FaultScore

Oldsmobile Bravada transmission problems

145 of the 1,346 complaints filed about the Oldsmobile Bravada are about the transmission — 11% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2002.

145

Complaints

11%

Share of all complaints

8

Crashes

3

Fires

Transmission & Drivetrain complaints by model year

1991 Bravada 4 2.8%
1992 Bravada 1 0.7%
1993 Bravada 2 1.4%
1994 Bravada 1 0.7%
1996 Bravada 4 2.8%
1997 Bravada 19 13.1%

Median failure at 59,654 miles

1998 Bravada 10 6.9%

Median failure at 73,000 miles

1999 Bravada 15 10.3%

Median failure at 60,500 miles

2000 Bravada 15 10.3%

Median failure at 97,500 miles

2001 Bravada 11 7.6%

Median failure at 63,000 miles

2002 Bravada 55 37.9%

Median failure at 41,180 miles

2003 Bravada 6 4.1%

Median failure at 53,000 miles

2004 Bravada 2 1.4%

Median failure at 20,092 miles

What owners said

1997 Oldsmobile Bravada Missoula, MT

POWER TRAIN

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.

2002 Oldsmobile Bravada at 248,000 miles Harriman, TN

POWER TRAIN

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.

2002 Oldsmobile Bravada at 79,000 miles Groveland, FL

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

NHTSA complaint #10808464 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2001 Oldsmobile Bravada at 163,000 miles Highland, MI

POWER TRAIN

SUBJECT: GROSS MECHANIC ERROR , POSSIBLE FIRE / EXPLOSIVE SITUATION WHILE IN PALM BAY FL, I HAD MY FUEL FILTER CHANGED AT TIRE KINGDOM FOR ABOUT $90. THEIR MECHANIC INSTALLED A FUEL FILTER THAT RATTLED / DEFECTIVE AND HE DESTROYER THE FUEL LINE IT MOUNTED TO. THE TIRE KINGDOM MECHANIC, THREW OUT THE PLASTIC FUEL FILTER BRACKET AND BRAKE LINE HOLDER BECAUSE IT WAS TOO RUSTY. I WAS TOLD THIS A WEEK LATER BY THE MANAGER. I LOST ABOUT TWO TANKS OF FUEL GETTING TO ATLANTA, GA. I STOPPED FOR LUNCH AND NOTICED A 4 FOOT CIRCLE OF FUEL UNDER MY BRAVADA. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT A HACK JOB TIRE KINGDOM DID. MY VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BLEW UP!! THERE SHOULD BE FINES FOR SUCH A GROSS INCOMPETENCE AND CAUSING A DANGEROUS CONDITION. IF THE FUEL WOULD HAVE SPRAYED ON THE EXHAUST PIPE THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. TO GET ME HOME A LOCAL GARAGE, IN ATLANTA GEORGIA, FIXED IT TEMPORARILY SO I COULD MAKE IT HOME, WITH TIE TRAPS, NEW FILTER, REPAIRED FUEL LINE AND O-RING. I AM OUT ABOUT $446. I HAVE CONTACTED THE TBC CEO & SENIOR STAFF AT TCB CORP AND EXEC'S AT TIRE KINGDOM, OVER THE LAST 7 WEEKS BY E-MAIL & MAIL AND CERTIFIED MAIL. TIRE KINGDOM MANAGER BY PHONE & MAIL. I DO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS, PICTURES AND BILLS! I WAS NOT GIVEN THE DISCARDED BRACKET ASSY.. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE MY BRAVADA IN THE LAST 7 WEEKS FOR FEAR IT COULD BLOW UP. I NEED TO HAVE MY BRAVADA PUT BACK TO IT'S ORIGINAL STATE WITH THE PROPER FUEL FILTER AND BRAKE LINE BRACKET ASSY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SPRAY / LEAK TWO FULL TANKS OF GASOLINE ACROSS TWO STATES. YOU CANNOT JUST THROW AWAY PARTS BECAUSE THE MECHANIC THINK THEY ARE TOO RUSTY. PLASTIC BRACKETS DO NOT RUST. I WAS UNEXCEPTIONALLY AND INEXCUSABLE.

