IllustrationDAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT WOULD TURN OFF EVERY TIME THE TURN SIGNAL IS USED. BEEN TO DLR AND WAS UNFORMED IT WAS DESIGNED LIKE THAT. *AK
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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Owner complaints by model year
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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
What owners actually said
60 reportsTHIS MODEL HAS AN OVERHEAD CONSOLE WITH A READOUT THAT PURPORTS TO TELL THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE. THE TEMPERATURE READOUT IS CONSISTENTLY 5-15 DEGREES WARMER THAN THE ACTUAL OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. BASED ON THE READOUT, THE CONSOLE SHOWS AN "ICE" WARNING WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE RIGHT FOR THE FORMATION OF ICE. MY CONCERN IS THAT …
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THIS MODEL HAS AN OVERHEAD CONSOLE WITH A READOUT THAT PURPORTS TO TELL THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE. THE TEMPERATURE READOUT IS CONSISTENTLY 5-15 DEGREES WARMER THAN THE ACTUAL OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. BASED ON THE READOUT, THE CONSOLE SHOWS AN "ICE" WARNING WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE RIGHT FOR THE FORMATION OF ICE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS READOUT MIGHT SUGGEST THAT TEMPERATURES ARE 10 OR 15 DEGREES ABOVE FREEZING, WHEN IN FACT ICE MAY BE PRESENT ON THE ROAD. OLDSMOBILE HAS ACKNOWLEDGED TO ME THAT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT, AND THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. IN TALKING WITH OWNERS OF "TWIN VEHICLES" (CHEVY BLAZER AND GMC JIMMY) OF VARIOUS MODEL YEARS, THEY REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS APPARENTLY BEEN PRESENT ON THESE MODELS FOR AT LEAST A COUPLE OF MODEL YEARS.
AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER BEING HIT FRONT AND BACK
THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, DEALER HAS CHANGED AND BALANCED TIRES (5 TIMES), CHANGED TRANSFER CASE OIL, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS DUE TO POSSIBLE TRANFER CASE OR SUSPENSION FAILURE.*ET
NO SUMMARY LISTEED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
TRUCK HAS A SEVERE "SHUDDER" ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE ON SLOW SPEED TURNS. ACCORDING TO DEALER GM HAS RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF TRANSFER CASE FLUID WITH A "NOT YET MANUFACTURED" PRODUCT. PROBLEM IS MORE NOTICEABLE AS MILEAGE INCREASES.
WHILE DRIVING OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA AND SIGNALING FOR LANE CHANGE THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF. WHEN LANE CHANGE IS COMPLETE AND TURN SIGNAL IS BACK TO NEUTRAL POSITION RUNNING LIGHTS TURN BACK ON. I HAVE ASKED THE CAR DEALERSHIP TO CHECK THIS OUT AND THEY SEEMED BAFFLED BY IT, AND HAVE TOLD ME THIS IS A NORMAL FUNCTIO…
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WHILE DRIVING OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA AND SIGNALING FOR LANE CHANGE THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF. WHEN LANE CHANGE IS COMPLETE AND TURN SIGNAL IS BACK TO NEUTRAL POSITION RUNNING LIGHTS TURN BACK ON. I HAVE ASKED THE CAR DEALERSHIP TO CHECK THIS OUT AND THEY SEEMED BAFFLED BY IT, AND HAVE TOLD ME THIS IS A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE BRAVADA. I HAVE TRIED TO CALL OLDSMOBILE BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT TO HELP. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND WOULD LIKE AN ANSWER AS TO WHY THE LIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AND SIGNALING. THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS SHOULD REMAIN ON DESPITE SIGNALING WHILE CHANGING LANES. PLEASE HELP ME SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU.
DESIGN OF THE HORN IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PRESS TO ENGAGE, REQUIRES EXCESSIVE EFFORT.MJS
WHEN SNOW AND ICE BUILDS UP ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLES, IT MAKES THEM ACTIVATE THE BRAKES. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
ICE AND SNOW COLLECTED ON EMER.CABLE AND ENGAGED BRAKE
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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