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1996 Oldsmobile Bravada brakes problems

The 1996 Oldsmobile Bravada has 36 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 35% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

36

Brakes complaints

35%

Share of year

3

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Bravada brakes complaints by model year77 complaints1991: 36 complaints1992: 53 complaints1993: 31 complaints1994: 77 complaints1995: 1 complaints1996: 36 complaints1997: 7 complaints1998: 8 complaints1999: 11 complaints2000: 9 complaints2001: 6 complaints2002: 14 complaints2003: 3 complaints2004: 1 complaints
Bravada brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

EA94-038/ABS BRAKING SYSTEM: ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ABS BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUME RTHAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF ABS FAILURE. *AK

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · December 21, 1998 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 1996 Oldsmobile Bravada have?

NHTSA has 36 complaints about the 1996 Oldsmobile Bravada brakes — 35% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.