Safety Score
71
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR WON'T START UNLESS YOU WIGGLE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. CAN DIE AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. |
| 2014-11-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY PLACE AT WORSHIP WHEN A FRIEND TOLD ME I HAD NO BACKUP LIGHTS. I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE AUTO SUPP… |
| 2014-07-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE. THE COOLANT LOW LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH IT ISN'T.. HAVE HAD IT CHECKED. THEY SAID ITS ALL OK. THEN I REA… |
| 2014-01-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN WHEN A CAR PULLED OUT OF A PARKING SPOT RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME GIVING ME TWO FEET TO STOP AT 25 MPH… |
| 2011-10-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | COULD NOT ENGAGE DRIVE GEAR BUT WOULD ENGAGE IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND REVERSE. *TR |
| 2011-05-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO DRIV… |
| 2010-09-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LEFT SIDE BRAKE / TAIL LIGHT MELTS. BULB BASE MELTS THEN CAUSES AN OPEN SHORT. BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. … |
| 2010-04-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | JUST PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF INTERIOR VENTS. TURNED OFF VAN GOT OUT AND FLAMES STA… |
| 2009-11-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | I AM IN ARMY & WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING AT 5:30 AM MY VAN SLOWLY STARTED ACCELERATING THE MORE I PRESSED THE B… |
| 2009-09-13 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE RIGHT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WOULD AUTOMATICALLY OPEN PARTIALLY,… |
| 2008-12-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHT PLUG INS ARE MELTING AND BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT WORK. *TR |
| 2008-10-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | REPEATED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK / FAILURE - HAD TO REPLACE TWICE IN LESS THAN 100,000 MILES - FIRST TIME AT JUST O… |
| 2008-06-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | LEFT BRAKE KEEPS GOING OUT. UPON REPLACING NOTICE THAT THE CONTACTS ARE GETTING COVERED UP BY MELTING PLASTIC. I HAVE R… |
| 2007-12-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | THE ACCELERATOR CABLE SNAPPED WHILE PULLING OUT OF A STOP SIGN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC LEADING TO LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL. TH… |
| 2007-01-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE BROUGHT HE 1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE TO DEALER IN COSTA MESA, CA FOR AN OIL CHANGE… |
| 2007-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | BOTH FRONT HEADLIGHT COVERS HAVE CLOUDED AND BECOME HAZY DUE TO SUN EXPOSURE OVER TIME. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLE… |
| 2007-01-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | ON MY 1999 OLDSMOBILE SILLOETTE THE HEADLIGHTS (LEFT & RIGHT) LEAK VERY BAD. AFTER DRIVING IN THE RAIN I MAY HAVE A INC… |
| 2006-09-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING ON SHORT TRIPS TO THE STORE(1-2 MILES). THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS THE THERMOSTAT HOWEVER WHEN… |
| 2005-08-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | DT: 1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. ON AUGUST 11, 2005 THE CONSUMER WAS SMELLING GAS; HE LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW … |
| 2005-06-26 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR ON 1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUTTE OPENED WHILE DRIVING AND RIPPED THE TIRE AN… |
| 2005-06-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | LEAK IN THE DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET , WHICH HAS BEEN DIRETLY RELATED TO ENGINE FAILURE,WHICH I NOW HAVE WITH M… |
| 2005-06-24 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | 1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE MOTOR HAD FALLEN DOWN.*MR THE DISCOVERED THE CRADLE BOLT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS GONE. T… |
| 2005-04-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE TAIL LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. HAS TWO VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY GM… |
| 2005-03-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ON TWO OCCASIONS IN 2005, WE HAD INCIDENCES OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. WE OWN A 1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE MINIVAN AND IN… |
| 2005-02-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS ON THE ROAD WHEN DRIVER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. DRIVER THEN PULLED OVER TO NO… |
