2002 Oldsmobile Bravada Brakes Problems

ENGINE STALLS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LOST BRAKES, STEERING, NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. LUCKILY WAS ON SMALL HIGHWAY, ABLE TO COAST TO STOP AND HAVE CAR TOWED. MECHANIC UNABLE TO REPLICATE PROBLEM AFTER KEEPING AND DRIVING VEHICLE FOR 10 DAYS. SEARCHED ISSUE ONLINE. HORRIFIED TO READ HUNDREDS OF SAME COMPLAINT; SAME VEHICLE, SAME YEAR. HORRIBLE STORIES OF RESULTING ACCIDENTS. NOW NEWS FULL OF "IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE" ISSUES. BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. GM NOT OFFERING ADVICE AND CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY. SAYS "TOO MANY KEYS ON KEY CHAIN." 2 KEYS ON MINE. VEHICLE NOT ON GM RECALL LIST. BOUGHT SECOND HAND IN 2011. NOW TOO SCARED TO DRIVE IT. STILL OWE $5,000 ON CAR. CANT AFFORD TO ADD THAT TO NEW LOAN. WILL NOT SELL IT TO UNSUSPECTING SOUL WHO MAY BE KILLED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10604398

Incident

Mar 24, 2014

Mileage

70,000 mi

THE TERMINAL OF THE REPLACEMENT (EIKO) TAIL BRAKE LIGHT MELTED IN THE SOCKET. THE BRAKE LIGHT ON MY 2002 OLDS BRAVADA WENT OUT SEVERAL DAYS AGO. WHEN I REPLACED THE BULB, I NOTICED IT WAS NOT BURNT OUT BUT LOOSE IN THE SOCKET. I COULD NOT GET IT TO FIT PROPERLY IN THE SOCKET SO DECIDED TO REPLACE IT. WHEN I PULL THE BULB OUT I FOUND THAT THE TERMINAL WAS MELTED. I FEEL THIS IS A SEVERE FIRE RISK. I DON'T FEEL CONFIDENT ALLOWING MY WIFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES OF THE BULB IN QUESTION AS WELL AS THE BULB ITSELF. I DID ALSO HAVE THE RECALL PERTAINING TO THIS : NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V527000 COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10214521

Incident

Jan 10, 2008

DT: THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES WERE MAKING NOISES DUE TO RUST AND CORRODED ROTORS. THE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10145237

Incident

Oct 1, 2005

Mileage

35,000 mi

POTENTIAL DEFECT REGARDING THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA.*MR

NHTSA ID

10127953

Incident

Jun 8, 2005

MY 2002 OLDMOBILE BRAVADO HAS LESS THAN 36000 MILES ON IT AND ALL THE BRAKE ROTORS HAVE RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR. I TOOK IT TO A REPUTABLE AUTO REPAIR PLACE IN CADILLAC MICHIGAN AND THEY TOLD ME MANY OF THESE CARS WERE SUPPLIED WITH CHEAP ROTORS FROM CHINA.

NHTSA ID

10126592

Incident

Jun 16, 2005

Mileage

34,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING,THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED ROCKING BACK AND FORTH WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES,THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SKIDDED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER HEAD ON. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB VEHICLE DID NOT SKID BUT WAS TAKEN QUICKLY AND SHARPLY TO THE LEFT INTO THE MEDIAN AND IMPACTED A CURB LIKE BARRIER DAMAGING VEHICLE. HOWEVER VEHICLE WAS NOT TOTALED. THOUGHT TO HAVE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT BUT NOT CONFIRMED. PROBLEMS WITH STEERING WAS ALSO EVIDENT. *TT

NHTSA ID

10097198

Incident

Oct 19, 2004

Mileage

50,000 mi

INTERMITTENTLY THROTTLE STICKS IN THE UP POSITION. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CONTAINER HOLDING THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID ALLOWED THE FLUID TO LEAK. THE CONTAINER WAS REPAIRED. *TC

NHTSA ID

10103344

Incident

Oct 7, 2004

Mileage

42,000 mi

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WAS HARD TO PUSH DOWN AND RECEIVED LESS BRAKING POWER FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10096681

