2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

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.

IT'S THE SAME AS THE REST OF THE COMPLAINTS. WHILE DRIVING CAR AT ANY SPEED JUST COMPLETELY STOPS FOR NO REASON AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I BOUGHT THIS NICE 2002 OLDS BRAVADA FOR MY WIFE AND NOW SHE & THE KIDS HAVE BEEN STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ON MAJOR INTERSECTIONS 4X4'S NEEDING TO BE TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP ACTS LIKE THEY WANT TO HELP AND TRYS TO FIX PROBLEM PUT NEW COMPUTER IN. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL MONTHS GO BY AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. STALLED OUT AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION WITHOUT WARNING WITH TWO KIDS IN THE CAR AND MY WIFE IN A PANIC FOR HER LIFE AND FOR THE KIDS. THERE HAVE BEEN TONS OF COMPLAINTS SOME SAY IT'S THE MOTOR BUT GM ISN'T DOING ANYTHING JUST EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON THE SUVS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND SOMEBODY DIES FROM...

DANGERS ON OUR HIGHWAYS REGARDING 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. *MR GM SENT ALL OF THE OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE LETTERS DECLARING THAT THESE MODELS MAY HAVE FATAL ENGINE DEFECTS. GM REFUSED TO REPAIR AND OR REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE ENGINES. GM'S CURE WAS TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY. *SC *JB

OLDS BRAVADA STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (50-55 MPH), LOST OF STEERING AND BRAKES. ENGINE WOULD NOT START FOR APPROX 20 MINUTES. TRIED CALLING OLDS 1 800 NUMBER FOR ASSISTANCE AND NUMBER OUT OF SERVICE THAT DAY (SUNDAY). VEHICLE WAS PARTIALLY ON ROADWAY. THIS IS ONE OF MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTO, MIRROR, HEATING, REAR WINDOW WASHER BLADE, GAUGES NOT FUNCTIONAL, ENGINE REPLACEMENT (PISTON RING PROBLEM). I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS IS THE MOST PROBLEMATIC VEHICLE THAT I HAVE EVER OWNED. *JB

DANGERS ON OUR HIGHWAYS 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA. *MR FATAL ENGINE DEFECT. GM REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE(S) AND WILL ONLY EXTEND THE WARRANTY. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE ENGINE STALLED. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE BEING DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AND THE ENGINE STALLED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START BACK UP SO IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*MR

2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA UNSAFE VEHICLE.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ALL 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADAS OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER IN JUNE 2003 OF RECALL NOTICE 003019. THE NOTICE STATED THAT THE ENGINE MAY BE DEFECTIVE AND SUBJECT TO TOTAL AND COMPLETE UNEXPECTED FAILURE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT OLDSMOBILE BRAVADAS SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED ON THE ROAD UNTIL THE ORIGINAL ENGINES ARE REPAIRED/REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED AN UPDATE ON 4 RELATED INVESTIGATIONS. *PH *NLM *SC *JB

2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICED WHICH MADE HIM VERY WEARY ABOUT HIS VEHICLES' ENGINE. THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED TO EVERYONE IN GM AND WAS ONLY BE OFFERED A LONGER WARRANTY. *PH *JB

