Tl*the contact owns a 2002 oldsmobile bravada. Five days after purchasing the vehicle, the contact experienced failures with the instrument panel gauges. He stated that the fuel gauge did not properly display the amount of fuel in the tank, causing the vehicle to frequently run out of gas. The speedometer and odometer were also failing, which made it impossible to determine the vehicle's speed and mileage. He took his vehicle to the dealer and they informed him that the recall on his vehicle expired. The manufacturer stated that the recall would not cover his vehicle because the warranty expired when the mileage exceeded 100,000 miles. The speed and mileages could not be determined due to the gauge failures.
2002 Oldsmobile Bravada electrical complaints
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Driving down the freeway at 75 MPH my 2002 oldsmobile bravada just quit running like I shut it off. The traffic was very heavy at the time and was force to pull over on the left side breakdown lane. This is the 5th time my SUV has stalled for no apparent reason. From past experience letting the truck sit for 10-15 min it will then restart and run fine. This cycle has repeated at random intervals ever since I've own the truck. Dealer has never been able to find anything wrong even when it's been towed in three times for stalling, mostly on my wife.
Consumer vehicle cut off while driving on interstate. *ts when the vehicle cut off for the second time, it was discovered the battery was weak.
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.
Dt: the consumer stated that he is having problems with his electrical circuit. The dealer said that they would not do anything about it because it was doing it intermittently it would have to do this all the time for them to fix it. The lights on the display will come on and go off. For example: air bag, check engine lights and the air condition will just stop working and the volume to the radio will be all the way up when he starts the vehicle. The electrical circuit can actually cause the engine to shut itself off. The consumers wife was driving the vehicle when the rear passenger door light came on, the air condition shut off and the radio came on. The vehicle has a read out display. It is getting worse. The indicator light will change from working to being inoperative.
While stopping could not restart vehicle. Driver was unable restart vehicle, and had it towed to the dealer. Mechanic determined that the battery needed to be replaced. *ak...battery post detached from battery, leaking battery acid into engine compartment. Due to battery failure consumer could not retrieve key .
Oldsmobile has published a remedy for the constant tail/stop lamp failures. They extended the warranty to 6yr/72000 miles. Not much for a 5 dollar bulb, but after 8 bulb replacements (4 by dealer 4 by me) I think there are other problems besides defective bulbs. If that is the problem someone better let sylvania (bulb manufacturer) know. This is a safety problem that is fixed for now, but may turn out to be a more serious electrical problem later. My wife loves her truck (no other problems), but is really frustrating.
Vehicle stalls (8) when under power. This has occurred at random, 3 occurring while on interstate at 60 - 70 MPH. The failure at this speed causes quite a safety concern to my spouse and I. Luckily we have been able to maneuver to the shoulder without incident so far. I've tried to resolve with gm but to no avail. They are aware of the problem which they apparently corrected on dec. 6, 2001 (odi pe03001 your database) but they refuse to address the problem in vehicles (bravada & envoys) that were produced prior to 12/6/01. There solution is to leave us out here as a safety problem and continually repair the problem as it crops up.
Engine shut down (loss of power to gas pedal, power steering & brakes). First instance occurred on 9/10/03 at 24,000 miles. I was driving about 45 MPH when I noticed the gas pedal was not responding. I looked down and saw the ABS and brake lights came on so I coasted off the road and could not start the engine so I called roadside assistance. After about 20 minutes the engine started so I cancelled the tow and drove the car straight to the gm service dealer. They recalibrated the PCM. The second occurrence was on 2/15/04 at 30,000 while traveling at 60 MPH in the left lane of a major interstate highway. I immediately recognized the loss of power to the gas pedal once again and saw the ABS and brake lights on. Luckily again I had enough momentum to get off the road with an 18 wheeler close behind. This incident could have caused a fatal accident. I called roadside assistance again and I was not in a safe location with very little median and I was told it could take up to 90 minutes for a tow truck. After about 20 minutes I was able to start the engine again so cancelled the tow truck. I was many miles from home and it was after 5pm so I took it to the same service dealer the next day. This time they replaced the PCM and assured me they fixed the problem. In this case I think the gm service dealer did what they could do but I am not confident that this will not happen again and next time it could be fatal. I complained to gm and they were responsive about following up on the repair but as far as issuing a recall they said it was not a gm decision so I am writing to you. I found about 33 cases of this same problem reported on your website for the 2002 bravada but it is not clear any action is being taken for a life threatening defect. Based on some the complaints I see the PCM was replaced twice which tells me that there needs to be some action taken here.
