1996 Oldsmobile Bravada Brakes Problems

ABS SENSORS FAILED CAUSING BRAKE PULSATION AND FAILURE. REAR WIPER MOTOR FAILED (STILL ON VEHICLE). *NM

NHTSA ID

10167114

Incident

Apr 27, 2004

Mileage

88,746 mi

THE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKED FLUID, WHICH CAUSED BRAKES TO FAIL.*JB

NHTSA ID

10009170

Incident

Feb 19, 2003

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*JB

NHTSA ID

10006903

PULLING OFF FROM A STOP CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POP. CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO DRIVE VEHICLE, HEARD ANOTHER POP, AND ABS KICKED IN. WHILE TURNING A CURVE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE FLOPPED INWARD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8013815

Incident

Jul 9, 2002

ABS SYSTEM - IN MY OPINION, THE ABS IS TOO SENSITIVE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE ABS ACTIVATED CAUSING MY STOPPING DISTANCE TO INCREASE. TWICE ON BUMPY SURFACES WHILE HARD BRAKING I CAME CLOSE TO A COLLISION, AND IN MY 20 YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE I KNOW THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE THAT SCARE WITH VEHILCES NOT EQUIPED WITH ABS. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER ON BEST WAY TO DISCONECT, THEIR ONLY COMMENT WAS, "WE DON'T RECOMMEND DISCONNECTING THE ABS SYSTEM." YOU HAVE A CASE #EA94038 ON ABS. TRANSMISSION - ON 3 OCCASIONS I HAD MY ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND EACH TIME THE CODE RETRIEVED WAS P1870, TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. I SPOKE TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AND THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $1,600.00 TO REPAIR OF $2,300.00 TO REPLACE WITH GM 3 YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY. I FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN NHTSA# SB052584 WITH SIMILAR DISCUSSION. MY TRUCK IS DRIVABLE FOR SHORT DISTANCES SO I HAVE NOT COMMITTED TO ANY REPAIRS YET. BALL JOINTS - YOU HAVE AN ACTION # EA99022 WITH SIMILAR DISCUSSION. I REPLACED BOTH UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES EARLIER THIS YEAR DUE TO EXCESSIVE PLAY DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION PERFORMED BY MYSELF. IF A RECALL TAKES PLACE, GM SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR AT LEAST THE COST OF THE PARTS FOR THOSE WHO ALREADY REPAIRED THEIR VEHILCES. THANK YOU.*AK

NHTSA ID

749925

BRAKE PEDAL IS EXTREMELY HARD TO PRESS, IT GOES LOW TO THE FLOOR AND CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PROBLEM GETS BETTER WHEN THEY PUT NEW PADS ON. THEN 5,000 TO 8,000 MILES IT HAPPENS ALL OVER AGAIN.*AK MECHANIC FOUND ROTORS TO BE HARD THEY WERE REMOVED AND CLEANED AND READJUSTED AND ALSO CLEANED REAR DRUMS, ALSO CONSUMER STATES A LIGHT WAS ON, OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *JB

NHTSA ID

882358

Incident

Jun 1, 1997

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES WHEN IT IS NOT NEEDED, CAUSING AN INCREASE IN STOPPNIG DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

877596

DUE TO LOCATION OF THE BATTERY, ACID LEAKED ONTO BRAKE LINE, CAUSING BRAKE LINE TO RUPTURE, AND RESULTING IN LOSS OF ALL BRAKE FLUID WHICH CAUSED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHEN DRIVING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID

872453

Incident

Sep 28, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

722764

Incident

Apr 5, 2000

EA94-038/ABS BRAKING SYSTEM: ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ABS BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUME RTHAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF ABS FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID

860962

Incident

Dec 21, 1998

BRAKES PULSATE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WHEN THIS OCCURS, IT CAUSES THE WHEELS TO LOCK-UP. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. BUT PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK

