Consumer Complaint Detail
OLDSMOBILE / BRAVADA / 2002
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004264914 | Incident Date: Feb, 14 2004 |
| Consumer's City: BETHESDA | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: BRAVADA | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GHDT13S622 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 09 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 08 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Engine shut down (loss of power to gas pedal, power steering & brakes). first instance occurred on 9/10/03 at 24,000 miles. i was driving about 45 mph when i noticed the gas pedal was not responding. i looked down and saw the abs and brake lights came on so i coasted off the road and could not start the engine so i called roadside assistance. after about 20 minutes the engine started so i cancelled the tow and drove the car straight to the gm service dealer. they recalibrated the pcm. the second occurrence was on 2/15/04 at 30,000 while traveling at 60 mph in the left lane of a major interstate highway. i immediately recognized the loss of power to the gas pedal once again and saw the abs and brake lights on. luckily again i had enough momentum to get off the road with an 18 wheeler close behind. this incident could have caused a fatal accident. i called roadside assistance again and i was not in a safe location with very little median and i was told it could take up to 90 minutes for a tow truck. after about 20 minutes i was able to start the engine again so cancelled the tow truck. i was many miles from home and it was after 5pm so i took it to the same service dealer the next day. this time they replaced the pcm and assured me they fixed the problem. in this case i think the gm service dealer did what they could do but i am not confident that this will not happen again and next time it could be fatal. i complained to gm and they were responsive about following up on the repair but as far as issuing a recall they said it was not a gm decision so i am writing to you. i found about 33 cases of this same problem reported on your website for the 2002 bravada but it is not clear any action is being taken for a life threatening defect. based on some the complaints i see the pcm was replaced twice which tells me that there needs to be some action taken here. *ak |