2000 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA Exterior Lighting Problems

A RECALL FOR OTHER VEHICLES BUT NOT MINE. LEFT BREAKLIGHT DOESN'T LIGHT UP, TILL YOU MOVE AND DOWN THE TURNSIGNAL LEVER. THEN THE LEFT BREAK LIGHT LIGHTS UP. SO WHY ISN'T MY MODEL IN THIS RECALL ? I FOUND THIS ON A BRAVADA THREAD AND LOTS OF AUTO PARTS STORES SELLING THE PART FOR IT.

HAZARD SWITCH INTERFERING WITH TURN SIGNAL OPERATION - THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL BECAME INOPERATIVE - ALL BULBS LIT UP EXCEPT FOR THE RIGHT SIDE MARKER LIGHT WHEN THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WAS TURNED ON; HOWEVER, THE MARKER LIGHT AND ALL OTHERS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO FLASHED WITH THE 4-WAY FLASHERS. ALL BULBS AND THE FLASHER UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. DURING FURTHER EXAMINATION ON 9/23/11 WHEN THE FLASHER SWITCH WAS JIGGLED THE TURN SIGNAL BEGAN WORKING AND THEN STOPPED BUT THEN WORKED AGAIN EACH TIME THAT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WAS JIGGLED. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE WHERE THE HAZARD SWITCH INTERFERED WITH THE STOP LAMPS - CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V231000. TWO DEALERSHIPS AND OLDSMOBILE WERE CONTACTED REGARDING THIS AND THE ANSWER WAS THAT THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE. ONE OF THEM MENTIONED THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN DONE IN A YEAR PRIOR TO 2008 WHICH INVOLVED REPLACING THE HAZARD SWITCH. AN OLDSMOBILE REP STATED THAT THE 2008 RECALL ONLY PERTAINED TO VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM THAT THE REPLACEMENT HAZARD SWITCH INSTALLED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL WAS NOT FROM THE SAME STOCK AS THE SWITCH INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLES THAT HAD THE HAZARD SWITCH REPLACED IN THE 2008 RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR ANOTHER DRIVER TO KNOW THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BRAKING AND/OR STOPPED WHICH COULD AVOID A CRASH. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO RECALL # 08V231000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $372.00 FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HE SHOULD NOT HAVE PAID FOR THE REPAIR AND THEY WOULD REIMBURSE HIM; HOWEVER, SHORTLY AFTERWARDS A REPRESENTATIVE DENIED REIMBURSEMENT STATING THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HAS NOT RECEIVED A REIMBURSEMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,008 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,667.

Mileage: 75,008

I PURCHASED A USED 2000 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA IN JUNE 2008. THE VEHICLE PASSED STATE REQUIRED INSPECTION WITH NO ISSUES. ON 9/19/08 THE STOP LAMPS UNEXPECTEDLY BLEW ALL FOUR BULBS AND THE STOP LAMPS NOW DO NOT WORK AT ALL EVEN WITH NEW BULBS INSTALLED. UPON DOING INTERNET SEARCH FOR CAUSES AND REPAIR SOLUTIONS, I FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL IN 2001 REGARDING STOP LAMP/HAZARD FLASHER SWITCH FAILURES. I CALLED A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE HAZARD FLASHER SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED DURING THE FIRST RECALL AND THEY COULD NOT DO THE REPAIR AGAIN, HOWEVER, I ALSO FOUND THAT A NEW RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED IN 2008 FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS AND STOP LAMP SWITCH WITH NO RESOLUTION TO THE FAILURE OF THE STOP LAMPS. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT WILL COST ME $100 TO GET THE WIRING CHECKED AND I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS. IF THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE LIGHTING I BELIEVE THAT THE TESTING SHOULD BE AT NO COST. FAILURE OF THE STOP LAMPS PUTS MY FAMILY AT SERIOUS RISK OF INJURY IF VEHICLES BEHIND ME ARE NOT ABLE TO KNOW THAT I AM STOPPING. THE HIGHMOUNT LIGHTS,FLASHERS,BACK UP LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT AFFECTED...ONLY THE LOWER STOP LAMPS. I ALSO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MULTI FUNCTION TURN SIGNAL SWITCH BEING LOOSE ON STEERING COLUMN. I HAVE PURCHASED THE PART BUT HAVE NOT HAD IT INSTALLED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS LETTER. WHEN ENGAGING THE SWITCH TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

