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Oldsmobile SILHOUETTE recalls by model year

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

950 owner complaints analyzed

23 distinct recall campaigns

64,442 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1990 to 2004 model years. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 321 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Compare model years

Recalls by model year

All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.

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Recall campaigns

Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.

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1990: 4; 1991: 2; 1992: 2; 1993: 3; 1994: 4; 1995: 2; 1996: 1; 1997: 6; 1998: 7; 1999: 4; 2000: 5; 2001: 6; 2002: 2; 2003: 2; 2004: 1

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Year-by-year records

Oldsmobile SILHOUETTE model-year comparison
Model year	Complaints	Recalls	Change in recalls
1990	43	4	Not available
1991	37	2	-2
1992	27	2	0
1993	22	3	+1
1994	36	4	+1
1995	46	2	-2
1996	20	1	-1
1997	104	6	+5
1998	170	7	+1
1999	149	4	-3
2000	114	5	+1
2001	78	6	+1
2002	57	2	-4
2003	36	2	0
2004	11	1	-1

Recall history

23 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

89V164000 · Seats

Reported: 1989-10-02 (October 2, 1989) · Model years: 1990

THE REAR MODULAR SEAT FRAME HOLD-DOWN HOOKS MAY NOT MEET THE REQUIRED PULL FORCE AT THE REAR SET ANCHORAGE.

Consequence: VEHICLES WOULD NOT CONFORM TO FMVSS 207.

Remedy: REPLACE REAR HOLD DOWN HOOKS AND PIVOT RIVETS WITH HEAT TREATED HARDWARE.

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91V046000 · Seat Belts:Front:Anchorage

Reported: 1991-03-15 (March 15, 1991) · Model years: 1990

A RIGHT HAND SEAT/SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE SECOND ROW LEFT HAND SEAT POSITION (DIRECTLY BEHIND DRIVER).

Consequence: THE INCORRECT RETRACTOR MAY CAUSE THE BELTS TO LOCK UPIF THE VAN IS PARKED ON A STEEP GRADE. AS A RESULT OF THIS, THE OCCUPANT COULDNOT EXTEND THE BELT FOR USE.

Remedy: REPLACE SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY.

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92V012000 · Structure:Body

Reported: 1992-01-28 (January 28, 1992) · Model years: 1990, 1991

THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT DOOR WILL NOT REMAIN CLOSED DURING CERTAIN LOAD FORCES ASSOCIATED WITH A VEHICLE CRASH. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 201.

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT DOORMAY OPEN AND RESULT IN OCCUPANT(S) INJURIES FROM CONTACT WITH THE GLOVECOMPARTMENT DOOR.

Remedy: REPLACE THE CURRENT UPPER GLOVE COMPARTMENT DOOR WITH A REDESIGNED UPPER GLOVE COMPARTMENT DOOR WHICH INCORPORATES A POSITIVE LATCH TO KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED SHOULD A VEHICLE CRASH OCCUR.

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97V058000 · Structure

Reported: 1997-04-08 (April 8, 1997) · Model years: 1990, 1991

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MINI VANS ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: CONNECTICUT, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT AND WISCONSIN. THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS PULL THROUGH THE RETAINERS DUE TO CORROSION OF THE RETAINER. IF BOTH BOLTS PULL THROUGH, THE REAR CRADLE WOULD NOT LONGER BE SUPPORTED AT THESE MOUNTING LOCATIONS AND THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT CAN SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING GEAR.

Consequence: IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD RESULT.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS AND RETAINERS.

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94V027000 · Seat Belts:Rear/Other

Reported: 1994-01-04 (January 4, 1994) · Model years: 1992, 1993

VEHICLE FAILS TO CONFORM TO FMVSS NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES." THE SAFETY BELT OF THE LEFT THIRD ROW SEAT ON THE SIX PASSENGER VAN AND THE CENTER SECOND ROW SEAT OF THE SEVEN PASSENGER VAN MAY LOCK UP AND CANNOT BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE RETRACTOR.

Consequence: CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: THE OCCUPANTS OF THESE SEATS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE AFFECTED BELT. IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, UNBELTED OCCUPANTS ARE AT INCREASED RISK OF INJURY.

Remedy: OWNERS ARE BEING ASKED TO INSPECT THEIR VEHICLES TO DETERMINE IF THE SUSPECT RETRACTOR EXHIBITS A LOCKUP CONDITION. BASED ON THIS INSPECTION, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SAFETY BELTS IF THE BELT LOCKS UP. REPLACEMENT OF THE SUSPECT SAFETY BELT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.

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96V015000 · Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Cooling Unit And Lines

Reported: 1996-01-23 (January 23, 1996) · Model years: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 1991 THROUGH JULY 1995. THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE CAN SEPARATE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN LOW TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TRANSMISSION LOADS.

Consequence: VEHICLE FIRES CAN OCCUR DUE TO THE SPILLAGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES.

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94V100000 · Seat Belts:Front:Webbing

Reported: 1994-05-24 (May 24, 1994) · Model years: 1993, 1994

THE SECOND ROW, RIGHT HAND SHOULDER BELT CAN BECOME "PINCHED" BETWEEN THE SEAT AND THE DOOR FRAME PILLAR TRIM. THE SHOULDER BELT MAY NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, WHICH DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." THE 1994 VEHICLES HAVE AN OPTIONAL INTEGRAL (BUILT IN) CHILDSEAT INSTALLED NEXT TO THE POWER SLIDING SIDE DOOR. THE 1993 INVOLVED VEHICLES HAVE STANDARD SEATS IN THAT SAME POSITION.

Consequence: IMPROPER SHOULDER BELT RETRACTION DOES NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR COLLISION.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DOOR FRAME PILLAR TRIM PANEL WITH A REDESIGNED TRIM PANEL. ALSO, A CAUTION LABEL WILL BE APPLIED TO THE CHILD SEAT ADVISING THE OWNER NOT TO INSTALL THE SEAT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF A VEHICLE WITH A POWER SLIDING SIDE DOOR.

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93V212000 · Seat Belts:Rear/Other

Reported: 1993-12-13 (December 13, 1993) · Model years: 1994

THE SAFETY BELT RETRACTORS FOR THE REAR CENTER POSITION ARE MISSING A PAWL SPRING AND IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, WILL ALLOW THE SAFETY BELT WEBBING TO EXTEND BEYOND THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION."

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THE SAFETY BELT WOULD NOTRESTRAIN THE OCCUPANT, SUBJECTING THE OCCUPANT TO INCREASED RISK OF INJURIES.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SAFETY BELT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY AND REPLACE THE RETRACTOR IF THE PAWL SPRING IS MISSING.

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94V015000 · Seat Belts:Front:Retractor

Reported: 1994-01-21 (January 21, 1994) · Model years: 1994

THE THIRD ROW SAFETY BELT RETRACTORS MAY BE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY AND MAY LOCK-UP WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON SLOPES OF LESS THAN 15 DEGREES, WHICH DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES."

Consequence: CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: PASSENGERS SEATED IN THESE POSITON MAYBE UNABLE TO EXTRACT AND FASTEN THEIR SEAT BELTS UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS MOVED TO A MORE LEVEL SURFACE. UNBELTED OCCUPANTS ARE MORE AT RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION THAN THOSE USING SAFETY BELTS.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REMOVE THIRD ROW SAFETY BELT RETRACTORS AND REINSTALL THEM PROPERLY.

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95V048000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Pedals And Linkages

Reported: 1995-03-20 (March 20, 1995) · Model years: 1995

IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED BRAKE PEDAL ARM CAUSES THE BRAKE PEDAL ARM TO FRACTURE DURING BRAKING.

Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF BRAKE OPERATION INCREASING BRAKING DISTANCE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL SUSPECT BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLIES.

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02V286000 · Steering:Rack And Pinion

Reported: 2002-11-04 (November 4, 2002) · Model years: 1996, 1997, 1998

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MINI VANS HAVE LOWER PINION BEARINGS IN THE POWER RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY IN WHICH THE RETAINER TABS WERE NOT CRIMPED PROPERLY. THESE AND SOME OTHER RETAINERS USED IN VEHICLES ASSEMBLED BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 1996 AND OCTOBER 31, 1997, COULD FAIL AND PERMIT THE BALL BEARINGS TO ESCAPE.

Consequence: IF THIS OCCURS, THE PINION SHAFT CAN BE FORCED UPWARD DURING LEFT TURNS AND BACK DOWN AS THE STEERING WHEEL IS MOVED BACK AND TO THE RIGHT. IF THE PINION SHAFT MOVES FURTHER, THE DRIVER WILL NEED TO EXERT MORE EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, SIMILAR TO A VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER ASSISTED STEERING. IF THE PINION SHAFT MOVES EVEN FURTHER, THE DRIVER WILL REQUIRE MUCH HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN LEFT AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AS MUCH AS INTENDED. WITH THE MAXIMUM PINION SHAFT MOVEMENT, WHICH REQUIRES INTERNAL GEAR COMPONENT DAMAGE, THE DRIVER CAN ENCOUNTER HIGH RESISTANCE TO TURNING LEFT, FOLLOWED BY UNINTENDED POWER ASSIST TO THE RIGHT. IN ANY OF THESE CONDITIONS, A CRASH COULD OCCUR.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW LOWER PINION BEARING UNLESS INSPECT OF THE EXISTING BEARING INDICATES THAT REPLACEMENT OF THE GEAR ASSEMBLY IS NECESSARY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 24, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.

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01V067000 · Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch

Reported: 2001-03-08 (March 8, 2001) · Model years: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOORS. THE DOOR CLOSES BUT MAY NOT BE LATCHED. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE POWER SLIDING DOOR CAN OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE VEHICLE ASCENDS A HILL, MAKES A TURN, OR TRAVELS OVER A ROUGH ROAD SURFACE.

Consequence: AN UNRESTRAINED OCCUPANT COULD FALL OUT OF THE VAN AND BE INJURED.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW UN-LATCH ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY TO THE POWER SLIDING DOOR. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN CONTINUED UNDER SAFETY RECALL 01V-264. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.

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01V264000 · Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch

Reported: 2001-08-21 (August 21, 2001) · Model years: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 1997-2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE, PONTIAC MONTANA/TRANSPORT, AND OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOORS THAT WERE SERVICED IN CAMPAIGN 01013 (01V-067) FROM APRIL TO AUGUST 2001. ALSO 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE, PONTIAC MONTANA, AND OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH PASSENGER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOORS ASSEMBLED IN JANUARY THROUGH APRIL 2001. THESE VEHICLES HAVE INADEQUATE FRONT WELDS. IF A FRONT WELD FAILS, THE ACTUATOR CAN JAM IN THE UNLATCHED POSITION AND, WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR CLOSES, IT WILL NOT BE LATCHED.

