1997 Oldsmobile Bravada Fuel system Problems

WHILE DRIVING I WOULD HEAR LIKE A MOTOR RUNNING SOUND THAT WOULD LAST APPROX 5/10 SEC. AND DURING THIS TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD RISE AND GET HARD AND I WOULD HAVE TO APPLY LOTS OF PRESSURE IN ORDER FOR VEHICLE TO STOP WHICH DOES SO WITH GRIND. I REPLACED BOTH ROTORS,CALIPERS,BRAKE PADS,MASTERCYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER.ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN HIT BUMP AND GO OFF AFTER AWHILE .FINALLY I REMOVED FUSE FROM ABS AND PROBLEM CEASED.IN PROCESSES OF DIOGNOSING PROBLEM.DISCOVERED SUSPENSION IN FRONT FALLING APART REPLACED INNER/OUTER TIERODS,PITMAN ARM,BOTH UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS,PASSENGER UPPER CONTROL ARM AND WHEEL HUB.REAR WINDSHEILD WIPER NO LONGER WORKS AND WINDSHIELD WIPER FREEZES DURING RAIN WHICH HAS CAUSED WIPER MOTOR TO BE REPLACED.DRIVER SIDE DOOR HINGES REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES CAUSING DOOR NOT TO SHUT PROPERLY AND DOESNT SIT LEVEL,FUEL GAUGE DOESNT READ PROPERLY WHEN FULL IT READS 1/2 TANK AND WHEN READS EMPTY ITS UNKNOWN HOW MUCH GAS IS REALLY IN TANK HAVE TO RELY ON MILES COUNTER AND CARRY EXTRA GALLON OF GAS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10500580

Incident

Aug 1, 2012

Mileage

160,000 mi

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY 1997 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA BEGAN FLASHING THEN THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WE PULLED OVER AND I PULLED MY CHILDREN FROM THE VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE AND FLAMES WERE COMING OUT OF THE GAS CAP. MY HUSBAND USED TWO FULL FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ON THE FIRE AND WAS UNABLE TO PUT IT OUT. FOLLOWING THE ATTEMPT TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES THERE WERE TWO MORE EXPLOSIONS. THE SHERIFFS AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS CAME AND PUT IT OUT. EACH FILED REPORTS ON THE INCIDENT. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE FUEL PUMP (LOCATED INSIDE THE GAS TANK) SHORTED OUT CAUSING A SPARK THAT IGNITED THE GAS TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10197461

Incident

Jul 15, 2007

Mileage

156,000 mi

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. EARLIER CONSUMER SMELLED GAS, BUT DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 7 MILES. HE PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY INTO A WAY STATION AND CHECKED THE VEHICLE. HE DID NOT SEE ANY GAS OR ANY LEAK. VEHICLE REMAINED PARKED FOR ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES. CONSUMER CALLED 911, THE POLICE CAME AND EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AN DID NOT FIND ANY LEAKS OR SMELLED ANY GAS. HE WAS ADVISED BY THE POLICE NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT TO HAVE IT CHECKED. CONSUMER TOWED VEHICLE TO A CADILLAC DEALER, WHO CHECKED THE VEHICLE, AND DID NOT FIND ANY GAS SMELL. AFTER KEEPING THE VEHICLE FOR 2 DAYS IT WAS RETURNED TO CONSUMER, WHO LET THE VEHICLE SIT FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 DAYS BEFORE DRIVING IT AGAIN. THEN, ON HIS WAY BACK FROM A TRIP CONSUMER LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THEN IT EXPLODED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10073495

Incident

May 11, 2004

AC COMPRESSOR REPLACED TWICE. FLUSH COOLING SYSTEM (DEXCOOL). IDLER ARM REPLACED 48222. LOWER BALL JOINTS.48222 RECALLED LEFT REAR AXLE LEAK.48222 OIL COOLER LINES REPLACED,48222. CHARGING SYSTEM FAILER REPLACED ALTERNATER 47577 REPLACED BATTERY 47577 FRNT BRAKES AND ROTORS 45631 FUEL SENDER UNIT39434 DRIVER SIDE DOOR PIN 39434 SES LIGHT ON OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACE AC COMPRESSOR 35338 CLEAN EGR VALVE 35338 AC COMPRESSOR 33196 51000 LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE WORN AGAIN (DEALER REPLACED ORIGINAL BECAUSE OF RECALL) PUT JUNK BACK ON VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10069943

Incident

Jan 15, 2003

FUEL GAUGE IS DEFECTIVE. FUEL GAUGE WILL SHOW THAT THERE IS A FULL TANK WHEN THERE IS ACTUALLY A HALF A TANK. DEALER WILL NOT ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE INFORMED.*AK ON ONE OCCASION THE GAUGE INDICATED THERE WAS A HALF A TANK BUT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF GAS AND SHUT OFF. *TS *NLM

