1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA Problems & Recalls
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE PASSENGERS SIDE REAR AXLE BROKE AND THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL FELL OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FLIPPED, CAUSING THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MED...
Mileage: 160,000
VEHICLE HAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING TO WORK 3RD SHIFT 55-60 MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD... VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. WITH NO LIGHTS, POWER STEERING, ECT... I WOULD HAVE TO TRY AND PULL OVER IN THE PITCH BLACK OF NIGHT. AFTER A...
Mileage: 86,000
VEHICLE HAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING TO WORK 3RD SHIFT 55-60 MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD... VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. WITH NO LIGHTS, POWER STEERING, ECT... I WOULD HAVE TO TRY AND PULL OVER IN THE PITCH BLACK OF NIGHT. AFTER A...
Mileage: 86,000
VEHICLE HAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING TO WORK 3RD SHIFT 55-60 MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD... VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. WITH NO LIGHTS, POWER STEERING, ECT... I WOULD HAVE TO TRY AND PULL OVER IN THE PITCH BLACK OF NIGHT. AFTER A...
Mileage: 86,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45-55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOA DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. THE REPAIR FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAI...
Mileage: 40,000
MY VEHICLE HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE PRIOR TO TAKING IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. NO DASH BOARD LIGHTING, NO POWER STEERING, NO ACCELERATION AND BRAKING WAS VERY DIFFICULT. IF I TAPPED ON THE STEERING COLUMN THE POWER WOULD SOMETIMES COME BACK ON. I DO HAVE T...
Mileage: 23,117
MY VEHICLE HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE PRIOR TO TAKING IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. NO DASH BOARD LIGHTING, NO POWER STEERING, NO ACCELERATION AND BRAKING WAS VERY DIFFICULT. IF I TAPPED ON THE STEERING COLUMN THE POWER WOULD SOMETIMES COME BACK ON. I DO HAVE T...
Mileage: 23,117
MY VEHICLE HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE PRIOR TO TAKING IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. NO DASH BOARD LIGHTING, NO POWER STEERING, NO ACCELERATION AND BRAKING WAS VERY DIFFICULT. IF I TAPPED ON THE STEERING COLUMN THE POWER WOULD SOMETIMES COME BACK ON. I DO HAVE T...
Mileage: 23,117
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
COMPLAINT NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPLAINT: I OWN A 1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 20008, A YEAR AND 3 MONTHS LATER MY HUSBAND REPORTED A WHISTLING IN THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL. NOW WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT I HEARD A WHISTLING IN THE LEFT BACK WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS ...
Mileage: 91,656
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2007, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED...
Mileage: 104,000
I PURCHASED A USED 1998 OLDS BRAVADA. IT HAS BEEN AN OK CAR EXCEPT. THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. MY DEALER SAYS YOU HAVE TO SWITCH IT BACK AND FORTH FROM HEAT TO COOL IN THE DASH SOMEWHERE (MY QUESTION WAS, WHAT IS THE THERMOSTAT BUTTON FOR THEN???). ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION OR MO...
Mileage: 35
I PURCHASED A USED 1998 OLDS BRAVADA. IT HAS BEEN AN OK CAR EXCEPT. THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. MY DEALER SAYS YOU HAVE TO SWITCH IT BACK AND FORTH FROM HEAT TO COOL IN THE DASH SOMEWHERE (MY QUESTION WAS, WHAT IS THE THERMOSTAT BUTTON FOR THEN???). ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION OR MO...
Mileage: 35
I PURCHASED A USED 1998 OLDS BRAVADA. IT HAS BEEN AN OK CAR EXCEPT. THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. MY DEALER SAYS YOU HAVE TO SWITCH IT BACK AND FORTH FROM HEAT TO COOL IN THE DASH SOMEWHERE (MY QUESTION WAS, WHAT IS THE THERMOSTAT BUTTON FOR THEN???). ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION OR MO...
Mileage: 35
I PURCHASED A USED 1998 OLDS BRAVADA. IT HAS BEEN AN OK CAR EXCEPT. THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. MY DEALER SAYS YOU HAVE TO SWITCH IT BACK AND FORTH FROM HEAT TO COOL IN THE DASH SOMEWHERE (MY QUESTION WAS, WHAT IS THE THERMOSTAT BUTTON FOR THEN???). ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION OR MO...
