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?
1997 Oldsmobile 88 brakes problems
11 complaints (11% of all complaints for this car). 1 crash reported.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 11%
- crashes
- 1
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Foundation components: disc: rotor3
- Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip3
- Foundation components2
- Foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings1
- Foundation components: drum1
- Foundation components: disc1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
0k-25k
25k-50k
50k-75k
75k-100k
100k-125k
125k-150k
150k-175k
175k-200k
200k+
Oldsmobile 88 brakes problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1997 Oldsmobile 88 owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
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.
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.
When applying the brakes vehicle shakes and shimmies. Also, vehicle experiences extended stopping distance.
When rapidly applying brakes, pedal becomes extremely hard and resists, causing extended stopping distance, cause unknown. *ak
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.
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: )
Brakes (ecbm) failed. Nlm
Anti lock brakes failed several times, one incident resulted in vehicle collision.
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.
Questions about the 1997 Oldsmobile 88 brakes
Does the 1997 Oldsmobile 88 have brakes problems?
Owners have filed 11 complaints about the brakes of the 1997 Oldsmobile 88, 11% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1997 Oldsmobile 88 brakes problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1997 Oldsmobile 88 brakes?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Oldsmobile 88 have bad brakes?
The Oldsmobile 88 model years with the most brakes complaints are 1992 (27 complaints), 1993 (21 complaints) and 1998 (20 complaints).
Other 1997 Oldsmobile 88 problems
Engine 27Electrical 14Transmission 12Fuel system 9Visibility 8Seat belts 6Suspension 6Airbags 5Seats 4Acceleration 3Steering 2Body 1Lights 1Tires 1
VIN decoder
See the problems and recalls for an exact car
Buying a used 1997 Oldsmobile 88?
Check the exact car before you pay: accidents, salvage or flood titles, odometer readings and previous owners.
Check its history