NHTSA ID

10042218

Incident

Sep 10, 2003

Mileage

59,500 mi

THE FUEL SENSOR IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. BECAUSE OF WHERE IT IS LOCATED, I AM CHOOSING NOT TO PULL THE FUEL TANK AND SPEND THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE GAUGE. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS CAR GETS SUCH BAD GAS MILEAGE (12 - 13 MILES PER GALLON) I CAN NOT LET IT GO OVER 200 MILES BEFORE REFUELING. *TT

NHTSA ID

10020556

Incident

May 1, 2003

Mileage

89,000 mi

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER PROPERLY, SHOWS 1/2 TANK WHEN EMPTY, MILES TO EMPTY READOUT WRONG, FUEL SENDER WENT BAD AT 58000 MILES. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10013733

Incident

Mar 26, 2002

Mileage

58,000 mi

POWER SEAT SHORTED OUT AND THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BURNED AND CHAFED WIRES, BELT TENSIONER WAS NOISY, THE REMOTE LOCKS SHORTED OUT AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE RECEIVER MODULE, INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING COOLANT, REAR WIPER MOTOR SHORTED OUT, FUEL SENSOR SHORTED OUT, RIGHT AXLE SEAL FAILED CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK, MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH FAILED, THE TRANSMISSION HAD NO REVERSE, NO THIRD GEAR ONLY FIRST GEAR. NLM

NHTSA ID

568354

Incident

Apr 1, 2002

VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES. O SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

766395

Incident

Jul 26, 2002

UNKNOWN AS TO BEGINNING DATE OF "PINION SEAL LEAK" RESULTING IN VIBRATIONS AT 45 TO 65 MILES PER HOUR, AND FUEL GUAGE INACCURATE SINCE AROUND 60,000 MILES. *AK

NHTSA ID

764809

Incident

Jul 24, 2002

ELECTRICAL SENSOR MONITORING FUEL LEVEL COMMENCED TO PROMOTE FALSE FUEL LEVEL DISPLAY AT ABOUT 41,000 MILES. PROBLEM WOULD MANIFEST UPON FUEL LEVEL REACHING 1/4 FULL; FUEL GUAGE WOULD MOVE TO NEAR FULL. RESEARCHING INTERNET CAR WEBSITES THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG OWNERS OF 1997 BRAVADA, JIMMYS AND BLAZERS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY DEFECT CAUSING OPERATOR TO RUN OUT OF FUEL BELIEVING VEHICLE HAS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 1/2 TO 3/4'S A FULL TANK. MY WIFE RAN OUT OF GAS ON I-77 OUTSIDE OF CHARLOTTE, NC DURING FAST TRAFFIC, ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRYING TO GET OFF THE ROAD. THERE WAS ALSO DANGER OF SOMEONE STOPPING WITH INTENTIONS OTHER THAN HELP. COST QUOTED FOR REPAIR WAS $1,000, ALTHOUGH THIS AMOUNT WAS REDUCED TO $500. I CONTEND AND I BELIEVE THE OTHER OWNERS WHO DESCRIBED THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE INTERNET, WOULD ALSO CONTEND, THIS MATTER A SAFETY ISSUE. IF YOU REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.*AK

NHTSA ID

758727

Incident

Dec 10, 2001

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BATTERY GOES DEAD, REPLACED SHORTED BATTERY. *YD

NHTSA ID

564171

Incident

Jan 2, 1998

GAS GAUGE DOES NOT INDICATE WHEN GAS TANK IS EMTPY. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

893520

Incident

Aug 1, 2001

FUEL GAUGE MISREADS AMOUNT OF FUEL IN VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THE FUEL GUAGE MALFUNCTIONED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, BUT NOW IT STOPPED COMPLETELY. *YH

NHTSA ID

888395

THE LEFT FRONT OUTPIT AXLE LEAKING. NLM

NHTSA ID

551694

MY ENTIRE FAMILY OF 5 WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON I75 ,WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO SLOW, THE CAR EXPLODED INTO FLAMES AT THE REAR. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WHEN THE CAR CAME TO REST, THE FLAMES ENGULFED THE MAJORITY OF THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND WE WERE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE EXCEPT THROUGH THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. AFTER RESCUING OUR CHILDREN FROM THEIR REAR SEATS WE ALL EXITED THE CAR AT PASSENGER FRONT EXIT. WITHIN A FEWW SECONDS OF LEAVING HE CAR THE INTERIOR WAS IN FLAMES AND THE THE WINDSHIELD MELTED AND A SECONDARY EXPLOSION OCCURED AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. OUR INSURANCE CO. (AAA) HIRED A PRIVATE FIRE INVESTIGATOR AND THEY FOUND THE ORIGINATION OF THE FIRE TO BE AT THE FUEL LINE WHERE FUEL WAS LEAKING.

NHTSA ID

711036

Incident

Jul 18, 1999