2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA Suspension Problems

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 control arm. This is very dangerous and has caused it to be unsafe and deadly.

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 VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR SUSPENSION OUTER LINK BRACKETS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED, AND THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS TAKEN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V126000 (SUSPENSION) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE FOR THE FRONT SUSPENSION HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,300. *LN *AS

Mileage: 129,300

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 UP AGAIN SO WE HAD IT REMOVED. THE AIR SUSPENSION BLEW & WAS REPLACED WITH SPRINGS. TERRIBLE RACKET IN THE REAR END. DRIVER HEATED SEAT QUIT WORKING 2 YEARS AGO. THIS YEAR, TRANSMISSION HAS QUIT WORKING (WHILE DRIVING) AND I AM OVER THIS CAR! *TR

Mileage: 248,000

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 APPROXIMATELY 20MPH AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. HE MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST IN A DITCH, A SEMI-SAFE DISTANCE FROM TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED 11/10/12AM TO A NEARBY GM DEALERSHIP. THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR BEGINS AT NEARLY $7000., WHICH WOULD EXCEED THE VEHICLES VALUE. THE GM DEALERSHIP, TO WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, HAS ADVISED US NOT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AS IT WOULD BE TOO EXTENSIVE. TO FURTHER THAT STATEMENT, THE GM DEALERSHIP HAS DISCOURAGED US TO EVEN OBTAIN A FULL AND ACCURATE QUOTE AS THIS WOULD TAKE TOO MUCH TIME FOR A VEHICLE THAT SHOULD NEVER SEE THE ROAD AGAIN, AGREEABLY. TO QUOTE BOTH THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER AND THE GENERAL SERVICE MANAGER OF THE GM DEALERSHIP; "THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN A VEHICLE WITH AN ISSUE SUCH AS THIS." REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO REPORT THIS TO GM HAVE FAILED. IN EFFORTS TO MINIMIZE PERSONAL OPINIONS FROM THIS POST, I WILL ONLY SAY THIS IS UTTERLY UNACCEPTABLE ON THE PART OF GM, AND A SAFETY HAZARD TO UNSUSPECTING CUSTOMERS. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

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'T AIR UP AT ALL, SOMETIMES FOR DAYS AT A TIME, OR ONE SIDE AIRS UP AND THE OTHER DOESN'T. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

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 THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD REPAIRS MADE TO THE SHOCKS AND SPRINGS. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 162,433.

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

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 PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END OF THIS CAR. *TR

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

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

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THERE IS SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. THE DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO CORRECT. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK

Mileage: 30,000

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 AND CONTACT ONSTAR DISPLAYED ALSO. I, SOMEHOW, MERGED TO THE RIGHT LANE OF THE EXPRESSWAY AND AT THIS TIME, MY BRAKES WERE STILL TO THE FLOOR AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS CONTINUING TO DECLINE. STEERING WAS DIFFICULT. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD, BUT THE CAR STOPPED ITSELF WITHOUT ME APPLYING BRAKES. I PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND THE CAR AT THIS TIME WAS STALLED. I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE DUE TO THE CAR BEING "DEAD". I CONTACTED THE GM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOLL-FREE # TO NOTIFY THEM OF MY PROBLEM AND THEY SUPPLIED ME WITH A # TO REFER TO IN CASE A TOW VEHICLE DID NOT ARRIVE. APPROXIMATELY, 30 MINUTES LATER A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AND MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO YARK OLDSMOBILE. I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER- ANTHONY AND HE DOCUMENTED MY CONCERNS AND TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WOULD BE SERVICED AND THEY WOULD LET ME KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. I ALSO TOLD HIM THE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE INCLUDED: REAR SUSPENSION DEFECT 7/2001, LOSS OF BRAKES IN 8/2001, CAR FAILING TO START AND NEEDING TOWED OR JUMPED 3 TIMES SINCE 8/2001. ON 12/12, THE SERVICE DEPT CONTACTED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL FAULT CODES...ONE BEING A FAULTY SPEED SENSOR. THEY PULLED SEVERAL CODES: C0236-CIRCUIT FAILURE VSS AND C0237- A COMMUNICATION ERROR. I TOLD SERVICE THAT I ALSO HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND JIM STATED THEY WOULD LOOK INOT IT BUT IT IS HARD TO FIND AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A BIG SYSTEM. I WAS INSTRUCTED THAT MY CAR WAS ABLE TO BE PICKED UP ON 12/13/02. I DID SO AT THAT TIME, BUT I AM NOT SATISFIED AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY VEHICLE. YARK IS AWARE OF ABOVE.

