2001 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA Problems & Recalls

SUBJECT: GROSS MECHANIC ERROR , POSSIBLE FIRE / EXPLOSIVE SITUATION WHILE IN PALM BAY FL, I HAD MY FUEL FILTER CHANGED AT TIRE KINGDOM FOR ABOUT $90. THEIR MECHANIC INSTALLED A FUEL FILTER THAT RATTLED / DEFECTIVE AND HE DESTROYER THE FUEL LINE IT MOUNTED TO. THE TIRE KINGDOM MECHANIC, THREW ...

Mileage: 163,000

SUBJECT: GROSS MECHANIC ERROR , POSSIBLE FIRE / EXPLOSIVE SITUATION WHILE IN PALM BAY FL, I HAD MY FUEL FILTER CHANGED AT TIRE KINGDOM FOR ABOUT $90. THEIR MECHANIC INSTALLED A FUEL FILTER THAT RATTLED / DEFECTIVE AND HE DESTROYER THE FUEL LINE IT MOUNTED TO. THE TIRE KINGDOM MECHANIC, THREW ...

Mileage: 163,000

SUBJECT: GROSS MECHANIC ERROR , POSSIBLE FIRE / EXPLOSIVE SITUATION WHILE IN PALM BAY FL, I HAD MY FUEL FILTER CHANGED AT TIRE KINGDOM FOR ABOUT $90. THEIR MECHANIC INSTALLED A FUEL FILTER THAT RATTLED / DEFECTIVE AND HE DESTROYER THE FUEL LINE IT MOUNTED TO. THE TIRE KINGDOM MECHANIC, THREW ...

Mileage: 163,000

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE POSTED 55MPH SPEED LIMIT WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THERE WAS NO POWER AS IF THE IGNITION FOR THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. WITH THERE BEING NO POWER TO THE VEHICLE, I COULD ONLY ALLOW THE MOMENTUM OF THE VEHICLE ROLL TO ...

Mileage: 231,037

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE POSTED 55MPH SPEED LIMIT WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THERE WAS NO POWER AS IF THE IGNITION FOR THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. WITH THERE BEING NO POWER TO THE VEHICLE, I COULD ONLY ALLOW THE MOMENTUM OF THE VEHICLE ROLL TO ...

Mileage: 231,037

MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA HAD A SPONTANEOUS BRAKE FAILURE. THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE WAS FOUND TO BE EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE BRAKE FLUID ESCAPED AND THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. FORTUNATELY, I HAD STOPPED AT A STORE ON MY WAY TO WORK, UPON LEAVING, I STARTED THE ENGINE, PRESSED ON THE BRAK...

Mileage: 87,855

1. OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA WITH SMARTRAK AT 48,000 MILES AND GOOD CONDITION DEVELOPED DRIVETRAIN BINDING / LOCKING UP OVER SEVERAL MONTHS. 2. THE PROBLEM STARTED AS A MINOR BINDING WHEN BACKING OUT OR IN TIGHT FORWARD TURNS. NOW DRIVETRAIN ACTUALLY LOCKS UP IN TIGHT TURNING POSITION. HAVE TO PLAY WITH F...

Mileage: 48,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD ACTIVATE THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NOT WORK. HE WOULD HEAR A CLICKING SOUND FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND HE CHANGED THE RELAY, BUT THE ISSUE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTI...

Mileage: 96,000

THE AUTOMOBILE OVER HEATED BECAUSE THE THERMOSTAT IN THE ENGINE BLOC RUSTED THROUGH AND WATER BOILED OUT. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC OR SUPERVISOR, RAYMOND ROPER, MANY COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD MY CAR MAINTAINED AT A GMC SERVICE AS LONG AS I HAD THE CAR. ALTHOUGH I HAD NOT HAD IT SER...

Mileage: 53,304

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH A DEER. THE FOLLOWING WEEK HE HEARD A SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, AND HUMMING NOISE WHILE DRIVING OVER 40 MPH. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS FAILURE WITH THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. GENERAL MOTORS STATED THAT THERE WA...

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE ENTIRE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE AND CAUSED THE PASSENGER SIDE TO DROP TO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILED LOWER CONTROL ARM. HE DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FA...