Consequence: IF THIS HAPPENS, THE POWER SLIDING DOOR CAN OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE VEHICLE ASCENDS A HILL, MAKES A TURN, OR TRAVELS OVER A ROUGH ROAD SURFACE. AN UNRESTRAINED OCCUPANT COULD FALL OUT OF THE VAN AND BE INJURED.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF REQUIRED, INSTALL A NEW POWER SLIDING DOOR UNLATCH ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON OCTOBER 22, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.

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04V597000 · Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch

Reported: 2004-12-22 (December 22, 2004) · Model years: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

ON CERTAIN MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH SECOND-ROW BUCKET SEATS OR CAPTAIN'S CHAIRS AND A POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, A PASSENGER USING THE INTERIOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE POWER SLIDING DOOR COULD BE INJURED.

Consequence: IF A PASSENGER USES THE INTERIOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE POWER SLIDING DOOR AND HOLDS ONTO THE HANDLE WHILE IT IS BEING OPENED BY THE MOTOR, THE PASSENGER'S ARM MAY BE PUSHED INTO THE SEAT BACK OR ARMREST AND A WRIST OR LOWER ARM INJURY MAY RESULT.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER SLIDING DOOR INTERIOR HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER-SIDE. IF THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A POWER OR MANUAL SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVER-SIDE, THE INTERIOR HANDLE WILL ALSO BE REPLACED FOR APPEARANCE REASONS. NOTE: BEFORE THE VEHICLE IS SERVICED, GM ADVISES OWNERS TO NOT USE THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE DRIVER CAN OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR FROM SWITCHES AT THE DRIVER'S POSITION OR BY USING THE REMOTE KEY FOB. THE DRIVER SHOULD TELL PASSENGERS TO USE THE SWITCH LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE DOOR TO OPEN OR CLOSE IT. THE DRIVER SHOULD USE THE OVERRIDE SWITCH TO PREVENT OPERATION OF THE POWER DOOR BY CHILDREN OR BY OTHERS WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH ITS USE. THE OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER MAILING WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PHASES WITH THE FIRST PHASE BEGINNING ON MAY 31, 2005. THE SECOND PHASE MAILING BEGAN ON JULY 18, 2005. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 31, 2005. PHASE 2 BEGAN ON JULY 18, 2005. PHASE 3 (FINAL PHASE) BEGAN ON AUGUST 24, 2005, TO ALL REMAINING CUSTOMERS. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438; PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668; OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537.

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98V072000 · Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Linkages

Reported: 1998-04-07 (April 7, 1998) · Model years: 1997, 1998

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE ARM CAN CONTACT A BRAKE LINE WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM MODULATOR VALVE. THIS CONTACT CAN CHAFE THE BRAKE LINE RESULTING IN A BRAKE FLUID LEAK.

Consequence: BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE CAN CAUSE REDUCED BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A BRAKE LINE CLIP TO ENSURE PROPER CLEARANCE. ALSO THE BRAKE LINES WILL BE INSPECTED TO ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY THIS CONDITION AND WILL REPLACE ANY DAMAGED LINES.

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98V145000 · Seats:Front Assembly:Recliner

Reported: 1998-06-26 (June 26, 1998) · Model years: 1997, 1998

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH BUCKET SEATS OR A SPLIT BENCH SEAT IN THE SECOND (MIDDLE) OR THIRD (BACK) ROW. THE SEAT LATCH MECHANISMS ON BUCKET SEATS AND ON THE 40% PORTION OF THE SPLIT BENCH SEAT IN THE SECOND AND THIRD ROWS DO NOT HAVE PROTECTIVE COVERS.

Consequence: WHEN ACTIVATING THE RELEASE MECHANISM TO ROLL A BUCKET SEAT FORWARD, A CUSTOMER'S FINGER(S) COULD BE SEVERELY INJURED OR SEVERED IN THEY ARE NOT KEPT CLEAR OF THE MECHANISM.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL PROTECTIVE COVERS ON THE OUTBOARD LATCH MECHANISMS ON ALL LEFT AND RIGHT HAND REAR BUCKET SEATS IN THE SECOND AND THIRD ROW, AND TO BOTH INBOARD AND OUTBOARD LATCH MECHANISMS ON THE CENTER REAR BUCKET SEAT AND THE 40% PORTION OF THE SPLIT BENCH SEAT.

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98V131000 · Power Train:Automatic Transmission

Reported: 1998-06-11 (June 11, 1998) · Model years: 1998

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE (1) A BROKEN SHIFT CABLE FITTING OR (2) LOOSE SHIFT LINKAGE. CONSEQUENTLY, MOVING THE SHIFT LEVER TO A 'PARK' POSITION MAY NOT SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION TO 'PARK'.

Consequence: THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT, AND REPLACE IF NECESSARY, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE RANGE SELECTOR CABLE.

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99V071000 · Steering:Gear Box:Shaft Sector

Reported: 1999-04-12 (April 12, 1999) · Model years: 1999

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER MINI VANS. THE LEFT AND/OR RIGHT FRONT LOWER INSULATOR TO CRADLE CENTER METAL SLEEVE IS COLLAPSED, WHICH CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF CLAMP LOAD IN THE JOINT. IF THE CLAMP LOAD IS REDUCED OR LOST, THE BOLT CAN BE LOST OR BROKEN AND THE JOINT CAN SEPARATE.

Consequence: IF NOT REPAIRED, SEPARATION OF THE OPPOSITE SIDE JOINT COULD OCCUR RESULTING IN STEERING SHAFT SEPARATION.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT LOWER CRADLE-TO-SUSPENSION INSULATORS AND THE ATTACHING BOLTS.

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00V228003 · Seat Belts

Reported: 2000-08-07 (August 7, 2000) · Model years: 2000, 2001

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES, LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH TRW SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES. THE BUCKLE BASE OF THESE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND THEREFORE DO NOT PASS THE LOAD BEARING REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES."

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY DATE CODES AND, IF NECESSARY, WILL REPLACE ANY SAFETY BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY.

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99V268000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings

Reported: 1999-09-29 (September 29, 1999) · Model years: 2000

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS WITH EXTENDED WHEELBASE. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE INOPERATIVE FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVES AND FUEL LEAKAGE WOULD EXCEED THE PERMISSIBLE AMOUNT IN A ROLLOVER TEST. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY."

Consequence: IN A VEHICLE ROLLOVER ACCIDENT, IF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT, A FIRE COULD RESULT.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES TO LOCATE AND REPLACE THOSE FUEL TANKS THAT COULD HAVE INOPERATIVE ROLLOVER VALVES.

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01V383000 · Seats:Front Assembly:Recliner

Reported: 2001-12-13 (December 13, 2001) · Model years: 2001

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN MINI VANS BUILT WITH SECOND ROW 50/50 SPLIT BENCH SEATS OR CAPTAIN'S CHAIRS, FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 225, "CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS." THE SEAT LATCH ANCHOR WIRE DIAMETER IS GREATER THAN 6.1 MM.

Consequence: IF THE CONNECTOR FOR A LATCH-TYPE CHILD RESTRAINT IS NOT ATTACHED CORRECTLY TO THE ANCHORAGE POINTS, THE RESTRAINT WILL NOT PROPERLY PROTECT A CHILD IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE LATCH ANCHOR WIRES AND REPAIR THOSE WITH AN IMPROPER DIAMETER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 10, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537, OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737.

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02V329000 · Air Bags:Frontal

Reported: 2002-12-09 (December 9, 2002) · Model years: 2001

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND MINI VANS, SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A PASSENGER AIR BAG THAT WAS MANUFACTURED WITHOUT A CHECK VALVE PIN. AN AIR BAG WITHOUT THE CHECK VALVE PIN COULD PRODUCE INCREASED PRESSURE AT THE ONSET OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND REDUCED PRESSURE AFTERWARD.

Consequence: THIS COULD INCREASE THE SEVERITY OF INJURY TO A PERSON WHO WAS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED AND WHO WAS CLOSE TO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AT THE TIME OF DEPLOYMENT. IT COULD ALSO REDUCE THE AB8ILITY OF THE AIR BAG TO PROTECT A RESTRAINED FRONT SEAT PASSENGER.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 16, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537, OR SATURN AT 1-800-553-6000, PROMPT #3.

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02V222000 · Air Bags:Frontal

Reported: 2002-08-09 (August 9, 2002) · Model years: 2002, 2003

CERTAIN PASSENGER, MINI VANS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES HAVE AN AIR BAG INFLATOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE THAT COULD FRACTURE AT A WELD DURING A DEPLOYMENT.

Consequence: PIECES OF THE INFLATOR COULD STRIKE AND INJURE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AND THE AIR BAG CUSHION WOULD NOT INFLATE FULLY, REDUCING THE CAPABILITY OF THE BAG TO PROTECT THE DRIVER.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT, AND REPLACE, IF NECESSARY, THE AIR BAG MODULE ASSEMBLY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 15, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BUICK AT 1-800-521-7300, CADILLAC AT 1-800-458-8006, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537, OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737.

