1998 Oldsmobile Bravada

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING RAINSTORM. HAD TO PULL OFF ROAD DUE TO LACK OF VISIBILITY. WIPERS WORKED AGAIN AFTER WEATHER CLEARED AND VEHICLE SAT FOR AN HOUR. CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER BRAVADA OWNERS INDICATE THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM. ARE THERE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM? IS THE ACCESSORY CONNECTION BOX PROBLEM RELATED TO THIS TOO? *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM NEED TO CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS (OLDSMOBILE), I SPOKE WITH A WOMAN THERE, SHE SAID THEY WEREN'T EVEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. EVERYBODY EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM SHOULD CONTACT THEM BECAUSE THIS IS A SEVERE HAZARD AND THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I HAD THE WIPER MODULE REPLACED (MY EXPENSE) AND THE SAME THING WAS WRONG WITH IT THAT WAS WRONG WITH THE BLAZERS THEY HAD RECALLED FOR DEFECTIVE WIPERS. YOU CAN CONTACT THEM BY THE FOLLOWING: EMAIL: CAC@OLDSMOBILE.COM OR CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE (ASK FOR THE MANAGER)@ 1-800-442-6537 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8:00 TO 11:00 EASTERN TIME. PLEASE CALL AND LET THE MANUFACTURER NOW ABOUT THIS, THEY SAID IF MORE PEOPLE CALL THEN MAYBE IT WILL BE RECALLED!!!! THANKS GW

DEAR SIR OR MADAM, I AM THE OWNER OF A 1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA WITH A 4.3L VORTEC ENGINE. UPON HAVING MY VEHICLE INSPECTED, THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY OIL COOLER LINES WERE LEAKING, AND THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THEM FIXED ($433). I ASKED HIM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH GM'S -- THE LINES MAY EVENTUALLY FAIL AND CAUSE ENGINE SEIZURE. *AK I WANTED TO DO SOME PRICE CHECKING AND FIND OUT JUST HOW WIDESPREAD THIS PROBLEM WAS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS SHOCKED AT THE SHEER NUMBER OF OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THESE LINES -- REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. GM PRETENDS AS THOUGH THEY'RE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND THEY ARE NOT OFFERING ANY HELP WITH THESE FAULTY PARTS. THE COSTLY REPLACEMENTS ARE JUST AS BAD -- SOME PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURES TWO OR THREE TIMES. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE NOT COVERED, EVEN UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I HAD PURCHASED. IF IT IS AS BAD AS THEY SAY, AND IT SEEMS TO BE, THE VEHICLE SHOULDN'T EVEN HAVE BEEN SOLD TO ME WITHOUT BEING FIXED FIRST. I HAVE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH GM WHEN THEY DENY THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM; FOR THE OIL COOLER LINES TO FAIL IN SUCH WIDESPREAD NUMBERS INDICATES THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD ON THE ROADWAYS. THE THREAT OF ENGINE SEIZURE, COMBINED WITH OIL SPILLAGE ON THE HIGHWAYS IS A DANGEROUS RECIPE, INDEED. I URGE YOU TO PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE OIL COOLER LINES ISSUE ON THE 1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA/CHEVY BLAZER/GMC JIMMY -- THE RESULTS OF SUCH AN INVESTIGATION WILL TURN UP MUCH EVIDENCE AND MAKE OUR ROADS SAFER. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR READING THIS SUBMISSION. SINCERELY, SCOTT LUHRS

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SKIPS IN LOWER GEARS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. "SERVICE NEEDED" LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. DEALER INDICATES THAT DUE TO A MILLING ERROR IN THE TRANSMISSION, CASING, TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON AT A MINIMUM COST OF $2500. CURRENT ODOMETER READING IS 120,000. I FEEL THE SUBCONTRACTOR FOR THE MILLED CASING SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT THEIR COST. *NM

INTERMITTENT WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD FAULTY,WIPERS FAILED IN RAIN CAUSING ME TO DRIVE OFF ROAD ONTO MUDDY SHOULDER. NO ACCIDENT,DAMAGE OR INJURY. LOCAL OLDS DEALER OFFERED NO REMEDY. HAD NEW BOARD INSTALLED BY INDEPENDANT SERVICE TECH. AT PERSONAL EXPENSE. THIS FAILURE IS NOT UNCOMMON,AND POSES HORRIFIC THREAT. SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED WITH DETERMINATION. I EXPECT TO BE REIMBURSED. THANK YOU. A.O. MCCROHAN. *AK