2002 Oldsmobile Bravada Complaint Log

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.

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 ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. WHILE MAKING ANOTHER TURN, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LOCKED. EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE DIFFERENTIAL FLUID, BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THROUGH A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE ENCODER SENSOR FROM THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE TCM SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

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 TO ROLL DOWN, THE ENGINE DIED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THE ENGINE DIED SUDDENLY. THE FIRST WAS WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON A DRY HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SITTING A SHORT WHILE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CVCS BOOTS ON THE FRONT WHEELS BLEW AND WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES.

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 SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER WERE ALSO FAILING, WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE VEHICLE'S SPEED AND MILEAGE. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE RECALL ON HIS VEHICLE EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL WOULD NOT COVER HIS VEHICLE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED WHEN THE MILEAGE EXCEEDED 100,000 MILES. THE SPEED AND MILEAGES COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO THE GAUGE FAILURES.

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 TO BE DEFECTIVE. THIS CAUSED THE STEERING TO LOCK WHEN TURNING TO LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS VEHICLE HAS A NOISE THAT THEY CAN'T LOCATE. UPDATED 06/07/2006. *AK *TS

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

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 NOTED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE NEXT STEP WILL COST ME $547! I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL REFERENCES THAT LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT TSBS SHOULD BE COVERED FREE OF CHARGE! AFTER MORE RESEARCH I FOUND AT CARSTATS.COM THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL AND MANY OWNERS HAVE REPORTED SERIOUS PROBLEMS! HOW DOES THIS TURN INTO A RECALL?? *JB

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, WERE GOING TO CHARGE TOO MUCH, SO HAD IT DONE ELSEWHERE. THE PROBLEM JUST CONTINUED AND SEEMED TO GET WORSE AFTER THAT WAS DONE. ALSO MAKES A LOUD MOANING SOUND WHEN TURNING. GAS MILEAGE HAS GREATLY DIMINISHED. GETTING UNDER 250 MILES/TANK NOW. VERY UNSAFE AND DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEEM DUMB TO WHAT'S HAPPENING. IF UNABLE TO DETERMINE PROBLEM, COULD CAUSE RAPID WEARING OF TIRES. HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL PLACES NOW 4 TIMES SINCE TAKING TO ORIGINAL DEALER SERVICE CENTER. I'M NOT EVEN CONVINCED THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AWD SYSTEM. MAYBE DIFFERENTIAL? OR CV JOINTS? I DON'T KNOW, BUT THAT'S WHY I TRUST SERVICE TECHNICIANS. *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 TRUCK SIT FOR 10-15 MIN IT WILL THEN RESTART AND RUN FINE. THIS CYCLE HAS REPEATED AT RANDOM INTERVALS EVER SINCE I'VE OWN THE TRUCK. DEALER HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG EVEN WHEN IT'S BEEN TOWED IN THREE TIMES FOR STALLING, MOSTLY ON MY WIFE. *NM

