1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  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

• 12/31/2002· STRUCTURE

  CONSUMER STATES STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AFTER RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON VEHICLE RECALL #01V264000 SLIDING DOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE THE DEALER NAME, ADDRESS AND NUMBER. TS

• 12/15/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BATTERY HAS HAD TO BE JUMPED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITHOUT ACCESSORIES BEING LEFT, YET BATTERY TESTS ADEQUATE AT DEALERSHIP. FUEL INJECTOR NUMBER ONE NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT 33,600 MILES.

• 12/05/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 30-35 MPH COMING OFF EXIT RAMP STARTED SLOWING DOWN , APPLIED BRAKES ,NO BRAKES, NO STEERING ,LOSS OF POWER /ELECTRICAL POWER. KEPT PRESSING BRAKES; PUT CAR IN PARK, RESTARTED ENGINE, ENGINE STARTED, HIT GAS PEDAL, STARTED TO PROCEED, WENT TO HIT BRAKES, AGAIN LOSS OF POWER. THIS DEFECT KEPT OCCURRING EVERYTIME WHEN HITTING BRAKES, DROVE VEHICLE TO LOCAL GAS STATION. MECHANIC FELT SOMETHING WRONG WITH PROGRAM. CALLED DEALERSHIP, TOWED VEHICLE. DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE.THIS DEFECT IS A POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT. *AK

• 12/05/1996· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS INOPERATIVE; DESIGN OF VEHICLE ALLOWS SNOW/ICE TO GET BETWEEN WINDDHIELD AND HOOD, CAUSING WIPERS TO STOP WORKING, CREATES DANGEROUS DRIVING, IMPAIRS VISION. *AK

• 12/04/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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. BASED ON THE PAST INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPAIRS THIS SHOP HAS DONE ON GM VEHICLES THE SHOP ESTIMATES THIS REPAI ALONE WILL COST AT LEAST $500. *NM

• 12/04/1998· SEATS

  WHEN REINSTALLING REMOVABLE REAR LEATHER LEFT 50/50 BEANCH SEAT, HAD TO MANUALLY OPEN LOCKED HOOKS BEFORE REINSERTING INTO FLOOR ANCHORS THAT RESULTED IN LATCH HOOK SPRING LOADED MECHANISM DEEPLY CUTTING RIGHT WRIST. THE REAR BEANCH LEATHER SEAT ANCHOR SYSTEMS ARE VERY DANGEROUS AND DIFFICULT TO USE.

• 12/03/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE PERFORMING A REQUESTED TIRE ROTATION, MECHANIC NOTED THAT ONE OF THE FRONT BRAKE LINES HAD BEEN NEARLY CUT THROUGH DUE TO RUBBING AGAINST THE BRAKE CALIPER. SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED TO NOTIFY ME OF THE PROBLEM, WHICH IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, HE WAS EXTREMELY CAREFUL TO EXPLAIN TO ME THE POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC NATURE OF THE PROBLEM. FURTHERMORE, HE WENT ON TO ASSURE ME THAT HE WAS MOST CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY. THE SERVICE ADVISOR'S NAME WAS "ROD".

• 11/27/2001· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE PURCHASED FROM DEALER WHO ORIGINALLY SOLD IT. SOME WARRANTY LEFT. TRANSMISSION TAKEN TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. DEALER CHANGED FLUID, SAID METAL SHAVINGS IN TRANSMISSION PAN. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICED AND WAS TOLD AT PURCHASE TIME THAT FIRST OWNER HAD ALL MAINTENANCE DONE AT DEALER.

• 11/20/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  INTERMITTENTLY HEADLIGHTS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW, BECAUSE LENS HAD COME OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

• 11/10/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERNAL PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/05/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DRIVERS SIDE HEADLAMP LENS FELL OFF. *AK

• 11/05/1998· POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE PARKED. CHILD ENTERED VEHICLE & TURNED KEY BELL CHIMED. DOOR AUTOMATIC LOCKS LOCKED AUTOMATICALLY WHEN SHIFTED OR PULLED. TRANSAXLE SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILED TO WORK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE PUT INTO GEAR WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. BRAKES NEED TO BE PRESSED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. VEHICLE HIT TREE. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK.ET.

• 10/29/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WAS TRAVELING AT NIGHT AND IT WAS RAINING, HEADLIGHT COVERS THAT HELD LIGHT IN PLASTIC LENSES CAME OFF, AND HEADLIGHTS BLEWOUT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

• 10/24/2003· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL# 01V067000 SUBJECT: POWER SLIDING DOOR. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *JB

• 10/22/1998· VISIBILITYCrash

  WHEN BACKING TO COMPLETE A U-TURN, VEHICLE BUMPED INTO A MAILBOX AFTER ALREADY STOPPING. VEHICLE'S REAR WINDOW SHATTERED ON IMPACT.

