2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA Problems & Recalls
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Front Control arm broke at the frame. There is a recall for this control arm issue for a 2002 Bravada but, my vin was not included. 01V126000 is the NHTSA. The control arms fractured causing separation from the frame. Bravada is at service shop and they have confirmed the frame separation from cont...
Front Control arm broke at the frame. There is a recall for this control arm issue for a 2002 Bravada but, my vin was not included. 01V126000 is the NHTSA. The control arms fractured causing separation from the frame. Bravada is at service shop and they have confirmed the frame separation from cont...
I was merging onto the interstate going approximately 35 mph, I spun out on black ice across three lanes of traffic and smashed into the guard rail. The airbags DID NOT deploy during this accident, even when the car rolled back and hit the wall again. Since the airbags did not deploy, I suffered tra...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL NOISE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN GEAR AND THERE WAS LATERAL MOVEMENT OF BOTH REAR WHEEL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE ...
Mileage: 129,300
SIDE MIRRORS BEING ADJUSTED INCORRECTLY BOTH WHEN BACKING AND ALTERING WHEN GOING FORWARD
SIDE MIRRORS BEING ADJUSTED INCORRECTLY BOTH WHEN BACKING AND ALTERING WHEN GOING FORWARD
PASSENGER SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM SEAT HEATER WHILE CAR WAS OFF AND NO ONE IN IT. THE SEAT HEATER HAD NOT BEEN USED FOR DAYS. MY CAR WAS PARKED AFTER GOING TO THE STORE ABOUT 3PM. FOUND THE NEXT MORNING ABOUT 10;30 AM .GM DENIED MY CLAIM. SAFETY ISSUE,DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURED DEFECT ,THERE SHOULD ...
Mileage: 110,000
PASSENGER SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM SEAT HEATER WHILE CAR WAS OFF AND NO ONE IN IT. THE SEAT HEATER HAD NOT BEEN USED FOR DAYS. MY CAR WAS PARKED AFTER GOING TO THE STORE ABOUT 3PM. FOUND THE NEXT MORNING ABOUT 10;30 AM .GM DENIED MY CLAIM. SAFETY ISSUE,DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURED DEFECT ,THERE SHOULD ...
Mileage: 110,000
PASSENGER SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM SEAT HEATER WHILE CAR WAS OFF AND NO ONE IN IT. THE SEAT HEATER HAD NOT BEEN USED FOR DAYS. MY CAR WAS PARKED AFTER GOING TO THE STORE ABOUT 3PM. FOUND THE NEXT MORNING ABOUT 10;30 AM .GM DENIED MY CLAIM. SAFETY ISSUE,DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURED DEFECT ,THERE SHOULD ...
Mileage: 110,000
TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL A COUPLE YEARS AGO AT THE TIME MY BRAVADA WAS NOT DOING WHAT IT SAID WHICH WAS THE SMELL OF GASOLINE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. NOW I AM SELLING GAS EVERYONE I START HER UP. I CAN NOT FIND THE LETTER I RECEIVED ABOUT THISSTYER SO THOUGH T I WOULD...
AT 60K MILES HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR (WITH 2003 CHEVY BLAZER). MIRRORS DON'T RECALL AND MOVE WHEN UNLOCKING CAR. PASSENGER SEAT BELT GETS TIGHT AFTER BRAKING AND HAS TO BE UNDONE, RECOILED, AND PUT BACK ON. BACKUP LIGHTS BLOW EVERY YEAR. THE AWD WAS FIXED TWICE BY DEALER AND MESSED...
Mileage: 248,000
AT 60K MILES HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR (WITH 2003 CHEVY BLAZER). MIRRORS DON'T RECALL AND MOVE WHEN UNLOCKING CAR. PASSENGER SEAT BELT GETS TIGHT AFTER BRAKING AND HAS TO BE UNDONE, RECOILED, AND PUT BACK ON. BACKUP LIGHTS BLOW EVERY YEAR. THE AWD WAS FIXED TWICE BY DEALER AND MESSED...
Mileage: 248,000
AT 60K MILES HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR (WITH 2003 CHEVY BLAZER). MIRRORS DON'T RECALL AND MOVE WHEN UNLOCKING CAR. PASSENGER SEAT BELT GETS TIGHT AFTER BRAKING AND HAS TO BE UNDONE, RECOILED, AND PUT BACK ON. BACKUP LIGHTS BLOW EVERY YEAR. THE AWD WAS FIXED TWICE BY DEALER AND MESSED...
Mileage: 248,000
AT 60K MILES HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR (WITH 2003 CHEVY BLAZER). MIRRORS DON'T RECALL AND MOVE WHEN UNLOCKING CAR. PASSENGER SEAT BELT GETS TIGHT AFTER BRAKING AND HAS TO BE UNDONE, RECOILED, AND PUT BACK ON. BACKUP LIGHTS BLOW EVERY YEAR. THE AWD WAS FIXED TWICE BY DEALER AND MESSED...
Mileage: 248,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN BURNING ODOR UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SEAT WAS MELTING FROM THE BOTTOM AND WAS DRIPPING ONTO THE CARPET. THE CONTACT PULLED THE FUSE BOX WIRES FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT TO PREVENT THE...
Mileage: 215,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN BURNING ODOR UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SEAT WAS MELTING FROM THE BOTTOM AND WAS DRIPPING ONTO THE CARPET. THE CONTACT PULLED THE FUSE BOX WIRES FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT TO PREVENT THE...
Mileage: 215,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN BURNING ODOR UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SEAT WAS MELTING FROM THE BOTTOM AND WAS DRIPPING ONTO THE CARPET. THE CONTACT PULLED THE FUSE BOX WIRES FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT TO PREVENT THE...
Mileage: 215,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V121000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REP...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Mileage: 79,000
I RECENTLY HAD A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. TRUCK WAS DRIVING GREAT, HAD NO TELL TALE SIGNS OF ANY PROMBLEMS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN TRUCK CUTS OFF AND WOULD NOT START, HARNESS REPLACED, CAR STARTED NOW GAS PEDAL NOT WORKING AND REDUCE ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS, NEVER BEEN PROMBLEMATIC. TRUCK WAS LO...
Mileage: 162,000
I RECENTLY HAD A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. TRUCK WAS DRIVING GREAT, HAD NO TELL TALE SIGNS OF ANY PROMBLEMS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN TRUCK CUTS OFF AND WOULD NOT START, HARNESS REPLACED, CAR STARTED NOW GAS PEDAL NOT WORKING AND REDUCE ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS, NEVER BEEN PROMBLEMATIC. TRUCK WAS LO...
Mileage: 162,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING LIGHT FLASHED. THE VEHICLE HAD A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN TW...
Mileage: 151,000
TRAVELING APX 5-10 MPH DOWN A HWY SLOWING DOWN AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WITH TRAFFIC LIGHT THE ENGINE STALLED/QUIT COMPLETELY AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE WITH HELP TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES THE ENGINE RESTARTED. THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR THIS ISS...
Mileage: 108,600
TRAVELING APX 5-10 MPH DOWN A HWY SLOWING DOWN AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WITH TRAFFIC LIGHT THE ENGINE STALLED/QUIT COMPLETELY AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE WITH HELP TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES THE ENGINE RESTARTED. THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR THIS ISS...
Mileage: 108,600
TRAVELING APX 5-10 MPH DOWN A HWY SLOWING DOWN AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WITH TRAFFIC LIGHT THE ENGINE STALLED/QUIT COMPLETELY AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE WITH HELP TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES THE ENGINE RESTARTED. THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR THIS ISS...
Mileage: 108,600
WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I NOTICED THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. I HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE WHILE I WAS DRIVING BUT IT WAS ONLY A FLICKERING LIGHT AND NOT A STEADY LIGHT. AFTER DRIVING HOME I NOTICED THE LIGHT WAS AGAIN OFF. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER, AND THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ...
Mileage: 108,500
VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND RAN OFF THE ROAD. IT THEN CAME BACK ON THE ROAD AND ENDED UP T-BONING THE TRAILER OF AN 18-WHEELER BEFORE SKIDDING BACK AROUND AND COMING TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BUT THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE SPEED AT IMPACT WAS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 35-50...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAK...
Mileage: 115,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAK...
Mileage: 115,000
THE CAR IS ACTING JUST LIKE THE OTHER IGNITION SWITCH RECALLS GENERAL MOTORS HAS ISSUED. IF THERE IS ANY WEIGHT ON THE KEY CHAIN THE CAR HAS A TENDENCY TO STALL. SOMETIMES IT WILL START UP RIGHT AWAY WHILE OTHER TIMES IT MAY NEED TO SIT FOR UP TO 30 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING AGAIN. *TR
Mileage: 135,000
ENGINE STALLS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LOST BRAKES, STEERING, NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. LUCKILY WAS ON SMALL HIGHWAY, ABLE TO COAST TO STOP AND HAVE CAR TOWED. MECHANIC UNABLE TO REPLICATE PROBLEM AFTER KEEPING AND DRIVING VEHICLE FOR 10 DAYS. SEARCHED ISSUE ONLINE. HORRIFIED TO READ HUNDREDS OF SA...
Mileage: 70,000
ENGINE STALLS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LOST BRAKES, STEERING, NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. LUCKILY WAS ON SMALL HIGHWAY, ABLE TO COAST TO STOP AND HAVE CAR TOWED. MECHANIC UNABLE TO REPLICATE PROBLEM AFTER KEEPING AND DRIVING VEHICLE FOR 10 DAYS. SEARCHED ISSUE ONLINE. HORRIFIED TO READ HUNDREDS OF SA...
Mileage: 70,000
ENGINE STALLS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LOST BRAKES, STEERING, NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. LUCKILY WAS ON SMALL HIGHWAY, ABLE TO COAST TO STOP AND HAVE CAR TOWED. MECHANIC UNABLE TO REPLICATE PROBLEM AFTER KEEPING AND DRIVING VEHICLE FOR 10 DAYS. SEARCHED ISSUE ONLINE. HORRIFIED TO READ HUNDREDS OF SA...
Mileage: 70,000
ON JAN.8,2013 MY VEHICLE WAS WRECKED. LOCAL POLICE AND THE STATE TROOPER INFORMED ME THE BRAVADA HAD FLIPPED OVER SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TOTALED. WHEN I WENT TO THE TOW COMPANY TO CLAIM MY BELONGS FROM THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. MY HUSBAND HAD TO CLIMB OUT OF THE BACK OF THE VEH...
Mileage: 198,000
WAS DRIVING AND LOST CONTROL WITH INABILITY TO STEER. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND FOUND THAT STEERING FLUID WAS DRAINING FROM MY CAR. TOOK IT TO THE BODY SHOP & THEY SAID THE STEERING PUMP BLEW. IM GLAD I WASN'T TRAVELING FASTER AND THAT NO ONE WAS STRUCK. *TR
Mileage: 104,000
ON THE 17JULY 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30PM, I WAS DRIVING AND WINDSHIELD WASHERS STOP WORKING. PLEASE NOTE , THE NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUED A SEVERE WEATHER FLASH FLOOD WARNING. *TR
Mileage: 165,444
IT ALL BEGAN WHEN I WENT TO WALMART TO GET SOME TIRES ON MY 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA ALL-WHEEL DRIVE...WELL I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR ALL 4 TIRES,SO I ASKED THEM IF I COULD PUT TIRES ON IT? AND THEY SAID YES..SO THAT IS WHAT WE DID..WELL 1 MONTH AFTER I HAD THOSE 2 TIRES PUT ON THE FRONT,THE FRO...
Mileage: 139,289
IT ALL BEGAN WHEN I WENT TO WALMART TO GET SOME TIRES ON MY 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA ALL-WHEEL DRIVE...WELL I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR ALL 4 TIRES,SO I ASKED THEM IF I COULD PUT TIRES ON IT? AND THEY SAID YES..SO THAT IS WHAT WE DID..WELL 1 MONTH AFTER I HAD THOSE 2 TIRES PUT ON THE FRONT,THE FRO...