Mileage: 35
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STALLED. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND AFTER LETTING THE VEHICLE COOL OFF, HE RESTARTED IT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS LEAKING. FUEL WAS LEAKING ON...
Mileage: 58,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING CAUSING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *JB
Mileage: 71,000
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING ALSO NO REVERSE. *JB
Mileage: 71,000
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING, HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING, AWD PROBLEMS, COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEMS, FUEL PUMP, CONTROL ARM & BALL JOINT PROBLEMS ARE JUST SOME OF THE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES ON 96-99 GM BLAZERS, BRAVADA'S, & JIMMYS. THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD REALLY BE LOOKED INTO AND RECALLE...
Mileage: 71,000
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING, HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING, AWD PROBLEMS, COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEMS, FUEL PUMP, CONTROL ARM & BALL JOINT PROBLEMS ARE JUST SOME OF THE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES ON 96-99 GM BLAZERS, BRAVADA'S, & JIMMYS. THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD REALLY BE LOOKED INTO AND RECALLE...
Mileage: 71,000
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING, HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING, AWD PROBLEMS, COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEMS, FUEL PUMP, CONTROL ARM & BALL JOINT PROBLEMS ARE JUST SOME OF THE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES ON 96-99 GM BLAZERS, BRAVADA'S, & JIMMYS. THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD REALLY BE LOOKED INTO AND RECALLE...
Mileage: 71,000
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING, HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING, AWD PROBLEMS, COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEMS, FUEL PUMP, CONTROL ARM & BALL JOINT PROBLEMS ARE JUST SOME OF THE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES ON 96-99 GM BLAZERS, BRAVADA'S, & JIMMYS. THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD REALLY BE LOOKED INTO AND RECALLE...
Mileage: 71,000
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING, HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING, AWD PROBLEMS, COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEMS, FUEL PUMP, CONTROL ARM & BALL JOINT PROBLEMS ARE JUST SOME OF THE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES ON 96-99 GM BLAZERS, BRAVADA'S, & JIMMYS. THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD REALLY BE LOOKED INTO AND RECALLE...
Mileage: 71,000
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING, HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING, AWD PROBLEMS, COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEMS, FUEL PUMP, CONTROL ARM & BALL JOINT PROBLEMS ARE JUST SOME OF THE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES ON 96-99 GM BLAZERS, BRAVADA'S, & JIMMYS. THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD REALLY BE LOOKED INTO AND RECALLE...
Mileage: 71,000
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING, HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING, AWD PROBLEMS, COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEMS, FUEL PUMP, CONTROL ARM & BALL JOINT PROBLEMS ARE JUST SOME OF THE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES ON 96-99 GM BLAZERS, BRAVADA'S, & JIMMYS. THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD REALLY BE LOOKED INTO AND RECALLE...
Mileage: 71,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. THIS STARTED LAST WINTER. OLDSMOBILE TOLD THE CONTACT THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED. HE CITED A RECALL. *AK *NM
Mileage: 60,000
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 1998 OLDS BRAVADA. FIRST THE BLINKER SOUND WON'T SHUT OFF. WHEN THE AC IS ON FOR MORE THAN 25 MINUTES THE MOTOR GETS REALLY LOUD AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STARTS JUMPING. FINALLY MY BRAKES GET STICKY WHEN IT'S HOT OUTSIDE THEN THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND IT FEELS...
Mileage: 91,400
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 1998 OLDS BRAVADA. FIRST THE BLINKER SOUND WON'T SHUT OFF. WHEN THE AC IS ON FOR MORE THAN 25 MINUTES THE MOTOR GETS REALLY LOUD AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STARTS JUMPING. FINALLY MY BRAKES GET STICKY WHEN IT'S HOT OUTSIDE THEN THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND IT FEELS...