NHTSA complaint #10598739 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2003 Oldsmobile Bravada at 110,000 miles Granite City, IL

POWER TRAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE THEN WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

NHTSA complaint #10593018 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2002 Oldsmobile Bravada at 139,289 miles Indiana, IN

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE

IT ALL BEGAN WHEN I WENT TO WALMART TO GET SOME TIRES ON MY 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA ALL-WHEEL DRIVE...WELL I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR ALL 4 TIRES,SO I ASKED THEM IF I COULD PUT TIRES ON IT? AND THEY SAID YES..SO THAT IS WHAT WE DID..WELL 1 MONTH AFTER I HAD THOSE 2 TIRES PUT ON THE FRONT,THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK STARTED MAKING NOISE AND WAS HARD TO TURN...I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID WALMART SHOULD HAVE NEVER PUT JUST 2 TIRES ON THE TRUCK..CAUSE ALL 4 TIRES HAVE TO BE THE SAME OR IT WILL MESS THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE UP..WELL IT MESSED THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL UP ON MY TRUCK..I TOLD WALMART ABOUT IT AND THEY PAID TO FIX MY TRUCK AND PAID FOR 2 MORE TIRES FOR THE TRUCK MAKING ALL THE TIRES THE SAME...WELL ITS NOT BEEN A YEAR AND ITS STARTING TO DO THE SAME THING AGAIN!!!! SO I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM ON THESE ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES BUT IT HAS BEEN FOR ME!! NOW I SIT HERE WITH A WIFE AND THREE KIDS WITH NO VEHICLE!!!!

NHTSA complaint #10508258 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1999 Oldsmobile Bravada Sipsey, AL

POWER TRAIN

I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I HAVE COME ACROSS SOME ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSION AND CRUISE CONTROL. I GOT TO LOOKING INTO IT AND SEEN WHERE THERE WERE SOME RECALLS FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THE SAME YEAR MODEL OF MY VEHICLE. I HAVE CALLED AROUND AND THEY ARE TELLING ME BECAUSE OF MY VIN NUMBER THEY CANT DO ANYTHING, BUT IT IS THE SAME YEAR MODEL AND I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WONT GO OFF, IT WONT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE, IT DOESN'T SHIFT RIGHT, IT FEELS LIKE IT SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS ON. SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE IT DOESN'T REGISTER IT BEING IN DRIVE WHEN I GO TO TAKE OFF, SEEMS LIKE IT HAS A ROUGH IDLE, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE. I WOULD LIKE SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I NEED MY VEHICLE FIXED.

NHTSA complaint #10466451 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2002 Oldsmobile Bravada at 57,500 miles Paynesville, MN Crash

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE

ON FRIDAY, 01/16/09 AT 7:45 AM I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. AS I WAS DRIVING THE "SERVICE ALL WHEEL DRIVE" LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM WORK SO FIGURED I WOULD CONTINUE MY DRIVE AND CALL A MECHANIC WHEN I GOT THERE. ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WAS LIKE THE VEHICLE BECAME POSSESSED AND I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT SPUN ME AROUND 3 TIMES SLAMMED ME HEAD ON INTO A SNOWBACK, THREW ME BACK OUT SPUN ME AROUND AGAIN AND THREW ME BACKWARDS INTO THE SNOWBANK AGAIN BEFORE THROWING ME BACK OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I WAS VERY SHAKEN BUT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT AND LET ME DRIVE, SO I VERY SLOWLY CONTINUED ON TO WORK. WHEN I GOT TO WORK I CALLED KORONIS MOTORS IN PAYNESVILLE AND EXPLAINED TO THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY CAME AND PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND CHECKED IT OUT. THEY SAID IT WAS A MALFUNCTION OF THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE AND THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT ON THAT PARTICULAR MORNING, FOR SOME REASON THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC, HAD THERE BEEN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SERIOUS. KORONIS MOTORS IS IN THE PROCESS FIXING MY VEHICLE NOW, THE MECHANICAL AS WELL AS THE PHYSICAL DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT AUTO MAKERS ARE ALLOWED TO EQUIP VEHICLES WITH MECHANICS THAT CAN FAIL IN THAT WAY, I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, I OR SOMEONE ELSE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I DIDN'T THINK THAT THE MINUTE THE LIGHT CAME ON THAT IT MEANT THAT YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP DRIVING!!!! THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT VERY SERIOUSLY.

NHTSA complaint #10255930 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2003 Oldsmobile Bravada at 53,000 miles Nazareth, PA

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

OLDSMOBILE 2003 BRAVADA AWD COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 53,000 MILES. REQUIRED NEW TRANSMISSION. NO WARRANTY COVERAGE FROM GM. I SEE ION THE INTERNET THAT MANY OWNERS OF THE SAME GM VEHICLES HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. CLEARLY THIS IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT THAT REQUIRES A RECALL.

NHTSA complaint #10253991 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2002 Oldsmobile Bravada at 102,000 miles Howards Grove, WI

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

IN SNOWY WEATHER THE AWD FAILED. THE TRUCK VIBRATES WHEN TURNING IN BOTH DRY AND WET CONDITIONS.

