1993 Oldsmobile Silhouette

Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
22
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1994-01-04 94V027000 SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER 157,740 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2006-06-11 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS HAVE STOPPED RETRACTING. THERE WAS NO DISCERNIBLE PRECURSOR TO THIS MALFUNCTION. *NM
2003-03-28 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER No 0 THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *JB
2003-03-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE INTERIOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE EL…
2001-05-10 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR No 0 WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT START OPERATING. THE SYSTEM APPEARED "FROZEN" YET WOULD START OPERATING AGAIN IN A FEW HOUR…
2000-08-16 TIRES:TREAD/BELT No 0 TREAD SEPARATION ON LEFT FRONT TIRE. AT HIGH SPEED THE TIRE FELT LIKE A BALANCE WEIGHT HAD BEEN LOST AND THUMPED. AT LO…
2000-06-06 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE SLIDING. BRAKES WOULD GRAB/LOCK UP INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN IND…
1998-12-15 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 WE RAN INTO A CURB AT ABOUT 40 MPH. MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER'S CAR SEAT WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE SEATBELT BEHIND THE DR…
1998-05-01 EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK No 0 CABLE HOLDING SPARE TIRE RUSTED AND WHEEL FEEL OFF.
1998-05-01 EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK No 0 STEEL CABLE WHICH HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE FELL OFF IN THE CONSUMER'S DRIVE WAY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
1997-08-26 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 MANUFACTURER CONTACTED - THEY CLAIM THESE PARTS WERE ALREADY FIXED - WILL NOT FIX AGAIN
1997-08-04 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS No 0 DRIVING OFF INTERSECTION; APPLIED BRAKES & PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR; TURNED VEHICEL AROUND & HEADED HOME. CHECKED & NOTICED …
1997-06-15 SEATS No 0 DRIVER'S SEAT BACK BROKE.
1997-04-07 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
1996-08-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 FRONT PASSENGER SHOULDER/LAP BELT WON'T RETRACT, BELTS FULLY EXTENDED. *AK
1996-06-28 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES No 0 TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE RUPTURED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL.
1996-01-25 STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY No 0 PREMATURE WEAR OF TIE ROD END. *AK
1995-10-12 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 0 OUR MINI-VAN REAR-ENDED A CADILLAC IN LINE AT A STOP LIGHT. THE TRAFFIC HAD STOPPED DUE TO A BACKUP, BUT THE LIGHT WAS …
1995-07-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, UNKNOWN REASON. TT
1995-07-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES No 0 BATTERY CABLES SHORTED OUT, CAUSING ENGINE FIRE. *DSH
1995-02-24 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES No 0 WHILE DRIVING AT 35-40 MPH, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE THAN SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE UPON STOPPING DUE TO TRANS COOLER LINE …
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 UNSATISFACTORY RESULTS OF RECALL CAMPAIGN RESULTED IN THE SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED TRANSMISSIO…
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD No 0 WINDSHIELD IS DELAMINATING. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML