Oldsmobile BRAVADA transmission problems
61 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
753 owner complaints analyzed
24 distinct recall campaigns
63,591 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1991 to 2004 model years. Data snapshot: . 304 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
61 of 753 complaints match this topic (8.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 749925 · 2001-08-06 (August 6, 2001)
ABS SYSTEM - IN MY OPINION, THE ABS IS TOO SENSITIVE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE ABS ACTIVATED CAUSING MY STOPPING DISTANCE TO INCREASE. TWICE ON BUMPY SURFACES WHILE HARD BRAKING I CAME CLOSE TO A COLLISION, AND IN MY 20 YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE I KNOW THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE THAT SCARE WITH VEHILCES NOT EQUIPED WITH ABS. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER ON BEST WAY TO DISCONECT, THEIR ONLY COMMENT WAS, "WE DON'T RECOMMEND DISCONNECTING THE ABS SYSTEM." YOU HAVE A CASE #EA94038 ON ABS. TRANSMISSION - ON 3 OCCASIONS I HAD MY ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND E…
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Owner report 760708 · 2002-04-15 (April 15, 2002)
TRANSMISSION LINE COUPLINGS HAVE FAILED TWICE SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED. FIRST AT UNDER 30,000 MILES SECOND AT 32,684 MILES. DEALER REPAIRED PROBLEM IN JULY OF 2001, SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED 4/04/2002. TOTAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION COUPLINGS BOTH TIMES.*AK
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Owner report 10013731 · 2003-03-31 (March 31, 2003)
THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 72000 MILES, COST ME $2400 TO GET A NEW ONE INSTALLED. I BABIED THIS CAR FROM THE MOMENT I BOUGHT IT OFF THE LOT AT A CERTIFIED GM DEALERSHIP, ONLY 32000 MILES WHEN I PURCHASED IT. I FEEL THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS A LEMON. *NLM
Owner-reported narrative. 71,724 miles reported. Look up ODI 10013731 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10015463 · 2003-04-08 (April 8, 2003)
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO FAILED COOLING LINE WHICH LEAKED. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY A GM MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 68,508 miles reported. Look up ODI 10015463 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10022926 · 2003-06-12 (June 12, 2003)
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 50,800 MILES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 50,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10022926 at NHTSA ↗