Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - POWER ADJUST | |||||
| 010850011A | 10/01/2003 | 010850011 | 10004736 | Memory power seat inoperative. *tt | 01/05/2004 |
| 010850011 | 09/01/2001 | 627410 | Memory power seat inoperative. *yh | 02/07/2002 | |
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - SEAT HEATER/COOLER | |||||
| 3351 | 10013503 | Heated seat operation clarification. *tt | 04/20/2005 | ||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||
| 05/12/2005 | 56500 | 1 | 06/18/2002 |
| Dt: consumer states does not have the latch system in my car. called the manufacturer and offered to pay to have one put in but manufacturer said that under manufacturer recommendation a latch system in the vehicle, and follow owners manual to install the car seat or purchase a new car seat. all the new car seats have bases on them and that is the kind that the vehicle has. *tt | |||
| 10 | |||
| The vehicle has faulty mirror would not hold setting, and was reprogrammed. the brakes squeak when backing. the engine light would come on intermittent. the back tailgate door and the back passenger squeaks. the radio goes out, the door locks and unlocks at will, the seat has malfunctioned, and cannot lock the passenger doors from the master control on the drivers door. scc | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - POWER ADJUST | |||
| 03/31/2001 | 1 | 03/01/2001 | |
| Driver's side power seat engaged (rearward) by itself while driving. the seat could not be returned to original position. following this event, the seat would no longer function. it was noted that the seat heaters for the driver's side would also not function following that incident. dealer was contacted and vehicle was returned to the dealer for repairs on 04/04/2001. while this vehicle was being serviced for this failure, a safety recall regarding suspension failure was issued and the vehicle was retained by the dealer at the request of gm (04/05/2001).*ak | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | |||
| 08/19/2002 | 0 | ||
| While driving had to swirl to avoid hitting another vehicle, and it went into a ditch. at such time neither passenger's or driver's airbag deployed. back rest flew forward. both driver and passenger sustained some injuries. consumer was traveling about 50 mph. | |||
| 12/21/2001 | 12/01/2001 | ||
| This vehicle has a 60/40 split folding rear seat. the wider side was designed to accomodate 2 latches to lock the seat bottom into place. however, the manufacturer only installed 1 latch. therefore the seat bottom is not secure at the middle seating position and can be shaken considerably by hand. we will need to install at child seat in the middle postion. due to the seat being inadequately secured, we are very concerned about the safety of our child or any rear seat passenger in the event of a crash. the dealer has refused to install a second latch, claiming that it is a safe design. i believe that, in addition to the 2002 oldsmobile bravada, that the rear seats of the 2002 chevrolet trailblazer and 2002 gmc envoy also have only 1 latch for the wider rear seat. i think this should be investigated as it is a safety risk affecting a large number of new vehicles. thank you for your assistance.*ak | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - SEAT HEATER/COOLER | |||
| 01/24/2011 | 1 | ||
| 2002 oldsmobile bravada. consumer states heated seat suddenly ignited while the vehicle was unoccupied *tgw the consumer stated when his wife opened the door to the vehicle, she was immediately overtaken by a chemical odor. *jb | |||
| 02/19/2008 | 101000 | 1 | 04/15/2007 |
| On 2/19 i was driving home from work one night and there was a smell in the car and i thought it was the car in front of me as i kept driving it got worse. i stopped and pulled over and checked under the seats and i did not see anything, as i drove further it got worse. i then happened to look over at the passenger seat and it was smoking, and a black hole was starting on the seat. i pulled over and put some snow in the hole and it still was smoking, so i flagged someone down and got a bottle of water to pour in the hole. i called my car ins and general motors on 2/20, my car insurance was very helpful, but gm, not! after talking to 3 different people and no one ever calling me back gm case number case file number - 71-604440275, finally on april 29th, i was told that there was nothing gm could do for me. the first excuse was that my insurance was involved they will not be handling anything, and then they said that they will not pay for anything because there were no flames they did offer me a $2000 loyalty voucher to use on a new car to be used in 1 year. i am picking up the car (it has been fixed by a gm dealer) tomorrow and the burned seat (to keep) and am very upset that they would not pay for the damage of $638 (my insurance deductible and a part (the part that caused the fire). i was wondering if you could be of assistance to me. i have the seat at home. *tr | |||
| 01/23/2005 | 31000 | 1 | |
| Passenger's seat scorched while being parked in the garage after the vehicle was driven. the seat heater was not on. vehicle was towed and remained in the repair shop.*ak | |||
| 01/31/2004 | 1 | ||
| The 2002 olds bravda driver heated seat burned through the leather lap seat. for couple of months you could smell wires burning. and your left upper leg felt like it was getting burnt. *ak | |||
| 03/31/2001 | 1 | 03/01/2001 | |
| Driver's side power seat engaged (rearward) by itself while driving. the seat could not be returned to original position. following this event, the seat would no longer function. it was noted that the seat heaters for the driver's side would also not function following that incident. dealer was contacted and vehicle was returned to the dealer for repairs on 04/04/2001. while this vehicle was being serviced for this failure, a safety recall regarding suspension failure was issued and the vehicle was retained by the dealer at the request of gm (04/05/2001).*ak | |||
| SEATS - MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | |||
| 1 | |||
| Vehicle experienced back seat problems.*ak *jb | |||