Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
36
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 Oldsmobile Silhouette.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE … |
| 2014-01-07 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I WAS EASTBOUND ON A TWO LANE ROAD, AND AN ESCALADE RAN THE STOP SIGN ON THE DRIVER SIDE , AS I WAS CONTINUING DRIVING … |
| 2013-08-05 | ENGINE | Yes | 2 | T-BONED CROSSING A 4WAY DUE TO VIEW OBSTRUCTION. OTHER PERSON HIT US AT 60 MILES PER HR. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED APPROX. 10 S… |
| 2012-07-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEAD LAMPS ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE STARTED TO HAZE. THE HAZE HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE RESTRICTING THE AMOUNT … |
| 2011-02-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | REFERENCE INVESTIGATION PE 11-014. THIS ISSUE IS NOT LIMITED TO 2005-2007 GM SUVS. ON 2/26/11, MY 2003 OLDSMOBILE SIL… |
| 2010-05-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | MOST OF THE DAY MAY 8,2010 BEEN DOING SOME CITY BUT MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES. STOPPED FO… |
| 2009-05-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | ON MAY 27, 2009 I HIT A TREE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE VAN AND THEN HIT ANOTHER TREE HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS IN THE FRONT … |
| 2009-03-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CO… |
| 2009-02-27 | WHEELS | No | 0 | ALL WHEELS ARE CORRODED AND LEAKING AIR AROUND VALVE STEMS. *TR |
| 2008-03-27 | WHEELS | No | 0 | NOTICED DECREASE IN TIRE PRESSURE ON ONE TIRE THEN ON ALL. EXAMINATION OF RIM SHOWED EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON ALL RIMS BO… |
| 2008-03-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL; WIPERS SLOWED AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED; REPAIRED BY DEALER THEN NEXT STORM, DRIVER SIDE WIP… |
| 2008-02-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER ACCELERATING TO PASSING GEAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON .. AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE THE SPARK PLUG FAILED… |
| 2007-11-17 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE 6-WAY POWER SEAT CONTROL HAS AN OPENING THAT ALLOWS THE WEBBING … |
| 2006-08-11 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 1 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED DUE TO THE SHORT DRAIN LINE ON THE EVAPORATOR UNIT OF THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, THE MOISTURE… |
| 2006-06-02 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 3 | DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING 10-15MPH AND TURNING LEFT ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN AND CRASHED INTO THE… |
| 2006-05-19 | WHEELS | No | 0 | IN 2005 OR 2006 I TOOK THIS OLDS. IN BECAUSE THE CHROME ON THE INSIDE OF THE WHEELS WAS COMING OFF THE WHEELS.....THEY … |
| 2006-05-18 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE … |
| 2006-05-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAS TWO REAR POWER SLIDING DOORS. THE DOORS A… |
| 2005-11-05 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | No | 0 | DT: CONTACT STATED THE JACK THAT CAME WITH VEHICLE BROKE APART AFTER CHANGING A TIRE. THE DEALER OFFERED A GIFT CERTI… |
| 2005-09-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANS CODE CAUSING SHIFTING PROBLEMS. FLUID REPLACED VEHICLE SHOWED PREVIOUSLY CLEARED SHIFT SOLENOID CODE AT THIS TIME… |
| 2004-12-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 1 | MY SEVEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER USED THE HANDLE OF PASSANGER SIDE REAR SLIDING POWER DOOR TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE DOOR BEGA… |
| 2004-12-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | INSUFFICIENT HEADLIGHTS, DIFFICULT TO SEE AHEAD, ESPECIALLY ON RAINY NIGHTS. *BF *SC *JB |
| 2004-10-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 1 | WHILE HOLDING A CHILD THE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR CLOSED ON THE CHILD'S ARM, BREAKING IT. THE KEY REMOTE HAD TO BE USED … |
| 2004-09-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE IS A VERY FOUL ODOR THAT EMITS FROM THE A/C UNIT ON MY 2003 OLDS SILHOUETTE VAN. I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BE … |
| 2004-01-20 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | VEHICLE COVER FOR THE THIRD ROW SEAT BELT POPS OFF, EXPOSING THE MECHANISM INSIDE. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT CHILDR… |
| 2003-12-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT | No | 0 | THE TRACTION CONTROL LIKE DISENGAGES AND THE ABS LIGHT STICKS ON WHEN YOU GO THROUGH SNOW . THE MESSAGE CENTER TELLS YO… |
| 2003-10-27 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 2 | ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER SUSTAI… |
| 2003-09-23 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE RIGHT REAR AUTOMATIC DOOR WILL REOPEN AFTER IT WAS CLOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVEN TIMES FOR THIS… |
| 2003-09-15 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD CREAK WHILE DRIVING DUE TO FOUR SUB-FRAME BOLTS BEING LOOSE AS WELL AS THE LOWER CONTROL ARM … |
| 2003-06-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 3 | FLOMATON, ALA. (AP) - A VAN CROSSED THE MEDIAN OF A HIGHWAY IN SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND COLLIDED WITH A PICKUP TRUCK, KILLI… |
| 2003-04-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | DRIVING AT APPROX 25 MPH AND THE CAR JUST CUT OFF. TOOK CAR TO BILL ESTES CHEVROLET. AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICAT… |
| 2002-10-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT AT 45 MPH THE CONSUMER T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND NONE OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED … |
| 2002-01-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | NO CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT CONSOLE TO WARN THE DRIVER THAT CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED. I CHECKED THE OWNERS… |
| 1901-01-01 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE AUTO JACK.*MR THE CONSUMER USED THE JACK AS INSTRUCTED IN THE MANUAL. AS THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO REMOVE THE W… |
| 1901-01-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE FRONT TIRE ON THE CONSUMER'S 2003 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE WENT FLAT SUDDENLY. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE STEEL WHICH BROK… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED AN OIL LEAK. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER STATED OIL GASKET WAS LEAKING ,AND GASKET NEE… |