2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA Complaints

2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICED WHICH MADE HIM VERY WEARY ABOUT HIS VEHICLES' ENGINE. THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED TO EVERYONE IN GM AND WAS ONLY BE OFFERED A LONGER WARRANTY. *PH *JB

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

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THERE IS SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. THE DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO CORRECT. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK

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

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

VEHICLE ENGINE FAILURE. *MR (MANUFACTURER DEFECT/RECALL GEARSHIFT DEFECT #03V075000) *SCC *JB

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.

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

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