Total Complaints
61 filings
OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA · model year
1991 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA
61 NHTSA complaints, 4 crash reports for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1991OLDSMOBILEBRAVADA carries 61 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 4 crashes, 2 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1991 BRAVADA is service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip with 22 filings, followed by vehicle speed control (2) and suspension:front:control arm (2). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 13 investigation files overlapping the 1991 BRAVADA. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
61
Complaints
4
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
Crashes Reported
4 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 22 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:LOW PRESSURE WARNING:SWITCH | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20040422ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
GRANTED MY VEHICLE IS OLD BUT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAS KEPT IT IN EXCELLENT SHAPE OTHER THAN THE PAINTING PEELING WHICH I SEE IS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS PPL ARE HAVING MY MAIN CONCERN IS MY ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH THE LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF AND SOMETIMES STAYING ON.
20040422STRUCTURE
GRANTED MY VEHICLE IS OLD BUT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAS KEPT IT IN EXCELLENT SHAPE OTHER THAN THE PAINTING PEELING WHICH I SEE IS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS PPL ARE HAVING MY MAIN CONCERN IS MY ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH THE LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF AND SOMETIMES STAYING ON.
20040422UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GRANTED MY VEHICLE IS OLD BUT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAS KEPT IT IN EXCELLENT SHAPE OTHER THAN THE PAINTING PEELING WHICH I SEE IS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS PPL ARE HAVING MY MAIN CONCERN IS MY ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH THE LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF AND SOMETIMES STAYING ON.
20040422POWER TRAIN
GRANTED MY VEHICLE IS OLD BUT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAS KEPT IT IN EXCELLENT SHAPE OTHER THAN THE PAINTING PEELING WHICH I SEE IS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS PPL ARE HAVING MY MAIN CONCERN IS MY ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH THE LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF AND SOMETIMES STAYING ON.
20040422VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
GRANTED MY VEHICLE IS OLD BUT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAS KEPT IT IN EXCELLENT SHAPE OTHER THAN THE PAINTING PEELING WHICH I SEE IS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS PPL ARE HAVING MY MAIN CONCERN IS MY ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH THE LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF AND SOMETIMES STAYING ON.
20040422SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
GRANTED MY VEHICLE IS OLD BUT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAS KEPT IT IN EXCELLENT SHAPE OTHER THAN THE PAINTING PEELING WHICH I SEE IS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS PPL ARE HAVING MY MAIN CONCERN IS MY ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH THE LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF AND SOMETIMES STAYING ON.
20031015TIRES
TIRES CONSTANTLY LOST AIR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER BELIEVED THAT DRIVER KEPT DRIVING OVER ROCKS. *AK
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
20020429STEERING:COLUMN
1991 OLDS BRAVADA I HAVE HAS A DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMN : TILT. *AK
20011127SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER WAS PUTTING ON SEAT BELT WHEN STRAP ATTACHMENT ANCHOR, THAT WAS BOLTED TO VEHICLES FLOOR CAME OUT OF FLOORING, ENTIRE HEAD SECTION CAME APART FROM THE BOLT. HAD BROKEN IN HALF. VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN ACCIDENT FOR PROBLEM TO HAPPEN.*AK CONSUMER HAS SINCE REPLACED THE FRACTURED BOLT.*SLC
20010206SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ABS PHASES OUT LIKE VEHICLE ISN'T GOING TO STOP BUT IT DOES, THE ABS LIGHT IS ILLUMINTATED, DEALER STATES THAT IT'S JUST A SENSOR. *SLC
20000705SUSPENSION:REAR
ABS LIGHT COMES ON, PERFORMED SYSTEM CHECK, ECM MALFUNCTION, REPLACED B.P.M.V. WITH E.C.U, REPLACED BRAKE FLUID IN ENTIRE SYSTEM, ADJUST REAR BRAKES. FLUID LEAKING FROM LEFT REAR AXLE, REPLACE L/REAR AXLE SEAL AND BRAKE SHOES BOTH SIDE S LEFT REAR AXLE SHAFT FAULTY AND CONTAMINATED BRAKE SHOES, REPLACED AXLE SEAL
20000705SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT COMES ON, PERFORMED SYSTEM CHECK, ECM MALFUNCTION, REPLACED B.P.M.V. WITH E.C.U, REPLACED BRAKE FLUID IN ENTIRE SYSTEM, ADJUST REAR BRAKES. FLUID LEAKING FROM LEFT REAR AXLE, REPLACE L/REAR AXLE SEAL AND BRAKE SHOES BOTH SIDE S LEFT REAR AXLE SHAFT FAULTY AND CONTAMINATED BRAKE SHOES, REPLACED AXLE SEAL
20000519SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EA 94 038/ ABS BRAKING SYSTEM: ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ABS LIGHT SENSOR REMAINING ON. WHEN THIS OCCURRED ABS WOULD NOT OPERATE. DEALER NOTIFED, AND REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE AT CONSUMER COST OF $1073.00. *AK
20000211SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL FADES AWAY, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, DEALER HAS REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER . HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
20000211SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL FADES AWAY, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, DEALER HAS REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER . HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
20000124SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
19991101SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS WAS REPLACED BY HERITAGE OLDS, IN MT. PLEASANT, MI UNDER WARRENTY. WITHIN 1 1/2 YEARS THE ABS SYSTEM WENT OUT AGAIN. THE OLDS DEALERSHIP INFORMED US THAT IT WOULD COST US $1,500.00 TO HAVE IT FIXED. I SAW THIS SITE ON THE NEWS AND THOUGHT MAYBE YOU COULD HELP.
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
19990830SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. MJS
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 1991 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA have?▼
The 1991 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA has 61 NHTSA complaints, 4 crashes, 2 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1991 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA?▼
The most-complained component for the 1991 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA is SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP with 22 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL and SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM.
Is the 1991 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
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Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
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