1992 Oldsmobile BRAVADA problems and owner complaints

ABS SYSTEM FAILED.

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ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.

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ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *SD

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THE BRAKE LIGHT INDICATION FLASHED WHILE DRIVING, AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK THE YELLOW ABS LIGHT BLINKED, THEN THE RED BRAKE LIGHT BLINKED WHEN THECONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER FOUND ON THE INTERNET, THAT THE PLUGGED FILTERS IN THE HYDRO/ELECTRIC ABS UNIT MUST BE REPLACED WITH THE NEW MODIFIED UNIT. *SCC

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ABS, BRAKES FAILURE COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS TO STOP VEHICLE WENT OFF ROAD INTO RETAINING WALL ON SHOULDER OF HWY. IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 55MPH

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COMPLETE ABS BRAKE FAILURE. ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND DEGLAZED ROTORS. *AK

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ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND NEAR ACCIDENT.

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I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 1998 OLDS BRAVADA. FIRST THE BLINKER SOUND WON'T SHUT OFF. WHEN THE AC IS ON FOR MORE THAN 25 MINUTES THE MOTOR GETS REALLY LOUD AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STARTS JUMPING. FINALLY MY BRAKES GET STICKY WHEN IT'S HOT OUTSIDE THEN THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND IT FEELS AS IF THE BRAKES AREN'T GOING TO ENGAGE AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STARTS GOING CRAZY AGAIN. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHUTS OFF AND STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN EVERY TIME I START THE VEHICLE. *JB

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ON 11 APR 2005, I PURCHASED A 1999 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA FROM A NH DEALER, WITH APPROX. 74000 MILES ON IT. WITHIN ONE WEEK, THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED FOR A BAD WATER PUMP, AND DRIVER'S WINDOW SWITCH. DURING THE WEEK OF 21 APRIL, I HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE HAD A NH STATE INSPECTION STICKER, BUT IT HAS YET TO PASS A MA STATE INSPECTION. THE AIR INJECTION PUMP THAT ASSISTS IN THE AIR/FUEL MIX HAS BEEN UPDATED BY GM, BUT THEIR "UPDATE" ALLOWS THEM TO CALL IT SOMETHING OTHER THAN A RECALL, SO, IT WOULD COST ME AN ADDITIONAL $400-500. FO…

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 5-10 MPH, THE CONTACT APPROACHED A STOP SIGNAL AND THE ABS BEGAN TO ENGAGE SUDDENLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE IN OPERATION WITH AN INCREASE IN THE STOPPING DISTANCE. WHEN REACHING THE DESTINATION, THE CONTACT DISABLED THE ABS FUSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000. UPDATED 03/15/11*LJ UPDATED 03/21/11

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

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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 PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB VEHICLE DID NOT SKID BUT WAS TAKEN QUICKLY AND SHARPLY TO THE LEF…

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MY VEHICLE WILL NOT START HAVING TROUBLE GETTING ENGINE TO START I WAS AT A GAS STATION WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED THEN MANAGED TO START IT MADE IT HOME THEN DIED AT MY HOUSE AND HAS NOT MOVED SINCE.

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INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH AND FLICKER. ANYTIME THE DRIVERS POWER SEAT CONTROLS OR LUMBAR SWITCH'S ARE PRESSED THE FLASHING AND FLICKERING INCREASES AS WELL AS BATTERY VOLTAGE DROPPING. TESTED BY REMOVING THE FUSE FOR THE POWER SEATS, FLICKER STILL REMAINS AND VEHICLE STILL LOSES BATTERY VOLTAGE RANDOMLY. VEHICLE ALSO RESPONDS LIKE IT HAS A DEAD BATTERY EVERYTIME IT'S STARTED (REPLACED BATTERY WITH NEW ONE AND HAD SAME PROBLEM).*JB

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I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 1998 OLDS BRAVADA. FIRST THE BLINKER SOUND WON'T SHUT OFF. WHEN THE AC IS ON FOR MORE THAN 25 MINUTES THE MOTOR GETS REALLY LOUD AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STARTS JUMPING. FINALLY MY BRAKES GET STICKY WHEN IT'S HOT OUTSIDE THEN THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND IT FEELS AS IF THE BRAKES AREN'T GOING TO ENGAGE AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STARTS GOING CRAZY AGAIN. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHUTS OFF AND STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN EVERY TIME I START THE VEHICLE. *JB

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THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, BUT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE IT. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING AND RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *NLM

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

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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 HAPPENED AT 25 MPH ON THE CITY STREETS OF SPARTA. AGAIN, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHUT IT SHELF DOWN.

