Dt: consumer pulled into a driveway and applied brakes and had no brakes, and hit a corner of a house. Had no fluid in master cylinder, and there was a small puddle under the wheel. Consumer put fluid in the car and then vehicle hit a tree.
Oldsmobile Achieva brake failure problems
12 of the 416 owner complaints about the Oldsmobile Achieva describe brake failure, most of them for the 1995 model year.
- owner complaints
- 12
- worst model year
- 1995
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 19981
- 19972
- 19962
- 19953
- 19942
- 19931
- 19921
Often reported together
What owners say
I purchased a 1998 odlsmobile achieva as a program car in 1998 from bender chevy/olds/cadillac in clovis nm. Since the day I drove off the lot I have had an intermittent problem with the ABS system. The ABS light on the dash will come on intermittently and the brakes will fail at speeds less then 5mph. The brake failure occured on two occasions when I was driving the vehicle, which was immediately taken to the dealer for repair. They replaced the wheel speed sensor on two occasions, but made no effort to identify the true sorce on the problem. I gave the car to my son shortly thereafter to drive to school. He just informed me yesterday 01 may 05, that the brakes were still intermittently doing the same thing as they had done previously. Specifically the brakes will fail and the car will surge forward requiring a tremendous amount of pressure on the brake pedal to stop the car. I highlight this because it is extremely dangerous and requires looking into by an agency like this.
Antilock brake system not functioning properly. When ABS is activated the brake pedal goes to the floor resulting in a greater stopping distance.
Ongoing problem with intermittent engine stalling. Also, ABS light came on and off, indicating brake failure. Vehicle was involved in a rear end accident because of brake failure. Vehicle been in/out of dealer shop on five or more occasions, and nothing could be found.
Hand brake failed. Nlm
Abs brakes failed 3 times. Also replaced warped rotors.
Abs front brakes failed on several occasions, have been replaced four to five times.
Brakes failed causing accident/injuries
Brakes failed at 35 MPH allowing vehicle to crash into stopped vehicle; air bag did not deploy.
Brake failure.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Oldsmobile Achieva brake failure
Which Oldsmobile Achieva years have brake failure problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1995 (3 complaints), 1994 (2 complaints) and 1996 (2 complaints).
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