Mileage: 91,400
DT: 1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADO, WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED. TOOK TVEHICLE TO THE DEALER ,WHERE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE CAR, AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS, BUT IT COULD BE THE MODULE AND THEY COULD REPLACE THE MODULE AT THE COST, OF $200.00. DID NOT HAVE THE WORK ...
Mileage: 32,000
UNIROYAL LAREDO AWR P235/70R15 TIRE SIDEWALL BLOWOUT ON SUV TRAVELING AT 40MPH. THIRD TIME WITH THIS BRAND OF TIRES ON SAME VEHICLE IN WHICH A SIDEWALL BLOWOUT HAS OCCURED.
Mileage: 70,000
CONSUMER HAD FRONT STEERING COMPONENTS ON OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA REPLACED. *MR THREE BALL JOINTS, IDLER ARM, AND PITMAN ARM WERE ALL REPLACED. THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB
Mileage: 57,000
CONSUMER HAD FRONT STEERING COMPONENTS ON OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA REPLACED. *MR THREE BALL JOINTS, IDLER ARM, AND PITMAN ARM WERE ALL REPLACED. THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB
Mileage: 57,000
CONSUMER HAD FRONT STEERING COMPONENTS ON OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA REPLACED. *MR THREE BALL JOINTS, IDLER ARM, AND PITMAN ARM WERE ALL REPLACED. THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB
Mileage: 57,000
I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE USED (ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON IT). ROUGHLY 4 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. I WOULD TURN THEM OFF AND THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO GO, SOMETIMES I WOULD USE MY SPRAYERS TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE WIPES WOULD WIPE 14 TIMES (I COUNTED). SOME...
Mileage: 40,000
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE, WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. *JB WIPER MOTOR FAILED DUE TO A CRACKED WELD ON THE MOTOR. *TC
Mileage: 59,000
SOMETIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. WHEN THEY DO WORK THEY USUALLY STOP WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF RAINING. I THINK THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I KNOW ANOTHER PERSON THAT OWNS A BRAVADA THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAS STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS RIDING ON TH...
Mileage: 77,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING RAINSTORM. HAD TO PULL OFF ROAD DUE TO LACK OF VISIBILITY. WIPERS WORKED AGAIN AFTER WEATHER CLEARED AND VEHICLE SAT FOR AN HOUR. CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER BRAVADA OWNERS INDICATE THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM. ARE THERE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM? IS THE...
Mileage: 117,320
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM NEED TO CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS (OLDSMOBILE), I SPOKE WITH A WOMAN THERE, SHE SAID THEY WEREN'T EVEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. EVERYBODY EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM SHOULD CONTACT THEM BECAUSE THIS IS A SEVERE HAZARD AND THE VEHICLE NEEDS ...
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE MOTOR WOULD BE RUNNING BUT THE WIPER WOULD NOT MOVE. THIS ALSO OCCURED WHEN TRYING TO WASH THE WINDSHIELD AND WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *LA
WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OFF OF THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE RAIN AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. *SC *JB
Mileage: 100,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOP WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING YOU TO NOT BE ABLE TO SEE DURING RAIN. I AM LUCKY I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT ALREADY. I CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE BECAUSE THEY ISSUED A RECALL FOR OTHER YEARS OF BRAVADAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THEY REFUSE TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR MO...
Mileage: 50,000
DEAR SIR OR MADAM, I AM THE OWNER OF A 1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA WITH A 4.3L VORTEC ENGINE. UPON HAVING MY VEHICLE INSPECTED, THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY OIL COOLER LINES WERE LEAKING, AND THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THEM FIXED ($433). I ASKED HIM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND WAS TOLD THA...
Mileage: 96,000
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SKIPS IN LOWER GEARS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. "SERVICE NEEDED" LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. DEALER INDICATES THAT DUE TO A MILLING ERROR IN THE TRANSMISSION, CASING, TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON AT A MINIMUM COST OF $2500. CURRENT ODOMETER READING IS 120...
Mileage: 115,000
THE ENGINE OVERHEATS, THE HEATER WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE AND BLOW COLD AIR AND IT GETS RUST IN THE COOLING SYSTEMS REQURING CONSTANT FLUSHING.
