Oldsmobile drivetrain & axles problems
Across all Oldsmobile models in NHTSA's complaint database, 200 complaints involve drivetrain & axles. The Bravada accounts for the largest share (38%). The single worst model year is the 2002 Bravada with 27 drivetrain & axles complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 200 about drivetrain & axles, all Oldsmobile models
- Most affected
- Bravada 38% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 77 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 3
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Oldsmobile models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bravada | 75 | 38% |
| Alero | 34 | 17% |
| Cutlass | 16 | 8% |
| Intrigue | 16 | 8% |
| 88 | 14 | 7% |
| Silhouette | 13 | 7% |
| Achieva | 11 | 6% |
| Aurora | 9 | 5% |
| Cutlass Supreme | 5 | 3% |
| Ciera | 3 | 2% |
Worst model years for drivetrain & axles
- 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada27 complaints
- 1997 Oldsmobile Bravada15 complaints
- 1999 Oldsmobile Alero11 complaints
- 2000 Oldsmobile Alero8 complaints
- 2000 Oldsmobile Bravada8 complaints
Drivetrain & axles complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1993 | 8 |
| 1994 | 6 |
| 1995 | 14 |
| 1996 | 8 |
| 1997 | 25 |
| 1998 | 10 |
| 1999 | 29 |
| 2000 | 22 |
| 2001 | 17 |
| 2002 | 35 |
| 2003 | 9 |
| 2004 | 5 |
Among the 77 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.