Oldsmobile Bravada
Registered from 1996 to 2004.
About this model
The Oldsmobile Bravada is a mid-size luxury SUV that was sold by Oldsmobile from 1991 to 2004. The only SUV ever marketed by Oldsmobile, the Bravada was the first GM light truck since 1924 offered outside of the Chevrolet and GMC brands. Introduced as the flagship GM mid-size SUV, the Bravada was also the highest-content GM SUV prior to the 1999 introduction of the GMC Yukon Denali and Cadillac Escalade.
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Crash test
| Rollover | ★★★★☆ |
| Stability control | No |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 2099 kg · 2870 mm wheelbase · 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 12.4 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2003 | 2099 kg · 2870 mm wheelbase · 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 12.4 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2002 | 2099 kg · 2870 mm wheelbase · 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 12.4 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2001 | 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 13.1 motorway |
| 2000 | 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 13.1 motorway |
| 1999 | 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 12.4 motorway |
| 1998 | 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 12.4 motorway |
| 1997 | 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 11.8 motorway |
| 1996 | 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 11.8 motorway |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Loss of Headlights
Recall query, opened April 2017, closed March 2021.
Hazard light switch failure
Recall query, opened February 2008, closed July 2008.
Fuel pump module leaks gasoline
Engineering analysis, opened July 2007, closed August 2008.
Brake lamp failure
Engineering analysis, opened August 2004, closed November 2004.
Windshield wiper failure
Engineering analysis, opened January 2004, closed February 2004.
Fuel spillage during refueling
Preliminary evaluation, opened January 2004, closed May 2004.
Windshield wiper failure
Preliminary evaluation, opened September 2003, closed January 2004.
Engine stall
Engineering analysis, opened May 2003, closed June 2004.
Engine stall
Preliminary evaluation, opened January 2003, closed May 2003.
Front control arm ball joints
Recall query, opened September 2002, closed March 2003.
Fuel filter quick connect fitting
Recall query, opened July 2002, closed November 2002.
Windshield wiper failure
Engineering analysis, opened May 2002, closed July 2003.
Pincher/chafed wiring
Preliminary evaluation, opened March 2002, closed October 2002.
Loss of stop lamp illumination
Preliminary evaluation, opened September 2001, closed December 2001.
Upper and lower control arm ball joint
Engineering analysis, opened July 1999, closed August 2001.
Abs braking system
Engineering analysis, opened October 1994, closed February 2000.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Oldsmobile filed 598 bulletins about the 2004 Bravada.
- Equipment: 174
- Electrical system: 97
- Engine and engine cooling: 90
- Power train: 47
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 25
- Structure: 22
- Exterior lighting: 20
- Visibility: 19
- Fuel system, gasoline: 15
- Engine: 14
- Other: 75
- This PI communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from TAC. · July 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint. Technician should get… · February 2025
- This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester, multi media tester, PICO… · October 2024
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning blows warm air. Before calling General Motors Technical… · September 2024
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning blows warm air. Before calling General Motors Technical… · September 2024
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. General Motors will only support a tire calibration for tires… · September 2024
- Vehicle Wide Programming (VWP) is a new process to update software on GM Vehicles. It provides the ability via a single selection within Techline Connect to first identify which modules need updating… · August 2024
- This service bulletin advises of a new fuel injection cleaner kit used for decarbonizing the intake valves to correct conditions of rough idle, Crank no start, extended crank or misfire, MIL with… · July 2024
590 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.