27 of the
1,346 complaints filed about the Oldsmobile Bravada
are about the seat belts —
2% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2002.
AT 60K MILES HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR (WITH 2003 CHEVY BLAZER). MIRRORS DON'T RECALL AND MOVE WHEN UNLOCKING CAR. PASSENGER SEAT BELT GETS TIGHT AFTER BRAKING AND HAS TO BE UNDONE, RECOILED, AND PUT BACK ON. BACKUP LIGHTS BLOW EVERY YEAR. THE AWD WAS FIXED TWICE BY DEALER AND MESSED UP AGAIN SO WE HAD IT REMOVED. THE AIR SUSPENSION BLEW & WAS REPLACED WITH SPRINGS. TERRIBLE RACKET IN THE REAR END. DRIVER HEATED SEAT QUIT WORKING 2 YEARS AGO. THIS YEAR, TRANSMISSION HAS QUIT WORKING (WHILE DRIVING) AND I AM OVER THIS CAR!
NHTSA complaint #10949015 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
97 OLDS BRAVADA RETRACTABLE SEAT BELTS HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY, NOW DO NOT WORK ON EITHER DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE. SEATBELTS DO NOT "CATCH" DURING COLLISION AND JUST KEEP PULLING OUT OF HOUSING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY NUMEROUS DEALERSHIPS THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS, WHICH PROBABLY ALSO INCLUDE CHEVY BLAZERS AND GMC JIMMY'S. GM DID A RECALL IN '04 WHICH I WAS PROMISED WOULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT IN A RECENT INCIDENT, MY SEATBELT DID NOT "CATCH" AND I HIT MY CHIN ON THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER HAS VERIFIED THAT BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE NONFUNCTIONAL. THIS PROBLEM CANNOT BE EASILY RECOGNIZED UNTIL THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. HOW MANY BRAVADA, BLAZER, AND JIMMY OWNERS ARE DRIVING AROUND WITH THEIR SEATBELTS BUCKLED, NOT KNOWING THAT THEY DO NOT WORK AND WILL NOT PROTECT THEM IN A CRASH? HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAS NHTSA GOTTEN, WRONGLY ASSUMING THOSE WERE REPAIRED BY THE RECALL?
NHTSA complaint #10147693 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE VEHICLE HAD FEW RECALLS INCLUDING INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE BACK WIPER STOPPED ALTOGETHER, WHEN MAKING TURNS THE VEHICLE MAKES NOISES AND THE GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD HAD GONE OUT AND THE TAIL LIGHT FLICKERED. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN #04V046000. *SC THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS INOPERATIVE.
NHTSA complaint #10119555 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. CONSUMER SLIPPED THROUGH/UNDER THE SHOULDER/LAP BELT. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10080041 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DISCONNECTED WHILE DRIVING, AND THE PLATE STROKE THE DRIVER IN THE EYE. WHEN THIS OCCURRED IT OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #10071769 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE HEATER HAS FAILED TO WORK THIS YEAR AT ALL. THE SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED AND RADIATOR FLUID CHANGED WITH OLDSMOBILE RATED FLUIDS. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS AND HAS BEEN GOOD OTHER THAN SEATBELTS NOT LOCKING AND DOME LIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE. I AM GOING TO ASSUME IT COULD BE THE HEATER VALVE AND GET THAT REPLACED SO HOPEFULLY THAT DOES THE TRICK.
