2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

MANUFACTURER HAS DECLARED DEFECTIVE ENGINE AND WILL NOT REPAIR/ REPLACE.FFICIAL OLDSMOBILE NOTICE # 003019 SENT JUNE 2003. WHY DOES NHTSA NOT FORCE MANUFACTURE TO REPAIR/REPLACE DEFECTIVE ENGINE ?*AK VERY UNSAFE, WILL CAUSE TRAFFIC DEATHS.

GOING ABOUT 50 MPH ON INTERSTATE WHEN ENGINE LOST POWER. HAD MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES, INCLUDING ABS AND SERVICE BRAKES. PULLED OFF ON EXIT RAMP AND STOPPED ON GRASS COMPLETELY OFF TRAVEL LANE. TRIED TO RESTART ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. BEFORE I COULD TAKE OTHER ACTION, I WAS HIT IN THE LEFT REAR BY ANOTHER CAR, WHICH PUSHED MY VEHICLE ABOUT 50 FEET BACK INTO THE TRAVEL LANE. DAMAGE TO REAR QUARTER PANEL, BUMPER, AND TAILGATE. MY VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER WAS ABLE TO START ON FIRST ATTEMPT. NO PROBLEM FOUND WITH ENGINE. ONLY ABS CODE IN COMPUTER.

I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM TWICE IN THIS NEWLY LEASED VEHICLE. THE ENGINE STALLS WITH A RESULTING LOSS IN BRAKING AND STEERING. THE ENGINE WILL NOT RESTART. BOTH INCIDENCES LUCKILY HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS VEHICLE WAS INTENDED TO BE FOR MY WIFE. SHE IS SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS PARTICULARLY IF THE STALLING HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS ON A FREEWAY. I HAVE REQUESTED THE MANUFACTURER TO BUY IT BACK. THEY REFUSE. THE DEALER HAS HAD THE CAR NOW FOR 16 DAYS AND CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE ON THIS HAPPENING AGAIN. IT IS NOT SAFE PARTICULARLY FOR MY WIFE WHO IS PREGNANT.*AK

VEHICLE HAS SHUTDOWN ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AT MULTIPLE SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER, AND PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

05/13/02, 6,000MILES, GOING 65MPH ON INTERSTATE MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYED 'SERVICE BRAKES NOW', ENGINE SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATELY, COASTED TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY.TRIED RESTARTING,WOULDN'T TURN OVER,ALL POWER GONE.CALLED ONSTAR#1025168 FOR TOW.RESTARTED .5 HOUR LATER AS TOW ARRIVED.ABS LIGHT REMAINED ON,CAR WAS TOWED.DEALER REPLACED RIGHT REAR ABS WHEEL SENSOR.SERVICE MGR INDICATED ENGINE IS DESIGNED TO SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATELY WHEN THIS FAULT APPEARS.ON 07/05/02, 8,175MILES, WHILE DRIVING, 'LOW OIL PRESSURE' DISPLAYED ON MESSAGE CENTER, ENGINE IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN,OIL PRESSURE WENT TO 0, COASTED TO STOP, TRIED TO RESTART AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE REMAINED AT ZERO.CALLED ONSTAR. ONSTAR COULD NOT DIAGNOSE AS CAR WOULD NOT START NEEDS TO BE RUNNING TO DIAGNOSE.#10399689. TRIED STARTING .5 HOUR LATER, OIL PRESSURE REGISTERED AS KEY TURNED ON,OIL PRESSURE GUAGE FINE, CANCELED TOW, NO LOSS OF OIL. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE.BOTH INCIDENTS ARE RELATED AS THE ENIGINE SHUTS DOWN IMMEDIATELY WHEN THESE FAULTS APPEAR AND CAR LOSES POWER.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD SHUTDOWN AT MULTIPLE SPEED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORNATION.*AK

INCIDENT #1: DEFECT IN WIRING OF ENGINE CONTROL MODULE CAUSED ECM TO SHORT OUT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL. FROM TALKING WITH OTHER OWNERS, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON EARLY VEHICLES. INCIDENT #2: INTERNAL COMPONENT OF ENGINE DISINTEGRATED CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE BEING REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. GM AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH EARLY PRODUCTION VEHICLES.

TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVEN, CANNOT BE BALANCED. TIRES WERE REPLACED, SHOCKS AND STRUTS REPLACED TWICE. CV JOINT WAS REPLACED AS WELL. DEALER IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*JB OIL LEAKING FROM FRONT SHOCK, SHOCK WAS REPLACED. BANGING NOISE ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. STRUT WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISON. BRAKE PDAL FEELS MUSHY. PASSENGER SIDE FOG LIGHT OUT. BLOWN FOG LAMP BULB REPLACED. REPLACED FAILED PASSENGER FRONT TURN SIGNAL BULB. DRIVER AND PASSENGER POWER MIRROR WILL NOT MOVE LEFT OR RIGHT. MIRROR SWITCH REPLACED. FRONT BUMPER COVER IS LOOSE AND RATTLES. GRINDING, CLUNKING AND WHINING WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR MAKING TURNS. STEERING SHAFT REPLACED. TRANSMISSION LEAKING. REPLACED REAR MAIN SEAL, REMOVED 02 SENSOR AND CONVERTER DUE TO DAMAGE. SURGING PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE.

VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, CANNOT RESTART VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED IT WAS COMPUTER . DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER, BUT STILL HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.*AK

ENGINE HAS QUIT TWICE WHILE DRIVING AT 45 AND 65 MPH. PCM HAS BEEN CHANGED 2 TIMES.

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKE AND STEERING CONTROL. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE FOUR TIMES, AND HAS FAILED TO EFFECTIVELY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

MY VEHICLE IS THE SECOND AT THIS DEALER TO HAVE THIS CONDITION. DRIVING THE VEHICLE LIKE THIS WILL CAUSE MAJOR ENGINE COMPONENT FAILURE, PER THE SERVICE MANAGER. THEY HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE CAM PHASER AND ON A SECOND VISIT, THE CRANK SHAFT. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME GM HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM ON THEIR HANDS WITH THIS CONDITION, AND THEY HAVE RUN OUT OF IDEAS ON HOW TO REPAIR IT. I AM TRYING TO GET THE DEALER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK AND REFUND MY MONEY. I DO NOT WANT TO BE GM'S TESTING GROUND. A WARNING NEEDS TO BE POSTED SO OTHER CONSUMERS DO NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE I DID.*AK

MY VEHICLE IS THE SECOND AT THIS DEALER TO HAVE THIS CONDITION. DRIVING THE VEHICLE LIKE THIS WILL CAUSE MAJOR ENGINE COMPONENT FAILURE, PER THE SERVICE MANAGER. THEY HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE CAM PHASER AND ON A SECOND VISIT, THE CRANK SHAFT. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME GM HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM ON THEIR HANDS WITH THIS CONDITION, AND THEY HAVE RUN OUT OF IDEAS ON HOW TO REPAIR IT. I AM TRYING TO GET THE DEALER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK AND REFUND MY MONEY. I DO NOT WANT TO BE GM'S TESTING GROUND. A WARNING NEEDS TO BE POSTED SO OTHER CONSUMERS DO NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE I DID.*AK