Mileage: 139,289
2002 OLDS BRAVADA (WHICH WE HAVE OWNED SINCE 9/2004) WAS BEING DRIVEN BY MY TEENAGE SON (WITH 3 OTHER KIDS IN THE VEHICLE), AS HE LEFT A STOP SIGN, THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE BROKE LOOSE FROM THE BODY, SEPARATING THE CONTROL ARMS FROM THE FRAME AND DROPPING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE WAS TRAVELING AP...
Mileage: 170,000
2002 OLDS BRAVADA (WHICH WE HAVE OWNED SINCE 9/2004) WAS BEING DRIVEN BY MY TEENAGE SON (WITH 3 OTHER KIDS IN THE VEHICLE), AS HE LEFT A STOP SIGN, THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE BROKE LOOSE FROM THE BODY, SEPARATING THE CONTROL ARMS FROM THE FRAME AND DROPPING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE WAS TRAVELING AP...
Mileage: 170,000
POWER STEERING WENT OUT... *JS
Mileage: 134,000
THE CAR SHUTS OFF SUDDENLY AND ALL OF THE GAUGES LIGHT UP. THE CAR MUST BE RESTARTED, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS PRESENTS A DANGER AS THE CAR MAY SUDDENLY LOSE MOBILITY ON A HIGHWAY. IT SEEMS THAT THIS MAY BE RELATED TO MULTIPLE POSTINGS ON THE INTERNET THAT CLAIM THIS SYMPTOM IS CAUSED BY A VOL...
Mileage: 130,000
THE CAR SHUTS OFF SUDDENLY AND ALL OF THE GAUGES LIGHT UP. THE CAR MUST BE RESTARTED, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS PRESENTS A DANGER AS THE CAR MAY SUDDENLY LOSE MOBILITY ON A HIGHWAY. IT SEEMS THAT THIS MAY BE RELATED TO MULTIPLE POSTINGS ON THE INTERNET THAT CLAIM THIS SYMPTOM IS CAUSED BY A VOL...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AT 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND ON BEFORE RESETTING INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THEY WERE UN...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ABNORMALLY, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH THROUGH A FENCE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CRASH, THE STEERI...
Mileage: 97,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V046000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REPAIRS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD SHUTTER ABNORMALLY ...
Mileage: 50,000
2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. CONSUMER STATES HEATED SEAT SUDDENLY IGNITED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNOCCUPIED *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HIS WIFE OPENED THE DOOR TO THE VEHICLE, SHE WAS IMMEDIATELY OVERTAKEN BY A CHEMICAL ODOR. *JB
WHILE WIPERS ARE ON DELAY THEY SKIP WHEN THEY ARE ON THEIR DOWNWARD PATH NOT REMOVING ALL THE WATER, IMPAIRING MY VISIBILITY, WHEN THEY ARE ON CONSTANT THEY ARE FINE SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN 2004. *TR
Mileage: 1
WHILE WIPERS ARE ON DELAY THEY SKIP WHEN THEY ARE ON THEIR DOWNWARD PATH NOT REMOVING ALL THE WATER, IMPAIRING MY VISIBILITY, WHEN THEY ARE ON CONSTANT THEY ARE FINE SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN 2004. *TR
Mileage: 1
OUTSIDE REVIEW MIRRORS DO NOT STAY IN POSITION WHEN YOU USE THE REMOTE ENTRY OR RETURN TO THE PROGRAMED POSITION. WHEN YOU ARE IN VEHICLE AND PRESS EITHER POSISTION FOR DRIVER 1 OR 2 THEY MOVE TO A DIFFERENT POSITION EVERY TIME. *TR
Mileage: 1
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS AFTER BEING SECURED, CAUSING PASSENGER TO NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE. *TR
Mileage: 121,900
AIRBAG SUSPENSION RELEASES AIR UNEVENLY AS YOU ARE DRIVING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE BACK AND FORTH, FEELING LIKE IT IS GOING TO FLIP. THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT RELEASE AIR AT ALL WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. MY VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE OVER 30 MPH. AND SOMETIMES UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THEY WON...
Mileage: 123,000
AIRBAG SUSPENSION RELEASES AIR UNEVENLY AS YOU ARE DRIVING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE BACK AND FORTH, FEELING LIKE IT IS GOING TO FLIP. THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT RELEASE AIR AT ALL WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. MY VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE OVER 30 MPH. AND SOMETIMES UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THEY WON...
Mileage: 123,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE GAS TANK LEAKS AT THE TOP OF THE SENDING UNIT BECAUSE OF CORROSION. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MEDAL FILLING AT THE TOP OF THE SENDING UNIT WAS CORRODED. HE THEN ADDED THAT HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAG...
Mileage: 71,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHOCK SYSTEM FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BOUNCE AROUND SIMILAR TO A BOUNCING BABY. THE AIRSPRING ON THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO CRACK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD COST OVER $1,000. THE DEALER ALSO STATED T...
Mileage: 162,433
ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED AIR SUSPENSION DOES NOT WORK. THE RIDE IS ROUGH AND BOUNCY. THERE IS NO SUSPENSION ON THE BACK END AS A RESULT WHICH COULD CAUSE A SEVERE ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED AIR SUSPENSION DOES NOT WORK. THE RIDE IS ROUGH AND BOUNCY. THERE IS NO SUSPENSION ON THE BACK END AS A RESULT WHICH COULD CAUSE A SEVERE ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
ON FRIDAY, 01/16/09 AT 7:45 AM I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. AS I WAS DRIVING THE "SERVICE ALL WHEEL DRIVE" LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM WORK SO FIGURED I WOULD CONTINUE MY DRIVE AND CALL A MECHANIC WHEN I GOT THERE. ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WAS LIKE THE VEHICLE BECAME POSSESSED AND I HA...
Mileage: 57,500
IN SNOWY WEATHER THE AWD FAILED. THE TRUCK VIBRATES WHEN TURNING IN BOTH DRY AND WET CONDITIONS. *TR
Mileage: 102,000
WORN OUT SUSPENSION-ALL FOUR SWAY BAR LINKS WORN OUT LOOSE SOCKETS FRT SWAY BAR BUSHING SLOOPY REPLACE RT FT SHOCKS, ALL FLUID LEAKED OUT VERY BOUNCY REPLACE FRONT SHOCK REPL WORN FRT LOWER BALL JOINTS LT AND RT NOTE ABOVE PARTS WERE WORN LINKS AND FRT SHOCKS WERE WORN. THERE HAS BEEN ON GOING PROB...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACTIVATED AT NIGHT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACTIVATED AT NIGHT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ...
MY MOTHER'S 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA HAS A BASEBALL SIZE HOLE IN THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL, SHE WAS DRIVING AND EVERYTIME SHE WOULD TURN OR JUST TURN SLIGHTLY SHE WOULD HEAR A GRINDING NOISE. SHE TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER WHERE SHE HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALER TOLD HER WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS A...
AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN HIT HEAD ON! *TR
Mileage: 70,000
GM HAS A KNOWS ISSUE ON 02,03 AND 04 BRAVADAS, TRAILBLAZERS, ENVOY'S AND RANIERS. THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES HAVE A HARD INTERFERENCE WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. ONCE IT WEARS THROUGH A STEADY STREAM OF FLUID LEAK ONTO THE CONVERTER. THIS ISSUE IS DOCUMENTED IN SERVICE BULLETIN PI01573. THE...
Mileage: 90,000
TRANSMISSION AND ALL-WHEEL DRIVE PROBLEM WHEN BEGINNING TO MOVE, THE CAR JERKS 3 OR 4 TIMES AND THERE IS A METAL CLINKING NOISE UNDER THE FRONT. THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE FAILS TO ENGAGE. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL SHARPLY AT REDUCED SPEEDS. THE CAR WILL JERK AND THERE IS A WEIRD N...
Mileage: 74,103
ON 2/19 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ONE NIGHT AND THERE WAS A SMELL IN THE CAR AND I THOUGHT IT WAS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AS I KEPT DRIVING IT GOT WORSE. I STOPPED AND PULLED OVER AND CHECKED UNDER THE SEATS AND I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING, AS I DROVE FURTHER IT GOT WORSE. I THEN HAPPENED TO LOOK OVE...
Mileage: 101,000
WHILE GOING HOME THE OTHER DAY, IT FELT AS THOUGH MY SHOCKS WENT OUT WHEN I DROVE OVER A LITTLE BUMP. WHEN I GOT HOME, THE BACK END OF MY CAR HAD DROPPED. MY CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE AND FOUND THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR IN THE BACK END HAD FAILED. *TR
Mileage: 74,000
THE TERMINAL OF THE REPLACEMENT (EIKO) TAIL BRAKE LIGHT MELTED IN THE SOCKET. THE BRAKE LIGHT ON MY 2002 OLDS BRAVADA WENT OUT SEVERAL DAYS AGO. WHEN I REPLACED THE BULB, I NOTICED IT WAS NOT BURNT OUT BUT LOOSE IN THE SOCKET. I COULD NOT GET IT TO FIT PROPERLY IN THE SOCKET SO DECIDED TO REPLACE...
THE DRIVE TRAIN NEEDS REPLACING AT 64K MILES. THE CAR IS BASICALLY IN CONSTANT 4WD, WHICH MAKES TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS VERY DIFFICULT WITHOUT LOTS OF GAS AND IT IS NOISY. THIS CAR IS TOO YOUNG TO BE FACING THIS TYPE OF ISSUE AND WITH LOW MILES (USUALLY 100K FOR THIS SORT OF THING). *CN
LAST MONTH MY OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA'S GAUGES AND INSTRUMENT WARNING LIGHTS STARTING OPERATING ERRATICALLY AND AT TIMES DID NOT WORK AT ALL (I.E. THE GAUGES READ ZERO). SEARCHING THE RECALLS FOR MY BRAVADA I FOUND 3013. 3013 CONCERNS INOPERATIVE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTERS. THE FAILURE IMPACTED MY BR...
Mileage: 62,480
FUEL PUMP FAILURE AND GAS LEAK. *TR
Mileage: 82,365
THE DIFFERENTIAL AND NOW THE CAM BEARINGS ARE GOING. THE VEHICLE HAS 108,000. WE DID REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE. WE EVEN BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THAT RAN OUT AT 100,000. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LURCH THEN WOULD NOT GO OVER 35 MPH. FRONT DIFFEREN...
Mileage: 108,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE SWITCHED FROM TWO WHEEL DRIVE TO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS CALLED A CROW HOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO ACCELERATE IN ...
Mileage: 40,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE SWITCHED FROM TWO WHEEL DRIVE TO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS CALLED A CROW HOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO ACCELERATE IN ...
Mileage: 40,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. FIVE DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES. HE STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT PROPERLY DISPLAY THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FREQUENTLY RUN OUT OF GAS. THE SP...
STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE VEHICLE AFTER REFULING, AND AFTER DECELERATING WHEN CLIMATE CONTROL IS ON. *AK
Mileage: 71,025
NO SIGNS OF LOOMING FAILURE. NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION WITH LESS THAN 70,000. GM REBUILT TRANSMISSION COMES WITH 100,000 MILE WARRANTY? CLEARLY A PROBLEM THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT BUT HAS DONE NOTHING.
Mileage: 69,500
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE CAR WASH IN 2003 THERE WAS A WATER LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE RIGHT POWER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLLUP OR DOWN AND THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. TWO-THREE WEEKS AGO WHILE TRYING TO GET THE WINDOW ...
Mileage: 42,700
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE CAR WASH IN 2003 THERE WAS A WATER LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE RIGHT POWER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLLUP OR DOWN AND THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. TWO-THREE WEEKS AGO WHILE TRYING TO GET THE WINDOW ...
