2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette

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

• 12/29/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  DRIVING ON I-95 SOUTH IN MODERATE TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN TRAFFIC SLOWED AHEAD OF ME. WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES, NOTHING HAPPENED. I APPLIED BRAKES WITH 2 FEET TO THE FLOOR AND NO RESPONSE. THE CRASH INVOLVED THE THREE CARS IN FRONT OF ME WITH NO SERIOUS INJURIES BUT IT WAS FRIGHTENING. I HAVE READ A FEW SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OF THIS TYPE FOR 2000 AND 1999 SILHOUETTES.

• 12/23/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS

  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

• 12/21/2011· STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  POWER SLIDING DOOR LATCH ACTUATOR FAILURE. LATCH IS STUCK IN OPEN POSITION, WILL NOT LATCH. EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN PREVIOUS RECALLS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V067000 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V264000. OLDSMOBILE STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ALREADY IN 2002. I PURCHASED USED WITH LOW MILES (AROUND 70K) IN 2009. VEHICLE HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND IS IN CLOSE TO SHOWROOM CONDITION AS YOU COULD FIND FOR A 2000. OLDSMOBILE STATES THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE REPAIR TO CONSIDER ANY ONGOING RECALLS. OLDSMOBILE INFORMS ME THAT WITH A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE OR CONDITION, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PARTS SHOULD BE EXPECTED TO FAIL. SOMEHOW, I DON'T CONSIDER MY DOOR FLYING OPEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD TO BE JUST A MINOR FAILURE OR INCONVENIENCE. IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, ONE THAT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED ENOUGH THAT THERE WAS AN INITIAL RECALL, THEN A SECOND RECALL TO FIX THE FIRST RECALL. OBVIOUSLY, THIS WAS A BAND AID REPAIR. I GOT MOST OF THE SERVICE RECORDS FROM THE FIRST TWO OWNERS. THIS VEHICLE WAS USED MOSTLY BY AN OLDER COUPLE AND THE SLIDING DOOR HAS MUCH LOWER THAN AVERAGE USE FOR A 100,000 MILE CAR. THERE ARE NOT THAT MANY OF THESE GM MINVANS ON THE ROAD, AND AS A RESULT THE ABSOLUTE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS MIGHT BE LOW. IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED THAT GM DID NOT PERFORM A SUFFICIENT REPAIR AND DID JUST ENOUGH TO GET BY. OLDSMOBILE TOLD ME THAT THE REPAIR AT THIS POINT IS UP TO THE CUSTOMER. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR THIS RECALL TO BE REVIEWED? FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS IN MY CAPTAIN'S CHAIR WHEN OUR DOOR FLEW OPEN. WILL SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED OR RUN OVER FOR THIS TO BE REVIEWED? *TR

• 12/20/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2000 SILHOUETTE VAN - [XXX] - LEAKED DEXCOOL FROM A FAULTY LOWER INTAKE GASKET AND SHORTED OUT PLUGS. REPAIR COST APPROXIMATELY 700 USD. UPON RESEARCH AND ADVICE FROM OUR AUTO MECHANIC, THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES HOWEVER GM REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. THE GASKETS ARE PLASTIC AND WILL FAIL FROM 30,000 - 70,000 MILES. OUR VEHICLE HAD 53088 MILES AT THE TIME. IT IS DIFFICULT TO CONSIDER BUYING "AMERICAN" WHEN THE PRODUCT AND SUPPORT FROM THE AMERICAN COMPANY IS SO POOR. *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/19/2001· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE STEERING SHAFT. DEALER HAS REPLACED STEERING SHAFT. *AK CONSUMER HAD NO STEERING, HOWEVER WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD SAFELY INTO A DITCH. *SLC

• 12/13/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE

  I WAS DRIVING MY 2 CHILDREN (AGES 3 AND 5) AND MY BROTHER IN MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. I WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH. WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING, MY VAN LOST ALL POWER. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO PUT ON MY HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS BUT THEY WOULD NOT WORK. I PUT MY VAN IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. WE TRIED TO EXIT THROUGH THE FRONT DOORS AND THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR BUT ALL THREE DOORS WERE LOCKED AND WOULD NOT OPEN EVEN AFTER PRESSING THE UNLOCK POWER DOOR LOCKS SEVERAL TIMES. I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. I MANAGED TO CRAWL OVER MY 3 YEAR OLD WHO WAS IN A FULL SIZE CAR SEAT NEXT TO THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR. AFTER FEELING AROUND IN THE DARK, I FINALLY FOUND A DOOR HANDLE THAT WOULD OPEN. *AK

