Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SHORT AND SWEET, I WAS IN MY VEHICLE, STATIONARY IN MY YARD, NOT RUNNING WITHOUT THE KEY AND I WAS LOCKED IN. IT WOULD… |
| 2018-06-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | IVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW. FRIDAY JUNE 1 2018 I WAS DRIVING WITH ALL 4 OF MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE… |
| 2015-06-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSE… |
| 2013-07-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE … |
| 2013-05-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE SIDE SLIDING DOO… |
| 2013-03-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH FRONT HUBS WERE REPLACED. ONE YEAR LAT… |
| 2012-01-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE RELEASED A STRONG… |
| 2010-04-25 | TIRES | No | 0 | I PURCHASED GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES P225/60R16 THEY NOW HAVE 25,000 MILES ON THEM AND ARE COMPLETELY BALD. SAMS CLUB ME… |
| 2010-02-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | MY COMPLAINT IS THE FACT THAT COMPANIES NEED TO TRACK DOWN ANY OWNER OF A VEHICLE THAT THEIR COMPANY MAKES. MY DAD PURC… |
| 2010-01-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 01V0670… |
| 2008-08-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY 2001 OLDS SILHOUETTE VAN. BACK ON 08/01/08 EXPERIENCED THE SAME FUEL TANK FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL # 07V349000… |
| 2008-07-03 | WHEELS | No | 0 | MY DAUGHTER OWNS A 2001 OLDS SILHOUETTE, THIS PAST WEEKEND, HER FRONT WHEEL BECAME LOOSE CAUSING THE WHEEL SECURE POINT… |
| 2008-04-02 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL OF MY 2001 OLDS SILHOUETTE MINIVAN HAD BEEN "CLOSED" AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE POW… |
| 2007-11-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHEN TRANSMISSION IS COLD AND STARTING FROM A STOP. MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE, IN PARTI… |
| 2007-10-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE DIMMER THAN NORMAL. … |
| 2006-10-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE NAVIGATING A TURN AT 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TURNING FREELY WITHOUT WARNING. … |
| 2006-08-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR A DEFECT IN A 2001 OLDSMOBILE-SILOUTTE VAN.AS I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN HIGHWAY AT 55MPH(CRUISE SE… |
| 2006-07-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE REPLACE DUE TO HARD SHIFTING OF GEARS. A FEW WEEKS AFTER REPLACEMENT NOTICED TRANSMISSION … |
| 2006-06-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AND RIGHT FRONT BEARING DEFECTIVE. WHEEL WOULD HAVE FALLEN OFF AND BRAKING… |
| 2006-05-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT INDICATOR LIGHTS BULB SOCKET IS GETTING HOT THAT IT IS SMOKING AND PUTTING OUT A FIL… |
| 2006-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | OUR 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE HAS HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES. THE ISSUES ARE PLACED IN A CLOSE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. ALL EVE… |
| 2005-10-25 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE-THREE TIMES IN AS MANY YEARS ALSO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH REAR LIGHTS AND ALSO INTAKE MANIFOLD LE… |
| 2005-04-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM DINNER AND MY ENGINE COOLANT OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS REGISTERING IN THE … |
| 2005-03-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY AND THE TRANSMISSION.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMER ENTERED HI… |
| 2005-03-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ON BOTH SIDES ARE WORN/NOT FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 50K MILES AND UNDER 4 YEARS O… |
| 2005-01-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | LEAKING INTAKE GASKET ON 3.4L V6 IN OLDS SILOUETTE MINIVAN. *AK |
| 2005-01-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THIS OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE HAS HAD SO MANY MANY PROBLEMS OVER THE PAST 3.5 YEARS, I HAVE FINALLY HAD ENOUGH. I NOTICED … |
| 2005-01-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | I HAVE LEAKY INTAKE VALVE GASKETS ON A 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE VAN WHICH HAS RUINED THE EHGINE. GM WILL NOT DO ANYT… |
| 2004-12-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A LOCAL R… |
| 2004-12-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT SIDE REAR PASSENGER DOOR AT 35-40 MPH, AND NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED… |
| 2004-11-18 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | SLIDING DOOR ON OLDS SILHOULETTE OPENED AND SHUT BY ITSELF. CHILD WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE AND WAS ALMOST HIT . WE ARE U… |
| 2004-10-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HEATING PAD MALFUNCTIONED BY BURNING ITS WIRE, WHICH IS A HEATING COMPONENT. OCCURRENCE CAUSED A FIRE… |
| 2004-09-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | SINCE APRIL 2004 INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, THE C… |
| 2004-09-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT FAILURE, DIMMING AND FLICKERING OF ELECTRIC SYSTEM SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE IN 2001. THE TRANSMISSION HAS B… |
| 2004-08-18 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TIRES "DEFLATE" DAILY DUE TO POORLY MANUFACTURED RIMS. TIRES WON'T SEAL AND HOLD AIR. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE I … |
| 2004-04-28 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | RUBBING SOUND INSIDE STEERING COLUMN WHEN STEERRING WHEEL IS TURNED. DEALER CLAIMS TO HAVE LUBED THE COLUMN BUT NOISE I… |
| 2004-02-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING, FORCING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER CONTACT… |
| 2004-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VAN. BRAKES PREMATURELY WORE OUT. THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED PREMATURELY… |
| 2003-09-26 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING, ON JULY 3, BOTH FRONT TIRES TREAD SEPARATED. DEALER REPLACED BOTH TIRES. … |
| 2003-09-22 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR ON OUR 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE STAYS IN LOCKED POSITION. WE HAD A CERTIFIED OLDS DEALER … |
| 2003-09-01 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | OLDS 2001 SILHOUETTE PREMIERE WHEELS ON MY CAR AND APPARENTLY MANY OTHERS ARE FORMING BUBBLES AND DETERIORATING CAUSING… |
| 2003-08-25 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONING IS INOPERATIVE. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH OUR A/C. THE FIRST COMPLAINT WAS A LOUD NOISE DUR… |
| 2003-07-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE FUEL PUMP LOSES POWER DUE TO A FAULTY ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION BLOCK LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR. … |
| 2003-07-03 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | FRONT RIGHT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 55MPH. CONSUMERS TOOK VEHICLE INTO A REPAIR SHOP TO REPLACE … |
| 2003-03-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | EXPERIENCE ENGINE POWER SURGE WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE. FOOT WAS ON BRAKE, TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE AND ENGINE… |
| 2002-12-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | IN SEPTEMBER OF 2002, THE VAN WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD, THE VAN WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY C… |
| 2002-08-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ON AN INCLINE (WHILE IN DRIVE WIHT THE ENGINE RUNNING) MY 2001 OLDS SILHOUETTE VAN WILL ROLL BACKWARDS WHEN MY FOOT IS … |
| 2002-07-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | LEFT FRONT ROTORS AND PADS ARE WEARING EXCESSIVELY, CAUSES GRINDING AND VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER CONT… |
| 2002-03-31 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE DEFECT INVOLVES POOR VISIBILITY FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS HARDLY ANY RIGHT R… |
| 2002-03-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE KNOCK ON COLD START - WE HAVE BROUGHT OUR 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE IN SEVERAL TIMES COMPLAINING OF AN ENGINE… |