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 EXPENSE . *AK

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

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 LANE HIGHWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO IMMEDIATELY LOOSE ACCELERATION AND FORWARD MOBILITY RESULTING IN HER BEING STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF TWO ONCOMING LANES OF TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. WHILE UNEXPECTED MECHANICAL FAILURES CAN HAPPEN TO ANY VEHICLE IN ANY CONDITION, I HAVE LEARNED THIS APPEARS TO BE A FREQUENT FAILURE COMPLAINT TO THIS PARTICULAR GM TRANSMISSION AND IT HAS LEFT MANY CONSUMERS IN THE SAME SITUATION. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED I WAS INFORMED BY A LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE GM 4L60-E TRANSMISSION. SPECIFICALLY THE TRANSMISSION PART KNOWN AS THE 'SUN SHELL SPLEEN'. REPAIR COST TOTALED $1,687. I CONTACTED TWO LOCAL GM DEALERS AND BOTH ADVISED THEIR COST WOULD BE IN EXCESS OF $2,300 FOR THE SAME SERVICE. I THEN BEGAN CONTACTING LOCAL GM DEALERSHIPS IN SURROUNDING COUNTIES - A TOTAL OF NINE. AS I DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM TO THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES OF THESE DEALERSHIPS, ALL IMMEDIATELY MENTIONED THE '...SPLEEN GEAR.' EACH CONFIRMED IT WAS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE SUN SHELL SPLEEN GEAR. EACH OF THESE SERVICE PERSONNEL ADVISED ME THEIR DEALERSHIPS HAVE REPLACED THESE IN MORE THAN ONE GM 4L60-E TRANSMISSIONS. ON SEVERAL ACCOUNTS I LEARNED OF SAME VEHICLE-MULTIPLE REPLACEMENTS AND COMMON MODEL YEAR PROBLEMS OF 2001 TO CURRENT WITH MOST FAILURES OCCURRING WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. ALL ADVISED ME NOT TO USE OEM PARTS WHEN REPLACING OR REPAIRING THE TRANSMISSION OF MY VEHICLE. IT IS MY REQUEST YOUR AGENCY DIRECT ATTENTION TOWARDS COMPLAINTS INVOLVING THE GM 4L60-E TRANSMISSION. *JB

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 SERIOUS ISSUE (AND IT APPEARS THAT GM IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS-BASED ON TSB'S ONLINE) ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN CLIMATES WITH SNOW. THE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHEN TURNING IS LOST, AS THE PARTICULAR WHEEL LOCKS UP. I ALSO HAD MY FAN CLUTCH BREAK, SEPARATE FROM AWD PROBLEM. *JB

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 64500 MILES. *NM

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. *NM

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.

POTENTIAL DEFECT REGARDING THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA.*MR

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 HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS, AND EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. *AK

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 THE NEW CAR SEATS HAVE BASES ON THEM AND THAT IS THE KIND THAT THE VEHICLE HAS. *TT

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 COPY OF THE RECALL NOTICE, THE RECALL COPY CONSUMER RECEIVED SAID THAT THE BUILT DATES OF OCTOBER 2000-2001 WERE INCLUDED; HIS VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN JULY 2001. CONSUMER' VEHICLE S WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A SIMILAR PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. HIS VEHICLE. ALSO, INCIDENT DATE WAS THE DATE THE REPORT WAS SENT OUT. *AK

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 CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHICH IS MORE CONVENIENT TO ME. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS WORKING CORRECTLY. I TOOK IT, AT THERE REQUEST TO A GMC DEALERSHIP, AT MY OWN EXPENSE IN ALBANY, NY AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY AND THEY COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. GMC REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, CLAIMING IT WAS WORKING PROPERLY AND THAT WAS THE DESIGN. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DESIGN FLAW WHICH IS EASILY CORRECTABLE. GMC CASE # 1-343963559

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 COULD NOT RETRIEVE KEY . *AK

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

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

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

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 LEFT INTO THE MEDIAN AND IMPACTED A CURB LIKE BARRIER DAMAGING VEHICLE. HOWEVER VEHICLE WAS NOT TOTALED. THOUGHT TO HAVE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT BUT NOT CONFIRMED. PROBLEMS WITH STEERING WAS ALSO EVIDENT. *TT

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 INFORMATION. *JB

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 TO LEAK. THE CONTAINER WAS REPAIRED. *TC

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. GM REFUSES TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT FREE OF CHARGE DUE TO THE MILEAGE. I BELEVE THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM, AND THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. IF IT WERE ONLY A BURNED OUT BULB, I REALIZE THAT IT WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY. THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT IF THEY JUST REPLACE THE BULB, IT WILL CONTINUE TO FAIL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.*AK

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

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 MUST BE REPEATED EVERY TIME THE CAR IS PUT INTO DRIVE. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE TWICE, WITH NO SUCCESSFUL IMPROVEMENT OR CORRECTION TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. GM NOW REFUSES TO ATTEMPT ANY ADDITIONAL REMEDIES. *NM