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Data completeness

950 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

33.8%Usable mileage321 / 950 records

86.1%Valid incident date818 / 950 records

100.0%Valid filing date950 / 950 records

85.8%Ordered incident and filing dates815 / 950 records

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Structure:Body:Door	49.3% ODI 533359 LUGGAGE RACK RIPPED OFF WITH LUGGAGE ON IT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. *AK Look up ODI 533359 at NHTSA ↗	616.2% ODI 540211 BOTH FRONT DOORS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM Look up ODI 540211 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	38.3% ODI 854428 VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES BREAKING. ON TWO OCCASIONS DOOR HANDLES WERE REPLACED, ONE ON EACH DRIVER'S SIDE AND /PASSENGENER'S SIDE. PRESENTLY, PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE NEEDS REPLACEMENT AGAIN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK Look up ODI 854428 at NHTSA ↗	817.4% ODI 701267 EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKE ON BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE IS NOT USED FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN AS A PASSENGER/FAMILY VAN. THE HANDLES SIMPLY BROKE, THEREBY DISALLOWING ACCESS TO THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN THROUGH THE SLIDING DOOR. Look up ODI 701267 at NHTSA ↗	210.0% ODI 605248 POWER SLIDING DOOR FAILED. QCAW Look up ODI 605248 at NHTSA ↗	109.6% ODI 534444 ANTI-THEFT ALARM MALFUNCTIONED. *AK Look up ODI 534444 at NHTSA ↗	105.9% ODI 606854 AUTOMATIC DOOR CABLE FAILED. *YC Look up ODI 606854 at NHTSA ↗	138.7% ODI 10104758 · 60,000 mi OUR DAUGHTER GOT HER HAND CAUGHT IN THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR, INSIDE HANDLE, WHEN SHE WENT TO OPEN THAT DOOR TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR DOES NOT HAVE ANY WAY OF SENSING THAT SOMETHING MAY BE CAUGHT IN THE HANDLE WHILE IT IS OPENING SO IT KEPT GOING WHILE HER HAND WAS STUCK THERE. HER WRIST WAS BROKEN AS A RESULT OF THIS.*AK Look up ODI 10104758 at NHTSA ↗	1311.4% ODI 10093033 POWER SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE MINIVAN CLOSES ON ITS OWN. IT TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT TO STOP IT WHEN IT DOES THIS. NO INJURIES YET BUT IT CONCERNS ME ESPECIALLY WHEN NON-FAMILY MEMBERS GET IN/OUT AS THEY DO NOT LOOK OUT FOR IT AS THE FAMILY DOES.*AK Look up ODI 10093033 at NHTSA ↗	33.8% ODI 564437 CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *TT Look up ODI 564437 at NHTSA ↗	610.5% ODI 10021464 MY 2002 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE MINIVAN, AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR CLOSED ON ITS OWN AND CRUSHED ME. THE DOOR WOULD NOT RELEASE. I WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE SIDE BUTTON AFTER ABOUT 20 SEC. I WAS INJURED. I WAS BLOWN OFF BY THE DEALERSHIP. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR. I AM NOW ANGRY BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING THIS WEEK. IRONIC THAT AS I LEAVE FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY, THE THING THAT DAMAGED ME IS STILL MALFUNCTIONING. *NLM Look up ODI 10021464 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	19.1% ODI 10159926 · 63,000 mi DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE LEFT SIDE OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE DOOR CHIME ALARM SOUNDED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE FUSE TO DOOR ALARM COULD NOT BE REMOVED BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY FEATURE. THE DEALER CLEANED THE DOOR CONTACTS AND REPLACED THE LOCKS. THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED. Look up ODI 10159926 at NHTSA ↗
Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch	12.3% ODI 967200 THE DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF. THE SLIDING DOOR ALSO HAS A LATCHING PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT Look up ODI 967200 at NHTSA ↗	38.1% ODI 717860 THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE, LEAVING THE BACK AND REAR PASSENGERS NO WAY TO QUICKLY ESCAPE IN AN EMERGENCY. I UNDERSTAND THIS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ON GM MINIVANS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. *AK Look up ODI 717860 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	12.8% ODI 743523 MRS. PARKER PULLED ON THE LATCH TO OPEN THE DOOR AND THE LATCH BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE ROD WHICH CONNECTS TO THE MECHANISM. IT APPEARS THAT THE WELD OR GLUE OR WHATEVER FAILED. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE AND I AM HESITANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SINCE I AM 6'31/2" TALL AND WEIGH 235 LBS.. EXITING QUICKLY OUT THE RIGHT DOOR IS NOT AN OPTION FOR ME IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR FIRE. OUR VAN HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY SORT OF ACCIDENT. IS THIS CONSIDERED A NORMAL FAILURE DUE TO THE VEHICLE AGE? THANK YOU.*AK Look up ODI 743523 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1211.5% ODI 10001768 · 86,450 mi DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN DRIVING. NO POWER TO OPEN DOOR. ALSO, LEFT FRONT WHEEL CENSOR MALFUNCTIONED FOR ABS TRACTION CONTROL/ TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK. *AK Look up ODI 10001768 at NHTSA ↗	148.2% ODI 10053838 · 20,000 mi THE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY. INTERMITTENTLY THE DOOR WILL OPEN ON ITS OWN. ALSO ABS TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STAYS ON. *AK Look up ODI 10053838 at NHTSA ↗	117.4% ODI 10033957 WHILE DRIVING, THE PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRONIC SLIDING DOOR BEGUN TO CHIME AND OPEN. THE DEALER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE DOOR, BUT THERE HASN'T BEEN A REMEDY. AK SCC *NLM Look up ODI 10033957 at NHTSA ↗	65.3% ODI 10126092 · 29,000 mi DT: CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REAPIRS. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS. *AK Look up ODI 10126092 at NHTSA ↗	67.7% ODI 10039313 · 35,875 mi PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR ON OUR 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE STAYS IN LOCKED POSITION. WE HAD A CERTIFIED OLDS DEALER LOOK AT IT. THEY SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE CONTACTS AT 36479 MILES. WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AT JUST OVER 40,000 MILES. THE DOOR HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO BE USED FOR OVER A WEEK BECAUSE IT STAYS LOCKED. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN CASE WE NEED TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY.*JB Look up ODI 10039313 at NHTSA ↗	610.5% ODI 10025827 MY DAUGHTER'S FINGERS WERE CRUSHED IN MY PARENTS AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ON THEIR 2002 OLDSMOBILE SILOUTTE MINIVAN. THE FINGERS BECAME LODGED ON THE INSIDE BACK OF THE DOOR AFTER SHE PUSHED THE BUTTON TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND REACHED BACK FOR HER SEATBELT. THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN, EITHER BY THE BUTTON OR THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. HER FINGERS REMAINED CAUGHT FOR 20 MINUTES WHILE WE WAITED FOR RESCUE. (911 WAS CALLED AND THEY SENT A FIRETRUCK OUT). LUCKILY, THERE WERE NO BROKEN BONES, AND THE EXTENT OF THE INJURY WAS SWELLING AND PAIN. … Look up ODI 10025827 at NHTSA ↗	38.3% ODI 10079435 · 15,000 mi THE RIGHT REAR AUTOMATIC DOOR WILL REOPEN AFTER IT WAS CLOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVEN TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DOOR OPENED 100 TIMES SINCE LAST AUGUST. *AK Look up ODI 10079435 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Exterior Lighting:Headlights	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1514.4% ODI 10064708 · 9,000 mi WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE HORN CONTINUOUSLY SOUNDED AND ALL THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. THE DOORS COULD NOT BE MANUALLY OPENED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND WAIT FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE TO TEN MINUTES AND THEN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, POWER STEERING FLUID HAD TO BE ADDED EVERY 10,000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO FAULTY GASKETS. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK WHEN THE DOORS LOCKED, THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN, THE DASH LIGHTS AND OVERHEAD LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHI… Look up ODI 10064708 at NHTSA ↗	2715.9% ODI 10002618 HEADLAMP COVERS ON 1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE VAN FALL OFF CAUSING THE BULBS TO BLOW WHEN MOISTURE, SUCH AS RAIN, HITS THE BULB. Look up ODI 10002618 at NHTSA ↗	42.7% ODI 10103338 CONSUMER REPLACED THE BULB INSIDE THE HEADLIGHTS 10 TIMES DUE TO MOISTURE GETTING INSIDE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT. VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP.*AK Look up ODI 10103338 at NHTSA ↗	21.8% ODI 10092931 · 10,000 mi MOISTURE WAS GETTING INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT LENS AND CAUSED DISCOLORATION AND POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK Look up ODI 10092931 at NHTSA ↗	56.4% ODI 10045543 · 6,420 mi WHILE DRIVING, LIGHTS INCLUDING THE DASHBOARD AND HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM OR COMPLETELY SHORT OUT FOR SECONDS AT A TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE 2001. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER THREE TIMES. *AK Look up ODI 10045543 at NHTSA ↗	23.5% ODI 10132652 · 65,000 mi THE FRONT LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY OF THIS VAN AND SISTER VEHICLES PONTIAC MONTANAS AND CHEVROLET VENTURES FILL WITH MOISTURE AND KEEP THE FULL LIGHT FROM SHINING ON THE ROADWAY AND BEING FULLY VISIBLE TO OTHER VEHICLES - THIS HAS OCCURED IN MY VAN TWICE AND I HAVE NOTICED AT LEAST 10 OTHER VANS OF THESE MAKES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM Look up ODI 10132652 at NHTSA ↗	12.8% ODI 10107077 INSUFFICIENT HEADLIGHTS, DIFFICULT TO SEE AHEAD, ESPECIALLY ON RAINY NIGHTS. BF SC *JB Look up ODI 10107077 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	12.7% ODI 10130421 · 150,000 mi DT: CONSUMER STATES 1991 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE WAS HAVING MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. IT WAS A LEASED BY THE CONSUMER. THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE SPARK PLUGS FOR THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING LINE, SHOCKS, BRAKE WORK, AND A TUNE UP. THE ENGINE HAD TO HAVE THE MODULE REPLACED. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER A WARRANTY THAT THEY PURCHASED FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR ANY OF THE PARTS. DEALER SAID THAT HE DID NOT WANT TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEMS OR THE VAN ANYMORE. DEALER A COULD DO THE REPAIRS, BUT HE WAS NOT LICENSED TO DO THE WORK. THE … Look up ODI 10130421 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	24.3% ODI 10001469 THIS VEHICLE REPEATEDLY STALLS AND KICKS OUT OR IT WON'T START AT ALL. WHEN IT DOES START, THE VEHICLE CHUGS AND SHUTS OFF, ALSO THERE WERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER SLIDING DOOR AND THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED.JB JG Look up ODI 10001469 at NHTSA ↗	420.0% ODI 10007776 · 84,000 mi INTAKE GASKET FAILED ALLOWING OIL AND COOLANT TO INTERMIX AND DESTROY THE ENGINE. THERE WAS NO WARNING. ENGINE HAD ONLY 84000 MILES ON IT AND WAS WELL MAINTAINED. Look up ODI 10007776 at NHTSA ↗	43.8% ODI 10069438 · 73,507 mi FAILURE OF INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON GM PROBLEM WITH THIS V-6 ENGINE. GM DENIED REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT. Look up ODI 10069438 at NHTSA ↗	137.6% ODI 10002156 CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 25MPH ENGINE SHUTDOWN. FORCING TO PULL OFF THE ROAD PUSHING BY HAND. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM WITH A FAULTY CRANKSHAFT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH Look up ODI 10002156 at NHTSA ↗	149.4% ODI 10005660 · 51,000 mi I OWN A 1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE WITH 52,000 MILES. I BROUGHT IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER BECAUSE OF A KNOCKING NOISE ON COLD STARTUP. DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, COST TO REPAIR APPROX $900.00. ON DISASSEMBLY, DEALER CONTACTED ME WITH INFORMATION THAT THE ENGINE INTERNALS WERE SO BADLY FOULED (SLUDGE AND DEPOSITS) THAT THE HYDRAULIC LIFTERS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. I ASKED WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS SITUATION, SINCE THE VAN HAS ALWAYS GOTTEN REGULAR OIL CHANGES EVERY 3000 MILES, WITH NEW FILTER AND CORRECT OIL, AND I DON'T KNOW… Look up ODI 10005660 at NHTSA ↗	65.3% ODI 10030845 · 44,500 mi THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING THE CAR ONLY HAS 44000 MILE ON IT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THER IS ON RECALL ON MINE BECAUSE IT IS A 3.4 IF IT WAS THE 3.8 THEY WOULD FIX IT. BUT BECAUSE IT IS NOT IT WILL COST ME $916 TO FIX.*AK Look up ODI 10030845 at NHTSA ↗	33.8% ODI 10108267 · 92,000 mi LEAKING INTAKE GASKET ON 3.4L V6 IN OLDS SILOUETTE MINIVAN. *AK Look up ODI 10108267 at NHTSA ↗	35.3% ODI 10004885 · 12,000 mi WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED. HAD TO MANUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER WITH OUT POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. ONCE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THE IDLE WAS VERY SPARATIC. WHEN REVED TO ENSURE ENOUGH RPM'S TO ALTERNATOR TO CHARGE BATTERY (IN CASE THAT WAS THE PROBLEM), FUEL SHUT OFF OCCURED AT 3500 RPM AND WOULD RESUME WHEN RPM'S FELL BELOW 3000. Look up ODI 10004885 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	12.7% ODI 962977 CAPTAIN'S CHAIR WIRE PROTRUDING OUT OF CHAIR TOWARDS PASSENGER'S SEAT. *AK Look up ODI 962977 at NHTSA ↗	311.1% ODI 10091876 · 97,896 mi WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY VEHICLE STOPPED. DEALER STATED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK Look up ODI 10091876 at NHTSA ↗	14.5% ODI 515892 UNSATISFACTORY RESULTS OF RECALL CAMPAIGN RESULTED IN THE SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE TO RUPTURE. Look up ODI 515892 at NHTSA ↗	12.8% ODI 10108908 I OWN 1994 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE WHICH HAS HAD THREE TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED. BF SC THE BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. 