• 12/11/2007· STRUCTURE

  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

• 12/11/2002· PARKING BRAKE

  WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE IS RUBBING AGAINST THE SHOCK ABSORBER CAUSING THE SHOCK TO WEAR. PLEASE FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

• 12/03/2003· AIR BAGS

  THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYED LIT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE AIRBAG WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST FOR REPLACEMENT. *NLM

• 11/18/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED APRIL 2004. GM REPLACED GASKET WITH NEW IMPROVED GASKET. GASKET FAILS AGAIN AFTER ONLY 22000 MILES. NEW GASKET INSTALLED ALONG WITH NEW FUEL INJECTOR. SPENT A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. *JB

• 11/15/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2000 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE: INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING COOLANT. UNDERSTAND IT IS A DEFECT. REQUIRES CONSTANT ATTENTION, OIL CHANGES AND ADDITION OF COOLANT. UNDERSTAND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE A DEFECT AS WELL. HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THEM SINCE PURCHASE. *TR

• 11/14/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ON OCTOBER 16, 2000 I SMELLED MELTED PLASTIC IN GARAGE WHERE OUR 2 CARS ARE PARKED. I OPENED GARAGE UP TO AIR IT OUT AND LOOK FOR SOURCE OF SMELL. I COULD NOT DETERMINE WHERE SMELL WAS COMING FROM. NEXT DAY CAR WOULD NOT RUN AND HAD TO BE TOWED INTO LOCAL DEALER. CHUCK NICHOLSON 7190 SR 39 E, MILLERSBURG OH 44654 (330-674-4015). CAR WAS IN SHOP 25 DAYS. I NOTICED OTHER GM PRODUCTS WITH SAME PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK

• 11/13/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT BRAKES MAKING A HORRENDOUS NOISE. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. OWNER WAS INFORMED TO CHECK BRAKES WITH EVERY OIL CHANGE.

• 11/06/2003· INTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHEN IT RAINS THE TWO LIGHTS MOUNTED ON THE ROOF ABOVE THE REAR VIEW MIRROR FILL UP AND SPILL OUT RAIN WATER.*AK

• 11/04/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I OWN A 2000 OLDSMOBILE SILOHETTE VAN THAT HAS 40,000 MILES. IT WAS LEAKING COOLANT FLUID AND I BROUGHT IT INTO MY LOCAL SERVICE CENTER. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED ME THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING. COST TO REPAIR $700+. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS (OVER 2500) COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS COMPONENT IN GM VEHICLES. AS OF APRIL 10, 2002, THERE IS A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. I AM DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY FROM GENERAL MOTORS. A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER SHOULD BE REASON ENOUGH FOR GM TO ASSEMBLE A RECALL. I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THE MANUFACTURER WHO HAS BEEN THE WORLD'S AUTOMOTIVE SALES LEADER SINCE 1931 WILL STAND UP AND CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS SO PREVALENT AMONG THEIR VEHICLES. RECALLS SHOULD BE MANDATED IN ALL CASES OF INCOMPETENCE, NOT SOLELY WHEN IT AFFECTS PUBLIC SAFETY. IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT DETECTED, THE COOLANT MAY MIX WITH THE OIL AND CAUSE MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEMS AND FAILURES. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT I WOULD DO IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO ME ON THE ROAD. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS SERIOUS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ATTENTION.*AK

• 11/03/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2000 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE OCCASIONALLY DIES WHILE DRIVING. DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER IT IS AT 20 MPH OR 70 MPH. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 15 TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 1/2 YEARS FOR THE SAME RECURRING PROBLEM. 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS HAVE REPLACED COMPONENTS FROM THIS CAR TO TRY TO CORRECT. HAS NOT CORRECTED THE SITUATION. *LA

• 10/30/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THROTTLE STICKS? ENGINE WILL REV HIGHER THAN NORMAL (1500 - 3500 RPMS). THIS HAPPENS BOTH WHEN FIRST STARTING (COLD) OR WHEN DRIVING (HOT). SOME TIMES I CAN GET IT TO STOP BE SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING. PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS. VAN HAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES ON IT AND IS DRIVEN 400 - 500 MILES A WEEK.*AK