INTERMITTENT WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD FAULTY,WIPERS FAILED IN RAIN CAUSING ME TO DRIVE OFF ROAD ONTO MUDDY SHOULDER. NO ACCIDENT,DAMAGE OR INJURY. LOCAL OLDS DEALER OFFERED NO REMEDY. HAD NEW BOARD INSTALLED BY INDEPENDANT SERVICE TECH. AT PERSONAL EXPENSE. THIS FAILURE IS NOT UNCOMMON,AND POSES HORRIFIC...
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND WENT OFF ON THEIR OWN. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION,AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA POWER STEERING VIBRATES AND SHAKES WHEN MAKING TURNS WITH THE VEHICLE AND THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 60 DEGREES. (I.E. THIS DEFECT OCCURS IN THE SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL BUT NOT IN WINTER.) *AK
Mileage: 48,000
THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL OF 600,000 SUVS BY GMC DUE TO FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPERS. OLDSMOBILE BRAVADAS ARE INCUDED, BUT GMC SAYS MY 1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN THE SPRING, AND HAD THEM REPAIRED. THIS WAS A COSTLY REPAIR,...
THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL OF 600,000 SUVS BY GMC DUE TO FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPERS. OLDSMOBILE BRAVADAS ARE INCUDED, BUT GMC SAYS MY 1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN THE SPRING, AND HAD THEM REPAIRED. THIS WAS A COSTLY REPAIR,...
NO HEAT. *CB
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON & OFF AT WILL EVEN IN HEAVY RAIN. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *AK
Mileage: 85,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. *AK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND WHEN IT DOES THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BOUNCES AND PULLS TO ONE SIDE. WIPERS WOULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING, BUT BY THE TIME THE CONSUMER GOT HOME ...
Mileage: 61,035
CONSUMER STATED THAT WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, WHICH RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK IN HEAVY RAIN , THE WIPERS HAD BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND HAD SUDDENLY GONE OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AGAIN ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATE...
Mileage: 77,360
I PURCHASED MY 1998 BRAVADA 4/02 AND SINCE THEN HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE (THEY WERE REPLACED AND APPROX 2 WEEKS LATER I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE "FAULTY"). I HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES--...
Mileage: 82,000
I PURCHASED MY 1998 BRAVADA 4/02 AND SINCE THEN HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE (THEY WERE REPLACED AND APPROX 2 WEEKS LATER I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE "FAULTY"). I HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES--...
Mileage: 82,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 03V159000. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER*AK THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERABLE, THEY NEVER WORKED ON FAST OR HIGH. *TS THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE ABOVE 75 P...
Mileage: 43,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OCCASIONALLY CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD DURING STORMS, THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN I AM ABLE TO TURN THEM ON BUT NOT OFF! *LA
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING A RAINSTORM. *AK *TS *JB
Mileage: 56,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE PAST. SOMETIMES HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO GET THEM TO WORK. EXTREME HAZARD WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN. DON'T EVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. SAME PROBLEM ON GM S-10 (1989) WHERE THERE ARE TOO MANY DEVICES ON THE WIPER STEM.*AK
Mileage: 76,000
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THERE IS A HARD SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND SOMETIMES A SOMEWHAT HARD ONE FROM 2ND TO 3RD. THIS ONLY HAPPENS AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN UNTIL YOU LET IT COOL DOWN. MANY BRAVADA OWNERS REPORTING SAME OCCURRENCES.*AK
Mileage: 75,000
CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WAS HEARING A GRINDING NOISE FOR ABOUT A WEEK, AND IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER. HE FINELY TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT AXLE BEARING WAS BROKEN. ALSO, TRANSMISSION SUPPORT BRACKET WAS FOUND TO BE RUSTED , AND HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION...
CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WAS HEARING A GRINDING NOISE FOR ABOUT A WEEK, AND IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER. HE FINELY TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT AXLE BEARING WAS BROKEN. ALSO, TRANSMISSION SUPPORT BRACKET WAS FOUND TO BE RUSTED , AND HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION...
