Oldsmobile Bravada 2003 - Exterior lighting - car safety information, failing parts, recalls, bulletins, complaints

Oldsmobile Bravada 2003

Recalls
Technical Service Bulletins
Defect investigations
Consumer Complaints

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Manufacturing date	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date
EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS
04V527000	GENERAL MOTORS CORP.	from 04/01/2002 to 07/31/2003	V (Vehicle)	871473	11/22/2004	ODI	GENERAL MOTORS CORP.	11/01/2004	11/03/2004
Defect Summary	On certain sport utility vehicles, vibration and heat may cause the tail lamp/stop lamp bulb to loosen in its socket. if this occurs, the bulb may flicker and eventually become inoperative.
Consequence Summary	An inoperative brake lamp will not convey the driver's intention of stopping to drivers in following vehicles, and an inoperative rear turn signal lamp will not convey the driver
Corrective Summary	Dealers will inspect the tail lamp/stop lamp assemblies, and if necessary, replace them. the recall began on november 22, 2004. owners should contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, oldsmobile at 1-800-630-6537, buick at 1-866-608-8080, or gmc at 1-866-996-9463.
Notes	Gm recall no. 04087. customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration
EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL
05V198000	GENERAL MOTORS CORP.	from 04/01/2003 to 07/31/2003	V (Vehicle)	286478	08/04/2005	ODI	GENERAL MOTORS CORP.	05/05/2005	05/05/2005
Defect Summary	On certain trucks and sport utility vehicles, the driver wishing to signal a turn by moving the directional signal lever, (up or down) may cause the front marker/turn lights and rear turn lights to flash in a manner similar to hazard warning, rather than flashing on the desired side only.
Consequence Summary	The driver may not be able to clearly signal their intentions to turn, change travel lanes, or potentially warn others of an impaired vehicle operating condition increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Summary	Dealers will replace the suspect flasher modules with a new flasher module designed with sealed relays and more durable contact material inside of the relays free of charge. the recall began on august 4, 2005. isuzu began mailing owner letters on august 4, 2005. owners may contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, gmc at 1-866-996-9463, isuzu at 1-800-255-6727, buick at 1-866-608-8080, and oldsmobile at 1-800-630-6537.
Notes	Gm recall no. 05044.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Replacement Bulletin	Item no.	Summary	Added
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
04087	11/16/2004		10011954	Tail lamps/stop lamps product field action announcement. tt administrative message. tt	02/08/2005
04017A	08/01/2004		10009630	Tail lamps/stop lamps. special policy service bulletin. *tt	10/13/2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS
00651B	11/18/2003		10004201	Rear brake light bulb out. *tt	11/21/2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS
3680			10016544	Automatic headlamp defeat inoperative after bcm replacement. *tt	09/20/2005
050842001	03/01/2005		10015012	Diagnostic information on headlamps flicker or momentarily dim while driving. *tt	05/13/2005
3317A		3317B	10013495	Headlamps flicker or dim while driving. *tt	04/20/2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS - HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
030842004	05/01/2003		10002391	Headlamp low beam bulb socket now available for service use. *tt	08/27/2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TAIL LIGHTS
3335			10017179	Supplement to campaign 04087 / screws break in the tail lamp housing. *sc	10/26/2005
04087	11/01/2004		10014003	Tail lamp that may become inoperative prematurely. *eh	04/27/2005
04017A	09/29/2004		10010181	Tail lamp/stop lamp(s) may become inoperative. gm administrative message. *nm	11/04/2004
11012002	11/01/2002		10009580	Servicing the rear tail lamp bulb or socket assembly. *tt	10/07/2004
04017	08/05/2004	04017	10007440	Special policy adjustment - tail lamp/stop lamp inoperative. answers to assist in responding to customer inquiries. mj this is the first phase which was released june 3, 2004. tt this is the second phase - phase ii. *tt phase ii	06/22/2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TAIL LIGHTS - SWITCH
092203	09/22/2003		10005045	Tail lamp circuit board part number information. gm voicemail log. *tt	01/28/2004
030842006A	06/01/2004	030842006B	10004774	Tail lamp circuit board now available for service use. *tt	01/07/2004
030842006	06/01/2003		10002867	Tail lamp circuit board now available for service use. *tt	09/29/2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL - FLASHER UNIT
030842014	12/01/2003		10005185	New turn signal flasher module availability. *tt	02/11/2004

Investigations

NHTSA ID	Manufacturer	Date open	Date close	Subject	Recall campaign
EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS
EA04021	GENERAL MOTORS CORP.	08/03/2004	11/04/2004	BRAKE LAMP FAILURE	04V527000
	Gm states that some brake/tail lamp bulbs can prematurely become inoperative due to malfunctioning brake/tail lamp sockets.on march 2, 2004, gm initiated a 6-year/72,000 mile special policy for 989,487 subject vehicles to inspect and replace the rear brake/tail lamp bulb socket assemblies.on april 4, 2004, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened a preliminary evaluation (pe04-032) based on consumer complaints alleging brake lights not operating when the brake pedal is depressed.on august 3, 2004 odi upgraded pe04-032 to an engineering analysis (ea04-021).by letter dated october 27, 2004 gm notified nhtsa that it will conduct a safety recall (nhtsa # 04v527) covering subject vehicles that were not already repaired under gm's special policy.my 2004 subject vehicles built after august 8, 2003 contain improved brake lamp assemblies and are not included in the recall.gm dealers will install the improved brake lamp assembly on subject vehicles built on august 8, 2003 and earlier.the action taken by gm is sufficient to resolve the issues raised by this investigation.accordingly, this investigation is closed.

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS
09/28/2009	100000
	Tl* the contact owns a 2003 oldsmobile bravada. while driving at night the head-lights failed without warning. after restarting the vehicle and manipulating the head-light switch the head-lamps functioned properly. a technician from the dealer replaced the automatic headlight relay at an expense of $60.00 . the failure mileage was 100000. the current mileage was 103000.