Mileage: 42,700
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE CAR WASH IN 2003 THERE WAS A WATER LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE RIGHT POWER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLLUP OR DOWN AND THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. TWO-THREE WEEKS AGO WHILE TRYING TO GET THE WINDOW ...
Mileage: 42,700
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE CAR WASH IN 2003 THERE WAS A WATER LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE RIGHT POWER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLLUP OR DOWN AND THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. TWO-THREE WEEKS AGO WHILE TRYING TO GET THE WINDOW ...
Mileage: 42,700
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE CAR WASH IN 2003 THERE WAS A WATER LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE RIGHT POWER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLLUP OR DOWN AND THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. TWO-THREE WEEKS AGO WHILE TRYING TO GET THE WINDOW ...
Mileage: 42,700
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED UP INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT, THE RIGHT WHEEL LOCKED. THE DEALERSHIP PUT AN ADDITIVE IN THE DIFFERENTIAL FLUID, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. THEN, THEY FOUND AN ELECTRIC MOTOR THAT ACTIVATED THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE...
Mileage: 39,000
THE OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS AIRBORNE AND THEN WAS WHEN IT LANDED IT WAS FLIPPED END OVER END FOUR TO FIVE TIMES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL DURING OR AFTER THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *NM
DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 75 MPH MY 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA JUST QUIT RUNNING LIKE I SHUT IT OFF. THE TRAFFIC WAS VERY HEAVY AT THE TIME AND WAS FORCE TO PULL OVER ON THE LEFT SIDE BREAKDOWN LANE. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME MY SUV HAS STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. FROM PAST EXPERIENCE LETTING THE TRUC...
Mileage: 59,800
WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS (PARKING SPACE OR DRIVEWAY) FRONT TIRES BIND/CATCH. EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION IS NEEDED TO CONTINUE MOVING THE VEHICLE FORWARD OR BACK. VEHICLE COMES TO DEAD STOP WHEN MOVING SLOWLY AND TURNING. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY RECOMMENDED FLUSHING THE TRANSFER CASE, ...
Mileage: 71,500
A PROBLEM WAS NOTED WHEN MAKING TURNS. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSFER CASE AS PER TSB 020421008A. THE DEALERSHIP DID THE FIRST RECOMMENDED STEP TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND CHARGED ME $417.35. THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED BUT AFTER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES I ...
I HAVE HAD MY 2002 BRAVADA IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE LOCKING OF MY AWD. THE FLUID WAS CHANGED IN THE TRANSFER CASE (NO HELP), THE MODULE WAS REPLACED (NO HELP) AND NOW THE WHOLE TRANSFER CASE IS BEING REPLACED. THE COST IS BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000! THE VEHICLE HAS 80K MILES. THIS IS A VERY SER...
Mileage: 70,000
I HAVE HAD MY 2002 BRAVADA IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE LOCKING OF MY AWD. THE FLUID WAS CHANGED IN THE TRANSFER CASE (NO HELP), THE MODULE WAS REPLACED (NO HELP) AND NOW THE WHOLE TRANSFER CASE IS BEING REPLACED. THE COST IS BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000! THE VEHICLE HAS 80K MILES. THIS IS A VERY SER...
Mileage: 70,000
DT: THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES WERE MAKING NOISES DUE TO RUST AND CORRODED ROTORS. THE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE.*AK
Mileage: 35,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS UNDER NHTSA RECALL 04V527000 CONCERNING THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS . THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE. HOWEVER, VEHICLE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER. SHE WAS TOLD THE REPAIRS WILL BE AT CONTACT'S EXPE...
Mileage: 45,300
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA AWD. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A GENERAL MOTORS 4L60-E AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED WITH 58,000 MILES REGISTERING ON THE ODOMETER. ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2005, MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING TO WORK. SHE MADE A LEFT TURN ONTO A MAJOR U.S. 4 LA...
Mileage: 74,455
WHENEVER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ON DELAY - THEY DRAG ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. SO FAR, I HAVE CLEANED THE WINDSHIELD THOROUGHLY WITH ALCOHOL, WINDOW CLEANER, AND VINEGAR, AS WELL AS THE GARAGE HAS PUT NEW WIPER BLADES ON, AND SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR DUE TO A RECALL.. ALL TO NO AVAIL. ...
CONSUMER VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. *TS WHEN THE VEHICLE CUT OFF FOR THE SECOND TIME, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE BATTERY WAS WEAK. *JB
COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 64500 MILES. *NM
Mileage: 64,475
DT: A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA BUILD IN JULY 2001. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TWICE, AND THEY TOLD HIM BOTH TIMES THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL 04V289000 DUE TO VIN. AFTERWARDS HE CONTACTED THE CONSUMER REPORTS, AND THEY SENT HIM A COPY OF COMPLAINT AND A COP...
DT: CALLER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED, SURGED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEREFORE COULD NOT FIX IT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. CALLER STATED THE PROBLEM HAPP...
Mileage: 56,769
I HAVE A 2002 GMC SAFARI VAN. THE HEATER CORE IS LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. IT IS COVERED BY AN UNINSULATED PLASTIC COVER, WHICH WHEN THE HEATER IS ON GETS EXTREMELY HOT. MY WIFE ACCIDENTLY TOUCHED IT WITH HER LEG AND BURNED HERSELF. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE CAR SERVICED BY A C...
Mileage: 17,000
POTENTIAL DEFECT REGARDING THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA.*MR
MY 2002 OLDMOBILE BRAVADO HAS LESS THAN 36000 MILES ON IT AND ALL THE BRAKE ROTORS HAVE RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR. I TOOK IT TO A REPUTABLE AUTO REPAIR PLACE IN CADILLAC MICHIGAN AND THEY TOLD ME MANY OF THESE CARS WERE SUPPLIED WITH CHEAP ROTORS FROM CHINA.
Mileage: 34,000
THE VEHICLE HAD FEW RECALLS INCLUDING INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE BACK WIPER STOPPED ALTOGETHER, WHEN MAKING TURNS THE VEHICLE MAKES NOISES AND THE GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD HAD GONE OUT AND THE TAIL LIGHT FLICKERED. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN #04V046000. *SC THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS INOP...
Mileage: 37,000
THE VEHICLE HAD FEW RECALLS INCLUDING INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE BACK WIPER STOPPED ALTOGETHER, WHEN MAKING TURNS THE VEHICLE MAKES NOISES AND THE GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD HAD GONE OUT AND THE TAIL LIGHT FLICKERED. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN #04V046000. *SC THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS INOP...
Mileage: 37,000
THE VEHICLE HAD FEW RECALLS INCLUDING INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE BACK WIPER STOPPED ALTOGETHER, WHEN MAKING TURNS THE VEHICLE MAKES NOISES AND THE GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD HAD GONE OUT AND THE TAIL LIGHT FLICKERED. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN #04V046000. *SC THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS INOP...
Mileage: 37,000
THE VEHICLE HAD FEW RECALLS INCLUDING INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE BACK WIPER STOPPED ALTOGETHER, WHEN MAKING TURNS THE VEHICLE MAKES NOISES AND THE GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD HAD GONE OUT AND THE TAIL LIGHT FLICKERED. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN #04V046000. *SC THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS INOP...
Mileage: 37,000
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT WAS DOING IT INTERMITTENTLY IT WOULD HAVE TO DO THIS ALL THE TIME FOR THEM TO FIX IT. THE LIGHTS ON THE DISPLAY WILL COME ON AND GO OFF. FOR EXAMPLE: ...
DT: CONSUMER STATES DOES NOT HAVE THE LATCH SYSTEM IN MY CAR. CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND OFFERED TO PAY TO HAVE ONE PUT IN BUT MANUFACTURER SAID THAT UNDER MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATION A LATCH SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE, AND FOLLOW OWNERS MANUAL TO INSTALL THE CAR SEAT OR PURCHASE A NEW CAR SEAT. ALL T...
Mileage: 56,500
BOTH OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS NEED ADJUSTMENT EVERY TIME THE CAR IS PUT IN DRIVE.
Mileage: 20,000
WHILE STOPPING COULD NOT RESTART VEHICLE. DRIVER WAS UNABLE RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK...BATTERY POST DETACHED FROM BATTERY, LEAKING BATTERY ACID INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DUE TO BATTERY FAILURE CONSUMER COUL...
WHILE DRIVING,THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED ROCKING BACK AND FORTH WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES,THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SKIDDED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER HEAD ON. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND P...
Mileage: 50,000
WHILE DRIVING,THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED ROCKING BACK AND FORTH WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES,THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SKIDDED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER HEAD ON. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND P...
Mileage: 50,000
WHILE DRIVING,THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED ROCKING BACK AND FORTH WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES,THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SKIDDED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER HEAD ON. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND P...
Mileage: 50,000
WHILE DRIVING,THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED ROCKING BACK AND FORTH WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES,THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SKIDDED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER HEAD ON. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND P...
Mileage: 50,000
PASSENGER'S SEAT SCORCHED WHILE BEING PARKED IN THE GARAGE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE SEAT HEATER WAS NOT ON. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND REMAINED IN THE REPAIR SHOP.*AK
Mileage: 31,000
THE 2002 OLDS BRAVDA DRIVER HEATED SEAT BURNED THROUGH THE LEATHER LAP SEAT. FOR COUPLE OF MONTHS YOU COULD SMELL WIRES BURNING. AND YOUR LEFT UPPER LEG FELT LIKE IT WAS GETTING BURNT. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY THROTTLE STICKS IN THE UP POSITION. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CONTAINER HOLDING THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID ALLOWED THE FLUID ...
Mileage: 42,000
INTERMITTENTLY THROTTLE STICKS IN THE UP POSITION. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CONTAINER HOLDING THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID ALLOWED THE FLUID ...
Mileage: 42,000
INTERMITTENTLY THROTTLE STICKS IN THE UP POSITION. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CONTAINER HOLDING THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID ALLOWED THE FLUID ...
Mileage: 42,000
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THEN, VEHICLE RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 43,500
ALL WHEEL DRIVE DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY UNDER ICY ROAD CONDITIONS. VEHICLE SHIFTS IN AND OUT OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FISHTAIL. THERE WOULD BE A GREAT RISK OF LOSS OF CONTROL AT HIGHER SPEEDS THAN 35 MPH, SUCH AS ON FREEWAYS, UNDER SUCH CONDITIONS.*AK
THE CARS SIDE MIRRORS ARE MEMORY SIDE MIRRORS ARE SUPPOSED TO AUTOMATICALLY ADJUST TO THE DRIVERS PRESET POSITIONS. WHEN THE CAR IS PUT INTO DRIVE, THESE MIRRORS ADJUST THEMSELVES TO A RANDOM POSITION, THUS RENDERING THEM UNLESS. THEY MUST BE MANUALLY ADJUST FOR VISIBILITY AND THIS PROCESS MUS...
WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL. *AK
Mileage: 30,000
WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WAS HARD TO PUSH DOWN AND RECEIVED LESS BRAKING POWER FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INF...
WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WAS HARD TO PUSH DOWN AND RECEIVED LESS BRAKING POWER FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INF...
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, EXTREME VIBRATIONS OCCURRED IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM OCCURRED DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE TRANSFER CASE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*JB
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE TAIL/STOP LIGHT ASSEMBLY THAT CAUSES THE BULB TO BURN OUT. GM SENT ME A LETTER SAYING THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE DEFECT FOR 6 YEARS OR 72,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. MY CAR IS NOT QUITE 3 YEARS OLD, BUT HS 114,000 + MILES. G...
OLDSMOBILE HAS PUBLISHED A REMEDY FOR THE CONSTANT TAIL/STOP LAMP FAILURES. THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 6YR/72000 MILES. NOT MUCH FOR A 5 DOLLAR BULB, BUT AFTER 8 BULB REPLACEMENTS (4 BY DEALER 4 BY ME) I THINK THERE ARE OTHER PROBLEMS BESIDES DEFECTIVE BULBS. IF THAT IS THE PROBLEM SOMEONE BET...
