1997 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA Complaints

FUEL GAUGE MISREADS AMOUNT OF FUEL IN VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THE FUEL GUAGE MALFUNCTIONED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, BUT NOW IT STOPPED COMPLETELY. *YH

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER HAS REPLACED WIPER MOTOR.*AK THE WIPER MOTOR WAS REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *YH

POWER DOOR/ LOCKS LOCK AND UNLOCK INVOLUNTARILY. GMC EXPECTS CONSUMER TO PAY TO INSPECT PROBLEM.*AK THE DOOR LOCKS LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE DRIVING AS WELL AS WHILE STOPPED. *YH

WINDSHIED WIPERS EITHER WON'T WORK AT ALL OR STOP FAIL AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING. I READ IN THE PAPER THAT THEIR IS AN ON-GOING INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM WITH 1997 OLDS CUTLASSES AND WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IT IS HAPPENING ON MY CAR AS WELL.

THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKING, PUTTING TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND CRANKING THE ENGINE WHILE MOVING RESULTS IN IMMEDIATE START-UP, DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NLM

TAILGATE GAS SPRING BRACKET DESIGN ON TAILGATE INADEQUATE. FAILED ABRUPTLY, RESULTING IN THE TAILGATE SLAMMING SHUT, NARROWLY MISSING LORRAINE AND SON WHO HAD JUST STEPPED AWAY FROM THE OPENING. IF THEY HAD BEEN IN THE WAY, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED, PERHAPS SEVERELY. GAS SPRING DROVE UPWARDS WITH GREAT FORCE AND DAMAGED TAILGATE AND BACK GLASS.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED A NOISE OCCURS FROM THE TRANSFER CASE WHICH IS CAUSED BY A GEAR OR SOMETHING WITHIN THE MECHANISM THAT IS LOOSE OR WORN OUT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY POWER WINDOWS FAIL THE WINDOWS WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. ALSO THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF. VAN WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

PROBLEMS 1)ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY REPLACED 2) TENSIONER REPLACED 3) BATTERY REPLACED AGAIN 4) HARMONIC BALANCER REPLACED 5) STARTED REPLACED 6) TRANSFER CASE, DRIVE SHAFT, DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED 7)GAS FLOAT HAS TO BE REPLACED TO GET ACCURATE GAS GAUGE LEVEL TO LIST A FEW OF THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED AFTER A YEAR AND HALF OF OWNING

MY ENTIRE FAMILY OF 5 WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON I75 ,WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO SLOW, THE CAR EXPLODED INTO FLAMES AT THE REAR. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WHEN THE CAR CAME TO REST, THE FLAMES ENGULFED THE MAJORITY OF THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND WE WERE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE EXCEPT THROUGH THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. AFTER RESCUING OUR CHILDREN FROM THEIR REAR SEATS WE ALL EXITED THE CAR AT PASSENGER FRONT EXIT. WITHIN A FEWW SECONDS OF LEAVING HE CAR THE INTERIOR WAS IN FLAMES AND THE THE WINDSHIELD MELTED AND A SECONDARY EXPLOSION OCCURED AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. OUR INSURANCE CO. (AAA) HIRED A PRIVATE FIRE INVESTIGATOR AND THEY FOUND THE ORIGINATION OF THE FIRE TO BE AT THE FUEL LINE WHERE FUEL WAS LEAKING.