Incident

Oct 12, 2004

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE TAIL/STOP LIGHT ASSEMBLY THAT CAUSES THE BULB TO BURN OUT. GM SENT ME A LETTER SAYING THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE DEFECT FOR 6 YEARS OR 72,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. MY CAR IS NOT QUITE 3 YEARS OLD, BUT HS 114,000 + MILES. GM REFUSES TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT FREE OF CHARGE DUE TO THE MILEAGE. I BELEVE THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM, AND THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. IF IT WERE ONLY A BURNED OUT BULB, I REALIZE THAT IT WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY. THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT IF THEY JUST REPLACE THE BULB, IT WILL CONTINUE TO FAIL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10090771

Incident

Sep 10, 2004

I WA DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND WAS GOING DOWN A HILL. I WENT TO PUT ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN WITH THE REST OF TRAFFIC, NO URGENCY, NO SUDDENNESS, JUST NORMAL SLOW DOWN. WHEN I PUSHED THE PEDAL, IT DID NOT RESPOND AS USUAL. AT FIRST IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ABS WERE ENGAGING, WHICH REALLY DID NOT MAKE SENSE, BUT INSTEAD THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. THERE WAS NO SPONGINESS OR SOFTNESS, JUST TO THE FLOOR TO THE POINT WHERE I STOOD UP. AT THIS POINT, I WAS PROBABLY GOING 40-45 MPH AND NOW ACCELERATING DOWN THE HILL. THERE WAS A A LARGE PICK-UP TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS ABLE TO CHANGE LANES AND FORTUNATELY PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. I LET GO OF THE PEDAL AS I WAS CHANGING LANES, AND I AS I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO NEXT, I TOUCHED THE BRAKES AND THEY WERE NORMAL AGAIN. THIS PROBABLY ALL TOOK PLACE IN A MATTER OF 20 SECONDS AND, NEEDLESS TO SAY, MY PASENGER WAS AS WHITE AS A GHOST. I MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME ABOUT 6 MILES AND CALLED SERVICE THE NEXT DAY. I DID DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER SERVICECENTER ABOUT 20 MILES AWAY. I ATTEMPTED TO EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM AND LEFT THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER'S. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT HIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. IN THIS LATEST INCIDENT, SERVICE HAS REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT FIND A CODE TO RELATE TO THE PROBLEM. I MIGHT ALSO ADD THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND SPECIFIC CODES FOR PREVIOUS INCIDENTS. WE ARE NOW AT A STANDOFF. MY HUSBAND REFUSES TO TAKE THE CAR BACK BECAUSE HE BELIEVES THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS/IS NOT THE PROBLEM AND TOLD THEM THEY NEED TO CALL GM TO FIGURE WHAT THE MALFUNCTION OF THIS PARTICULAR BRAVADA IS. TWICE IN MAY OF 2003, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED WHILE ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 70 MILES AN HOUR. IN OCTOBER OF 2003, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE AIRPORT AT MIDNITE BY MYSELF, THE ENGINE CUT OUT AND SERVICE BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO CAME ON. I ONCE AGAIN HAD NO KIND OF BRAKE. IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. *AK

NHTSA ID

10075051

Incident

Jun 2, 2004

Mileage

53,150 mi

THE 4WD STOPPED OPERATING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FISH-TAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *NM THE VEHICLE HAD THE TENDENCY TO SPIN WHEELS/FISHTAIL AND WOULD SLIDE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE AND THAT WHEN THE FIX IS FOUND, THERE MAY STILL BE A POSIIBILITY THAT THE PROBLEM WILL RETURN. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITH THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT. THE BOOT WAS FOUND BLOWN WHILE BEING LIFTED AT THE SERVICE DEALERS GARAGE, THE GAUGES (FUEL AND TEMPERATURE) READ "HIGH." THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM THE AWD LIGHT WAS DUE TO THE ENCODER MOTOR, THERE WAS A WHINE NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION,THE GROUND CORODED AND THE TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR WAS INOPERATIVE DO TO THE AWD, WHEN THE AWD LIGHT WOULD COME ON THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND THE TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AND THE BODY CONTROL WAS UPDATED, AND THE FRONT PADS WERE WORN OUT AND THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND PITTED. *SC

