IllustrationABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK
1992 Oldsmobile Bravada
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1992 Oldsmobile Bravada do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 58.
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 48 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
9 crash reports2 fire reports3 injury reports
What owners actually said
56 reportsWHEN BRAKES WERE PRESSED HARD TO COME TO A QUICK STOP, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, THEN THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED SLOWING DOWN QUICKLY, AND ONLY SLOWED DOWN SLOWLY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER VEHICLE TO AVOID COLLISION.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. DEALER HAS SEEN. *AK
ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED.
ABS BRAKES FAILED AND ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON/OFF.
DRIVING 40MPH WHEN VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SUDDENLY. APPLIED ABS BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE REARENDED FRONT VEHICLE. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP IN TIME. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. TOOK TO DEALER/MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED NOTHING WRONG WITH ABS BRAKES. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN HE PRESSED ON BRAKES TO STOP AND THE ABS DID NOT ENGAGE. ALSO THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT FURTHER TO THE FLOOR THAN NORMAL. DURING A LOW SPEED BRAKING SITUATION AT 25 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AT A DISTANCE LESS THAN 2 1/2 VEHICLE DISTANCES. *AK
WHILE TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE ABS WOULD NOT ENGAGE, CAUSING OWNER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING A COLLISION.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED ALMOST, CAUSING COLLISION.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
1EA94038 · Abs Braking System
Opened Oct 31, 1994 · Closed Feb 28, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.