1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette

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

• 12/31/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE "LOW COOLANT" LIGHT CAME ON BUT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A LEAK. WE FINALLY DISCOVERED THAT THE HOT COOLANT WAS LEAKING ONTO THE CAMSHAFT AND INTO THE ENGINE THROUGH FAULTY LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. THE GASKET WAS REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE BUT WE DO NOT KNOW THE DAMAGE OR CONDITION OF THE CAMSHAFT AND ENGINE BEARINGS FROM COOLANT MIXED WITH OIL TO LUBRICATE. THERE REMAINS A COOLANT ODOR WE CANNOT IDENTIFY. WE LATER LEARNED OF GM SERVICE BULLETIN 03-06-01-010 DATED MARCH 2003 THAT IDENTIFIES THIS PROBLEM BUT VEHICLE OWNERS HAVE NOT BEEN ALERTED. THERE WILL BE COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WITHOUT EARLY DETECTION OF PROBLEM AND REPAIR. *AK

• 12/30/2004· STRUCTURE

  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

• 12/26/2001· STRUCTURE

  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

• 12/23/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS ALLOW MOISTURE IN, WATER COLLECTED IN THE HEADLAMPS, ONE FAILED, BEFORE I COULD GET IT FIXED THE OTHER ONE FAILED, CAUSING ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD.*AK

• 12/20/2003· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  SLIDING POWER DOOR WILL OPEN BY ITSELF IN OCCASIONS AND NOW IT DOESN'T WORK AUTOMATICALLY STATES IS THE MODULE AND REPLACEMENT COST QUOTED AT $1412.00. *LA

• 12/20/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  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

• 12/16/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

  LEFT BRAKE KEEPS GOING OUT. UPON REPLACING NOTICE THAT THE CONTACTS ARE GETTING COVERED UP BY MELTING PLASTIC. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULB NUMEROUS TIME AND EVEN REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BOARD. STILL THE BULBS KEEP MELTING. THIS HAS STARTED IN MID JUNE OF 2008. I AM AT THE POINT NOW OF DRIVING WITHOUT A LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT. *TR

• 12/14/2007· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE ACCELERATOR CABLE SNAPPED WHILE PULLING OUT OF A STOP SIGN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC LEADING TO LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL. THIS ALMOST LED TO THE CAR GETTING REAR ENDED. QUICK THINKING BY MY WIFE WHO WAS DRIVING, ENABLED HER TO GET INTO THE LEFT TURN LANE, CUT ACROSS INCOMING TRAFFIC AND THEN DRIVE OVER THE CURB AND INTO A VACANT LOT TO AVOID BEING STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD DURING RUSH HOUR. THIS DAMAGED THE FRONT WHEELS, SCRAPED THE UNDERCARRIAGE AREA AND KNOCKED THE FRONT WHEELS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THE CABLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT APPEARS THIS MAY BE A POTENTIAL DESIGN DEFECT SINCE THE CABLE MAY BE RUBBING AGAINST THE HOUSING AS IT EXITS THE FIREWALL AND CONNECTS TO THE PEDAL LINKAGE. THE CABLE WAS FRAYED SUGGESTING IT WAS RUBBING AGAINST SOMETHING. *TR

• 12/10/2003· POWER TRAIN

  THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE WHEN THE DRIVER STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR, IT SHUTTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INDICATED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. IT INVOLVED THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY WHICH NEEDED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. *AK THERE WERE TWO CLOSE CALLS WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP TO GET INTO A MERGE LANE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. ANOTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE GOING UPHILL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND DRIFTED BACKWARDS INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THEN SUDDENLY SHOT FORWARD. *SC *JB

• 12/08/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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

• 11/30/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

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

• 11/28/2003· AIR BAGS

  I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VAN FROM A AND B AUTO SALES IN BELLAIRE OHIO. WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE SEATBELT LIGHT , TURNED OUT TO BE THE AIR BAG LIGHT.THE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SENSE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE VAN AND THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VAN NEVER SHOULD OF LEFT THE LOT WITH THAT LIGHT ON, IT IS CONSIDERED A UNSAFE VECHILE AND IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP KNEW THIS AND SOLD IT TO ME ANYWAY. *AK

