2002 Oldsmobile Bravada Visibility Problems

AT 60K MILES HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR (WITH 2003 CHEVY BLAZER). MIRRORS DON'T RECALL AND MOVE WHEN UNLOCKING CAR. PASSENGER SEAT BELT GETS TIGHT AFTER BRAKING AND HAS TO BE UNDONE, RECOILED, AND PUT BACK ON. BACKUP LIGHTS BLOW EVERY YEAR. THE AWD WAS FIXED TWICE BY DEALER AND MESSED UP AGAIN SO WE HAD IT REMOVED. THE AIR SUSPENSION BLEW & WAS REPLACED WITH SPRINGS. TERRIBLE RACKET IN THE REAR END. DRIVER HEATED SEAT QUIT WORKING 2 YEARS AGO. THIS YEAR, TRANSMISSION HAS QUIT WORKING (WHILE DRIVING) AND I AM OVER THIS CAR! *TR

NHTSA ID

10949015

Incident

Feb 1, 2017

Mileage

248,000 mi

ON THE 17JULY 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30PM, I WAS DRIVING AND WINDSHIELD WASHERS STOP WORKING. PLEASE NOTE , THE NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUED A SEVERE WEATHER FLASH FLOOD WARNING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10525610

Incident

Jul 17, 2013

Mileage

165,444 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V046000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REPAIRS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD SHUTTER ABNORMALLY AS OPPOSED TO WIPING SMOOTHLY ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. IN ADDITION, THE WIPERS WOULD ALSO SPORADICALLY FAIL COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10400636

Incident

Nov 6, 2009

Mileage

50,000 mi

OUTSIDE REVIEW MIRRORS DO NOT STAY IN POSITION WHEN YOU USE THE REMOTE ENTRY OR RETURN TO THE PROGRAMED POSITION. WHEN YOU ARE IN VEHICLE AND PRESS EITHER POSISTION FOR DRIVER 1 OR 2 THEY MOVE TO A DIFFERENT POSITION EVERY TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10350882

Incident

Jun 1, 2004

Mileage

1 mi

WHILE WIPERS ARE ON DELAY THEY SKIP WHEN THEY ARE ON THEIR DOWNWARD PATH NOT REMOVING ALL THE WATER, IMPAIRING MY VISIBILITY, WHEN THEY ARE ON CONSTANT THEY ARE FINE SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN 2004. *TR

NHTSA ID

10350880

Incident

Jun 1, 2004

Mileage

1 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE CAR WASH IN 2003 THERE WAS A WATER LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE RIGHT POWER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLLUP OR DOWN AND THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. TWO-THREE WEEKS AGO WHILE TRYING TO GET THE WINDOW TO ROLL DOWN, THE ENGINE DIED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THE ENGINE DIED SUDDENLY. THE FIRST WAS WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON A DRY HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SITTING A SHORT WHILE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CVCS BOOTS ON THE FRONT WHEELS BLEW AND WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES.

NHTSA ID

10167580

Incident

Sep 7, 2006

Mileage

42,700 mi

WHENEVER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ON DELAY - THEY DRAG ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. SO FAR, I HAVE CLEANED THE WINDSHIELD THOROUGHLY WITH ALCOHOL, WINDOW CLEANER, AND VINEGAR, AS WELL AS THE GARAGE HAS PUT NEW WIPER BLADES ON, AND SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR DUE TO A RECALL.. ALL TO NO AVAIL. *NM

NHTSA ID

10138585

Incident

Aug 8, 2005

DT: A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA BUILD IN JULY 2001. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TWICE, AND THEY TOLD HIM BOTH TIMES THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL 04V289000 DUE TO VIN. AFTERWARDS HE CONTACTED THE CONSUMER REPORTS, AND THEY SENT HIM A COPY OF COMPLAINT AND A COPY OF THE RECALL NOTICE, THE RECALL COPY CONSUMER RECEIVED SAID THAT THE BUILT DATES OF OCTOBER 2000-2001 WERE INCLUDED; HIS VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN JULY 2001. CONSUMER' VEHICLE S WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A SIMILAR PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. HIS VEHICLE. ALSO, INCIDENT DATE WAS THE DATE THE REPORT WAS SENT OUT. *AK

