When traveling at any speed and upon depressing the brake pedal, pedal goes to the floorboard, causing extended stopping distance, also, after pumping the brakes the brakes operate. Consumer has contacted the dealer, dealer unable to determine the cause. Please provide any further details.
1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass: brake failure
12 of the 103 complaints about the 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass describe brake failure.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 12%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Brake failure by model year
What owners say
The power master cylinder failed, causing antilock brake light to come on and complete loss of brakes.
Brakes failed, causing accident.
Front brakes failed 3 times.
Brake failure, in for repair, calipers continue to wear out, happened 4 times.
There is rear brake failure sometimes it locks up will not release fully have disc brake . Tt rear brake calipers have the emergency brake mechanism, emergency brake mechanism will close on the rotor then not release fully, the drag on the brake rotor of an unreleased caliper causes overheating which destroys the caliper and boils the guide pin lubricant, thus the brake caliper seizes.
The ABS system is malfunctioning. The brakes went out and caused an accident. Please describe. Tt
Total brake failure w/intermittently soft pedal. Glavic olds., ohio; possible cause that resulted in a chain of events, right rear caliper locked up. Tt
Brakes failure, rear corrosion of calipers and slide rail, pe94-063 active. Tt
Corroded rear disc brake of rear,and dragging of the disc pads, front brake failure extended stopping distance, pe94-063 active. Tt
Brake failure,front brake calipers and rotors, and hoses, and rear corrosion of calipers and disc rotors and pads. Tt
Brake failure, rear brakes lockup and replace rotors and pads and slide kit, pe94-063 active. Tt
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass brake failure
Is brake failure a common problem on the 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass?
12 of 103 owner complaints about the 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass (12%) mention brake failure. The model year with the most reports is 1990.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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