8JB Look up ODI 10108908 at NHTSA ↗	24.3% ODI 10029057 · 120,000 mi INTERMITTENT LOS OF DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND OTHER SPEEDS OR FROM FOURTH GEAR. THIS HAPPENS ON A CONTINUAL BASIS AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, HOWEVER, NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, NOT EVEN THE DEALERSHIP.*AK Look up ODI 10029057 at NHTSA ↗	15.0% ODI 724420 ALTHOUGH I ONLY REPORTED SIX PROBLEMS THERE ARE MORE JUST NOT ENOUGH ROOM ON THE FORM. THE WINDSHIEL CRACKED WHILE BEING WASHED RIGHT AFTER WE PURCHASED IT. THE SEAL STILL LEAKS OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE. BOTH MOTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THE POWER WINDOWS. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO THEY WERE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND ALSO WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE WIPER MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOT UNDER WARRANTY. BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE DOORS DO NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IS BROK… Look up ODI 724420 at NHTSA ↗	43.8% ODI 10001768 · 86,450 mi DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN DRIVING. NO POWER TO OPEN DOOR. ALSO, LEFT FRONT WHEEL CENSOR MALFUNCTIONED FOR ABS TRACTION CONTROL/ TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK. *AK Look up ODI 10001768 at NHTSA ↗	52.9% ODI 10386019 · 120,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY REMAIN IN PARK IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE SHIFT LINKAGE CABLE WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ THE … Look up ODI 10386019 at NHTSA ↗	128.1% ODI 10008378 · 48,000 mi AFTER READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON POWER TRAIN, AUTO TRANSMISSION I NOTICED ALL THE SAME ISSUES. WE TOO EXPERIENCED HEAVY JERKING OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS AT INTERMITTENT TIMES AND REPORTED TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT REPEAT THE OCCURRENCE AND TOOK NO ACTION. DREHER HOLLOWAY. AT 48,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE DEALER CLOSEST TO THE INCIDENT, MERRIMACK STREET GARAGE, RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT, NOT REPAIR. RENTAL CAR AND REPAIR, ALMOST $4000. GM IS NOT COVERING THE COST OR ADMITTING ANY OWNERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM. DREHER HOLL… Look up ODI 10008378 at NHTSA ↗	32.6% ODI 567458 CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS EXPERIECING ROUGH SHIFTING, THE MECHANIC REPLACED A PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID.*SCC Look up ODI 567458 at NHTSA ↗	810.3% ODI 10002734 · 31,000 mi ON AN INCLINE (WHILE IN DRIVE WIHT THE ENGINE RUNNING) MY 2001 OLDS SILHOUETTE VAN WILL ROLL BACKWARDS WHEN MY FOOT IS TAKEN OFF THE BRAKE (AS IT IS TRANSITIONING TO THE GAS PEDAL). IF THE INCLINCE IS STEEP ENOUGH, I ACTUALLY HAVE TO PUT MY LEFT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND INCREASE THE ENGINE SPEED TO AROUND 900 RPM TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS WHEN MY FOOT IS TAKEN OFF THE BRAKE. THE DEALER TELLS ME THEY HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, BUT THAT IS THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED. Look up ODI 10002734 at NHTSA ↗	58.8% ODI 10369410 · 63,000 mi SLOWLY BUT SURELY, SOME OF MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN FAILING. IT FIRST STARTED WITH LIGHTS BURNING OUT REPEATEDLY, THEN WENT TO TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THEN WENT TO POWER WINDOWS FUNCTIONING IMPROPERLY, THEN THE TEMPERATURE/MPG/OIL DISPLAY STOPPED FUNCTIONING, THEN I HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AND THE PROBLEMS GOT EVEN WORSE. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE DRIFTING UP TO 3 FEET BACKWARDS IF ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AND IN DRIVE. PLEASE CHECK INTO THESE ISSUES AND RESOLVE. I AM SCARED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY DUE TO THE… Look up ODI 10369410 at NHTSA ↗	25.6% ODI 10151628 · 51,953 mi TRANS CODE CAUSING SHIFTING PROBLEMS. FLUID REPLACED VEHICLE SHOWED PREVIOUSLY CLEARED SHIFT SOLENOID CODE AT THIS TIME VERIFYING PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH ANOTHER OWNER. WAS FINE FOR A SHORT TIME & AGAIN EXPERIENCED SHIFTING PROBLEMS. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & SOLENOID WAS REPLACED AT THIS TIME. THREE MONTHS LATER AGAIN EXPERIENCING SHIFTING PROBLEMS. FLUID LEVEL WAS LOW & WE ADDED FLUID TO IT. THIS PROCESS WAS REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE WEEKS UNTIL WE DISCOVERED FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO COOLING SYSTEM THROUGH RADIATOR. VEHICL… Look up ODI 10151628 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	12.3% ODI 604430 FUEL MEMBRANE IN TBI UNIT. Look up ODI 604430 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	311.1% ODI 10012041 WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE WASHER BOLT CAME OUT THE ENGINE AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NLM Look up ODI 10012041 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	36.5% ODI 10015977 WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED, THE ENGINE STARTED TO HESITATE. *JB Look up ODI 10015977 at NHTSA ↗	15.0% ODI 10033881 CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO WAIT 2 MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER ON SIX OCCASION S,AND PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING.*AK Look up ODI 10033881 at NHTSA ↗	21.9% ODI 10064708 · 9,000 mi WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE HORN CONTINUOUSLY SOUNDED AND ALL THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. THE DOORS COULD NOT BE MANUALLY OPENED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND WAIT FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE TO TEN MINUTES AND THEN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, POWER STEERING FLUID HAD TO BE ADDED EVERY 10,000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO FAULTY GASKETS. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK WHEN THE DOORS LOCKED, THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN, THE DASH LIGHTS AND OVERHEAD LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHI… Look up ODI 10064708 at NHTSA ↗	95.3% ODI 10002712 · 45,000 mi OUR 1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE HAS 45000 MILES AND NEEDS A NEW $5000 ENGINE. IT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS AND THE ENGINE HAS BEEN DESTROYED BY A INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK WHICH ALLOWS CORROSIVE DEXCOOL COOLANT TO LEACH INTO THE ENGINE. THERE ARE MANY OTHER VICTIMS OF THIS FLAW, AND DETAILS OF THE PROBLEM ARE AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WWW.CARTRACKERS.COM/FORUMS/LIVE/YOURLEMON/231.HTML HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/GMCNSMRS/PETITION.HTML HTTP://WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/GM_INTAKE/ HTTP://WWW.GM-V6LEMONS.COM/ Look up ODI 10002712 at NHTSA ↗	138.7% ODI 10008140 · 62,000 mi I OWN A 1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE WITH 62,000 MILES. I TOOK THE VAN TO A LOCAL DEALER BECAUSE OF A KNOCKING NOISE ON COLD STARTUP. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE FAILED GASKET RUINED THE HYDRAULIC LIFTERS AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TOTAL BILL WAS $1500. THE VAN HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE (OIL, FILTERS, ANITFREEZE CHECKED) EVERY 3000 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES AND DEXCOOL SYSTEMS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE HAD THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING.*JB Look up ODI 10008140 at NHTSA ↗	97.9% ODI 10010674 · 69,000 mi INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING INTERNALLY. *JB Look up ODI 10010674 at NHTSA ↗	22.6% ODI 10036676 · 22,994 mi ENGINE KNOCK ON COLD START - WE HAVE BROUGHT OUR 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE IN SEVERAL TIMES COMPLAINING OF AN ENGINE KNOCK ON COLD START. SOMETIMES THE KNOCK WILL GO AWAY IN A FEW MINUTES, OTHER TIMES IT LASTS MUCH LONGER. THE MOST RECENT VISIT WE WERE TOLD THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT DOES NOT BELIEVE THIS ENGINE KNOCK WILL CAUSE LONG TERM DAMAGE. WE BELIEVE OTHERWISE. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE KNEW AND BEGAN REPORTING THE PROBLEM WHEN THERE WAS ONLY 20,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY TOLD THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF TH… Look up ODI 10036676 at NHTSA ↗	11.8% ODI 10114146 · 64,442 mi AWD DISABLE AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED AND WERE REPLACED (FOUR TIMES).AK THE EVAP SOLENOID, FUEL SENDER AND PUMP ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. THE HEATING ELEMENT FOR THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED TWICE. THE RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT FAILED. THE RIGHT POWER SLIDING DOOR ACTUATOR MODULE FAILED. REAR WIPER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. A/C CONDENSER FAILED. ENGINE FAILED. NM Look up ODI 10114146 at NHTSA ↗	25.6% ODI 10046730 CONSUMER NOTICED AN OIL LEAK. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER STATED OIL GASKET WAS LEAKING ,AND GASKET NEEDED REPLACING.*AK Look up ODI 10046730 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Electrical System	12.3% ODI 851137 ONGOING PROBLEM WITH A FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; A REPLACEMENT OF THREE ALTERNATORS AND THREE BATTERIES WITHIN THREE MONTHS. ALSO, A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED A FIRE UNDER THE DASH. ASKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER, BECAUSE DEALER REFUSED TO HELP UNLESS COST GO TO CONSUMER. *AK Look up ODI 851137 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	14.5% ODI 10012183 THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE INTERIOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *NLM Look up ODI 10012183 at NHTSA ↗	25.6% ODI 10062592 FIRST ISSUE: THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. I REPLACED THE BLADES AND THERES NO IMPROVEMENT. THEY MIGHT GO UP/DOWN 2 OR 3 TIMES THEN GET STUCK IN UP POSITION, SOON DISCOVERED THAT HITTING BUMPS CORRECTED FOR FEW SECONDS THEN AGAIN, THEY WOULD FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP & THEY SAID THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THE BEARING WAS LOOSE & LATER I REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR. #2: THE FUEL GAUGE IS INACCURATE & FLOATS WITH ACCELERATION OR TURNS. THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT ONLY ILLUMINATES AFTER YOU'VE RAN OUT O… Look up ODI 10062592 at NHTSA ↗	12.2% ODI 10001469 THIS VEHICLE REPEATEDLY STALLS AND KICKS OUT OR IT WON'T START AT ALL. WHEN IT DOES START, THE VEHICLE CHUGS AND SHUTS OFF, ALSO THERE WERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER SLIDING DOOR AND THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED.JB JG Look up ODI 10001469 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	21.9% ODI 10064708 · 9,000 mi WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE HORN CONTINUOUSLY SOUNDED AND ALL THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. THE DOORS COULD NOT BE MANUALLY OPENED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND WAIT FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE TO TEN MINUTES AND THEN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, POWER STEERING FLUID HAD TO BE ADDED EVERY 10,000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO FAULTY GASKETS. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK WHEN THE DOORS LOCKED, THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN, THE DASH LIGHTS AND OVERHEAD LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHI… Look up ODI 10064708 at NHTSA ↗	31.8% ODI 533375 CONTINUOUS OVERHEATING OF THE CONTROLS FOR THE RADIO/AIR CONDITIONER/HEATER/CD PLAYER. *AK Look up ODI 533375 at NHTSA ↗	74.7% ODI 10292525 · 85,000 mi BRAKE LIGHT PLUG INS ARE MELTING AND BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT WORK. *TR Look up ODI 10292525 at NHTSA ↗	65.3% ODI 10001406 DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BROKE. ALSO HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WHICH TURNED AIR BAG LIGHT ON. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. TS. ...*AK Look up ODI 10001406 at NHTSA ↗	22.6% ODI 10163466 OUR 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE HAS HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES. THE ISSUES ARE PLACED IN A CLOSE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. ALL EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED AFTER 50K MILES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. THE DEALER TOOK CARE OF ALL RECALLS. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY LOCK AND UNLOCK. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER OVER 4 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH WIRING HARNESS AND THE LAST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED A CHAFED WIRE UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE OTHER TIMES THE DEALER COULD NOT ISOLATE. THE PROBLEM STILL… Look up ODI 10163466 at NHTSA ↗	47.0% ODI 10114146 · 64,442 mi AWD DISABLE AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED AND WERE REPLACED (FOUR TIMES).AK THE EVAP SOLENOID, FUEL SENDER AND PUMP ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. THE HEATING ELEMENT FOR THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED TWICE. THE RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT FAILED. THE RIGHT POWER SLIDING DOOR ACTUATOR MODULE FAILED. REAR WIPER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. A/C CONDENSER FAILED. ENGINE FAILED. NM Look up ODI 10114146 at NHTSA ↗	12.8% ODI 10262885 · 69,000 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED. HE THEN NOTICED SMOKE EXPELLING FROM THE AIR VENTS. IMMEDIATELY, THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS DEACTIVATED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS DISC… Look up ODI 10262885 at NHTSA ↗	19.1% ODI 11150548 2004 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE LUXURY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RADIO, LOCKS, SLIDING DOORS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL ALL MALFUNCTION. JS Look up ODI 11150548 at NHTSA ↗
