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 2000 Oldsmobile Bravada submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 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
A RECALL FOR OTHER VEHICLES BUT NOT MINE. LEFT BREAKLIGHT DOESN'T LIGHT UP, TILL YOU MOVE AND DOWN THE TURNSIGNAL LEVER. THEN THE LEFT BREAK LIGHT LIGHTS UP. SO WHY ISN'T MY MODEL IN THIS RECALL ? I FOUND THIS ON A BRAVADA THREAD AND LOTS OF AUTO PARTS STORES SELLING THE PART FOR IT.
HAZARD SWITCH INTERFERING WITH TURN SIGNAL OPERATION - THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL BECAME INOPERATIVE - ALL BULBS LIT UP EXCEPT FOR THE RIGHT SIDE MARKER LIGHT WHEN THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WAS TURNED ON; HOWEVER, THE MARKER LIGHT AND ALL OTHERS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO FLASHED WITH THE 4-WAY FLASHERS. ALL BULBS AND THE FLASHER UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. DURING FURTHER EXAMINATION ON 9/23/11 WHEN THE FLASHER SWITCH WAS JIGGLED THE TURN SIGNAL BEGAN WORKING AND THEN STOPPED BUT THEN WORKED AGAIN EACH TIME THAT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WAS JIGGLED. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE WHERE THE HAZARD SWITCH INTERFERED WITH THE STOP LAMPS - CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V231000. TWO DEALERSHIPS AND OLDSMOBILE WERE CONTACTED REGARDING THIS AND THE ANSWER WAS THAT THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE. ONE OF THEM MENTIONED THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN DONE IN A YEAR PRIOR TO 2008 WHICH INVOLVED REPLACING THE HAZARD SWITCH. AN OLDSMOBILE REP STATED THAT THE 2008 RECALL ONLY PERTAINED TO VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM THAT THE REPLACEMENT HAZARD SWITCH INSTALLED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL WAS NOT FROM THE SAME STOCK AS THE SWITCH INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLES THAT HAD THE HAZARD SWITCH REPLACED IN THE 2008 RECALL. *TR
PLASTIC CLAMP HOLDING POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE TO RH SPLASH GUARD BROKE OPEN ALLOWING CABLE TO SHIFT FORWARD AND DROOP ONTO TOP OF IDLER ARM. SUBSEQUENT DETERIORATION OF CABLE JACKET CAUSED CABLE TO SHORT ON IDLER ARM, ENERGIZING CHASSIS OF VEHICLE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART, HEATING UP PARKING BRAKE CABLE, BURNING LH KICK PANEL, CARPET, INSULATION, AND PARKING BRAKE CABLE GROMMET AT FLOOR OF VEHICLE. SOLUTION WILL INCLUDE INSTALLATION OF STEEL/RUBBER HOLDING CLAMP. *KB
2000 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA WHEN ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF ALL ELECTRICAL FEATURES IN CAR DIED, INCLUDING POWER DOOR LOOKS. THE MANUAL RELEASE MECHANISM FORTHE DOORS WERE ALSO INOPERATIVE. THEY APPEARED TO BE HELD DOWN BY THE DOOR LOCK POWER CIRCUIT. THIS TRAPPED THE DRIVER INSIDE. POLICE WERE CALLED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS AND CONFIRMED THAT THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO USE THE MANUAL RELEASE MECHANISM SINCE IT WAS ALSO INOPERATIVE. THEY FINALLY BROKE A WINDOW TO RELEASE THE DRIVER. CAR WAS TOWED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND A FULL ELECTRICAL CHECK OF THE SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. NO REASON WAS PROVIDED FOR THE FAILURE. THE OLD BATTERY IS STILL ACCESSIBLE BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM IS SOMEWHERE IN THE COMPUTER CIRCUITS THAT KEPT THE LOCKS IN THE LOCK POSITION UNTIL THE BATERY FAILED.
