1991 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE Problems & Recalls

DT: CONTACT STATED REAR CRADLE BOLTS AND RETAINERS RUSTED AND DISCONNECTED THE STEERING WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING. CONTACT NOTICED THIS AROUND JUNE. WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND STARTED TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND NOTICED THERE WAS NO STEERING. DEALER SAID THAT CRADLE BOLTS RUSTED AND FIXED IT. GM...

Mileage: 173,000

DT: CONSUMER STATES 1991 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE WAS HAVING MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. IT WAS A LEASED BY THE CONSUMER. THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE SPARK PLUGS FOR THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING LINE, SHOCKS, BRAKE WORK, AND A TUNE UP. THE ENGINE HAD TO HAVE THE MODULE REPLACED. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER A W...

Mileage: 150,000

DT: CONSUMER STATES 1991 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE WAS HAVING MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. IT WAS A LEASED BY THE CONSUMER. THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE SPARK PLUGS FOR THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING LINE, SHOCKS, BRAKE WORK, AND A TUNE UP. THE ENGINE HAD TO HAVE THE MODULE REPLACED. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER A W...

Mileage: 150,000

DT: CONSUMER STATES 1991 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE WAS HAVING MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. IT WAS A LEASED BY THE CONSUMER. THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE SPARK PLUGS FOR THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING LINE, SHOCKS, BRAKE WORK, AND A TUNE UP. THE ENGINE HAD TO HAVE THE MODULE REPLACED. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER A W...

Mileage: 150,000

DT: CONSUMER STATES 1991 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE WAS HAVING MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. IT WAS A LEASED BY THE CONSUMER. THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE SPARK PLUGS FOR THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING LINE, SHOCKS, BRAKE WORK, AND A TUNE UP. THE ENGINE HAD TO HAVE THE MODULE REPLACED. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER A W...

Mileage: 150,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CAME TO A STOP SIGN, MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEELS OUT. THE STEERING WHEEL JUST KEPT SPINNING AROUND AND AROUND. WAS ABLE TO MANUEVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FAILURE WAS: THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS THROUGH THE RETAINERS DUE TO CORROSION O...

Mileage: 173,306

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CAME TO A STOP SIGN, MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEELS OUT. THE STEERING WHEEL JUST KEPT SPINNING AROUND AND AROUND. WAS ABLE TO MANUEVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FAILURE WAS: THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS THROUGH THE RETAINERS DUE TO CORROSION O...

Mileage: 173,306

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT BACK INTO ITS HOLSTER. THIS RESULTED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER NOT BEING RESTRAINED IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 150,000

FRONT SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. *LA

Mileage: 133,279

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MAKE A LEFT TURN THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, GOING AROUND IN CIRCLE.*AK

PROBLEM #1 - ON THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR THE DOOR SHUTS AROUND A METAL KNOB THAT IS PART OF THE DOOR. THE METAL KNOB COMES OFF OF THE VEHICLE MAKING THE DOOR IMPOSSIBLE TO SHUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. PROBLEM #2 - THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT INTO THE HOLDER AND SO IT IS LOOSE ...

PROBLEM #1 - ON THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR THE DOOR SHUTS AROUND A METAL KNOB THAT IS PART OF THE DOOR. THE METAL KNOB COMES OFF OF THE VEHICLE MAKING THE DOOR IMPOSSIBLE TO SHUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. PROBLEM #2 - THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT INTO THE HOLDER AND SO IT IS LOOSE ...

I HAVE NOT RECEIVED RECALL #97V058/MANUFACTUER'S RECALL NO 97016 NOTICE CONCERNING REAR CRADLE BOLTS. I WOULD LIKE TO NOW IF YOU ARE EVER GOING TO TAK E CARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN MINNESOTA I WOULD REALL LIKE TO GET THIS DONE . THANK YOU.*AK

TREAD SEPARATED OFF RIGHT REAR KELLY TIRE CAUSING VAN TO LOSE CONTROL AND ROLL, KILLING ALL THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD, ON 7/16/99, WHERE LEGAL SPEED LIMIT WAS 75 MPH. *AK( DOT NUMBER: C2T9K FAR TIRE SIZE: 20570R14 )

TREAD SEPARATED OFF RIGHT REAR KELLY TIRE CAUSING VAN TO LOSE CONTROL AND ROLL, KILLING ALL THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD, ON 7/16/99, WHERE LEGAL SPEED LIMIT WAS 75 MPH. *AK( DOT NUMBER: C2T9K FAR TIRE SIZE: 20570R14 )

15 INCH TIRES, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH OLDSMOBILE SILHOUTTE 1991. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH WHEN FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT ,TREAD COMPLETELY SHREDDED,AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO SIDE OF VEHICLE. NEXT DAY FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT. IT ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE...