• 11/28/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

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

• 11/25/2002· STEERING

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LEFT AND /OR RIGHT FRONT LOWER INSULATOR TO CRADDLE CENTER METAL SLEEVE HAS COLLAPSED RESULTING IN LOSS OF CLAMP LOAD IN THE JOINT. DEALER STATED CONSUMER VIN NUMBER DOES NOT COMPLY TO RECALL 99V071000. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 11/24/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DURING THE SUMMER, THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE G.M. DEALER. THE COOLANT WAS LOW AND IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT A PRESSURE CHECK BE DONE FOR THE RADIATOR COOLANT. THE MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVER HEAT. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS............................. *JB

• 11/17/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

  BRAKE LIGHT PLUG INS ARE MELTING AND BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT WORK. *TR

• 11/17/2000· TIRES

  FIRESTONE TIRES BEGAN SHOWING SIGN OF WEAR PREMATURELY. NLM

• 11/14/2001· STRUCTURE

  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

• 11/07/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER ADVISED THAT THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CONTINOUSLY LEAKS. HAD CURRENT GASKET REPLACED AT 59K MILES AND GASKET IS NOW LEAKING. THE DEALER ADVISED PROBLEM MAY BE DUE TO GASKET'S CURRENT TORQUE SPECIFICATION, BUT CAN NOT TORQUE ANY TIGHTER OR WILL BREAK MANIFOLD. TS

• 11/04/1999· SUSPENSION

  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.

• 10/27/2003· SEAT BELTS

  CONSUMER STATED THAT ONCE CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS INSTALLED SEAT BELT RETRACTED, ALLOWING THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT TO BE REMOVED. WHEN TRYING TO REINSTALL THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT THE SEAT BELT REMAINED LOCKED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO REINSTALL THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT ONCE IT HAD BEEN REMOVED.*AK

• 10/22/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  REPEATED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK / FAILURE - HAD TO REPLACE TWICE IN LESS THAN 100,000 MILES - FIRST TIME AT JUST OVER 36,000 MILES. NEVER OWNED A CAR WHERE I HAD TO REPLACE AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ONCE, LET ALONE TWICE AND VIRTUALLY EVERY CAR MY FAMILY HAS OWNED HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND DRIVEN OVER 100,000 MILES. SEARCHING THE INTERNET YOU SEE THE GM 3.4 LITER ENGINE IN 1999 ERA THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT/PROBLEM. ALSO THE ORIGINAL OLDSMOBILE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS ENGINE. THERE IS ALSO A LAWSUIT WWW.DEXCOOLSETTLEMENT.COM SHOWING HOW PREVALENT THIS ISSUE IS - YET GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT IS A DEFECT AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND VEHICLE OWNERS BY REPAIRING THESE VEHICLES AND CHANGING THE GASKET DESIGN. IT WAS BAD ENOUGH HAVING TO SPEND CLOSE TO $500 TO REPAIR THIS ON MY OLDSMOBILE WITH JUST OVER 36,000 MILES ON IT, NOW I AM TOLD TO PAY CLOSE TO $1,000 TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN! GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE INSISTS THERE IS NO DEFECT, THERE IS NOTHING ABNORMAL ABOUT THIS THAT REQUIRES ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION OR "ASSISTANCE" FROM GM. THEY FURTHER CLAIM GM ENGINEERS HAVE REVIEWED THE INCOMING DATA TO CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND THERE IS NO PROBLEM / NO TREND WITH INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS ON THE 3.4 LITER ENGINE - THAT CAN NOT BE THE TRUTH. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR ITEM, AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE AND IF NOT, GM SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND REPLACE IT FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM HAVE HAD ENGINE SEIZURES AND SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEMS BECAUSE THEY DID NOT NOTICE OR CATCH THE PROBLEM SOON ENOUGH AND COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE OIL CAUSED ENGINE SEIZURE AND/OR OVERHEATING. ORIGINAL PROBLEM WAS FEBRUARY 2003, PROBLEM HAS RE-OCCURRED OCTOBER 2008 SO CLEARLY GM DID NOTHING TO CHANGE THE GASKET DESIGN AND DOES NOT EVEN STAND BEHIND THEIR SERVICE / REPLACEMENT PARTS. *TR

• 10/22/2000· VISIBILITY

  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.

• 10/20/2011· POWER TRAIN

  COULD NOT ENGAGE DRIVE GEAR BUT WOULD ENGAGE IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND REVERSE. *TR

• 10/19/2009· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE RIGHT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WOULD AUTOMATICALLY OPEN PARTIALLY, AND THEN CLOSE. IF A PASSENGER ATTEMPTS TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, HE OR SHE MAY BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL NUMBERS 01V264000 & 04V597000 ( LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH). THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURES. THE DEALER STATED THAT TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DIAGNOSTICS FEE OF $125.00. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,326. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000.

