2002 Oldsmobile Bravada Complaint Log

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 LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AND THE ENGINE STALLED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START BACK UP SO IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*MR

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 THE AUTO, MIRROR, HEATING, REAR WINDOW WASHER BLADE, GAUGES NOT FUNCTIONAL, ENGINE REPLACEMENT (PISTON RING PROBLEM). I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS IS THE MOST PROBLEMATIC VEHICLE THAT I HAVE EVER OWNED. *JB

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 TIME WE WERE HEADING OUT OF TOWN ON A VACATION- HAD TO BORROW A CAR), I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED, SO THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AT ANY TIME. THE PCM MODULE WAS REPLACED BOTH TIMES. THE SECOND TIME THE DIAGNOSIS SAID THAT THE SPEED SENSOR CAUSED THE FAILURE; HOWEVER IT WAS NOT REPLACED. NEITHER GM NOR THE DEALERSHIP WILL DO ANYTHING FURTHER. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE ABOUT. I FOUND 28 COMPLAINTS IN YOUR LOG OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE GM WILL DO ANYTHING? I AM SURPRISED THAT IT HASN'T HAPPENED YET. A CAR GOING 60 MPH ON A BUSY FREEWAY THAT SUDDENLY LOSES POWER, STEERING AND BRAKES IS DEADLY. THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED. *AK

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 TO COME TO RAPID STOPS. UPON GRADUALLY COMING TO A STOP, LUCKILY AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE BRAVADA WOULD NOT RESTART AND REQUIRED IT TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER.*AK

CONSUMER STATES TIRES WEAR PREMATURELY. DEALER STATES THE INCODER MOTOR TO THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE HAS FAILED.*AK

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.

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

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 EITHER THE NORMAL DRIVING MODE OR THE "REVERSE-BACKING UP" (CURB VIEW ASSIST) MODE. I HAVE TO MANUALLY MOVE MY MIRRORS EACH TIME I GET INTO MY CAR TO DRIVE, EVEN IF ONLY LEAVING IT FOR A FEW MOMENTS. I HAVE HAD ONE MINOR ACCIDENT DUE TO THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE MIRRORS MOVING. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU.

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 INOPERATIVE. *JB

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 ITSELF AT 65 MPH. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS, BEFORE PEOPLE START GETTING KILLED. *JB THE VEHICLE'S AWD DRIVE WOULD NOT ENGAGE UNTIL THE VEHICLE REACHED 25 MPH. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THIS FACT WAS NOT MENTIONED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL OR ANY OF OLDSMOBILE'S ADS. *NM

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

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 NOT A RECALL BUT RATHER A POLICY LETTER. WHY WASN'T THIS CAR RECALLED AND THE ENGINE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE IF THIS WAS BEGINNING TO OR HAD THE POTENTIAL TO HAPPEN? DEALER PLEAD IGNORANCE. *NLM

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 AGAIN AND WILL WORK AGAIN FOR AWHILE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ATLEAST 8 TIMES ONLY ONCE DID I ALMOST WRECK MY VEHICLE THOUGH. THE CLOCK ALWAYS HAS TO BE RESET WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *AK WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ON HIGH SETTING WHEN THEY STOPPED. DASH INSTRUMENTS BACKLIGHT WENT DARK AND GAUGE NEEDLES ALL WENT TO ZERO. *KMB

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 PERFORMANCE, AND/OR STALLS WITH NO ENGINE RE-START. END OF PARAGRAPH.HIS IS A DISGUISED DISCRIPTION OF COMPLETE, SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED CATISTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE.*AK GM'S ONLY PROPOSAL IS TO EXTEND WARRENTY. WARRENTY WON'T PROTECT MY FAMILY, WHEN THIS ENGINE FAILS IN BUSY HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. PLEASE RESPOND.

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 IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TT

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.

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 IN DANGER OF BEING KILLED IN THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS THAT WILL BE CAUSED, WHEN THIS ENGINE FAILS IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC--ENGINE STOPS, SO DOES POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. OLDSMOBILE REFUSES TO REPAIR/REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE ENGINE. OLDSMOBILE NOTICE 003019-JUNE 2003. WHY AM I NOT GETTING A RESPONSE FROM NHTSA ????????*AK

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 RESOLVED. *TT

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

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

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 SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. OLDS AND THE DEALERSHIP ARE NOT OWNING UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IN PROVIDING A SAFE AUTOMOBILE. *JB

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!

INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS EMERGENCY FLASHERS COMEE ON SOMETIMES WHEN LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS ATTEMPTED.ALMOST CAUSED ACCI.DENT DURING LANE CHANGE. *AK

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 FLANGES WOULD BE DOWN TO BARE METAL IN A SHORT TIME. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PAINT DEFECT AND HAS BEEN REPORTED IN SOME OF THE TOWN HALL MESSAGE CENTERS ON 2002 BRAVADAS. I TOLD THE DEALER HIS RESPONSE WAS UNACCEPTABLE, BUT I AM GETTING THE RUN AROUND HERE. A FACTORY REP IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK AT IT TOMORROW, BUT THE DEALER HELD OUT LITTLE HOPE. HELP

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 UNDERHOOD WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE UNDERHOOD LIGHT, LAMP ASSEMBLY, (STOP), TAIL, AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHT UNDERHOOD. THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH MODULES PER BULLETIN 02-08-64-027/BOTH SIDE MIRROR ACTUATORS. SCC

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). IN 12/02 ALL WHEEL DRIVE WAS INOPERATIVE AND A FAULTY TRANSFER CASE SHIFT CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED ON 12/09/02 RESTORING ALL WHEEL DRIVE. ON 12/18/02, THE TRANSFER CASE ENCODER MOTOR POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. CALIBRATION CHANGES WERE ALSO MADE TO INCREASE TO DELAY IN WHICH FRONT WHEEL ENGAGEMENT OCCURS AND TO DISENGAGE IMMEDIATELY. PROBLEM: THE CALIBRATION CHANGES HAVE LED TO A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION WHEN DRIVING IN WET AND SNOW CONDITIONS PARTICULARLY, DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THESE CONDITIONS IS VERY TREACHEROUS AND RISKY BECAUSE SIGNIFICANT REAR WHEEL SPIN OCCURS (DUE TO THE INCREASED DELAY) UNTIL THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGES WITH A LURCH. IN SLOW TRAFFIC SITUATIONS THIS LEADS TO A SERIES OF CONVULSIVE, SPASMODIC LURCHES, WITH REAR END FISH TAILING, AS THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGES AND DISENGAGES UNCONTROLLABLY. AT MORE MODERATE SPEEDS, APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE FISH TAILING BECOMES EXAGGERATED AND LEADS TO A SPIN OUT (FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC). I HAVE DRIVEN 4 WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES FOR 15 YEARS, ALL WHEEL DRIVE FOR 6 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. THIS IS TRULY THE MOST DANGEROUS VEHICLE I HAVE EVER DRIVEN IN SNOW, INCLUDING 2 WHEEL DRIVE. IT CANNOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY IN EVEN THE LIGHTEST SNOW CONDITION. WHAT IS THE POINT IN OWNING AN SUV IF IT CANNOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN UNDER CONDITIONS IN WHICH YOU NEED IT. DEALER SERVICE, OLDSMOBILE CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND TECH SERVICE ADVISOR ALL SAY THE SYSTEM IS PERFORMING ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS. I FIND THAT STATEMENT TO BE OUTRAGEOUS. *JB

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.

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 MANUFACTURERS RULES AND THAT THEY DON'T THINK IT'S SOMETHING THEY SHOULD BE WORRYING ABOUT. *NLM

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

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.

THE SEAT BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. *DT *NLM

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 ABLE TO GET HOME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR THE NEXT MORNING AND WAS TOLD THE PCM HAD SHORTED OUT AND IT WAS REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT HAD I BEEN TRAVELING ON A BUSY STREET. TS

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

CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, DEALER WAS NOT UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM OR DETERMINE CAUSE. PH SCC *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ODOMETER IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. IT IS RECORDING MORE MILEAGE THAT IS BEING DRIVEN WITH THE VEHICLE. PH

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

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

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.

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

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 OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS PARTICULARLY IF THE STALLING HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS ON A FREEWAY. I HAVE REQUESTED THE MANUFACTURER TO BUY IT BACK. THEY REFUSE. THE DEALER HAS HAD THE CAR NOW FOR 16 DAYS AND CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE ON THIS HAPPENING AGAIN. IT IS NOT SAFE PARTICULARLY FOR MY WIFE WHO IS PREGNANT.*AK

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 FIRST START UP. FOURTH ITEM , & THE MOST ANNOYING, WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE, FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR, YOU CAN FEEL THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS THUMPING . ITS DRIVING ME NUTS! PLUS I DON'T THINK THAT THE MEMORY IN THE SIDE MIRRORS WORK. DEALER SAYS THEY ARE WAITING FOR FIXES FROM GM. HMMM, I WONDER ABOUT THAT. *LA

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 CONTROL WHEN TURNING A SHARP CORNER ON DRY PAVEMENT BECAUSE VEHICLE IS IN AWD, THE DECREAED GAS MILEAGE BY DRIVING AROUND IN AWD AND THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE OR EARLY REPLACEMENT REQUIRED FOR THE TIRES WHICH WILL BE WORN PREMATURELY. SINCE GM IS DISCONTINUING ALL OLDSMOBILES, MY CONCERN IS ALSO THAT THEY WILL JUST CONTINUE TO HAVE THE DEALER RESET WHATEVER TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK INTO 2WD WHENEVER IT HAPPENS, INSTEAD OF FIXING THE PROBLEM.*AK

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

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 FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. OTHER OLDS OWNERS HAVE DESCRIBED THE EXACT SAME CONDITIONS. IT HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS WITH SHARP TURN. *JB

THE VEHICLE OPERATES LIKE IT IS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE MODE AT ALL TIMES. NLM

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

AT 8:00A.M. WITH THE CAR PARK, WITH MY FAMILY AND ME INSIDE, THE REAR GLASS DOOR HATCH EXPLODE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. THEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL A HOUR. TS