• 10/24/2005· TIRES

  BRIDGESTONE TIRE P215/70R15 MS SEPARATED AND TREAD CAUSED DAMAGE TO VEHICLE INCLUDING : FUEL TANK DAMAGE , TORE THE FUEL FILLER PIPE AWAY FROM VEHICLE AND TORE OFF GAS CAP. COSMETIC DAMAGE AS WELL INCLUDING REAR BUMPER AND SIDE RUNNING BOARD ON 2000 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH INCIDENT. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS IN JULY OF 2005 AND THE FRONT TIRE SEPARATED DESTROYING FRONT HEADLIGHT ,BUMPER FRONT QUARTER PANEL . APPROX $1700.00 DAMAGE. *NM

• 10/22/2002· VISIBILITY

  CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING MOLD ON THE AIR CONDITIONER. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. MR

• 10/22/2001· TIRES

  SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE ON MARCH 2, 2001, WE HAVE HAD THREE BLOWOUTS WITH THESE FIRESTONE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES. THE FIRST ONE HAPPENED BEFORE THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN 2,000 MI. THIS TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED BY OWNER - DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE SECOND BLOW-OUT HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 8,000 MI. AND THAT TIRE WAS ABLE TO BE FIXED. HOWEVER, LAST EVENING WE HAD OUR THIRD BLOW-OUT AND THE TIRE IS COMPLETELY "SHOT" AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE THERE HAS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE TIRES; WE HAVE NEVER HAD BLOW-OUTS IN ANY OF OUR PREVIOUS VEHILCLES/TIRES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: FR680 TIRESIZE: P21570R15)

• 10/15/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WITH THE HEADLIGHT ON, THE REVERSE LIGHTS AND FLASHERS COME ON WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. ALSO, THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT & REAR LIGHTS AND THE HIGH MOUNT STOP LAMP FLASHES FASTER (THE HIGH MOUNT STOP LAMP SHOULD NOT FLASH AT ALL.) EVERYTHING WORKS FINE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS OFF. WE HAVE SINCE STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF A FIRE. *JB

• 10/15/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE, FIRST ATTEMPT VEHICLE WOULD START MOMENTARILY AND THEN DIE. SECOND ATTEMPT AND SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPTS, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO SERVICE SHOP AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. AFTER SOME PERIOD OF TIME VEHICLE WOULD EVENTUALLY START PROPERLY. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION PERSONALLY, FOUND THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FROM THE FUEL TANK/PUMP HAD CORROSION IN AND/OR AROUND THE PLUG UNDER THE DRIVERS' SIDE SECOND ROW SEAT. CLEANING THE CORROSION RESOLVED PROBLEM THUS FAR.

• 10/09/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS GOES ON AND OFF FOR THE PAST WEEK DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM WHEN IT RAN DIAGNOSIS. TESTED TWICE, I WAS CHARGED AND THE LIGHT IS STILL ON. *LA

• 10/06/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER NOTICED THAT UPON STARTING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED FOUR TIMES, AND TECHNICIAN REPLACED FUEL PUMP. *AK

• 10/03/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVNG, VEHICLE WOULD ALL OF A SUDDEN LOOSE POWER AND THEN CUT OFF, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE DEALER DID STATE THAT THERE MIGHT BE TRASH IN THE GAS TANK BECAUSE TRASH WAS NOTED ON THE FUEL FILTER, VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE ON SEVEN OCCASIONS, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.*JB

• 10/02/2006· SEAT BELTS

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH A CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINED IN A BOOSTER SEAT WITH THE RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT, THE WEBBING SHOULDER STRAP BECAME ENTANGLED AROUND THE CHILD'S NECK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE WEBBING STRAP UPWARD CREATING SOME SLACK WHILE A BYSTANDER UNBOLTED THE REAR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY FREEING THE CHILD. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/20/2006 - *NM