• 10/19/2000· STRUCTURE

  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.

• 10/19/1999· STRUCTURE

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

• 10/17/2000· TIRES

  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 )

• 10/14/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  WHILE DRIVING NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. MOVED TO SIDE OF ROAD. CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD ,AND NOTICED COOLANT WAS LEAKING ONTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO CHECK OUT LEAKAGE PROBLEM.*AK

• 10/12/2003· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  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

• 10/04/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS

  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.

• 09/30/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  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

• 09/28/1999· TRAILER HITCHES

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

• 09/28/1999· POWER TRAIN

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

• 09/21/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING ON SHORT TRIPS TO THE STORE(1-2 MILES). THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS THE THERMOSTAT HOWEVER WHEN TAKEN TO MECHANIC FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT HAS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED OLDSMOBILE REF TO THE PROBLEM TO INQUIRE ABOUT TSB # 030601010 OR 030601010B AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAD NEVER BEEN A BULLETIN. *JB

• 09/21/2004· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  DRIVING ALONG STREET @ 30 MPH LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PARKED VEHICLE AT HOME CONTACTED DEALER AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO SERVICE CENTER.*AK

• 09/18/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  INTAKE GASKET LEAK - RADIATOR FULL OF "MUD" AT 72,000 MILES. *JB

• 09/16/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  ADD COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. PULLED OVER AT EXIT AND ADDED COOLANT. COOLANT DID NOT STAY IN THE RESERVOIR AND HAD TO BE ADDED REGULARLY. SMALL AREAS OF COOLANT WERE NOTICED UNDER THE VEHICLE WHERE IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO BE CHECKED AT LOCAL GARAGE AND MECHANIC FOUND LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AREA WAS INSPECTED AND THE LEAKING GASKET WAS FOUND AND REPLACED. THE GASKET APPEARED TO HAVE DETERIORATED IN A WAY THAT WOULD NOT BE EXPECTED. THE MECHANIC WAS ASKED IF THERE HAD BEEN A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. HE SAID THAT THERE WAS NOT ONE, THOUGH HE WAS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN MANY GM VEHICLES THAT USED THAT PARTICULAR GASKET BETWEEN CERTAIN YEARS. I BELIEVE 1996-1999 WERE THE YEARS MENTIONED.*AK

• 09/15/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,TIRES

  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.

• 09/14/2001· AIR BAGS

  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

• 09/12/2003· STRUCTURE

  THE CONSUMER GRABBED THE GRAB BAR AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE GRAB BAR SNAPPED, AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC *JB

• 09/11/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET FAILURE

• 09/10/2001· STRUCTURE

  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

• 09/08/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  COOLANT LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD APPEARED AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SLIGHT HESITATION WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE DRIVING. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE REGISTERED HOT. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SENSOR LIGHT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 09/08/1999· STRUCTURE

  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.

• 09/04/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

  LEFT SIDE BRAKE / TAIL LIGHT MELTS. BULB BASE MELTS THEN CAUSES AN OPEN SHORT. BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. LAST 3 TO 4 MONTHS BEFORE FAILURE (MELTED BASE) AND BULB REPLACEMENT. IT ALSO CAUSES THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (TCS) TO SHOW AN INTERMITTENT FAULT OR BE INOPERATIVE. *TR

• 09/02/1999· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 09/01/2000· TIRES

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

• 08/30/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  IN A PARKING LOT WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP WITH MY FOOT ON BRAKE, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPED PARKING CURB AND CONTINUED FORWARD FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 FT. BEFORE STOPPING. FOOT WAS ON BRAKE SO HARD THAT YOU COULD SMELL BURNT BRAKES FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS OR OTHER CARS NEARBY OR SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. HAS THIS BEEN REPORTED BY ANYONE ELSE? INCIDENTLY, I AM NOT A TWO FOOTED DRIVER. MY RIGHT FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THIS ALL HAPPENED FOR A MATTER OF SECONDS AND THE ACCELLERATION STOPPED AND THE CAR CAME TO A HALT.*AK

• 08/19/2005· STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE MOTOR HAD FALLEN DOWN.*MR THE DISCOVERED THE CRADLE BOLT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS GONE. THE CONSUMER UNSCREWED THE DRIVERS BOLT AND SAW THAT IT CONTAINED RUST. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT COVER THE COST BECAUSE THEY STATED IT HAD BEEN TAMPERED WITH BEFORE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE OUTER TIE RODS AND HUB BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. *JB