1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA Complaints

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE MOTOR WOULD BE RUNNING BUT THE WIPER WOULD NOT MOVE. THIS ALSO OCCURED WHEN TRYING TO WASH THE WINDSHIELD AND WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *LA

WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OFF OF THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE RAIN AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. *SC *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOP WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING YOU TO NOT BE ABLE TO SEE DURING RAIN. I AM LUCKY I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT ALREADY. I CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE BECAUSE THEY ISSUED A RECALL FOR OTHER YEARS OF BRAVADAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THEY REFUSE TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR MODEL.*AK

DEAR SIR OR MADAM, I AM THE OWNER OF A 1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA WITH A 4.3L VORTEC ENGINE. UPON HAVING MY VEHICLE INSPECTED, THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY OIL COOLER LINES WERE LEAKING, AND THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THEM FIXED ($433). I ASKED HIM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH GM'S -- THE LINES MAY EVENTUALLY FAIL AND CAUSE ENGINE SEIZURE. *AK I WANTED TO DO SOME PRICE CHECKING AND FIND OUT JUST HOW WIDESPREAD THIS PROBLEM WAS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS SHOCKED AT THE SHEER NUMBER OF OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THESE LINES -- REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. GM PRETENDS AS THOUGH THEY'RE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND THEY ARE NOT OFFERING ANY HELP WITH THESE FAULTY PARTS. THE COSTLY REPLACEMENTS ARE JUST AS BAD -- SOME PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURES TWO OR THREE TIMES. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE NOT COVERED, EVEN UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I HAD PURCHASED. IF IT IS AS BAD AS THEY SAY, AND IT SEEMS TO BE, THE VEHICLE SHOULDN'T EVEN HAVE BEEN SOLD TO ME WITHOUT BEING FIXED FIRST. I HAVE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH GM WHEN THEY DENY THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM; FOR THE OIL COOLER LINES TO FAIL IN SUCH WIDESPREAD NUMBERS INDICATES THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD ON THE ROADWAYS. THE THREAT OF ENGINE SEIZURE, COMBINED WITH OIL SPILLAGE ON THE HIGHWAYS IS A DANGEROUS RECIPE, INDEED. I URGE YOU TO PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE OIL COOLER LINES ISSUE ON THE 1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA/CHEVY BLAZER/GMC JIMMY -- THE RESULTS OF SUCH AN INVESTIGATION WILL TURN UP MUCH EVIDENCE AND MAKE OUR ROADS SAFER. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR READING THIS SUBMISSION. SINCERELY, SCOTT LUHRS

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SKIPS IN LOWER GEARS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. "SERVICE NEEDED" LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. DEALER INDICATES THAT DUE TO A MILLING ERROR IN THE TRANSMISSION, CASING, TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON AT A MINIMUM COST OF $2500. CURRENT ODOMETER READING IS 120,000. I FEEL THE SUBCONTRACTOR FOR THE MILLED CASING SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT THEIR COST. *NM

THE ENGINE OVERHEATS, THE HEATER WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE AND BLOW COLD AIR AND IT GETS RUST IN THE COOLING SYSTEMS REQURING CONSTANT FLUSHING.

INTERMITTENT WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD FAULTY,WIPERS FAILED IN RAIN CAUSING ME TO DRIVE OFF ROAD ONTO MUDDY SHOULDER. NO ACCIDENT,DAMAGE OR INJURY. LOCAL OLDS DEALER OFFERED NO REMEDY. HAD NEW BOARD INSTALLED BY INDEPENDANT SERVICE TECH. AT PERSONAL EXPENSE. THIS FAILURE IS NOT UNCOMMON,AND POSES HORRIFIC THREAT. SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED WITH DETERMINATION. I EXPECT TO BE REIMBURSED. THANK YOU. A.O. MCCROHAN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND WENT OFF ON THEIR OWN. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION,AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA POWER STEERING VIBRATES AND SHAKES WHEN MAKING TURNS WITH THE VEHICLE AND THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 60 DEGREES. (I.E. THIS DEFECT OCCURS IN THE SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL BUT NOT IN WINTER.) *AK

THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL OF 600,000 SUVS BY GMC DUE TO FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPERS. OLDSMOBILE BRAVADAS ARE INCUDED, BUT GMC SAYS MY 1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN THE SPRING, AND HAD THEM REPAIRED. THIS WAS A COSTLY REPAIR, AND I THINK IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND RESOLVED IN ALL BRAVADAS. ON THE INTERNER, IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OLDSMOBILE BRAVADAS, AND THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. ALSO THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER ELECTRONIC WINDOW- WORKS SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT. MY FRIEND HAS AN OLDS ALERO WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NEEDS TO BE RESEARCHED. THIS IS INCONVENIENT AND DANGEROUS