THE PULSE WINDSHIELD DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT HAD BEEN RECALLED BY GM. PH *CB *JB
Mileage: 27,031
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND OFF. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES CUTTING OFF WHILE ENGAGED.*AK
INTERNAL PIECE (PART NUMBER?) OF THE THROTTLE BODY (21247) ATTACHED TO THE THROTTLE PLATE (21465) THAT IS HELD IN BY (2) RIVETS. THE 2 RIVETS FAILED CAUSING WHATEVER WAS THERE TO GET SUCKED INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. I HAVE THE OLD PART WITH THE BROKEN RIVETS. THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY ANY FOREIGN OBJEC...
Mileage: 74,285
WIPER MOTOR FAILURE DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. ALSO, WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER NOT WORKING DUE TO RUST CLOGGING THE HEATER CORE ALSO CAUSING MOTOR TO OVERHEAT AND STALL IN THE SUMMER. *NLM
Mileage: 49,053
WIPER MOTOR FAILURE DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. ALSO, WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER NOT WORKING DUE TO RUST CLOGGING THE HEATER CORE ALSO CAUSING MOTOR TO OVERHEAT AND STALL IN THE SUMMER. *NLM
Mileage: 49,053
THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON MY 1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA WITH AWD SMARTRACK WEAR AT A VERY ACCELERATED RATE. THEY, ALONG WITH THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACED SOON AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT APPROX 86000 MILES WITH ALL GM PARTS, AND NOW AT 93000 MILES NEED REPLACING AGAIN. THEY HAVE BEEN PROPER...
Mileage: 91,000
THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON MY 1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA WITH AWD SMARTRACK WEAR AT A VERY ACCELERATED RATE. THEY, ALONG WITH THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACED SOON AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT APPROX 86000 MILES WITH ALL GM PARTS, AND NOW AT 93000 MILES NEED REPLACING AGAIN. THEY HAVE BEEN PROPER...
Mileage: 91,000
THE WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN OPERATION. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER DURING A RAIN STORM. RECALL 98V150001 WAS ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKE/MODEL VEHICLES, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN#. *TS *NLM
Mileage: 40,000
THE DASH GUAGES AND THE LIGHTS FLASHED ON/OFF THEN WENT OUT COMPLETELY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS BAD. AT 33000K MILES THE CONSUMER WENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE CHECKED DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ROUGH AND STARTING IN SECOND GEAR, AND W...
Mileage: 23,000
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 50MPH. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
FRONT PINION SEAL BROKE AND STARTED LEAKING ALL OVER THE ENGINE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
FRONT PINON SEAL IS BROKEN AND IT IS LEAKING OVER ENGINE.CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER OPERATION.SAME SYMPTOMS EXPERIENCED WITH A 1995 GMC JIMMY WHICH WAS COVERED BY A RECALL.GM SHOULD EXPAND THE RECALL AS THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.*AK
IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED KEY TO GET STUCK IN IGNITION, ALSO CAUSSED GAUGE CLUSTER TO SHUT OFF. VEHICLE IS DRIVABLE BUT WITHOUT SPEEDOMETER. *AK
IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED KEY TO GET STUCK IN IGNITION, ALSO CAUSSED GAUGE CLUSTER TO SHUT OFF. VEHICLE IS DRIVABLE BUT WITHOUT SPEEDOMETER. *AK
THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLIES WERE MAKING NOISE AND WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. ALSO, THE IDLER ARM WAS WORN OUT AND THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED CAUSING THE FRONT END TO BECOME LOOSE. THE VEHICLE HAD FOUR NEW TIRES. *YH
THE LOWER INTAKE WAS LEAKING COOLANT AND WAS REPLACED. *YH
THE TRANSMISSION SEAL WAS LEAKING. *YH
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY WORK. *AK IN CONVERSING WITH ANOTHER OWNER OF THE SAME TYPE VEHICLE, THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO A POOR SOLDER POINT. THERE WAS A SMALL CRACK IN THE SOLDER LOCATED ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD. *JG
CONSUMER TRIED TO TURN KEY TO START VEHICLE, AND WAS THEN UNABLE TO TURN KEY OR TAKE IT BACK OUT OF IGNITION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED.*YH
PURCHASED VEHICLE 2 WEEK AGO, SUPOSED TO BE GMC CERTIFIED. PLEASE CONTACT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION!. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
BATTERY POSITIVE POST FELL COMPLETELY OUT OF BATTERY
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
TOTAL ELECTRICAL LOSS CAUSING ENGINE SHUTDOWN. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE AC ON AND THE RADIO ON DURING THE DAY, WITHIN A 3 MILE TRIP WE EXPERIANCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE 2 TIMES. THE IDIOT LIGHTS WILL FLASH, THE DASH BOARD NEEDLES WILL BOUNCE AND JUMP, AND THEN EVERYTHING SHUTSDOWN. ENGINE, BRAK...
