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Oldsmobile Bravada electrical problems

156 of the 1,346 complaints filed about the Oldsmobile Bravada are about the electrical system — 12% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2002.

156

Complaints

12%

Share of all complaints

6

Crashes

18

Fires

Electrical System complaints by model year

1991 Bravada 2 1.3%

Median failure at 133,000 miles

1992 Bravada 2 1.3%
1993 Bravada 3 1.9%
1994 Bravada 5 3.2%
1996 Bravada 9 5.8%

Median failure at 177,000 miles

1997 Bravada 22 14.1%

Median failure at 80,000 miles

1998 Bravada 25 16.0%

Median failure at 63,000 miles

1999 Bravada 7 4.5%

Median failure at 60,712 miles

2000 Bravada 16 10.3%

Median failure at 104,576 miles

2001 Bravada 5 3.2%

Median failure at 48,000 miles

2002 Bravada 49 31.4%

Median failure at 34,766 miles

2003 Bravada 8 5.1%

Median failure at 55,600 miles

2004 Bravada 3 1.9%

Median failure at 91,386 miles

What owners said

2004 Oldsmobile Bravada at 90,000 miles Fayetteville, NC Crash 2 injured

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

I was in a full impact collision driverside front took all impact of another vehicles front end. NO airbags deployed in my 2004 bravada!!

NHTSA complaint #11479892 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2004 Oldsmobile Bravada at 91,386 miles Eastover, NC

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

WAS DRIVING MYSELF AND 2 CHILDREN DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE HEADLIGHTS SHORTED OUT AND DIDNT COME BACK ON RIGHT AWAY I GOT TRUCK PULLED OFF THE RD. AND TURNED IT OFF GOT OUT TAPPED ON HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY TO SEE IF THERE WAS A SHORT OR A BULB ISSUE THERE WAS NOTHJNG WROMG WITH THE BULDS I GOT BACK IN TURNED KEY STILL NO HEADLIGHTS 20 MINS LATER TRIES TURNING KEY AND HEADLIGHTS SWITCH AND THEY FINALLY BEGAN WORKING THIS HAS HAPPEND 4 TIMES IN 2 WEEKS IVE ONLY OWNED VEHICLE LESS THAN 45 DAYS!!! THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS SHORTED OUT AND THE COOLING FAN SYSTEM FOR ENGINE AND A/C HAS SHORTED OUT!!!

NHTSA complaint #11366777 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Oldsmobile Bravada Zephyrhills, FL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

A RECALL FOR OTHER VEHICLES BUT NOT MINE. LEFT BREAKLIGHT DOESN'T LIGHT UP, TILL YOU MOVE AND DOWN THE TURNSIGNAL LEVER. THEN THE LEFT BREAK LIGHT LIGHTS UP. SO WHY ISN'T MY MODEL IN THIS RECALL ? I FOUND THIS ON A BRAVADA THREAD AND LOTS OF AUTO PARTS STORES SELLING THE PART FOR IT.

NHTSA complaint #11354985 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2002 Oldsmobile Bravada Fort Mill, SC

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SIDE MIRRORS BEING ADJUSTED INCORRECTLY BOTH WHEN BACKING AND ALTERING WHEN GOING FORWARD

NHTSA complaint #11173782 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1997 Oldsmobile Bravada Missoula, MT

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

1997 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VOLTAGE DROPPING WHILE VEHICLE IN STOPPED CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO DIM. *LD

NHTSA complaint #11113750 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1996 Oldsmobile Bravada at 177,000 miles Plainfield, WI

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

MY VEHICLE WILL NOT START HAVING TROUBLE GETTING ENGINE TO START I WAS AT A GAS STATION WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED THEN MANAGED TO START IT MADE IT HOME THEN DIED AT MY HOUSE AND HAS NOT MOVED SINCE.

