2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA Complaints

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS UNDER NHTSA RECALL 04V527000 CONCERNING THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS . THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE. HOWEVER, VEHICLE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER. SHE WAS TOLD THE REPAIRS WILL BE AT CONTACT'S EXPENSE . *AK

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA AWD. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A GENERAL MOTORS 4L60-E AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED WITH 58,000 MILES REGISTERING ON THE ODOMETER. ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2005, MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING TO WORK. SHE MADE A LEFT TURN ONTO A MAJOR U.S. 4 LANE HIGHWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO IMMEDIATELY LOOSE ACCELERATION AND FORWARD MOBILITY RESULTING IN HER BEING STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF TWO ONCOMING LANES OF TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. WHILE UNEXPECTED MECHANICAL FAILURES CAN HAPPEN TO ANY VEHICLE IN ANY CONDITION, I HAVE LEARNED THIS APPEARS TO BE A FREQUENT FAILURE COMPLAINT TO THIS PARTICULAR GM TRANSMISSION AND IT HAS LEFT MANY CONSUMERS IN THE SAME SITUATION. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED I WAS INFORMED BY A LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE GM 4L60-E TRANSMISSION. SPECIFICALLY THE TRANSMISSION PART KNOWN AS THE 'SUN SHELL SPLEEN'. REPAIR COST TOTALED $1,687. I CONTACTED TWO LOCAL GM DEALERS AND BOTH ADVISED THEIR COST WOULD BE IN EXCESS OF $2,300 FOR THE SAME SERVICE. I THEN BEGAN CONTACTING LOCAL GM DEALERSHIPS IN SURROUNDING COUNTIES - A TOTAL OF NINE. AS I DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM TO THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES OF THESE DEALERSHIPS, ALL IMMEDIATELY MENTIONED THE '...SPLEEN GEAR.' EACH CONFIRMED IT WAS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE SUN SHELL SPLEEN GEAR. EACH OF THESE SERVICE PERSONNEL ADVISED ME THEIR DEALERSHIPS HAVE REPLACED THESE IN MORE THAN ONE GM 4L60-E TRANSMISSIONS. ON SEVERAL ACCOUNTS I LEARNED OF SAME VEHICLE-MULTIPLE REPLACEMENTS AND COMMON MODEL YEAR PROBLEMS OF 2001 TO CURRENT WITH MOST FAILURES OCCURRING WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. ALL ADVISED ME NOT TO USE OEM PARTS WHEN REPLACING OR REPAIRING THE TRANSMISSION OF MY VEHICLE. IT IS MY REQUEST YOUR AGENCY DIRECT ATTENTION TOWARDS COMPLAINTS INVOLVING THE GM 4L60-E TRANSMISSION. *JB

WHENEVER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ON DELAY - THEY DRAG ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. SO FAR, I HAVE CLEANED THE WINDSHIELD THOROUGHLY WITH ALCOHOL, WINDOW CLEANER, AND VINEGAR, AS WELL AS THE GARAGE HAS PUT NEW WIPER BLADES ON, AND SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR DUE TO A RECALL.. ALL TO NO AVAIL. *NM

CONSUMER VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. *TS WHEN THE VEHICLE CUT OFF FOR THE SECOND TIME, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE BATTERY WAS WEAK. *JB

DT: A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA BUILD IN JULY 2001. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TWICE, AND THEY TOLD HIM BOTH TIMES THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL 04V289000 DUE TO VIN. AFTERWARDS HE CONTACTED THE CONSUMER REPORTS, AND THEY SENT HIM A COPY OF COMPLAINT AND A COPY OF THE RECALL NOTICE, THE RECALL COPY CONSUMER RECEIVED SAID THAT THE BUILT DATES OF OCTOBER 2000-2001 WERE INCLUDED; HIS VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN JULY 2001. CONSUMER' VEHICLE S WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A SIMILAR PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. HIS VEHICLE. ALSO, INCIDENT DATE WAS THE DATE THE REPORT WAS SENT OUT. *AK

DT: CALLER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED, SURGED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEREFORE COULD NOT FIX IT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. CALLER STATED THE PROBLEM HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS, AND EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. *AK

I HAVE A 2002 GMC SAFARI VAN. THE HEATER CORE IS LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. IT IS COVERED BY AN UNINSULATED PLASTIC COVER, WHICH WHEN THE HEATER IS ON GETS EXTREMELY HOT. MY WIFE ACCIDENTLY TOUCHED IT WITH HER LEG AND BURNED HERSELF. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE CAR SERVICED BY A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHICH IS MORE CONVENIENT TO ME. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS WORKING CORRECTLY. I TOOK IT, AT THERE REQUEST TO A GMC DEALERSHIP, AT MY OWN EXPENSE IN ALBANY, NY AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY AND THEY COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. GMC REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, CLAIMING IT WAS WORKING PROPERLY AND THAT WAS THE DESIGN. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DESIGN FLAW WHICH IS EASILY CORRECTABLE. GMC CASE # 1-343963559

MY 2002 OLDMOBILE BRAVADO HAS LESS THAN 36000 MILES ON IT AND ALL THE BRAKE ROTORS HAVE RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR. I TOOK IT TO A REPUTABLE AUTO REPAIR PLACE IN CADILLAC MICHIGAN AND THEY TOLD ME MANY OF THESE CARS WERE SUPPLIED WITH CHEAP ROTORS FROM CHINA.

THE VEHICLE HAD FEW RECALLS INCLUDING INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE BACK WIPER STOPPED ALTOGETHER, WHEN MAKING TURNS THE VEHICLE MAKES NOISES AND THE GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD HAD GONE OUT AND THE TAIL LIGHT FLICKERED. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN #04V046000. *SC THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS INOPERATIVE. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT WAS DOING IT INTERMITTENTLY IT WOULD HAVE TO DO THIS ALL THE TIME FOR THEM TO FIX IT. THE LIGHTS ON THE DISPLAY WILL COME ON AND GO OFF. FOR EXAMPLE: AIR BAG, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AND THE AIR CONDITION WILL JUST STOP WORKING AND THE VOLUME TO THE RADIO WILL BE ALL THE WAY UP WHEN HE STARTS THE VEHICLE. THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT CAN ACTUALLY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SHUT ITSELF OFF. THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LIGHT CAME ON, THE AIR CONDITION SHUT OFF AND THE RADIO CAME ON. THE VEHICLE HAS A READ OUT DISPLAY. IT IS GETTING WORSE. THE INDICATOR LIGHT WILL CHANGE FROM WORKING TO BEING INOPERATIVE. *JB