2002 Oldsmobile Bravada Complaint Log

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 TOWED.DEALER REPLACED RIGHT REAR ABS WHEEL SENSOR.SERVICE MGR INDICATED ENGINE IS DESIGNED TO SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATELY WHEN THIS FAULT APPEARS.ON 07/05/02, 8,175MILES, WHILE DRIVING, 'LOW OIL PRESSURE' DISPLAYED ON MESSAGE CENTER, ENGINE IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN,OIL PRESSURE WENT TO 0, COASTED TO STOP, TRIED TO RESTART AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE REMAINED AT ZERO.CALLED ONSTAR. ONSTAR COULD NOT DIAGNOSE AS CAR WOULD NOT START NEEDS TO BE RUNNING TO DIAGNOSE.#10399689. TRIED STARTING .5 HOUR LATER, OIL PRESSURE REGISTERED AS KEY TURNED ON,OIL PRESSURE GUAGE FINE, CANCELED TOW, NO LOSS OF OIL. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE.BOTH INCIDENTS ARE RELATED AS THE ENIGINE SHUTS DOWN IMMEDIATELY WHEN THESE FAULTS APPEAR AND CAR LOSES POWER.*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 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 PROBLEM FOUND WITH ENGINE. ONLY ABS CODE IN COMPUTER.

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. *NLM

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 DEALER AND GM STATE THIS IS NORMAL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

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 IS TOO LOW AND SHOULD BE RAISED ABOUT 4 INCHES. THE SEAT BELT IS CURRENTLY BEING USED UNDER THE ARM. *SCC

SIDE MIRRORS WANDER, POSITION IS NEVER CONSTANT. DT

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 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

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 POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. *JG

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

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 IT'S THE ENVIRONMENT I'M DRIVING IN, NOT THE PAINT. WHY THEN, DOES NOT EVERY CAR IN NEW ENGLAND LOOK LIKE MINE? I AM PLANNING ON RUNNING BOARDS - DON'T WANT TO BUY THEM - BUT TRYING TO SAVE THE PAINT.

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

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 BREATHE OR TUCK SHOULDER STRAP BEHIND THEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS FLAW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT ON ALL 2002 BRAVADA'S, TRAILBLAZERS AND ENVOYS. DEALER HAS NO FIX AT THIS TIME EXCEPT TO TRY A SEAT BELT EXTENDER TO CHANGE PASSENGER SIDE ANGLE ON RESTRAINT BELT TO SEE IF IT HELPS. THIS SHOULD BE A SERIOUS RECALL ISSUE. WILL FILE SEPERATE COMPLAINT FOR 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER ALSO JUST PURCHASED. THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY SHOULD A CRASH OCCUR WHILE PASSENGER IS UNRESTRAINED WHILE RETRACTING AND REAPPLYING RESTRAINT.

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

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

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 TWICE.HAVE HAD A CASE NUMBER, SAID THEY WEREN'T GOING TO REPLACE CAR, THEY WERE GOING TO FIX IT AND PUT IN THE 2ND PCM. ON PINS AND NEEDLES WAITING FOR IT TO SHUT DOWN AGAIN.*AK

BOTH OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS NEED ADJUSTMENT EVERY TIME THE CAR IS PUT IN DRIVE.

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

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.

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

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. WE WILL NEED TO INSTALL AT CHILD SEAT IN THE MIDDLE POSTION. DUE TO THE SEAT BEING INADEQUATELY SECURED, WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILD OR ANY REAR SEAT PASSENGER IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE DEALER HAS REFUSED TO INSTALL A SECOND LATCH, CLAIMING THAT IT IS A SAFE DESIGN. I BELIEVE THAT, IN ADDITION TO THE 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA, THAT THE REAR SEATS OF THE 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER AND 2002 GMC ENVOY ALSO HAVE ONLY 1 LATCH FOR THE WIDER REAR SEAT. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS IT IS A SAFETY RISK AFFECTING A LARGE NUMBER OF NEW VEHICLES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.*AK

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

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

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

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

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 4 TIMES A DAY AND OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO SET MY MIRRORS WITH EACH ENTRY TO VEHICLE.*AK

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 UNDER WARRANTY. GM AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH EARLY PRODUCTION VEHICLES.

