2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA Complaints

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VERY POOR TRACTION AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE IN SNOW,WITH LOSS OF CONTROL ON UP-HILL DRIVE .DEALER AND OLDS AMMITTED POSSIBLE FAULT WITH FACTORY TIRES, ALTHOUGH SINCE TIRES NOT DEFECTIVE ,WOULD NOT REPLACE WITH A TIRE MORE SUITABLE TIRE FOR A SUV. THE PRIMARY REASON FOR PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE WAS THE MANUFACTURES CLAIM OF IT'S "SMART-TRAC" ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM, AND THE DEALERS ASSURANCE OF GOOD PERFORMANCE IN POOR WEATHER/ROAD CONDITIONS. OLDSMOBLE WILL NOT OFFER ANY FUTHER ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER, ALTHOUGH WE FEAR USING OUR NEW (AND EXPENSIVE ) ALL WHEEL DRIVE SUV IN THE NEXT SNOWSTORM.

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