NHTSA complaint #11093596 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2002 Oldsmobile Bravada at 110,000 miles Hoffman Estates, IL Fire

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

PASSENGER SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM SEAT HEATER WHILE CAR WAS OFF AND NO ONE IN IT. THE SEAT HEATER HAD NOT BEEN USED FOR DAYS. MY CAR WAS PARKED AFTER GOING TO THE STORE ABOUT 3PM. FOUND THE NEXT MORNING ABOUT 10;30 AM .GM DENIED MY CLAIM. SAFETY ISSUE,DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURED DEFECT ,THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. WHOLE INSIDE OF THE CAR IS TRASHED . THE FIRE OBVIOUSLY STARTED FROM THE SEAT MUST HAVE BEEN A BLAZE THE HEADLINER AND VISOR ALSO BURNT. MUST HAVE EXTINGUISHED ITSELF DUE TO LACK OF OXYGEN. I CONTACTED GM THEY NEVER SENT ANYONE TO LOOK AT IT. I EMAILED THEM PHOTOS AND THROUGH THAT THEY ARE DENYING THAT IT IS A DEFECT OR A SAFETY ISSUE. THROUGH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAS HAPPENED TO AND YET THERE IS STILL NOT A RECALL FOR THIS

NHTSA complaint #11062702 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2002 Oldsmobile Bravada at 215,000 miles ST Robert, MO Fire

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN BURNING ODOR UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SEAT WAS MELTING FROM THE BOTTOM AND WAS DRIPPING ONTO THE CARPET. THE CONTACT PULLED THE FUSE BOX WIRES FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT TO PREVENT THE SEAT FROM BURNING; HOWEVER, THE SEAT WAS STILL GETTING HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,000.

NHTSA complaint #10896435 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2002 Oldsmobile Bravada at 162,000 miles East Chicago, IN

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

I RECENTLY HAD A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. TRUCK WAS DRIVING GREAT, HAD NO TELL TALE SIGNS OF ANY PROMBLEMS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN TRUCK CUTS OFF AND WOULD NOT START, HARNESS REPLACED, CAR STARTED NOW GAS PEDAL NOT WORKING AND REDUCE ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS, NEVER BEEN PROMBLEMATIC. TRUCK WAS LOCATED ON CITY STREET NOT MOVEABLE. THE GAS PEDAL MALFUNCTIONED SUDDENLY.

NHTSA complaint #10787936 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2002 Oldsmobile Bravada at 108,600 miles Pomfret, MD

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TRAVELING APX 5-10 MPH DOWN A HWY SLOWING DOWN AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WITH TRAFFIC LIGHT THE ENGINE STALLED/QUIT COMPLETELY AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE WITH HELP TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES THE ENGINE RESTARTED. THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE SEVERAL YEARS AGO (RC 04048) AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BY MYSELF ON 1/21/05 AS SOON AS I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. LOOKING AT THE INVOICE THAT I STILL HAVE IN MY FILES TODAY IT CLAIMS A WIRE JUMPER HARNESS AND STRAP WAS INSTALLED. SEEMS LIKE THIS FIX HAS FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #10745632 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2002 Oldsmobile Bravada at 115,000 miles Nokomis, IL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAGNETIC PICK UP SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

NHTSA complaint #10724896 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Oldsmobile Bravada at 86,000 miles Montpelier, OH

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VEHICLE HAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING TO WORK 3RD SHIFT 55-60 MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD... VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. WITH NO LIGHTS, POWER STEERING, ECT... I WOULD HAVE TO TRY AND PULL OVER IN THE PITCH BLACK OF NIGHT. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES IT WOULD START BACK UP AND ON I WOULD GO, PRAYING IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN AT THE CURVES. AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS OF THIS AND NOBODY HAVING ANY ANSWERS, MY HUSBAND DISCOVERED IT IS A CONNECTOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT GETS CORRODED AND HE HAS TO CLEAN IT. AS LONG AS WE CLEAN THE CORROSION OFF OF THE CONNECTOR ABOUT TWICE A YEAR, THE VEHICLE DOES FINE.

NHTSA complaint #10640372 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1998 Oldsmobile Bravada at 40,000 miles Bayfield, CO

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45-55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOA DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. THE REPAIR FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 42,000.

