2002 Oldsmobile Bravada Electrical System Problems

SIDE MIRRORS BEING ADJUSTED INCORRECTLY BOTH WHEN BACKING AND ALTERING WHEN GOING FORWARD

PASSENGER SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM SEAT HEATER WHILE CAR WAS OFF AND NO ONE IN IT. THE SEAT HEATER HAD NOT BEEN USED FOR DAYS. MY CAR WAS PARKED AFTER GOING TO THE STORE ABOUT 3PM. FOUND THE NEXT MORNING ABOUT 10;30 AM .GM DENIED MY CLAIM. SAFETY ISSUE,DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURED DEFECT ,THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. WHOLE INSIDE OF THE CAR IS TRASHED . THE FIRE OBVIOUSLY STARTED FROM THE SEAT MUST HAVE BEEN A BLAZE THE HEADLINER AND VISOR ALSO BURNT. MUST HAVE EXTINGUISHED ITSELF DUE TO LACK OF OXYGEN. I CONTACTED GM THEY NEVER SENT ANYONE TO LOOK AT IT. I EMAILED THEM PHOTOS AND THROUGH THAT THEY ARE DENYING THAT IT IS A DEFECT OR A SAFETY ISSUE. THROUGH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAS HAPPENED TO AND YET THERE IS STILL NOT A RECALL FOR THIS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN BURNING ODOR UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SEAT WAS MELTING FROM THE BOTTOM AND WAS DRIPPING ONTO THE CARPET. THE CONTACT PULLED THE FUSE BOX WIRES FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT TO PREVENT THE SEAT FROM BURNING; HOWEVER, THE SEAT WAS STILL GETTING HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,000.

I RECENTLY HAD A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. TRUCK WAS DRIVING GREAT, HAD NO TELL TALE SIGNS OF ANY PROMBLEMS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN TRUCK CUTS OFF AND WOULD NOT START, HARNESS REPLACED, CAR STARTED NOW GAS PEDAL NOT WORKING AND REDUCE ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS, NEVER BEEN PROMBLEMATIC. TRUCK WAS LOCATED ON CITY STREET NOT MOVEABLE. THE GAS PEDAL MALFUNCTIONED SUDDENLY.

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 THIS FIX HAS FAILED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAGNETIC PICK UP SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

THE CAR IS ACTING JUST LIKE THE OTHER IGNITION SWITCH RECALLS GENERAL MOTORS HAS ISSUED. IF THERE IS ANY WEIGHT ON THE KEY CHAIN THE CAR HAS A TENDENCY TO STALL. SOMETIMES IT WILL START UP RIGHT AWAY WHILE OTHER TIMES IT MAY NEED TO SIT FOR UP TO 30 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING AGAIN. *TR

LAST MONTH MY OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA'S GAUGES AND INSTRUMENT WARNING LIGHTS STARTING OPERATING ERRATICALLY AND AT TIMES DID NOT WORK AT ALL (I.E. THE GAUGES READ ZERO). SEARCHING THE RECALLS FOR MY BRAVADA I FOUND 3013. 3013 CONCERNS INOPERATIVE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTERS. THE FAILURE IMPACTED MY BRAVADA'S ABILITY TO MEET FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS NO. 101 AND NO. 208. BACKGROUND. I BOUGHT MY BRAVADA...USED IN JANUARY 2005 FROM EVERETT CHEVROLET IN EVERETT, WA. IT HAD 25671 MILES. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 62600. PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE, MY BRAVADA HAD SEVERAL RECALLS PERFORMED WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME OFF LEASE...IN SEPTEMBER 2004. RECALL 3013 (INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES INOPERATIVE) WAS PERFORMED ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2004...AT 25,184 MILES. I MADE APPOINTMENT AND TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON 20 NOVEMBER 2007. THE DEALER WE USED WAS: FREYSINGER PONTIAC, GMC, BUICK 6251 CARLISLE PIKE MECHANICSBURG, PA 17050 717-766-8422 THE DEALER STATED THAT SINCE 3013 WAS ALREADY PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE THAT THE NEXT STEP WAS REPLACEMENT OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER...AT MY COST. REPAIR WAS COMPLETED ON 21 NOVEMBER 2007. DOUG NEWELL *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACTIVATED AT NIGHT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE WIRING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EIGHT TIMES FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT THEY STILL PERSIST. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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