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PRODUCT RECALL INVOLVING 2003 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. *MR THE FRONT LEATHER SEAT WAS WORN TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS CRACKED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED, THE ALIGNMENT OF THE WHEELS WERE OFF, THERE WAS A BROKEN HINGE WHICH WAS REPAIRED MANY TIMES AND WAS PREVIOUSLY BROKEN, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT WHEN IT WAS DRIVEN IN REVERSE AND THE TRANSMISSION OR THE STEERING MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. *SC THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. *JB

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WAS DRIVING MYSELF AND 2 CHILDREN DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE HEADLIGHTS SHORTED OUT AND DIDNT COME BACK ON RIGHT AWAY I GOT TRUCK PULLED OFF THE RD. AND TURNED IT OFF GOT OUT TAPPED ON HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY TO SEE IF THERE WAS A SHORT OR A BULB ISSUE THERE WAS NOTHJNG WROMG WITH THE BULDS I GOT BACK IN TURNED KEY STILL NO HEADLIGHTS 20 MINS LATER TRIES TURNING KEY AND HEADLIGHTS SWITCH AND THEY FINALLY BEGAN WORKING THIS HAS HAPPEND 4 TIMES IN 2 WEEKS IVE ONLY OWNED VEHICLE LESS THAN 45 DAYS!!! THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS SHORTED OUT AND THE COOLING FA…

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WHILE DRIVING AUTO-TRANS RINGING PINION GEARS LOCKED UP W/ASSEMBLY AND DRIVESHAFT REPLACED. DESIGN POSSIBLY CHANGED DUE TO NO PARTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

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IF THE STREET ISN'T PERFECTLY LEVELED THE CAR ROLLS BACK WHEN IN PARK ON AN INCLINE. *AK

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TODAY I HAD TO HAVE REPLACED THE CONNECTION TO THE POSITIVE SIDE OF THE BATTERY. THE MECHANIC CUT OFF A BUNCH OF THE WIRE AS THE CORROSION WAS WIDESPREAD. ALMOST EVERYTIME I STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED THE MOTOR OFF I WOULD HAVE TO USE A PAIR OF PLIERS TO TIGHTEN UP THE CONNECTION TO GET STARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE LAST SUMMER AND I EVEN HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED ON A ROAD TRIP BECAUSE WE COULDN'T START THE CAR AND THIS IS WHAT A MECHANIC SAID WAS NEEDED. THE PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS LOOKS LIKE IT WAS COVERED IN A R…

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THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 72000 MILES, COST ME $2400 TO GET A NEW ONE INSTALLED. I BABIED THIS CAR FROM THE MOMENT I BOUGHT IT OFF THE LOT AT A CERTIFIED GM DEALERSHIP, ONLY 32000 MILES WHEN I PURCHASED IT. I FEEL THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS A LEMON. *NLM

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CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WAS HEARING A GRINDING NOISE FOR ABOUT A WEEK, AND IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER. HE FINELY TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT AXLE BEARING WAS BROKEN. ALSO, TRANSMISSION SUPPORT BRACKET WAS FOUND TO BE RUSTED , AND HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION.*AK

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THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.*JB...*AK

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WHEN ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WITH ITS NOSE UP VEHICLE ROLLED. UPON BEING IN A PARK POSITION IT TORQUED DOWN. CONSUMER SPOKE WITH OLDSMOBILE REGARDING THE ROLLING PROBLEM WHICH RECURRED. *AK

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2001 OLDS BRAVADA (APPROX 36000 MILES) HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVE SHAFT REPLACED FOR THE 2ND TIME. THE 1ST INCIDENT (2003) THE SHAFT ACTUALLY DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME THE CAR MADE A HORRIBLE CLUNKING NOISE AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR. HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A DRIVESHAFT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED TWICE IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS. *AK

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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 VEHICLE PUCHASED ON 8/29/02. AWD LIGHT APPEARED ON AND OFF BEGAN DEC. 25, 2002. DEALER SAID AWD LIGHT PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED ON JANUARY 7, 2003.

