1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette complaints

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

AIRBAG LIGHT IS BLINKING ON AND OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GOING TO AIRBAG. PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK THE AIR BAG HAD BEEN REPAIRED EIGHT TIMES. EACH TIME THE DEALER REPLACED DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE AIR BAG, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *YH

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THROTTLE CABLE BROKE WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATING. TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE DRIVER COMPLETELY SHUT VEHICLE DOWN. *AK CONSUMER ADDS THAT THE ORIGINAL CABLE WAS ROUTED INCORRECTLY. PHOTOS ATTACHED. *TT

POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT SHUT. RECALL 01V264000 REPAIRS DONE ON VEHICLE FOR POWER SLIDING DOOR. PROBLEM WAS NOT REMEDIED. SOMETIMES HAD TO CLOSE MANUALLY AND LOCK IT. DOOR HAS COME OPEN WHILE DRIVING. CONTACT DEALER AND HAS DONE ALL THEY CAN DO.*AK

01 V 067 00 & 01 V 264 000/POWER SLIDING DOOR: VEHICLE RECEIVED TWO RECALLS CONCERNING SAME COMPONENT. FIRST RECALL WAS DONE IN AUG OF 2001. DEALER; COURTESY OLDSMOBILE; IRWIN, PA; PHONE# 724/863-0600 WAS UNABLE TO HONOR RECALL BECAUSE NO PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER 1, 2001. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK *JB

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. . DEALER REPLACED BOTH PASSENGER'S SIDE AND DRIVIERS SIDE SENSORS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR DID NOT CLOSE PROPERLY AND OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THERE WERE PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE, BUT NONE WERE SITTING IN THE SEAT NEAREST THE DOOR THAT OPENED. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR 2 RECALLS REGARDING THIS DOOR AND 3 OTHER TIMES DUE OT FAILURE OF THIS DOOR (INCLUDING THIS CURRENT INCIDENT). *AK

PRIOR TO ANY KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE DOOR OF THE VAN WAS STUCK HALFWAY OPEN, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD COST $1,414.14 TO FIX OR THEY COULD REMOVE THE MECHANISM FOR $189.00 AND THE DOOR WOULD OPERATE MANUALLY, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT STATING THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THIS RECALL AND DID NOT FIX THE VEHICLE ACCORDINGLY WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT NO CHARGE.*JB

THE ENGINE FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. NLM

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL O1V060000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01013, AND HAS BEEN CONTACTING JACK SYKES DEALERSHIP SINCE APRIL. PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT OLDSMOBILE DIRECTLY TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP SPEED UP THE DELIVERY. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 3 TIMES, WHO STATED UNLESS LIGHT WAS ON WHEN VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER'S THEY COULD DO NOTHING. *AK

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

POWER DOORS WOULD UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING; 2.) INSIDE COURTESY LIGHTS WOULD COME ON MOMENTARILY AND INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, AND 3.) DRIVER'S SIDE AND REAR POWER WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS WAS MADE. *AK

LOSE BRAKES WHEN BACKING DOWN HILL ABLE TO REAPPLY BRAKES TO WORK, LAST TIME TOOK TWICE. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANMISSION WOULD EXPERIENCE A SHIFTING PROBLEM IN THE FIRST TWO LOW GEARS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK AND A NOISE WOULD APPEAR INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WITHOUT A WARNING WHILE TRYING TO PARK. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO GO OVER A CURB AND RUN INTO BUSHES. *AK

I WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON I-75 WITH MY 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THIS MINIVAN. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE 1ST ROW BACK SEAT ON THE RIGHT SIDE WITH HER SEAT BELT FASTENED. AS I ENTERED THE RAMP TO MY EXIT, THE GLASS IN THE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED SHOWERING MY DAUGHTER WITH BROKEN GLASS. MY DAUGHTER RECEIVED A CUT ON HER RIGHT LOWER LEG.

ONE OF THE TWO GAS STRUT FAILED, NO LONGER HOLDS TAILGATE DOOR UP. WAITING FOR PARTS. NONE AVAILABLE YET FROM DEALER.NO REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE FROM ANY GM DEALER. THE DOOR IS HEAVY AND DANGEROUS , COULD FALL ON SOMEMONE.

