2002 Oldsmobile Bravada Visibility & Wipers Problems

ON THE 17JULY 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30PM, I WAS DRIVING AND WINDSHIELD WASHERS STOP WORKING. PLEASE NOTE , THE NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUED A SEVERE WEATHER FLASH FLOOD WARNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V046000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REPAIRS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD SHUTTER ABNORMALLY AS OPPOSED TO WIPING SMOOTHLY ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. IN ADDITION, THE WIPERS WOULD ALSO SPORADICALLY FAIL COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

SIDE MIRRORS WANDER, POSITION IS NEVER CONSTANT. DT

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.

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

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

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

VEHICLE HAS SELF ADJUSTING MIRRORS WHICH ADJUST WHEN REVERSING. AFTER REVERSING THE MIRRORS DO NOT GO BACK TO THEIR ORIGINAL POSITION. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

MEMORY MIRRORS DO NOT RETURN TO PREVIOUS POSITION UPON UNLOCKING VEHICLE. MIRRORS CONSTANTLY CHANGE POSITION AND POSITION THEMSELVES SUCH THAT THE DRIVER DOES NOT HAVE VIEW OF ADJACENT/REARWARD VEHICLES WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD.