48 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada cite engine and engine cooling, 20% of all 240 complaints for this model year. NHTSA also lists 1 recall on this component.
“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. *TR”
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AT 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND ON BEFORE RESETTING INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THEY SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.”
“DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE CAR WASH IN 2003 THERE WAS A WATER LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE RIGHT POWER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLLUP OR DOWN AND THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. TWO-THREE WEEKS AGO WHILE TRYING TO GET THE WINDOW TO ROLL DOWN, THE ENGINE DIED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THE ENGINE DIED SUDDENLY. THE FIRST WAS WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON A DRY HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SITTING A SHORT WHILE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CVCS BOOTS ON THE FRONT WHEELS BLEW AND WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES.”
“I HAVE HAD MY 2002 BRAVADA IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE LOCKING OF MY AWD. THE FLUID WAS CHANGED IN THE TRANSFER CASE (NO HELP), THE MODULE WAS REPLACED (NO HELP) AND NOW THE WHOLE TRANSFER CASE IS BEING REPLACED. THE COST IS BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000! THE VEHICLE HAS 80K MILES. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE (AND IT APPEARS THAT GM IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS-BASED ON TSB'S ONLINE) ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN CLIMATES WITH SNOW. THE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHEN TURNING IS LOST, AS THE PARTICULAR WHEEL LOCKS UP. I ALSO HAD MY FAN CLUTCH BREAK, SEPARATE FROM AWD PROBLEM. *JB”
“I HAVE A 2002 GMC SAFARI VAN. THE HEATER CORE IS LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. IT IS COVERED BY AN UNINSULATED PLASTIC COVER, WHICH WHEN THE HEATER IS ON GETS EXTREMELY HOT. MY WIFE ACCIDENTLY TOUCHED IT WITH HER LEG AND BURNED HERSELF. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE CAR SERVICED BY A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHICH IS MORE CONVENIENT TO ME. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS WORKING CORRECTLY. I TOOK IT, AT THERE REQUEST TO A GMC DEALERSHIP, AT MY OWN EXPENSE IN ALBANY, NY AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY AND THEY COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. GMC REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, CLAIMING IT WAS WORKING PROPERLY AND THAT WAS THE DESIGN. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DESIGN FLAW WHICH IS EASILY CORRECTABLE. GMC CASE # 1-343963559”
“I HAVE OWNED MY CAR FOR A TOTAL OF 3 WEEKS. WHEN TAKING THE CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE BEFORE BUYING IT, I NOTICED A "CLICKING" IN THE STEERING. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE FIXED. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE CAR IN 3 TIMES, AND THE PART IS STILL NOT FIXED. AFTER BRINGING IT TO AN INDEPENDANT DEALER, TURNS OUT THE SR COIL NEEDS REPLACED. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR REVS LOUDLY UNTIL 30MPH. THAT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS THE ENGINE FAN BEING BLOWN. I ALSO COMPLAINED THAT THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND I WASN'T GETTING ANY TRACTION. APPARENTLY THE TRANSFER CASE CLUTCH PLATES ARE SLIPPING! NOT ONLY WAS THIS VEHICLE ALLOWED TO BE SOLD WITH THESE MAJOR MALFUNCTIONS, BUT THE DEALERSHIP IS ALSO FIGHTING COVERING THE COSTS. I RESEARCHED THE HISTORY OF THIS VEHICLE (AFTER BUYING IT), AND FOUND THAT IT HAS BEEN SEEN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR A MULTITUDE OF THINGS. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED!*AK”
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SOME SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED AIR SUSPENSION (ECAS) HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE ECAS MAY PRODUCE A BRIEF ELECTRICAL SPIKE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING. THIS ELECTRICAL SPIKE CAN DISRUPT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL.
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.