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1993 Oldsmobile Bravada

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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Owner complaints for the 1993 Oldsmobile Bravada do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 58.

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43Owner complaints

Model-year median: 58

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
27Fuel System, Gasoline
6Electrical System
3Engine And Engine Cooling
3Power Train
2
All reported categories
Structure
2Latches/locks/linkages
1Seat Belts
1Service Brakes, Air
1Steering
1Suspension
1Vehicle Speed Control
1Visibility
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 2 of 43 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 27 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

6 crash reports6 fire reports0 injury reports

Electrical System complaints

3 reports
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Mileage unknown · Aug 16, 2001
Electrical SystemService Brakes, HydraulicStructure

LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK ON OWN. THE LAST TIME THEY DID IT, THEY QUIT WORKING IN THEIR INTIRELY. THE SEAT CONTROLS AND HORN ALSO QUITE WORKING THE LAST TIME THE LOCKS ACTED UP. HAVE TRIED TO REPLACE BREAKER IN FUSE PANEL, BUT GET SPARK WHEN TRYING TO INSERT BREAKER OR ANY OTHER FUSES IN PANEL. / THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED 2 TIMES…

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LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK ON OWN. THE LAST TIME THEY DID IT, THEY QUIT WORKING IN THEIR INTIRELY. THE SEAT CONTROLS AND HORN ALSO QUITE WORKING THE LAST TIME THE LOCKS ACTED UP. HAVE TRIED TO REPLACE BREAKER IN FUSE PANEL, BUT GET SPARK WHEN TRYING TO INSERT BREAKER OR ANY OTHER FUSES IN PANEL. / THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED 2 TIMES. VEHICAL WAS TRAVELING AT 10 - 15 MPH GOING DOWN A SMALL GRADE. WHEN PRESSED ON BRAKE, PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR AND MAKE LOUD NOISE UNDER HOOD. AFTER ROLLING AN EXCESSIVE DISTANCE, THE BRAKES WOULD START WORKING AGAIN AND COME TO A STOP. I HAVE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER ON THIS TO FIND OUT IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY RECALLS OR COMPLAINTS. I WAS TOLD THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY.

NHTSA ODI #750572

Mileage unknown · Mar 10, 2001
Electrical SystemFire

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE THEN CAUGHT FIRE, PRIOR TO THE FIRE THE CD PLAYER STARTED ACTING UP, THE BATTERY BECAME LOW AND SMOKE BEGAN POURING OUT OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HOOD (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM

NHTSA ODI #561140

Mileage unknown · Aug 12, 1997
Electrical SystemFire

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THERE WAS A WIRE THAT BROKE OPEN FROM PLASTIC WIRING HOUSING WHICH CAUSED FLAMES ABOVE DRIVER'S HEAD. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

NHTSA ODI #815295

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

EA94038 · 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.