NHTSA complaint #10252688 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2001 Oldsmobile Bravada at 48,000 miles Germantown, WI

POWER TRAIN

1. OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA WITH SMARTRAK AT 48,000 MILES AND GOOD CONDITION DEVELOPED DRIVETRAIN BINDING / LOCKING UP OVER SEVERAL MONTHS. 2. THE PROBLEM STARTED AS A MINOR BINDING WHEN BACKING OUT OR IN TIGHT FORWARD TURNS. NOW DRIVETRAIN ACTUALLY LOCKS UP IN TIGHT TURNING POSITION. HAVE TO PLAY WITH FORWARD/BACKWARD GEARS AND WHEEL DIRECTION TO ALLOW MOVEMENT. THIS HAS BECOME A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM IF MERGING ONTO OR BACKING INTO A TRAFFIC LANE. 3. INITIAL SERVICE AT GM DEALER WAS TO FLUSH AND FILL TRANSFER CASE FLUID, $140. INSTRUCTED TO DRIVE FOR A WHILE TO OBTAIN IMPROVEMENT. AFTER THREE WEEKS, CONDITION HAS GOTTEN WORSE. AM DEBATING NEXT STEP AND SERVICE PROVIDER.

NHTSA complaint #10251057 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2002 Oldsmobile Bravada Prairie DU Chien, WI

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE

MY MOTHER'S 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA HAS A BASEBALL SIZE HOLE IN THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL, SHE WAS DRIVING AND EVERYTIME SHE WOULD TURN OR JUST TURN SLIGHTLY SHE WOULD HEAR A GRINDING NOISE. SHE TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER WHERE SHE HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALER TOLD HER WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND HOW MUCH IT WOULD BE TO FIX IT. THE VEHICLE IS NOW IN MY GARAGE WHERE WE ARE WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN. I WENT ONLINE TO FIND OUT IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND COME TO FIND OUT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND IT HAPPENS ALOT TO THE BRAVADA. DO PEOPLE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS HURT OR INJURED FOR THIS TO BE RECALLED? SO WITH THIS KNOWLEDGE THAN WHY IS IT NOT ON THE RECALL LIST THIS IS NOT JUST HAPPENING TO A COUPLE OF PEOPLE IT HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS AND WHY HASN'T ANYTHING BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, JENNIFER HARRIS

NHTSA complaint #10244971 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2002 Oldsmobile Bravada at 90,000 miles Stevensville, MI

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

GM HAS A KNOWS ISSUE ON 02,03 AND 04 BRAVADAS, TRAILBLAZERS, ENVOY'S AND RANIERS. THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES HAVE A HARD INTERFERENCE WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. ONCE IT WEARS THROUGH A STEADY STREAM OF FLUID LEAK ONTO THE CONVERTER. THIS ISSUE IS DOCUMENTED IN SERVICE BULLETIN PI01573. THEY DO NOT FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE EVEN THOUGH I SEE OTHER VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME THING.

NHTSA complaint #10238393 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2002 Oldsmobile Bravada at 74,103 miles Cedar, MI

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

TRANSMISSION AND ALL-WHEEL DRIVE PROBLEM WHEN BEGINNING TO MOVE, THE CAR JERKS 3 OR 4 TIMES AND THERE IS A METAL CLINKING NOISE UNDER THE FRONT. THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE FAILS TO ENGAGE. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL SHARPLY AT REDUCED SPEEDS. THE CAR WILL JERK AND THERE IS A WEIRD NOISE. I JUST TOOK MY CAR IN AND THIS REPAIR IS GOING TO COST BETWEEN $2000 - $4000 DOLLARS.

NHTSA complaint #10220680 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2003 Oldsmobile Bravada at 55,600 miles Reno, NV