NHTSA complaint #10611297 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2002 Oldsmobile Bravada at 135,000 miles Livonia, MI

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

THE CAR IS ACTING JUST LIKE THE OTHER IGNITION SWITCH RECALLS GENERAL MOTORS HAS ISSUED. IF THERE IS ANY WEIGHT ON THE KEY CHAIN THE CAR HAS A TENDENCY TO STALL. SOMETIMES IT WILL START UP RIGHT AWAY WHILE OTHER TIMES IT MAY NEED TO SIT FOR UP TO 30 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING AGAIN.

NHTSA complaint #10609554 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2003 Oldsmobile Bravada at 19,780 miles Dublin, OH

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

HEADING WEST ON EMERALD PARKWAY BETWEEN RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND DUBLIN ROAD IN DUBLIN, OH MY BRAVADA STALLED, THE GAUGES WENT WILD, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. I MANAGED TO AVOID OTHER TRAFFIC AND COAST THE BRAVADA ONTO DUBLIN ROAD (TURNING LEFT) AND GET IT STOPPED OFF THE ROAD UNDER THE OVERPASS. THE BRAVADA WOULD NOT RESTART, AND THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. CRESTVIEW CADILLAC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. DECOSKY MOTORS IN MOUNT VERNON, OH (WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW) KNEW RIGHT AWAY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BECAUSE THEY HAD HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF THE SAME ISSUE ON QUITE A FEW GM VEHICLES ALREADY AT THAT TIME (MAY, 2006). MY VEHICLE IS NOT AMONG THE VEHICLES BEING RECALLED BY GM. IT SHOULD BE, AND GM KNEW OF THE ISSUE WAY BACK IN 2006!! I AM WONDERING IF MY VEHICLE WILL DO IT AGAIN. I AM UPSET THAT I HAD TO PAY CRESTVIEW A DIAGNOSTIC FEE, PAY FOR TOWING BOTH TO THEM AND TO DECOSKY'S, HAD TO RENT A CAR, AND OTHER EXPENSES DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #10607246 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2003 Oldsmobile Bravada at 107,000 miles Muskegon, MI

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE SPEEDOMETER READ 120 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

NHTSA complaint #10597339 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2003 Oldsmobile Bravada at 107,000 miles Muskegon, MI

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE SPEEDOMETER READ 120 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

NHTSA complaint #10597339 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1997 Oldsmobile Bravada at 100,000 miles West Mifflin, PA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

WHILE DRIVING MY 1997 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA THE CAR SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY AND CONTINUED TO STALL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE CAR. I DROVE TO MY MECHANICS GARAGE AND HE REPLACED THE IGNITION HARNESS. THIS HAS HAPPED TO ME A TOTAL OF ( 4) FOUR TIMES. THE FREQUENCY HAS BEEN ABOUT EVERY 6 MONTHS TO 1 YEAR. THE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT 100,000 THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USEDWITH ABOUT 95,000 MILES. PLEASE HELP.

NHTSA complaint #10568755 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2003 Oldsmobile Bravada at 74,232 miles Streetsboro, OH

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. AFTER FOUR MINUTES, SEVERAL LIGHTS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE BUT NOT ALL. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES THE IN A 45 MINUTE TIME SPAN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,232.

NHTSA complaint #10487860 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2003 Oldsmobile Bravada at 39,932 miles Dublin, OH

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT REGISTERING PROPERLY (STICKY, SHOWING 25MPH WHEN AT STANDSTILL) AND THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE PEGGED TO THE RIGHT. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SPORADICALLY EVER SINCE (STILL TO THIS DAY) WITH BOTH THE SPEEDOMETER AND OIL GAUGE. YOU NEVER KNOW HOW FAST (OR SLOW) YOU ARE GOING AND YOU FEAR THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO BLOW BECAUSE CANNOT KNOW WHAT THE ACTUAL OIL PRESSURE READING IS. AS OF TODAY THE ACTUAL MILEAGE IS ONLY 57661.

NHTSA complaint #10480091 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other Oldsmobile Bravada problems

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