All wheel drive (awd) engages and disengages on snow covered roads while going uphill, starting from a stop and during slippery road conditions. *la (in re: smartrak all wheel drive system) the rear wheels would spin, then the awd would repeat the process of engaging and disengaging.
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.
While driving my 2002 oldsmobile bravada at approximately 45 MPH, without any warning, the vehicle lost all power and stalled. This caused the vehicle to lose steering and braking capability. The vehicle slowed to a complete stop, with several vehicles behind honking their horns and being forced to come to rapid stops. Upon gradually coming to a stop, luckily at the side of the road, the bravada would not restart and required it to be towed to the nearest dealer.
The relay blew, and started a fire under the hood of the car. *mr the dealer suggested that the consumer update the security system which was added to the existing gm system for extra protection. The system left the vehicle down and could not be started. The relay had blown and started a fire under the hood. The dealer would not remove the system. *scc
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.
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.
I own an olds bravada 2002. On may 2, 2002 the engine stopped while going 60 MPH for no reason. This is the fourth time that this has happened. Twice I did not take into dealership. After .5 to 1 hour the car restarted. This is a very dangerous situation and it is a matter of time before someone is seriously injured. Olds and the dealership are not owning up to their responsibility in providing a safe automobile.
Suv failed to start. Suv has been towed to dealership at least three times. At first. Dealer wasn't able to find the problem. Secondly, dealer found a cause which wasn't the actual problem, and thirdly, didn't perform any corrective actions. Returned SUV to owner. Gmc representative stated "they were only responsible for the SUV while under warranty. Please describe details.
While traveling at any speed and without any indication vehicle would stall. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide further information.
While driving at night at approx 40 MPH my 2002 olds bravada completely shut down. The motor quit and I lost all power and electrical. I was able to coast to the side of the road and continued to attempt to restart the engine for approx 35 minutes. After this 35 min the engine did start and I was able to get home. I took the vehicle in for repair the next morning and was told the PCM had shorted out and it was replaced and reprogrammed. This was a very dangerous situation that could have resulted in an accident had I been traveling on a busy street. Ts
Front bumper design is dangerous. Gm indicated to me that the clearance of the truck's plastic bumper is eight inches. Bumper fell off backing out of 6-8" of snow on driveway surface. Dangerous driving on winter roads with low front bumper clearance. Other: transmission vibration. Evident when vehicle puchased on 8/29/02. Awd light appeared on and off began dec. 25, 2002. Dealer said awd light problem was resolved on january 7, 2003.
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.
2002 oldsmobile bravada, looses power and shuts down. First occurance happened on october 3, 2002. The second occurance happened december 12, 2002. The first occurance happened at 68 MPH in the passing lane of interstate 90 and 94. The vehicle lost power and shut itshelf down. The second occurance happened at 25 MPH on the city streets of sparta. Again, the vehicle lost power and shut it shelf down.
The vehicle has had a series of electrical defects since purchased. In particular, the trucks main computer repeatedly fails resulting in the vehicle constantly stalling while driving. The dealer has not been able to determine the cause.
While driving at night and without warning instrument cluster panel lights went dark, unable to read mileage, fuel level, etc.
While driving heard a loud noise, felt like transmission had fallen from underneath vehicle.when turning or parking steering wheel will lock up.dashboard went dark, vehicle cut off. Contacted dealer.they replaced 5 times transfer case.
While driving at 40 MPH power went off, causing vehicle to a completely stop for about 3 minutes and then come back on.
When making a turn, the vehicle makes a loud noise, vibrates, and slows down like it is going to stop. Dealer contacted. Cannot remedy problem. *ak refer to the federal safety agency id 01v126000 (suspension related) not reading the encoder, electrical failure-which has been reprogrammed twice and has been temporarily fixed.
While driving 65 MPH and without warning electrical system will shutdown. Dealer has been aware of problem. This has occurred four times, and problem is still occurring.
Incident #1: defect in wiring of engine control module caused ECM to short out while driving causing engine to stall. From talking with other owners, this is a known problem on early vehicles. Incident #2: internal component of engine disintegrated causing engine failure. Engine being replaced under warranty. Gm aware of this problem with early production vehicles.
Engine shuts down at high speeds, lost of power & steering. All dash lights and brake warnings on. Can ususally restart but speedometer and instrument panel unoperable. Couple of times the engine has raced at high rpms with no speed. Has been to the shop 3 times, new PCM (computer) has been put in twice.have had a case number, said they weren't going to replace car, they were going to fix it and put in the 2nd PCM. On pins and needles waiting for it to shut down again.
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