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 GM BUT TO NO AVAIL. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WHICH THEY APPARENTLY CORRECTED ON DEC. 6, 2001 (ODI PE03001 YOUR DATABASE) BUT THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM IN VEHICLES (BRAVADA & ENVOYS) THAT WERE PRODUCED PRIOR TO 12/6/01. THERE SOLUTION IS TO LEAVE US OUT HERE AS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND CONTINUALLY REPAIR THE PROBLEM AS IT CROPS UP. *JB

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 BETTER LET SYLVANIA (BULB MANUFACTURER) KNOW. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT IS FIXED FOR NOW, BUT MAY TURN OUT TO BE A MORE SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM LATER. MY WIFE LOVES HER TRUCK (NO OTHER PROBLEMS), BUT IS REALLY FRUSTRATING.

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

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 NOT MAKE SENSE, BUT INSTEAD THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. THERE WAS NO SPONGINESS OR SOFTNESS, JUST TO THE FLOOR TO THE POINT WHERE I STOOD UP. AT THIS POINT, I WAS PROBABLY GOING 40-45 MPH AND NOW ACCELERATING DOWN THE HILL. THERE WAS A A LARGE PICK-UP TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS ABLE TO CHANGE LANES AND FORTUNATELY PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. I LET GO OF THE PEDAL AS I WAS CHANGING LANES, AND I AS I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO NEXT, I TOUCHED THE BRAKES AND THEY WERE NORMAL AGAIN. THIS PROBABLY ALL TOOK PLACE IN A MATTER OF 20 SECONDS AND, NEEDLESS TO SAY, MY PASENGER WAS AS WHITE AS A GHOST. I MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME ABOUT 6 MILES AND CALLED SERVICE THE NEXT DAY. I DID DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER SERVICECENTER ABOUT 20 MILES AWAY. I ATTEMPTED TO EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM AND LEFT THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER'S. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT HIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. IN THIS LATEST INCIDENT, SERVICE HAS REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT FIND A CODE TO RELATE TO THE PROBLEM. I MIGHT ALSO ADD THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND SPECIFIC CODES FOR PREVIOUS INCIDENTS. WE ARE NOW AT A STANDOFF. MY HUSBAND REFUSES TO TAKE THE CAR BACK BECAUSE HE BELIEVES THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS/IS NOT THE PROBLEM AND TOLD THEM THEY NEED TO CALL GM TO FIGURE WHAT THE MALFUNCTION OF THIS PARTICULAR BRAVADA IS. TWICE IN MAY OF 2003, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED WHILE ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 70 MILES AN HOUR. IN OCTOBER OF 2003, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE AIRPORT AT MIDNITE BY MYSELF, THE ENGINE CUT OUT AND SERVICE BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO CAME ON. I ONCE AGAIN HAD NO KIND OF BRAKE. IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. *AK

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

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

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

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: AIR BAG, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AND THE AIR CONDITION WILL JUST STOP WORKING AND THE VOLUME TO THE RADIO WILL BE ALL THE WAY UP WHEN HE STARTS THE VEHICLE. THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT CAN ACTUALLY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SHUT ITSELF OFF. THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LIGHT CAME ON, THE AIR CONDITION SHUT OFF AND THE RADIO CAME ON. THE VEHICLE HAS A READ OUT DISPLAY. IT IS GETTING WORSE. THE INDICATOR LIGHT WILL CHANGE FROM WORKING TO BEING INOPERATIVE. *JB

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

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 ACT AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL FOR A SEC. I HAD JUST PARKED AND LEFT IT RUNNING, AND WALKED TO OTHER SIDE WHEN IT HAPPEN ON APRIL 9 2004.