Mileage: 22,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE ROAD. AFTER THE VEHICLE SAT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES IT WAS RESTARTED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED FOUR TIMES SINCE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT FIND A CODE FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 900
VEHICLE STALLS (8) WHEN UNDER POWER. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT RANDOM, 3 OCCURRING WHILE ON INTERSTATE AT 60 - 70 MPH. THE FAILURE AT THIS SPEED CAUSES QUITE A SAFETY CONCERN TO MY SPOUSE AND I. LUCKILY WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT INCIDENT SO FAR. I'VE TRIED TO RESOLVE WITH...
Mileage: 32,533
IT'S THE SAME AS THE REST OF THE COMPLAINTS. WHILE DRIVING CAR AT ANY SPEED JUST COMPLETELY STOPS FOR NO REASON AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I BOUGHT THIS NICE 2002 OLDS BRAVADA FOR MY WIFE AND NOW SHE & THE KIDS HAVE BEEN STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ON MAJOR INTERSECTIONS 4X4'S NEEDING TO BE TOWED...
Mileage: 10,000
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. CONSUMER SLIPPED THROUGH/UNDER THE SHOULDER/LAP BELT. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 33,000
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE STALLED. THEN THE ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS COMES ON. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAUSE OF STALLING WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. *AK
Mileage: 34,000
I WA DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND WAS GOING DOWN A HILL. I WENT TO PUT ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN WITH THE REST OF TRAFFIC, NO URGENCY, NO SUDDENNESS, JUST NORMAL SLOW DOWN. WHEN I PUSHED THE PEDAL, IT DID NOT RESPOND AS USUAL. AT FIRST IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ABS WERE ENGAGING, WHICH REALLY DID ...
Mileage: 53,150
DANGERS ON OUR HIGHWAYS REGARDING 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. *MR GM SENT ALL OF THE OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE LETTERS DECLARING THAT THESE MODELS MAY HAVE FATAL ENGINE DEFECTS. GM REFUSED TO REPAIR AND OR REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE ENGINES. GM'S CURE WAS TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY. *SC *JB
WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT THE BRAVADA WHEN ACT AS IF YOU ARE USING THE BRAKE WHEN YOU TURN SHARP INTO A PARKING SPOT CAUSE THE TRUCK TO STOP. I THINK THAT IT IS PUTTING TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON THE CV SHAFT THAT MAY CAUSE DAMAGE SOON. *AK ONCE WHEN THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING IN PARK IT A...
INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS EMERGENCY FLASHERS COMEE ON SOMETIMES WHEN LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS ATTEMPTED.ALMOST CAUSED ACCI.DENT DURING LANE CHANGE. *AK
Mileage: 76,000
INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS EMERGENCY FLASHERS COMEE ON SOMETIMES WHEN LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS ATTEMPTED.ALMOST CAUSED ACCI.DENT DURING LANE CHANGE. *AK
Mileage: 76,000
INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS EMERGENCY FLASHERS COMEE ON SOMETIMES WHEN LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS ATTEMPTED.ALMOST CAUSED ACCI.DENT DURING LANE CHANGE. *AK
Mileage: 76,000
OLDS BRAVADA STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (50-55 MPH), LOST OF STEERING AND BRAKES. ENGINE WOULD NOT START FOR APPROX 20 MINUTES. TRIED CALLING OLDS 1 800 NUMBER FOR ASSISTANCE AND NUMBER OUT OF SERVICE THAT DAY (SUNDAY). VEHICLE WAS PARTIALLY ON ROADWAY. THIS IS ONE OF MANY PROBLEMS WITH...
Mileage: 20,000
OLDS BRAVADA STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (50-55 MPH), LOST OF STEERING AND BRAKES. ENGINE WOULD NOT START FOR APPROX 20 MINUTES. TRIED CALLING OLDS 1 800 NUMBER FOR ASSISTANCE AND NUMBER OUT OF SERVICE THAT DAY (SUNDAY). VEHICLE WAS PARTIALLY ON ROADWAY. THIS IS ONE OF MANY PROBLEMS WITH...
Mileage: 20,000
ALL WHEEL DRIVE FAILED (WATER IN WIRING HARNESS CAUSED LOSS OF PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE). DEALER CONTACTED GM AND THEY DOWNLOADED SOFTWARE TO REPROGRAM THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE(TRANSFER CASE). THIS SOFTWARE WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL SOFTWARE INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE WHEN I PURCHASED IT. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD...
ALL WHEEL DRIVE FAILED (WATER IN WIRING HARNESS CAUSED LOSS OF PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE). DEALER CONTACTED GM AND THEY DOWNLOADED SOFTWARE TO REPROGRAM THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE(TRANSFER CASE). THIS SOFTWARE WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL SOFTWARE INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE WHEN I PURCHASED IT. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD...
ENGINE SHUT DOWN (LOSS OF POWER TO GAS PEDAL, POWER STEERING & BRAKES). FIRST INSTANCE OCCURRED ON 9/10/03 AT 24,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN I NOTICED THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT RESPONDING. I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON SO I COASTED OFF THE ROAD AND COULD NOT ST...
Mileage: 30,709
2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE MIRRORS ARE ADJUSTABLE TO SUIT INDIVIDUAL DRIVERS. THIS OCCURS AUTOMATICALLY DEPENDING ON WHETHER KEY #1 IS USED OR KEY #2. THE PROBLEM IS THE MIRRORS DO NOT RETURN TO THE SET POSITIONS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN ENTERING HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC FROM AN ON RAMP. I...
Mileage: 18,000
2002 OLDS BRAVADA SUV. REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE AT 41K MILES. DEALER AND GM UNWILLING TO COVER UNDER ANY TYPE OF WARRANTY. THIS COMPONENT WILL NORMALLY OUT LAST THE VEHICAL. ADDITIONALLY THE DEALER TRIED TO SELL ME A COMPLETE DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY RATHER THAN REPAIRING THE UNIT FOR A COST OF $3200....
Mileage: 41,180
THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR RATTLED AND THE DRIVER COULD HEAR AIR WHILE DRIVING. THE DRIVER HAS TO BANG ON THE DOOR TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *NM
ALL WHEEL DRIVE (AWD) ENGAGES AND DISENGAGES ON SNOW COVERED ROADS WHILE GOING UPHILL, STARTING FROM A STOP AND DURING SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. *LA (IN RE: SMARTRAK ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM) THE REAR WHEELS WOULD SPIN, THEN THE AWD WOULD REPEAT THE PROCESS OF ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING. *SC
BOTH REMOTE MIRRORS WILL NOT HOLD THEIR MEMORY. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE INTO SERVICE FOR THIS PROBLEM FOUR TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE MIRRORS MOVE WHEN THE KEY IS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION BEFORE STARTING THE CAR. ALSO, BOTH MIRRORS WILL NOT HOLD THEIR POSITION AFTER BEING PROGRAMED IN EI...
Mileage: 11,000
THE 4WD STOPPED OPERATING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FISH-TAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *NM THE VEHICLE HAD THE TENDENCY TO SPIN WHEELS/FISHTAIL AND...
Mileage: 14,109
THE 4WD STOPPED OPERATING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FISH-TAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *NM THE VEHICLE HAD THE TENDENCY TO SPIN WHEELS/FISHTAIL AND...
Mileage: 14,109
THE 4WD STOPPED OPERATING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FISH-TAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *NM THE VEHICLE HAD THE TENDENCY TO SPIN WHEELS/FISHTAIL AND...
Mileage: 14,109
THE OWNER WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN ONE OF THE WHEELS THAT HAD SMARTTRAK KICKED IN AND SPUN THE VEHICLE AROUND. THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A CAMPER PARKED ON THE STREET. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS NO 4-WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGED. THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED THREE MONTHS LATER. TH...
WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM A STOP POWER STEERING LAPSED UNTIL THE TURN WAS MADE. THIS POWER STEERING PROBLEM OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. DEALER REPLACED THE LOWER PINION BEARING. *AK
Mileage: 30,000
DOOR BLEW OPEN, 37 MPH WIND GUST, BENT DOOR POST AT UPPER AND LOWER HINGES. BOTH DOORS AT OPEN POSITION FLEX DOOR POST. OBVIOUS FACTORY DEFECT. DOOR POST NOT STIFF ENOUGH. REPAIR DOES NOT FIX PROBLEM. DOORS WILL FAIL IN FUTURE!
Mileage: 17,996
MY MAIN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN THE PAINT. 2 PAINT JOBS LATER ON THE LOWER HALF OF CAR - PAINT STILL LOOKS LIKE CRAP. I CAN SEE THE EROSION BEGINNING AGAIN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE ON REAR DOOR LOWER WHERE THE BODY FLARES (DESIGN ERROR I'VE BEEN TOLD). I'VE NOTIFIED OLDSMOBILE WHO STATE THAT ...
Mileage: 4,000
MY MAIN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN THE PAINT. 2 PAINT JOBS LATER ON THE LOWER HALF OF CAR - PAINT STILL LOOKS LIKE CRAP. I CAN SEE THE EROSION BEGINNING AGAIN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE ON REAR DOOR LOWER WHERE THE BODY FLARES (DESIGN ERROR I'VE BEEN TOLD). I'VE NOTIFIED OLDSMOBILE WHO STATE THAT ...
Mileage: 4,000
THE PAINT ON THE FLANGES IN FRONT OF THE BACK WHEELS IS CHIPPING OFF. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2002 BRAVADAS THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ONLY ON ROAD AND UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. THE DEALER JUST CALLED ME AND SAID THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM AND I SHOULD PUT MUD FLAPS ON THE VEHICLE. AT THIS RATE, THE ...
DANGERS ON OUR HIGHWAYS 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. *MR FATAL ENGINE DEFECT. GM REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE(S) AND WILL ONLY EXTEND THE WARRANTY. *SC *JB
THE 2002 BRAVADA AWD SYSTEM HAS SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEMS.PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT I WAS COMMENTING TO MY WIFE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT HANDLING WELL IN SNOWY CONDITIONS. THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGES ONLY AFTER A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF REAR TIRE SPIN FOLLOWED BY A LURCH AS THE FRONT TIRES KICK IN. THE AW...
Mileage: 22,500
MY 2002 BRAVADA HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT OVER 60 MPH TWICE. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT 4500 MILES, THE 2ND AT 24,000 MILES. BESIDES THE INCONVENIENCE (WE WERE 400 MILES FROM HOME, HAD TO BE TOWED 150 MILES TO A DEALERSHIP, RENT A CAR, DRIVE HOME, THEN RETURN TO PICK UP THE CAR. SECOND...
Mileage: 24,029
2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA - VISIBLITY-MEMORY MIRRORS HAVE NOT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. HAVE RETURNED FOR SERVICE NUMEROUS TIMES. THIS IS A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. NEEDING TO MAKE A FORCED LANE CHANGE TO FIND YOUR MIRRORS NOT IN PLACE CAN BE FATAL. I AM IN AND OUT OF MY CAR 3 TO ...
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE ENGINE STALLED. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE BEING DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE SERVICE ENGINE LI...
Mileage: 23,000
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE ENGINE STALLED. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE BEING DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE SERVICE ENGINE LI...
Mileage: 23,000
NOT ONE MONTH AFTER WE BOUGHT OUR BRAVADA, WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. FIRST, WHEN BACKING UP, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE OR SHUDDER. SECOND, WHEN GOING AROUND CORNERS, VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE OR SHUDDER. THIRD, WHEN AT A STOP, I WOULD FEEL A THUMP LIKE SOMEONE TAPPED ME FROM BEHIND. THIS HAPPENS ON FI...