TOTAL ELECTRICAL LOSS CAUSING ENGINE SHUTDOWN. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE AC ON AND THE RADIO ON DURING THE DAY, WITHIN A 3 MILE TRIP WE EXPERIANCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE 2 TIMES. THE IDIOT LIGHTS WILL FLASH, THE DASH BOARD NEEDLES WILL BOUNCE AND JUMP, AND THEN EVERYTHING SHUTSDOWN. ENGINE, BRAK...
TOTAL ELECTRICAL LOSS CAUSING ENGINE SHUTDOWN. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE AC ON AND THE RADIO ON DURING THE DAY, WITHIN A 3 MILE TRIP WE EXPERIANCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE 2 TIMES. THE IDIOT LIGHTS WILL FLASH, THE DASH BOARD NEEDLES WILL BOUNCE AND JUMP, AND THEN EVERYTHING SHUTSDOWN. ENGINE, BRAK...
MY LEASED 1998 BRAVADA WHICH I ACQUIRED IN 10/00, USED, BEGAN INDICATING BRAKE PAD WEAR AND NEED FOR REPLACEMENT IN LATE APRIL 2001. MUELLER TIRE IN STRONGSVILLE, OHIO HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 ROTORS DUE TO UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNTS OF RUST AND PITTING IN THE ROTORS. IN ALL VEHICLES I HAVE EVER HAD, I HAVE...
THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND 6 DIFFERENT TRANSMISSIONS TROUBLE CODES ARE SET IN THE COMPUTER CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO GO INTO A DEFAULT MODE THAT CAUSES IT NOT TO HAVE A FIRST GEAR OR HIGH GEAR. THE ELECTRICAL DASH GAUGES MOY OR MAY NOT WORK AT TIMES AND THE KEY MAY OR MAY NOT COME OUT O...
THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND 6 DIFFERENT TRANSMISSIONS TROUBLE CODES ARE SET IN THE COMPUTER CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO GO INTO A DEFAULT MODE THAT CAUSES IT NOT TO HAVE A FIRST GEAR OR HIGH GEAR. THE ELECTRICAL DASH GAUGES MOY OR MAY NOT WORK AT TIMES AND THE KEY MAY OR MAY NOT COME OUT O...
THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND 6 DIFFERENT TRANSMISSIONS TROUBLE CODES ARE SET IN THE COMPUTER CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO GO INTO A DEFAULT MODE THAT CAUSES IT NOT TO HAVE A FIRST GEAR OR HIGH GEAR. THE ELECTRICAL DASH GAUGES MOY OR MAY NOT WORK AT TIMES AND THE KEY MAY OR MAY NOT COME OUT O...
THE VEHICLE DESCRIBED PULLS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT DEPENDING ON THE LAY OF THE ROAD. IT WILL NOT GO STRAIGHT AT ANY TIME WITHOUT APPLYING CORRECTION WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. I RESEARCHED THE "CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS" FOR THE 1998 GM SERIES (OLDS BRAVADA, GMC JIMMY, CHEV BLAZER). THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS...
REAR HATCH GLASS FLIES UP WHEN A TRUCK PASSED BY COMING TOWARD US.ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE SAME ON GMC JIMMY. *AK
CALLED DEALERSHIP REFERRED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE IN FLA., ON PROBLEM WITH STEERING COLUMN TALKED TO CENTRAL FLA. CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY WERE GOING TO CHECK AND CALL ME BACK. CLAIMED LEATHER WEARING OFF THE STEERING COLUMN WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, BUT WOULD LOOK INTO IT. NEVER HEARD FROM THEM AGAIN...
