1998 Oldsmobile Bravada review from North America

I also have a 1998 Bravada that has been nothing more than a headache for the past almost 5 years. I keep holding on thinking that almost every major thing that can go wrong with this car has, but obviously the replacement parts are just as unreliable as the parts that were originally put on the car. I have had electrical problems, axle problems, the blower motor was a big on with having it replaced 5 times. My booster went out and I lost my brakes 4 months ago where I almost hit a Semi truck. My most recent problem comes with the heater coil. The extended warranty people told me that they've paid out over $4,000.00 in repairs and that from this point forward I will play heck getting any claims through them. The dealership has quoted me $890.00 to fix the problems I am currently having. The extended warranty people are denying the claim saying that they believe it's just a clogged coil so I have no heat in my vehicle and it's winter time!! The stereo system that was supposed to be such a great system has quit working and of course the extended warranty people say that it is not a covered item. By the way Dimensions is the name of the warranty company. They are telling me that it is up to their interpretation on whether or not an item is covered. It's amazing that so many people are having such similar problems with their Bravada and yet there has been no re-calls and the Manufacturer has not stepped up to take care of the people who spent so much money on their product. I've went to everyone trying to get someone to help me and I guess the bottom line is once you buy a vehicle you are stuck with $500 - $600 a month payments for 60 months. I would have thought that Oldsmobile would have been an upstanding Manufacturer, but like others their bottom line is the dollar. It is not taking care of their consumers. If I can offer one piece of advice to anyone considering buying an Oldsmobile/GM product be very careful and take the time to talk to others on the performance, the reliability, and how well will you be taken care of if a problem does arise. One special note to Oldsmobile if you are reading these reviews: Shame on you!! You used to have a good reputation, but you've ruined that due to the fact that you do not take care of your responsibilities. I could be your mother or your sister driving on of these Bravada's. I can almost bet that you are not driving one of your own cars. People put their trust in you and you turned your back on us. I've not talked to one person who owns a Bravada that has anything good to say about your product other than it's comfortable. You suckered me in once, but you can be rest assured that it won't happen twice. This was my 5th Oldsmobile product that I've owned. It will be my Last.

Oldsmobile is a GM product. I can't believe that they haven't done something about the Bravada.

All of these cars need to be recalled.

These cars are dangerous.