Seat Belts:Front:Retractor	1227.9% ODI 10049557 FRONT AND MIDDLE SEAT BELTS WON'T RETRACT. *LA Look up ODI 10049557 at NHTSA ↗	513.5% ODI 10073486 · 150,000 mi FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT BACK INTO ITS HOLSTER. THIS RESULTED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER NOT BEING RESTRAINED IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK Look up ODI 10073486 at NHTSA ↗	518.5% ODI 501472 PASSENGERS SIDE FRONT/MIDDLE SEATS SAFETY BELT RETRACTORS FAILED.(94V027000) *DSH Look up ODI 501472 at NHTSA ↗	313.6% ODI 10162956 · 57,000 mi BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS HAVE STOPPED RETRACTING. THERE WAS NO DISCERNIBLE PRECURSOR TO THIS MALFUNCTION. *NM Look up ODI 10162956 at NHTSA ↗	25.6% ODI 10062592 FIRST ISSUE: THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. I REPLACED THE BLADES AND THERES NO IMPROVEMENT. THEY MIGHT GO UP/DOWN 2 OR 3 TIMES THEN GET STUCK IN UP POSITION, SOON DISCOVERED THAT HITTING BUMPS CORRECTED FOR FEW SECONDS THEN AGAIN, THEY WOULD FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP & THEY SAID THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THE BEARING WAS LOOSE & LATER I REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR. #2: THE FUEL GAUGE IS INACCURATE & FLOATS WITH ACCELERATION OR TURNS. THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT ONLY ILLUMINATES AFTER YOU'VE RAN OUT O… Look up ODI 10062592 at NHTSA ↗	12.2% ODI 896579 DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBELT RETRACTORS WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY ANYMORE, HAD STEADILY GOTTEN WORSE IN LAST 2 YEARS.*AK Look up ODI 896579 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	10.7% ODI 886639 CONSUMER HAD EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELTS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS, ESPECIALLY ONE BEHIND PASSENGER. SEAT BELT WILL ADJUST AND TIGH UP ON PASSENGER. PASSENGER HAS TO REALEASE SEAT BELT DUE TO PRESSURE ON BODY.*AK Look up ODI 886639 at NHTSA ↗	10.9% ODI 10109378 THE RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT ENGAGE OR RETRACT. DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT SEAT BELT WOULD ENGAGE AND RETRACT AN ITS OWN. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT SEAT BELT NEEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK Look up ODI 10109378 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Structure:Body:Door	44,250–72,675 mi	61,500 mi	6	ODI 10104758 · 60,000 mi OUR DAUGHTER GOT HER HAND CAUGHT IN THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR, INSIDE HANDLE, WHEN SHE WENT TO OPEN THAT DOOR TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR DOES NOT HAVE ANY WAY OF SENSING THAT SOMETHING MAY BE CAUGHT IN THE HANDLE WHILE IT IS OPENING SO IT KEPT GOING WHILE HER HAND WAS STUCK THERE. HER WRIST WAS BROKEN AS A RESULT OF THIS.AK Look up ODI 10104758 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10211455 · 150,000 mi I PULLED THE HANDLE TO OPEN THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WHEN I DID IT OPENED AND AT THE LAST MIN MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER LEANED UP AGAINST THE BACK OF THE VAN AS THE DOOR CONTINUED TO OPEN HER HEAD GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE OPEN DOOR AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE VAN WE PULLED AS HAD AS WE COULD TO GET THE DOOR TO SHUT TO DISLODGE HER FROM IN BETWEEN THE OPEN DOOR AND THE OUT SIDE OF THE VAN IT FINALLY SHUT . SHE HAD BRUISING ON HER HEAD. TR Look up ODI 10211455 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10093073 · 15,000 mi 2002 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE VAN THE FRONT DOORS ARE NOT PROPERLY SEALED AND ALLOW WATER TO INTRUDE. THIS HAS CAUSED WATER DAMAGE TO THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE DOOR. THE WINDOW SWITCHES ARE FAILING AND HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED, WHICH OLDS SERVICE TECH'S STATED WAS DUE TO WATER DAMAGE. THE REPAIR PERSON AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN SARASOTA SAID THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE MODEL. I AM WORRIED ABOUT FUTURE BODY DAMAGE AND CORROSION. ALSO WORRIED ABOUT DOOR LOCKS FAILING AND RELATED SAFETY ISSUES. *JB Look up ODI 10093073 at NHTSA ↗
Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch	30,756–88,363 mi	53,450 mi	30	ODI 10001768 · 86,450 mi DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN DRIVING. NO POWER TO OPEN DOOR. ALSO, LEFT FRONT WHEEL CENSOR MALFUNCTIONED FOR ABS TRACTION CONTROL/ TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK. AK Look up ODI 10001768 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10006651 · 45,000 mi VEHICLE'S PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSE IN COLD WEATHER. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PH TS Look up ODI 10006651 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10053727 · 74,500 mi THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED WHEN THE CONSUMER CLOSED IT, AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE DOOR WOULD POP BACK OPEN. AK THIS PROBLEM WAS RECALLED TWICE 01V264000 AND 01V067000). NM Look up ODI 10053727 at NHTSA ↗
Exterior Lighting:Headlights	9,250–64,750 mi	41,456 mi	14	ODI 10064708 · 9,000 mi WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE HORN CONTINUOUSLY SOUNDED AND ALL THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. THE DOORS COULD NOT BE MANUALLY OPENED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND WAIT FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE TO TEN MINUTES AND THEN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, POWER STEERING FLUID HAD TO BE ADDED EVERY 10,000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO FAULTY GASKETS. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. AK WHEN THE DOORS LOCKED, THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN, THE DASH LIGHTS AND OVERHEAD LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHI… Look up ODI 10064708 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10074421 · 100,000 mi WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS LENS FELL OFF WITHOUT WARRING. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. LA Look up ODI 10074421 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10005688 · 45,000 mi BOTH FRONT HEADLAMP LENSES HAVE POPPED OFF WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE LAMPS TO BURN OUT. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMAN PROBLEM, A DESIGN DEFECT, AND REPLACEMENTS OUGHT TO BE FORTHCOMING. Look up ODI 10005688 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling	51,000–80,000 mi	67,000 mi	37	ODI 10130421 · 150,000 mi DT: CONSUMER STATES 1991 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE WAS HAVING MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. IT WAS A LEASED BY THE CONSUMER. THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE SPARK PLUGS FOR THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING LINE, SHOCKS, BRAKE WORK, AND A TUNE UP. THE ENGINE HAD TO HAVE THE MODULE REPLACED. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER A WARRANTY THAT THEY PURCHASED FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR ANY OF THE PARTS. DEALER SAID THAT HE DID NOT WANT TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEMS OR THE VAN ANYMORE. DEALER A COULD DO THE REPAIRS, BUT HE WAS NOT LICENSED TO DO THE WORK. THE … Look up ODI 10130421 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10069607 · 67,000 mi TRANSMISSION REPLACED 3 TIMES, FIRST TIME MAY 1998, FAILED NOV 1998, REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, FAILED AGAIN MAY 2003, OUT OF WARRANTY AT 117,000 MILES Look up ODI 10069607 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10007776 · 84,000 mi INTAKE GASKET FAILED ALLOWING OIL AND COOLANT TO INTERMIX AND DESTROY THE ENGINE. THERE WAS NO WARNING. ENGINE HAD ONLY 84000 MILES ON IT AND WAS WELL MAINTAINED. Look up ODI 10007776 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	50,977–120,000 mi	63,258 mi	15	ODI 10091876 · 97,896 mi WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY VEHICLE STOPPED. DEALER STATED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE.AK Look up ODI 10091876 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10029057 · 120,000 mi INTERMITTENT LOS OF DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND OTHER SPEEDS OR FROM FOURTH GEAR. THIS HAPPENS ON A CONTINUAL BASIS AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, HOWEVER, NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, NOT EVEN THE DEALERSHIP.AK Look up ODI 10029057 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10001768 · 86,450 mi DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN DRIVING. NO POWER TO OPEN DOOR. ALSO, LEFT FRONT WHEEL CENSOR MALFUNCTIONED FOR ABS TRACTION CONTROL/ TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK. *AK Look up ODI 10001768 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	45,000–80,000 mi	64,721 mi	24	ODI 10037375 · 91,000 mi 1995 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUTTE... WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY GOING ABOUT 45-55 MPH VAN LOST POWER AND CONTROL OF STEERING ETC HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROADHAS HAPPENED ABOUT 6-10 TIMES SINCE THEN HAVE HAD CHECKED NO KNOWN CAUSE. VAN SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY LIGHT SAYS IT'S OPENED. HAS OPENED ON IT'S OWN. WHILE ON INCLINE AND BACKING UP BRAKES MAKE A CLICKING SOUND. STEERING COLUME CLICKS WHEN TURNING TO BACK UP WHEN FIRST STARTED. PASSENGER WINDOW DOES NOT WORK. INSIDE HANDLES ARE DETACHING FROM THE DOOR ON BOTH SIDES. THE PIN… Look up ODI 10037375 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10064708 · 9,000 mi WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE HORN CONTINUOUSLY SOUNDED AND ALL THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. THE DOORS COULD NOT BE MANUALLY OPENED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND WAIT FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE TO TEN MINUTES AND THEN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, POWER STEERING FLUID HAD TO BE ADDED EVERY 10,000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO FAULTY GASKETS. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK WHEN THE DOORS LOCKED, THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN, THE DASH LIGHTS AND OVERHEAD LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHI… Look up ODI 10064708 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10144413 · 135,400 mi NO FLOOR HEAT IN 1997 OLDS SILHOUETTE. MECHANIC DID NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM BUT DID NOTE THAT AN UN ASSOCIATED PROBLEM WAS OCCURING. THE ORIGINAL PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS FAILING. AFTER INVESTIGATING AND RESEARCHING I HAVE FOUND THAT BOTH THE LACK OF HEAT IN THE FRONT OF THIS VEHICLE AND WORSE YET THE FAILING OF THE GASKET ARE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM SCHEDULED TO HAVE BOTH PROBLEMS TAKEN CARE OF ON 12/28/2005. THE ESTIMATE (NO TELLSING THE COST TO REPAIR THE HEAT UNTIL THEY GET INTO IT) WILL RUN AT LEAST $700.… Look up ODI 10144413 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	63,361–151,250 mi	92,500 mi	14	ODI 10126112 · 178,425 mi DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING GRADUALLY LOST ENGINE POWER TO WHERE IT WOULD NOT GO OVER 50 MPH. IT CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER. HE SAW AND SMELLED SMOKE INSIDE. HE TURNED AROUND AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE FLOOR RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE CENTER SEAT. HE PULLED OVER, AND GOT OUT IN AN AREA WHERE NO ONE WOULD BE IN DANGER. BY THE TIME HE GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND PULLED THE KEY OUT THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. WITHIN 25 MINUTES THE CAR BURNED UP. AK Look up ODI 10126112 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10064708 · 9,000 mi WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE HORN CONTINUOUSLY SOUNDED AND ALL THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. THE DOORS COULD NOT BE MANUALLY OPENED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND WAIT FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE TO TEN MINUTES AND THEN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, POWER STEERING FLUID HAD TO BE ADDED EVERY 10,000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO FAULTY GASKETS. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. AK WHEN THE DOORS LOCKED, THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN, THE DASH LIGHTS AND OVERHEAD LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHI… Look up ODI 10064708 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10292525 · 85,000 mi BRAKE LIGHT PLUG INS ARE MELTING AND BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT WORK. *TR Look up ODI 10292525 at NHTSA ↗
Seat Belts:Front:Retractor	Too few reports for a range	103,500 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10073486 · 150,000 mi FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT BACK INTO ITS HOLSTER. THIS RESULTED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER NOT BEING RESTRAINED IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. AK Look up ODI 10073486 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10162956 · 57,000 mi BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS HAVE STOPPED RETRACTING. THERE WAS NO DISCERNIBLE PRECURSOR TO THIS MALFUNCTION. NM Look up ODI 10162956 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2003: 14 complaints · 2004: 5 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2003	7	12	14
2004	1	4	5