NHTSA ID

10130083

Incident

May 4, 2005

THE VEHICLE HAD FEW RECALLS INCLUDING INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE BACK WIPER STOPPED ALTOGETHER, WHEN MAKING TURNS THE VEHICLE MAKES NOISES AND THE GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD HAD GONE OUT AND THE TAIL LIGHT FLICKERED. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN #04V046000. *SC THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS INOPERATIVE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10119555

Incident

Jun 26, 2003

Mileage

37,000 mi

BOTH OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS NEED ADJUSTMENT EVERY TIME THE CAR IS PUT IN DRIVE.

NHTSA ID

10120807

Incident

Jan 15, 2002

Mileage

20,000 mi

THE CARS SIDE MIRRORS ARE MEMORY SIDE MIRRORS ARE SUPPOSED TO AUTOMATICALLY ADJUST TO THE DRIVERS PRESET POSITIONS. WHEN THE CAR IS PUT INTO DRIVE, THESE MIRRORS ADJUST THEMSELVES TO A RANDOM POSITION, THUS RENDERING THEM UNLESS. THEY MUST BE MANUALLY ADJUST FOR VISIBILITY AND THIS PROCESS MUST BE REPEATED EVERY TIME THE CAR IS PUT INTO DRIVE. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE TWICE, WITH NO SUCCESSFUL IMPROVEMENT OR CORRECTION TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. GM NOW REFUSES TO ATTEMPT ANY ADDITIONAL REMEDIES. *NM

NHTSA ID

10100460

Incident

Jul 30, 2004

OLDS BRAVADA STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (50-55 MPH), LOST OF STEERING AND BRAKES. ENGINE WOULD NOT START FOR APPROX 20 MINUTES. TRIED CALLING OLDS 1 800 NUMBER FOR ASSISTANCE AND NUMBER OUT OF SERVICE THAT DAY (SUNDAY). VEHICLE WAS PARTIALLY ON ROADWAY. THIS IS ONE OF MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTO, MIRROR, HEATING, REAR WINDOW WASHER BLADE, GAUGES NOT FUNCTIONAL, ENGINE REPLACEMENT (PISTON RING PROBLEM). I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS IS THE MOST PROBLEMATIC VEHICLE THAT I HAVE EVER OWNED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10062369

Incident

Oct 22, 2003

Mileage

20,000 mi

2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE MIRRORS ARE ADJUSTABLE TO SUIT INDIVIDUAL DRIVERS. THIS OCCURS AUTOMATICALLY DEPENDING ON WHETHER KEY #1 IS USED OR KEY #2. THE PROBLEM IS THE MIRRORS DO NOT RETURN TO THE SET POSITIONS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN ENTERING HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC FROM AN ON RAMP. INCIDENT DATE IS DAILY. I DID NOT FILL IN THE DATE BELOW AS THERE IS NO "DAILY" CHOICE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10059070

Incident

Jan 1, 2004

Mileage

18,000 mi

BOTH REMOTE MIRRORS WILL NOT HOLD THEIR MEMORY. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE INTO SERVICE FOR THIS PROBLEM FOUR TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE MIRRORS MOVE WHEN THE KEY IS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION BEFORE STARTING THE CAR. ALSO, BOTH MIRRORS WILL NOT HOLD THEIR POSITION AFTER BEING PROGRAMED IN EITHER THE NORMAL DRIVING MODE OR THE "REVERSE-BACKING UP" (CURB VIEW ASSIST) MODE. I HAVE TO MANUALLY MOVE MY MIRRORS EACH TIME I GET INTO MY CAR TO DRIVE, EVEN IF ONLY LEAVING IT FOR A FEW MOMENTS. I HAVE HAD ONE MINOR ACCIDENT DUE TO THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE MIRRORS MOVING. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU.