NHTSA ID

856326

Incident

Apr 22, 1998

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED TO ENGAGE. THIS HAPPENS ON WET, SNOW-COVERED, GRAVEL, AND OTHER ROAD CONDITIONS. I SEE THAT THE NHTSA HAS INVESTIGATED THE SENSORS ON THESE VEHICLES IN THE PAST, BUT HAS NOT RECALLED THE OLDSMOBILE. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO BOTH MY LOCAL DEALER AND THE SELLING DEALER, GRAND OLDS IN GRAND RAPIDS, MI. THE LOCAL DEALER, DEMAAGD OLDSMOBILE OF BATTLE CREEK, MI, HAS ACKNOWLEDGED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF SIMILAR NATURE. GRAND OLDS SAYS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE VERY DANGEROUS, AS I, AND NUMEROUS OTHER BRAVADA OWNERS HAVE TOLD ME THEY HAVE SLID INTO MANY INTERSECTIONS. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, I.E. OXYGEN SENSORS (3), ANTIFREEZE COOLANT (NECESSITATING A 4-STEP, AND COSTLY, FLUSH), AS WELL AS OTHER PROBLEMS. I AM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING SELLING IT, HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE BRAKE PROBLEM. I AM VERY FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE IT THROUGH ANOTHER WINTER. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE OLDSMOBILE WAS NOT RECALLED. IT SEEMS TO BE A SENSOR PROBLEM, AS WERE THE OTHERS. ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN GIVE ME WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *AK

NHTSA ID

716858

Incident

Nov 1, 1999

THE BRAKES, WHEN APPLIED ON ANY UNEVEN SURFACE (GRAVEL, SMALL POTHOLE, WET SURFACE, ETC.) FAIL TO ENGAGE. IT FEELS AS THOUGH YOU HAVE NO BRAKES FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE BRAKES EVENTUALLY DO OPERATE, BUT USUALLY AFTER YOU ARE INTO THE INTERSECTION. I HAVE ASKED THE LOCAL DEALER (DEMAAGD OLDSMOBILE, IN BATTLE CREEK, MI) ABOUT THIS REPEATEDLY, AND THEY SAY THAT THEY KNOW THAT THERE IS A DEFECT, BUT THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN DONE. THEY EVEN OFFERED TO DISCONNECT THE ABS TO MAKE IT SAFER. I AM VERY AFRAID TO BE APPROACHING THE WINTER MONTHS WITH THESE BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ID

715489

Incident

Jun 1, 1996

DEFECTIVE ABS MODULE CAUSED BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO FLOOR WHEN APPLIED BRAKES. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON TOO. YH

NHTSA ID

549031

Incident

Sep 24, 1999

THE BRAKES HAVE WORN EXCESSIVELY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CALIPERS ARE UNEVEN. DEALER HAS TO ADJUST THE CALIPERS. *AK

NHTSA ID

848869

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLY BRAKES THERE WAS SQUEAKING NOISE, AND THE ABS KICKED IN AND DIDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. *AK

NHTSA ID

846792

Incident

Jan 1, 1997

THERE IS EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

846366

VEHICLE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ERRATIC BRAKING. WHENEVER BRAKE ARE APPLIED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, VEHICLE WOULD HAVE A DELAYED STOPPING DISTANCE. DURING NORMAL CONDITIONS, BRAKE PEDAL FEELS SPONGY WHEN APPLIED. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER BEFORE A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT MAY OCCUR. *AK

NHTSA ID

846172

Incident

Aug 25, 1999

THE ABS FAILURE CAUSED ACCIDENT TWICE. YH

NHTSA ID

547798

Incident

Apr 1, 1999

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A DRIVE THROUGH, APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER CONTACTED AND REPAIRWORK TO BE DONE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PROVIDED FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

843509

Incident

Jul 26, 1999

BATTERY CASE CRACKED AND LEAKED ACID ONTO BRAKE LINE ROUTED DIRECTLY BELOW BATTERY. LINE WAS DAMAGED BY ACID AND FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING. *AK

NHTSA ID

703441

Incident

Jul 2, 1998

ABS SENSORS SENDING FALSE INPUT TO ABS COMPUTER/ CAR IS FINE ON DRY ROAD, BUT UNDER PANIC STOP ON WET ROAD CAR DIVES TO RIGHT AND PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. AT SPEEDS OF 15MPH SAME SITUATION ON SNOW & ICE. DEALER WILL NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. SIX TRIES. REFUSED TO PICK CAR UP FROM DEALERS LOT. *AK

NHTSA ID

703363

Incident

Feb 10, 1999

FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS WORE OUT PREMATURELY.

NHTSA ID

780599

Incident

Jun 25, 1998

EXTENDED STOPPIMG DISTANCE OF ANTI LOCK BRAKES RESULTED IN A COLLISION.

NHTSA ID

534385

Incident

Aug 30, 1996

ABS BRAKES FAILED. ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/CALIPERS AND ENGINE FAN BELT. *AK

NHTSA ID

533773

Incident

Nov 12, 1997