1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING FROM THE GAS STATION DRIVER NOTICED DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE NOT ON. ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER THAT, KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. *AK

THIS VEHICLE SHUDDERS ON DRY PAVEMENT. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM. PLEASE SEE BULLETIN # 99-04-21-005 (THIS IS ON YOUR WEBSITE) WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY CHANGED THE FLUID IN THE TRANSFER CASE 3 DIFFERENT TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. WE HAVE CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE, WITH NO RESULTS. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. GM/ OLDSMOBILE REFUSES TO REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE AND THE MECHANIC AT PENCE OLDSMOBILE SUGGESTED THIS IS WHAT SHOULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED EHICLE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND OTHER PARTS, BUTPROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ELECTRONIC CLIMATE CONTROL IS DEFECTIVE WHEN ACTIVATED, OUTSIDE AIR WITH BAD ODOR ENTERS. YH

CAR WOULD NOT START AT TIMES. WHEN CAR WOULD START IT WOULD NOT GO OUT OF FIRST GEAR. ALL DASH LIGHTS WOULD LIGHT UP. TOOK TRUCK IN 3 TIMES BEFORE PROBLEM WAS FOUND.TRUCK LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. OLDMOBILE DID NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR RENTAL CAR WHILE TRUCK WAS BEING LOOKED AT 3 TIMES. *AK

DUE TO DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WINDOWS WENT UP AND DOWN/ HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED, AND BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A CRASH. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING BATTERY CABLE FELL APART WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. *AK

ADVERTISED SAFETY FEATURE "DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS" WERE NOT INSTALLED ON BRAVADAS, WITH A VIN NUMBER OF "[XXX]," AND LATER, DURING THE 1998 MANUFACTURING SEASON. I WAS INFORMED BY OLDSMOBILE ON 10/16/1998 THAT THEY WERE WORKING ON CORRECTING THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. TO DATE, 01/10/2000, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

HEATING ELEMENT LOCATED IN SEAT BACK SHORTED OUT OR OVERHEATED CAUSING RIGHT FRONT SEAT COVER TO MELT. THE PASSENGER SITTING IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT RECEIVED VERY LIGHT SUPERFICIAL BURNS ON HER BACK. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUS IF THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN THE PASSENGER SAT DOWN IN THE SEAT. IT HAPPENED ON A WARM DAY, AND THE HEATING UNIT WAS NOT PURPOSELY SWITCHED ON. THE SWITCH TO THE HEATING UNIT IS LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE SEAT. OFTEN IT IS ACCIDENTALLY KICKED ON WHEN ENTERING OR LEAVING THE VEHICLE.

I WAS HIT IN THE REAR QUARTER PANEL BY A VW. THE BRAVADA ROLLED TWICE. THE VW WAS HARDLY DAMAGED. I WAS ACCUSED OF SPEEDING WHILE IN FACT I WAS NOT. THE VEHICLE JUST ROLLED SO EASILY. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THESE SPORTS UTILITY VEHICLES ROLLING?

BRAKES FAILED. CALIPER HAD INTERNAL SEAL FAILURE. MANAGED TO STOP WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE/ANYTHING. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. REPLACED FAULTY CALIPER.