1998 Oldsmobile Bravada electrical problems

Filed Oct 1, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 86,000 miles · OH

Vehicle has a complete loss of power while driving. It happens numerous times without warning while driving to work 3rd shift 55-60 MPH on a country road... Vehicle would suddenly shut down. With no lights, power steering, ect... I would have to try and pull over in the pitch black of night. After about 20 minutes it would start back up and on I would go, praying it wouldn't happen at the curves. After a couple of years of this and nobody having any answers, my husband discovered it is a connector in the steering column that gets corroded and he has to clean it. As long as we clean the corrosion off of the connector about twice a year, the vehicle does fine.

Filed Jul 17, 2014 · Electrical · 40,000 miles · CO

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile bravada. The contact stated that while driving at 45-55 MPH, the vehicle stalled numerous times without warning. The vehicle was taken toa dealer, who replaced the alternator. The repair failed to remedy the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage 42,000.

Filed Aug 16, 2005 · Brakes, Electrical · 91,400 miles · WA

I have had numerous problems with my 1998 olds bravada. First the blinker sound won't shut off. When the AC is on for more than 25 minutes the motor gets really loud and the speedometer needle starts jumping. Finally my brakes get sticky when it's hot outside then the ABS light comes on and it feels as if the brakes aren't going to engage and the speedometer needle starts going crazy again. This is something that shuts off and starts all over again every time I start the vehicle.

Filed Oct 28, 2002 · Electrical · 23,000 miles · CO

The dash guages and the lights flashed on/off then went out completely. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the ignition switch was bad. At 33000k miles the consumer went to have the vehicle checked due to the transmission shifting rough and starting in second gear, and was told that the ignition had gone bad again. *scc

Filed Jul 12, 2002 · Electrical · MI

Ignition switch caused key to get stuck in ignition, also caussed gauge cluster to shut off. Vehicle is drivable but without speedometer.

Filed Apr 29, 2002 · Electrical · OH

Consumer tried to turn key to start vehicle, and was then unable to turn key or take it back out of ignition. Vehicle was towed to dealer and the ignition switch was replaced.

Filed Jan 17, 2002 · Electrical · IL

Battery positive post fell completely out of battery

Filed Nov 15, 2001 · Electrical · PA

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Filed Aug 30, 2001 · Electrical · PA

Total electrical loss causing engine shutdown. While driving with the AC on and the radio on during the day, within a 3 mile trip we experianced total electrical failure 2 times. The idiot lights will flash, the dash board needles will bounce and jump, and then everything shutsdown. Engine, brakes, power stearing, lights everything. We were able to drift to the side of the road, shift into park and restart the engine without any problem. If this had happend when we made the last left turn, we probably would have been nailed by a semi. The dealer has had the bravada from 2 days without finding anything. They can not reproduce the problem. The battery is fine, the terminals are fine, they tested the computer and that is fine. I refuse to let anyone drive this until something is found and fixed.

Filed Apr 21, 2001 · Electrical, Transmission · OH

The service engine light comes on and 6 different transmissions trouble codes are set in the computer causing the transmission to go into a default mode that causes it not to have a first gear or high gear. The electrical dash gauges moy or may not work at times and the key may or may not come out of the switch when you try and shut the car off. I checked with a gm dealer and talked to the mechanic and as soon as I showed him the trouble codes and the number of times they had came up he told me what the problem was as he had seen it on many other gm cars before.