2002 Oldsmobile Bravada electrical problems

Filed Feb 3, 2019 · Electrical · SC

Side mirrors being adjusted incorrectly both when backing and altering when going forward

Filed Jan 14, 2018 · Electrical, Seats · 110,000 miles · IL · fire

Passenger seat caught on fire from seat heater while car was off and no one in it. The seat heater had not been used for days. My car was parked after going to the store about 3pm. Found the next morning about 10;30 am .gm denied my claim. Safety issue,definitely a manufactured defect ,there should be a recall. Whole inside of the car is trashed . The fire obviously started from the seat must have been a blaze the headliner and visor also burnt. Must have extinguished itself due to lack of oxygen. I contacted gm they never sent anyone to look at it. I emailed them photos and through that they are denying that it is a defect or a safety issue. Through research I have found I am not the only person this has happened to and yet there is still not a recall for this

Filed Aug 16, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · 215,000 miles · MO · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 oldsmobile bravada. While driving 30 MPH, there was an burning odor under the passenger seat. The contact noticed that the seat was melting from the bottom and was dripping onto the carpet. The contact pulled the fuse box wires from under the passenger seat to prevent the seat from burning; however, the seat was still getting hot. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. In addition, the engine warning light illuminated. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 215,000.

Filed Nov 3, 2015 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 162,000 miles · IN

I recently had a brand new transmission installed. Truck was driving great, had no tell tale signs of any promblems and all of a sudden truck cuts off and would not start, harness replaced, car started now gas pedal not working and reduce engine light appears, never been promblematic. Truck was located on city street not moveable. The gas pedal malfunctioned suddenly.

Filed Aug 2, 2015 · Acceleration, Electrical · 108,600 miles · MD

Traveling apx 5-10 MPH down a hwy slowing down and approaching an intersection with traffic light the engine stalled/quit completely and would not restart. I had to push the vehicle with help to the side of the road. After about 15 minutes the engine restarted. This vehicle was recalled for this issue several years ago (rc 04048) and was taken to the dealer by myself on 1/21/05 as soon as I was notified of the recall. Looking at the invoice that I still have in my files today it claims a wire jumper harness and strap was installed. Seems like this fix has failed.

Filed Jun 12, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 115,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 oldsmobile bravada. The contact stated that while driving at 50 MPH, the vehicle stalled and all the warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who was unable to diagnose or repaired. However, the failure recurred and the vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the magnetic pick up sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. However, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 115,000.

Filed Jul 10, 2014 · Electrical · 135,000 miles · MI

The car is acting just like the other ignition switch recalls general motors has issued. If there is any weight on the key chain the car has a tendency to stall. Sometimes it will start up right away while other times it may need to sit for up to 30 minutes before starting again.

Filed Sep 6, 2011 · Electrical, Engine · 130,000 miles · MI

The car shuts off suddenly and all of the gauges light up. The car must be restarted, sometimes multiple times. This presents a danger as the car may suddenly lose mobility on a highway. It seems that this may be related to multiple postings on the internet that claim this symptom is caused by a voltage spike to the computer generated by the air shocks. This car was built september 1,2001 and was supposedly included in a recall but the dealer claims that there is no recall on this car and if it was repaired under the recall, once the repair is done it is impossible to find it on the gm computers and the recall would then not be in effect for this vehicle. If it was repaired and the problem still exists, these vehicles should be removed from the road.

Filed Nov 20, 2008 · Electrical, Lights · IL · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 oldsmobile bravada. While driving approximately 25 MPH on normal road conditions, the contact smelled a burning odor. In addition, the headlights operated intermittently when activated at night. There were no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for a diagnostic. The technician stated that the failure was related to the wiring system. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic eight times for identical failures, but they still persist. The contact was concerned of the safety risk involved. The failure and current mileages were unknown.

Filed Dec 3, 2007 · Electrical · 62,480 miles · PA

Last month my oldsmobile bravada's gauges and instrument warning lights starting operating erratically and at times did not work at all (I.e. The gauges read zero). Searching the recalls for my bravada I found 3013. 3013 concerns inoperative instrument panel clusters. The failure impacted my bravada's ability to meet federal motor vehicle safety standards no. 101 and no. 208. Background. I bought my bravada...used in january 2005 from everett chevrolet in everett, wa. It had 25671 miles. Current mileage is 62600. Prior to my purchase, my bravada had several recalls performed when the vehicle came off lease...in september 2004. Recall 3013 (instrument panel gauges inoperative) was performed on september 22, 2004...at 25,184 miles. I made appointment and took my vehicle in for service on 20 november 2007. The dealer we used was: freysinger pontiac, gmc, buick 6251 carlisle pike mechanicsburg, pa 17050 717‑766‑8422 the dealer stated that since 3013 was already performed on my vehicle that the next step was replacement of the instrument cluster...at my cost. Repair was completed on 21 november 2007. Doug newell