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WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH VEHICLE CONSTANTLY SHIFTS AND JERKS. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES, BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

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ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION UPSHIFT FROM 1 TO 2 GEAR, 2004 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA AWD THE TRANSMISSION HAS ISSUES WHEN IT SHIFTS GEARS AND CAUSES MY FAMILY TO GET THROWN BACK INTO OUR SEATS CAUSING WHIPLASH. IT ALSO DRASTICALLY REDUCES THE RPM, LOSING SPEED. THIS SCARES US CONSIDERING THAT OTHER VEHICLES MIGHT REAR END MY CAR. UNFORTUNATELY THE GM DEALERSHIP HOLDS OUR VEHICLE FOR MAYBE 2 DAYS AND DRIVES IT FOR A SHORT DISTANCE. SINCE THEY CANNOT FIND THE ISSUE AS IT IS RANDOM EVEN THOUGH THIS CONDITION AS DESCRIBED IN THEIR SERVICE BULLETIN SAYS THAT…

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WIPER SWICTH SMOKED - REPLACED - NOW WIPERS COME ON WHEN USING TURN SIGNAL/ ABS BRAKES LOCK AT LOW SPEED WHILE TURNING ON BUMPY ROAD/ FRONT DISC BRAKES REPLACED 3 TIMES IN 78,000 MILES

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DT*: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V159000 REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FUSE WAS REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. *AK

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THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. *JB

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THE PULSE WINDSHIELD DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT HAD BEEN RECALLED BY GM. PH *CB *JB

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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 WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS AT 65-70 MILES AN HOUR A VEHICLE CAN COVER A LOT OF DISTANCE AND I WAS BLIND FOR 15 SECONDS I MANAGED TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND ACTUALLY WAS PART WAY IN THE DITCH WHEN I GOT STOPPED. THEN THE WIPERS STARED UP…

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PRODUCT RECALL INVOLVING 2003 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. *MR THE FRONT LEATHER SEAT WAS WORN TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS CRACKED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED, THE ALIGNMENT OF THE WHEELS WERE OFF, THERE WAS A BROKEN HINGE WHICH WAS REPAIRED MANY TIMES AND WAS PREVIOUSLY BROKEN, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT WHEN IT WAS DRIVEN IN REVERSE AND THE TRANSMISSION OR THE STEERING MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. *SC THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. *JB

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VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, IT STARTED TO MAKE NOISE, OCCUPANTS EXITED THE VEHICLE AND SOON AFTER IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

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BRAKES FAILED. *SD

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WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WOULD STALL, DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER, COIL AND MODULE, FUEL PUMP, CRANK SENSOR AND IGNITION SWITCH, HOWEVER PROBLEM CONTINUED, CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED VEHICLE IN FOR A 2002 BRAVADA. *SLC

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THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKING, PUTTING TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND CRANKING THE ENGINE WHILE MOVING RESULTS IN IMMEDIATE START-UP, DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NLM

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WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED EHICLE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND OTHER PARTS, BUTPROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

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ON 11 APR 2005, I PURCHASED A 1999 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA FROM A NH DEALER, WITH APPROX. 74000 MILES ON IT. WITHIN ONE WEEK, THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED FOR A BAD WATER PUMP, AND DRIVER'S WINDOW SWITCH. DURING THE WEEK OF 21 APRIL, I HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE HAD A NH STATE INSPECTION STICKER, BUT IT HAS YET TO PASS A MA STATE INSPECTION. THE AIR INJECTION PUMP THAT ASSISTS IN THE AIR/FUEL MIX HAS BEEN UPDATED BY GM, BUT THEIR "UPDATE" ALLOWS THEM TO CALL IT SOMETHING OTHER THAN A RECALL, SO, IT WOULD COST ME AN ADDITIONAL $400-500. FO…

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VEHICLE CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START AND HESISTATES ON ACCELERATION, THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUING PROBLEM SINCE JULY OF 2000, RAN DRIVABILITY AND EMISSIONS TEST, FOUND HISTORY CODE B2980, REPLACED PASSLOCK SENSOR AND REPORGRAMMED VEHICLE, REPAIRED BENT PCV VALVE HOSE(9/14/00), FOUND TSB 00-06-01-014, CRANKSHAFT SENSOR REPLACED ACCORDING TO TSB(11/21/00). *CJ

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

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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 WAS HIT IN THE LEFT REAR BY ANOTHER CAR, WHICH PUSHED MY VEHICLE ABOUT 50 FEET BACK INTO THE TRAVEL LANE. DAMAGE TO REAR QUARTER PANEL, BUMPER, AND TAILGATE. MY VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER WAS ABLE TO START ON FIRST ATTEMPT. NO PRO…

