IllustrationTHE VEICHLE WANTS TO FLIP OVER BY ITSELF WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE SEAT BELTS ARE TWISTED THE RADIATOR LEAKS HERE AND THERE ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SOMETIMES THE OIL LEAKS
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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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
00–25K
425–50K
550–75K
575–100K
5100–150K
1150K+
20 reports with mileage · 40 unknown
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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
Wheels complaints
2 reportsWHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL FULL OVER IN EITHER DIRECTION, CONSUMER STATES HE CAN FEEL AND HEAR A SHUDDERING TYPE VIBRATION, THE DEALER HAS LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE IS A SMALL METAL PROTRUSION ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT WHEELS WHICH RUBS AGAINST WHAT MY BE THOUGHT OF AS A FRAME WHEN THE WHEELS A…
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WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL FULL OVER IN EITHER DIRECTION, CONSUMER STATES HE CAN FEEL AND HEAR A SHUDDERING TYPE VIBRATION, THE DEALER HAS LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE IS A SMALL METAL PROTRUSION ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT WHEELS WHICH RUBS AGAINST WHAT MY BE THOUGHT OF AS A FRAME WHEN THE WHEELS ARE IN THE HARD OVER POSITION, AND THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO GREASE THE PROTRUSION, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD DEVELOP INTO A HAZARD.*JB
Official recalls
0No 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
1RQ02012 · 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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