1996 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA Complaints

TODAY I HAD TO HAVE REPLACED THE CONNECTION TO THE POSITIVE SIDE OF THE BATTERY. THE MECHANIC CUT OFF A BUNCH OF THE WIRE AS THE CORROSION WAS WIDESPREAD. ALMOST EVERYTIME I STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED THE MOTOR OFF I WOULD HAVE TO USE A PAIR OF PLIERS TO TIGHTEN UP THE CONNECTION TO GET STARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE LAST SUMMER AND I EVEN HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED ON A ROAD TRIP BECAUSE WE COULDN'T START THE CAR AND THIS IS WHAT A MECHANIC SAID WAS NEEDED. THE PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS LOOKS LIKE IT WAS COVERED IN A RECALL BUT SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR USED I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL WHEN I DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM LAST WINTER. I REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONNECTIONS AT MY MECHANIC AND PAID FOR IT. IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET THE MONEY BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER? THE THIRD PROBLEM IS THAT THE AWD WILL KICK IN WHEN I FRIST START UP THE CAR EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO NEED FOR AWD. THIS WASTES GASOLINE AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO STOP THE AWD AND GET IT TO 2WD.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AND MAY RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THUS, REDUCING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE ON AN OFF RAMP AT 10-15 MPH ON DAMP ROAD, SHARP TURN, VEHICLE STARTED HYDROPLANING, THEN ROLLED OVER 5 TIMES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL IS EXTREMELY HARD TO PRESS, IT GOES LOW TO THE FLOOR AND CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PROBLEM GETS BETTER WHEN THEY PUT NEW PADS ON. THEN 5,000 TO 8,000 MILES IT HAPPENS ALL OVER AGAIN.*AK MECHANIC FOUND ROTORS TO BE HARD THEY WERE REMOVED AND CLEANED AND READJUSTED AND ALSO CLEANED REAR DRUMS, ALSO CONSUMER STATES A LIGHT WAS ON, OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *JB

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES WHEN IT IS NOT NEEDED, CAUSING AN INCREASE IN STOPPNIG DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WINSHEILD WIPERS FAIL TO TURN ON, EVEN THOUGH I HEAR A HUMMING NOISE WHEN TURNED ON. ACCORDING TO ALLDATA.COM, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE WIPERS IN 1998, BUT GMC DISPUTES THIS INFORMATION.*AK

THERE IS A KNOWN SAFETY RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. TSB NUMBER IS 98043 .DEALERSHIP AND OLDSMOBILE WILL NOT REPAIR THIS PROBLEM UNLESS THEY ARE PAYED. *AK

DUE TO LOCATION OF THE BATTERY, ACID LEAKED ONTO BRAKE LINE, CAUSING BRAKE LINE TO RUPTURE, AND RESULTING IN LOSS OF ALL BRAKE FLUID WHICH CAUSED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHEN DRIVING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

ALL OF THES HAVE BEEN RECALLED, WHEN I CONTACTED OLDS. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT MY CAR. I FIND I VERY STRANGE THAT MINE IS A 1996 ALSO AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS COVERED I HAVE SPENT WELL OVER $1000.00 ON REPAIRS THAT ARE NOT COVERED

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND HAD TO PAY FOR ITS REPAIR. FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO WORK INTERMITTENTLY.*AK