Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1998 Oldsmobile Bravada

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
98
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
110
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

98 filed
3
Crashes
2
Fires
3
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
    14
  • Suspension
    9
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
    9
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER Dash
    6
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    6
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    5
  • VISIBILITY:POWER Window Devices AND Controls
    3
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    3

Recalls

2 campaigns
98V053000·SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM1998-03-09

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH 4-WHEEL DRIVE OR ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE. ONE OR BOTH OF THE ATTACHING NUTS FOR THE RIGHT-HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM ARE UNDER TORQUED. THIS CAN ALLOW THE ATTACHMENT BOLT TO LOOSEN AND SUBSEQUENT BREAK RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FROM THE FRAME.

RiskTHIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT AND RETIGHTEN THE RIGHT-HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM NUTS TO THE PROPER TORQUE SPECIFICATION.

97V218000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1997-11-24

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES. A FATIGUE FRACTURE OF THE REAR AXLE RIGHT-HAND BRAKE PIPE CAN OCCUR CAUSING A SLOW BRAKE FLUID LEAK RESULTING IN A SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. IF THE BRAKE PIPE BREAKS, THE DRIVER WOULD EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN DROP IN THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BRAKE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, AND THERE WOULD BE A LOSS OF REAR BRAKE PERFORMANCE.

RiskPARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE BRAKE PIPE.

NHTSA investigations

7 actions
RQ02012·SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM2002-09-10 → 2003-03-07

FRONT CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS

Led to recall01V200000

RQ02012·SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT2002-09-10 → 2003-03-07

FRONT CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS

Led to recall01V200000

RQ02012·SUSPENSION:FRONT2002-09-10 → 2003-03-07

FRONT CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS

Led to recall01V200000

RQ02012·SUSPENSION2002-09-10 → 2003-03-07

FRONT CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS

Led to recall01V200000

RQ02012·SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM2002-09-10 → 2003-03-07

FRONT CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS

Led to recall01V200000

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