VEHICLE HAS SELF ADJUSTING MIRRORS WHICH ADJUST WHEN REVERSING. AFTER REVERSING THE MIRRORS DO NOT GO BACK TO THEIR ORIGINAL POSITION. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA UNSAFE VEHICLE.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ALL 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADAS OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER IN JUNE 2003 OF RECALL NOTICE 003019. THE NOTICE STATED THAT THE ENGINE MAY BE DEFECTIVE AND SUBJECT TO TOTAL AND COMPLETE UNEXPECTED FAILURE. THE CONSUMER ...
I HAVE AN OLDS BRAVADA AWD 2002 THAT HAS A STEERING PROBLEM. WHEN I TURN HARD RIGHT OR LEFT OR BACK UP AND TURN HARD RT OR LT THERE IS A SHUTTER IN THE STEERING. I HAVE CALLED OLDS AND THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS THAT IT IS COMING F...
Mileage: 25,000
WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE STEERING AND BRAKING CAPABILITY. THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO A COMPLETE STOP, WITH SEVERAL VEHICLES BEHIND HONKING THEIR HORNS AND BEING FORCED ...
Mileage: 21,712
THE RELAY BLEW, AND STARTED A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. *MR THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE CONSUMER UPDATE THE SECURITY SYSTEM WHICH WAS ADDED TO THE EXISTING GM SYSTEM FOR EXTRA PROTECTION. THE SYSTEM LEFT THE VEHICLE DOWN AND COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE RELAY HAD BLOWN AND STARTED A FIRE ...
MANUFACTURER HAS DECLARED DEFECTIVE ENGINE AND WILL NOT REPAIR/ REPLACE.FFICIAL OLDSMOBILE NOTICE # 003019 SENT JUNE 2003. WHY DOES NHTSA NOT FORCE MANUFACTURE TO REPAIR/REPLACE DEFECTIVE ENGINE ?*AK VERY UNSAFE, WILL CAUSE TRAFFIC DEATHS.
2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICED WHICH MADE HIM VERY WEARY ABOUT HIS VEHICLES' ENGINE. THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED TO EVERYONE IN GM AND WAS ONLY BE OFFERED A LONGER WARRANTY. *PH *JB
CONSUMER STATES TIRES WEAR PREMATURELY. DEALER STATES THE INCODER MOTOR TO THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE HAS FAILED.*AK
WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THERE IS SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. THE DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO CORRECT. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK
Mileage: 30,000
MANUFACTURER WARNING 003019 OF JUNE 2003 DISCRIBES POSSIBILTY OF SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED AND COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE THIS GREATLY DEVALUES ALL 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADAS ALL OWNERS OF 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADAS ARE IN DANGER OF BEING STRANDED ANY TIME, ANY PLACE. ALL OWNERS OF 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADAS ARE...
CONSUMER HAS HAD MULTIPLE, REOCCURING PROBLEMS WITH NEW VEHICLE SINCE FIRST PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2001. CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALER MORE THAN 12 TIMES IN 18 MONTHS AND HAS PLACED SIGNIFICANT BURDEN ON THE OWNER. VEHICLE NOW HAS NEW MAJOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH BOTH THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION...
Mileage: 10
CONSUMER HAS HAD MULTIPLE, REOCCURING PROBLEMS WITH NEW VEHICLE SINCE FIRST PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2001. CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALER MORE THAN 12 TIMES IN 18 MONTHS AND HAS PLACED SIGNIFICANT BURDEN ON THE OWNER. VEHICLE NOW HAS NEW MAJOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH BOTH THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION...
Mileage: 10
CONSUMER HAS HAD MULTIPLE, REOCCURING PROBLEMS WITH NEW VEHICLE SINCE FIRST PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2001. CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALER MORE THAN 12 TIMES IN 18 MONTHS AND HAS PLACED SIGNIFICANT BURDEN ON THE OWNER. VEHICLE NOW HAS NEW MAJOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH BOTH THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION...
Mileage: 10
CONSUMER HAS HAD MULTIPLE, REOCCURING PROBLEMS WITH NEW VEHICLE SINCE FIRST PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2001. CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALER MORE THAN 12 TIMES IN 18 MONTHS AND HAS PLACED SIGNIFICANT BURDEN ON THE OWNER. VEHICLE NOW HAS NEW MAJOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH BOTH THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION...
Mileage: 10
CONSUMER HAS HAD MULTIPLE, REOCCURING PROBLEMS WITH NEW VEHICLE SINCE FIRST PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2001. CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALER MORE THAN 12 TIMES IN 18 MONTHS AND HAS PLACED SIGNIFICANT BURDEN ON THE OWNER. VEHICLE NOW HAS NEW MAJOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH BOTH THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION...
Mileage: 10
CONSUMER HAS HAD MULTIPLE, REOCCURING PROBLEMS WITH NEW VEHICLE SINCE FIRST PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2001. CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALER MORE THAN 12 TIMES IN 18 MONTHS AND HAS PLACED SIGNIFICANT BURDEN ON THE OWNER. VEHICLE NOW HAS NEW MAJOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH BOTH THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION...
Mileage: 10
CONSUMER HAS HAD MULTIPLE, REOCCURING PROBLEMS WITH NEW VEHICLE SINCE FIRST PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2001. CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALER MORE THAN 12 TIMES IN 18 MONTHS AND HAS PLACED SIGNIFICANT BURDEN ON THE OWNER. VEHICLE NOW HAS NEW MAJOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH BOTH THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION...
Mileage: 10
CONSUMER HAS HAD MULTIPLE, REOCCURING PROBLEMS WITH NEW VEHICLE SINCE FIRST PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2001. CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALER MORE THAN 12 TIMES IN 18 MONTHS AND HAS PLACED SIGNIFICANT BURDEN ON THE OWNER. VEHICLE NOW HAS NEW MAJOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH BOTH THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION...
Mileage: 10
VEHICLE ENGINE FAILURE. *MR (MANUFACTURER DEFECT/RECALL GEARSHIFT DEFECT #03V075000) *SCC *JB
Mileage: 6,700
OFFICIAL NOTICE FROM OLDSMOBILE 003019, DATED JUNE 2003. OPERATIVE MAIN PARAGRAPH, WORD FOR WORD. THIS LETTER IS INTENDED TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT SOME 2002 MODEL YEAR OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA MODEL VEHICIES MAY EXPIERENCE A CRACKING OF AN ENGINE CYLINDER BORE LINER.HIS WILL CAUSE ENGINE NOISE, POOR PERFO...
WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 OLDS BRAVADA THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS A MICHELIN 255/60R17. THERE WAS NO OBJECTS IN THE TIRE OR ON THE ROAD.
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION. GM SERVICE BULLETIN 03-06-04-018 WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER IS AWAITING A SOLUTION FROM OLDSMOBILE. OLDSMOBILE "CUSTOMER SERVICE" ADVICE WAS TO TRY ANOTHER DEALER.*AK
Mileage: 3
VEHICLE LOSES POWER TO DASH AND ALL COMPONENTS CONTROLLED FROM DASH INCLUDING WINDSHIELD WIPERS I HAVE TAKEN THIS INTO MY DEALER AND HE TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT THEY TIGHTENED SOME GROUNDS. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT DURING A HEAVY THUNDER STORM WHEN THE WINDSHIE...
Mileage: 48,900
VEHICLE LOSES POWER TO DASH AND ALL COMPONENTS CONTROLLED FROM DASH INCLUDING WINDSHIELD WIPERS I HAVE TAKEN THIS INTO MY DEALER AND HE TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT THEY TIGHTENED SOME GROUNDS. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT DURING A HEAVY THUNDER STORM WHEN THE WINDSHIE...
Mileage: 48,900
I RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FROM OLDSMOBILE THAT MY VEHICLES ENGINE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A CRACKING OF THE ENGINE CYLINDER BORE. IF IT HAPPENS I AM TO TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER AND THE ENGINE WILL BE REPLACED. IF THIS HAPPENS THE CAR WILL BE IMMOBILE. HOW AM I TO DO THIS? THE NOTIFICATION WAS N...
VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. *NLM
Mileage: 31,000
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Mileage: 5,000
NOTICE FROM GM, CONCERNING 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA, OF POSSIBILITY OF COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WITH NO WARNING AND UNPREDICTABLE. NO OFFER TO REPAIR KNOWN DEFECT. SUPRISE COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE ALONG WITH POSSIBLE DESTRUCTION OF STEERING AND/OR BRAKES NOT AN ACCEPTABLE OPTION. *NLM
RECEIVED NOTICE FROM GM CONCERNING MY 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA, ALERTING ME TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A CYLINDER SLEEVE DEFECT. GM'S PROPOSALS IS TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE, AS A SAFETY ISSUE, WE ALL KNOW THE INHERENT DANGERS OF AN ENGINE DESTROYING IT...
RECEIVED NOTICE FROM GM CONCERNING MY 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA, ALERTING ME TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A CYLINDER SLEEVE DEFECT. GM'S PROPOSALS IS TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE, AS A SAFETY ISSUE, WE ALL KNOW THE INHERENT DANGERS OF AN ENGINE DESTROYING IT...
THE REAR-VIEW MIRRORS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. EVERY TIME YOU START THE CAR THE MIRRORS RESET TO A POSITION THAT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE BEHIND YOU. YOU MUST MANUALLY CHANGE THE MIRRORS EACH TIME YOU RESTART THE CAR. THE MIRRORS ARE SUPPOSED TO REMEMBER THE PROPER SETTING FOR TWO DRIVERS. THIS I...
Mileage: 100
ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED WHEN STARTING TO APPLY THROTTLE. ON THREE OCCASIONS THE ENGINE STALLED AND REQUIRED A RESTART AFTER PULLING INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO SOLVE PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO PROVIDE REPLACEMENT TRANSPORTATION UNTIL PROBLEM IS RESOLVED. *TT
Mileage: 13,500
THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM REMAINED ENGAGED WHILE TRYING TO MAKE SHARP TURNS, CAUSING DRIVE TRAIN TO BIND AND VEHICLE TO STOP FORWARD MOTION UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BUT IS INTERMITTENT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR FOUR TIMES WITHOUT THE PROBLEM BEING RESOLVE...
Mileage: 14,500
I OWN AN OLDS BRAVADA 2002. ON MAY 2, 2002 THE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE GOING 60 MPH FOR NO REASON. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. TWICE I DID NOT TAKE INTO DEALERSHIP. AFTER .5 TO 1 HOUR THE CAR RESTARTED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND IT IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEON...
Mileage: 57,000
WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP HAD SERVICED THE TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. *JB
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT BUMPER HAD FALLEN OFF. THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN ACCELERATING-(COULD NOT DUPLICATE), AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT SOON HAD COME ON. SCC *JB
Mileage: 3,410
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT BUMPER HAD FALLEN OFF. THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN ACCELERATING-(COULD NOT DUPLICATE), AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT SOON HAD COME ON. SCC *JB
Mileage: 3,410
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT BUMPER HAD FALLEN OFF. THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN ACCELERATING-(COULD NOT DUPLICATE), AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT SOON HAD COME ON. SCC *JB
Mileage: 3,410
THE VEHICLE HAS FAULTY MIRROR WOULD NOT HOLD SETTING, AND WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN BACKING. THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENT. THE BACK TAILGATE DOOR AND THE BACK PASSENGER SQUEAKS. THE RADIO GOES OUT, THE DOOR LOCKS AND UNLOCKS AT WILL, THE SEAT HAS MALFUNCTIONED, AND ...
THE VEHICLE HAS FAULTY MIRROR WOULD NOT HOLD SETTING, AND WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN BACKING. THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENT. THE BACK TAILGATE DOOR AND THE BACK PASSENGER SQUEAKS. THE RADIO GOES OUT, THE DOOR LOCKS AND UNLOCKS AT WILL, THE SEAT HAS MALFUNCTIONED, AND ...
