1997 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE Problems & Recalls
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Common Problems
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AFTER THE RECALL (01V264000, 04V597000 OR 01V067000) REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. THE DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, BUT NO LONGER WORKED. THE DOOR ONLY OPERATED PROPERLY ON AN IN...
Mileage: 78,576
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IN OUR 1997 SILHOUETTE WENT BAD. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE REPAIR FACILITY AND PERFORMING SEVERAL SEARCHES ACROSS THE INTERNET, IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT GM HAD A DEFECTIVE PART. THE ORIGINAL GASKETS WERE MADE OUT OF PLASTICS, WHILE NOW GM IS CONSTRUCTING THEM OF A MORE NORMAL /...
Mileage: 106,122
NO FLOOR HEAT IN 1997 OLDS SILHOUETTE. MECHANIC DID NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM BUT DID NOTE THAT AN UN ASSOCIATED PROBLEM WAS OCCURING. THE ORIGINAL PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS FAILING. AFTER INVESTIGATING AND RESEARCHING I HAVE FOUND THAT BOTH THE LACK OF HEAT IN THE FRONT OF THIS VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 135,400
FRONT WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN 12 MONTHS. BREAK INITIATED IN UPPER DRIVER SIDE CORNER AND TRAVELS INTO FIELD OF VISION. WITH WINDSHIELD OUT, YOU CAN SEE SEVERE RUSTING AT THE CORNER, NO WHERE ELSE. THE RUST IS ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE ROOF PANEL AND IS NOT VISIBLE ONCE THE WINDSHIELD ...
Mileage: 171,300
ROOF LEAKS, DESPITE ATTEMPTS TO BLOCK LEAKAGE, WATER HAS INFILTRATED THE FUSE PANEL REPEATEDLY, SHORTING THE HORN, CAUSING IT TO HONK AT RANDOM FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. *AK
Mileage: 120,000
ROOF LEAKS, DESPITE ATTEMPTS TO BLOCK LEAKAGE, WATER HAS INFILTRATED THE FUSE PANEL REPEATEDLY, SHORTING THE HORN, CAUSING IT TO HONK AT RANDOM FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. *AK
Mileage: 120,000
ROOF LEAKS, DESPITE ATTEMPTS TO BLOCK LEAKAGE, WATER HAS INFILTRATED THE FUSE PANEL REPEATEDLY, SHORTING THE HORN, CAUSING IT TO HONK AT RANDOM FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. *AK
Mileage: 120,000
RECALL #01 V 264 000/SLIDING DOOR:INTERMITTENTLY THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WOULD OPEN BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER HAS MADE REPAIRS ON THIS DOOR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEAR AGO, NOW THE PROBLEM IS RECURRING. *NM
Mileage: 7,000
THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS RATTLED AND REOPENED ONCE THE WERE SHUT. WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR IT LOCKS ON ITS OWN. ONCE THE VEHICLE LOCKS ON ITS OWN CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO GET OUT. CONSUMER TRIES TO OPEN THE DOORS WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL, BUT WITH NO LUCK. CONSUMER HAS TO WAIT UNTIL IT UNLOCKS ...
Mileage: 15,223
DRIVERS SIDE HEADLAMP LENS FELL OFF. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS LENS FELL OFF WITHOUT WARRING. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *LA
Mileage: 100,000
WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE HORN CONTINUOUSLY SOUNDED AND ALL THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. THE DOORS COULD NOT BE MANUALLY OPENED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND WAIT FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE TO TEN MINUTES AND THEN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, POWER ...
Mileage: 9,000
WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE HORN CONTINUOUSLY SOUNDED AND ALL THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. THE DOORS COULD NOT BE MANUALLY OPENED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND WAIT FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE TO TEN MINUTES AND THEN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, POWER ...
Mileage: 9,000
WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE HORN CONTINUOUSLY SOUNDED AND ALL THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. THE DOORS COULD NOT BE MANUALLY OPENED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND WAIT FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE TO TEN MINUTES AND THEN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, POWER ...
Mileage: 9,000
WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE HORN CONTINUOUSLY SOUNDED AND ALL THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. THE DOORS COULD NOT BE MANUALLY OPENED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND WAIT FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE TO TEN MINUTES AND THEN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, POWER ...
Mileage: 9,000
WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE HORN CONTINUOUSLY SOUNDED AND ALL THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. THE DOORS COULD NOT BE MANUALLY OPENED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND WAIT FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE TO TEN MINUTES AND THEN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, POWER ...
