PlainCars

1991 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA

61 complaints filed with NHTSA.

61
Complaints
4
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP22
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT2
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:LOW PRESSURE WARNING:SWITCH2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR1
STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT1
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY1
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR1

Recent Complaints

20021106FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

WHILE DRIVING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN SMOKING AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT THE "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM" WITHIN THE DISPLAY SHORTED CAUSING THE FIRE. *TS *NLM

Mileage: 133,000

19991018CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHILE PLACING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 20-30 MPH. CONSUMER HAD TO RIDE WITH THE BRAKE ON BEFORE HITTING A WALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *YC

19980115CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

HILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, HAD NO BRAKING ABILITY. BOTH ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

19970716FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

WHILE DRIVING 56 MPH SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, 5 MINUTES LATER A FIRE HAD STARTED AROUND THE ALTENATOR, WHICH IS SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT. *AK

19970123CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE FROM PARK INTO REVERSE, APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A CRASH. *AK

19951027CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, EXCESSIVE PEDAL EFFORT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH. TT CONSUMER STATES THIS VEHICLE HAS A 1992 ABS BECAUSE THE FIRST SYSTEM FAILED TO WORK IN MARCH 1992, IT TOOK THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 6-8 WEEKS TO FIND A UNIT AT THE TIME OF REPAIR, THERE WERE NO BRAKING LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE, VEHICLE GAVE NO APPEARANCE OF SLOWING OR STOPPING, CONSUMER'S SON NOTICED THE LIGHTS FLASHING ON JUST BEFORE THE IMPACT.*JB