2002 Oldsmobile Bravada complaints

INCIDENT #1: DEFECT IN WIRING OF ENGINE CONTROL MODULE CAUSED ECM TO SHORT OUT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL. FROM TALKING WITH OTHER OWNERS, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON EARLY VEHICLES. INCIDENT #2: INTERNAL COMPONENT OF ENGINE DISINTEGRATED CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE BEING REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. GM AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH EARLY PRODUCTION VEHICLES.

WHILE IN MOTION, CONSUMER NOTICED THE ABS FAIL LIGHT COME ON, BRAKE FAILURE WARNING FOLLOWED BY IMMEDIATE ENGINE SHUTDOWN, VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY STIFF,SERVICE TECH COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE COMPUTER MEMORY SHOWED NO FAULT OR PROBLEM. DEALER REPLACED POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. *JG

ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AT HIGH SPEEDS, LOST OF POWER & STEERING. ALL DASH LIGHTS AND BRAKE WARNINGS ON. CAN USUSALLY RESTART BUT SPEEDOMETER AND INSTRUMENT PANEL UNOPERABLE. COUPLE OF TIMES THE ENGINE HAS RACED AT HIGH RPMS WITH NO SPEED. HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP 3 TIMES, NEW PCM (COMPUTER) HAS BEEN PUT IN TWICE.HAVE HAD A CASE NUMBER, SAID THEY WEREN'T GOING TO REPLACE CAR, THEY WERE GOING TO FIX IT AND PUT IN THE 2ND PCM. ON PINS AND NEEDLES WAITING FOR IT TO SHUT DOWN AGAIN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, VEHICLE STARTED TO BOUNCE. DEALER DETERMINED THAT COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY IN THE REAR SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER STATES AT THE TIME OF FAILURE ACCELERATION BECAME DIFFICULT. *YH

MIRRORS CONSTANTLY LOSE MEMORY POSITION AND TEND TO WANDER UPON REMOTE UNLOCK. IF NOT IMMEDIATELY NOTICED, CAN CAUSE VIEW PROBLEMS LATER DURING THE DRIVE AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK

SIDE AIR BAG TO DRIVER'S DOOR DIDN'T DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER STATED IF THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO B-PILLAR IT WOULD NOT DEPLOY UNLESS VEHICLE HAD A DIRECT HIT FROM ENDING OF DRIVERS DOOR TO THE BEGINNING OF PASSENGERS DOOR. *AK *YD

REAR VIEW MIRROR MEMORY FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK. MOST TIMES IT ADJUSTS THE MIRRORS TO AN ODD POSITION. SOMETIMES MAKES RATCHETING SOUND. REQUIRES READJUSTMENT OF MIRRORS ON NEARLY EVERY LOCKING, UNLOCKING OF DOORS. *AK

MEMORY MIRRORS DO NOT RETURN TO PREVIOUS POSITION UPON UNLOCKING VEHICLE. MIRRORS CONSTANTLY CHANGE POSITION AND POSITION THEMSELVES SUCH THAT THE DRIVER DOES NOT HAVE VIEW OF ADJACENT/REARWARD VEHICLES WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD.

PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKS INTO PLACE WITH LITTLE OR NO PASSENGER MOVEMENT, CANNOT BE RELEASED WITHOUT REMOVING SEATBELT COMPLETELY AND RETRACTING COMPLETELY. ALSO OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER W/ SAME PROBLEM ON PASSENGER SIDE RESTRAINT. PASSENGER MUST REMOVE SEAT BELT EVERY FEW MINUTES JUST TO BREATHE OR TUCK SHOULDER STRAP BEHIND THEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS FLAW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT ON ALL 2002 BRAVADA'S, TRAILBLAZERS AND ENVOYS. DEALER HAS NO FIX AT THIS TIME EXCEPT TO TRY A SEAT BELT EXTENDER TO CHANGE PASSENGER SIDE ANGLE ON RESTRAINT BELT TO SEE IF IT HELPS. THIS SHOULD BE A SERIOUS RECALL ISSUE. WILL FILE SEPERATE COMPLAINT FOR 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER ALSO JUST PURCHASED. THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY SHOULD A CRASH OCCUR WHILE PASSENGER IS UNRESTRAINED WHILE RETRACTING AND REAPPLYING RESTRAINT.

