1997 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA Complaints

THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER, THE DEALER DETERMINED THE FRONT BALL JOINTS HAD SEPARATED AND THE FRONT AXLE WAS READY TO FALL OFF. (BOTH SIDES).*JB *TS

TRANSFER CASE CRACKED, IT HAPPENED TWICE AND WILL GO OUT AGAIN IN 2 1/2 YEARS. IT COULD CAUSE ME TO WRECK AND HURT SOMEONE OR EVEN MYSELF.*JB

INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH AND FLICKER. ANYTIME THE DRIVERS POWER SEAT CONTROLS OR LUMBAR SWITCH'S ARE PRESSED THE FLASHING AND FLICKERING INCREASES AS WELL AS BATTERY VOLTAGE DROPPING. TESTED BY REMOVING THE FUSE FOR THE POWER SEATS, FLICKER STILL REMAINS AND VEHICLE STILL LOSES BATTERY VOLTAGE RANDOMLY. VEHICLE ALSO RESPONDS LIKE IT HAS A DEAD BATTERY EVERYTIME IT'S STARTED (REPLACED BATTERY WITH NEW ONE AND HAD SAME PROBLEM).*JB

THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH.*JB

MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS USED WITH 33,000 MILES, I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH HAS PAID FOR MANY REPAIRS TO DATE,MARCH OF 2002 MY VEHICLE HAD THE LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED UNDER THIS WARRANTY. I HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED PRIVATE GARAGE AND THEY NOTED LOWER BALL JOINT WEAR, I CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE REPLACED AT AN OLDS DEALER THE MANUFACTURER OF MY VEHICLE INCIDENT NUMBER 1-65943454 THEY NOTED CONTACTING DEALER AND WOULD REPAIR VEHICLE,AND SINCE IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY I PURCHASED WOULD NOT COMPENSATE OTHER REPAIRS,I WANTED TO FILE COMPLAINT BECAUSE REPLACEMENT BALL JOINTS ONLY LASTED A YEAR AND THAT THESE WERE ALSO DEFECTIVE PARTS. TS

1997 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA LIST OF REPAIRS AND COMPLAINTS SINCE PURCHASE IN 2000 PURCHASED USED FROM LOCAL DEALER WITH 30,000 MILES. 1)35,120 MILES,COMPLAINED OF SHIMMY IN FRONT STEERING. SERVICE PERFORMED,BALANCE TIRES,DRAIN AND REFILL TRANSFER CASE. 2)33196 MILES, AC NOT BLOWING COLD AIR,SERVICE TEDT SYSTEM,FOUND LEAK ON BACK OF COMPRESOR, REPLACE COMPRESSOR. 3)35338 MILESSES LIGHT ON, SCANNED FOR CODES, BANK 1 SENSOR 2 OXYGEN SENSOR, REPLACE BANK 1 SENSOR 2. 4) 35,338 MILES,CHECK AC, TEST FOR LEAKS,LEAKING OUT SEAL BACK OF COMPRESSOR,REPLACE AC COMPRESSOR SECOND TIME.REPLACE ORFICE TUBE. 5)ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH, SERVICE SCAN FOR CODES, PULL AND CLEAN EGR VALVE. 6)39,434 MILES, FUEL SYSTEM WORK, FUEL GAGE ERRATIC, FUEL SENDER BAD, REPLACED 7)39,434 MILES, DOOR HINGE LOOSE,MISSING RETAINER CLIP, INSTALLED RETAINER CLIP. 8)45,361 MMILES CHECK AC, COMPRESSOR KICKS OFF AND ON RAPIDLY, AC SYSTEM IS LOW NEEDED CHARGE. 9)45,361 MILES, SERVICE COOLING SYSTEM (DEXCOOL) CHANGED COOLANT. 10)45,361 MILES, BRAKE SQUEEL, REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND SHOES. 11)47,577 MILES,ELECTRICAL ENGINE WORK,ENGINE STOPPED,ALTERNATOR TEST GOOD, REPLACED BATTERY. 12)47,577 MILES, CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM,CHARGING LIGHT ON, TEST THE SYSTEM, ALTERNATOR FAILED LOAD TEST, REPLACED ALTERNATOR. NOTE SERVICE ABOVE ! 13)48,222 MILES CHECK FRONT END WANDER, REPLACED BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS,LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING, REPLACE SEAL.OIL LEAK, REPLACED OIL COOLER LINES. 14)48,222 MILES, CHECK FRONT END WANDER, REPLACE IDLER ARM 15)49,322 MILES SERVICE COOLING SYSTEM , NO HEAT, FLUSHED COOLING SYSTEM FLUSH HEATER CORE, REPLACED COOLANT AGAIN. (DEXCOOL) 16)57,010 MILES HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED, LOWER BAALLJOINTS WORN AGAIN 1 YEAR LATER AFTER DEALER REPLACED.

WINDSHIED WIPERS EITHER WON'T WORK AT ALL OR STOP FAIL AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING. THIS CAUSING POOR VISIABITY. HAD TO REPLACE MOTOR AT OWNER EXPENSE

POWER SEAT SHORTED OUT AND THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BURNED AND CHAFED WIRES, BELT TENSIONER WAS NOISY, THE REMOTE LOCKS SHORTED OUT AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE RECEIVER MODULE, INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING COOLANT, REAR WIPER MOTOR SHORTED OUT, FUEL SENSOR SHORTED OUT, RIGHT AXLE SEAL FAILED CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK, MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH FAILED, THE TRANSMISSION HAD NO REVERSE, NO THIRD GEAR ONLY FIRST GEAR. NLM

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENLY NOW THE WIPER WON'T COME ON AT ALL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVERS VIEW. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDE DUE TO THE VIN DEALER NOTIFIED. TS