Mileage: 9,000
WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE HORN CONTINUOUSLY SOUNDED AND ALL THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. THE DOORS COULD NOT BE MANUALLY OPENED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND WAIT FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE TO TEN MINUTES AND THEN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, POWER ...
Mileage: 9,000
THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED WHEN THE CONSUMER CLOSED IT, AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE DOOR WOULD POP BACK OPEN. *AK THIS PROBLEM WAS RECALLED TWICE 01V264000 AND 01V067000). *NM
Mileage: 74,500
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Mileage: 82,000
FAILURE OF INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON GM PROBLEM WITH THIS V-6 ENGINE. GM DENIED REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT.
Mileage: 73,507
TRANSMISSION FAILED DEC. 2000. REPLACED BY DEALER. FAILED AGAIN 1,000 MILES LATER. REPAIRED BY DEALER. 8000 MILES LATER ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON-DEALER SAID WAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, WOULD NOT REPAIR -OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS BEEN A PERSISTENT PROBLEM, WHICH STARTED ON WARRANTY. CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE TO PU...
TRANSMISSION FAILED DEC. 2000. REPLACED BY DEALER. FAILED AGAIN 1,000 MILES LATER. REPAIRED BY DEALER. 8000 MILES LATER ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON-DEALER SAID WAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, WOULD NOT REPAIR -OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS BEEN A PERSISTENT PROBLEM, WHICH STARTED ON WARRANTY. CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE TO PU...
THE ISSUE WE RAN INTO LAST YEAR IS WHERE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. WE TOOK IT INTO OUR LOCAL DEALER, PEARSON PONTIAC, GMS, OLDS IN SUNNYVALE, ON MARCH 21 2002. AROUND THAT TIME BOTH MYSELF AND THE DEALER, AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT I WAS TOLD, CALLED OLD...
Mileage: 41,788
RIGHT DOOR WINDOW INOPERATIVE-WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. LEFT DOOR WINDOW INOPERATIVE-WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. (DECEMBER 2002) WINDOW WIPER ARM RUBBED HOLE IN BRAKE LINE, CAUSED BRAKES TO FAIL RESULTING IN ACCIDENT.
RIGHT DOOR WINDOW INOPERATIVE-WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. LEFT DOOR WINDOW INOPERATIVE-WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. (DECEMBER 2002) WINDOW WIPER ARM RUBBED HOLE IN BRAKE LINE, CAUSED BRAKES TO FAIL RESULTING IN ACCIDENT.
THE COVER FOR THE HEADLIGHT JUST FELL OFF OF THE CAR. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT MOISTURE GOT INTO THE HEADLIGHT AND CAUSED THE GLUE TO FAIL. WE HAD TAKEN IT IN TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW.*AK
Mileage: 7,250
THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL# 01V067000 SUBJECT: POWER SLIDING DOOR. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *JB
10/27/01 - HAD TO REPLACE MOTOR DO TO INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE INTERNALLY AT 62139 MILES. 08/27/03 - AGAIN VAN IS AT THE GARAGE WITH INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEMS THE MILEAGE IS NOW 102000.
Mileage: 62,139
10/27/01 - HAD TO REPLACE MOTOR DO TO INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE INTERNALLY AT 62139 MILES. 08/27/03 - AGAIN VAN IS AT THE GARAGE WITH INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEMS THE MILEAGE IS NOW 102000.
Mileage: 62,139
FRONT HEAD LIGHT LENS AND PARK LIGHTS HAD WATER IN THEM. SIDE PARK LIGHTS WERE LOOSE AND LEFT HEAD LIGHT COVER FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING. *JB PH
Mileage: 100,000
FRONT HEAD LIGHT LENS AND PARK LIGHTS HAD WATER IN THEM. SIDE PARK LIGHTS WERE LOOSE AND LEFT HEAD LIGHT COVER FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING. *JB PH
Mileage: 100,000
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE RACK AND PINION, AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE, HOWEVER THE DAY BEFORE THE APPOINTMENT, CONSUMER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY HAD NO TOOLS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB
THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP FOR RECALL REPAIRS TO THE RACK AND PINION BEARING AND THE POWER STEERING. THIS RECALL REQUIRED THAT THE AIR BAGS,HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL BE RESET. THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO THIS BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *NLM
THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP FOR RECALL REPAIRS TO THE RACK AND PINION BEARING AND THE POWER STEERING. THIS RECALL REQUIRED THAT THE AIR BAGS,HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL BE RESET. THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO THIS BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *NLM
VEHICLE'S PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSE IN COLD WEATHER. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PH *TS
Mileage: 45,000
BRAKE LIGHTS BURN OUT WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF REPLACMENT. BULB AND FILIMINT ARE IN GOOD CONDITION - PLASTIC BASE OF BULB IS MELTED AND IMPAIRS PROPER CONTACT WITH LIGHT BULB.