CALLED DEALERSHIP REFERRED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE IN FLA., ON PROBLEM WITH STEERING COLUMN TALKED TO CENTRAL FLA. CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY WERE GOING TO CHECK AND CALL ME BACK. CLAIMED LEATHER WEARING OFF THE STEERING COLUMN WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, BUT WOULD LOOK INTO IT. NEVER HEARD FROM THEM AGAIN...
ALCO BATTERIES HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES. NLM
ALCO BATTERIES HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES. NLM
ENGINE STALLING / SHUTTING DOWN INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS FROM COMPRESSION FITTING ONTO AN EXHAUST PIPE SITAUTED IMMEIDATELY BELOW FITTING. THE LEAKING OF THE FLUID ONTO THE VERY HOT PIPE BECOMES MORE INTENSE WHEN THE AUTO IS STOPPED. CONTACTED OLDS HOT-LINE AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THEY HAVE A SERIOUS PROGRAM WITH THIS PART; HOWE...
APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS THE BRAKES HAVE NOT OPERATED OR OPERATED AT A VERY MINIMAL AMOUNT. IT APPEARS TO BE AT LOW SPEED WHEN FIRST STARTING CAR OUT. I USUALLY BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. I STOP WITH NO PROBLEM. THEN DRIVE LESS THAN ONE BLOCK ON A SIDE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 25...
WHILE DRIVING INTO THE SETTING SUN IN A PARKING LOT I STRUCK A3 INCH CURBING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. A LARGE FLAG POLE WAS SLIGHTLY SCRAPED WITH THE LEFT FENDER CAUSING SOME MINOR DAMAGE. THE LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM CAUSING THE TIE ROD END TO SNAP AND LEFT FRONT ...
WHILE DRIVING INTO THE SETTING SUN IN A PARKING LOT I STRUCK A3 INCH CURBING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. A LARGE FLAG POLE WAS SLIGHTLY SCRAPED WITH THE LEFT FENDER CAUSING SOME MINOR DAMAGE. THE LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM CAUSING THE TIE ROD END TO SNAP AND LEFT FRONT ...
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH THE ENGINE STOPPED, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAILED. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT RESTART. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID A CHAFFED WIRE CAUSED THE COMPUTER FUSE TO BLOW. THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURANCE IN 6 WEEKS.
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH THE ENGINE STOPPED, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAILED. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT RESTART. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID A CHAFFED WIRE CAUSED THE COMPUTER FUSE TO BLOW. THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURANCE IN 6 WEEKS.
SEAT BELT LATCH ASSEMBLY RIGHT REAR FELL APART, REQUIRES ENTIRE NEW ASSEMBLY
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE. LEFT REAR TIRE HAD EXPLODED, AND TREAD SEPARATED. TIRE IS A MICHELIN, P23570 R1. #XW4. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE ENGINE STOPPED, POWER STEERING FAILED, AND POWER BRAKES FAILED. I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND PARK SAFELY. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THE COMPUTER FUZE WAS BLOWN.
LOST ALL GUAGES AFTER ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON THEN WENT OUT; ALSO LOST POWER, ENGINE RPM'S SHOT UP TO 3000 FROM NORMAL 2000
LOST ALL GUAGES AFTER ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON THEN WENT OUT; ALSO LOST POWER, ENGINE RPM'S SHOT UP TO 3000 FROM NORMAL 2000
WHILE DRIVING FROM THE GAS STATION DRIVER NOTICED DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE NOT ON. ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER THAT, KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. *AK
THIS VEHICLE SHUDDERS ON DRY PAVEMENT. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM. PLEASE SEE BULLETIN # 99-04-21-005 (THIS IS ON YOUR WEBSITE) WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY CHANGED THE FLUID IN THE TRANSFER CASE 3 DIFFERENT TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM STI...
THIS VEHICLE SHUDDERS ON DRY PAVEMENT. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM. PLEASE SEE BULLETIN # 99-04-21-005 (THIS IS ON YOUR WEBSITE) WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY CHANGED THE FLUID IN THE TRANSFER CASE 3 DIFFERENT TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM STI...
