Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - STORAGE - FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | |||||
| PIT-3046E | 08/01/2008 | 10026704 | Gmc: fuel gauge fluctuation in park or neutral, causing the low fuel light to illuminate. *pe | 12/04/2008 | |
| 3046A | 3046B | 10009382 | Fuel gauge fluctuation in park or neutral. *tt | 09/27/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 01/01/2005 | 45000 | 2 | 02/01/2004 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 oldsmobile bravada. the contact stated that the water pump seems to be failing. the repair was covered twice under warranty. during springtime, the vehicle would overheat and the contact would smell antifreeze. the fuel pump failed last year and the dealer stated that it is only under warranty for 12,000 miles. other mechanics stated that a water pump should last almost the lifetime of the vehicle. the contact stated that this failure has occurred three times. she has not contacted the manufacturer. the vehicle does not qualify for her state's lemon law, however she will call for verification. the vin, engine size, and # of cylinders were unknown. the current mileage is 103,000 and failure mileage was 45,000. | |||
| 07/24/2003 | 45000 | 1 | 03/03/2002 |
| The vehicle i have is an oldsmobile bravada has a 60000 mile bumper to bumper warranty. the gas pedal was sticking so i took the vehicle in to get it fixed. the dealer (martin buick oldsmobile, the service manager at martin name is joel my invoice number is 370127) called me later and said the repair was not covered under warranty. they said they had to clean the throttle body and it was a normal maintenance item. after reviewing warranty book and owners manual (neither book mentioned cleaning the throttle body as a routine or normal maintenance item) i asked for a phone number at gm to ask them about it. the number i was given was 1-800-442-6537. i first talked to a dianna hause and after giving me a service number 1-122877550 she called the dealer while i was on hold. after resuming the conversation i was told by her that the dealer said it was a normal maintenance item. and gm would not cover it under their warranty. i then asked to speak with her manager. annie gulosh answered she said that gm did not have any specialists and they relied on the dealer to tell them what is normal maintenance. as a mechanical engineer cleaning the throttle body does not seem to me as a normal maintenance item. the real problems i have are first: when a gm wants to stop or avoid paying for the warranty service on a vehicle they can just say the problem was just a normal maintenance item and therefore just deny the claim for service and this would make my or any one elses warranty useless. and have they done this to other customers. the second problem is this specific problem with the gas pedal sticking is a safety problem. the service manager at martin said he has seen the same problem on many cars. this seems to be a something that needs to be a recall item and a permanent fix to all of the cars or at least gm should send a notice to all of the owners of this safety problem. *ak | |||
| 02/01/2001 | |||
| While driving can smell fumes in car. consumer has had same problem with 1999, and 2000 vehicles. *ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | |||
| 01/01/2005 | 45000 | 2 | 02/01/2004 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 oldsmobile bravada. the contact stated that the water pump seems to be failing. the repair was covered twice under warranty. during springtime, the vehicle would overheat and the contact would smell antifreeze. the fuel pump failed last year and the dealer stated that it is only under warranty for 12,000 miles. other mechanics stated that a water pump should last almost the lifetime of the vehicle. the contact stated that this failure has occurred three times. she has not contacted the manufacturer. the vehicle does not qualify for her state's lemon law, however she will call for verification. the vin, engine size, and # of cylinders were unknown. the current mileage is 103,000 and failure mileage was 45,000. | |||