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2003	30	2	4
2004	11	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Structure:Body:Door	Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch	Exterior Lighting:Headlights	Engine And Engine Cooling	Power Train:Automatic Transmission	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	Electrical System	Seat Belts:Front:Retractor
Structure:Body:Door	—	2 ODI 967200 THE DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF. THE SLIDING DOOR ALSO HAS A LATCHING PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT Look up ODI 967200 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 563934 THE VEHICLE'S SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN BY REMOTE CONTROL OR BY THE BUTTONS ON THE DOOR, IT HAS TO BE OPENED MANUALLY, CONSUMER WANTS TO BE SURE THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RELATED TO RECALL 01V067. *YH Look up ODI 563934 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 783563 HEAD LIGHT COVERS FELL OFF, THEY ARE GLUED ON INSTEAD OF SCREWED ON. *SLC Look up ODI 783563 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 757143 I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THE POWER SLIDING SIDE DOOR HAS BENN REPAIRED 2 OR 3 TIMES AND STILL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPACED ONCE AND REPAIRED ONCE AND THEY NOW HAVE WATER INSIDE CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO PERFORM POORLY. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $80 DUE TO CORROSION CAUSING THE LIGHT TO COME ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON IF YOU DRIVE OVER 100 MILES THEN EVENTUALLY GOES OFF. NOW, THE MAJOR PROBLEM IS THAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT I HAVE A BLO… Look up ODI 757143 at NHTSA ↗	0	3 ODI 962977 CAPTAIN'S CHAIR WIRE PROTRUDING OUT OF CHAIR TOWARDS PASSENGER'S SEAT. AK Look up ODI 962977 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 841644 AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR CLOSED ON ITS OWN. ALSO, AUTOMATIC REVERSE MECHANISM DID NOT WORK. OWNER WAS PINNED IN DOOR AND INJURED WHEN PUTTING CHILD IN SAFETY SEAT. THE VAN IS BEING LOOKED OVER BY DEALERSHIP. AK Look up ODI 841644 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 750756 HAVE HAD VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR. HAS BEEN IN SHOP 4 OR MORE TIMES FOR DOOR ALONE. PROBLEMS HAVE INCLUDED DOOR NOT WANTING TO CLOSE ALL OF THE WAY, CLOSING AND REOPENING CONSTANTLY FOR MINUTES AT A TIME, AND DOOR CLOSING ON PEOPLE. IF ANYTHING OBSTRUCTS POWER SLIDING DOOR WHILE IT IS CLOSING IT IS SUPPOSE TO AUTOMATICALLY REVERSE TO OPEN POSITION. ON MANY OCCASIONS IT WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSE ON A GROWN ADULT. TRANSMISSION HAS MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. OUR TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED YET PROBLEMS STILL OCCURI… Look up ODI 750756 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	1 ODI 533359 LUGGAGE RACK RIPPED OFF WITH LUGGAGE ON IT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. *AK Look up ODI 533359 at NHTSA ↗
Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch	2 ODI 967200 THE DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF. THE SLIDING DOOR ALSO HAS A LATCHING PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT Look up ODI 967200 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 563934 THE VEHICLE'S SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN BY REMOTE CONTROL OR BY THE BUTTONS ON THE DOOR, IT HAS TO BE OPENED MANUALLY, CONSUMER WANTS TO BE SURE THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RELATED TO RECALL 01V067. *YH Look up ODI 563934 at NHTSA ↗	—	1 ODI 10168292 · 1,000 mi SLIDING DOOR PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE. DRIVER ELECTRIC SEAT "REPAIRED" SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL DOES NOT WORK. DEALER REPAIRED REAR COMPRESSOR AND BROKE COVER LATCH. THEY PUT A HOLE IN THE FRONT BUMPER AT THIS TIME. PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW CHOOSES NOT TO WORK AT RANDOM AND BACK LEFT SIDE WINDOW SOMETIMES DOES NOT CLOSE. TAPE PLAYER HAS ATE TAPES SINCE PURCHASE. NO AIR CONDITIONING! *JB Look up ODI 10168292 at NHTSA ↗	0	3 ODI 10001768 · 86,450 mi DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN DRIVING. NO POWER TO OPEN DOOR. ALSO, LEFT FRONT WHEEL CENSOR MALFUNCTIONED FOR ABS TRACTION CONTROL/ TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK. AK Look up ODI 10001768 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10386019 · 120,000 mi TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY REMAIN IN PARK IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE SHIFT LINKAGE CABLE WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ THE … Look up ODI 10386019 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10163466 OUR 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE HAS HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES. THE ISSUES ARE PLACED IN A CLOSE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. ALL EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED AFTER 50K MILES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. THE DEALER TOOK CARE OF ALL RECALLS. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY LOCK AND UNLOCK. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER OVER 4 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH WIRING HARNESS AND THE LAST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED A CHAFED WIRE UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE OTHER TIMES THE DEALER COULD NOT ISOLATE. THE PROBLEM STILL… Look up ODI 10163466 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 10163466 OUR 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE HAS HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES. THE ISSUES ARE PLACED IN A CLOSE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. ALL EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED AFTER 50K MILES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. THE DEALER TOOK CARE OF ALL RECALLS. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY LOCK AND UNLOCK. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER OVER 4 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH WIRING HARNESS AND THE LAST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED A CHAFED WIRE UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE OTHER TIMES THE DEALER COULD NOT ISOLATE. THE PROBLEM STILL… Look up ODI 10163466 at NHTSA ↗	0
Exterior Lighting:Headlights	2 ODI 783563 HEAD LIGHT COVERS FELL OFF, THEY ARE GLUED ON INSTEAD OF SCREWED ON. *SLC Look up ODI 783563 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 757143 I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THE POWER SLIDING SIDE DOOR HAS BENN REPAIRED 2 OR 3 TIMES AND STILL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPACED ONCE AND REPAIRED ONCE AND THEY NOW HAVE WATER INSIDE CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO PERFORM POORLY. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $80 DUE TO CORROSION CAUSING THE LIGHT TO COME ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON IF YOU DRIVE OVER 100 MILES THEN EVENTUALLY GOES OFF. NOW, THE MAJOR PROBLEM IS THAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT I HAVE A BLO… Look up ODI 757143 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10168292 · 1,000 mi SLIDING DOOR PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE. DRIVER ELECTRIC SEAT "REPAIRED" SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL DOES NOT WORK. DEALER REPAIRED REAR COMPRESSOR AND BROKE COVER LATCH. THEY PUT A HOLE IN THE FRONT BUMPER AT THIS TIME. PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW CHOOSES NOT TO WORK AT RANDOM AND BACK LEFT SIDE WINDOW SOMETIMES DOES NOT CLOSE. TAPE PLAYER HAS ATE TAPES SINCE PURCHASE. NO AIR CONDITIONING! *JB Look up ODI 10168292 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	0	1 ODI 10064708 · 9,000 mi WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE HORN CONTINUOUSLY SOUNDED AND ALL THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. THE DOORS COULD NOT BE MANUALLY OPENED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND WAIT FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE TO TEN MINUTES AND THEN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, POWER STEERING FLUID HAD TO BE ADDED EVERY 10,000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO FAULTY GASKETS. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK WHEN THE DOORS LOCKED, THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN, THE DASH LIGHTS AND OVERHEAD LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHI… Look up ODI 10064708 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10064708 · 9,000 mi WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE HORN CONTINUOUSLY SOUNDED AND ALL THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. THE DOORS COULD NOT BE MANUALLY OPENED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND WAIT FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE TO TEN MINUTES AND THEN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, POWER STEERING FLUID HAD TO BE ADDED EVERY 10,000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO FAULTY GASKETS. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK WHEN THE DOORS LOCKED, THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN, THE DASH LIGHTS AND OVERHEAD LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHI… Look up ODI 10064708 at NHTSA ↗	0
Engine And Engine Cooling	0	0	0	—	1 ODI 10209769 TRANSMISSION FAILURE-THREE TIMES IN AS MANY YEARS ALSO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH REAR LIGHTS AND ALSO INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING. BOTH WINDOW SWITCHES FAILED. PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL HUB HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR Look up ODI 10209769 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 8008028 CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING COOLANT ONTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. NLM *YD Look up ODI 8008028 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10001469 THIS VEHICLE REPEATEDLY STALLS AND KICKS OUT OR IT WON'T START AT ALL. WHEN IT DOES START, THE VEHICLE CHUGS AND SHUTS OFF, ALSO THERE WERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER SLIDING DOOR AND THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED.JB JG Look up ODI 10001469 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 760804 I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE 3/99. IN WHICH TIME I HAVE HAD TO BRING IT BACK FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, LEAKING FUEL INJECTORS, BRAKES, NON WORKING CRUISE CONTROL WHICH LED TO THE DEALER REPLACING THE COMPRESSOR. FRONT END LEAKED ANTI FREEZE WHICH LED TO ANOTHER MAJOR JOB. I AM NOT A HAPPY MOTORIST HERE. THE STEERING COLUMN SQUEEKED. THEY GREASED IT. TURNED OUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE RACKINPINION. I KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT CARS AND I KNOW THAT FOR THE AMOUNT I PAY FOR THIS VEHICLE, I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THESE MAJ… Look up ODI 760804 at NHTSA ↗	0