MEMORY MIRRORS DO NOT RETURN TO THEIR POSITION AFTER COMING FROM REVERSE. CONSUMER MUST ADJUST MIRRORS, WHILE DRIVING, TO GET THE BACK TO THE PROPER POSITION. PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS WHILE BRAKING. CONSUMER MUST UNFASTEN THE SEAT BELT - WHILE MOVING - RECOIL AND THEN FASTEN SEATBELT TO RELEASE PRESSURE. TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS 15-30 SECONDS AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IN COLD WEATHER. DOWNSHIFTS ARE HARD (FEELING LIKE VEHICLE HAS BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND) AND LONG (TIME BETWEEN GEARS).*AK

DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON 4 LANE DIVIDED HWY, LOST ALL POWER. COASTED TO SHOULDER, USING ON-STAR CONTACTED AND RECEIVED OLDS AUTHORIZATION # 00258904, TOWED TO NEAREST OLDS DEALER. COULDNOT DUPLICATE OR IDENTIFY FAILURE, REPROGRAMED ON-BOARD COMPUTER.*AK

MIRRORS ON SIDE OF VEHICLE ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. MIRRORS HAVE SET TO BE IN ONE PLACE, BUT WHEN TURNING VEHICLE ON, MIRRORS WILL CHANGE TO A DIFFERENT POSITION, MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO CHECK ON OTHER VEHICLES.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH ON A SNOWY ROAD, CONSUMER FELT THAT 4-WHEEL DRIVE WAS NOT WORKING, HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT WHEEL CABLE HAD BEEN DISCONECTED FROM COMPUTER, AND VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.*AK *SLC

AFTER STARTUP, FAN NOISE WAS VERY LOUD AND REMAINED LOUD WHILE DRIVING. GOT LOUDER WHEN ACCELERATING AND TRANSMISSION SEEMED SLUGGISH. DEALER REPLACED FAN BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VERY POOR TRACTION AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE IN SNOW,WITH LOSS OF CONTROL ON UP-HILL DRIVE .DEALER AND OLDS AMMITTED POSSIBLE FAULT WITH FACTORY TIRES, ALTHOUGH SINCE TIRES NOT DEFECTIVE ,WOULD NOT REPLACE WITH A TIRE MORE SUITABLE TIRE FOR A SUV. THE PRIMARY REASON FOR PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE WAS THE MANUFACTURES CLAIM OF IT'S "SMART-TRAC" ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM, AND THE DEALERS ASSURANCE OF GOOD PERFORMANCE IN POOR WEATHER/ROAD CONDITIONS. OLDSMOBLE WILL NOT OFFER ANY FUTHER ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER, ALTHOUGH WE FEAR USING OUR NEW (AND EXPENSIVE ) ALL WHEEL DRIVE SUV IN THE NEXT SNOWSTORM.

THIS VEHICLE HAS A 60/40 SPLIT FOLDING REAR SEAT. THE WIDER SIDE WAS DESIGNED TO ACCOMODATE 2 LATCHES TO LOCK THE SEAT BOTTOM INTO PLACE. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER ONLY INSTALLED 1 LATCH. THEREFORE THE SEAT BOTTOM IS NOT SECURE AT THE MIDDLE SEATING POSITION AND CAN BE SHAKEN CONSIDERABLY BY HAND. WE WILL NEED TO INSTALL AT CHILD SEAT IN THE MIDDLE POSTION. DUE TO THE SEAT BEING INADEQUATELY SECURED, WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILD OR ANY REAR SEAT PASSENGER IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE DEALER HAS REFUSED TO INSTALL A SECOND LATCH, CLAIMING THAT IT IS A SAFE DESIGN. I BELIEVE THAT, IN ADDITION TO THE 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA, THAT THE REAR SEATS OF THE 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER AND 2002 GMC ENVOY ALSO HAVE ONLY 1 LATCH FOR THE WIDER REAR SEAT. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS IT IS A SAFETY RISK AFFECTING A LARGE NUMBER OF NEW VEHICLES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, CANNOT RESTART VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED IT WAS COMPUTER . DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER, BUT STILL HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY STOP. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER. A MONTH LATER PROBLEM REOCCURRED. CONSUMER IS AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *AK DEALER STATED THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED REPLACED, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN OKAY SO FAR. *SLC

ENGINE HAS QUIT TWICE WHILE DRIVING AT 45 AND 65 MPH. PCM HAS BEEN CHANGED 2 TIMES.

