1996 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WOULD STALL, DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER, COIL AND MODULE, FUEL PUMP, CRANK SENSOR AND IGNITION SWITCH, HOWEVER PROBLEM CONTINUED, CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED VEHICLE IN FOR A 2002 BRAVADA. *SLC

TRANSMISSION LINE COUPLINGS HAVE FAILED TWICE SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED. FIRST AT UNDER 30,000 MILES SECOND AT 32,684 MILES. DEALER REPAIRED PROBLEM IN JULY OF 2001, SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED 4/04/2002. TOTAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION COUPLINGS BOTH TIMES.*AK

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, LESS BRAKING POWER. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

RECALL 98V150000; WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHENEVER I HAVE TO USE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DURING A HEAVY RAIN, THEY WILL QUIT WORKING AND THEN START BACK UP A LITTLE LATER. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE VISIBILITY TROUBLE AND CAUSE A CRASH.*AK

THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING(THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 64MPH), THE CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND FIRE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEEL WELLS, POSSIBLE REAR SUSPENSION FAILURE. (OHIO CRASH REPORT) NLM

ABS SYSTEM - IN MY OPINION, THE ABS IS TOO SENSITIVE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE ABS ACTIVATED CAUSING MY STOPPING DISTANCE TO INCREASE. TWICE ON BUMPY SURFACES WHILE HARD BRAKING I CAME CLOSE TO A COLLISION, AND IN MY 20 YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE I KNOW THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE THAT SCARE WITH VEHILCES NOT EQUIPED WITH ABS. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER ON BEST WAY TO DISCONECT, THEIR ONLY COMMENT WAS, "WE DON'T RECOMMEND DISCONNECTING THE ABS SYSTEM." YOU HAVE A CASE #EA94038 ON ABS. TRANSMISSION - ON 3 OCCASIONS I HAD MY ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND EACH TIME THE CODE RETRIEVED WAS P1870, TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. I SPOKE TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AND THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $1,600.00 TO REPAIR OF $2,300.00 TO REPLACE WITH GM 3 YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY. I FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN NHTSA# SB052584 WITH SIMILAR DISCUSSION. MY TRUCK IS DRIVABLE FOR SHORT DISTANCES SO I HAVE NOT COMMITTED TO ANY REPAIRS YET. BALL JOINTS - YOU HAVE AN ACTION # EA99022 WITH SIMILAR DISCUSSION. I REPLACED BOTH UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES EARLIER THIS YEAR DUE TO EXCESSIVE PLAY DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION PERFORMED BY MYSELF. IF A RECALL TAKES PLACE, GM SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR AT LEAST THE COST OF THE PARTS FOR THOSE WHO ALREADY REPAIRED THEIR VEHILCES. THANK YOU.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START CORRECTLY. MANUFACTURER ISSUED RECALL, THAT INCORRECT FUEL PUMP WAS ASSEMBLED IN SENDING UNIT. DEALER ADVISED THAT THIS VEHICLE NOT A PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/7OR15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/7OR15 )

VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO THE TOP, ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE NOISES, DEALER FOUND THAT RADIATOR WAS FULL OF BAD COOLANT AND VERY MUDDY, THE MUD WAS CLOGGING THE RADIATOR WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF COOLANT FLOW AND OVERHEATED CONDITION, THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED, FLUSHED ENGINE BLOCK AND HEATER CORE OF MUDDY COOLANT, AND THERMOSTAT AND RADIATOR CAP WAS REPLACED.*JB