12 of the 22 complaints about the 1990 Cadillac Fleetwood are about the braking system — 55% of everything reported for this model year.
12
Complaints
3
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKES FAILED, ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON. DEALER REPLACED 1 MODULE, ACCUMULATOR AND PUMP.*AK *SLC
NHTSA complaint #885446 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED UNDER NORMAL BRAKING, PEDAL BECAME HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH CAUSED A MINOR COLLISION. BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #838712 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS BRAKES FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #781029 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE THE ABS BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OUT, THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE BRAKING POWER. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED. PLEASE PROVID FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #828709 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
GOING 60MPH, WHEN STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. APPLIED BRAKES & NOTHING HAPPENED. HAD NO BRAKES. WAS EXITING WHEN BRAKES FAILED. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE ABS BRAKE PUMP & MOTOR.
NHTSA complaint #822952 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS GOES TO APPLY BRAKES, FEELS AS THOUGH BRAKES WILL NOT STOP IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION. THIS IS A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHICH CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK *SLC
NHTSA complaint #819008 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
COMPLETE ABS BRAKE FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #518863 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DRIVING 35MPH, APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY LOCKED. VEHICLE CONTINUED MOVING; WENT INTO GAS STATION & HIT PARKED VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED. REPLACED BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED QUICKLY AT ANY SPEED, PEDAL BECOMES HARD AND VEHICLE WON'T STOP. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #815491 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP, WITH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35MPH, THE PEDAL CONTINUED TO MANEUVER, CAUSING AN EXTENDING STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #812692 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL BECOMES INTERMIITTENTLY VERY HARD TO APPLY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #806635 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING AT 5MPH, LOST CONTROL AN BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE CAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
NHTSA complaint #981043 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT ABS FAILURE. TT
NHTSA complaint #964115 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.