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKE AND STEERING CONTROL. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE FOUR TIMES, AND HAS FAILED TO EFFECTIVELY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

I PURCHASED THIS CAR ON JUNE 13,2001 AND HAVE CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE AND ACCELERATION OF THE CAR. WHEN YOU ACCELERATE TO CHANGE LANES THE RPMS RESPOND, BUT THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE IT IS AS IF THE LINK BETWEEN THE TWO COMPONENT IS MALFUNCTIONING. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 4MONTHS AND IT HAS BEEN 17 DAYS IN THE REPAIR AT THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE CONCERN THAT WITH THE CAR INSTANTLY DYING THAT I COULD BE THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT, AND RESULT IN INJURY TO MY FAMILY, OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY OR MYSELF. OLDSMOBILE NEEDS TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND IDENTIFY A SOLUTION BEFORE THERE IS SERIOUS INJURY FROM THIS POWER TRAIN FAILURE.*AK

SUV T-BONED IN DRIVER DOOR AT ESTIMATED 40MPH. SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH SEAT WAS RIPPED FROM ITS MOORING. ON STAR SYSTEM DID NOT ACTIVATE TO SIGNAL 911. IN ADDITION THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE OPPOSITE THE ACCIDENT ROLLED OFF OF THE RIM. IS THIS NORMAL? ON AT LEAST FOUR OCCASIONS SINCE PURCHASING THE SUV THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKS WHILE STOPPING AND WILL NOT RELEASE. MUST UNBUCKLE AND RETRACT BEFORE IT CAN BE EXTENDED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55MPH UP A HIL SPEED JUST DROPPED TO 30MPH . ALSO, STATED ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONED, AND LOST ALL POWER WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER DID STATE A SIGNAL ON DASH STATED CONTACT ONSITE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER CHANGED MODULE.

MY VEHICLE IS THE SECOND AT THIS DEALER TO HAVE THIS CONDITION. DRIVING THE VEHICLE LIKE THIS WILL CAUSE MAJOR ENGINE COMPONENT FAILURE, PER THE SERVICE MANAGER. THEY HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE CAM PHASER AND ON A SECOND VISIT, THE CRANK SHAFT. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME GM HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM ON THEIR HANDS WITH THIS CONDITION, AND THEY HAVE RUN OUT OF IDEAS ON HOW TO REPAIR IT. I AM TRYING TO GET THE DEALER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK AND REFUND MY MONEY. I DO NOT WANT TO BE GM'S TESTING GROUND. A WARNING NEEDS TO BE POSTED SO OTHER CONSUMERS DO NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE I DID.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO ABOUT 3-5 MPH AND FELT VERY SLUGGISH ALTHOUGH THE DRIVER WAS GIVING IT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GAS, THE NEXT DAY IT WAS RUNNING FINE, A WEEK LATER THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE PROBLEM COULD BE THE BATTERY BUT WAS NOT 100 PERCENT SURE, THE CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE REPAIR AND IS REQUESTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. NLM

CENTER REAR SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK. RATCHING MECHANISM IN SEAT CONTINUES TO TIGHTEN WHEN PUT IT ON UNTIL IT'S TO MUCH PRESSURE. *AK GENERAL MOTORS COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY EXPLANATION OR LOGIC FOR WHY THE CENTER SEATBELT WORKS DIFFERENTLY THAN ALL THE OTHERS IN THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS NOT SAFE. NLM

