1991 Oldsmobile Bravada
Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
44
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-07-31 | 96V142000 |
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 97,351 | — | Details |
| 1991-06-21 | 91V108000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | 102,885 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-10-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | GRANTED MY VEHICLE IS OLD BUT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAS KEPT IT IN EXCELLENT SHAPE OTHER THAN THE PAINTING PEELING WHICH I… |
| 2002-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN SMOKING AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT THE "ELECT… |
| 2002-04-28 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | 1991 OLDS BRAVADA I HAVE HAS A DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMN : TILT. *AK |
| 2001-11-14 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS PUTTING ON SEAT BELT WHEN STRAP ATTACHMENT ANCHOR, THAT WAS BOLTED TO VEHICLES FLOOR CAME OUT OF FLOORING,… |
| 1999-02-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR |
| 1998-07-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETLY TO THE FLOOR, UNABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF BRAKE SYSTEM VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND PARKED UNTIL SE… |
| 1998-01-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:LOW PRESSURE WARNING:SWITCH | No | 0 | ABS FAILURE. GM AND OLDSMOBILE REFUSE TO INVESTIGATE, EXAMINE OR SAFEGUARD THE FAILED BRAKE MODULATOR VALVE. |
| 1997-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | HILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, HAD NO BRAKING ABILITY. BOTH ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CA… |
| 1997-11-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | REAR SEAT LATCH DOES NOT LOCK SEAT IN PLACE. MANUFACURER HAS REDESIGNED "KIT" TO FIX PROBLEM FOR $400+ BUT WILL NOT ADM… |
| 1997-10-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | CONSUMER REPLACED BRAKE PADS/ROTORS; TURNED MASTER CYLINDER, AND BRAKES WERE ALL REPLACED. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES… |
| 1997-10-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS SYSTEM FAILED. |
| 1997-10-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE FAILED. |
| 1997-10-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | 05531 |
| 1997-08-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | EA 94 038/ ABS BRAKING SYSTEM: ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ABS LIGHT SENSOR REMAINING ON. WHEN THIS OCCURRED ABS WOULD NOT OP… |
| 1997-07-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 56 MPH SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, 5 MINUTES LATER A FIRE HAD STARTED AROUND TH… |
| 1997-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR , THEY DID NOT PERFORM. OWNER HAD TO COAST TO A STOP. THE D… |
| 1997-05-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1997-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | OWNER CLAIMS THAT WHEN HE APPLIES THE BRAKES THEY SHAKE BEFORE THE CAR FULLY STOPS . *AK |
| 1997-01-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:LOW PRESSURE WARNING:SWITCH | No | 0 | BRAKE PRESURE MODULATOR VALVE FAILURE. GM REFUSED TO INVESTIGATE, EXAMINE, OR SAFEGUARD. |
| 1997-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT LOCKING AND RETRACTING. (96V-142). *AK |
| 1996-11-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE FROM PARK INTO REVERSE, APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR,… |
| 1996-05-29 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FAILURE ON THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY AXLE FAILED WHEN DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. *AK |
| 1996-01-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | GAS TANK WELD LEAKING. *DSH |
| 1995-10-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, EXCESSIVE PEDAL EFFORT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH. TT CONSUMER STATES THIS VEHICLE HAS A 1992 ABS BE… |
| 1995-08-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, CONTINUE REPLACEMENT OF BRAKES, IN FOR REPAIR, DISC PADS AND ROTORS, BALL JOINTS AND IDLE ARM. TT |
| 1994-10-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKES:BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. HAD BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACED .11-95, SAME P… |
| — | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | ABS LIGHT COMES ON, PERFORMED SYSTEM CHECK, ECM MALFUNCTION, REPLACED B.P.M.V. WITH E.C.U, REPLACED BRAKE FLUID IN ENTI… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON DRY PAVEMENT ABS BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOR PROBLEM.… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES; THERE IS EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR AT ONLY 18,OOO MILES. SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED; ALSO, THE ABS BR… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE PLACING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 20-30 MPH. CONSUMER HAD TO RIDE WITH THE BRAKE O… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS WAS REPLACED BY HERITAGE OLDS, IN MT. PLEASANT, MI UNDER WARRENTY. WITHIN 1 1/2 YEARS THE ABS SYSTEM WENT OUT AGAI… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | No | 0 | ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. MJS |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED BRAKES WERE INEFFECTIVE IN DISENGAGE OF CRUISE, ENGINE RACED IN AN ERRATIC… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | REAR PASSENGER SHOULDER/LAP AND CENTER LAP BELT BUCKLES INOPERATIVE, BUCKLE LATCH WON'T ENGAGE TO LATCH.. *AK |
| — | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WHILE BACKING OUT OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE, THE FRONT END COLLAPSED, SEEMS THAT THE BALL JOINT TORN COMPLETELY OUT OF T… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN WET WEATHER, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE SKIDDED WHEN COMING TO A STO… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ABS PHASES OUT LIKE VEHICLE ISN'T GOING TO STOP BUT IT DOES, THE ABS LIGHT IS ILLUMINTATED, DE… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED, ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED ON THE CONSOLE. THE BRAKES WILL… |
| — | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRES CONSTANTLY LOST AIR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER BELIEVED THAT DRIVER KEPT DRIVING OVER ROCKS. *AK |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL FADES AWAY, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, DEALER HAS REPLACED MAST… |
| — | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | REAR BACK SEAT IN THIS VEHICLE HAS A BAD RELEASE LATCH. WHEN RELEASED THE SEAT WILL NOT LOCK BACK INTO PLACE, AND WHEN … |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | No | 0 | THE ANTI-LOCK LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON UNTIL CODES ARE RESET. THEY WILL REMAIN OFF FOR APPROXIM… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEM MANY TIMES OVER AND OVER. HE HAS HAD THE BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED, AND THE PROBLEM S… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AUTO-TRANS RINGING PINION GEARS LOCKED UP W/ASSEMBLY AND DRIVESHAFT REPLACED. DESIGN POSSIBLY CHANGED DUE… |