Mileage: 55,000
CONSUMER STATES STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AFTER RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON VEHICLE RECALL #01V264000 SLIDING DOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE THE DEALER NAME, ADDRESS AND NUMBER. TS
DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN DRIVING. NO POWER TO OPEN DOOR. ALSO, LEFT FRONT WHEEL CENSOR MALFUNCTIONED FOR ABS TRACTION CONTROL/ TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK. *AK
Mileage: 86,450
DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN DRIVING. NO POWER TO OPEN DOOR. ALSO, LEFT FRONT WHEEL CENSOR MALFUNCTIONED FOR ABS TRACTION CONTROL/ TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK. *AK
Mileage: 86,450
DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN DRIVING. NO POWER TO OPEN DOOR. ALSO, LEFT FRONT WHEEL CENSOR MALFUNCTIONED FOR ABS TRACTION CONTROL/ TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK. *AK
Mileage: 86,450
DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN DRIVING. NO POWER TO OPEN DOOR. ALSO, LEFT FRONT WHEEL CENSOR MALFUNCTIONED FOR ABS TRACTION CONTROL/ TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK. *AK
Mileage: 86,450
CONSUMER STATES THAT WITH NO WARNING THE REAR SLIDING DOOR WILL SLIDE OFF THE TRACK AND IT WILL BE HARD TO OPEN FOR THE CONSUMER TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM
CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER RECALL 01V264000 REPAIRS WERE DONE FOR SLIDING DOOR, DOOR STILL WILL NOT STAY CLOSED.*AK THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURED, AND WAS WORSE THAN BEFORE. THE DOOR OPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARK. NOW IT DOESN'T OPEN WITH THE REMOTE. CONSUMER S...
CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER RECALL 01V264000 REPAIRS WERE DONE FOR SLIDING DOOR, DOOR STILL WILL NOT STAY CLOSED.*AK THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURED, AND WAS WORSE THAN BEFORE. THE DOOR OPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARK. NOW IT DOESN'T OPEN WITH THE REMOTE. CONSUMER S...
CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER RECALL 01V264000 REPAIRS WERE DONE FOR SLIDING DOOR, DOOR STILL WILL NOT STAY CLOSED.*AK THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURED, AND WAS WORSE THAN BEFORE. THE DOOR OPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARK. NOW IT DOESN'T OPEN WITH THE REMOTE. CONSUMER S...
CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT VERY SLOW SPEED POWER STEERING WOULD NOT WORK, AND THE LEFT TURN WAS NOT POSSIBLE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK
AT 60 MPH AND TOWING A TRAILER CONSUMER STOPPED TO INSPECT TRAILER, AND NOTICED THAT TRAILER HITCH BROKE. DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS DUE TO SUPPORTS ON VEHICLE. DEALER INSTALLED HITCH.*AK
WHILE EXITING OFF HIGHWAY STEERING WOULD NOT TURN LEFT. *AK WHILE DRIVING WITH OUT PRIOR WARNING, THE STEERING BROKE WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS ATTACHED TO THE RACK AND PINION. *YH
SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT STAY LATCHED AND OPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. DEALER SAYS IT'S BECAUSE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN ON GRAVEL ROADS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH ALL 5 LUG NUTS BROKE OFF ON RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, AND VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AS IT FELL TO THE GROUND.*AK *YD
THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS SUPPOSED TO BE A "SEALED" UNIT SO AS TO PROTECT THE HEADLIGHT BULB. ON MY OLDS VAN BOTH THE LEFT & THE RIGHT PROTECTIVE COVERS FELL OFF IN ABOUT 40 HRS OF EACH OTHER. AT FIRST I DIDN'T THINK OF IT AS A SAFETY PROBLEM, AND JUST WENT AHEAD AND TRIED TO ORDER JUST THE HEADLIGH...