PURCHASED 96 GRAND AM IN 98 FOUND IT TO BE WRECKED AFTER I TRADED IN 02 FOR OLD'S BRAVADA WITH MILEAGE ROLL BACK AT BAD DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE PROBLEMS SEVERAL WRECKS DUE TO MANUFACTURES DEFECT LET GO BACK TO GMAC FINANCING BECAUSE BAD DEALERS COULD FINANCE BAD DEALS THROUGH THEM. PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP!!!!! *JB
2000 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA BEGAN SMOKING IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED FROM THE DRIVER'S DOOR ON BACK. BOTH REAR TIRES AND RIMS MELTED. FIRE DEPT COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. *NM
CONTINUAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. *BF THE HEAD LAMP FAILURE WAS RECURRENT. THEY WOULD GO OFF AND STAY OFF FOR 30 MINUTES THEN COME BACK ON FOR A MINUTE TO A HALF AN HOUR, THEN WORK INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH OUT THE DAY, THE BATTERY WENT DEAD, THE COMPASS UNIT FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES. *SC *JB
THE WIRING HARNESS IN OUR 2000, OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA CAUGHT FIRE. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH IT CHFED THROUGH AND SHORTED. THE CHAFING OCCURRED WHERE THE HARNESS WAS BENT OVER THE A/C RETURN (?). IT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND IS BACK WITH DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED.
THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, BUT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE IT. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING AND RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *NLM
4 BATTERIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED DURING THE FIRST 25000 MILES, DEALER HAS HAD TO RELOAD DATA THAT IS MISSING, VEHICLE SOMETIMES LOSES POWER TO A NUMBER OF SYSTEMS, HEADLIGHTS INOPERATIVE, ELECTRONIC COMPASS MALFUNCTIONS, THE RADIO OPERATES ERRATICALLY, THE DOME LIGHTS DONT TURN OFF, THE VEHICLE SECURITY SYSTEM ACTIVATES FOR NO REASON, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT OPEN ELECTRICALLY, THE COMPUTER CODES HAVE BEEN CHECKED, PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM EXISTS. NLM
THE HORN ON THE STEERING WHEEL IS TOO HARD TO PRESSE, DEALER TRIED TO FIX IT, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK *SLC
WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (CONSUMER DID NOT STATE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS). 4-WHEEL DRIVE ILLUMINATED. *SLC
WIRE WHICH GOES TO FUSE GOT PINCHED TOGETHER, CAUSING IT TO RUB AGAINSTAND WEAR OUT, CAUSING A SHORT TO THE FUSE WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE STALLING UNEXPECTEDLY. VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. HAPPENED 2 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME DEALER REROUTTED THE WIRE AND CHANGE FUSE, BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. THE FUSE NEED TO BE CHANGE AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
DEALER REPLACED HORN SYSTEM, OWNER'S MANUAL RECOMMENDED TO SOUND THE HORN, AND PRESS CENTER PADS ON STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER MAINTAINED THAT OWNER'S MANUAL DID NOT SAY THAT THERE WAS A SPECIAL PLACE TO PRESS CENTER PADS. HOWEVER, ON THIS VEHICLE THERE WAS A SPECIFIC PLACE WHERE THE HORN PADS WERE LOCATED, AND DRIVER HAD TO PRESS VERY HARD. ANOTHER VEHICLE ALMOST BACKED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND CONSUMER COULD DO NOTHING, BUT SIT THERE.*AK
WHENEVER THE DOORS ARE AJAR & NOT FULLY SHUT, THERE IS NO WARNING CHIMES OR LIGHTS TO INDICATE THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. *AK
THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH PANEL TO LET CONSUMER KNOW THAT THE DOOR IS OPEN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS IS NOT A STANDARD. PROCEDURE. *AK
A BLOWN FUSE CAUSED THEM BRAKE TO FEEL MUSHY AND CONSUMER COULD NOT GET THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK, WIRE PINCHED IN LEFT MOTOR MOUNT WHEN ENGINE ROCKS CAUSING FUSE TO BLOW. NLM
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