THE VEHICLE HAS FAULTY MIRROR WOULD NOT HOLD SETTING, AND WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN BACKING. THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENT. THE BACK TAILGATE DOOR AND THE BACK PASSENGER SQUEAKS. THE RADIO GOES OUT, THE DOOR LOCKS AND UNLOCKS AT WILL, THE SEAT HAS MALFUNCTIONED, AND ...
THE VEHICLE HAS FAULTY MIRROR WOULD NOT HOLD SETTING, AND WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN BACKING. THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENT. THE BACK TAILGATE DOOR AND THE BACK PASSENGER SQUEAKS. THE RADIO GOES OUT, THE DOOR LOCKS AND UNLOCKS AT WILL, THE SEAT HAS MALFUNCTIONED, AND ...
THE VEHICLE HAS FAULTY MIRROR WOULD NOT HOLD SETTING, AND WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN BACKING. THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENT. THE BACK TAILGATE DOOR AND THE BACK PASSENGER SQUEAKS. THE RADIO GOES OUT, THE DOOR LOCKS AND UNLOCKS AT WILL, THE SEAT HAS MALFUNCTIONED, AND ...
THE VEHICLE HAS FAULTY MIRROR WOULD NOT HOLD SETTING, AND WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN BACKING. THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENT. THE BACK TAILGATE DOOR AND THE BACK PASSENGER SQUEAKS. THE RADIO GOES OUT, THE DOOR LOCKS AND UNLOCKS AT WILL, THE SEAT HAS MALFUNCTIONED, AND ...
I REPORTED TO THE DEALER A PROBLEM WITH MY '02 BRAVADA IN WHICH VEHICLE SHUDDERING OCCURRED WHILE STARTING A TURN FROM A STOP. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE (ALL WHEEL DRIVE) TRANSFER CASE AND THAT OLDSMOBILE (GM) WAS ATTEMPTING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT HAD NOT YET (AS OF 9/17)....
Mileage: 29,504
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BACK SEAT PROBLEMS.*AK *JB
THE SEAT BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. *DT *NLM
THE VEHICLE JERKED, THEN SLID AND BECAME STUCK IN THE SNOW.*JB
THE FRONT BUMPER FELL OFF THE VEHICLE.*JB
THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BUMPER.*JB
THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE HAS FALLEN TWICE IN A YEAR. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE SNOW THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE FAILED TO RESPOND WHICH IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIX SO THERE IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT BUT CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL SAFE ON THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 1,250
THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE HAS FALLEN TWICE IN A YEAR. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE SNOW THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE FAILED TO RESPOND WHICH IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIX SO THERE IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT BUT CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL SAFE ON THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 1,250
THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE HAS FALLEN TWICE IN A YEAR. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE SNOW THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE FAILED TO RESPOND WHICH IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIX SO THERE IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT BUT CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL SAFE ON THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 1,250
THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE HAS FALLEN TWICE IN A YEAR. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE SNOW THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE FAILED TO RESPOND WHICH IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIX SO THERE IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT BUT CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL SAFE ON THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 1,250
THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE HAS FALLEN TWICE IN A YEAR. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE SNOW THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE FAILED TO RESPOND WHICH IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIX SO THERE IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT BUT CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL SAFE ON THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 1,250
WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD STALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
SUV FAILED TO START. SUV HAS BEEN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST THREE TIMES. AT FIRST. DEALER WASN'T ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. SECONDLY, DEALER FOUND A CAUSE WHICH WASN'T THE ACTUAL PROBLEM, AND THIRDLY, DIDN'T PERFORM ANY CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. RETURNED SUV TO OWNER. GMC REPRESENTATIVE STATED "T...
SUV FAILED TO START. SUV HAS BEEN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST THREE TIMES. AT FIRST. DEALER WASN'T ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. SECONDLY, DEALER FOUND A CAUSE WHICH WASN'T THE ACTUAL PROBLEM, AND THIRDLY, DIDN'T PERFORM ANY CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. RETURNED SUV TO OWNER. GMC REPRESENTATIVE STATED "T...
FRONT PASSENGER SEATPROBLEMS. ALSO, SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT ONCE IS PULLED FORWARD. IT NEEDS TO BE UNBUCKLED, AND THEN BUCKLED AGAIN TO GO BACK TO A NORMAL POSITION. TS..*AK
GOING ABOUT 50 MPH ON INTERSTATE WHEN ENGINE LOST POWER. HAD MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES, INCLUDING ABS AND SERVICE BRAKES. PULLED OFF ON EXIT RAMP AND STOPPED ON GRASS COMPLETELY OFF TRAVEL LANE. TRIED TO RESTART ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. BEFORE I COULD TAKE OTHER ACTION, I...
Mileage: 11,910
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AT APPROX 40 MPH MY 2002 OLDS BRAVADA COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE MOTOR QUIT AND I LOST ALL POWER AND ELECTRICAL. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE FOR APPROX 35 MINUTES. AFTER THIS 35 MIN THE ENGINE DID START AND I WAS...
Mileage: 9,370
WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE, THUS DISTRACTING THE CONSUMER. THE DEALER WAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A HIGH WHISTLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIX, STATING THAT THIS HAPPENS AFTER THE VEHICLE REACHES 20K MILES, AND GREASED THE AXLE(S). THE LIGHT U...
WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE, THUS DISTRACTING THE CONSUMER. THE DEALER WAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A HIGH WHISTLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIX, STATING THAT THIS HAPPENS AFTER THE VEHICLE REACHES 20K MILES, AND GREASED THE AXLE(S). THE LIGHT U...
WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE, THUS DISTRACTING THE CONSUMER. THE DEALER WAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A HIGH WHISTLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIX, STATING THAT THIS HAPPENS AFTER THE VEHICLE REACHES 20K MILES, AND GREASED THE AXLE(S). THE LIGHT U...
CONSUMER FEELS THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE ON THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE IN SNOWY CONDITIONS. WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN IN THE SNOW THE VEHCILES BACK END STARTS TO SPIN. ALSO WHEN ACCELERATING UP A HILL, THE REAR WHEELS SLIP. *JG *JB
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT BUMPER. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE PULLING OUT OF HER DRIVE WAY THE FRONT BUMPER FELL OFF THE VEHICLE WITH OUT THE VEHICLE IMPACTING ANY THING. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DESIGN AND BUILD ACCORDING TO ...
FRONT BUMPER DESIGN IS DANGEROUS. GM INDICATED TO ME THAT THE CLEARANCE OF THE TRUCK'S PLASTIC BUMPER IS EIGHT INCHES. BUMPER FELL OFF BACKING OUT OF 6-8" OF SNOW ON DRIVEWAY SURFACE. DANGEROUS DRIVING ON WINTER ROADS WITH LOW FRONT BUMPER CLEARANCE. OTHER: TRANSMISSION VIBRATION. EVIDENT WHEN VE...
Mileage: 3,410
FRONT BUMPER DESIGN IS DANGEROUS. GM INDICATED TO ME THAT THE CLEARANCE OF THE TRUCK'S PLASTIC BUMPER IS EIGHT INCHES. BUMPER FELL OFF BACKING OUT OF 6-8" OF SNOW ON DRIVEWAY SURFACE. DANGEROUS DRIVING ON WINTER ROADS WITH LOW FRONT BUMPER CLEARANCE. OTHER: TRANSMISSION VIBRATION. EVIDENT WHEN VE...
Mileage: 3,410
FRONT BUMPER DESIGN IS DANGEROUS. GM INDICATED TO ME THAT THE CLEARANCE OF THE TRUCK'S PLASTIC BUMPER IS EIGHT INCHES. BUMPER FELL OFF BACKING OUT OF 6-8" OF SNOW ON DRIVEWAY SURFACE. DANGEROUS DRIVING ON WINTER ROADS WITH LOW FRONT BUMPER CLEARANCE. OTHER: TRANSMISSION VIBRATION. EVIDENT WHEN VE...
Mileage: 3,410
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. THEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL A HOUR. TS
ON 12/11/02, I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND WAS TRAVELING IN THE PASSING LANE GOING AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH WHEN MY SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO 30 MPH AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYED : SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM...
Mileage: 21,000
ON 12/11/02, I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND WAS TRAVELING IN THE PASSING LANE GOING AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH WHEN MY SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO 30 MPH AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYED : SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM...
Mileage: 21,000
ON 12/11/02, I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND WAS TRAVELING IN THE PASSING LANE GOING AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH WHEN MY SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO 30 MPH AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYED : SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM...
Mileage: 21,000
2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA, LOOSES POWER AND SHUTS DOWN. FIRST OCCURANCE HAPPENED ON OCTOBER 3, 2002. THE SECOND OCCURANCE HAPPENED DECEMBER 12, 2002. THE FIRST OCCURANCE HAPPENED AT 68 MPH IN THE PASSING LANE OF INTERSTATE 90 AND 94. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHUT ITSHELF DOWN. THE SECOND OCCURANCE H...
Mileage: 16,721
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ODOMETER IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. IT IS RECORDING MORE MILEAGE THAT IS BEING DRIVEN WITH THE VEHICLE. PH
CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, DEALER WAS NOT UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM OR DETERMINE CAUSE. PH SCC *JB
Mileage: 9,400
PART VERY LOOSE, NO WAY FOR DEALER TO REPAIR. DT
THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A SERIES OF ELECTRICAL DEFECTS SINCE PURCHASED. IN PARTICULAR, THE TRUCKS MAIN COMPUTER REPEATEDLY FAILS RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLING WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *NLM
Mileage: 3,000
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENTIRE CAR.CONSUMER WILL ADD MORE INFORMATION.DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED WITH NO RESULTS. MR
THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SEAT BELT CAME COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM VEHICLE'S INTERIOR FRAME WHILE CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO SECURE CHILD IN BELT. TS DEALER FOUND REAR SEAT BELT SHOULDER ANCHORS WERE LOOSE AND WERE REPLACED. *TT
Mileage: 3,000
WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE FRONT WHEELS FELT LIKE THEY WERE LOCKING UP, CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY MORE GAS TO GET THEM TO UNLOCK. TOOK TO OLDSMOBILE AND THEY FLUSH THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM FLUID. CONSUMER FEELS THAT MAD PROBLEM WORSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
SIDE MIRRORS WANDER, POSITION IS NEVER CONSTANT. DT
WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *TS *NLM
Mileage: 12,168
WHEN TURNING INTO A SHOPPING CENTER, AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE STEERING BOUND UP AND A LOSS OF POWER ALMOST CAUSED CONSUMER TO ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, THERE WAS A VERY HEAVY VIBRATION AND POUNDING COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WAS ERRACTIC AND A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS CO...
CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON THE PASSANGER SIDE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. MR
WHILE DRIVING HEARD A LOUD NOISE, FELT LIKE TRANSMISSION HAD FALLEN FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE.WHEN TURNING OR PARKING STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP.DASHBOARD WENT DARK, VEHICLE CUT OFF. CONTACTED DEALER.THEY REPLACED 5 TIMES TRANSFER CASE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING HEARD A LOUD NOISE, FELT LIKE TRANSMISSION HAD FALLEN FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE.WHEN TURNING OR PARKING STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP.DASHBOARD WENT DARK, VEHICLE CUT OFF. CONTACTED DEALER.THEY REPLACED 5 TIMES TRANSFER CASE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING HEARD A LOUD NOISE, FELT LIKE TRANSMISSION HAD FALLEN FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE.WHEN TURNING OR PARKING STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP.DASHBOARD WENT DARK, VEHICLE CUT OFF. CONTACTED DEALER.THEY REPLACED 5 TIMES TRANSFER CASE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND WITHOUT WARNING INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL LIGHTS WENT DARK, UNABLE TO READ MILEAGE, FUEL LEVEL, ETC. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH POWER WENT OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO A COMPLETELY STOP FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES AND THEN COME BACK ON.*AK
THE VEHICLE OPERATES LIKE IT IS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE MODE AT ALL TIMES. NLM
WHILE DRIVING STEERING LOCKS UP. UNABLE TO STEER. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN STEERING LOCKS UP ON TURNS, ITS CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY IN AND OUT OF DRIVEWAY OR PARKING LOTS. *YH
DESIGN OF SEAT BELT IS NOT PROPER. CONSUMER IS 6 FEET 4 INCHES TALL, AND THE SEAT BELT IS LOCATED ON SEAT. WHEN PUTTING ON SEAT BELT THERE IS A LOT OF PRESSURE ON CONSUMER'S SHOULDER. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SEAT BELT ANCHOR IN THE SEAT ...
