1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette

Safety Score
76
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1998-04-07 98V072000 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES 55,154 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2006-07-04 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AFTER THE RECALL (01…
2005-12-02 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 NO FLOOR HEAT IN 1997 OLDS SILHOUETTE. MECHANIC DID NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM BUT DID NOTE THAT AN UN ASSOCIATED PROBL…
2005-12-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IN OUR 1997 SILHOUETTE WENT BAD. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE REPAIR FACILITY AND PERFORMING SEV…
2005-07-14 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD No 0 FRONT WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN 12 MONTHS. BREAK INITIATED IN UPPER DRIVER SIDE CORNER AND TRAVELS INTO FI…
2004-12-22 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 RECALL #01 V 264 000/SLIDING DOOR:INTERMITTENTLY THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WOULD OPEN BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. THE DEA…
2004-11-03 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS No 0 DRIVERS SIDE HEADLAMP LENS FELL OFF. *AK
2004-09-16 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS RATTLED AND REOPENED ONCE THE WERE SHUT. WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR IT LOCKS ON ITS OWN. ONC…
2004-06-23 STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS No 0 ROOF LEAKS, DESPITE ATTEMPTS TO BLOCK LEAKAGE, WATER HAS INFILTRATED THE FUSE PANEL REPEATEDLY, SHORTING THE HORN, CAUS…
2004-05-11 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS No 0 WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS LENS FELL OFF WITHOUT WARRING. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *LA
2003-12-28 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 THE COVER FOR THE HEADLIGHT JUST FELL OFF OF THE CAR. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT MOISTURE GOT INTO THE HEADLIGHT AND CAUSED…
2003-12-22 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED WHEN THE CONSUMER CLOSED IT, AFTER A FEW SECONDS, TH…
2003-11-26 TIRES No 0 WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
2003-10-23 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL# 01V067000 SUBJECT: POWER SLIDING DOOR. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE …
2003-08-27 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE No 0 10/27/01 - HAD TO REPLACE MOTOR DO TO INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE INTERNALLY AT 62139 MILES. 08/27/03 - AGAIN VAN I…
2003-01-15 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Yes 0 RIGHT DOOR WINDOW INOPERATIVE-WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. LEFT DOOR WINDOW INOPERATIVE-WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. (DECEMBER 2002)…
2003-01-06 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES No 0 FRONT HEAD LIGHT LENS AND PARK LIGHTS HAD WATER IN THEM. SIDE PARK LIGHTS WERE LOOSE AND LEFT HEAD LIGHT COVER FELL OUT…
2002-12-19 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS No 0 CONSUMER STATES STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AFTER RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON VEHICLE RECALL #01V264000 SLIDING DOO…
2002-12-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 FAILURE OF INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON GM PROBLEM WITH THIS V-6 ENGINE. GM DENIED REQUEST FOR R…
2002-09-18 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 CONSUMER STATES THAT WITH NO WARNING THE REAR SLIDING DOOR WILL SLIDE OFF THE TRACK AND IT WILL BE HARD TO OPEN FOR THE…
2002-08-28 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN DRIVING. NO POWER TO OPEN DOOR. ALSO, LEFT FRONT WHEEL CENSOR MALFUNCTIONED FOR ABS TRACTION…
2002-08-01 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS No 0 BRAKE LIGHTS BURN OUT WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF REPLACMENT. BULB AND FILIMINT ARE IN GOOD CONDITION - PLASTIC BASE OF BULB IS M…
2002-07-29 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM No 0 CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT VERY SLOW SPEED POWER STEERING WOULD NOT WORK, AND THE LEFT TURN WAS NOT POSS…
2002-07-03 TRAILER HITCHES No 0 AT 60 MPH AND TOWING A TRAILER CONSUMER STOPPED TO INSPECT TRAILER, AND NOTICED THAT TRAILER HITCH BROKE. DEALER DETER…
2002-06-24 STEERING No 0 WHILE EXITING OFF HIGHWAY STEERING WOULD NOT TURN LEFT. *AK WHILE DRIVING WITH OUT PRIOR WARNING, THE STEERING BROKE W…
2002-03-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 THE ISSUE WE RAN INTO LAST YEAR IS WHERE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. WE…
