1990 Pontiac Grand Prix brake problems

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR.

NHTSA complaint #10019876 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

VEHICLE'S REAR BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE. RUST ACCUMULATED ON THE SURFACE OF THE BRAKES. AS A RESULT THE ROTORS AND PADS DID NOT COME IN CONTACT. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10012290 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER

WHILE DRIVING BRAKES MAKE A LOUD NOISE. CONTACTED DEALER. CALIPERS HAD FROZEN UP.*AK

NHTSA complaint #8011109 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #744320 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER

REAR CALIPER HAS LOCKED UP. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT REGARDING THIS DEFECT. HOWEVER, CUTOFF DATE FOR CLASS ACTION WAS LAST YEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.

NHTSA complaint #882915 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

WANT I REALLY WANT TO KNOW IS IF MY CAR WAS IN A CAR CRASH-BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF THINGS WRONG WITH IT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY.

NHTSA complaint #736409 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS

REPORTING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.

NHTSA complaint #874011 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK

THE ABS PUMP AND MOTOR QUIT PUMPING BECAUSE THEY GET HOT, SMALL METAL PIECES ARE PRESENT IN THE BRAKE FLUID TANK. THE ANTI-LOCK LITE FLASHES AND THE PUMP WONT SHUT OFF LEAVING THE CAR WITH DIMINISHED BRAKING. IT ALSO CAUSES OTHER RELATED PROBLEMS WITH THE IGN. SWITCH GETTING HOT AND THE CAR NOT STARTING, ALSO PEOPLE TRYING TO REPLACING THEIR BATTERIES AND ALTERNATORS BECAUSE THE SYSTEM IS OVER HEATED FROM THE DRAIN OF THE ELECTRIC ABS POWER BOOSTER PUMP RUNNING ALL THE TIME.

NHTSA complaint #733733 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

REAR DISC BRAKES DRAG CAUSING OVERHEATING OF BRAKE CALIPER, WHEEL AND HYDRAULIC FLUID RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF BREAKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. EACH TIME THE REAR CALIPER WAS SERVICED OR REPLACED AND AGAIN THE CONDITION REPEATED AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF DRIVEING. THE LAST REPAIR WAS DONE AT TOM RICE PONTIAC IN HUNTINGTON, NY WHERE A COMPLETE REAR BRAKE OVERHAUL, INCLUDING BRAND NEW BRAKE CALIPERS, WAS DONE. THE PROBLEM HAS AGAIN RECURED.

NHTSA complaint #726388 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #723941 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

CONSUMER HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF THE BRAKES. COULD FEEL CAR GRABBING AND LURCHING. SHORTLY AFTER ,REAR BRAKES STARTED SQUEAKING, THEY BEGAN TO GRIND. CURRENTLY, CONSUMER HAS NO REAR BRAKES.

NHTSA complaint #863914 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

THERE HAVE BEEN MANY BRAKE FAILURES SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE, INCLUDING ONE COMPLETE WHEN ON ROAD. THE FIRE IN STEERING COLUMN STOPPED, THEN HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES LATER. WHAT HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT BRAKES AND IGNITION/STEERING FIRES IN THIS VEHICLE. THERE ARE "SISTER" MODELS OF BUICK AND OLDS WHICH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. PLEASE RESPOND.

NHTSA complaint #711213 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER

WHEN RELEASING PARKING BRAKE CALIPER RELEASES SHOES FROM HOLDING DRUMS. BUT A MALFUNCTIONING CALIPER WILL NOT RELEASE ROTORS AND DAMAGE BRAKES. THIS IS THE SIXTH TIME THAT DEALER HAD TO REPLACE CALIPERS. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS COMMON WITH THESE CARS.