| 2005-01-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING ON 1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE WITH 64,000 MILES. $900 REPAIR. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COM… |
| 2004-12-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE "LOW COOLANT" LIGHT CAME ON BUT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A LEAK. WE FINALLY DISCOVERED THAT THE HOT COOLANT WAS LE… |
| 2004-11-29 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER REPLACED THE BULB INSIDE THE HEADLIGHTS 10 TIMES DUE TO MOISTURE GETTING INSIDE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE T… |
| 2004-09-18 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | DRIVING ALONG STREET @ 30 MPH LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PARKED VEHICLE AT HOME CONTACTED DEALER AND HAD VEHICLE TO… |
| 2004-09-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | COOLANT LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD APPEARED AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SLIGHT HESITATION WHEN CONSUMER… |
| 2004-06-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH CONSUMER TOOK THE WRONG ROAD AND ENDED UP ON A DEAD END ROAD. CONSUMER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO… |
| 2004-06-22 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN NHTSA RECALL 97V05800 CONCERNING REAR CRADLE BOLTS FA… |
| 2004-05-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE ENGI… |
| 2004-05-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS ALLOW MOISTURE IN, WATER COLLECTED IN THE HEADLAMPS, ONE FAILED, BEFORE I COULD GET IT FIXED THE OTHER ONE F… |
| 2004-04-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE WITH ABOUT 55,000 MILES. I TOOK THE VAN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC BECAUSE OF A KNOCKING NO… |
| 2004-04-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, THE READING OF THE GAUGE WAS INCORRECT. *AK |
| 2004-04-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | MY 1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE ONLY HAS 69,000 MILES AND HAS A LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. IT IS OBVIOUS BY THE OUT… |
| 2004-03-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | COOLANT IS LEAKING ON TOP OF ENGINE, RESULTING FROM FAILED LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE GASKET WAS REPLACED AT 34… |
| 2004-02-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | HARD SHIFTING ON MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES. SEEMS ASSOCIATED WITH RAPID SPEED CHANGES. AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND WAITING … |
| 2004-02-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING COOLANT LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON UNTIL VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. CONSUMER TOOK VE… |
| 2004-02-07 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE MOTOR FOR THE POWER SLIDING DOOR BROKE WITH ABOUT 48,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO 2 DIFFERENT GM DEALERS … |
| 2004-01-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WATER PUMP FAILED, THEN RADIATOR FAILED, NOW ENGINE FAILED. ALL SEEM TO BE RELATED TO DEX-COOL. *LA |
| 2004-01-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE OVERHEATED ON CONGESTED HIGHWAY WITH NO PRIOR WARNING OF ANY PROBLEM. MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE AT 45,000 MILES.… |
| 2004-01-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD COOLANT LEAK CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE GASKET. RELATED TSB MENTIONS "NEW GASKET DESIGN" IMPLYING THAT ORIGIN… |
| 2004-01-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | I OWN A 1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE WITH 65,000 MILES. I TOOK THE VAN TO A LOCAL DEALER AFTER ANTIFREEZE STARTED LEAKING… |
| 2004-01-03 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE POWER DOOR DOES NOT STAY CLOSED. THE POWER DOOR CLOSES WITH SWITCH, BUT IMMEDIATELY REOPENS AS THOUGH I… |
| 2004-01-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | OIL LEAKING INTO THE COOLANT SYSTEM. PROBLEM WAS FIXED BY REPLACING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. RESULTED IN REPLACING… |
| 2003-12-20 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR PROBLEM. A RECALL WAS ISSUED IN 2001, BUT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR RE… |
| 2003-11-14 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | SLIDING POWER DOOR WILL OPEN BY ITSELF IN OCCASIONS AND NOW IT DOESN'T WORK AUTOMATICALLY STATES IS THE MODULE AND REPL… |
| 2003-10-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VAN FROM A AND B AUTO SALES IN BELLAIRE OHIO. WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE SEATBELT LIGHT , TURNED … |