• 10/21/1999· EQUIPMENT

  A/C SWITCHES TO DEFROST OR TO HEAT THROUGH DASH VENTS IS LEAKING. YH

• 10/17/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEAD LIGHT COVERS FELL OFF, THEY ARE GLUED ON INSTEAD OF SCREWED ON. *SLC

• 10/03/2002· STRUCTURE

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WITH NO WARNING THE REAR SLIDING DOOR WILL SLIDE OFF THE TRACK AND IT WILL BE HARD TO OPEN FOR THE CONSUMER TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM

• 09/25/2000· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 65 N NEAR SEYMOUR INDIANA OUR TIRE DISSENTIGRATED. WE PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND FOUND 2 SIDES ON THE TIRE WITH THE MIDDLE TREAD MISSING. WE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITHIN 1 DAY BECAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERNS. THE RIM WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED WITH 2 ADULTS AND 5 CHILDREN IN THE VAN. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR TRAGEDY. I HAVE A PICTURE OF THE DAMAGED TIRE THAT I CAN EMAIL IF NECESSARY. I WOULD LIKE TO BE RE-IMBURSED FOR THE EXPENSE OF THE NEW TIRES. THANKS!*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/70R15 )

• 09/20/2000· TIRES

  COMPLETE SUDDEN TREAD SEPARATION OF TIRE AT 73 MPH, TEMP ~94 F, TREAD WRAPPED AROUND RIGHT REAR AXLE. TOOK TIRE PARTS TO OLDS DEALER AND TIRE DEALER - THEY CALLED IT A "BLOWOUT" BUT IN LIGHT OF RECENT FIRESTONE PROBLEMS I THINK THIS MAY BE VERY SIMILAR. NO ROAD DEBRIS WAS EVIDENT AS A CAUSE FOR TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. PERHAPS OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES WITH THIS MAKE/BRAND OF TIRE?*AK( DOT NUMBER: E4 029015 TIRE SIZE: P215/70R15 )

• 09/07/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE CAR DID NOT CATCH FIRE BUT THE DASH STARTED SMOKING. THE DASH WAS MELTED IN A COUPLE OF PLACES. A FRIEND OF OURS HAD THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF VAN THAT STARTED FIRE IN THEIR GARAGE AND BURNT DOWN THE GARAGE. THE PERSON WHO WORKED ON THIS SAID IT WAS GETTING VERY HOT AND IF IT STARTED SMOKING AGAIN TO GET OUT BECAUSE IT WOULD PROBALBY CATCH FIRE.*AK

• 09/07/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE HAS NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE HAS NO POWER, IT WON'T START, THE HORN AND AIR BAG SYSTEM HAVE BEEN REWIRED, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT HAS AN ERRATIC OPERATION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. RETURNED TO DEALER FOR DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE REAR ELECTRICAL WINDOWS HAVE FAILED AGAIN. *AK

• 09/06/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER RECALL 01V264000 REPAIRS WERE DONE FOR SLIDING DOOR, DOOR STILL WILL NOT STAY CLOSED.*AK THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURED, AND WAS WORSE THAN BEFORE. THE DOOR OPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARK. NOW IT DOESN'T OPEN WITH THE REMOTE. CONSUMER STATES THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROBLEMATIC SINCE PURCHASE. THE WINDSHIELD LEAKS.THE WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND TAKEN OUT AND RESEALED TWICE. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN RELINED TWICE. *JG

• 08/29/2006· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AFTER THE RECALL (01V264000, 04V597000 OR 01V067000) REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. THE DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, BUT NO LONGER WORKED. THE DOOR ONLY OPERATED PROPERLY ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AND THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE TO BE DONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. UPDATED 09/13/06*JB

• 08/28/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT

  10/27/01 - HAD TO REPLACE MOTOR DO TO INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE INTERNALLY AT 62139 MILES. 08/27/03 - AGAIN VAN IS AT THE GARAGE WITH INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEMS THE MILEAGE IS NOW 102000.

