NHTSA Complaint #10057571 — 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA

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. *SC