NHTSA complaint #859878 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES CONTINUED FAILURE OF THE REAR BRAKE COMPONENTS (PADS,ROTORS AND CALIPERS), POSSIBLE DEFECT IN PARTS. *MJS

NHTSA complaint #550858 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

IT IS BAD ENOUGH THAT THIS SYSTEM FAILURE IS QUITE EXPENSIVE, HOWEVER THE REASON FOR MY COMPLAINT IS THAT EVERYTHING YOU READ AND HEAR TELLS YOU THAT WITH THIS SYSTEM FAILURE YOU SHOULD HAVE "NORMAL" BRAKES. HOWEVER, WHAT I FOUND OUT IS THAT WITH THE FAILURE OF ANTILOCK BRAKES... YOU HAVE NO BRAKES. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THEY FAILED WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT A SLOW SPEED AND NO TRAFFIC AROUND. THE PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF THIS SYSTEM! LIVES MAY DEPEND UPON IT. MY SYSTEM HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND YET WITHOUT WARNING WAS PUT INTO A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. I WOULD HATE TO HAVE THOUGHT THAT MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN THE ONE DRIVING WHEN THIS OCCURRED, SHE IS NOT AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER AND COULD HAVE PANICKED AND HAD TERRIFYING CONSEQUENCES. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A "SAFETY" FEATURE! SEEMS TO ME THAT IT IS MORE OF A MONEY MAKER AND SENSE OF FALSE SECURITY!

NHTSA complaint #713030 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK

THE ABS NEVER WORKS. THE WARNING LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON OR FLASHING AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS HAPPENS TO ALL OF THE 1989-1990 GRAND PRIX. THEY SAID IT WOULD BE AROUND $1000 TO FIX AND PROBABLY WOULDN'T LAST VERY LONG BEFORE IT WAS BROKEN AGAIN.

NHTSA complaint #712635 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

UNACCETTABLE PRICES ON REPLACEMENT PART AND NO REBUILD PART AVAILABLE. MASTER AND ABS PUMP COMIBINATION IN EXCESS OF $3500 TO REPLACE. NO AVAILALBE PARTS TO REBUILD FROM ANY SOURCES. ONLY NEW PARTS TO REPLACE BAD, MOST HAVE SAME FAILURE, LEAK DUE TO CRACK IN ALUMINUM HOUSING.

NHTSA complaint #710776 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED COMPLETELY. HIGH PRESSURE PUMP STOPPED RUNNING AND LEFT ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKING CAPABILITY. CHECK ABS LIGHT HAD FLASHED EARLIER, BUT HAD GONE OUT. OWNERS MANUAL GIVES THE IMPRESSION THAT SERVICE BRAKE WILL CONTINUE TO FUNCTION, BUT IT DID NOT.

NHTSA complaint #710081 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. IT TAKES 10 TO 15 MINUTES TO BUILD THE BRAKES BACK UP. DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER 2 TIMES, AS WELL AS THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

NHTSA complaint #842779 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. IT TAKES 10 TO 15 MINUTES TO BUILD THE BRAKES BACK UP. DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER 2 TIMES, AS WELL AS THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

NHTSA complaint #842779 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE

EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE BROKE 1994; BALL JOINTS BROKE ONCEON STREET; BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY ONCE ON STREET;; REAR MAIN SEAL OUT; COMPLETE REBUILT FRONT END, 1999; SMOKING IN STEERING IS INTERMITTENT.

NHTSA complaint #706485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE BROKE 1994; BALL JOINTS BROKE ONCEON STREET; BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY ONCE ON STREET;; REAR MAIN SEAL OUT; COMPLETE REBUILT FRONT END, 1999; SMOKING IN STEERING IS INTERMITTENT.

NHTSA complaint #706485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE STRUTS WHICH BROKE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUCTIONED, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT LIGHTS TO GO ON AND OFF, AFFECTING VISIBILITY AND MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #836172 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. (MJS)

NHTSA complaint #531433 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE

EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL AND RACHET FAILED. (MJS)

NHTSA complaint #531433 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE ABS SYSTEM TO BE INOPERATIVE. BUT THE BRAKES DO WORK. HAD ABS PARTS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #827514 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND UPON PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WENT COMPLETLY TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT MUCH HELP. DEALER WAS CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #834211 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

NHTSA complaint #701766 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

NHTSA complaint #701767 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC

EVERYTIME CONSUMER DRIVES VEHICLE AND USES BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL STAYS DOWN ON THE FLOOR, AND DOES NOT RELEASE BY ITSELF UNLESS CONSUMER USES HIS TOE TO PULL THE BRAKE BACK UP. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #830003 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.