Gasoline Fuel System Problems of Oldsmobile Bravada

Gas gauge , oil pressure, tachometer and speedometer all give false readings. This cause the inability to accurately maintain speed in accordance with speed limits. It also makes it impossible to determine fuel level which can lead to running out of gas while driving. Vehicle was looked at by dealer and determine instrument cluster is defective. Repair required cluster be sent to repair shop at a cost of $750. I did mot have this fixed since I have never heard of this kind of failure being the customers responsibility since vehicle safe operation is dependent on it. The vehicle is a 2004 Oldsmobile Bravada SUV.

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Strong fuel odor inside vehicle after refuling, and after decelerating when climate control is on.

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Consumer stated vehicle caught on fire and burned. Earlier consumer smelled gas, but drove the vehicle for about 7 miles. He pulled off the freeway into a way station and checked the vehicle. He did not see any gas or any leak. Vehicle remained parked for about 15-20 minutes. Consumer called 911, the police came and examined the vehicle, an did not find any leaks or smelled any gas. He was advised by the police not to drive the vehicle but to have it checked. Consumer towed vehicle to a Cadillac dealer, who checked the vehicle, and did not find any gas smell. After keeping the vehicle for 2 days it was returned to consumer, who let the vehicle sit for approximately 3 days before driving it again. Then, on his way back from a trip consumer looked in the rear view mirror and saw flames coming from the rear of the vehicle. Then it exploded.

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The vehicle I have is an Oldsmobile Bravada has a 60000 mile bumper to bumper warranty. The gas pedal was sticking so I took the vehicle in to get it fixed. The dealer (martin Buick Oldsmobile, the service manager at martin name is joel my invoice number is 370127) called me later and said the repair was not covered under warranty. They said they had to clean the throttle body and it was a normal maintenance item. After reviewing warranty book and owners manual (neither book mentioned cleaning the throttle body as a routine or normal maintenance item) I asked for a phone number at gm to ask them about it. The number I was given was 1-800-442-6537. I first talked to a dianna hause and after giving me a service number 1-122877550 she called the dealer while I was on hold. After resuming the conversation I was told by her that the dealer said it was a normal maintenance item. And gm would not cover it under their warranty. I then asked to speak with her manager. Annie gulosh answered she said that gm did not have any specialists and they relied on the dealer to tell them what is normal maintenance. As a mechanical engineer cleaning the throttle body does not seem to me as a normal maintenance item. The real problems I have are first: when a gm wants to stop or avoid paying for the warranty service on a vehicle they can just say the problem was just a normal maintenance item and therefore just deny the claim for service and this would make my or any one elses warranty useless. And have they done this to other customers. The second problem is this specific problem with the gas pedal sticking is a safety problem. The service manager at martin said he has seen the same problem on many cars. This seems to be a something that needs to be a recall item and a permanent fix to all of the cars or at least gm should send a notice to all of the owners of this safety problem.

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While driving can smell fumes in car. Consumer has had same problem with 1999, and 2000 vehicles.

While driving outiside of garage throttle was stuck and vehicle ran into the wall. Dealership was aware of problem. Dealer found carbon buildup.

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