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THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN 4 MONTHS THAT VEHICLE HAS HAD COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. TWO INCIDENCES WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. WE HAVE TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE TWICE AND ARE TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, UNTIL WE SAW THE SAME TYPE OF COMPLAINTS LISTED AT THIS WEBSITE. NOW THEY TELL US THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE PURGE CANISTER GETTING FULL OF FUEL AND ENGINE TRIES TO LEAN OUT FUEL MOISTURE, CAUSING NO FUEL TO BE DELIVERED UNTIL CANISTER DRIES OUT. ENGINEERS ARE SUPPOSEDLY WORKING ON SOFTWAR…

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CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS OIL LEAKING ONTO THE BRAKES WHICH IS CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE TROUBLE STOPPING BECAUSE THE BRAKES WILL BECOME SLIPPERY. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. MR

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PREMATURE FAILURE OF CONNECTING ROD BEARING ON 1997 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA 4.3L V-6 ENGINE. *JB

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NO HEAT. *CB

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I HAVE A 1999 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA THAT HAS DEVELOPED A SERIOUS LEAK IN THE OIL LINES (HOSES) GOING TO THE OIL COOLER. I ALSO OWNED A 2000 GMC SONOMA THAT DEVELOPED THE SAME LEAKS WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. MY MECHANIC SAID THEY HAVE REPLACED THE OIL LINES ON SEVERAL VEHICLES WITH THE 4.3 AND 350 ENGINES. THEY HAVE ALSO REPLACED 3 ENGINES WHERE THE OIL LINES FAILED AND THE ENGINE LOST ALL OIL. IT SEEMS THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ON NEARLY ALL IF NOT ALL OF GM'S PRODUCTS USING THE RUBBER OIL LINES. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM OR REIMBURS…

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WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. *AK THE VEHICLE ALSO LOST POWER WHEN TURNING CORNERS AND THEN STARTED AGAIN. *SCC *JB

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2001 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT. THE ENGINE LITERALLY EXPLODED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING IT AND NEEDED THE ENGINE AND SEVERAL OTHER PARTS REPLACED. NO REASON WAS GIVEN TO US BY THE DEARLERSHIP FOR THE MALFUNCTION. NOW OCTOBER, 27,2003. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS MALFUNTIONING. THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHEN YOU TURN ON THE TURN SIGNAL, THE TURN SIGNALS TURNS ON WHEN YOU BLOW THE HORN. THIS MORNING THE CAR WAS COMPLETLEY DEAD, CAN'T EVEN TAKE KEYS OUT OF IGNITION. THE CAR IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD!*AK

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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

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WHILE ON AN OFF RAMP AT 10-15 MPH ON DAMP ROAD, SHARP TURN, VEHICLE STARTED HYDROPLANING, THEN ROLLED OVER 5 TIMES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

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AC COMPRESSOR REPLACED TWICE. FLUSH COOLING SYSTEM (DEXCOOL). IDLER ARM REPLACED 48222. LOWER BALL JOINTS.48222 RECALLED LEFT REAR AXLE LEAK.48222 OIL COOLER LINES REPLACED,48222. CHARGING SYSTEM FAILER REPLACED ALTERNATER 47577 REPLACED BATTERY 47577 FRNT BRAKES AND ROTORS 45631 FUEL SENDER UNIT39434 DRIVER SIDE DOOR PIN 39434 SES LIGHT ON OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACE AC COMPRESSOR 35338 CLEAN EGR VALVE 35338 AC COMPRESSOR 33196 51000 LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE WORN AGAIN (DEALER REPLACED ORIGINAL BECAUSE OF RECALL) PUT JUNK BACK ON VEHICLE.