NHTSA ID

10057571

Mileage

14,109 mi

CONSUMER HAS HAD MULTIPLE, REOCCURING PROBLEMS WITH NEW VEHICLE SINCE FIRST PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2001. CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALER MORE THAN 12 TIMES IN 18 MONTHS AND HAS PLACED SIGNIFICANT BURDEN ON THE OWNER. VEHICLE NOW HAS NEW MAJOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH BOTH THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE LARGE NUMBER OF PERSISTENT PROBLEMS CLASSIFIES THIS VEHICLE AS UNRELIABLE AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, UNSAFE. OWNER HAS CONTACTED DEALER REGARDING A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE (LEMON LAW), HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP HAS DIRECTED THE OWNER TO THE MAKER COMPANY (GM/OLDSMOBILE). THE MAKER HAS RESPONDED BY INSISTING THAT THE WARRANTY WAS DESIGNED FOR SUCH PROBLEMS AND THEY HAVE REFERRED THE OWNER BACK TO THE DEALER FOR CONTINUAL REPAIRS. IN OTHER WORDS, NEITHER THE MAKER NOR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE DEALER IS WILLING TO ASSIST THE OWNER IN RESOLVING THE SITUATION. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SINCE CLOSED DUE TO OWNER RETIREMENT, AS WELL. MORE THAN FIVE COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO THE MAKER FROM THE OWNER BY EITHER PHONE, ELECTRONICALLY OR MAIL WITHOUT ANY POSITIVE FEEBACK FROM THE MAKER OR ANY ATTEMPT TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. NOTE: THE INCIDENT DATE LISTED HERE IS SIMPLY THE PURCHASE DATE - ALL INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN CONTINOUS AND ON GOING SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE.*AK 2 WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY 1ST AT 3,973 MILES 2ND AT 11,660 MILES. *KMB

NHTSA ID

10030696

Incident

Oct 21, 2001

Mileage

10 mi

THE VEHICLE HAS FAULTY MIRROR WOULD NOT HOLD SETTING, AND WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN BACKING. THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENT. THE BACK TAILGATE DOOR AND THE BACK PASSENGER SQUEAKS. THE RADIO GOES OUT, THE DOOR LOCKS AND UNLOCKS AT WILL, THE SEAT HAS MALFUNCTIONED, AND CANNOT LOCK THE PASSENGER DOORS FROM THE MASTER CONTROL ON THE DRIVERS DOOR. SCC

NHTSA ID

10009924

THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE HAS FALLEN TWICE IN A YEAR. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE SNOW THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE FAILED TO RESPOND WHICH IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIX SO THERE IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT BUT CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL SAFE ON THE VEHICLE. TS DEALER CHECKED AND RESET WHEEL ALIGNMENT TO SPECS. INSPECTED DRIVELINE AND FRONT END. CONSUMER ALSO STATED VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE STEADY IDLE. GM CURRENTLY WORKING ON IDLE CONCERN. WINDSHIELD MOULDING ON PASSENGER SIDE COMING OFF AND REPLACED. BRAKE PEDAL FADES AT STOP AND CLUCK INSIDE RIGHT REAR DOOR PANEL. NO PROBLEM FOUND. 4X4 LIGHT STAYED ON. 4WD SWITCH REPLACED. *TT