• 09/25/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  LOOKS LIKE ODI #563553. CAR SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC - BOTH INSTANCES. ABLE TO RESTART ONCE FOR 20-30 SECONDS, THEN STARTER WON'T CRANK. ALL INSTRUMENTS FLASH AT TIME OF FAILURE THEN TURN OFF, INCLUDING GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR, BUT HAZARD FLASHERS WORK. AFTER TOWING TO DEALER EVERYTHING IS FINE, AND DEALER IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DEALER WON'T FIX WHAT THEY CAN'T OBSERVE. WE BELIEVE SUDDENLY LOSING POWER IN TRAFFIC (WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS SHOWING) IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION, I.E. FREEWAY AND MOUNTAIN DRIVING. I WONDER IF THIS COULD BE A MALFUNCTION IN THE PROGRAMMABLE PK3 KEY SYSTEM - SHUTS DOWN WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION? NLM

• 09/22/2004· STRUCTURE

  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

• 09/21/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  MOISTURE WAS GETTING INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT LENS AND CAUSED DISCOLORATION AND POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK

• 09/16/2002· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS EXPERIECING ROUGH SHIFTING, THE MECHANIC REPLACED A PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID.*SCC

• 09/15/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT FILLED UP HIS VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT AMOUNT. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT GO UNDER A HALF A TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE GAS TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

• 09/11/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE WOULD STALL, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. *AK

• 08/23/2007· TIRES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE VEHICLE HAS DAYTON 100020, SIZE P215/70/R15 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-35 MPH, THE STEEL BELT DETACHED FROM ONE OF THE TIRES. THE CONTACT DID NOT DRIVE OVER A POTHOLE OR ANY OTHER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. HE CALLED HIS INSURANCE COMPANY AND FILED A CLAIM, WHICH COST HIM $500. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 126,892.

• 08/23/2002· EQUIPMENT

  THERE ARE MOLD SPORES COMING FROM AIR CONDITIONING UNIT,MAKING PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE VERY SICK. ALSO CAUSING A VERY BAD ODOR.DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

• 08/23/2002· EQUIPMENT

  AIR CONDITIONER HAS MOLD BUILDING UP INSIDE IT, AND IS CAUSING BAD FUMES TO COME OUT, CAUSING HEALTH PROBLEMS TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *JB

• 08/22/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY MINI-VAN IS IDLING AT 2700RPMS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS LIT. THIS HAPPENED AT 4000MILES AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE TPS (THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR) THE FIRST TIME. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURED AT 10,400 MILES WITH THE CAR IDLEING AT 2700 RPMS. THIS TIME THE DEALER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER TECH TOLD ME THAT A TECH AT THE MANUFACTURER SAID THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE TPS IS ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES EMENATING FROM THE WIRING HARNESS IS CAUSING THE TPS TO FOUL SENDING IT INTO THE HIGH RPM REVS. THE TECH ALSO SAID THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD DENIE THIS IF ASKED. THE DEALER TECH SIAD TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM FOR NOW, HE WOULD WRAP TAPE AROUND THE HARNESS TO KEEP THE WAVES DOWN TO A MINIMUM. I FIND THIS VERY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT TAPE WILL FIX THE PROBLEM, UNLESS THEIR GOING TO WRAP THE HARNESS IN COPPER WIRING. THE ONLY OTHER THING THE DEALER HAS DONE WAS TO CLEAR THE ERROR CODES OF THE ON BOARD COMPUTER TO RESET THE TPS. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEED ATTENTION.

• 08/20/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF AND WILL LOSE ALL POWER UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TOWED TO A SHOP. CONTACTED DEALER SEVEN TIMES, BUT DEALER COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *SCC

• 08/20/2002· EQUIPMENT

  CONSUMER HAD NOTICED A FOUL ODOR INSIDE VEHICLE. DURING RECENT SERVICE, THE DEALER CLEANED AIR CONDITIONER VENT SYSTEM AND FOUND MOLD. *AK *YH