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER PUMP SEEMS TO BE FAILING. THE REPAIR WAS COVERED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY. DURING SPRINGTIME, THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT AND THE CONTACT WOULD SMELL ANTIFREEZE. THE FUEL PUMP FAILED LAST YEAR AND THE DEALER STATED THAT ...

Mileage: 45,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER PUMP SEEMS TO BE FAILING. THE REPAIR WAS COVERED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY. DURING SPRINGTIME, THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT AND THE CONTACT WOULD SMELL ANTIFREEZE. THE FUEL PUMP FAILED LAST YEAR AND THE DEALER STATED THAT ...

Mileage: 45,000

RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 63,000 MILES. THIS WAS DUE TO BUILD UP OF GUNK CAUSED BY DEX COOL. *NM

MY WIFE DROVE TO THE STORE AND WHEN SHE LEFT, THERE WAS NO REVERSE GEAR. A STRANGER HAD TO PUSH IT BACKWARDS SO, SHE COULD GET IT HOME. THE TRANSMISSION SUN SHELL GEAR WAS BROKEN SO THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

DT: THE CAR IS SHUTTERING AND WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. WHEN TRAVELING UPHILL IT SOUNDED LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING A GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. THE TRUCK WAS IN MISSOURI, FORCING THE CONSUEMR TO GET A LOANER TO GET BACK HOME. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. THE D...

Mileage: 80,000

OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA HAS SERIOUS TRANSFER CASE AND TRANSMITION PORBLEMS. NON ABUSE FAILURE OF BOTH ITEMS EVEN WITH ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. NON ABUSE FAILURE OF THE REVERSE GEAR IN BRAVADA TRANSMITION. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN NOTED IN OUR PREVIOUS 1996 BRAVADA AND NOW IN THE 2001 BRAVADA, BOTH WITH 70,00...

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2001 OLDS BRAVADA AND RECENTLY MY COMPLETE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. LAST YEAR I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE OLDS DEALER COMPLAINING OF STRAINING TO CHANGE GEARS. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT MY TRANSMISSION, BUT A PART OF THE EMMISSION AND THEY WERE FIXING THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAD ...

Mileage: 71,000

THE AWD SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, THIS CONDITION PREVENTED THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE FROM ENGAGING WHILE DRIVING UP SNOWY INCLINE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *JB

THE AWD SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, THIS CONDITION PREVENTED THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE FROM ENGAGING WHILE DRIVING UP SNOWY INCLINE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *JB

1) RIGHT HAND TURN AT INTERSECTION; 2) LOUD POP, ENGINE REVED, TRANSMISSIONWILL NOT SHIFT. NO 4TH GEAR, NO REVERSE GEAR 3) TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED $1300++; WAS RUNNING PREFECTLY, IS WELL MAINTAINED ONLY 58300 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 586,320

THE FRONT DOOR HINGE PINS HAVE RUSTED, CAUSING THE DOOR TO MISALIGN. THE HINGE PINS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A DANGER OF THE DOOR FALLING OFF, AND/OR DAMAGE TO THE DOOR AND/OR DAMAGE TO THE LOCK/CATCH. *JB

Mileage: 45,000

2001 OLDS BRAVADA (APPROX 36000 MILES) HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVE SHAFT REPLACED FOR THE 2ND TIME. THE 1ST INCIDENT (2003) THE SHAFT ACTUALLY DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME THE CAR MADE A HORRIBLE CLUNKING NOISE AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INVESTIGATI...

Mileage: 36,000

THE VEHICLE I HAVE IS AN OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA HAS A 60000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. THE GAS PEDAL WAS STICKING SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO GET IT FIXED. THE DEALER (MARTIN BUICK OLDSMOBILE, THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MARTIN NAME IS [XXX] MY INVOICE NUMBER IS [XXX]) CALLED ME LATER AND SAID THE REPAI...

Mileage: 45,000

CONSUMER NOTICED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR THREE WEEKS, THE BRAKE ROTORS CORRODED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE ROTORS. *AK *CB *JB

Mileage: 48,649

2001 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT. THE ENGINE LITERALLY EXPLODED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING IT AND NEEDED THE ENGINE AND SEVERAL OTHER PARTS REPLACED. NO REASON WAS GIVEN TO US BY THE DEARLERSHIP FOR THE MALFUNCTION. NOW OCTOBER, 27,2003. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS MALFUNTIONING. THE HEADLI...

