Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Oldsmobile Silhouette.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I COULD NOT GET MY VAN INSPECTED LAST OCT AS THE CODE CAME UP PO 446, WE WERE TOLD TO DRIVE 50 MILES, THEN 100 MILES, D… |
| 2016-10-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY 2002 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M GOING 30MPH OR 65MPH. EVER… |
| 2016-08-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE PLUS MANY OTHER MULTIPLE YEAR AND MAKE EXPENDED BASE GM MINI VANS ARE DEVELOPING GASOLINE LEAKS AT THE TOP… |
| 2015-11-04 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN AND IT HAS SECURITY LIGHT COME ON. IT SHUTS THE ENGINE AND ALL POWER OFF. THE VAN WAS … |
| 2012-08-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PAS… |
| 2011-02-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IT JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN STOP WORKING THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM NON STOP I BOUGHT FUSE AND THAT DIDN'T WORK I GOT NEW … |
| 2010-11-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING, REGISTERS FULL EVEN WHEN NOT FULL. LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON IF YOU IDLE FOR A FEW MINUTES. … |
| 2010-06-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE NEWS HAD THE AIR BAG RECALL AND THE GM PEOPLE SAY WE HAVE TO WAIT A MIN. OF 60 DAYS FOR THE NOTICE. THE GM DEALER … |
| 2008-07-25 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | 2002 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF. *BF THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER WAS DAMAGED AND TWO WHEEL STUDS … |
| 2008-03-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE DAY SHE PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT WITH THE VEHICLE, THE ABS LIG… |
| 2008-03-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SLOWLY BUT SURELY, SOME OF MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN FAILING. IT FIRST STARTED WITH LIGHTS BURNING OUT REPEATEDL… |
| 2007-10-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING COOLANT EXTERNALY.AND ENGINE OIL LEAKING INTO COOLANT INTERNALY. INTAKE GASKET FAILURE. … |
| 2007-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS | No | 1 | 2002 SILHOUETTE, 39000 MILES. FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. HAD REPAIRED, WITHIN 50 MILES AFTER PICKING UP FROM DEALER… |
| 2006-01-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | SLIDING DOOR PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE. DRIVER ELECTRIC SEAT "REPAIRED" SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL DOES NOT WORK. DEALER R… |
| 2005-11-18 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAD THE HEAT ELEMENT FAIL ON MY 2002 OLDS SILHOUETTE. THEY REPLACED BOTH SEAT ONCE AND THE LAST TIME A YEAR LATER TH… |
| 2005-11-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB | No | 0 | WHILE GETTING NEW TIRES INSTALLED THE MECHANIC NOTIFIED ME OF A WORN LEFT FRONT WHEEL HUB/BEARING. THE VAN HAS 67,000 … |
| 2005-11-01 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WE HAVE A 2002 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. IN NOVEMBER, 2005 WE STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH STEERING VIBRATION AND SEVERE P… |
| 2005-10-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2002 OLDS SILHOUETTE MINIVAN WHICH HAD TO HAVE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED. IN TALKING TO THE MECHANI… |
| 2005-08-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE FRONT LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY OF THIS VAN AND SISTER VEHICLES PONTIAC MONTANAS AND CHEVROLET VENTURES FILL W… |
| 2005-06-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | STOP LAMP BULBS ARE SHORTING OUT AT CONNECTOR TO SOCKETS. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES SO FAR. THREE TIMES ON THE RIGHT… |
| 2005-03-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AWD DISABLE AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED AND WERE REPLACED (FOUR TIMES)… |
| 2005-01-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL 04V597000 ON THE LATCHES ON A 2002 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. HOWEVER, THIS… |
| 2005-01-06 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT HIS SEAT HEATER BURNED OUT EVERY YEAR. HEATERS BURNED OUT 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 WINTER… |
| 2005-01-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRES ARE WORN ON INSIDE, THERE ARE DEEP ALMOST TO THE CORD INDENTATIONS OR SEPARATIONS. TIRE WEAR DUE TO BAD FRONT-EN… |