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	3 ODI 962977 CAPTAIN'S CHAIR WIRE PROTRUDING OUT OF CHAIR TOWARDS PASSENGER'S SEAT. AK Look up ODI 962977 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 841644 AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR CLOSED ON ITS OWN. ALSO, AUTOMATIC REVERSE MECHANISM DID NOT WORK. OWNER WAS PINNED IN DOOR AND INJURED WHEN PUTTING CHILD IN SAFETY SEAT. THE VAN IS BEING LOOKED OVER BY DEALERSHIP. AK Look up ODI 841644 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 750756 HAVE HAD VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR. HAS BEEN IN SHOP 4 OR MORE TIMES FOR DOOR ALONE. PROBLEMS HAVE INCLUDED DOOR NOT WANTING TO CLOSE ALL OF THE WAY, CLOSING AND REOPENING CONSTANTLY FOR MINUTES AT A TIME, AND DOOR CLOSING ON PEOPLE. IF ANYTHING OBSTRUCTS POWER SLIDING DOOR WHILE IT IS CLOSING IT IS SUPPOSE TO AUTOMATICALLY REVERSE TO OPEN POSITION. ON MANY OCCASIONS IT WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSE ON A GROWN ADULT. TRANSMISSION HAS MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. OUR TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED YET PROBLEMS STILL OCCURI… Look up ODI 750756 at NHTSA ↗	3 ODI 10001768 · 86,450 mi DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN DRIVING. NO POWER TO OPEN DOOR. ALSO, LEFT FRONT WHEEL CENSOR MALFUNCTIONED FOR ABS TRACTION CONTROL/ TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK. AK Look up ODI 10001768 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10386019 · 120,000 mi TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY REMAIN IN PARK IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE SHIFT LINKAGE CABLE WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ THE … Look up ODI 10386019 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10163466 OUR 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE HAS HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES. THE ISSUES ARE PLACED IN A CLOSE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. ALL EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED AFTER 50K MILES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. THE DEALER TOOK CARE OF ALL RECALLS. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY LOCK AND UNLOCK. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER OVER 4 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH WIRING HARNESS AND THE LAST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED A CHAFED WIRE UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE OTHER TIMES THE DEALER COULD NOT ISOLATE. THE PROBLEM STILL… Look up ODI 10163466 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 10209769 TRANSMISSION FAILURE-THREE TIMES IN AS MANY YEARS ALSO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH REAR LIGHTS AND ALSO INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING. BOTH WINDOW SWITCHES FAILED. PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL HUB HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR Look up ODI 10209769 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	2 ODI 10163466 OUR 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE HAS HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES. THE ISSUES ARE PLACED IN A CLOSE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. ALL EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED AFTER 50K MILES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. THE DEALER TOOK CARE OF ALL RECALLS. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY LOCK AND UNLOCK. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER OVER 4 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH WIRING HARNESS AND THE LAST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED A CHAFED WIRE UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE OTHER TIMES THE DEALER COULD NOT ISOLATE. THE PROBLEM STILL… Look up ODI 10163466 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10369410 · 63,000 mi SLOWLY BUT SURELY, SOME OF MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN FAILING. IT FIRST STARTED WITH LIGHTS BURNING OUT REPEATEDLY, THEN WENT TO TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THEN WENT TO POWER WINDOWS FUNCTIONING IMPROPERLY, THEN THE TEMPERATURE/MPG/OIL DISPLAY STOPPED FUNCTIONING, THEN I HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AND THE PROBLEMS GOT EVEN WORSE. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE DRIFTING UP TO 3 FEET BACKWARDS IF ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AND IN DRIVE. PLEASE CHECK INTO THESE ISSUES AND RESOLVE. I AM SCARED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY DUE TO THE… Look up ODI 10369410 at NHTSA ↗	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	0	0	1 ODI 10064708 · 9,000 mi WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE HORN CONTINUOUSLY SOUNDED AND ALL THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. THE DOORS COULD NOT BE MANUALLY OPENED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND WAIT FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE TO TEN MINUTES AND THEN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, POWER STEERING FLUID HAD TO BE ADDED EVERY 10,000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO FAULTY GASKETS. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK WHEN THE DOORS LOCKED, THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN, THE DASH LIGHTS AND OVERHEAD LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHI… Look up ODI 10064708 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 8008028 CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING COOLANT ONTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. NLM *YD Look up ODI 8008028 at NHTSA ↗	0	—	2 ODI 10064708 · 9,000 mi WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE HORN CONTINUOUSLY SOUNDED AND ALL THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. THE DOORS COULD NOT BE MANUALLY OPENED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND WAIT FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE TO TEN MINUTES AND THEN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, POWER STEERING FLUID HAD TO BE ADDED EVERY 10,000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO FAULTY GASKETS. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. AK WHEN THE DOORS LOCKED, THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN, THE DASH LIGHTS AND OVERHEAD LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHI… Look up ODI 10064708 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10114146 · 64,442 mi AWD DISABLE AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED AND WERE REPLACED (FOUR TIMES).AK THE EVAP SOLENOID, FUEL SENDER AND PUMP ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. THE HEATING ELEMENT FOR THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED TWICE. THE RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT FAILED. THE RIGHT POWER SLIDING DOOR ACTUATOR MODULE FAILED. REAR WIPER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. A/C CONDENSER FAILED. ENGINE FAILED. *NM Look up ODI 10114146 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 604430 FUEL MEMBRANE IN TBI UNIT. Look up ODI 604430 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	0	1 ODI 10163466 OUR 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE HAS HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES. THE ISSUES ARE PLACED IN A CLOSE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. ALL EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED AFTER 50K MILES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. THE DEALER TOOK CARE OF ALL RECALLS. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY LOCK AND UNLOCK. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER OVER 4 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH WIRING HARNESS AND THE LAST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED A CHAFED WIRE UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE OTHER TIMES THE DEALER COULD NOT ISOLATE. THE PROBLEM STILL… Look up ODI 10163466 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10064708 · 9,000 mi WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE HORN CONTINUOUSLY SOUNDED AND ALL THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. THE DOORS COULD NOT BE MANUALLY OPENED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND WAIT FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE TO TEN MINUTES AND THEN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, POWER STEERING FLUID HAD TO BE ADDED EVERY 10,000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO FAULTY GASKETS. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK WHEN THE DOORS LOCKED, THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN, THE DASH LIGHTS AND OVERHEAD LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHI… Look up ODI 10064708 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10001469 THIS VEHICLE REPEATEDLY STALLS AND KICKS OUT OR IT WON'T START AT ALL. WHEN IT DOES START, THE VEHICLE CHUGS AND SHUTS OFF, ALSO THERE WERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER SLIDING DOOR AND THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED.JB JG Look up ODI 10001469 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 760804 I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE 3/99. IN WHICH TIME I HAVE HAD TO BRING IT BACK FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, LEAKING FUEL INJECTORS, BRAKES, NON WORKING CRUISE CONTROL WHICH LED TO THE DEALER REPLACING THE COMPRESSOR. FRONT END LEAKED ANTI FREEZE WHICH LED TO ANOTHER MAJOR JOB. I AM NOT A HAPPY MOTORIST HERE. THE STEERING COLUMN SQUEEKED. THEY GREASED IT. TURNED OUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE RACKINPINION. I KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT CARS AND I KNOW THAT FOR THE AMOUNT I PAY FOR THIS VEHICLE, I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THESE MAJ… Look up ODI 760804 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10163466 OUR 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE HAS HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES. THE ISSUES ARE PLACED IN A CLOSE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. ALL EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED AFTER 50K MILES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. THE DEALER TOOK CARE OF ALL RECALLS. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY LOCK AND UNLOCK. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER OVER 4 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH WIRING HARNESS AND THE LAST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED A CHAFED WIRE UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE OTHER TIMES THE DEALER COULD NOT ISOLATE. THE PROBLEM STILL… Look up ODI 10163466 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10369410 · 63,000 mi SLOWLY BUT SURELY, SOME OF MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN FAILING. IT FIRST STARTED WITH LIGHTS BURNING OUT REPEATEDLY, THEN WENT TO TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THEN WENT TO POWER WINDOWS FUNCTIONING IMPROPERLY, THEN THE TEMPERATURE/MPG/OIL DISPLAY STOPPED FUNCTIONING, THEN I HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AND THE PROBLEMS GOT EVEN WORSE. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE DRIFTING UP TO 3 FEET BACKWARDS IF ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AND IN DRIVE. PLEASE CHECK INTO THESE ISSUES AND RESOLVE. I AM SCARED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY DUE TO THE… Look up ODI 10369410 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10064708 · 9,000 mi WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE HORN CONTINUOUSLY SOUNDED AND ALL THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. THE DOORS COULD NOT BE MANUALLY OPENED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND WAIT FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE TO TEN MINUTES AND THEN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, POWER STEERING FLUID HAD TO BE ADDED EVERY 10,000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO FAULTY GASKETS. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. AK WHEN THE DOORS LOCKED, THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN, THE DASH LIGHTS AND OVERHEAD LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHI… Look up ODI 10064708 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10114146 · 64,442 mi AWD DISABLE AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED AND WERE REPLACED (FOUR TIMES).AK THE EVAP SOLENOID, FUEL SENDER AND PUMP ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. THE HEATING ELEMENT FOR THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED TWICE. THE RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT FAILED. THE RIGHT POWER SLIDING DOOR ACTUATOR MODULE FAILED. REAR WIPER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. A/C CONDENSER FAILED. ENGINE FAILED. *NM Look up ODI 10114146 at NHTSA ↗	—	1 ODI 10062592 FIRST ISSUE: THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. I REPLACED THE BLADES AND THERES NO IMPROVEMENT. THEY MIGHT GO UP/DOWN 2 OR 3 TIMES THEN GET STUCK IN UP POSITION, SOON DISCOVERED THAT HITTING BUMPS CORRECTED FOR FEW SECONDS THEN AGAIN, THEY WOULD FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP & THEY SAID THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THE BEARING WAS LOOSE & LATER I REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR. #2: THE FUEL GAUGE IS INACCURATE & FLOATS WITH ACCELERATION OR TURNS. THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT ONLY ILLUMINATES AFTER YOU'VE RAN OUT O… Look up ODI 10062592 at NHTSA ↗
Seat Belts:Front:Retractor	1 ODI 533359 LUGGAGE RACK RIPPED OFF WITH LUGGAGE ON IT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. *AK Look up ODI 533359 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	0	1 ODI 604430 FUEL MEMBRANE IN TBI UNIT. Look up ODI 604430 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10062592 FIRST ISSUE: THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. I REPLACED THE BLADES AND THERES NO IMPROVEMENT. THEY MIGHT GO UP/DOWN 2 OR 3 TIMES THEN GET STUCK IN UP POSITION, SOON DISCOVERED THAT HITTING BUMPS CORRECTED FOR FEW SECONDS THEN AGAIN, THEY WOULD FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP & THEY SAID THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THE BEARING WAS LOOSE & LATER I REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR. #2: THE FUEL GAUGE IS INACCURATE & FLOATS WITH ACCELERATION OR TURNS. THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT ONLY ILLUMINATES AFTER YOU'VE RAN OUT O… Look up ODI 10062592 at NHTSA ↗	—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

