Heading west on emerald parkway between riverside drive and dublin road in dublin, oh my bravada stalled, the gauges went wild, the power steering went out and the brakes would not work. I managed to avoid other traffic and coast the bravada onto dublin road (turning left) and get it stopped off the road under the overpass. The bravada would not restart, and the key would not release from the ignition switch. Crestview cadillac could not diagnose the problem. Decosky motors in mount vernon, oh (where the vehicle was purchased new) knew right away what the problem was because they had had multiple incidents of the same issue on quite a few gm vehicles already at that time (may, 2006). My vehicle is not among the vehicles being recalled by gm. It should be, and gm knew of the issue way back in 2006!! I am wondering if my vehicle will do it again. I am upset that I had to pay crestview a diagnostic fee, pay for towing both to them and to decosky's, had to rent a car, and other expenses due to the ignition switch failure.
Oldsmobile Bravada power steering loss problems
10 of the 962 owner complaints about the Oldsmobile Bravada describe loss of power steering, most of them for the 2002 model year.
- owner complaints
- 10
- worst model year
- 2002
- typical mileage
- 21,712
By model year
- 20031
- 20025
- 19982
- 19972
Often reported together
Trouble codes mentioned
C0237 1C0236 1
What owners say
My vehicle had a complete loss of power while driving. It happened more than once prior to taking it in to the dealership. No dash board lighting, no power steering, no acceleration and braking was very difficult. If I tapped on the steering column the power would sometimes come back on. I do have the paperwork from 2001 when the ignition switch was replaced at the dealership. I believe the ignition problem goes back further that gm knows.
Power steering went out...
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.
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.
While in motion, consumer noticed the ABS fail light come on, brake failure warning followed by immediate engine shutdown, vehicle lost power steering, brake pedal became very stiff,service tech could not duplicate the problem, the computer memory showed no fault or problem. Dealer replaced powertrain control module.
Steering was hard to turn, dealer will replace rack and pinion.
The vehicle stalls without warning causing the loss of power steering and braking, putting transmission in neutral and cranking the engine while moving results in immediate start-up, dealer unable to duplicate the problem. Nlm
While driving at 20 MPH under normal conditions the engine stopped, power steering failed, and power brakes failed. I was able to stop and park safely. The car was towed to the dealer. The dealer said the computer fuze was blown.
While driving vehicle just stalls , and there is a loss of power steering and power brakes. Dlr can't find a reason for it.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
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The model years with the most reports are 2002 (5 complaints), 1997 (2 complaints) and 1998 (2 complaints).
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