I PURCHASED A USED 2000 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA IN JUNE 2008. THE VEHICLE PASSED STATE REQUIRED INSPECTION WITH NO ISSUES. ON 9/19/08 THE STOP LAMPS UNEXPECTEDLY BLEW ALL FOUR BULBS AND THE STOP LAMPS NOW DO NOT WORK AT ALL EVEN WITH NEW BULBS INSTALLED. UPON DOING INTERNET SEARCH FOR CAUSES AND REPAIR SOLUTIONS, I FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL IN 2001 REGARDING STOP LAMP/HAZARD FLASHER SWITCH FAILURES. I CALLED A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE HAZARD FLASHER SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED DURING THE FIRST RECALL AND THEY COULD NOT DO THE REPAIR AGAIN, HOWEVER, I ALSO FOUND THAT A NEW RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED IN 2008 FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS AND STOP LAMP SWITCH WITH NO RESOLUTION TO THE FAILURE OF THE STOP LAMPS. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT WILL COST ME $100 TO GET THE WIRING CHECKED AND I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS. IF THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE LIGHTING I BELIEVE THAT THE TESTING SHOULD BE AT NO COST. FAILURE OF THE STOP LAMPS PUTS MY FAMILY AT SERIOUS RISK OF INJURY IF VEHICLES BEHIND ME ARE NOT ABLE TO KNOW THAT I AM STOPPING. THE HIGHMOUNT LIGHTS,FLASHERS,BACK UP LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT AFFECTED...ONLY THE LOWER STOP LAMPS. I ALSO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MULTI FUNCTION TURN SIGNAL SWITCH BEING LOOSE ON STEERING COLUMN. I HAVE PURCHASED THE PART BUT HAVE NOT HAD IT INSTALLED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS LETTER. WHEN ENGAGING THE SWITCH TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT 2000 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADAS WERE RECALLED UNDER NOTICE 01V364006, BUT HIS VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLASHERS, BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK DUE TO SAME FAILURE THAT WAS STATED IN RECALL 01V364006. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE BOTH 64,000. *AK THE CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 04/09/07. *JB

Mileage: 64,000

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 01V364000 CONCERNING MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK *SC *JB

Mileage: 77,000

I OWN A 2000 OLDS BRAVADA SUV, I RECENTLY HAD A PROBLAM WITH MY TURN SIGNALS AND TOOK THE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THEY SAID I HAD A SHORT IN THE SWITCH AND REPAIRED IT.I PAID THE BILL. WHEN I GOT HOME I STARTED SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET.THE PART NUMBER 26100837 SWITCH (TURN SIGNAL / HAZARD SWITCH) APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PART THAT WAS LISTED IN A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY ADMIN. MY QUESTION IS , IS THIS THE SAME PART, AND SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR A RECALLED ITEM?*AK

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A MY2000 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME, I REALIZED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT FUNCTION. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THAT THE HAZARD FLASHERS ALSO DID NOT WORK. I FOUND A RECALL NOTICE ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE WHICH COVERS THIS VEHICLE, WHICH DESCRIBES THE MALFUNCTION PERFECTLY. UPON CONTACTING THE OLDSMOBILE DIVISION OF GENERAL MOTORS, I WAS TOLD BY THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION HAD BEEN REPAIRED IN 2001 AS REQUIRED BY THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. WHEN I INFORMED THE INDIVIDUAL THAT THE VEHICLE AGAIN HAD THE SAME MALFUNCTION, I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE GM HAD SATISFIED THE REQUIREMENT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ALREADY, IT WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND HAVE IT REPAIRED AT MY COST. MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE ARE LIKELY OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM REPAIRED BY A GM DEALER, AND ARE UNAWARE THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS AGAIN WITH THEIR. DRIVING A VEHICLE WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT AGAIN, AS THE 'FIX' PERFORMED DID NOT CURE THE PROBLEM LONG TERM.

Mileage: 97,000

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A MY2000 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME, I REALIZED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT FUNCTION. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THAT THE HAZARD FLASHERS ALSO DID NOT WORK. I FOUND A RECALL NOTICE ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE WHICH COVERS THIS VEHICLE, WHICH DESCRIBES THE MALFUNCTION PERFECTLY. UPON CONTACTING THE OLDSMOBILE DIVISION OF GENERAL MOTORS, I WAS TOLD BY THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION HAD BEEN REPAIRED IN 2001 AS REQUIRED BY THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. WHEN I INFORMED THE INDIVIDUAL THAT THE VEHICLE AGAIN HAD THE SAME MALFUNCTION, I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE GM HAD SATISFIED THE REQUIREMENT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ALREADY, IT WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND HAVE IT REPAIRED AT MY COST. MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE ARE LIKELY OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM REPAIRED BY A GM DEALER, AND ARE UNAWARE THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS AGAIN WITH THEIR. DRIVING A VEHICLE WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT AGAIN, AS THE 'FIX' PERFORMED DID NOT CURE THE PROBLEM LONG TERM.

Mileage: 97,000

THIS IS SECOND FAILURE OF THIS BRAKE LIGHT "MODULE"*AK

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES. AT THIS TIME SWITCH HAS FAILED AGAIN. *AK

VEHICLE HAS NO BRAKE LIGHTS OR SIGNAL LIGHTS. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. ALSO, MULTI SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLE HAS NO BRAKE LIGHTS OR SIGNAL LIGHTS. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. ALSO, MULTI SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLE HAS NO BRAKE LIGHTS OR SIGNAL LIGHTS. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. ALSO, MULTI SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE FIBERCLASS COVER ON THE FRONT BUMPER ASSEMBLY DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY. THE COVER VIBRATES APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF INCH IN AN UP AND DOWN DIRECTION. THE FOG LIGHTS ARE ATTACHED TO THIS COVER ALSO, AND VIBRATE WITH IT. CONTACTS WITH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE PRODUCED NO SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS THAT "ALL 2000 BRAVADAS ARE BUILT LIKE THAT". THE OLDSMOBILE COMPLAINT LINE SUGGESTED THAT I INFORM YOU OF THE PROBLEM. SINCE IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND WILL PROBABLY NOT CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT I FIGURE YOU WILL FILE THIS COMPLAINT IN THE BIG ROUND CIRCULAR FILE. THANKS. *AK