FRAME SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, PULLING THE STEERING SHAFT OUT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

FRAME SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, PULLING THE STEERING SHAFT OUT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE, LEAVING THE BACK AND REAR PASSENGERS NO WAY TO QUICKLY ESCAPE IN AN EMERGENCY. I UNDERSTAND THIS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ON GM MINIVANS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. *AK

IN A PARKING LOT WENT TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT SLIDE OPEN. WAS TRYING TO GET INSIDE THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND WAS NOT ABLE TO. MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS THEMSELVES. IT APPEAR THAT THE LOCK MECHANISM BROKE OFF INSIDE THE DOOR. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING 35 MPH THE H FRAME, WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE MAIN FRAME, WASHER AND NUTS RUSTED OUT, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CRACKING AND FATIGUE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE DOOR HANDLES. *AK

DRIVER'S OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING @ 30MPH, SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT FIRE OUT, DETERMINED THAT CARBURETOR/T HAD TOO MUCH GAS. REPAIRWORK NOT DONE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

MOST OF THE SEAT BELTS HAVE FAILED ON VEHICLE. SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT AND ARE USELESS. BOLTS ARE SO DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THAT I AM NOT REPLACING THE EXPENSIVE FRONT PASSENGER BELT.

BOTH FRONT DOORS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERABLE.

EA97019, IN AN ACCIDENT, THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED BACKWARDS UPON IMPACT, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK

RIGHT REAR WHEEL, WITH AXLE, BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING. CAUSED VEHICLE TO FLIP 3 TIMES.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY RIGHT REAR WHEEL DISCONNECTED, LOST CONTROL, VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURIES. *AK

RECALL #97V058: RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE JUNE 11, 97. MADE AN APPOINTMENT THE SAME DAY. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS. TOOK IN AGAIN ON 7-10-97, STILL NO PARTS AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DO KNOW WHEN THEY WILL HAVE THE PARTS. *AK

GOT INTO VEHICLE, DRIVER PULLED OUT SHOULDER BELT; SHOULDER BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT TO ORIGINAL POSITION- WAS STUCK, TOOK TO DEALER, WILL NOT REPAIR PROBLEM; ALSO CONTACTED MANUFACTURER WHO DID NOT DO ANYTHING. *AK

THE BRAKE ROTORS AND TIE RODS WORE OUT, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE BRAKE ROTORS AND TIE RODS WORE OUT, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW STICKS IN OPEN POSITION, ALSO REPLACED POWER STEERING AND CRUISE CONTROL. *AK

DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW STICKS IN OPEN POSITION, ALSO REPLACED POWER STEERING AND CRUISE CONTROL. *AK

DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW STICKS IN OPEN POSITION, ALSO REPLACED POWER STEERING AND CRUISE CONTROL. *AK

MOUNT TO THE RACK AND PINION STEERING LET GO, RESULTING IN UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING. *AK

MIDDLE ROW SEAT ON DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. *AK

FRONT PASSENGER SHOULDER/LAP BELT WENT ALL WAY OUT, DID NOT RETRACT DURING PANIC STOP; COULD CAUSE INJURY TO PASSENGER. *AK

DRIVER SIDE DOOR; FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. *AK

DRIVER SIDE DOOR; FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. *AK

DRIVER SIDE DOOR; FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. *AK

SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN, CAUSING INJURY. *SD

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY WHEN IT RAINS. *DSH

PURCHASE TRUCK THE FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPPED. TT

SLIDING DOOR DISCONNECTED FROM TRACK WHEN OPENING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

THE REAR HATCH LATCH IS HARD TOO CLOSE. TT

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO PASSING GEAR WHEN STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL. *AK

REPLACED NOISY ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR. *AK

LEFT/FRONT POWER WINDOW DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. *AK

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR INOPERATIVE. *AK

STEERING WHEEL MAKES NOISE WHEN TURNING SLIGHTLY LEFT OR RIGHT. *AK

REPLACED BATTERY. *AK

NOISY BRAKES. *AK

CAPTAIN'S CHAIR WIRE PROTRUDING OUT OF CHAIR TOWARDS PASSENGER'S SEAT. *AK