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1998 Oldsmobile Bravada electrical system problems

25 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 1998 Oldsmobile Bravada, which is 18% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
25 18% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 2 crashes.

What owners wrote

Due to defective electrical problems windows went up and down/ headlights malfunctioned, and braking system malfunctioned, causing a crash. Also, while driving battery cable fell apart which caused the vehicle to stall unexpectedly which may have caused a crash.

February 1999 Crash

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile bravada. The contact stated that while driving at 45-55 MPH, the vehicle stalled numerous times without warning. The vehicle was taken toa dealer, who replaced the alternator. The repair failed to remedy the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage 42,000.

Reported at 40,000 miles, May 2012

Other problems reported for the 1998 Oldsmobile Bravada

Electrical system problems in other years

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Electrical system problems across all Oldsmobile models