Mileage: 21,000

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 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 TEMPORARILY FIXED. *SCC

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

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 LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISON. BRAKE PDAL FEELS MUSHY. PASSENGER SIDE FOG LIGHT OUT. BLOWN FOG LAMP BULB REPLACED. REPLACED FAILED PASSENGER FRONT TURN SIGNAL BULB. DRIVER AND PASSENGER POWER MIRROR WILL NOT MOVE LEFT OR RIGHT. MIRROR SWITCH REPLACED. FRONT BUMPER COVER IS LOOSE AND RATTLES. GRINDING, CLUNKING AND WHINING WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR MAKING TURNS. STEERING SHAFT REPLACED. TRANSMISSION LEAKING. REPLACED REAR MAIN SEAL, REMOVED 02 SENSOR AND CONVERTER DUE TO DAMAGE. SURGING PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE.

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

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 INCHES FROM THE GROUND . WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS BOUNCING AND THE REAR PASSENGERS WERE SITTING TOTALLY RECLINED. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SERVICE CENTER, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE REAR SUSPENSION AND THEY WOULD HAVE MY CAR FOR 3 WEEKS. AFTER MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT GM SHIPPED THE PART NEEDED OVERNIGHT SINCE I WAS SO UPSET (THE SALESMAN THAT SOLD ME THE CAR TOLD ME THIS). NEEDLESS TO SAY, I RECEIVED ANOTHER CALL FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHO TOLD ME THAT (AFTER 3 DAYS ) MY CAR WAS READY "WE ROBBED A PART FROM ANOTHER 2002 BRAVADA ON THE LOT". I THEN ON 7/31/01, PARKED MY CAR ON MY DRIVEWAY (INCLINE) AND THEN PLACED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. A FEW HOURS LATER I CAME OUT, STARTED MY CAR, TOOK THE EMERGENCY BRAKE OFF, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. AT THAT TIME I WENT TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND MY CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, INTO THE STREET AND INTO MY NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT DID NOT STOP, I HAD TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I ONCE AGAIN TRIED TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND APPLY MY BRAKES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO. I USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE ONCE AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE SINCE FRIDAY, 8/3/01. THEY STATE THAT IT IS NO LONGER DOING THIS, HOWEVER THEY ARE AWAITING A CALL BACK FROM GM TO SEE IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2002 BRAVADA. I HAVE A MAJOR CONCERN THAT IN ONLY LESS THAN 8 WEEKS THAT I HAVE HAD THIS NEW CAR, I HAVE HAD 2 SAFETY ISSUES WITH IT. THANKS!*AK

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 INCHES FROM THE GROUND . WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS BOUNCING AND THE REAR PASSENGERS WERE SITTING TOTALLY RECLINED. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SERVICE CENTER, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE REAR SUSPENSION AND THEY WOULD HAVE MY CAR FOR 3 WEEKS. AFTER MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT GM SHIPPED THE PART NEEDED OVERNIGHT SINCE I WAS SO UPSET (THE SALESMAN THAT SOLD ME THE CAR TOLD ME THIS). NEEDLESS TO SAY, I RECEIVED ANOTHER CALL FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHO TOLD ME THAT (AFTER 3 DAYS ) MY CAR WAS READY "WE ROBBED A PART FROM ANOTHER 2002 BRAVADA ON THE LOT". I THEN ON 7/31/01, PARKED MY CAR ON MY DRIVEWAY (INCLINE) AND THEN PLACED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. A FEW HOURS LATER I CAME OUT, STARTED MY CAR, TOOK THE EMERGENCY BRAKE OFF, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. AT THAT TIME I WENT TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND MY CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, INTO THE STREET AND INTO MY NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT DID NOT STOP, I HAD TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I ONCE AGAIN TRIED TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND APPLY MY BRAKES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO. I USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE ONCE AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE SINCE FRIDAY, 8/3/01. THEY STATE THAT IT IS NO LONGER DOING THIS, HOWEVER THEY ARE AWAITING A CALL BACK FROM GM TO SEE IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2002 BRAVADA. I HAVE A MAJOR CONCERN THAT IN ONLY LESS THAN 8 WEEKS THAT I HAVE HAD THIS NEW CAR, I HAVE HAD 2 SAFETY ISSUES WITH IT. THANKS!*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 RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS INCIDENT. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS KILLED AT A HIGHER SPEED. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO PREVENT ANYONE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE FROM BEING INJURED OR KILLED. *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