2002-03-06 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS No 0 THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS SUPPOSED TO BE A "SEALED" UNIT SO AS TO PROTECT THE HEADLIGHT BULB. ON MY OLDS VAN BOTH THE L…
2002-02-22 WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS No 0 WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH ALL 5 LUG NUTS BROKE OFF ON RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, AND VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AS IT FELL TO THE GROUND.*AK…
2002-01-20 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD No 0 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH GLASS IN THE SLIDING SIDE DOOR UNEXPECTEDLY SHATTERED, CAUSING GLASS TO FLY INTO THE…
2001-11-22 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 VEHICLE PURCHASED FROM DEALER WHO ORIGINALLY SOLD IT. SOME WARRANTY LEFT. TRANSMISSION TAKEN TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. DEA…
2001-11-06 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS No 0 INTERMITTENTLY HEADLIGHTS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW, BECAUSE LENS HAD COME OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE…
2001-09-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 THE CAR DID NOT CATCH FIRE BUT THE DASH STARTED SMOKING. THE DASH WAS MELTED IN A COUPLE OF PLACES. A FRIEND OF OURS …
2001-08-18 STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE MAKING A LEFT DUE TO RACK AND PINION FAILURE. *YH
2001-08-01 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS No 0 WAS TRAVELING AT NIGHT AND IT WAS RAINING, HEADLIGHT COVERS THAT HELD LIGHT IN PLASTIC LENSES CAME OFF, AND HEADLIGH…
2001-05-21 TIRES:TREAD/BELT Yes 0 PLEASE CONTACT ME AT MY WORK # 708-233-7305 AND I WILL HAVE THE VIN# AND DOT # AVAILABLE. THE TREAD ON MY FIRESTONE TI…
2001-05-15 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS No 0 THE RIGHT SIDE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVER CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER IT BREAKING IT. WHEN I CHECKED …
2001-05-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 TRANSMISSION FAILED DEC. 2000. REPLACED BY DEALER. FAILED AGAIN 1,000 MILES LATER. REPAIRED BY DEALER. 8000 MILES LATE…
2001-05-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT SNAPPED WITHOUT CAUSE. OLDSMOBILE REFUSES TO STAND BEHIND THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT. THE PEOPL…
2001-05-01 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR SLIDING DOOR. WHEN DOOR WAS SECURED IT OPENED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, ALARM SYSTEM W…
2001-04-21 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (01V-067) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THE DEALER DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE …
2001-04-08 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS No 0 BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY CLEAR PLASTIC COVERS FELL OFF DURING NORMAL DRIVING WITHIN 1 WEEK CAUSING HALOGEN HEADLIGHT BUL…
2001-03-15 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS No 0 RIGHT HEADLIGHT LENS FELL OFF. HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT IMMEDIATELY. BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAD MOISTURE INSIDE EVER SINCE DATE …
2001-03-05 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS No 0 FRONT RIGHT LENS COVER HAS FALLEN OFF, AND LIGHT GOES OFF. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL CASES OF FA…
2001-03-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 MY APPROX 75LB DOG WAS BELTED TO THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED TO PREVENT HIM FROM ACCESSING THE CON…
2000-12-25 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM No 0 WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID FLUID IS GETTING ON DRUMS. *AK CONS…
2000-11-01 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS No 0 RIGHT HEADLIGHT COVER FELL OFF, LIGHT BLEW WHEN IT RAINED. ON APRIL12, 2001 LEFT HEADLIGHT COVER FELL OFF. *AK *SLC
2000-08-13 TIRES No 0 WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 65 N NEAR SEYMOUR INDIANA OUR TIRE DISSENTIGRATED. WE PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND FOUND 2 …
2000-08-07 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT STAY LATCHED AND OPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. DEALER SAYS IT'S BECAUSE VEHICLE IS BEING …
2000-07-19 SEATS No 0 SEAT TRACK ANCHORS HAVE CRACKED, CAUSING SEAT TO MOVE OCCASIONALLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHIC…
2000-05-09 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER No 0 WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN, TRAVELING 45MPH, HAD WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND THEN TURNED TO NORMAL, AND WIN…
2000-01-04 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 FUEL TANK COLLAPSED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF FUEL, LEAVING MY WIFE STRANDED ON A ND HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF WINT…