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.
Oldsmobile Ciera abs comes on
14 of the 182 owner complaints about the Oldsmobile Ciera describe aBS light or ABS activating, most of them for the 1994 model year.
- owner complaints
- 14
- worst model year
- 1994
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
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What owners say
The ABS system activates under normal braking conditions making it hard to slow and stop the vehicle. Nlm
Abs brakes; when applying brakes in normal conditions, the pedal goes to the floor and brakes fail to stop the vehicle. Please provide details.
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.
Cruise control and ABS failed due to failure of the stop light filament, poor design of grounding.
Vehicle in parking lot, started & shifted into reverse, w/foot on brakes (ABS); vehicle took off backwards, brakes did not stop vehicle. Hit another vehicle & it hit another vehicle. At dealer's now in eau claire.
Upon approaching vehicle applied pressure to braking apparatus, no response from ABS.
When applying the ABS brakes in a sudden stop in wet weather, the ABS light came on and brakes locked up, causing an accident.
Owner has ABS brakes, he states that twice he had no braking power and that his brake pedal went to the floor, he took vehicle to dealer and they replaced a wiring harness.
The ABS system of the car does not work well.please describe. Tt
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Oldsmobile Ciera abs
Why does the abs come on in the Oldsmobile Ciera?
Owners who report it most often also describe brake failure, fire, smoke or burning smell and adaptive cruise control problems.
Which Oldsmobile Ciera years have aBS light or ABS activating problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1994 (5 complaints), 1996 (5 complaints) and 1995 (3 complaints).
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