Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-11-04 | 02V286000 |
STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 1,159,156 | — | Details |
| 1998-06-11 | 98V131000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 38,540 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING … |
| 2011-02-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND SHIFTED INT… |
| 2011-01-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT IS INTERMITTENT. AS THE VEHICLE STARTS, THE COMPUTER RUNS THROUGH IT'S CHECKS, EVERY NOW AND THEN THE AIRB… |
| 2010-12-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VAN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWED HOT AND HEATER STOPPED BLOWING HOT AIR FEW MINUTES LATER IT COOLED BACK … |
| 2009-04-06 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE MINIVAN. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH UNEXPECTEDLY THE TIRE… |
| 2009-03-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS AN AB… |
| 2008-08-30 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE VEHICLE HAS TOYO 800 ULTRA TIRES. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 70-72 M… |
| 2008-07-31 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE … |
| 2008-05-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY 1998 OLD SILHOUETTE HAD INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED AT 69, 000 MILES AND THEN 8 MONTHS AT 73 000 MILE MY CAM BRO… |
| 2007-11-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WE PURCHASED A VAN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER IN 04/2006. IT WAS USED PREVIOUSLY BY ONE OWNER SINCE BEING PURCHASED NEW. I… |
| 2006-09-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | VEHICLE DRIPPING FUEL FROM FUEL LINE UNDER VEHICLE. WHEN FUEL LINE WAS INSPECTED TO FIND CAUSE IT BEGAN SPRAYING FUEL … |
| 2006-01-11 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PINCH WELD AREAS ON THE WINDSHIELD ARE RUSTING. THE WINDSHIELD PROFESSIONALS DISCOVERED TH… |
| 2005-12-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT WARMING UP PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP… |
| 2005-11-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS FOGGED UP, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. … |
| 2005-11-08 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | Yes | 1 | I WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR ACCIDENT, LESS THAN 20 MPH. I HAD THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT BELT HEIGHT ADJUSTED TO THE LOWEST … |
| 2005-09-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | AS I WAS ACCELERATING INTO THE FAST LANE ON A FREEWAY IN DIAMOND BAR CA THE ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE AND THE MOTOR DID N… |
| 2005-09-21 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | CONSUMER SLIDING DOOR ONLY WORKS MANUALLY, DRIVER SEAT DOES NOT HAVE EITHER MANUAL OR ELECTRONIC CONTROL. *TS THE POW… |
| 2005-08-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | DT: THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GASOLINE. A MECHANIC LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED IT WAS A GAS LEAK. CONTACTED OLDSMOBI… |
| 2005-07-29 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS GETTING RECALL REPAIR WORK COMPLETED ON HIS 1998 OLDSMOBILE VAN.*MR DEALERSHIP TOOK TOO… |
| 2005-04-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK. CONSUMER HAD TO SLAM DOWN ON THE PEDAL TO UNSTICK THE ACCEL… |
| 2005-04-11 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | BACK REAR DOUBLE BRACKET THAT HOLDS ELECTRIC SLIDING DRIVERS SIDE SEAT ON THE MAIN FRAME BOLTED TO THE CHASIS OF THE VE… |
| 2005-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | DT: CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO A SERVICE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND THEY REPLACED THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD TO ST… |
| 2005-01-11 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | 1998 OLDSMOBILE MINI VAN WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG EQUIPMENT DID NOT DEPLOY. *MR A VEHICLE PULLE… |
| 2005-01-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BEGAN TO SEE COOLANT POOLING ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY, TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO FIND THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASK… |
| 2005-01-03 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 1 | THE SLIDING DOOR SENSOR WHICH MADE THE DOOR RETRACT IF THERE WAS AN OBJECT IN ITS PASSAGE WAY MALFUNCTIONED. THE DOOR… |
| 2004-11-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER STATED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND OIL BEGAN… |
| 2004-11-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND… |
| 2004-10-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | RIGHT/LEFT HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLY FOGGED UP AND WATER BEADS FORMED O THE INSIDE. *BF *TC |
| 2004-09-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE MOVING AT SPEED EVEN A… |
| 2004-09-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | COOLANT LEAKED FROM GASKET INTO ENGINE DEGRADING OIL AND RESULTED IN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND COST. THE DOWNGRADING BEGAN W… |
| 2004-08-27 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT LENS POPPED OFF. *AK |
| 2004-08-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. ALSO, DIRTY WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE HEADLIGHT… |
| 2004-08-01 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UPON CLOSING DOOR. THIS IS LOCATED IN THE DRIVERS SEAT AND IS ALSO CALLED A SIDE CU… |
| 2004-07-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER STATED THAT BOTH OF THE HEAD LAMPS FELL OUT. SHE STATEED THAT ONE FELL OUT A YEAR AGO. NOW JUST RECENTLY… |
| 2004-06-03 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WHILE INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT. THE DRIVER TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND T… |
| 2004-05-31 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | RECALL FOR STEERING, DIFFICULTY TURNING LEFT,POWER STEERING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED RACK AND PINION. *BF LEFT TURNS COU… |
| 2004-05-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | THERE WAS A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING THAT COULD BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE V… |
| 2004-03-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | OVERHEATING/COOLOING SYSTEM/INTAKE GASKET FAILURE ON A 1998 OLDMOBILE SILLHOETTE VAN WITH A 3.4 LTR V-6 ENGINE.LOW COOL… |
| 2004-03-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHT LENS COVERS FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER RECOMMEN… |
| 2003-12-23 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING BOTH PLASTIC HEADLIGHTS LENSES FELL OFF. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN IND… |
| 2003-11-20 | VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER VIEW. DEALER SORRY THERE IS NOT REC… |
| 2003-10-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 02 V 286 000, BUT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATI… |
| 2003-10-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT LENS IS GONE. THIS RESULTED IN THE HEADLIGHT SHATTERING DUE TO NO PROTECTION ON THE LIGHT BULB. … |
| 2003-08-19 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE GLUE HOLDING THE HEADLIGHT LENS ON DRIES OUT. RIGHT LENS FELL OFF IN 3/2003. LEFT LENS FELL OFF IN AUGUST 2003. LEN… |
| 2003-07-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE WATER PUMP WOULD LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH |
| 2003-07-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 4 | SEAT BELTS IN THE SECOND ROW CAPTAIN CHAIRS RELEASED IN A CAR ACCIDENT (ROLL OVER). SEAT BELT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SI… |
| 2003-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT, 3.4L 6CYC MINIVAN. |
| 2003-05-31 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FRONT SEAT BELTS BUCKLES WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2003-05-27 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLAMPS AND FOG LAMPS GET CONDENSATION IN THEM AND IS REMOVING THE REFLECTIVE COATING. I HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE, SAME Y… |
| 2003-05-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR. THE MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER IS 01013. … |