Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
45
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1995 Oldsmobile Silhouette.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-04-04 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | DT: THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME AND BACK REST SPLIT APART, ON THE INSIDE. THE CONSUMER HAD IT WELDED BACK TOGETHER AND PUT… |
| 2003-11-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH. THIS CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION, RESU… |
| 2003-08-17 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | 1995 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUTTE... WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY GOING ABOUT 45-55 MPH VAN LOST POWER AND CONTROL OF STEERI… |
| 2003-08-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ONE NIGHT THE CAR LOCKED ITSELF. WHEN THE RADIO IS TURNED ON IT WILL STAY ON THE SELECTED STATION FOR A LITTLE WHILE A… |
| 2003-05-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. *NLM |
| 2003-04-18 | SEATS | No | 0 | BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS FRONT SEATS ARE TOO LOW, AND EVEN WITH THE HEADREST EXTENDED, IF THE VEHICLE WERE TO BE REA… |
| 2003-02-16 | VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER STATES VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN.… |
| 2003-02-15 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | THE STEERING LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING, THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE RACK AND PINION HOUSING HAD SHATTERED. *JB THERE WA… |
| 2002-04-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE REPEATEDLY STALLS AND KICKS OUT OR IT WON'T START AT ALL. WHEN IT DOES START, THE VEHICLE CHUGS AND SHUTS… |
| 2002-03-22 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE IN MOTION, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW. THERE WAS A RUBBER COATED WIRE THAT BLEW IN THE FRONT TIRE. *JG*JB |
| 2001-09-05 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER'S REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY FOR BOOSTER SEAT, DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER INF… |
| 2001-09-05 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE, SEAT IS ABLE TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK TH… |
| 2001-08-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED, IT LOCKED UP. *AK |
| 2001-03-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT LOS OF DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND OTHER SPEEDS OR FROM FOURTH GEAR. THIS HAPPENS ON A CONTINUAL BASIS AN… |
| 2000-07-20 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | TREAD PEELED FROM TIRE ON I-95 NORTH OF JACKSONVILLE, FL. SECOND TIRE DEVELOPED LARGE BUBBLE WITHIN TWO WEEKS, AND HAD… |
| 2000-07-19 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED BECAUSE OF AND INFERIOR PART IN THE REVERSE DRUM. |
| 1999-12-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | N O SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-11-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE ENGINE PRESSURE, CAUSING THE GASKETS TO BLOW AND OIL SPILLAGE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 1999-11-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | OUTSIDE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF. TO ENTER THIS VEHICLE, IT HAS TO BE DONE THROUG… |
| 1999-06-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKEN INSIDE OF DOOR. *AK |
| 1999-06-06 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WILL COME ON AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT. T… |
| 1999-05-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | ONGOING PROBLEM WITH OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES BREAKING OFF. ALL REPLACEMENT WAS DONE AT THE DEALER SHOP AT CONSUMER'S EXPE… |
| 1998-09-08 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 1 | WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE HOSE CLAMP ON THE HEATER GAVE WAY, AND ALL OF THE ANTI-FREEZE COOLANT BLE… |
| 1998-09-08 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING HOSE CLAMP CAME OFF OF THE REAR HEATING ELEMENT AND DRIVER WAS SCALDED BY ANTIFREEZE. DEALER WAS CONTACT… |
| 1998-09-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBELT RETRACTORS WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY ANYMORE, HAD STEADILY GOTTEN WORSE IN LAST 2 YE… |
| 1998-05-15 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | TRANSMISSION REPLACED 3 TIMES, FIRST TIME MAY 1998, FAILED NOV 1998, REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, FAILED AGAIN MAY 2003, OU… |
| 1998-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKE ON BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE IS NOT USED FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN AS A PA… |
| 1997-12-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDES BROKE. CONSUMER HAS NO ACCESS TO INTO THE VEHICLE, ONLY ACCESS… |
| 1997-08-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | UNDER NORMAL OPERATION VEHICLE'S DOOR HANDLE BROKE. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. OWNER PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-08-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | ABS BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES, 2 INCIDENTS RESULTED IN CRASHES. *AK |
| 1996-06-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS PARKING THE TRUCK, PUT ON BRAKE PEDAL WENT AND ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT (HIT WAL… |
| 1996-04-02 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLES FAILURE, OCCUPANTS CANNOT BUCKLE THEIR SEAT BELTS. *AK |
| 1996-03-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE DOOR ASSEMBLY, SLIDING DOOR WILL COME OPEN INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. *AK |
| 1996-01-11 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | No | 0 | TAPE PLAYER INOPERATIVE. *AW |
| 1995-06-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT SLIDE BACK AUTOMATICALLY AND IT CAUGHT THE OWNER IN THE ARM. PLEASE DSECRIBE. TT |
| 1994-12-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | FUEL GUAGE FAILED TWICE. *DSH |
| 1993-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | REAR CALIPERS RUST OR CORRODE REQUIRING EXTRA EFFORT, BY DRIVER, TO STOP VEHICLE. |
| — | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE AND WITHIN SECONDS THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. GM REFUSES TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER RECEIVE… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | I AM WRITING AFTER THE REPORT OF THE OTHER GM VEHICLE FIRES YOU REPORTED RECENTLY...THIS VEHICLE HAS ALSO BURNED BEHIND… |
| — | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAGS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURIES. DEAL… |
| — | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | + ELECTRICAL: DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WILL GO DOWN AND WILL NOT GO UP UNTIL OPENING THE DOOR. INTERIOR LIGHT STAYS ON, TOO… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | THIS FIRE WAS A MALFUNCTION OF A FACTORY INSTALLED PART THE ONLY SERVICE DONE TO THE VEHICLE WAS BY FINDLEY OLDS TEC… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED, THE ENGINE STARTED TO HESITATE. *JB |
| — | SEATS | No | 0 | THIS IS A REQUEST TO RESEARCH THE BREAKAGE OF 2ND ROW AND 3RD ROW SEAT BACKS. MY SPECIAL NEEDS DAUGHTER REPEATEDLY BAN… |