MANUFACTURER WARNING 003019 OF JUNE 2003 DISCRIBES POSSIBILTY OF SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED AND COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE THIS GREATLY DEVALUES ALL 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADAS ALL OWNERS OF 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADAS ARE IN DANGER OF BEING STRANDED ANY TIME, ANY PLACE. ALL OWNERS OF 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADAS ARE IN DANGER OF BEING KILLED IN THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS THAT WILL BE CAUSED, WHEN THIS ENGINE FAILS IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC--ENGINE STOPS, SO DOES POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. OLDSMOBILE REFUSES TO REPAIR/REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE ENGINE. OLDSMOBILE NOTICE 003019-JUNE 2003. WHY AM I NOT GETTING A RESPONSE FROM NHTSA ????????*AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD MULTIPLE, REOCCURING PROBLEMS WITH NEW VEHICLE SINCE FIRST PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2001. CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALER MORE THAN 12 TIMES IN 18 MONTHS AND HAS PLACED SIGNIFICANT BURDEN ON THE OWNER. VEHICLE NOW HAS NEW MAJOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH BOTH THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE LARGE NUMBER OF PERSISTENT PROBLEMS CLASSIFIES THIS VEHICLE AS UNRELIABLE AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, UNSAFE. OWNER HAS CONTACTED DEALER REGARDING A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE (LEMON LAW), HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP HAS DIRECTED THE OWNER TO THE MAKER COMPANY (GM/OLDSMOBILE). THE MAKER HAS RESPONDED BY INSISTING THAT THE WARRANTY WAS DESIGNED FOR SUCH PROBLEMS AND THEY HAVE REFERRED THE OWNER BACK TO THE DEALER FOR CONTINUAL REPAIRS. IN OTHER WORDS, NEITHER THE MAKER NOR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE DEALER IS WILLING TO ASSIST THE OWNER IN RESOLVING THE SITUATION. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SINCE CLOSED DUE TO OWNER RETIREMENT, AS...

OFFICIAL NOTICE FROM OLDSMOBILE 003019, DATED JUNE 2003. OPERATIVE MAIN PARAGRAPH, WORD FOR WORD. THIS LETTER IS INTENDED TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT SOME 2002 MODEL YEAR OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA MODEL VEHICIES MAY EXPIERENCE A CRACKING OF AN ENGINE CYLINDER BORE LINER.HIS WILL CAUSE ENGINE NOISE, POOR PERFORMANCE, AND/OR STALLS WITH NO ENGINE RE-START. END OF PARAGRAPH.HIS IS A DISGUISED DISCRIPTION OF COMPLETE, SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED CATISTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE.*AK GM'S ONLY PROPOSAL IS TO EXTEND WARRENTY. WARRENTY WON'T PROTECT MY FAMILY, WHEN THIS ENGINE FAILS IN BUSY HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. PLEASE RESPOND.

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

I RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FROM OLDSMOBILE THAT MY VEHICLES ENGINE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A CRACKING OF THE ENGINE CYLINDER BORE. IF IT HAPPENS I AM TO TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER AND THE ENGINE WILL BE REPLACED. IF THIS HAPPENS THE CAR WILL BE IMMOBILE. HOW AM I TO DO THIS? THE NOTIFICATION WAS NOT A RECALL BUT RATHER A POLICY LETTER. WHY WASN'T THIS CAR RECALLED AND THE ENGINE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE IF THIS WAS BEGINNING TO OR HAD THE POTENTIAL TO HAPPEN? DEALER PLEAD IGNORANCE. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

NOTICE FROM GM, CONCERNING 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA, OF POSSIBILITY OF COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WITH NO WARNING AND UNPREDICTABLE. NO OFFER TO REPAIR KNOWN DEFECT. SUPRISE COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE ALONG WITH POSSIBLE DESTRUCTION OF STEERING AND/OR BRAKES NOT AN ACCEPTABLE OPTION. *NLM

RECEIVED NOTICE FROM GM CONCERNING MY 2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA, ALERTING ME TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A CYLINDER SLEEVE DEFECT. GM'S PROPOSALS IS TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE, AS A SAFETY ISSUE, WE ALL KNOW THE INHERENT DANGERS OF AN ENGINE DESTROYING ITSELF AT 65 MPH. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS, BEFORE PEOPLE START GETTING KILLED. *JB THE VEHICLE'S AWD DRIVE WOULD NOT ENGAGE UNTIL THE VEHICLE REACHED 25 MPH. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THIS FACT WAS NOT MENTIONED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL OR ANY OF OLDSMOBILE'S ADS. *NM

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT BUMPER HAD FALLEN OFF. THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN ACCELERATING-(COULD NOT DUPLICATE), AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT SOON HAD COME ON. SCC *JB

CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, DEALER WAS NOT UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM OR DETERMINE CAUSE. PH SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *TS *NLM