1990 Oldsmobile Silhouette
Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
43
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-01-28 | 92V012000 |
STRUCTURE:BODY | 95,897 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND WAS HEADING FOR INTERSECTION WHEN HE REALIZED THAT ACCELERATOR PEDAL WA… |
| 2004-12-13 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | THE STEERING WHEEL SEVERED FROM THE STEERING RACK, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTE… |
| 2003-06-04 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | FRONT AND MIDDLE SEAT BELTS WON'T RETRACT. *LA |
| 2002-11-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER ISN'T FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. WHEN I GOT THIS VAN FROM MY GRANDFATHER (WHO WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER) THE SPEEDO… |
| 2002-08-28 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP, AND CONSUMER WILL LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE.… |
| 2002-02-01 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | STEERING COLUMN BROKE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, AND VEHICLE BECAME MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT O… |
| 1999-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE INSIDE HANDLE OF THE SLIDING DOOR WIL NOT OPEN THE DOOR. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE HANDLE ABOUT A YE… |
| 1999-05-08 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY FREE-WHEELED W/ NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. INSPECTION SHOWED T… |
| 1999-05-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | SEAT BELTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DO NOT RETRACT. RETRACTOR MECHANISM ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS REP… |
| 1999-03-15 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | A BOLT FROM THE ENGINE CRADLE BROKE, WHEELS COULD FLOP TO THE SIDE BECAUSE OF BAD ENGINE CRADLE MOUNT. *AK |
| 1998-09-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | ONGOING PROBLEM WITH A FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; A REPLACEMENT OF THREE ALTERNATORS AND THREE BATTERIES WITHIN THREE M… |
| 1998-09-05 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN HE HEARD A CLUNK, THE STEERING BECAME HARD. ANOTHER CLUNK, CONSUMER THAN… |
| 1998-07-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY HIS MECHANIC THAT VEH… |
| 1998-03-01 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | TILT STEERING LEVER FELT LOOSE FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS, AND NOW DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. |
| 1997-09-25 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MECHANISM FAILED. RECALL #TSB 90C1010 |
| 1997-08-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED TO UNLATCH. |
| 1997-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | FRONT DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF ON TWO OCCASION. FIRST TIME ON DRIVER'S SIDE ,AND A YEAR LATER ON PASSENGER SIDE. UNABLE… |
| 1997-06-11 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 1 | PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW FELL OUT. |
| 1997-03-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEAT BELT FAILED. |
| 1996-09-12 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT WILL NO LONGER RETRACT SO IT WOULD NOT RESTRAIN IN AN ACCIDENT . *AK |
| 1996-08-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | FAILURE OF LAP/SHOULDER BELT, RESTRAINTS WILL NOT RETRACT,ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AND IN THE REAR SEATS. |
| 1996-06-22 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BOLT, THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SEAT BELT IN PLACE IS COMING UP FROM THE FLOOR. *AK |
| 1996-06-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD CAME UNDONE AND FLEW UP WHILE THE TRUCK WAS BEING DRIVEN, AND ALMOST CAUSED THE DRIVER TO HAVE AN ACCIDE… |
| 1996-05-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | THE FRONT BRAKE LINE BROKE BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. *AK |
| 1996-05-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR INOPERATIVE. *SD |
| 1996-05-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED. |
| 1995-11-27 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT FAILS TO RETRACT WHEN UNLATCHING SEAT BELT. TT |
| 1995-07-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | ENGINE SEVERELY BUCKS, HESITATES, SHUTS ITSELF DOWN FEW SECONDS, SOMETIMES NOT RESTARTING; FUEL INJECTION DOES NOT SEND… |
| 1995-06-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, DID NOT WORK, HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. TT |
| 1995-06-18 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF. THE SLIDING DOOR ALSO HAS A LATCHING PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-05-23 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED, SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. TT |
| 1995-04-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED, BRAKES HOSES FAILED CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES. TT |
| 1995-03-25 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | REAR WINDOW SHATTERED, VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. TT |
| 1990-10-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEAT BELT LATCHES DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED WITH NEW DESIGN, RETRACTORS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. |
| — | STEERING | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS PULLED THROUGH THE RETAINERS DUE TO CORRISON OF THE RETAINER.… |
| — | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK IS BROKEN. THE OWNER HAS THE SEAT PROPPED UP WITH AN ICE COOLER. THE SEATBACK ON THE PASSENGER'S … |
| — | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT, LEAVING THE LAP BELT LOOSE. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR COIL SPRINGS COME OFF OF RETRACTOR ASSY. THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE THERE IS JUST A SOFT PLASTIC COVER … |
| — | SEATS | No | 0 | FRONT BUCKET SEAT FAILED. |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | FRONT BRAKES FAILED. NLM |
| — | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK | No | 0 | WHEN SHUTTING THE LIFTGATE IN REAR OF VEHICLE, THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED THE CABLE. *AK *YC |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT/MIDDLLEFT AND RIGHT SEAT BELTS ARE FULLY EXTENDED AND FAIL TO RETRACT. *AK |