1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE GL 4 DOOR CAME WITH FIRESTONE TIRES. AT 27,000 MILES THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE WALLS. I HAD THEM CHANGED ON 3-10-2000. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/70R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/70R15 )

FRONT TIRES COULD BE LOSING AIR PRESSURE AND THEN GO FLAT. THERE WAS NO WARNING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. FIRESTONE P215/70 R15 SR680. *AK

CONSUMER WAS BROADSIDED AND DOOR SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE AUTOMOBILE WAS HURT. *AK

WHEN VAN WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BETWEEN THE TWO TIRES, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG. VAN WAS BEING REPAIRED. DAMAGES TOTALED $9,000.00. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE TURNING, ANOTHER CAR RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT CONSUMER ON PASSENGER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, REAR DOOR FLEW OPEN, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE FOR ANYONE THAT MAY BE RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT.*AK

LOUD GRINDING NOISE FROM REAR WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK

WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHEN RAINING WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WITHOUT INDICATION, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AT ANY TIME WHEN VEHIICLE IS WET SUN ROOF LEAKS WITHOUT INDICATION . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. ALSO, REPAIRED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHEN DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS AJAR, INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

CONTACT THE B.B.B. AUTO LINE FOR LEMON (GET REFUND LIKE I DID). NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

AFTER A FEW HOURS OF HIGHWAY DRIVING, I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. I CAME OUT LATER AND DROVE TO THE STORE, AND AS I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, THE SHIFTING OF GEARS (AUTO-TRANS) WAS VERY FORCEFUL, BUCKING THE VAN, LIKE IT WAS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING. THE FIRST DEALERSHIP (PAUL BROTHERS) TRIED TO EXPLAIN THAT THE FLUID LEVEL WAS LOW BY 1 QUART, SO THEY FILLED IT. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED OFF AND ON UNTIL I FINALLY TOOK IT INTO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP (KOONS - MANASSAS), AND THEY FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A BAD PRESSURE CONTROL SELENOID, WHICH THEY REPLACED. MY CONCERN IS THAT NOT ONLY MAY I HAVE LESSENED THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE MISDIAGNOSIS, I ALSO AM CONCERNED ABOUT A POSSIBLE PROBLEM ON OTHER SILHOUETTES IN THE 15K-20K RANGE OF THIS HAPPENING TO THEM AS WELL. POSSIBLE RECALL ISSUE FOR SAFETY REASONS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER/ PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE HESIATES/REVS UP AND STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 58 AND 60 MPH WE GET A VIBRATION THAT CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE PASSANGER FLOOR BOARD. WE HAVE HAD IT INTO THE DEALER 4 TIMES , THEY HAVE ROTATED AND REBLANCED THE TIRES, BUT THE VIBRATION STILL EXISTS, THE DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY SAY EVERY THING IS NORMALL, BUT WE TOOK A RIDE IN ANOTHER 99 AND THERE WAS NO VIBRATION. WE FEEL THAT IF YOU PAY 25,000 FOR A CAR IT SHOULD WORK PERFECTLY.

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR RELEASED AND CLOSED AN A CHILD'S ARM , CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING WHEN THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THERE WERE SPARKS AND SMOKE AND THE SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING. I LOST CONTROL TEMPORARILY AND THEN I PULLED OVER AND WE ALL GOT OUT OF THE CAR. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT HAYWIRE MEANING THAT SOME LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE OTHER LIGHTS CAME ON. THE "AIRBAG" AND "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHTS CAME ON. THE COMPASS WHEN OUT. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO BE SERVICED.AT THAT TIME I WAS INFORMED OF ANOTHER CAR LIKE OURS WAS BROUGHT IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS LATER TOLD(1 WEEK) THE COMPUTER TOLD THE SATBELT RETRACTOR TO EXPLODE. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY EAND I ARE IN SERIOUS JEOPARDY IF WE CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS CAR.

WHEN DRIVING AT ALL THE COMPONENT'S ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AND WON'T GO OFF, AND THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING ROUGH AND SHUTS DOWN. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING A KNOCKING NOISE EVERYTIME THE OCCUPANT CHANGES GEARS AND MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TRAILER HARNESS WAS INCORRECTLY INSTALLED CAUSING CONSUMER TO RECIEVE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THERE WAS NO BRAKE FAILURE. NLM

VEHICLE RAN OVER A BRANCH ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITION WHICH CAUSED SOME WIRING DAMAGE THAT RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH TIRES ALSO, DUE TO LOAD OF THE VEHICLE. *YC.ET.