NHTSA complaint #10069319 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FAULTY DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 03V-117000 RELATED TO A FAULTY DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER RETURNED AT A LATER DATE TO HAVE IT DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING FINE WHEN IT WAS DROPPED OFF. WHEN DEPARTING THE FACILITY AFTER REPAIR, THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT SEAT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT OPEN OR LOCK AUTOMATICALLY. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF. THE SERVICE REP WAS CONTACTED AND REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE RETURNED TO THE DEALER. UPON INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THE MALFUNCTIONS WERE NOT THE DEALERS PROBLEM AND THAT THEY WOULD BE BILLED FOR ANY REPAIRS MADE. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10042609 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 03V117000 CONCERNING SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT REPAIRS COULD NOT BE DONE BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE DEALER WAS NOT SURE WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. *AK *PH
NHTSA complaint #10040404 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CONSUMER HAS HAD MULTIPLE, REOCCURING PROBLEMS WITH NEW VEHICLE SINCE FIRST PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2001. CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALER MORE THAN 12 TIMES IN 18 MONTHS AND HAS PLACED SIGNIFICANT BURDEN ON THE OWNER. VEHICLE NOW HAS NEW MAJOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH BOTH THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE LARGE NUMBER OF PERSISTENT PROBLEMS CLASSIFIES THIS VEHICLE AS UNRELIABLE AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, UNSAFE. OWNER HAS CONTACTED DEALER REGARDING A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE (LEMON LAW), HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP HAS DIRECTED THE OWNER TO THE MAKER COMPANY (GM/OLDSMOBILE). THE MAKER HAS RESPONDED BY INSISTING THAT THE WARRANTY WAS DESIGNED FOR SUCH PROBLEMS AND THEY HAVE REFERRED THE OWNER BACK TO THE DEALER FOR CONTINUAL REPAIRS. IN OTHER WORDS, NEITHER THE MAKER NOR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE DEALER IS WILLING TO ASSIST THE OWNER IN RESOLVING THE SITUATION. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SINCE CLOSED DUE TO OWNER RETIREMENT, AS WELL. MORE THAN FIVE COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO THE MAKER FROM THE OWNER BY EITHER PHONE, ELECTRONICALLY OR MAIL WITHOUT ANY POSITIVE FEEBACK FROM THE MAKER OR ANY ATTEMPT TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. NOTE: THE INCIDENT DATE LISTED HERE IS SIMPLY THE PURCHASE DATE - ALL INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN CONTINOUS AND ON GOING SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE.*AK 2 WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY 1ST AT 3,973 MILES 2ND AT 11,660 MILES. *KMB
NHTSA complaint #10030696 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FRONT PASSENGER SEATPROBLEMS. ALSO, SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT ONCE IS PULLED FORWARD. IT NEEDS TO BE UNBUCKLED, AND THEN BUCKLED AGAIN TO GO BACK TO A NORMAL POSITION. TS..
NHTSA complaint #10004634 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SEAT BELT CAME COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM VEHICLE'S INTERIOR FRAME WHILE CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO SECURE CHILD IN BELT. TS DEALER FOUND REAR SEAT BELT SHOULDER ANCHORS WERE LOOSE AND WERE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #8022409 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DESIGN OF SEAT BELT IS NOT PROPER. CONSUMER IS 6 FEET 4 INCHES TALL, AND THE SEAT BELT IS LOCATED ON SEAT. WHEN PUTTING ON SEAT BELT THERE IS A LOT OF PRESSURE ON CONSUMER'S SHOULDER. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SEAT BELT ANCHOR IN THE SEAT IS TOO LOW AND SHOULD BE RAISED ABOUT 4 INCHES. THE SEAT BELT IS CURRENTLY BEING USED UNDER THE ARM. *SCC
NHTSA complaint #8016879 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #758227 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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).
NHTSA complaint #758121 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CONSUMER WAS PUTTING ON SEAT BELT WHEN STRAP ATTACHMENT ANCHOR, THAT WAS BOLTED TO VEHICLES FLOOR CAME OUT OF FLOORING, ENTIRE HEAD SECTION CAME APART FROM THE BOLT. HAD BROKEN IN HALF. VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN ACCIDENT FOR PROBLEM TO HAPPEN.*AK CONSUMER HAS SINCE REPLACED THE FRACTURED BOLT.*SLC
NHTSA complaint #899544 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.