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1999 Oldsmobile Bravada

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1999 Oldsmobile Bravada do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 58.

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60Owner 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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1996104
199798
199860
199976
200033
2001238
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Power Train
15Engine And Engine Cooling
10Service Brakes, Hydraulic
8Suspension
8Electrical System
6
All reported categories
Structure
6Vehicle Speed Control
6Exterior Lighting
5Air Bags
4Unknown Or Other
4Visibility
3Engine
2Equipment
2Steering
2Tires
2Wheels
2Fuel System, Gasoline
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Parking Brake
1Seat Belts
1Seats
1Service Brakes
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

20 reports with mileage · 40 unknown

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.

  • Power Train. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 8 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 reports1 fire reports6 injury reports

Parking Brake complaints

1 reports
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Mileage unknown · Jan 22, 1999
Parking Brake

WHEN SNOW AND ICE BUILDS UP ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLES, IT MAKES THEM ACTIVATE THE BRAKES. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

NHTSA ODI #833952

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

RQ02012 · Front Control Arm Ball Joints

Opened Sep 10, 2002 · Closed Mar 7, 2003

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Suspension; Suspension:front; Suspension:front:control Arm; Suspension:front:control Arm:lower Arm; Suspension:front:control Arm:lower Ball Joint; Suspension:front:control Arm:upper Arm; Suspension:front:control Arm:upper Ball Joint

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Additional source detail variants (7)

Suspension:front:control Arm

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Suspension:front:control Arm:lower Arm

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Suspension:front:control Arm:lower Ball Joint

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Suspension:front:control Arm:upper Arm

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Suspension:front:control Arm:upper Ball Joint

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Suspension:front

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Suspension

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