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1999 Oldsmobile Bravada complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1999 record →

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Sep 15, 1999MA

DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT WOULD TURN OFF EVERY TIME THE TURN SIGNAL IS USED. BEEN TO DLR AND WAS UNFORMED IT WAS DESIGNED LIKE THAT. *AK

Structure › Body
Filed Aug 23, 1999MI

THIS MODEL HAS AN OVERHEAD CONSOLE WITH A READOUT THAT PURPORTS TO TELL THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE. THE TEMPERATURE READOUT IS CONSISTENTLY 5-15 DEGREES WARMER THAN THE ACTUAL OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. BASED ON THE READOUT, THE CONSOLE SHOWS AN "ICE" WARNING WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE RIGHT FOR THE FORMATION OF ICE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS READOUT MIGHT SUGGEST THAT TEMPERATURES ARE 10 OR 15 DEGREES ABOVE FREEZING, WHEN IN FACT ICE MAY BE PRESENT ON THE ROAD. OLDSMOBILE HAS ACKNOWLEDGED TO ME THAT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT, AND THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. IN TALKING WITH OWNERS OF "TWIN VEHICLES" (CHEVY BLAZER AND GMC JIMMY) OF VARIOUS MODEL YEARS, THEY REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS APPARENTLY BEEN PRESENT ON THESE MODELS FOR AT LEAST A COUPLE OF MODEL YEARS.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 10, 1999IN

AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER BEING HIT FRONT AND BACK

Suspension › Front
Filed Aug 3, 1999MN

THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, DEALER HAS CHANGED AND BALANCED TIRES (5 TIMES), CHANGED TRANSFER CASE OIL, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS DUE TO POSSIBLE TRANFER CASE OR SUSPENSION FAILURE.*ET

Air BagsCrash
Filed Jul 8, 1999IN

NO SUMMARY LISTEED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Filed Jun 4, 1999PA

TRUCK HAS A SEVERE "SHUDDER" ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE ON SLOW SPEED TURNS. ACCORDING TO DEALER GM HAS RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF TRANSFER CASE FLUID WITH A "NOT YET MANUFACTURED" PRODUCT. PROBLEM IS MORE NOTICEABLE AS MILEAGE INCREASES.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed May 23, 1999NY

WHILE DRIVING OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA AND SIGNALING FOR LANE CHANGE THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF. WHEN LANE CHANGE IS COMPLETE AND TURN SIGNAL IS BACK TO NEUTRAL POSITION RUNNING LIGHTS TURN BACK ON. I HAVE ASKED THE CAR DEALERSHIP TO CHECK THIS OUT AND THEY SEEMED BAFFLED BY IT, AND HAVE TOLD ME THIS IS A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE BRAVADA. I HAVE TRIED TO CALL OLDSMOBILE BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT TO HELP. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND WOULD LIKE AN ANSWER AS TO WHY THE LIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AND SIGNALING. THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS SHOULD REMAIN ON DESPITE SIGNALING WHILE CHANGING LANES. PLEASE HELP ME SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU.

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Apr 20, 1999NM

DESIGN OF THE HORN IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PRESS TO ENGAGE, REQUIRES EXCESSIVE EFFORT.MJS

Parking Brake › Conventional › Mechanical › Linkage and Cable
Filed Jan 22, 1999NY

WHEN SNOW AND ICE BUILDS UP ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLES, IT MAKES THEM ACTIVATE THE BRAKES. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jan 22, 1999NY

ICE AND SNOW COLLECTED ON EMER.CABLE AND ENGAGED BRAKE

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