1999 Oldsmobile Bravada Body and structure Problems

“On 11 apr 2005, I purchased a 1999 Oldsmobile Bravada from a nh dealer, with approx. 74000 miles on it. Within one week, the vehicle was returned for a bad water pump, and driver's window switch. During the week of 21 april, I had the alternator replaced. This vehicle had a nh state inspection sticker, but it has yet to pass a ma state inspection. The air injection pump that assists in the air/fuel mix has been updated by GM, but their update allows them to call it something other than a recall, so, it would cost me an additional $400-500. For this update . …”

“My 8 year old daughter was retrieving something from the back of the vehicle. She opened the rear hatch glass door as usual. When she was done, she grasped the handle on the rear glass and started to pull down to close it. It immediately shattered all over her. She received two small cuts to her hands and one small cut on her chin from flying glass. At this time, there appears to be no glass in her eyes. Upon my looking into why this happened, I found that the passenger side rear hatch hinge pin was lying in a recessed channel on the top of the car. …”

“The contact owns a 1999 Oldsmobile Bravada. The contact stated that the frame caused the front driver side tire to fail. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who advised that the cross member that was connected to the frame, below the catalytic converter, had rusted and fractured in half. The manufacturer requested that the contact take the vehicle to the dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 145,000.”

“This model has an overhead console with a readout that purports to tell the outside air temperature. The temperature readout is consistently 5-15 degrees warmer than the actual outside temperature. Based on the readout, the console shows an ice warning when temperatures are right for the formation of ice. My concern is that this readout might suggest that temperatures are 10 or 15 degrees above freezing, when in fact ice may be present on the road. Oldsmobile has acknowledged to me that this is a design defect, and they do not know how to fix it. …”

“On 2-12-1999 my wife was struck from behind by another vehicle and driven into a semi during a whiteout on i94 near marshall, michigan. Auto-owners insurance decided to repair the vehicle over our objections since this involved completely rebuilding the vehicle and installing a new frame. The car was in the body shop 11 weeks and we took possession only when the insurance company said they would only guarantee to repair any future items. Our first noticable objection was that door gaps were 125% greater than others. This LED us to inspect the rest of the car very carefully. …”