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1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass brakes problems

The 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass has 66 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 44% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

66

Brakes complaints

44%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Cutlass brakes complaints by model year78 complaints1980: 1 complaints1984: 1 complaints1985: 1 complaints1986: 3 complaints1988: 47 complaints1989: 58 complaints1990: 66 complaints1991: 78 complaints1992: 70 complaints1993: 59 complaints1994: 41 complaints1995: 41 complaints1996: 26 complaints1997: 35 complaints1998: 51 complaints1999: 22 complaints
Cutlass brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“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…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · November 1, 1992

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass have?

NHTSA has 66 complaints about the 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass brakes — 44% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.