Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Oldsmobile Bravada submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
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.
AFTER STARTING VEHICLE WILL LOSE ALL POWER. UNABLE TO OPERATE WINDOWS, RADIO,WINDSHIELD WIPERS ETC,.CONTACTED DEALER, THEY REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK
TODAY I HAD TO HAVE REPLACED THE CONNECTION TO THE POSITIVE SIDE OF THE BATTERY. THE MECHANIC CUT OFF A BUNCH OF THE WIRE AS THE CORROSION WAS WIDESPREAD. ALMOST EVERYTIME I STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED THE MOTOR OFF I WOULD HAVE TO USE A PAIR OF PLIERS TO TIGHTEN UP THE CONNECTION TO GET STARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE LAST SUMMER AND I EVEN HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED ON A ROAD TRIP BECAUSE WE COULDN'T START THE CAR AND THIS IS WHAT A MECHANIC SAID WAS NEEDED. THE PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS LOOKS LIKE IT WAS COVERED IN A RECALL BUT SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR USED I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL WHEN I DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM LAST WINTER. I REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONNECTIONS AT MY MECHANIC AND PAID FOR IT. IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET THE MONEY BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER? THE THIRD PROBLEM IS THAT THE AWD WILL KICK IN WHEN I FRIST START UP THE CAR EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO NEED FOR AWD. THIS WASTES GASOLINE AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO STOP THE AWD AND GET IT TO 2WD.*AK
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
ALL OF THES HAVE BEEN RECALLED, WHEN I CONTACTED OLDS. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT MY CAR. I FIND I VERY STRANGE THAT MINE IS A 1996 ALSO AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS COVERED I HAVE SPENT WELL OVER $1000.00 ON REPAIRS THAT ARE NOT COVERED
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
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY ACID LEAKING OUT OF BATTERY TERMINAL WHICH IS OVER TOP OF THE BRAKE LINE. ACID CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LOSE BRAKES. CONSUMER CONCERNED THAT THE DESIGN OF BRAKE LINES SHOULD BE REROUTED AWAY FROM THE BATTERY AREA. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND ADVISED CONSUMER TO CALL NHTSA. *AK
BATTERY FAILED CAUSING BATTERY ACID TO LEAK ONTO THE BRAKE LINES, EATING THROUGH THE LINE RESULTING IN FAILURE. DESIGN FLAW OF BATTERY ASSEMBLY TO ALLOW FOR DRIP SPOUT TO BE OVER BRAKE LINES.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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