1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA Complaints

THE PULSE WINDSHIELD DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT HAD BEEN RECALLED BY GM. PH *CB *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND OFF. *AK

INTERNAL PIECE (PART NUMBER?) OF THE THROTTLE BODY (21247) ATTACHED TO THE THROTTLE PLATE (21465) THAT IS HELD IN BY (2) RIVETS. THE 2 RIVETS FAILED CAUSING WHATEVER WAS THERE TO GET SUCKED INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. I HAVE THE OLD PART WITH THE BROKEN RIVETS. THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY ANY FOREIGN OBJECT. THE TOTAL FOR THE REPAIR = $1360.00. *NLM

WIPER MOTOR FAILURE DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. ALSO, WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER NOT WORKING DUE TO RUST CLOGGING THE HEATER CORE ALSO CAUSING MOTOR TO OVERHEAT AND STALL IN THE SUMMER. *NLM

THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON MY 1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA WITH AWD SMARTRACK WEAR AT A VERY ACCELERATED RATE. THEY, ALONG WITH THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACED SOON AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT APPROX 86000 MILES WITH ALL GM PARTS, AND NOW AT 93000 MILES NEED REPLACING AGAIN. THEY HAVE BEEN PROPERLY LUBRICATED, AND THE FRONT END HAS BEEN ALIGNED SEVERAL TIMES, ALL BY A GM DEALER. THE VEHICLE IS NOT USED OFF ROAD OR FOR PLOWING. HAVING SPOKE TO SEVERAL OTHER BRAVADA OWNERS, I AM FINDING THIS TO BE A RATHER COMMON PROBLEM. THESE COMPONENTS ARE CRITICAL, AND SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THAN THEY HAVE, ESPECIALLY ON AN ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE THAT NEVER GOES OFF ROAD. NO RECALL IS NOTED, HOWEVER FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THESE HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA. THE VEHICLE IS FITTED WITH QUALITY NAME BRAND STANDARD SIZE TIRES IN GOOD CONDITION. *NLM

THE WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN OPERATION. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER DURING A RAIN STORM. RECALL 98V150001 WAS ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKE/MODEL VEHICLES, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN#. *TS *NLM

THE DASH GUAGES AND THE LIGHTS FLASHED ON/OFF THEN WENT OUT COMPLETELY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS BAD. AT 33000K MILES THE CONSUMER WENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE CHECKED DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ROUGH AND STARTING IN SECOND GEAR, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE IGNITION HAD GONE BAD AGAIN. *SCC *JG

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 50MPH. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

FRONT PINON SEAL IS BROKEN AND IT IS LEAKING OVER ENGINE.CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

FRONT PINION SEAL BROKE AND STARTED LEAKING ALL OVER THE ENGINE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK