1998 Oldsmobile Bravada Visibility Problems

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING CAUSING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10149330

Incident

Jan 8, 2006

Mileage

71,000 mi

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING, HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING, AWD PROBLEMS, COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEMS, FUEL PUMP, CONTROL ARM & BALL JOINT PROBLEMS ARE JUST SOME OF THE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES ON 96-99 GM BLAZERS, BRAVADA'S, & JIMMYS. THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD REALLY BE LOOKED INTO AND RECALLED. MOST PROBLEMS STARTING RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. CAN'T BELIEVE GM IS GETTING AWAY WITH THIS. TRANSMISSION WENT BAD AT 71000 MILES AND DEALER SAYS THAT THEY KNOW THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS ALSO PROBLEM (CODE 1870) BUT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR. *JB

NHTSA ID

10149153

Incident

Jan 31, 2006

Mileage

71,000 mi

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. THIS STARTED LAST WINTER. OLDSMOBILE TOLD THE CONTACT THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED. HE CITED A RECALL. *AK *NM

NHTSA ID

10136618

Incident

Sep 15, 2005

Mileage

60,000 mi

DT: 1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADO, WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED. TOOK TVEHICLE TO THE DEALER ,WHERE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE CAR, AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS, BUT IT COULD BE THE MODULE AND THEY COULD REPLACE THE MODULE AT THE COST, OF $200.00. DID NOT HAVE THE WORK DONE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED IN THE LAST 13 MONTHS AND NOW IT IS STARTING UP AGAIN. TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY COULD NOT HELP CONSUMER. THEY CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY RECALLS, AND THERE WERE NONE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10130792

Incident

Jul 18, 2005

Mileage

32,000 mi

I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE USED (ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON IT). ROUGHLY 4 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. I WOULD TURN THEM OFF AND THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO GO, SOMETIMES I WOULD USE MY SPRAYERS TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE WIPES WOULD WIPE 14 TIMES (I COUNTED). SOMETIMES I WOULD TURN THEM ON AND THEY WOULDN'T COME ON AND OTHER TIMES I WOULD TURN THEM OFF AND THEY WOULD STOP RIGHT IN MY VIEWING AREA OF THE WINDSHIELD. HAPPENED QUITE FREQUENTLY.*AK

NHTSA ID

10108054

Incident

Mar 9, 2003

Mileage

40,000 mi

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE, WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. *JB WIPER MOTOR FAILED DUE TO A CRACKED WELD ON THE MOTOR. *TC

NHTSA ID

10019549

Incident

May 8, 2003

Mileage

59,000 mi

SOMETIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. WHEN THEY DO WORK THEY USUALLY STOP WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF RAINING. I THINK THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I KNOW ANOTHER PERSON THAT OWNS A BRAVADA THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAS STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS RIDING ON THE FREEWAY BEFORE IN THE MIDDLE OF A STORM, I COULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I AM ALMOST SCARED TO DRIVE WHEN THE FORECAST SAYS RAIN BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE GOING TO WORK.*AK

NHTSA ID

10093048

Incident

Mar 10, 2003

Mileage

77,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING RAINSTORM. HAD TO PULL OFF ROAD DUE TO LACK OF VISIBILITY. WIPERS WORKED AGAIN AFTER WEATHER CLEARED AND VEHICLE SAT FOR AN HOUR. CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER BRAVADA OWNERS INDICATE THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM. ARE THERE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM? IS THE ACCESSORY CONNECTION BOX PROBLEM RELATED TO THIS TOO? *AK

NHTSA ID

10092951

Incident

Sep 15, 2004

Mileage

117,320 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM NEED TO CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS (OLDSMOBILE), I SPOKE WITH A WOMAN THERE, SHE SAID THEY WEREN'T EVEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. EVERYBODY EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM SHOULD CONTACT THEM BECAUSE THIS IS A SEVERE HAZARD AND THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I HAD THE WIPER MODULE REPLACED (MY EXPENSE) AND THE SAME THING WAS WRONG WITH IT THAT WAS WRONG WITH THE BLAZERS THEY HAD RECALLED FOR DEFECTIVE WIPERS. YOU CAN CONTACT THEM BY THE FOLLOWING: EMAIL: [email protected] OR CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE (ASK FOR THE MANAGER)@ 1-800-442-6537 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8:00 TO 11:00 EASTERN TIME. PLEASE CALL AND LET THE MANUFACTURER NOW ABOUT THIS, THEY SAID IF MORE PEOPLE CALL THEN MAYBE IT WILL BE RECALLED!!!! THANKS GW