ON JUNE 9, 2001 I BOUGHT/LEASED A NEW 2002 BRAVADA. SINCE THIS TIME I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR SERVICE. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON JUNE 17 (JUST 8 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT MY NEW VEHICLE). THE CAR HAD JUST 200 MILES ON IT. I WENT OUT TO MY VEHICLE AND THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE WAS SITTING ABOUT 4 INCHES FROM THE GROUND . WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS BOUNCING AND THE REAR PASSENGERS WERE SITTING TOTALLY RECLINED. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SERVICE CENTER, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE REAR SUSPENSION AND THEY WOULD HAVE MY CAR FOR 3 WEEKS. AFTER MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT GM SHIPPED THE PART NEEDED OVERNIGHT SINCE I WAS SO UPSET (THE SALESMAN THAT SOLD ME THE CAR TOLD ME THIS). NEEDLESS TO SAY, I RECEIVED ANOTHER CALL FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHO TOLD ME THAT (AFTER 3 DAYS ) MY CAR WAS READY "WE ROBBED A PART FROM ANOTHER 2002 BRAVADA ON THE LOT". I THEN ON 7/31/01, PARKED MY CAR ON MY DRIVEWAY (INCLINE) AND THEN PLACED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. A FEW HOURS LATER I CAME OUT, STARTED MY CAR, TOOK THE EMERGENCY BRAKE OFF, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. AT THAT TIME I WENT TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND MY CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, INTO THE STREET AND INTO MY NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT DID NOT STOP, I HAD TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I ONCE AGAIN TRIED TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND APPLY MY BRAKES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO. I USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE O

STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN, DEALER WILL REPLACE RACK AND PINION.*AK

HEADLINER HAS DROPPED (IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS STUCK UP WITH A HOOK/LOOP STRIP) BEHIND SUNROOF. DEALER WILL NOT EVEN TRY TO REPAIR SINCE "ALL OF THE ONES THEY HAVE ON THE LOT ARE LIKE THAT". AN OBVIOUS DEFECT SINCE IT HAS CLEARLY DROPPED FROM THE POSITION THEY INTENDED ON IT BEING.*AK

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKS UP WHILE STOPPING AND WILL NOT RELEASE. BELT MUST BE UNBUCKLED AND RETRACTED BEFORE IT CAN BE EXTENDED.*AK

THIS BRAVADA HAD BEEN RECALLED AND THE PART REPLACED. WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT AT SLOW SPEED THE STEERING FAILED, CAR FELL TO THE RIGHT AND INTO A TELEPHONE POLE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE PART THAT FAILED WAS THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED DURING RECALL. GM, AFTER INVESTIGATING, IS CLAIMING NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS INCIDENT. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS KILLED AT A HIGHER SPEED. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO PREVENT ANYONE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE FROM BEING INJURED OR KILLED. *AK

WHEN ACCELERATING THERE IS A LOUD WHINE UP TO 3RD GEAR. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR. DEALER HAD NO EXPLANATION NOR REMEDY TO OFFER.*AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 01V126000; CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO MANUFACTURER NOT KNOWING AVAILABILITY. LETTER INDICATED PARTS AT DEALERSHIP ON APRIL 27, 2001, AND THEY WERE NOT.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIIFCATION (01V126000) BUT IS NOT SATISIFIED BECAUSE TO THIS DATE NO RESOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURED. *JB

DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT ENGAGED (REARWARD) BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. THE SEAT COULD NOT BE RETURNED TO ORIGINAL POSITION. FOLLOWING THIS EVENT, THE SEAT WOULD NO LONGER FUNCTION. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SEAT HEATERS FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD ALSO NOT FUNCTION FOLLOWING THAT INCIDENT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON 04/04/2001. WHILE THIS VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR THIS FAILURE, A SAFETY RECALL REGARDING SUSPENSION FAILURE WAS ISSUED AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETAINED BY THE DEALER AT THE REQUEST OF GM (04/05/2001).*AK

COMPUTER COMMAND CONTROL MODULE IS A SYSTEM THAT TRACKS EMERGENCY VEHICLE, AND CONTROL ARM OF SUSPENSION. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

ON STAR SYSTEM ISN'T OPERABLE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK