Your vehicle report
1994 Oldsmobile Bravada
The problems owners report. The recalls to check. The evidence behind each.
Your vehicle at a glance
Complaint patterns and official recall records, kept distinct.
- Owner complaints
- 91
- Received Feb 1995 to Oct 2008
Owner reports
Most reported problems
- 1Anti-lock brakes fail or lock up30 complaints · 33% of this vehicle’s complaints
- 2Brake pedal sinks due to leaking lines15 complaints · 16% of this vehicle’s complaints
- 3Brakes fail intermittently or repeatedly9 complaints · 9.9% of this vehicle’s complaints
Official NHTSA records
Recalls to check
- Recall #94V117000These vehicles were shipped with the wrong owner's manual, and, therefore, the correct information regarding safety belt usage is not available to the owner. This does not conform with FMVSS no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."
BrakeNews signals
Flagged complaint patterns
Unusual complaint patterns with no matched recall yet. A flag does not mean a recall will happen.
No problems currently meet BrakeNews’s flagging criteria. This is not a safety rating.
How flags are identifiedComplaint counts reflect reports submitted to NHTSA, not failure rates or a reliability ranking. Reported in these complaints: 14 crashes, 3 fires, 7 people injured, 1 death.
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Where do owners report problems?
Choose an area on the car or a system below to explore the reported problems.
Illustrative only; not this vehicle’s exact design. Areas represent complaint categories, not confirmed defective parts.
Showing all 6 listed problems by system.
Engine & powertrain
Brakes
Electrical & lights
Airbags, belts & seats
No problems in this category meet this page’s listing criteria. This does not establish that the system is free of problems.
Steering, suspension & tires
No problems in this category meet this page’s listing criteria. This does not establish that the system is free of problems.
Body, doors & glass
Driver assistance
No problems in this category meet this page’s listing criteria. This does not establish that the system is free of problems.
Other
No problems in this category meet this page’s listing criteria. This does not establish that the system is free of problems.
Complaint history
When NHTSA received these reports. Changes in reporting alone do not establish a change in failure rates.
Show as a table
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 11 |
| 1996 | 7 |
| 1997 | 19 |
| 1998 | 11 |
| 1999 | 15 |
| 2000 | 16 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2026 (to Oct 2026) | 0 |
| Total | 91 |
Problems owners report
Listed groups have at least 3 complaints. The page includes the 20 largest groups plus any additional flagged groups; some complaints are not assigned to a group.
| Problem | Complaints | Share | Share ratio | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-lock brakes fail or lock up | 30 | 33% | – | |
| Brake pedal sinks due to leaking lines | 15 | 16% | – | |
| Brakes fail intermittently or repeatedly | 9 | 9.9% | – | |
| Windshield wipers work intermittently or fail | 4 | 4.4% | – | |
| Vehicle catches fire from wiring | 3 | 3.3% | – | |
| Fuel pump fails and engine stalls | 3 | 3.3% | – |
AI groups complaints by meaning; the groups are approximate. Share ratio compares the problem’s share of this vehicle’s complaints with its share on other vehicles over the last 24 months (shown from 3 recent complaints). A 2× ratio means twice the complaint share, not twice the failure risk. Flags mark unusual shares or recent surges after an AI review of the complaint content. “First signal” does not mean the pattern has persisted continuously.How recall estimates are calculated.
Recalls
NHTSA recall #94V117000June 24, 19946,315 vehicles affected
equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
These vehicles were shipped with the wrong owner's manual, and, therefore, the correct information regarding safety belt usage is not available to the owner. This does not conform with FMVSS no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."
Unbelted occupants or occupants using safety belts incorrectly are more at risk of injury than those using the safety belt in the correct manner in the event of a sudden stop or accident.
Remedy
Owners and Oldsmobile dealers are being mailed the correct 1994 Oldsmobile bravura owner's manual and will be asked to install it in the instrument panel compartment and remove and discard the incorrect owner's manual.
Other model years
About this data
NHTSA complaints and recalls through October 2026. Complaints are counted once each, however many components they name. Original complaints are on NHTSA's page for the 1994 Oldsmobile Bravada.
Problem groups are formed by AI and may be approximate. BrakeNews flags unusual complaint patterns; they are not official defect findings. Investigation reports are written and checked by AI, with no human review. Owner reports do not establish that a defect exists.
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