WHILE DRIVING HAD TO SWIRL TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND IT WENT INTO A DITCH. AT SUCH TIME NEITHER PASSENGER'S OR DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED. BACK REST FLEW FORWARD. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH.
WHILE DRIVING HAD TO SWIRL TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND IT WENT INTO A DITCH. AT SUCH TIME NEITHER PASSENGER'S OR DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED. BACK REST FLEW FORWARD. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH.
I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM TWICE IN THIS NEWLY LEASED VEHICLE. THE ENGINE STALLS WITH A RESULTING LOSS IN BRAKING AND STEERING. THE ENGINE WILL NOT RESTART. BOTH INCIDENCES LUCKILY HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS VEHICLE WAS INTENDED TO BE FOR MY WIFE. SHE IS SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE O...
VEHICLE HAS SHUTDOWN ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AT MULTIPLE SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER, AND PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
THIS IS AN AWD VEHICLE WHICH IS SLIPPING INTO AWD WHEN IT IS NOT NEEDED (DRY PAVEMENT) AND THEN STAYS THAT WAY. IT IS NECESSARY TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AS THEY HAVE ADVISED THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HASN'T FOUND A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO IT. MY CONCERNS ARE: DECREASED STEERING...
NO DESCRIPTION.*JB
WHEN TURNING A CORNER OR IN REVERSE VEHICLE VIBRATES/ MAKES LOUD NOISES, AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT.ALSO, VEHICLE HESITATES UPON ACCELERATION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHEN TURNING A CORNER OR IN REVERSE VEHICLE VIBRATES/ MAKES LOUD NOISES, AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT.ALSO, VEHICLE HESITATES UPON ACCELERATION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
05/13/02, 6,000MILES, GOING 65MPH ON INTERSTATE MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYED 'SERVICE BRAKES NOW', ENGINE SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATELY, COASTED TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY.TRIED RESTARTING,WOULDN'T TURN OVER,ALL POWER GONE.CALLED ONSTAR#1025168 FOR TOW.RESTARTED .5 HOUR LATER AS TOW ARRIVED.ABS LIGHT REMAINED ON,CAR WAS...
05/13/02, 6,000MILES, GOING 65MPH ON INTERSTATE MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYED 'SERVICE BRAKES NOW', ENGINE SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATELY, COASTED TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY.TRIED RESTARTING,WOULDN'T TURN OVER,ALL POWER GONE.CALLED ONSTAR#1025168 FOR TOW.RESTARTED .5 HOUR LATER AS TOW ARRIVED.ABS LIGHT REMAINED ON,CAR WAS...
AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS A SHUDDER DEVELOPED WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE FLUID 3 TIMES PER TECHNICAL BULLETIN. THE SHUDDER HAS DECREASED BUT NOW ON SHARP TURNS IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE BALKS AND CONSIDERABLE POWER MUST BE APPLIED TO MOVE IT. THE DEAL...
WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE, VIBRATES, AND SLOWS DOWN LIKE IT IS GOING TO STOP. DEALER CONTACTED. CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK REFER TO NHTSA ID 01V126000 (SUSPENSION RELATED) NOT READING THE ENCODER, ELECTRICAL FAILURE-WHICH HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED TWICE AND HAS BEEN TEMPORA...
WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE, VIBRATES, AND SLOWS DOWN LIKE IT IS GOING TO STOP. DEALER CONTACTED. CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK REFER TO NHTSA ID 01V126000 (SUSPENSION RELATED) NOT READING THE ENCODER, ELECTRICAL FAILURE-WHICH HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED TWICE AND HAS BEEN TEMPORA...
WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE, VIBRATES, AND SLOWS DOWN LIKE IT IS GOING TO STOP. DEALER CONTACTED. CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK REFER TO NHTSA ID 01V126000 (SUSPENSION RELATED) NOT READING THE ENCODER, ELECTRICAL FAILURE-WHICH HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED TWICE AND HAS BEEN TEMPORA...
RIGHT FRONT SIDE IS SET HIGHER THEN THE LEFT SIDE. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO SOLUTION FOR THAT PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL STEERING WHEEL WAS SPINNING WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO CHANGE LANES. VEHICLE WENT ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND HIT A GUARDRAIL. DEALER DETERMINED A BOLT THAT ATTACHES STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY. *AK
VEHICLE WOULD SHUTDOWN AT MULTIPLE SPEED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORNATION.*AK
AT 8:00A.M. WITH THE CAR PARK, WITH MY FAMILY AND ME INSIDE, THE REAR GLASS DOOR HATCH EXPLODE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL SHUTDOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN AWARE OF PROBLEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES, AND PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING.*AK
WHEN DRIVING FUEL GAUGE READS THAT THERE IS GAS IN VEHICLE, WHEN IN FACT VEHICLE HAS NO GAS IN IT. TOOK TO DEALER. PROBLEM HAS NOT RESOLVED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVEN, CANNOT BE BALANCED. TIRES WERE REPLACED, SHOCKS AND STRUTS REPLACED TWICE. CV JOINT WAS REPLACED AS WELL. DEALER IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*JB OIL LEAKING FROM FRONT SHOCK, SHOCK WAS REPLACED. BANGING NOISE ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. STRUT WAS LEAKI...
TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVEN, CANNOT BE BALANCED. TIRES WERE REPLACED, SHOCKS AND STRUTS REPLACED TWICE. CV JOINT WAS REPLACED AS WELL. DEALER IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*JB OIL LEAKING FROM FRONT SHOCK, SHOCK WAS REPLACED. BANGING NOISE ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. STRUT WAS LEAKI...
TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVEN, CANNOT BE BALANCED. TIRES WERE REPLACED, SHOCKS AND STRUTS REPLACED TWICE. CV JOINT WAS REPLACED AS WELL. DEALER IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*JB OIL LEAKING FROM FRONT SHOCK, SHOCK WAS REPLACED. BANGING NOISE ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. STRUT WAS LEAKI...
TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVEN, CANNOT BE BALANCED. TIRES WERE REPLACED, SHOCKS AND STRUTS REPLACED TWICE. CV JOINT WAS REPLACED AS WELL. DEALER IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*JB OIL LEAKING FROM FRONT SHOCK, SHOCK WAS REPLACED. BANGING NOISE ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. STRUT WAS LEAKI...
TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVEN, CANNOT BE BALANCED. TIRES WERE REPLACED, SHOCKS AND STRUTS REPLACED TWICE. CV JOINT WAS REPLACED AS WELL. DEALER IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*JB OIL LEAKING FROM FRONT SHOCK, SHOCK WAS REPLACED. BANGING NOISE ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. STRUT WAS LEAKI...
TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVEN, CANNOT BE BALANCED. TIRES WERE REPLACED, SHOCKS AND STRUTS REPLACED TWICE. CV JOINT WAS REPLACED AS WELL. DEALER IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*JB OIL LEAKING FROM FRONT SHOCK, SHOCK WAS REPLACED. BANGING NOISE ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. STRUT WAS LEAKI...
TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVEN, CANNOT BE BALANCED. TIRES WERE REPLACED, SHOCKS AND STRUTS REPLACED TWICE. CV JOINT WAS REPLACED AS WELL. DEALER IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*JB OIL LEAKING FROM FRONT SHOCK, SHOCK WAS REPLACED. BANGING NOISE ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. STRUT WAS LEAKI...
TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVEN, CANNOT BE BALANCED. TIRES WERE REPLACED, SHOCKS AND STRUTS REPLACED TWICE. CV JOINT WAS REPLACED AS WELL. DEALER IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*JB OIL LEAKING FROM FRONT SHOCK, SHOCK WAS REPLACED. BANGING NOISE ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. STRUT WAS LEAKI...
TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVEN, CANNOT BE BALANCED. TIRES WERE REPLACED, SHOCKS AND STRUTS REPLACED TWICE. CV JOINT WAS REPLACED AS WELL. DEALER IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*JB OIL LEAKING FROM FRONT SHOCK, SHOCK WAS REPLACED. BANGING NOISE ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. STRUT WAS LEAKI...
INCIDENT #1: DEFECT IN WIRING OF ENGINE CONTROL MODULE CAUSED ECM TO SHORT OUT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL. FROM TALKING WITH OTHER OWNERS, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON EARLY VEHICLES. INCIDENT #2: INTERNAL COMPONENT OF ENGINE DISINTEGRATED CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE BEING REPLACED ...
INCIDENT #1: DEFECT IN WIRING OF ENGINE CONTROL MODULE CAUSED ECM TO SHORT OUT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL. FROM TALKING WITH OTHER OWNERS, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON EARLY VEHICLES. INCIDENT #2: INTERNAL COMPONENT OF ENGINE DISINTEGRATED CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE BEING REPLACED ...
WHILE IN MOTION, CONSUMER NOTICED THE ABS FAIL LIGHT COME ON, BRAKE FAILURE WARNING FOLLOWED BY IMMEDIATE ENGINE SHUTDOWN, VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY STIFF,SERVICE TECH COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE COMPUTER MEMORY SHOWED NO FAULT OR PROBLEM. DEALER REPLACED POWERTR...
ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AT HIGH SPEEDS, LOST OF POWER & STEERING. ALL DASH LIGHTS AND BRAKE WARNINGS ON. CAN USUSALLY RESTART BUT SPEEDOMETER AND INSTRUMENT PANEL UNOPERABLE. COUPLE OF TIMES THE ENGINE HAS RACED AT HIGH RPMS WITH NO SPEED. HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP 3 TIMES, NEW PCM (COMPUTER) HAS BEEN PUT IN T...
ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AT HIGH SPEEDS, LOST OF POWER & STEERING. ALL DASH LIGHTS AND BRAKE WARNINGS ON. CAN USUSALLY RESTART BUT SPEEDOMETER AND INSTRUMENT PANEL UNOPERABLE. COUPLE OF TIMES THE ENGINE HAS RACED AT HIGH RPMS WITH NO SPEED. HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP 3 TIMES, NEW PCM (COMPUTER) HAS BEEN PUT IN T...
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, VEHICLE STARTED TO BOUNCE. DEALER DETERMINED THAT COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY IN THE REAR SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER STATES AT THE TIME OF FAILURE ACCELERATION BECAME DIFFICULT. *YH
MIRRORS CONSTANTLY LOSE MEMORY POSITION AND TEND TO WANDER UPON REMOTE UNLOCK. IF NOT IMMEDIATELY NOTICED, CAN CAUSE VIEW PROBLEMS LATER DURING THE DRIVE AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK
SIDE AIR BAG TO DRIVER'S DOOR DIDN'T DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER STATED IF THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO B-PILLAR IT WOULD NOT DEPLOY UNLESS VEHICLE HAD A DIRECT HIT FROM ENDING OF DRIVERS DOOR TO THE BEGINNING OF PASSENGERS DOOR. *AK *YD
REAR VIEW MIRROR MEMORY FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK. MOST TIMES IT ADJUSTS THE MIRRORS TO AN ODD POSITION. SOMETIMES MAKES RATCHETING SOUND. REQUIRES READJUSTMENT OF MIRRORS ON NEARLY EVERY LOCKING, UNLOCKING OF DOORS. *AK
MEMORY MIRRORS DO NOT RETURN TO PREVIOUS POSITION UPON UNLOCKING VEHICLE. MIRRORS CONSTANTLY CHANGE POSITION AND POSITION THEMSELVES SUCH THAT THE DRIVER DOES NOT HAVE VIEW OF ADJACENT/REARWARD VEHICLES WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD.
PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKS INTO PLACE WITH LITTLE OR NO PASSENGER MOVEMENT, CANNOT BE RELEASED WITHOUT REMOVING SEATBELT COMPLETELY AND RETRACTING COMPLETELY. ALSO OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER W/ SAME PROBLEM ON PASSENGER SIDE RESTRAINT. PASSENGER MUST REMOVE SEAT BELT EVERY FEW MINUTES JUST TO ...
MEMORY MIRRORS DO NOT RETURN TO THEIR POSITION AFTER COMING FROM REVERSE. CONSUMER MUST ADJUST MIRRORS, WHILE DRIVING, TO GET THE BACK TO THE PROPER POSITION. PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS WHILE BRAKING. CONSUMER MUST UNFASTEN THE SEAT BELT - WHILE MOVING - RECOIL AND THEN FASTEN SEATBELT TO REL...
MEMORY MIRRORS DO NOT RETURN TO THEIR POSITION AFTER COMING FROM REVERSE. CONSUMER MUST ADJUST MIRRORS, WHILE DRIVING, TO GET THE BACK TO THE PROPER POSITION. PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS WHILE BRAKING. CONSUMER MUST UNFASTEN THE SEAT BELT - WHILE MOVING - RECOIL AND THEN FASTEN SEATBELT TO REL...
MEMORY MIRRORS DO NOT RETURN TO THEIR POSITION AFTER COMING FROM REVERSE. CONSUMER MUST ADJUST MIRRORS, WHILE DRIVING, TO GET THE BACK TO THE PROPER POSITION. PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS WHILE BRAKING. CONSUMER MUST UNFASTEN THE SEAT BELT - WHILE MOVING - RECOIL AND THEN FASTEN SEATBELT TO REL...
DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON 4 LANE DIVIDED HWY, LOST ALL POWER. COASTED TO SHOULDER, USING ON-STAR CONTACTED AND RECEIVED OLDS AUTHORIZATION # 00258904, TOWED TO NEAREST OLDS DEALER. COULDNOT DUPLICATE OR IDENTIFY FAILURE, REPROGRAMED ON-BOARD COMPUTER.*AK
MIRRORS ON SIDE OF VEHICLE ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. MIRRORS HAVE SET TO BE IN ONE PLACE, BUT WHEN TURNING VEHICLE ON, MIRRORS WILL CHANGE TO A DIFFERENT POSITION, MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO CHECK ON OTHER VEHICLES.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. *YH
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH ON A SNOWY ROAD, CONSUMER FELT THAT 4-WHEEL DRIVE WAS NOT WORKING, HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT WHEEL CABLE HAD BEEN DISCONECTED FROM COMPUTER, AND VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.*AK *SLC
AFTER STARTUP, FAN NOISE WAS VERY LOUD AND REMAINED LOUD WHILE DRIVING. GOT LOUDER WHEN ACCELERATING AND TRANSMISSION SEEMED SLUGGISH. DEALER REPLACED FAN BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK
VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
VERY POOR TRACTION AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE IN SNOW,WITH LOSS OF CONTROL ON UP-HILL DRIVE .DEALER AND OLDS AMMITTED POSSIBLE FAULT WITH FACTORY TIRES, ALTHOUGH SINCE TIRES NOT DEFECTIVE ,WOULD NOT REPLACE WITH A TIRE MORE SUITABLE TIRE FOR A SUV. THE PRIMARY REASON FOR PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE WAS THE...
THIS VEHICLE HAS A 60/40 SPLIT FOLDING REAR SEAT. THE WIDER SIDE WAS DESIGNED TO ACCOMODATE 2 LATCHES TO LOCK THE SEAT BOTTOM INTO PLACE. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER ONLY INSTALLED 1 LATCH. THEREFORE THE SEAT BOTTOM IS NOT SECURE AT THE MIDDLE SEATING POSITION AND CAN BE SHAKEN CONSIDERABLY BY HAND...
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, CANNOT RESTART VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED IT WAS COMPUTER . DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER, BUT STILL HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.*AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, CANNOT RESTART VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED IT WAS COMPUTER . DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER, BUT STILL HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY STOP. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER. A MONTH LATER PROBLEM REOCCURRED. CONSUMER IS AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *AK DEALER STATED THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED REPLACED, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN OKAY SO FAR. *SLC
ENGINE HAS QUIT TWICE WHILE DRIVING AT 45 AND 65 MPH. PCM HAS BEEN CHANGED 2 TIMES.
ENGINE HAS QUIT TWICE WHILE DRIVING AT 45 AND 65 MPH. PCM HAS BEEN CHANGED 2 TIMES.
WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKE AND STEERING CONTROL. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE FOUR TIMES, AND HAS FAILED TO EFFECTIVELY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
I PURCHASED THIS CAR ON JUNE 13,2001 AND HAVE CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE AND ACCELERATION OF THE CAR. WHEN YOU ACCELERATE TO CHANGE LANES THE RPMS RESPOND, BUT THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE IT IS AS IF THE LINK BETWEEN THE TWO COMPONENT IS MALFUNCTIONING. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 4MONTHS A...
SUV T-BONED IN DRIVER DOOR AT ESTIMATED 40MPH. SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH SEAT WAS RIPPED FROM ITS MOORING. ON STAR SYSTEM DID NOT ACTIVATE TO SIGNAL 911. IN ADDITION THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE OPPOSITE THE ACCIDENT ROLLED OFF OF THE RIM. IS THIS NORMAL? ON AT LEAST FOUR OCCASIONS SIN...
SUV T-BONED IN DRIVER DOOR AT ESTIMATED 40MPH. SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH SEAT WAS RIPPED FROM ITS MOORING. ON STAR SYSTEM DID NOT ACTIVATE TO SIGNAL 911. IN ADDITION THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE OPPOSITE THE ACCIDENT ROLLED OFF OF THE RIM. IS THIS NORMAL? ON AT LEAST FOUR OCCASIONS SIN...
SUV T-BONED IN DRIVER DOOR AT ESTIMATED 40MPH. SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH SEAT WAS RIPPED FROM ITS MOORING. ON STAR SYSTEM DID NOT ACTIVATE TO SIGNAL 911. IN ADDITION THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE OPPOSITE THE ACCIDENT ROLLED OFF OF THE RIM. IS THIS NORMAL? ON AT LEAST FOUR OCCASIONS SIN...
WHILE DRIVING 55MPH UP A HIL SPEED JUST DROPPED TO 30MPH . ALSO, STATED ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONED, AND LOST ALL POWER WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER DID STATE A SIGNAL ON DASH STATED CONTACT ONSITE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER CHANGED MODULE.
MY VEHICLE IS THE SECOND AT THIS DEALER TO HAVE THIS CONDITION. DRIVING THE VEHICLE LIKE THIS WILL CAUSE MAJOR ENGINE COMPONENT FAILURE, PER THE SERVICE MANAGER. THEY HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE CAM PHASER AND ON A SECOND VISIT, THE CRANK SHAFT. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME GM HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM O...
MY VEHICLE IS THE SECOND AT THIS DEALER TO HAVE THIS CONDITION. DRIVING THE VEHICLE LIKE THIS WILL CAUSE MAJOR ENGINE COMPONENT FAILURE, PER THE SERVICE MANAGER. THEY HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE CAM PHASER AND ON A SECOND VISIT, THE CRANK SHAFT. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME GM HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM O...
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO ABOUT 3-5 MPH AND FELT VERY SLUGGISH ALTHOUGH THE DRIVER WAS GIVING IT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GAS, THE NEXT DAY IT WAS RUNNING FINE, A WEEK LATER THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE PROBLEM COULD BE THE BATTERY...
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO ABOUT 3-5 MPH AND FELT VERY SLUGGISH ALTHOUGH THE DRIVER WAS GIVING IT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GAS, THE NEXT DAY IT WAS RUNNING FINE, A WEEK LATER THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE PROBLEM COULD BE THE BATTERY...
CENTER REAR SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK. RATCHING MECHANISM IN SEAT CONTINUES TO TIGHTEN WHEN PUT IT ON UNTIL IT'S TO MUCH PRESSURE. *AK GENERAL MOTORS COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY EXPLANATION OR LOGIC FOR WHY THE CENTER SEATBELT WORKS DIFFERENTLY THAN ALL THE OTHERS IN THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THI...
ON JUNE 9, 2001 I BOUGHT/LEASED A NEW 2002 BRAVADA. SINCE THIS TIME I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR SERVICE. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON JUNE 17 (JUST 8 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT MY NEW VEHICLE). THE CAR HAD JUST 200 MILES ON IT. I WENT OUT TO MY VEHICLE AND THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE WAS SITTING ABOUT 4 ...
ON JUNE 9, 2001 I BOUGHT/LEASED A NEW 2002 BRAVADA. SINCE THIS TIME I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR SERVICE. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON JUNE 17 (JUST 8 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT MY NEW VEHICLE). THE CAR HAD JUST 200 MILES ON IT. I WENT OUT TO MY VEHICLE AND THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE WAS SITTING ABOUT 4 ...
STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN, DEALER WILL REPLACE RACK AND PINION.*AK
HEADLINER HAS DROPPED (IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS STUCK UP WITH A HOOK/LOOP STRIP) BEHIND SUNROOF. DEALER WILL NOT EVEN TRY TO REPAIR SINCE "ALL OF THE ONES THEY HAVE ON THE LOT ARE LIKE THAT". AN OBVIOUS DEFECT SINCE IT HAS CLEARLY DROPPED FROM THE POSITION THEY INTENDED ON IT BEING.*AK
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKS UP WHILE STOPPING AND WILL NOT RELEASE. BELT MUST BE UNBUCKLED AND RETRACTED BEFORE IT CAN BE EXTENDED.*AK
THIS BRAVADA HAD BEEN RECALLED AND THE PART REPLACED. WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT AT SLOW SPEED THE STEERING FAILED, CAR FELL TO THE RIGHT AND INTO A TELEPHONE POLE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE PART THAT FAILED WAS THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED DURING RECALL. GM, AFTER INVESTIGATING, IS CLAIMING NO...
WHEN ACCELERATING THERE IS A LOUD WHINE UP TO 3RD GEAR. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR. DEALER HAD NO EXPLANATION NOR REMEDY TO OFFER.*AK
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 01V126000; CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO MANUFACTURER NOT KNOWING AVAILABILITY. LETTER INDICATED PARTS AT DEALERSHIP ON APRIL 27, 2001, AND THEY WERE NOT.*AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIIFCATION (01V126000) BUT IS NOT SATISIFIED BECAUSE TO THIS DATE NO RESOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURED. *JB
DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT ENGAGED (REARWARD) BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. THE SEAT COULD NOT BE RETURNED TO ORIGINAL POSITION. FOLLOWING THIS EVENT, THE SEAT WOULD NO LONGER FUNCTION. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SEAT HEATERS FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD ALSO NOT FUNCTION FOLLOWING THAT INCIDENT. DEALER WAS CONT...
DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT ENGAGED (REARWARD) BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. THE SEAT COULD NOT BE RETURNED TO ORIGINAL POSITION. FOLLOWING THIS EVENT, THE SEAT WOULD NO LONGER FUNCTION. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SEAT HEATERS FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD ALSO NOT FUNCTION FOLLOWING THAT INCIDENT. DEALER WAS CONT...
COMPUTER COMMAND CONTROL MODULE IS A SYSTEM THAT TRACKS EMERGENCY VEHICLE, AND CONTROL ARM OF SUSPENSION. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
ON STAR SYSTEM ISN'T OPERABLE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK