Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
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Transmission reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Mar 9, 2007
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
13%
of 60 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
4
What this page shows
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 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.
Owner reports naming transmission
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Transmission
Filed Mar 9, 2007
TRANSMISSION REACTION SUN SHELL FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN ENTERING HIGHWAY AT LEGAL SPEED. AVOIDED ACCIDENT, BUT CONDITION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SOMEWHAT COMMON TO ALL GM 4L60E TRANSMISSIONS. DEALER DIAGNOSED FAILURE AND STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE IN THIS TRANSMISSION DUE TO A DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE REACTION SUN SHELL. PART IS IMPROPERLY WELDED/HEAT-TREATED. GM HAS REDESIGNED THE PART AND OFFERS GOODWILL REPAIRS AT THEIR DISCRETION. GM DECIDED THAT MY DEALER-MAINTAINED VEHICLE WAS NOT WORTHY OF A GOODWILL REPAIR?, ALTHOUGH THE SERVICE MANAGER RECOMMENDED TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE PRISTINE CONDITION OF MY VEHICLE. COST $2152 TO REPAIR, BUT HOW MANY ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS HAS THIS EVENT CAUSED OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS? I WOULD BELIEVE AT LEAST ONE AND GM HAS ESCAPED THE RECALL THIS PART FAILURE DESERVES. CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY DEALER IN ACCORDANCE WITH REQUIRED INTERVALS. TRANSMISSION FLUSH IS NOT RECOMMENDED UNTIL 100,000 MILES, BUT THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD FLUID FLUSHES; BY THE DEALER, @ 35K AND 78K. FAILURE OCCURRED 4 MONTHS AFTER SERVICE @ 82K.*JB
NHTSA ID
10184594
Incident
Dec 19, 2006
Mileage
82,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Aug 4, 2003
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT COST $1,400 TO REBUILD.*AK
NHTSA ID
10030737
Incident
Jul 1, 2003
Mileage
56,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Jul 16, 2003
I HAVE A 1999 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA OF WHICH I HAVE JUST FOUND OUT THERE IS A TSB ON ITS TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 3RD GEAR/REVERSE REACTION SHELL BRAKAGE. I HAVE INQUIRED WITH GMC AND A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND NEITHER TOLD ME OF THIS. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT AND ACCORDING TO THE TSB, OLDSMOBILE SERVICE PERSONNEL IS REQUIRED TO REPAIR IT FREE OF CHARGE BUT THEY HAVE OFFERED ME A 50/50 SPLIT. I FEEL THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. MY CAR IS STILL CONSIDERED BRAND NEW EVEN THOUGH MY 36,000/3YR WARRANTY IS UP AND WITH THE AMOUNT OF MILES IT HAS ON IT, IT SHOULD NOT BE HAVING A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I DID NOT READ ABOUT A WARRANTY CLAUSE RELATED TO THE TSB AND FEEL OLDSMOBLE IS NOT HONORING THE TSB AS IT IS STATED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY BOTH OLDSMOBILE AND THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR TO MY VEHICLE IS IMPERATIVE.*AK
NHTSA ID
10028450
Incident
May 30, 2003
Mileage
40,120 mi
Transmission
Filed Feb 21, 2003
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.*JB...*AK
NHTSA ID
10009050
Incident
Feb 21, 2003
AirbagsBrakesSuspension+1 more
Filed Feb 22, 2002
Crash reported4 injuries reported
WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH, REAR WHEELS FELT AS IF THEY LOCKED, VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL OR SWERVE IN REAR END. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OVER THE MEDIAN AND HIT AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. NEITHER DRIVERS SIDE NOR PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ROADS WERE WET AND IT FELT AS THOUGH THE REAR TIRE HIT A WATER POCKET, CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLES BRAKE OR AWD SYSTEM FAILED ALSO DUE TO THE SKID MARKS, THERE WERE FOUR INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT. *SLC
NHTSA ID
8004381
Incident
Dec 13, 2001
ElectricalTransmission
Filed Aug 14, 2000
THE HORN HAS FAILED TO WORK FOR THE LAST SEVEN MONTH; ON JULY 3, 2000, THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER REMAINED STUCK AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, PREVENTING THE ABILITY TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE. THE DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM. ON AUGUST 3, 2000, THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK AGAIN. THE DEALER KEPT THE CAR FOR A WEEK FIXING THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS RETURNED ON AUGUST 11, 2000; AND THAT EVENING THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK AGAIN. THIS IS A THIRD INCIDENT IN A MONTH. THE OWNER IS UNABLE TO USE THE VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
727821
Incident
Jul 3, 2000
Driver assistanceTransmission
Filed Sep 20, 1999
WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP AT 60 MPH, TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND CHATTERS . ALSO, WHEN IN REVERSE AFTER APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE TWO TO THREE SECONDS, EVEN WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
NHTSA ID
848060
Incident
Sep 13, 1999
Transmission
Filed Jun 4, 1999
TRUCK HAS A SEVERE "SHUDDER" ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE ON SLOW SPEED TURNS. ACCORDING TO DEALER GM HAS RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF TRANSFER CASE FLUID WITH A "NOT YET MANUFACTURED" PRODUCT. PROBLEM IS MORE NOTICEABLE AS MILEAGE INCREASES.
NHTSA ID
707226
Incident
Jan 9, 1999
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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