| 2004-12-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | REAR TAIL LIGHTS MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. USUALLY AFTER HEAVY RAIN. BULBS BECOME COVERED WITH CORROSION,AND RUST. RE… |
| 2004-11-17 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS GETTING THE TIRES ROTATED MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO … |
| 2004-11-02 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HEATER FAILED. VERY COSTLY FOR THE DEALER TO REPAIR IT AND YOU CAN'T BUY THE HEATING PAD FROM A JUNK… |
| 2004-09-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | 2002 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE VAN THE FRONT DOORS ARE NOT PROPERLY SEALED AND ALLOW WATER TO INTRUDE. THIS HAS CAUSED WA… |
| 2004-08-28 | TIRES | No | 0 | AS I WAS CHECKING THE TIRES FOR WEAR I NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE, WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL, WAS DAM… |
| 2004-07-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH WIND NOISE COMING FROM BOTH, BUT PRIMARILY THE LEFT A-PILLAR/S. I GET THE NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEED… |
| 2004-05-29 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 1 | MY ONE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER GOT HER HAND CAUGHT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR. THE WHOLE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. AND … |
| 2004-02-20 | SEAT BELTS | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY, TRAFFIC CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP AND MY SON (5YRS, IN A CAR SEAT), WHO WAS SITTING IN THE FI… |
| 2003-12-21 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS | No | 0 | JUST PRIOR TO 40,000 MILES, MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND MY ABS DISABLED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER I STOPPE… |
| 2003-12-16 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB | No | 0 | AWD DISABLE AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED AND WERE REPLACED.*AK |
| 2003-09-16 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | SOMETIMES THE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AND NOW HAS OPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE TAKEN THE VAN IN THIS M… |
| 2003-07-10 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 1 | MY DAUGHTER'S FINGERS WERE CRUSHED IN MY PARENTS AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ON THEIR 2002 OLDSMOBILE SILOUTTE MINIVAN. THE… |
| 2003-07-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | BRAKES, AIR CONDITIONING, WHEEL HUB & ABS, FUEL PUMP. WHEEL BEARINGS DISABLE AWD. BEEN REPLACED 8 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WENT… |
| 2003-06-16 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 1 | THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE… |
| 2003-06-14 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT AT THE SIDEWALL WHICH RESULTED IN THE TREAD SEPARAT… |
| 2003-04-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND WHEN THE CONSUMER CAME BACK INTO VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR … |
| 2003-02-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB | No | 0 | AWD DISABLE AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED AND WERE REPLACED.*AK |
| 2003-01-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 1 | OUR VAN HAS ONE AUTOMATIC DOOR AND ONE MANUAL DOOR TO ENTER INTO THE BACK SEAT. I PULLED INTO THE GARAGE, TURNED THE V… |
| 2002-12-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED. HAD TO MANUVER THE VEHICLE TO … |
| 2002-12-12 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | No | 0 | WHILE BACKING UP CONSUMER CAN NOT SEE BECAUSE HEAD RESTRAINT IS TO HIGH. TS |
| 2002-11-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR REMOTE WOULD NOT WORK CAUSING IT TO BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO ENTER OR EXIT THE… |
| 2002-10-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 1 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ELECTRICAL DOOR SLIDE OPEN AND CLOSE INTERMITTENLEY. … |
| 2002-08-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEATBELT-2ND ROW PASSENGER SIDE BELT KEEPS PULLING TIGHTER AND TIGHTER AND LOCKING. CHILDREN WOULD REFUSE TO WEAR IT BE… |
| 2002-05-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 1 | MY 2002 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE MINIVAN, AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR CLOSED ON ITS OWN AND CRUSHED ME. THE DOOR WOULD NOT REL… |
| 2002-04-30 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | AWD DISABLE AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED.*AK |
| 2002-03-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT GEARS ERRATICALLY W/O WARNING. DLR HAS REPLACED VEHICLE'S V… |