Search patterns

7 patterns with matching reports.

Steering assistance concerns

25 mentions · 2.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 80,000 mi (7 usable records).

ODI 10130421 · 150,000 mi

DT: CONSUMER STATES 1991 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE WAS HAVING MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. IT WAS A LEASED BY THE CONSUMER. THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE SPARK PLUGS FOR THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING LINE, SHOCKS, BRAKE WORK, AND A TUNE UP. THE ENGINE HAD TO HAVE THE MODULE REPLACED. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER A WARRANTY THAT THEY PURCHASED FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR ANY OF THE PARTS. DEALER SAID THAT HE DID NOT WANT TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEMS OR THE VAN ANYMORE. DEALER A COULD DO THE REPAIRS, BUT HE WAS NOT LICENSED TO DO THE WORK. THE …

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ODI 508378

DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW STICKS IN OPEN POSITION, ALSO REPLACED POWER STEERING AND CRUISE CONTROL. *AK

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ODI 826147

CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT VEHICLE WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. *AK

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Matching rule

\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Stalling or loss of power

23 mentions · 2.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 96,000 mi (8 usable records).

ODI 838395

ONGOING/INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

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ODI 10001469

THIS VEHICLE REPEATEDLY STALLS AND KICKS OUT OR IT WON'T START AT ALL. WHEN IT DOES START, THE VEHICLE CHUGS AND SHUTS OFF, ALSO THERE WERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER SLIDING DOOR AND THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED.*JB *JG

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ODI 10019946

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. *NLM

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\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Brake response concerns

18 mentions · 1.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 56,450 mi (6 usable records).

ODI 965428

BRAKES FAILED, BRAKES HOSES FAILED CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES. TT

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ODI 508723

ABS BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES, 2 INCIDENTS RESULTED IN CRASHES. *AK

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ODI 985879

CONSUMER WAS PARKING THE TRUCK, PUT ON BRAKE PEDAL WENT AND ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT (HIT WALL), DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK

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Warning lights and dashboard alerts

16 mentions · 1.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 92,000 mi (9 usable records).

ODI 10062592

FIRST ISSUE: THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. I REPLACED THE BLADES AND THERES NO IMPROVEMENT. THEY MIGHT GO UP/DOWN 2 OR 3 TIMES THEN GET STUCK IN UP POSITION, SOON DISCOVERED THAT HITTING BUMPS CORRECTED FOR FEW SECONDS THEN AGAIN, THEY WOULD FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP & THEY SAID THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THE BEARING WAS LOOSE & LATER I REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR. #2: THE FUEL GAUGE IS INACCURATE & FLOATS WITH ACCELERATION OR TURNS. THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT ONLY ILLUMINATES AFTER YOU'VE RAN OUT O…

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ODI 724420

ALTHOUGH I ONLY REPORTED SIX PROBLEMS THERE ARE MORE JUST NOT ENOUGH ROOM ON THE FORM. THE WINDSHIEL CRACKED WHILE BEING WASHED RIGHT AFTER WE PURCHASED IT. THE SEAL STILL LEAKS OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE. BOTH MOTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THE POWER WINDOWS. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO THEY WERE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND ALSO WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE WIPER MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOT UNDER WARRANTY. BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE DOORS DO NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IS BROK…

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ODI 10016236 · 100,003 mi

BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING (NO INDICATOR LIGHT) AND NO WARNING LIGHTS LIT NOW. I HAVE CHECKED ALL BRAKE PADS, SHOES, WHEEL CYLINDERS AND CALIPERS AND DIDN'T FIND ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. I HAVE CHECKED FOR LEAKS ON THE POWER BOOSTER AND BRAKE LINES AND DIDN'T FIND ANY LEAKS. THE LOCAL DEALER HASN'T OBSERVED A FAILURE OF THIS NATURE, I ALSO CALLED OLDSMOBILE ([phone removed]) AND THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY CAUSE FOR THIS FAILURE. *JB

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Matching rule

\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

10 mentions · 1.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 30,964 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 761156

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT START OPERATING. THE SYSTEM APPEARED "FROZEN" YET WOULD START OPERATING AGAIN IN A FEW HOURS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY AND CHARGED ME FOR THE REPAIR WORK. THE SAME PROBLEM APPEARED IN MY 1994 OLDSMOBILE TRUCK SILHOUETTE. THERE IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY IN THESE VEHICLES THAT ALLOWS THE MOTORS TO HANG.*AK

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Hard or delayed shifting

9 mentions · 0.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 49,000 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 868122

WHEN CAR IS TRAVELING AT 50 TRANSMSION STARTS LURCHING LIKE ITS SEARCHING FOR A GEAR. THEN, WHEN IT GETS UP TO 70 MPH AND IT STOPS.*AK

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ODI 10008378 · 48,000 mi

AFTER READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON POWER TRAIN, AUTO TRANSMISSION I NOTICED ALL THE SAME ISSUES. WE TOO EXPERIENCED HEAVY JERKING OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS AT INTERMITTENT TIMES AND REPORTED TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT REPEAT THE OCCURRENCE AND TOOK NO ACTION. DREHER HOLLOWAY. AT 48,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE DEALER CLOSEST TO THE INCIDENT, MERRIMACK STREET GARAGE, RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT, NOT REPAIR. RENTAL CAR AND REPAIR, ALMOST $4000. GM IS NOT COVERING THE COST OR ADMITTING ANY OWNERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM. DREHER HOLL…

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ODI 10017058 · 45,000 mi

TRANSMISSION TOTALLY FAILED AT ABOUT 45,000 MILES. CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN UP A SMALL HILL AND IT SOUNDED LIKE THE TRANSMISSION FELL OUT. WAS UNABLE TO GO MORE THAN 20 MPH TO DRIVE TO SAFETY. DEALER HAD VEHICLE FOR 1 WEEK. TRANSMISSION WAS TOTALLY OVERHAULED. AT THE TIME, A MECHANIC AT THE DEALER MENTIONED THAT GM WAS AWARE THAT THIS MODEL AND YEAR SILHOUETTE HAD A HISTORY OF THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. THAT REPAIR WAS OVER $1,000. CAR AGAIN HAD THE PROBLEM AT 75,000 MILES - CONVENIENTLY WHEN THE WARRANTY RAN OUT BUT DESPITE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, TH…

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Fuel smell or leak mentions

3 mentions · 0.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 64,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10132564

DT: THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GASOLINE. A MECHANIC LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED IT WAS A GAS LEAK. CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER , BUT IT HAD NOT RESPONDED TO ME. HAD A RECALL FOR THE DOOR BUT NOT FOR THE GAS LEAK. GAS LEAK OCCURRED ON AUGUST 5, 2005. *AK

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ODI 10132872 · 64,000 mi

DT: 1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. ON AUGUST 11, 2005 THE CONSUMER WAS SMELLING GAS; HE LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE RUSTED. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE FUEL LINES CRUMBLED IN HIS HANDS. ALL OF THE METAL FUEL LINES FOR THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SMELL WAS THE ONLY INDICATOR. HE CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD FIRST THEN CRAWLED UNDER THE CAR AND SAW IT WAS LEAKING GAS. *AK

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ODI 765416

FUEL LEAK, ENGINE STALLED, DOES NOT RUN. *AK

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Matching rule

\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b