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. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE LARGE NUMBER OF PERSISTENT PROBLEMS CLASSIFIES THIS VEHICLE AS UNRELIABLE AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, UNSAFE. OWNER HAS CONTACTED DEALER REGARDING A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE (LEMON LAW), HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP HAS DIRECTED THE OWNER TO THE MAKER COMPANY (GM/OLDSMOBILE). THE MAKER HAS RESPONDED BY INSISTING THAT THE WARRANTY WAS DESIGNED FOR SUCH PROBLEMS AND THEY HAVE REFERRED THE OWNER BACK TO THE DEALER FOR CONTINUAL REPAIRS. IN OTHER WORDS, NEITHER THE MAKER NOR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE DEALER IS WILLING TO ASSIST THE OWNER IN RESOLVING THE SITUATION. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SINCE CLOSED DUE TO OWNER RETIREMENT, AS WELL. MORE THAN FIVE COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO THE MAKER FROM THE OWNER BY EITHER PHONE, ELECTRONICALLY OR MAIL WITHOUT ANY POSITIVE FEEBACK FROM THE MAKER OR ANY ATTEMPT TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. NOTE: THE INCIDENT DATE LISTED HERE IS SIMPLY THE PURCHASE DATE - ALL INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN CONTINOUS AND ON GOING SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE.*AK 2 WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY 1ST AT 3,973 MILES 2ND AT 11,660 MILES. *KMB

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

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

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 RELEASE PRESSURE. TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS 15-30 SECONDS AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IN COLD WEATHER. DOWNSHIFTS ARE HARD (FEELING LIKE VEHICLE HAS BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND) AND LONG (TIME BETWEEN GEARS).*AK

ENGINE HAS QUIT TWICE WHILE DRIVING AT 45 AND 65 MPH. PCM HAS BEEN CHANGED 2 TIMES.

NO DESCRIPTION.*JB

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 SINCE PURCHASING THE SUV THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKS WHILE STOPPING AND WILL NOT RELEASE. MUST UNBUCKLE AND RETRACT BEFORE IT CAN BE EXTENDED.*AK

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.

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. TS DEALER CHECKED AND RESET WHEEL ALIGNMENT TO SPECS. INSPECTED DRIVELINE AND FRONT END. CONSUMER ALSO STATED VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE STEADY IDLE. GM CURRENTLY WORKING ON IDLE CONCERN. WINDSHIELD MOULDING ON PASSENGER SIDE COMING OFF AND REPLACED. BRAKE PEDAL FADES AT STOP AND CLUCK INSIDE RIGHT REAR DOOR PANEL. NO PROBLEM FOUND. 4X4 LIGHT STAYED ON. 4WD SWITCH REPLACED. *TT

STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN, DEALER WILL REPLACE RACK AND PINION.*AK

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

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 ON THEIR HANDS WITH THIS CONDITION, AND THEY HAVE RUN OUT OF IDEAS ON HOW TO REPAIR IT. I AM TRYING TO GET THE DEALER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK AND REFUND MY MONEY. I DO NOT WANT TO BE GM'S TESTING GROUND. A WARNING NEEDS TO BE POSTED SO OTHER CONSUMERS DO NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE I DID.*AK

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

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

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

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

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKS UP WHILE STOPPING AND WILL NOT RELEASE. BELT MUST BE UNBUCKLED AND RETRACTED BEFORE IT CAN BE EXTENDED.*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

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 CONTACTED AND VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON 04/04/2001. WHILE THIS VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR THIS FAILURE, A SAFETY RECALL REGARDING SUSPENSION FAILURE WAS ISSUED AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETAINED BY THE DEALER AT THE REQUEST OF GM (04/05/2001).*AK

ON STAR SYSTEM ISN'T OPERABLE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK