1997 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA Complaints

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE DRIVESHAFT SEPARATED AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

UNKNOWN AS TO BEGINNING DATE OF "PINION SEAL LEAK" RESULTING IN VIBRATIONS AT 45 TO 65 MILES PER HOUR, AND FUEL GUAGE INACCURATE SINCE AROUND 60,000 MILES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35-40 MPH UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE, AND CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

INTERIOR LIGHTS SOMETIMES STAY ON WONT SHUT OFF, DIGITAL COMPASS, TEMPATURE SCREEN WONT KEEP MEMORY--BROKEN FUEL PUMP, LEAKED GAS---DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT SHUT, FRAME AROUND DOOR LATCH TO CRACK & BREAK---REAR WIPER DOES NOT MOVE---FACTORY DECK SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK---CD PLAYER WONT WORK AT ALL---SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON---KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION--AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK DOES NOT WORK---LOUD KNOCKING SOUND WHEN TURNING

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE CONSUMER RAN HEAD ON INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND NONE OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONTACTED DEALER.*JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM REAR WHEEL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WIRING WAS PINCHED AGAINST FLOORBOARDS AND DRIVERS SEAT MOUNTING FRAME, WE HAD REPAIRED AT OUR OWN EXPENSE, 7 HOURS OF LABOR @ $55.00/HOUR - PRICE FOR THE PART -$5.53. PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED W/ IT, DRIVER SEAT ADJUST INOPERABLE, INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH, DOOR LOCKS LOCK/UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES. IS IT A DEFECTIVE OR INCORRECTLY INSTALLED WIRING? HOW IS THE OWNER RESPONSIBLE FOR WIRES GETTING CRIMPED WHEN ADJUSTING THE SEAT? WE DID NOT INSTALL THE WIRING, THE MANUFACTURER DID. IT WAS NOT ABUSED. WE DO NOT FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR WIRING INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER GETTING CRIMPED IN BETWEEN THE FLOOR BOARD AND DRIVE SEAT WHEN WE ADJUST IT.

ELECTRICAL SENSOR MONITORING FUEL LEVEL COMMENCED TO PROMOTE FALSE FUEL LEVEL DISPLAY AT ABOUT 41,000 MILES. PROBLEM WOULD MANIFEST UPON FUEL LEVEL REACHING 1/4 FULL; FUEL GUAGE WOULD MOVE TO NEAR FULL. RESEARCHING INTERNET CAR WEBSITES THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG OWNERS OF 1997 BRAVADA, JIMMYS AND BLAZERS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY DEFECT CAUSING OPERATOR TO RUN OUT OF FUEL BELIEVING VEHICLE HAS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 1/2 TO 3/4'S A FULL TANK. MY WIFE RAN OUT OF GAS ON I-77 OUTSIDE OF CHARLOTTE, NC DURING FAST TRAFFIC, ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRYING TO GET OFF THE ROAD. THERE WAS ALSO DANGER OF SOMEONE STOPPING WITH INTENTIONS OTHER THAN HELP. COST QUOTED FOR REPAIR WAS $1,000, ALTHOUGH THIS AMOUNT WAS REDUCED TO $500. I CONTEND AND I BELIEVE THE OTHER OWNERS WHO DESCRIBED THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE INTERNET, WOULD ALSO CONTEND, THIS MATTER A SAFETY ISSUE. IF YOU REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.*AK

CONSUMER STATED, BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED, AUTOMATIC DOOR STOPPED FOR A SHORT TIME, LIGHTS OFTEN FLICKER, LUMBER DRIVERS SEAT BLEW, A FUSE THAT CONTROLS DOOR LOCKS, REAR HATCH AND SEAT SAFETY ADJUSTMENTS, WERE ALL INOPERATIVE. *YD

THERE IS RUST IN THE ANTI-FREEZE, I HAD THE ANTI-FREEZE DRAINED AND REPLACED THE FLUID AND AFTER ONLY 7000 MILES THE ANTI-FREEZE IS ONCE AGAIN FILLED WITH A BROWNISH , GRITTY FLUID. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT I REPLACE IT AGAIN SO AS TO NOT DAMAGE ANY OF THE ENGINE COMPONETS. *AK