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 START THE ENGINE SO I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES THE ENGINE STARTED SO I CANCELLED THE TOW AND DROVE THE CAR STRAIGHT TO THE GM SERVICE DEALER. THEY RECALIBRATED THE PCM. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS ON 2/15/04 AT 30,000 WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE OF A MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. I IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED THE LOSS OF POWER TO THE GAS PEDAL ONCE AGAIN AND SAW THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON. LUCKILY AGAIN I HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO GET OFF THE ROAD WITH AN 18 WHEELER CLOSE BEHIND. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AGAIN AND I WAS NOT IN A SAFE LOCATION WITH VERY LITTLE MEDIAN AND I WAS TOLD IT COULD TAKE UP TO 90 MINUTES FOR A TOW TRUCK. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN SO CANCELLED THE TOW TRUCK. I WAS MANY MILES FROM HOME AND IT WAS AFTER 5PM SO I TOOK IT TO THE SAME SERVICE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE PCM AND ASSURED ME THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. IN THIS CASE I THINK THE GM SERVICE DEALER DID WHAT THEY COULD DO BUT I AM NOT CONFIDENT THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN AND NEXT TIME IT COULD BE FATAL. I COMPLAINED TO GM AND THEY WERE RESPONSIVE ABOUT FOLLOWING UP ON THE REPAIR BUT AS FAR AS ISSUING A RECALL THEY SAID IT WAS NOT A GM DECISION SO I AM WRITING TO YOU. I FOUND ABOUT 33 CASES OF THIS SAME PROBLEM REPORTED ON YOUR WEBSITE FOR THE 2002 BRAVADA BUT IT IS NOT CLEAR ANY ACTION IS BEING TAKEN FOR A LIFE THREATENING DEFECT. BASED ON SOME THE COMPLAINTS I SEE THE PCM WAS REPLACED TWICE WHICH TELLS ME THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME ACTION TAKEN HERE. *AK

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 $3200.00. THE UNIT WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR A COST OF $2016.00. *AK

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

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

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. INCIDENT DATE IS DAILY. I DID NOT FILL IN THE DATE BELOW AS THERE IS NO "DAILY" CHOICE.*AK

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 NOT GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL SOFTWARE. EVER SINCE THIS INCIDENT THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY. VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE REAR WHEEL SLIPPAGE BEFORE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE WILL ENGAGE. I LIVE IN SNOW COUNTRY AND THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING. WHEN YOU LOSE TRACTION THE REAR END BEGINS TO FISHTAIL BEFORE THE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGES AND THEN THIS IS A HARSH NOT A SEAMLESS ENGAGEMENT THAT MAKES YOU ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THE SAME HOLDS TRUE WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP, BACK END LOSES TRACTION BEFORE FRONT END ENGAGES THIS TOO IS A HARD ENGAGEMENT THAT REALLY DOESN'T GIVE YOU CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE WAS CONTACTED AND WERE UNABLE TO HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR THIS PROBLEM . THEY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GM ABOUT THIS AND GM SAYS THERE IS NOTHING IN THE WORKS TO CORRECT THIS. SINCE THIS PROBLEM OCCURED I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WHEN CONDITIONS WARRANT THE USE OF ALL WHEEL DRIVE. *AK

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 AWD LURCHES (ENGAGING AND DIS-ENGAGING MANY TIMES AS I TIRED TO GET UNDER WAY AT A STOP LIGHT). THE VEHICLE WOULD EASILY FISH TAIL WITHOUT ANY ERRATIC OR PROVOKED ACTIONS BY THE DRIVER. WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED I WAS TURNING RIGHT ONTO A 4 LANE DIVIDED MAIN STREET THAT WAS ICY/SNOW PACKED  I WAS TIP TOEING AROUND THE CORNER WHEN BACK TIRES SPUN WHICH ENGAGED THE AWD WITH A LURCH. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FISH TAIL TO THE LEFT, TO THE RIGHT AND BACK TO THE LEFT AS THE DRIVER TRIED TO SAVE THE VEHICLE FROM DISASTER. I REACHED A TOP SPEED OF 17 MPH (BARELY ABOVE IDLE). EACH TIME THE VEHICLE FISH TAILED IT WAS MADE WORSE BY THE AWD SYSTEM THAT LURCHED (AGAIN AND AGAIN) UPSETTING THE VEHICLE IN ITS ALREADY PRECARIOUS STATE. THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO 6 MPH BEFORE IMPACT INTO A LIGHT POLE.I NOW HAVE MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT DRIVABILITY OF THIS VEHICLE IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. GIVEN THE LURCHING AND TAIL HAPPY NATURE OF THIS AWD SYSTEM I WOULD RATHER NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN WINTER (SNOW/ICY) CONDITIONS (WHICH IS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS THAT I GOT THIS VEHICLE). I ALSO FEEL THAT I CANNOT SELL OR TRADE THIS VEHICLE IN FOR FEAR THAT THE NEXT OWNERS WILL EXPERIENCE THE SAME LURCHING AND FISH TAILING CONDITIONS WITH THE AWD BUT HAVE MORE DAMAGING/DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES. TO HAVE GM SAY THAT THIS VEHICLE IS WORKING WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS IS JUST PLAIN INSULTING AND IS THE BIGGEST LIE IVE EVER HEARD. IF ANYONE ELSE HAS EXPERIENCED THESE DRIVABILITY PROBLEMS PLEASE OPEN A NHTSA CASE SO WE CAN GET GM TO FIX OR RECALL THE VEHICLE.*AK

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 INTO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP ACTS LIKE THEY WANT TO HELP AND TRYS TO FIX PROBLEM PUT NEW COMPUTER IN. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL MONTHS GO BY AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. STALLED OUT AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION WITHOUT WARNING WITH TWO KIDS IN THE CAR AND MY WIFE IN A PANIC FOR HER LIFE AND FOR THE KIDS. THERE HAVE BEEN TONS OF COMPLAINTS SOME SAY IT'S THE MOTOR BUT GM ISN'T DOING ANYTHING JUST EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON THE SUVS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND SOMEBODY DIES FROM IT I GUESS THEN GM WILL STAND UP AND HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE MY WIFE AND KIDS. THIS IS A LEMON. THESE CARS SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD NOT ONLY ARE THEY A DANGER TO MY FAMILY BUT TO ANYBODY ELSE OUT THERE ON THE ROAD THAT IS BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF THESE CARS. PEOPLES LIVES ARE AT RISK HERE AND IT'S NOT TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. WHAT KIND OF LAW SUITS IS GM WANTING TO GET INVOLVED IN BEFORE THEY MAKE THIS RIGHT? THESE CARS ARE A TICKING TIME BOMB JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN AT ANYTIME ANYWHERE WITHOUT WARNING. I NEED ANSWERS AND A QUICK FIX NOW NOT WHEN SOMEBODY DIES! I TRADED OUR JEEP IN FOR THIS NEWER BRAVADA SO MY WIFE AND KIDS WOULD BE SAFE IN A NICE NEW SUV. ENDS UP THEY ARE NOT SAFE AT ALL IN THIS SUV THEIR LIVES ARE IN DANGER EVERYDAY BECAUSE THEY ARE HAVING TO RIDE IN THAT SUV EVERYDAY. THINK ABOUT YOUR LOVED ONES RIDING AROUND IN THIS BRAVADA HOW WOULD YOU FEEL... WOULD THEY BE IN IT OR IN SOME OTHER SUV? BUT WHAT IS OUR OPTION WE ARE STUCK PAYING FOR THIS SUV THAT IS A LEMON AND TICKING TIME BOMB. THAT MAY KILL MY FAMILY AND A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLES FAMILIES. WE NEED TO GET THIS ISSUES RESOLVED ASAP PEOPLES LIVES ARE ON THE LINE HERE. THIS IS NOT A JOKE. *LA