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

I THEN NOTICED A PULSATION OF THE BRAKES. THE PAPERWORK SHOWED THAT NEW BRAKES WERE PUT ON THE CAR, BUT UPON INSPECTION THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD NEGLECTED TO TURN THE ROTORS, WHICH IS CONSIDERED AN IMPORTANT STEP IN RESPONSIBLE BRAKE SERVICE. I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO PAY $60 PER AXLE TO TURN THE ROTORS. THE FIRST DAY THAT I OWNED THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE AWD LIGHT TURNED ON. I WAS DUMBFOUNDED, THAT ONE DAY INTO OWNERSHIP, I WAS ALREADY HAVING A PROBLEM. THAT WAS ON A FRIDAY EVENING, SO ON MONDAY, I BROUGHT IT INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND WAS ADVISED TO KEEP DRIVING IT UNTIL THE LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN SO THEY COULD DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. OF COURSE, THIS WOULD EXPIRE THE THREE DAY RETURN POLICY, BUT I WAS ENCOURAGED THIS WAS A SMALL, RESOLVABLE PROBLEM THAT WAS SIMPLY AN INSTRUMENTATION MALFUNCTION. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT LITHIA HAS MY CAR WARRANTY AND NUMEROUS VISITS ON FILE, BUT AS IT TURNED OUT, IT WAS NOT A INSTRUMENTATION MALFUNCTION BUT RATHER AN EXPENSIVE DRIVE TRAIN ISSUE, THAT LITHIA PAID FOR TO BE REPAIRED AT CHAMPION CHEVROLET ONLY AFTER COMING TO LITHIA AT LEAST THREE TIMES AND THEN BEING SENT TO A SEPARATE TRANSMISSION VENDOR WHO COULDN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND THEN NOT ONE, BUT TWO VISITS TO CHAMPION TO RESOLVE. LAST MONTH, THE FAN CLUTCH FAILED TO THE TUNE OF $831, NOT INCLUDING THE $560 IN PREVENTABLE MAINTENANCE THAT WAS PERFORMED LAST YEAR INCLUDING A CLOGGED FUEL FILTER, SYNTHETIC OIL REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSAXLE SYSTEM, COOLANT SERVICE, ETC THAT ONE WOULD ASSUME WOULD HAVE BEEN PERFORMED PRIOR TO SALE. TODAY MY ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED WHILE DRIVING, AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 35MPH AND THE HEATER FAN IS NOW INTERMITTENT. IF I BRING THIS CAR INTO SERVICE AGAIN, IT WILL BE 8 VISITS TO A REPAIR SHOP IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR.

NHTSA complaint #10216775 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2002 Oldsmobile Bravada Reston, VA

POWER TRAIN

THE DRIVE TRAIN NEEDS REPLACING AT 64K MILES. THE CAR IS BASICALLY IN CONSTANT 4WD, WHICH MAKES TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS VERY DIFFICULT WITHOUT LOTS OF GAS AND IT IS NOISY. THIS CAR IS TOO YOUNG TO BE FACING THIS TYPE OF ISSUE AND WITH LOW MILES (USUALLY 100K FOR THIS SORT OF THING).

NHTSA complaint #10213783 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2002 Oldsmobile Bravada at 108,000 miles Perrysburg, OH

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT

THE DIFFERENTIAL AND NOW THE CAM BEARINGS ARE GOING. THE VEHICLE HAS 108,000. WE DID REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE. WE EVEN BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THAT RAN OUT AT 100,000. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LURCH THEN WOULD NOT GO OVER 35 MPH. FRONT DIFFERENTIAL HAD A WHOLE THE SIZE OF A BASEBALL BLOWN OUT. THE DEALER HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. IT WAS IN SUCH A PLACE THAT YOU WOULD NOT HAVE HIT ANYTHING TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. NOW THAT THAT IS REPAIRED WE ARE LOOSING OIL PRESSURE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE BEST WAY TO REPAIR THIS WITH A MOTOR WITH THIS MANY MILES IS PULL IT AND PUT A CRATE MOTOR IN IT AT $4-5,000. THE VEHICLE ITSELF LOOKS LIKE NEW. NOW IS $36,000 PILE OF JUNK! AND WE STILL OWE ON IT!

NHTSA complaint #10205655 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2002 Oldsmobile Bravada at 40,000 miles Greendale, WI

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE SWITCHED FROM TWO WHEEL DRIVE TO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS CALLED A CROW HOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO ACCELERATE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. WHILE MAKING ANOTHER TURN, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LOCKED. EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE DIFFERENTIAL FLUID, BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THROUGH A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE ENCODER SENSOR FROM THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE TCM SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

NHTSA complaint #10205090 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2002 Oldsmobile Bravada at 40,000 miles Greendale, WI

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE SWITCHED FROM TWO WHEEL DRIVE TO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS CALLED A CROW HOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO ACCELERATE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. WHILE MAKING ANOTHER TURN, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LOCKED. EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE DIFFERENTIAL FLUID, BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THROUGH A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE ENCODER SENSOR FROM THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE TCM SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

NHTSA complaint #10205090 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Oldsmobile Bravada at 59,000 miles SAN Antonio, TX

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

AT 60000 MILES HAVE HAD TO HAVE TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED ABS COMPUTER , BRAKE POWER BOOSTER , MASTER CYLINDER,A BRAKE LINE . ALSO MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE TRANSFER CASE HAS BEEN BOUND-UP FOR 9 MONTHS MY VEHICLE WONT EVEN ROLL ON AN INCLINE.

NHTSA complaint #10204040 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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