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED EHICLE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND OTHER PARTS, BUTPROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED EHICLE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND OTHER PARTS, BUTPROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ELECTRONIC CLIMATE CONTROL IS DEFECTIVE WHEN ACTIVATED, OUTSIDE AIR WITH BAD ODOR ENTERS. YH
CAR WOULD NOT START AT TIMES. WHEN CAR WOULD START IT WOULD NOT GO OUT OF FIRST GEAR. ALL DASH LIGHTS WOULD LIGHT UP. TOOK TRUCK IN 3 TIMES BEFORE PROBLEM WAS FOUND.TRUCK LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. OLDMOBILE DID NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR RENTAL CAR WHILE TRUCK WAS BEING LOOKED AT 3 TIM...
DUE TO DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WINDOWS WENT UP AND DOWN/ HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED, AND BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A CRASH. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING BATTERY CABLE FELL APART WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. *AK
DUE TO DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WINDOWS WENT UP AND DOWN/ HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED, AND BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A CRASH. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING BATTERY CABLE FELL APART WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. *AK
DUE TO DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WINDOWS WENT UP AND DOWN/ HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED, AND BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A CRASH. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING BATTERY CABLE FELL APART WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. *AK
DUE TO DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WINDOWS WENT UP AND DOWN/ HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED, AND BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A CRASH. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING BATTERY CABLE FELL APART WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. *AK
ADVERTISED SAFETY FEATURE "DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS" WERE NOT INSTALLED ON BRAVADAS, WITH A VIN NUMBER OF "[XXX]," AND LATER, DURING THE 1998 MANUFACTURING SEASON. I WAS INFORMED BY OLDSMOBILE ON 10/16/1998 THAT THEY WERE WORKING ON CORRECTING THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. TO DATE, 01/10/2000, NOTHING H...
HEATING ELEMENT LOCATED IN SEAT BACK SHORTED OUT OR OVERHEATED CAUSING RIGHT FRONT SEAT COVER TO MELT. THE PASSENGER SITTING IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT RECEIVED VERY LIGHT SUPERFICIAL BURNS ON HER BACK. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUS IF THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN THE PASSE...
I WAS HIT IN THE REAR QUARTER PANEL BY A VW. THE BRAVADA ROLLED TWICE. THE VW WAS HARDLY DAMAGED. I WAS ACCUSED OF SPEEDING WHILE IN FACT I WAS NOT. THE VEHICLE JUST ROLLED SO EASILY. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THESE SPORTS UTILITY VEHICLES ROLLING?
BRAKES FAILED. CALIPER HAD INTERNAL SEAL FAILURE. MANAGED TO STOP WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE/ANYTHING. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. REPLACED FAULTY CALIPER.
WHILE IN STOP POSITION VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, HITTING A BUILDING IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
WHILE IN STOP POSITION VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, HITTING A BUILDING IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
SEAT BACKS COLLAPSED WHEN REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE.
BRAKE BOOSTER / BRAKE PEDAL FAILED. *YC
BRAKE BOOSTER / BRAKE PEDAL FAILED. *YC
TENSIONER PULLEY FAILED. YH
VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN FRONT OF CURBING, FOR SERVICE. BEFORE ENGAGING "PARK" ENGINE ROARED AND LUNGED VEHICLE THRU DEALERSHIP BRICKWORK.
STEERING DIFFICULTIES - PULLS TO RIGHT, HARD TO MANAGE DUE TO PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, BUT REPLACEMENT PART NOT AVAILABLE.
WHILE DRIVING IT BECOMES HARD TO MANAGE AT ANY SPEED DUE TO MUCH PLAYING AND WANDERING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
OWNER COMPLAINS THAT THE LOCATION OF THE SPARE TIRE, WITHOUT A LOCKING DEVICE OR WARNING SYSTEM, RESULTS IN EASY THEFTS.
STEERING VERY POOR, PULLS TO THE RIGHT. (QCAW)
THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL WHEN LOWER AMOUNTS OF FUEL IS IN THE TANK. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. *AK