AN ICY ROAD. I HAVE DRIVEN SEVERAL GM VEHICLES AND THEY ALL HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I WILL AVOID PURCHASING ANTILOCK BREAKS WHEREVER POSSIBLE. OBVIOUSLY THE DESIGNERS NEVER WENT THROUGH A NEW YORK WINTER WITH THESE BRAKES. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10049138

Incident

Dec 2, 2003

Mileage

115,430 mi

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10019957

Incident

May 15, 2003

CONSUMER STATES, A MELTED FUSE BOX AT THE POWER DOOR LOCK CIRCUIT BRAKER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

NHTSA ID

8021607

Incident

Oct 20, 2002

BRAKE DRUM ON ALL FOUR WHEELS IS RUSTING VERY BADLY, RUST SEEPS OUT FROM UNDER THE HUB CAP AND GOES ALL OVER THE WHEELS

NHTSA ID

9005942

THE VEHICLE PULSATES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE AND WERE REPLACED, CALIPERS WERE OVERHAULED, FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED, ALSO REAR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED.*YH

NHTSA ID

562224

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

744757

THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME AND HAS DONE SO SINCE APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS TO 3 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO BE LOOKED AT AND HAVE BEEN TOLD NOTHING CAN BE FOUND TO BE WRONG. I ALSO CALLED THE OLDSMOBILE NUMBER LISTED IN THE MANUFACTURERS GUIDE, AND THEY SAID SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED NOTHING COULD BE DONE AT THEIR END (AT THE SAME TIME I HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT OTHER PROBLEMS). I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT FAILURE OF SUCH A MAJOR PART WITH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WOULD BE OF NO CONSEQUENCE TO THE MANUFACTURER OR ANY OTHER SAFETY ORGANIZATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

743753

Incident

Mar 9, 2001

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY REAR BRAKE SYSTEM AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES AND I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS BEFOR NOR AFTER I BAUGHT THIS CAR. I WANT SOMEONE TO LOOK AT MY BRAKES FREE OF CHARGE, TO INFORM ME IF I HAVE THE PROBLEM THAT THIS CAR WAS RECALLED FOR. I ALSO AM WONDERING ABOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT 65 MPH. AND IT WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL AND THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND WOULDNT STOP . I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HAVE THAT LOOKED AT. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP

NHTSA ID

741246

REAR WHEEL BRAKE HOSE WAS CHAFED. THERE WERE NO BRAKES. SAME AS RECALL 95V061000. *AK

NHTSA ID

876142

Incident

Dec 1, 2000

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY THERE WOULD BE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP FOR REPAIRS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM DEALER REPLACE BRAKE SHOES, BRAKE SENSORS, BRAKE LIGHT BULB, ROTORS AND NEW TIRES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *YH

NHTSA ID

872542

Incident

Aug 9, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

726287

Incident

Jul 7, 2000

POPPING NOISE FOLLOWED BY BRAKE FAILURE. HAS BEEN IN SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES AND PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE FOUND

NHTSA ID

722734

Incident

Mar 1, 2000

WAS DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. PULLED HARD TO LEFT IN FRONT OF SEMI-TRAILER WHICH BROADSIDED VEHICLE. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT IN USE. BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. NO INJURIES. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

861449

Incident

Mar 26, 2000

THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME YEAR CAR HAD THE SAME THING WITH THE STRUT MOUNT WITH A FREIND

NHTSA ID

713977

Incident

Oct 5, 1999

ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE THAT RESULTED IN COLLISION, ON ONE OCCASION BRAKES FAILED CAUSING COLLISION WHICH RESULTED IN PROPERTY DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. *YC

NHTSA ID

548512

Incident

May 5, 1998

VEHIOCLE ABS SYSYTEM WOULD ENGAGE INTERMITTENLY WITH OUT REASON; VEHICLE IN /OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASION AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUNDED.

NHTSA ID

839139

Incident

Mar 9, 1999

ABS IS ACTIVATED ON DRY PAVEMENT FOR ABSOLUTELY NO REASON, CAR IS DIFFICULT TO STOP AT TIMES, AND STOPPING DISTANCES ARE LONGER. SEVERAL DEALERS HAVE LOOKED AT PROBLEM, TWO DON'T KNOW, AND SAID THEY COULD DO INVESTIGATIVE REPAIRS THAT COULD EASILY AMOUNT TO OVER $2500, THE OTHER DEALER SAID THAT IF MY "CHECK ENGINE" DOESN'T COME ON THEN THEY CAN'T HELP ME!! THE CAR IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE AND SHOULDN'T BE ON THE ROAD LEFT UNREPAIRED. BECAUSE OF THE ABS MALFUNCTIONING, I DID HIT A STATIONARY OBJECT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I DON'T HAVE $2500 TO THROW INTO A CAR FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPAIRS. I KNOW LONGER WANT TO PUT MYSELF OR MY PASSENGERS IN JEAPARDY BECAUSE I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN FEAR THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT THAT I WOULD FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR. SINCE, I FEEL BASICALLY HELPLESS, I AM CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR A DIFFERENT CAR. *AK

NHTSA ID

704934

WHEN GOING DOWNHILL OR YPHILL SLOWLY THE BRAKE SWILL MAKE A CLICKING NOISE, AND IT WILL TAKE LONGER TO STOP. WHEN GOING FASTER, PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR.

NHTSA ID

538403

Incident

Jul 15, 1998

THE INSIDE OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE WORN EXCESSIVELY.

NHTSA ID

536320

Incident

May 18, 1998

TIMING BELT CONTINUOUSLY FRAYS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE PULLEYS, CAUSING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

NHTSA ID

524639

Incident

Oct 17, 1997

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT SLOW SPEEDS THE BRAKES MAKE A POPPING SOUND AND VEHICLE WILL SURGE.

NHTSA ID

524272

Incident

Jan 16, 1996

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

817375

ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE.

NHTSA ID

518224

Incident

May 19, 1997

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.

NHTSA ID

516219