1999 Oldsmobile Bravada Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1999 Oldsmobile Bravada. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 99 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
7
1crashes4injuries
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
5
1crashes
AIR BAGS
4
4crashes6injuries
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
4
POWER TRAIN
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
1crashes1injuries
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
3
1crashes4injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
2
ENGINE
2
Total complaints99

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“As I was on the way home from work driving on a city street and I came to a stop I downed my windows. I realized a burning smell. A little later, as I pulled up to my house the smell seemed to had gotten worse and I got out of the car and upped my hood. There had seem to be oil leakage but I'm not…”

ENGINE · reported 2018-03-05

“As I was on the way home from work driving on a city street and I came to a stop I downed my windows. I realized a burning smell. A little later, as I pulled up to my house the smell seemed to had gotten worse and I got out of the car and upped my hood. There had seem to be oil leakage but I'm not…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2018-03-05

“The veichle wants to flip over by itself when driving down the road the seat belts are twisted the radiator leaks here and there along with the transmission fluid and sometimes the oil leaks”

ENGINE · reported 2017-03-14

“The veichle wants to flip over by itself when driving down the road the seat belts are twisted the radiator leaks here and there along with the transmission fluid and sometimes the oil leaks”

SUSPENSION · reported 2017-03-14

“The veichle wants to flip over by itself when driving down the road the seat belts are twisted the radiator leaks here and there along with the transmission fluid and sometimes the oil leaks”

WHEELS · reported 2017-03-14

“On or about april 17th, as I was turning of the main road onto my cul-de-sac, I tapped the brakes to slow and the pedal went to the floor. I immediately pulled the shifter into low to slow down and then to neutral as I came to my driveway. Turned into the driveway and applied the emergency brake…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2014-04-17

“I am writing this complaint because I have come across some issues with my transmission and cruise control. I got to looking into it and seen where there were some recalls for the same problems on the same year model of my vehicle. I have called around and they are telling me because of my vin…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2012-02-06

“I am writing this complaint because I have come across some issues with my transmission and cruise control. I got to looking into it and seen where there were some recalls for the same problems on the same year model of my vehicle. I have called around and they are telling me because of my vin…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2012-02-06

Defect investigations

Investigation RQ02012 Opened 2002-09-10 · closed 2003-03-07

FRONT CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS

SEE ATTACHED PAGE.

Investigation RQ02012 Opened 2002-09-10 · closed 2003-03-07

FRONT CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS

SEE ATTACHED PAGE.

Investigation RQ02012 Opened 2002-09-10 · closed 2003-03-07

FRONT CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS

SEE ATTACHED PAGE.

Investigation RQ02012 Opened 2002-09-10 · closed 2003-03-07

FRONT CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS

SEE ATTACHED PAGE.

Investigation RQ02012 Opened 2002-09-10 · closed 2003-03-07

FRONT CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS

SEE ATTACHED PAGE.

Investigation RQ02012 Opened 2002-09-10 · closed 2003-03-07

FRONT CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS

SEE ATTACHED PAGE.

Investigation RQ02012 Opened 2002-09-10 · closed 2003-03-07

FRONT CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS

SEE ATTACHED PAGE.

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1999 Oldsmobile Bravada as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.