NHTSA ID

10086521

Incident

May 12, 2004

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE MOTOR WOULD BE RUNNING BUT THE WIPER WOULD NOT MOVE. THIS ALSO OCCURED WHEN TRYING TO WASH THE WINDSHIELD AND WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *LA

NHTSA ID

10082267

Incident

Jun 5, 2004

WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OFF OF THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE RAIN AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10073476

Incident

Jul 1, 2004

Mileage

100,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOP WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING YOU TO NOT BE ABLE TO SEE DURING RAIN. I AM LUCKY I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT ALREADY. I CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE BECAUSE THEY ISSUED A RECALL FOR OTHER YEARS OF BRAVADAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THEY REFUSE TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR MODEL.*AK

NHTSA ID

10078663

Incident

Jun 20, 2004

Mileage

50,000 mi

INTERMITTENT WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD FAULTY,WIPERS FAILED IN RAIN CAUSING ME TO DRIVE OFF ROAD ONTO MUDDY SHOULDER. NO ACCIDENT,DAMAGE OR INJURY. LOCAL OLDS DEALER OFFERED NO REMEDY. HAD NEW BOARD INSTALLED BY INDEPENDANT SERVICE TECH. AT PERSONAL EXPENSE. THIS FAILURE IS NOT UNCOMMON,AND POSES HORRIFIC THREAT. SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED WITH DETERMINATION. I EXPECT TO BE REIMBURSED. THANK YOU. A.O. MCCROHAN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10065688

Incident

Dec 8, 2003

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND WENT OFF ON THEIR OWN. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION,AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10061265

Incident

Mar 3, 2004

THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL OF 600,000 SUVS BY GMC DUE TO FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPERS. OLDSMOBILE BRAVADAS ARE INCUDED, BUT GMC SAYS MY 1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN THE SPRING, AND HAD THEM REPAIRED. THIS WAS A COSTLY REPAIR, AND I THINK IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND RESOLVED IN ALL BRAVADAS. ON THE INTERNER, IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OLDSMOBILE BRAVADAS, AND THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. ALSO THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER ELECTRONIC WINDOW- WORKS SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT. MY FRIEND HAS AN OLDS ALERO WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NEEDS TO BE RESEARCHED. THIS IS INCONVENIENT AND DANGEROUS

NHTSA ID

10057101

Incident

Feb 12, 2004

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON & OFF AT WILL EVEN IN HEAVY RAIN. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10052715

Incident

Nov 20, 2003

Mileage

85,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. *AK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND WHEN IT DOES THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BOUNCES AND PULLS TO ONE SIDE. WIPERS WOULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING, BUT BY THE TIME THE CONSUMER GOT HOME AND TRIED THEM AGAIN, THEY WORKED. *PH

NHTSA ID

10044024

Incident

Oct 15, 2003

Mileage

61,035 mi

CONSUMER STATED THAT WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, WHICH RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK IN HEAVY RAIN , THE WIPERS HAD BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND HAD SUDDENLY GONE OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AGAIN ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER THEE WIPERS WORKED AGAIN. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10041879

Incident

Oct 25, 2003

Mileage

77,360 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 03V159000. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER*AK THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERABLE, THEY NEVER WORKED ON FAST OR HIGH. *TS THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE ABOVE 75 PERCENT OR THREE OUT OF FOUR TRIES. GM REFUSED REPAIR. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10038546

Mileage

43,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OCCASIONALLY CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD DURING STORMS, THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN I AM ABLE TO TURN THEM ON BUT NOT OFF! *LA

NHTSA ID

10043067

Incident

Jul 1, 2002

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING A RAINSTORM. *AK *TS *JB

NHTSA ID

10034415

Incident

Jun 10, 2003

Mileage

56,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE PAST. SOMETIMES HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO GET THEM TO WORK. EXTREME HAZARD WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN. DON'T EVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. SAME PROBLEM ON GM S-10 (1989) WHERE THERE ARE TOO MANY DEVICES ON THE WIPER STEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

10037201

Incident

Sep 2, 2003

Mileage

76,000 mi

THE PULSE WINDSHIELD DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT HAD BEEN RECALLED BY GM. PH *CB *JB

NHTSA ID

10029697

Incident

Feb 10, 2003

Mileage

27,031 mi

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND OFF. *AK

NHTSA ID

10027011

Incident

Jul 10, 2003

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES CUTTING OFF WHILE ENGAGED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10024325

Incident

Feb 1, 2003