Mileage: 48,000

2001 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT. THE ENGINE LITERALLY EXPLODED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING IT AND NEEDED THE ENGINE AND SEVERAL OTHER PARTS REPLACED. NO REASON WAS GIVEN TO US BY THE DEARLERSHIP FOR THE MALFUNCTION. NOW OCTOBER, 27,2003. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS MALFUNTIONING. THE HEADLI...

Mileage: 48,000

2001 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT. THE ENGINE LITERALLY EXPLODED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING IT AND NEEDED THE ENGINE AND SEVERAL OTHER PARTS REPLACED. NO REASON WAS GIVEN TO US BY THE DEARLERSHIP FOR THE MALFUNCTION. NOW OCTOBER, 27,2003. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS MALFUNTIONING. THE HEADLI...

Mileage: 48,000

2001 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT. THE ENGINE LITERALLY EXPLODED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING IT AND NEEDED THE ENGINE AND SEVERAL OTHER PARTS REPLACED. NO REASON WAS GIVEN TO US BY THE DEARLERSHIP FOR THE MALFUNCTION. NOW OCTOBER, 27,2003. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS MALFUNTIONING. THE HEADLI...

Mileage: 48,000

SUV NEEDED BOTH FRONT AND REAR ROTORS REPLACED DO TO RUST ON THE BACK SURFACE. ROTORS WERE TOO THIN TO BE CUT. VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS BEEN DRIVEN ONLY 27,000 MILES.*AK

Mileage: 270,000

OLDS BRAVADA 2001 4WD AND SMARTRAK BINDS; FRONT HUBS NEED TO BE REPLACED WHEN VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 YRS; BRAKES SHUDDER/WARPED

Mileage: 63,000

OLDS BRAVADA 2001 4WD AND SMARTRAK BINDS; FRONT HUBS NEED TO BE REPLACED WHEN VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 YRS; BRAKES SHUDDER/WARPED

Mileage: 63,000

OLDS BRAVADA 2001 4WD AND SMARTRAK BINDS; FRONT HUBS NEED TO BE REPLACED WHEN VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 YRS; BRAKES SHUDDER/WARPED

Mileage: 63,000

OLDS BRAVADA 2001 4WD AND SMARTRAK BINDS; FRONT HUBS NEED TO BE REPLACED WHEN VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 YRS; BRAKES SHUDDER/WARPED

Mileage: 63,000

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, WHICH RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOOPING. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *JB

REAR QUARTER PANEL BODY SEAM SEPARATION CAUSED LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER AREA CAUSING CARPET STAINING AND MILDEW SMELL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. WATER INTRUSION TO INTERIOR AS WELL AS ROAD GRIME AND SALT.

Mileage: 33,444

THE CONSUMER HAS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SHE HAS NO BRAKES LIGHT FLASHERS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE CAUSE IS STILL UNKNOWN, AND THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIX PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. PH

AT 65 MPH ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED RADIATOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMTION.*AK

AT 65 MPH ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED RADIATOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMTION.*AK

MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FAILS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HAD PROBLEMS REPAIRED.*AK. *JB

MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FAILS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HAD PROBLEMS REPAIRED.*AK. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 TO 40 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER'S BACK WAS BROKEN AS RESULT OF CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE GETTING A TRAILER HITCH ASSEMBLY TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO ASSEMBLE IT DUE TO BRAKE LIGHTS BEING OUT. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED LATER. TECHNICIAN REPLACED MULTI-FUNCTIONAL SWITCH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE GETTING A TRAILER HITCH ASSEMBLY TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO ASSEMBLE IT DUE TO BRAKE LIGHTS BEING OUT. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED LATER. TECHNICIAN REPLACED MULTI-FUNCTIONAL SWITCH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE BROADSIDED A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 55 MPH. FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING CRASH. INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT CONSUMER WAS ONLY TRAVELING AT 22 MPH ,AND WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, FRONT END WAS DIRECTED DOWNWARDS, ALLOWING MOST OF CONTACT TO ...

WHILE DRIVING CAN SMELL FUMES IN CAR. CONSUMER HAS HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH 1999, AND 2000 VEHICLES. *AK