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1990 Buick Reatta brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 25 complaints for the 1990 Buick Reatta, 83% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
25 83% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 2 crashes.

What owners wrote

While driving at 45-50 MPH the defective braking system caused the brake pedal to be hard, and one wheel locked up, causing an accident.

November 1997 Crash

We have had the car over 10 years and it had a hard pedal when you first start it up then as we use the brakes they work better

Reported at 99,000 miles, January 2010

Brakes problems in other years

  • 1991
  • 1990

Brakes problems across all Buick models