• 08/21/2001· STEERING

  STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE MAKING A LEFT DUE TO RACK AND PINION FAILURE. *YH

• 08/17/2000· SEATS

  SEAT TRACK ANCHORS HAVE CRACKED, CAUSING SEAT TO MOVE OCCASIONALLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE'S WAS WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND NOTHING WOULD BE DONE UNLESS COST WENT TO CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 08/09/1999· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN DRIVING IN LOW SPEED AND MAKING ANY TYPE OF TURN, VEHICLE WILL SLIP INTO ANOTHER GEAR AND ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. *AK

• 08/01/1997· VISIBILITY

  WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE WINDSHIELD BLADES STOP WORKING. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED BECAUSE THE NUT IN THE WIPER ASSEMBLY WAS LOOSE, THE DEALER FIXED IT BY ADJUSTING THE WIPER BLADE MECHANISM. *YH

• 07/31/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED GENTLY BRAKING IS FINE, BUT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED HARD THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. WHEN THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR IT PASSES THE ACCELERATOR, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL PASSES THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED TOO, AND THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. *AK *SLC

• 07/30/2002· STEERING

  CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT VERY SLOW SPEED POWER STEERING WOULD NOT WORK, AND THE LEFT TURN WAS NOT POSSIBLE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK

• 07/30/1999· POWER TRAIN

  GEAR INDICATOR DOES NOT SHOW THE RIGHT GEAR THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN IN. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, STILL NO SOLUTION. *AK

• 07/30/1997· STEERING

  THE RACK AND PINON STEERING IS LOOSE AND NEEDS TO BE TIGHTENED. THE STEERING COULD HAVE BEEN LOST UNEXPECTEDLY IN THE VAN. *AK

• 07/22/1997· STRUCTURE

  WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH THE RIGHT SLIDING DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF AND CHILD IN CSS WAS ALMOST SUCKED/FELL OUT OF THE CAR. THE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE PAST THE MIDWAY POINT. THE DOOR IS STILL INOPERATIVE. *AK

• 07/18/2005· VISIBILITY

  FRONT WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN 12 MONTHS. BREAK INITIATED IN UPPER DRIVER SIDE CORNER AND TRAVELS INTO FIELD OF VISION. WITH WINDSHIELD OUT, YOU CAN SEE SEVERE RUSTING AT THE CORNER, NO WHERE ELSE. THE RUST IS ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE ROOF PANEL AND IS NOT VISIBLE ONCE THE WINDSHIELD IS REPLACED. I WAS ADVISED NOT TO GO THROUGH ANY CAR WASHES, TO AVOID ANY UNDO PRESSUES ON THE DRIVERSIDE QUARTER OF THE ROOF AND WHEN IT BREAKS AGAIN TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED IN A BODY SHOP WHERE THAT SECTION OF THE ROOF CAN BE REPLACED SO IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. THE WINDSHIELD REPAIR PERSON STATED THAT WHEN HE REPLACES A FRONT WINDSHIELD ON AN OLDS SILHOUETTE OR CHEVY VENTURE THAT IS NOT THE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT, 99% OF THE TIME THE BREAK INITIATES AT ONE OF THE TOP CORNERS AND WHEN THE WINDSHIELD IS OUT, THERE IS SEVERE RUSTING IN THE SAME SPOTS. GIVEN THE SEVERITY OF THE RUST THROUGH, I EXPECT IT WILL LEAK INTO THE INTERIOR SOON.

• 07/17/2000· STEERING

  POWER STEERING RACK FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER WANTS TO BE COMPENSATED FOR REPAIR AND RENTAL CAR, WHINE NOISE IS COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP. NLM

• 07/11/2002· TRAILER HITCHES

  AT 60 MPH AND TOWING A TRAILER CONSUMER STOPPED TO INSPECT TRAILER, AND NOTICED THAT TRAILER HITCH BROKE. DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS DUE TO SUPPORTS ON VEHICLE. DEALER INSTALLED HITCH.*AK

• 07/09/2002· STEERING

  WHILE EXITING OFF HIGHWAY STEERING WOULD NOT TURN LEFT. *AK WHILE DRIVING WITH OUT PRIOR WARNING, THE STEERING BROKE WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS ATTACHED TO THE RACK AND PINION. *YH

• 07/08/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IN OUR 1997 SILHOUETTE WENT BAD. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE REPAIR FACILITY AND PERFORMING SEVERAL SEARCHES ACROSS THE INTERNET, IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT GM HAD A DEFECTIVE PART. THE ORIGINAL GASKETS WERE MADE OUT OF PLASTICS, WHILE NOW GM IS CONSTRUCTING THEM OF A MORE NORMAL / ACCEPTABLE MATERIAL. WE WERE LUCKY AND CAUGHT THIS EARLY, BUT IF SOMEONE WERE TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN ON A HIGHWAY TRIP, OIL COULD LEAK OUT OR MIX WITH COOLANT CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE UP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS REPAIR AVERAGES AROUND $800 TO $1200 FROM WHAT I COULD FIND. *JB

• 07/08/1998· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  NOT SURE IF HOOD WAS PROPERLY CLOSED. WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH THE HOOD RELEASED AND CRASHED INTO WINDSHILD, SHATTERING IT, BUCKLING THE ROOF, AND INTERIOR PARTS BECAME DISLODGED. WITH THE SLOPED NOSE DESIGN, IT IS NOT EASY TO VISIBILY SEE IF THE HOOD IS NOT CLOSED.