NHTSA ID

10056852

Incident

Jul 13, 2003

Mileage

11,000 mi

MY MAIN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN THE PAINT. 2 PAINT JOBS LATER ON THE LOWER HALF OF CAR - PAINT STILL LOOKS LIKE CRAP. I CAN SEE THE EROSION BEGINNING AGAIN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE ON REAR DOOR LOWER WHERE THE BODY FLARES (DESIGN ERROR I'VE BEEN TOLD). I'VE NOTIFIED OLDSMOBILE WHO STATE THAT IT'S THE ENVIRONMENT I'M DRIVING IN, NOT THE PAINT. WHY THEN, DOES NOT EVERY CAR IN NEW ENGLAND LOOK LIKE MINE? I AM PLANNING ON RUNNING BOARDS - DON'T WANT TO BUY THEM - BUT TRYING TO SAVE THE PAINT.

NHTSA ID

10069674

Incident

Feb 15, 2002

Mileage

4,000 mi

2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA - VISIBLITY-MEMORY MIRRORS HAVE NOT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. HAVE RETURNED FOR SERVICE NUMEROUS TIMES. THIS IS A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. NEEDING TO MAKE A FORCED LANE CHANGE TO FIND YOUR MIRRORS NOT IN PLACE CAN BE FATAL. I AM IN AND OUT OF MY CAR 3 TO 4 TIMES A DAY AND OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO SET MY MIRRORS WITH EACH ENTRY TO VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10049413

Incident

Nov 15, 2001

VEHICLE HAS SELF ADJUSTING MIRRORS WHICH ADJUST WHEN REVERSING. AFTER REVERSING THE MIRRORS DO NOT GO BACK TO THEIR ORIGINAL POSITION. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

NHTSA ID

10042882

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

VEHICLE LOSES POWER TO DASH AND ALL COMPONENTS CONTROLLED FROM DASH INCLUDING WINDSHIELD WIPERS I HAVE TAKEN THIS INTO MY DEALER AND HE TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT THEY TIGHTENED SOME GROUNDS. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT DURING A HEAVY THUNDER STORM WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS AT 65-70 MILES AN HOUR A VEHICLE CAN COVER A LOT OF DISTANCE AND I WAS BLIND FOR 15 SECONDS I MANAGED TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND ACTUALLY WAS PART WAY IN THE DITCH WHEN I GOT STOPPED. THEN THE WIPERS STARED UP AGAIN AND WILL WORK AGAIN FOR AWHILE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ATLEAST 8 TIMES ONLY ONCE DID I ALMOST WRECK MY VEHICLE THOUGH. THE CLOCK ALWAYS HAS TO BE RESET WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *AK WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ON HIGH SETTING WHEN THEY STOPPED. DASH INSTRUMENTS BACKLIGHT WENT DARK AND GAUGE NEEDLES ALL WENT TO ZERO. *KMB

NHTSA ID

10025971

Incident

Jun 9, 2003

Mileage

48,900 mi

THE REAR-VIEW MIRRORS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. EVERY TIME YOU START THE CAR THE MIRRORS RESET TO A POSITION THAT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE BEHIND YOU. YOU MUST MANUALLY CHANGE THE MIRRORS EACH TIME YOU RESTART THE CAR. THE MIRRORS ARE SUPPOSED TO REMEMBER THE PROPER SETTING FOR TWO DRIVERS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TT

NHTSA ID

10021250

Incident

Jun 6, 2003

Mileage

100 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

WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE, THUS DISTRACTING THE CONSUMER. THE DEALER WAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A HIGH WHISTLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIX, STATING THAT THIS HAPPENS AFTER THE VEHICLE REACHES 20K MILES, AND GREASED THE AXLE(S). THE LIGHT UNDERHOOD WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE UNDERHOOD LIGHT, LAMP ASSEMBLY, (STOP), TAIL, AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHT UNDERHOOD. THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH MODULES PER BULLETIN 02-08-64-027/BOTH SIDE MIRROR ACTUATORS. SCC

NHTSA ID

10004023

Incident

Jan 11, 2003

SIDE MIRRORS WANDER, POSITION IS NEVER CONSTANT. DT

NHTSA ID

769129

Incident

May 1, 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