• 08/19/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  FIRST, WHAT HAPPENED TO ODI #'S 563553 AND 767723? THESE WERE IN THE COMPLAINT DATABASE IN 2002 BUT DO NOT SHOW UP ON THE COMPLAINT SEARCH TODAY. AS REPORTED IN 2002, MY VEHICLE AGAIN SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFICE AT 40+ MPH - ENGINE QUIT, MESSAGES "CHECK ENGINE", "LOW FUEL", AND 'SECURITY" APPEARED ON THE CONSOLE IN ROTATION, LASTING A FEW SECONDS EACH. THE "SECURITY" MESSAGE IMPLIES THAT THE PROGRAMMABLE KEY SYSTEM COES NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY, THOUGH IT IS THE ORIGINAL GIVEN TO US AT TIME OF PURCHASE IN 2000. THE CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT BRAKELIGHTS, DUE TO THE DEAD ENGINE WITH TRANSMISSION STILL ENGAGED. IN 2002, THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES BEFORE THE DEALER FOUND A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM, THE THIRD TIME RESULTING IN A COLLISION OF TWO VEHICLES TRYING TO AVOID ME WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED. THIS TIME THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE, BUT NO SECURITY SYSTEM SHOULD EVER SHUT DOWN A VEHICLE ONCE IT IS IN MOTION.

• 08/19/2001· POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE

  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 OCCURING. THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS ARE NOT CONSISTENT. SOMETIMES I CAN DRIVE THE VAN AND IT SEEMS FINE WHILE AT OTHER TIMES IT ACTS UP ALOT. SOMETIMES GOING BETWEEN REVERSE AND DRIVE IT HESITATES THEN SHIFTS HARD. SOMETIMES WHILE TAKING OFF FROM STOP IT IS SLOW TO CHANGE GEARS AND THEN SHIFTS HARD. AT TIMES IT WHINES AND ACTS SLUGGISH WHILE DRIVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED. AFTER PUTTING VAN INTO PARK VAN WOULD ROLL AT TIMES ATLEAST A FOOT, EVEN ON FLAT, LEVEL SURFACES. THIS ALSO HAPPENS ON HILLS, I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS NORMAL FOR A HILL BUT I WAS SURE THAT IT COULD NOT BE FOR LEVEL GROUND. ON ONE PATICULAR OCCASION AFTER PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN THE VAN COULD NOT PICK UP SPEED, THE VAN WAS WHINNING AS IF IT COULD NOT CHANGE INTO THE NEXT GEAR. AFTER PULLING OVER AND STARTING AGAIN IT GAINED SPEED BUT SHIFITED HARD.*AK

• 08/14/2002· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WATER WAS LEAKING INSIDE/ INTERIOR AROUND UPPER MOUNTED STOP LAMP. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 08/14/2002· STRUCTURE

  MANUAL SLIDING DOOR WOULD JUMP THE TRACK INTERMITTENTLEY WHEN OPENING. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 08/14/2002· STRUCTURE,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  DOOR AJAR LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 08/14/2002· STRUCTURE

  DRIVER SIDE MANUAL DOOR WOULD OVERLAP DRIVER DOOR WHEN USED. DRIVER UNABLE TO GET IN OR OUT WHEN SLIDING DOOR IS USED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 08/14/2001· STRUCTURE

  THE CONSUMER PULLED THE DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR, THE CONSUMERS ARM WAS BETWEEN THE RIGHT ARMREST AND THE DOOR, THE CONSUMER DID NOT LET GO OF THE HANDLE, FORGETTING THAT THE DOOR IS AUTOMATIC, AND WAS TRYING TO PULL THE DOOR OPEN, AS THE DOOR CAME BACK IT BEGAN TO PLACE EXTREME PRESSURE ON HIS THUMB AND HAND AND HE COULD NOT GET HIS HAND OUT, EVENTUALLY THE DOOR WAS REVERSED BUT THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED BRUISED THUMB, HAND AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN HIS RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER. NLM

• 08/12/2005· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DT: CONTACT STATES THE SLIDING DOOR BEEPED CONSTANTLY. SHE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2002-02. SHE HAD TO CUT IT OFF AT THE PANEL ABOVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, AND LEFT IT OFF BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT USE IT. SHE MADE 2 ATTEMPTS TO GET IT FIXED AND BOTH ATTEMPTS FAILED. THE SECOND TIME, IT COST HER $500.00.*AK

• 08/10/2000· TIRES

  TREAD SEPARATION. TIRE REPLACED BY DEALER = FERMAN OLDS ON 07/27/00. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/70R15 )

• 08/09/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

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

• 08/05/2003· SUSPENSION

  2000 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE DRIVER SIDE REAR AIR SHOCK LEAKS AND NEEDS REPLACE, ONLY AFTER 29,642 MILES, AND 38 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP SINCE NEW. GM WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THIS IS CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ITEM.*AK

• 08/05/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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