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THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON MY 1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA WITH AWD SMARTRACK WEAR AT A VERY ACCELERATED RATE. THEY, ALONG WITH THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACED SOON AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT APPROX 86000 MILES WITH ALL GM PARTS, AND NOW AT 93000 MILES NEED REPLACING AGAIN. THEY HAVE BEEN PROPERLY LUBRICATED, AND THE FRONT END HAS BEEN ALIGNED SEVERAL TIMES, ALL BY A GM DEALER. THE VEHICLE IS NOT USED OFF ROAD OR FOR PLOWING. HAVING SPOKE TO SEVERAL OTHER BRAVADA OWNERS, I AM FINDING THIS TO BE A RATHER COMMON PROBLEM. THESE COMPONENTS ARE …

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THE VEICHLE WANTS TO FLIP OVER BY ITSELF WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE SEAT BELTS ARE TWISTED THE RADIATOR LEAKS HERE AND THERE ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SOMETIMES THE OIL LEAKS

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PURCHASED 96 GRAND AM IN 98 FOUND IT TO BE WRECKED AFTER I TRADED IN 02 FOR OLD'S BRAVADA WITH MILEAGE ROLL BACK AT BAD DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE PROBLEMS SEVERAL WRECKS DUE TO MANUFACTURES DEFECT LET GO BACK TO GMAC FINANCING BECAUSE BAD DEALERS COULD FINANCE BAD DEALS THROUGH THEM. PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP!!!!! *JB

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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

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PRODUCT RECALL INVOLVING 2003 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. *MR THE FRONT LEATHER SEAT WAS WORN TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS CRACKED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED, THE ALIGNMENT OF THE WHEELS WERE OFF, THERE WAS A BROKEN HINGE WHICH WAS REPAIRED MANY TIMES AND WAS PREVIOUSLY BROKEN, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT WHEN IT WAS DRIVEN IN REVERSE AND THE TRANSMISSION OR THE STEERING MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. *SC THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. *JB

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Brakes system keeps malfunctioning. Service brake system.notice keeps coming on dash even after new brakes had been put on and serviced. Had to do a last mo.ent quick stop but brakes went to floor amd I hit a car head on cause brake system keeps malfunctioning and the ABS

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WHILE PLACING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 20-30 MPH. CONSUMER HAD TO RIDE WITH THE BRAKE ON BEFORE HITTING A WALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *YC

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TAPPING BRAKES DID NOT DIS-ENGAGE CRUISE, BUT CAUSED FURTHER ACCELERATION. BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. CAR EVENTUALLY HAD TO BE PLACED INTO NEUTRAL, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE USED TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK

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THE VEHICLES ACCELERATOR STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SURGE EVEN WITH THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT TWO DAYS LATER THE ACCELERATOR WAS STILL STUCK AND TIRES JUST SPIN. *NLM

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THE METAL PLATE ON THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY CRACKED CAUSING MY 1997 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA TO ACCELERATE CONTINUOUSLY TO A SPEED OF 100 MILES PER HOUR. THE MECHANIC DESCRIBED THE RESULT AS RED LINING. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. BREAKING ONLY SLOWED THE CAR DOWN MOMENTARILY. *NLM

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INTERNAL PIECE (PART NUMBER?) OF THE THROTTLE BODY (21247) ATTACHED TO THE THROTTLE PLATE (21465) THAT IS HELD IN BY (2) RIVETS. THE 2 RIVETS FAILED CAUSING WHATEVER WAS THERE TO GET SUCKED INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. I HAVE THE OLD PART WITH THE BROKEN RIVETS. THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY ANY FOREIGN OBJECT. THE TOTAL FOR THE REPAIR = $1360.00. *NLM

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I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I HAVE COME ACROSS SOME ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSION AND CRUISE CONTROL. I GOT TO LOOKING INTO IT AND SEEN WHERE THERE WERE SOME RECALLS FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THE SAME YEAR MODEL OF MY VEHICLE. I HAVE CALLED AROUND AND THEY ARE TELLING ME BECAUSE OF MY VIN NUMBER THEY CANT DO ANYTHING, BUT IT IS THE SAME YEAR MODEL AND I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WONT GO OFF, IT WONT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE, IT DOESN'T SHIFT RIGHT, IT FEELS LIKE IT SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS ON. SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIK…

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WHILE STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. OWNER HAS MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP.*AK THE THROTTLE BUTTERFLY PLATE BECAME STUCK IN THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP ADDITIONAL PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL WAS REQUIRED. THE THROTTLE THEN SNAPPED OPEN AND THE VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. *TS *NLM

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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 ISSUE SEVERAL YEARS AGO (RC 04048) AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BY MYSELF ON 1/21/05 AS SOON AS I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. LOOKING AT THE INVOICE THAT I STILL HAVE IN MY FILES TODAY IT CLAIMS A WIRE JUMPER HARNESS AND STRAP WAS INSTALLED. SEEMS LIKE …

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