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1998 Oldsmobile Bravada visibility & wipers problems

The 1998 Oldsmobile Bravada has 33 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 24% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

33

Visibility & Wipers complaints

24%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Bravada visibility & wipers complaints by model year33 complaints1991: 1 complaints1993: 1 complaints1994: 4 complaints1996: 16 complaints1997: 15 complaints1998: 33 complaints1999: 3 complaints2000: 2 complaints2002: 31 complaints2003: 1 complaints
Bravada visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

DUE TO DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WINDOWS WENT UP AND DOWN/ HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED, AND BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A CRASH. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING BATTERY CABLE FELL APART WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. *AK

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · February 1, 1999 · crash

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 1998 Oldsmobile Bravada have?

NHTSA has 33 complaints about the 1998 Oldsmobile Bravada visibility & wipers — 24% 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.