• 07/06/1999· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING RACK AND PINION FAILED, CAUSING THE POWER STEERING ASSIST TO LOCK UP. OWNER HAD TO TURN VEHICLE OFF IN ORDER TO ROTATE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

• 07/03/2001· TIRESCrash

  PLEASE CONTACT ME AT MY WORK # 708-233-7305 AND I WILL HAVE THE VIN# AND DOT # AVAILABLE. THE TREAD ON MY FIRESTONE TIRE SEPARATED AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT OF MY VAN. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WITHOUT STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE OR A MEDIAN (I WAS ON A MAJOR EXPRESSWAY AT THE TIME) I HAVE TRIED TO FILE A CLAIM THROUGH FIRESTONE AND THEY ARE MAKING AN EXCUSE THAT A NAIL HOLE WILL CAUSE A TIRE TO LOOSE THE TREAD AS MINE DID. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU!!*AK

• 07/02/1997· SEATS

  HEAD REST OBSTRUCTS VISIBILITY OF DRIVER DUE TO POSTIONING AND DESIGN. THIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *AK

• 06/28/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WATER LEAKS INTO BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS CAUSING THE INSIDE OF THE LENSE TO FOG UP WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE LIGHTS. THE WATER EVENTUALLY SHATTERS THE REPLACEABLE BULB. THERE IS NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE HEADLIGHTS. I REMOVED ABOUT 1/4 CUP OF WATER FROM ONE OF THE LIGHTS AT ONE POINT. THIS HAS EXISTED FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR. OLDSMOBILE WILL NOT REPLACE THE UNITS. *AK

• 06/20/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE RIGHT SIDE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVER CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER IT BREAKING IT. WHEN I CHECKED THE OTHER LENS COVER IT WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF AS WELL, I WAS ABLE TO REGLUE IT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THAT VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE CHEVY VENTURE, AND THE PONTIAC MONTANA. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE WARRENTY ON THIS PART WAS EXTENDED BUT ONLY TO 50,000 MILES. THIS PART HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MILEAGE AND EVERYTHING TO DO WITH A FACTORY DEFECT THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE LAMP BURNS OUT ONCE THE COVER COMES OFF. I CALLED OLDMOBILE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO SUCH PROBLEM WITH THEIR HEADLIGHTS AND THAT BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IT MAY HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND THAT AFTERMARKET HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES MUST HAVE BEEN PUT ON. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN THAT IT WAS NOT THE CASE BUT HE INSISTED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS PART. THE GLUE THAT HOLDS THE COVER ON BECOMES BRITTLE AND JUST CRUMBLES OFF.*AK

• 06/11/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  MY HEADLIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF I HAD TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY TOO GET THEM TOO GO OFF I TRIED SEVERAL THINGS THE LIGHT SWITCH THAT ROLLS NOTHING HAPPENED I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS I WAITED A FEW HOURS TRIED THIS AGAIN NOTHING THEY STILL STAY ON THE CAR ONLY HAVE 90000 MILES ON IT WHAT COULD THIS BE I NEED HELP WITH THIS MATTER THANK YOU FREDA COOPER. *NM

• 06/01/1998· STEERING

  ALARM COMPUTER FAILED. *AK

• 05/28/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS LENS FELL OFF WITHOUT WARRING. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *LA

• 05/20/2004· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT

  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 WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE POWER LOCKS WOULD CHATTER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN THE DASH, THE DRIVER DOORS WOULD UNLOCK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, ALL THE DOORS WOULD LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND COULD NOT BE OPENED MANUALLY OR OPEN THE WINDOWS, ALL OF THE DOORS WOULD UNLOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND WAS INTERMITTENT, THE LEFT DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, THE STEERING PUMP WENT DRY WHILE DRIVING AND THE PUMP WENT DRY 5 ADDITIONAL TIMES AFTER 1005K MILES, THE DOORS LOCKED WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND WOULD BE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR(S) OR WINDOW, THE POWER WINDOWS WERE INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER MIRROR WOULD SHAKE, THERE WAS MOISTURE IN THE HEAD LAMP, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO DIM AT NIGHT WHEN THE HEATER WAS TURNED ON, THE LEFT REAR WINDOW RATTLED, THE WIRING CHAFFED ON THE STUD UNDER THE CARPET IN THE VEHICLE, AND THE ELECTRICAL REMOTE DID NOT WORK UNTIL THE CONSUMER WAS CLOSE TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE DOORS WERE LOCKED AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS OFF, THE HORN WOULD START BLOWING AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED BACK ON. *SC THE POWER MIRROR WERE INOPERATIVE. *JB