Consumer Complaint Detail
OLDSMOBILE / CUTLASS / 1994
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003248923 | Incident Date: Dec, 01 2003 |
| Consumer's City: SYRACUSE | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: CUTLASS | Model Year: 1994 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G3AJ85M9R6 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 02 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 03 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 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 |