NHTSA Complaint #10153100 — 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA POWER TRAIN

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10153100
Vehicle	2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	February 20, 2006
Date Filed	March 18, 2006
Mileage	71,500 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	SD

Consumer Description

WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS (PARKING SPACE OR DRIVEWAY) FRONT TIRES BIND/CATCH. EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION IS NEEDED TO CONTINUE MOVING THE VEHICLE FORWARD OR BACK. VEHICLE COMES TO DEAD STOP WHEN MOVING SLOWLY AND TURNING. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY RECOMMENDED FLUSHING THE TRANSFER CASE, WERE GOING TO CHARGE TOO MUCH, SO HAD IT DONE ELSEWHERE. THE PROBLEM JUST CONTINUED AND SEEMED TO GET WORSE AFTER THAT WAS DONE. ALSO MAKES A LOUD MOANING SOUND WHEN TURNING. GAS MILEAGE HAS GREATLY DIMINISHED. GETTING UNDER 250 MILES/TANK NOW. VERY UNSAFE AND DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEEM DUMB TO WHAT'S HAPPENING. IF UNABLE TO DETERMINE PROBLEM, COULD CAUSE RAPID WEARING OF TIRES. HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL PLACES NOW 4 TIMES SINCE TAKING TO ORIGINAL DEALER SERVICE CENTER. I'M NOT EVEN CONVINCED THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AWD SYSTEM. MAYBE DIFFERENTIAL? OR CV JOINTS? I DON'T KNOW, BUT THAT'S WHY I TRUST SERVICE TECHNICIANS. *NM

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