NHTSA ID

10006016

Incident

Aug 1, 2001

Mileage

1,250 mi

ON 12/11/02, I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND WAS TRAVELING IN THE PASSING LANE GOING AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH WHEN MY SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO 30 MPH AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYED : SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM AND CONTACT ONSTAR DISPLAYED ALSO. I, SOMEHOW, MERGED TO THE RIGHT LANE OF THE EXPRESSWAY AND AT THIS TIME, MY BRAKES WERE STILL TO THE FLOOR AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS CONTINUING TO DECLINE. STEERING WAS DIFFICULT. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD, BUT THE CAR STOPPED ITSELF WITHOUT ME APPLYING BRAKES. I PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND THE CAR AT THIS TIME WAS STALLED. I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE DUE TO THE CAR BEING "DEAD". I CONTACTED THE GM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOLL-FREE # TO NOTIFY THEM OF MY PROBLEM AND THEY SUPPLIED ME WITH A # TO REFER TO IN CASE A TOW VEHICLE DID NOT ARRIVE. APPROXIMATELY, 30 MINUTES LATER A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AND MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO YARK OLDSMOBILE. I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER- ANTHONY AND HE DOCUMENTED MY CONCERNS AND TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WOULD BE SERVICED AND THEY WOULD LET ME KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. I ALSO TOLD HIM THE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE INCLUDED: REAR SUSPENSION DEFECT 7/2001, LOSS OF BRAKES IN 8/2001, CAR FAILING TO START AND NEEDING TOWED OR JUMPED 3 TIMES SINCE 8/2001. ON 12/12, THE SERVICE DEPT CONTACTED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL FAULT CODES...ONE BEING A FAULTY SPEED SENSOR. THEY PULLED SEVERAL CODES: C0236-CIRCUIT FAILURE VSS AND C0237- A COMMUNICATION ERROR. I TOLD SERVICE THAT I ALSO HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND JIM STATED THEY WOULD LOOK INOT IT BUT IT IS HARD TO FIND AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A BIG SYSTEM. I WAS INSTRUCTED THAT MY CAR WAS ABLE TO BE PICKED UP ON 12/13/02. I DID SO AT THAT TIME, BUT I AM NOT SATISFIED AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY VEHICLE. YARK IS AWARE OF ABOVE.

NHTSA ID

10000814

Incident

Dec 11, 2002

Mileage

21,000 mi

05/13/02, 6,000MILES, GOING 65MPH ON INTERSTATE MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYED 'SERVICE BRAKES NOW', ENGINE SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATELY, COASTED TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY.TRIED RESTARTING,WOULDN'T TURN OVER,ALL POWER GONE.CALLED ONSTAR#1025168 FOR TOW.RESTARTED .5 HOUR LATER AS TOW ARRIVED.ABS LIGHT REMAINED ON,CAR WAS TOWED.DEALER REPLACED RIGHT REAR ABS WHEEL SENSOR.SERVICE MGR INDICATED ENGINE IS DESIGNED TO SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATELY WHEN THIS FAULT APPEARS.ON 07/05/02, 8,175MILES, WHILE DRIVING, 'LOW OIL PRESSURE' DISPLAYED ON MESSAGE CENTER, ENGINE IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN,OIL PRESSURE WENT TO 0, COASTED TO STOP, TRIED TO RESTART AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE REMAINED AT ZERO.CALLED ONSTAR. ONSTAR COULD NOT DIAGNOSE AS CAR WOULD NOT START NEEDS TO BE RUNNING TO DIAGNOSE.#10399689. TRIED STARTING .5 HOUR LATER, OIL PRESSURE REGISTERED AS KEY TURNED ON,OIL PRESSURE GUAGE FINE, CANCELED TOW, NO LOSS OF OIL. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE.BOTH INCIDENTS ARE RELATED AS THE ENIGINE SHUTS DOWN IMMEDIATELY WHEN THESE FAULTS APPEAR AND CAR LOSES POWER.*AK

NHTSA ID

764228

Incident

May 13, 2002

TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVEN, CANNOT BE BALANCED. TIRES WERE REPLACED, SHOCKS AND STRUTS REPLACED TWICE. CV JOINT WAS REPLACED AS WELL. DEALER IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*JB OIL LEAKING FROM FRONT SHOCK, SHOCK WAS REPLACED. BANGING NOISE ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. STRUT WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISON. BRAKE PDAL FEELS MUSHY. PASSENGER SIDE FOG LIGHT OUT. BLOWN FOG LAMP BULB REPLACED. REPLACED FAILED PASSENGER FRONT TURN SIGNAL BULB. DRIVER AND PASSENGER POWER MIRROR WILL NOT MOVE LEFT OR RIGHT. MIRROR SWITCH REPLACED. FRONT BUMPER COVER IS LOOSE AND RATTLES. GRINDING, CLUNKING AND WHINING WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR MAKING TURNS. STEERING SHAFT REPLACED. TRANSMISSION LEAKING. REPLACED REAR MAIN SEAL, REMOVED 02 SENSOR AND CONVERTER DUE TO DAMAGE. SURGING PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE.

NHTSA ID

8009465

Incident

Jan 1, 2002