Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
36
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1991 Oldsmobile Silhouette.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-12 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | DT: CONTACT STATED REAR CRADLE BOLTS AND RETAINERS RUSTED AND DISCONNECTED THE STEERING WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING. CON… |
| 2005-05-25 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CAME TO A STOP SIGN, MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEELS OUT. THE STEERING WH… |
| 2005-03-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER STATES 1991 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE WAS HAVING MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. IT WAS A LEASED BY THE CONSUMER. THE … |
| 2003-10-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | FRONT SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. *LA |
| 2003-06-26 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MAKE A LEFT TURN THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE. *AK |
| 2003-06-20 | STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, GOING AROUND IN CIRCLE.*AK |
| 2001-08-22 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | PROBLEM #1 - ON THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR THE DOOR SHUTS AROUND A METAL KNOB THAT IS PART OF THE DOOR. THE METAL KNOB C… |
| 2000-07-12 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | FRAME SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, PULLING THE STEERING SHAFT OUT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING. DEALER HA… |
| 1999-11-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE, LEAVING THE BACK AND REAR PASSENGERS NO WAY TO QUICKLY ES… |
| 1999-08-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING @ 30MPH, SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT FIRE OUT, DETER… |
| 1999-07-06 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | Yes | 0 | TREAD SEPARATED OFF RIGHT REAR KELLY TIRE CAUSING VAN TO LOSE CONTROL AND ROLL, KILLING ALL THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD, … |
| 1999-07-05 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | IN A PARKING LOT WENT TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT SLIDE OPEN. WAS TRYING TO GET INSIDE THE DRIVER'… |
| 1997-06-13 | WHEELS | Yes | 3 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY RIGHT REAR WHEEL DISCONNECTED, LOST CONTROL, VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES, RESULTING IN A… |
| 1997-06-13 | SUSPENSION:REAR | Yes | 3 | RIGHT REAR WHEEL, WITH AXLE, BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING. CAUSED VEHICLE TO FLIP 3 TIMES. |
| 1997-06-11 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | RECALL #97V058: RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE JUNE 11, 97. MADE AN APPOINTMENT THE SAME DAY. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND W… |
| 1997-02-12 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | GOT INTO VEHICLE, DRIVER PULLED OUT SHOULDER BELT; SHOULDER BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT TO ORIGINAL POSITION- WAS STUCK, T… |
| 1996-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | THE BRAKE ROTORS AND TIE RODS WORE OUT, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK |
| 1996-05-18 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | MOUNT TO THE RACK AND PINION STEERING LET GO, RESULTING IN UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING. *AK |
| 1996-04-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | MIDDLE ROW SEAT ON DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. *AK |
| 1996-03-24 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER SHOULDER/LAP BELT WENT ALL WAY OUT, DID NOT RETRACT DURING PANIC STOP; COULD CAUSE INJURY TO PASSENGER.… |
| 1996-03-11 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE DOOR; FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. *AK |
| 1996-03-05 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 1 | SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN, CAUSING INJURY. *SD |
| 1996-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK |
| 1996-01-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW STICKS IN OPEN POSITION, ALSO REPLACED POWER STEERING AND CRUISE CONTROL. *AK |
| 1995-12-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | SLIDING DOOR DISCONNECTED FROM TRACK WHEN OPENING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT |
| 1995-08-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY WHEN IT RAINS. *DSH |
| 1994-03-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 1 | EA97019, IN AN ACCIDENT, THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED BACKWARDS UPON IMPACT, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK |
| 1991-04-23 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | No | 0 | THE REAR HATCH LATCH IS HARD TOO CLOSE. TT |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | PURCHASE TRUCK THE FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPPED. TT |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT BACK INTO ITS HOLSTER. THIS RESULTED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER NOT BEIN… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | MOST OF THE SEAT BELTS HAVE FAILED ON VEHICLE. SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT AND ARE USELESS. BOLTS ARE SO DIFFICULT TO… |
| — | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I HAVE NOT RECEIVED RECALL #97V058/MANUFACTUER'S RECALL NO 97016 NOTICE CONCERNING REAR CRADLE BOLTS. I WOULD LIKE … |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | BOTH FRONT DOORS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CRACKING AND FATIGUE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE DOOR … |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERABLE. |
| — | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHEN TRAVELING 35 MPH THE H FRAME, WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE MAIN FRAME, WASHER AND NUTS RUSTED OUT, CAUSING COMPLETE … |