THE DOOR WILL CLOSE TO THE LATCH POSITION, DOES NOT LATCH, REOPENS TO COMPLETE OPEN POSITION. FREQUENTLY, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, IT WILL LATCH IF PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE DOOR AS IT CLOSES TO THE LATCH POSITION. THE FIRST COMPLAINT TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS FRUITLESS BECAUSE THE CONDITION "COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED" WHILE AT THE SHOP, ALTHOUGH IT HAD FAILED IN THE PRESENCE OF THE SERVICE WRITER AND ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO CLOSE IT. ON THE THIRD VISIT, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANAGER LOCATED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. THE SERVICE WRITER SAID A REPLACEMENT PART NEEDED TO BO ORDERED AND I WOULD BE CONTACTED FOR REPAIRS. THEY REPLACED/REPAIRED THE DEFECTIVE PART. HOWEVER, THE DOOR IS NOW MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. A WEEK AGO, 1 SEP, IT FAILED, AND YESTERDAY, 7 SEP, IT AGAIN FAILED THREE CONSECUTIVE TIMES. PERTINENT INFO: BULLETIN SEQUENCE NR: 310; DATE: 9812; NHSTA ITEM NR: SB603083.

WENT UP AN INCLINE AND STOPPED, IN THE TIME IT TAKES TO MOVE FOOT FROM BRAKE TO GAS PEDAL, AT THE TOP OF A HILL, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO ROLL BACKWARDS WHEN IN DRIVE GEAR. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN DRIVE ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL. *MJS

TRANSMISSION DESIGN DOES NOT PREVENT VEHICLE FROM ROLLING BACKWARD WHILE IN DRIVE GEAR, RESULTING IN VEHICLE STALLING. MJS

VEHICLE WAS INVOVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THA T RAN A STOP SIGN IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CAUSING FRONTAL AND SIDE IMPACT AT APROX 60-65 MPH. ALL AIR BAGS, INCLUDING SIDE BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

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

VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARDS WITHOUT STOPPING WHEN IN DRIVE ON A UPWARD INCLINE. THE TOURQUE CONVERTER DOES NOT STOP THE CAR FROM ROLLING BACK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED. I DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS. A VAN SHOULD NOT ROLL BACK 20 FEET WHILE TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE. *AK

UPON DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 3-LANE HIGHWAY, SPEED LIMIT 65, DRIVING SPEED 62-65MPH, NO VEHICLE IN FAR LEFT LANE TO DRIVER'S SIDE...THE FRONT LEFT DRIVERS WINDOW BURST IN ON DRIVER AND BROKE APART APPARENTLY FROM NOTHING OTHER THAN HIGH WINDS IN AREA DUE TO NO VEHICLE PASSING OR TRAVELING ON LEFT SIDE OR OBJECTS IN ROAD. NO OBJECT WAS FOUND TO BE THE CAUSE AND NO SCRATCH OR DENT ON OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE IDENTIFIED REASON FOR BROKEN WINDOW. THE WINDOW WAS ALL THE WAY UP AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. SOME SMALL SHARDS OF GLASS SCRATCHED FACE AND LEFT HAND OF DRIVER AND SCRATCHED THROUGH THE LEATHER SEAT AND RIPPED PANTS DRIVER WAS WEARING BUT INJURIES WERE NOT SEVERE DUE TO TEMPERED GLASS. MANUFACTURER REPLACED WINDOW AND WE ARE IN PROCESS OF CONTACTING THEM CONCERNING THE RIPS IN THE LEATHER SEATING SINCE VEHICLE IS ONLY 6 DAYS OLD. NO OTHER CAUSE EXCEPT POSSIBLE WIND OR DEFECT TO ACCOUNT FOR BROKEN WINDOW. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WHICH GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

WHEN GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE SHOULDER SEAT BELT COMES ACROSS CONSUMER WIFE'S NECK, CAUSING POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. CONSUMER SHOWED THE DEALER AND THEY CONTACTED FACTORY, SAID THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *AK.ET.

PROBLEM #1. ELECTRICAL HARNESS FAILURE RESULTED IN REPEATED ENGINE SHUTDOWNS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. PROBLEM #2 RESULTED IN SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO ALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LAMPS AT NIGHT WHILE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30MPH. *AK