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH GLASS IN THE SLIDING SIDE DOOR UNEXPECTEDLY SHATTERED, CAUSING GLASS TO FLY INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER CLAIMS VEHICLE DID NOT HIT ANY OBSTACLE IN THE ROAD THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM TO OCCUR. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE FOR ...
I DISCOVERED THAT A CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT CANNOT BE SAFELY OR SECURELY INSTALLED ON THE DRIVER SIDE, MIDDLE BENCH OF MY MINIVAN USING THE SHOULDER SEAT BELT BECAUSE WHEN TIGHTENING THE BELT TO SECURE THE SEAT, THE BELT BUCKLE PUSHES UP ON THE SEAT RECLINING LEVER, WHICH IS LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE ...
VEHICLE PURCHASED FROM DEALER WHO ORIGINALLY SOLD IT. SOME WARRANTY LEFT. TRANSMISSION TAKEN TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. DEALER CHANGED FLUID, SAID METAL SHAVINGS IN TRANSMISSION PAN. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICED AND WAS TOLD AT PURCHASE TIME THAT FIRST OWNER HAD ALL MAINTENANCE D...
INTERMITTENTLY HEADLIGHTS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW, BECAUSE LENS HAD COME OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
WAS TRAVELING AT NIGHT AND IT WAS RAINING, HEADLIGHT COVERS THAT HELD LIGHT IN PLASTIC LENSES CAME OFF, AND HEADLIGHTS BLEWOUT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
THE CAR DID NOT CATCH FIRE BUT THE DASH STARTED SMOKING. THE DASH WAS MELTED IN A COUPLE OF PLACES. A FRIEND OF OURS HAD THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF VAN THAT STARTED FIRE IN THEIR GARAGE AND BURNT DOWN THE GARAGE. THE PERSON WHO WORKED ON THIS SAID IT WAS GETTING VERY HOT AND IF IT STARTED SMOKING...
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE MAKING A LEFT DUE TO RACK AND PINION FAILURE. *YH
PLEASE CONTACT ME AT MY WORK # 708-233-7305 AND I WILL HAVE THE VIN# AND DOT # AVAILABLE. THE TREAD ON MY FIRESTONE TIRE SEPARATED AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT OF MY VAN. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WITHOUT STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE OR A MEDIAN (I WAS ON A MAJOR EXPRESSWAY AT...
THE RIGHT SIDE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVER CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER IT BREAKING IT. WHEN I CHECKED THE OTHER LENS COVER IT WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF AS WELL, I WAS ABLE TO REGLUE IT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THAT VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE CHEVY VENTURE, AND T...
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT SNAPPED WITHOUT CAUSE. OLDSMOBILE REFUSES TO STAND BEHIND THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT. THE PEOPLE I HAVE SPOKEN WITH AT OLDSMOBILE JUST FED THE COMPANY LINE OF "THE WARRANTY IS FOR 3 YEARS OR 30,000 MILES..." WHEN I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE HIGHER, THEY REFUSED TO PUT ME T...
MY APPROX 75LB DOG WAS BELTED TO THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED TO PREVENT HIM FROM ACCESSING THE CONTENTS OF THE REAR COMPARTMENT. BECAUSE HIS USUAL COLLAR-TO-SEATBELT LEASH WAS IN ANOTHER VEHICLE, I ACCOMPLISHED THIS VIA A THIN (LADIES') SILK SCARF IN A SIMPLE KNOT AROUND HIS CO...
VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR SLIDING DOOR. WHEN DOOR WAS SECURED IT OPENED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, ALARM SYSTEM WENT OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.
VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR SLIDING DOOR. WHEN DOOR WAS SECURED IT OPENED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, ALARM SYSTEM WENT OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (01V-067) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THE DEALER DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE ON A RESONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. *YH
RIGHT HEADLIGHT LENS FELL OFF. HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT IMMEDIATELY. BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAD MOISTURE INSIDE EVER SINCE DATE OF DELIVERY IN 1997. NEW REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHT DOES NOT HAVE MOISTURE.*AK
RIGHT HEADLIGHT COVER FELL OFF, LIGHT BLEW WHEN IT RAINED. ON APRIL12, 2001 LEFT HEADLIGHT COVER FELL OFF. *AK *SLC
BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY CLEAR PLASTIC COVERS FELL OFF DURING NORMAL DRIVING WITHIN 1 WEEK CAUSING HALOGEN HEADLIGHT BULB TO FAIL. GLUE USED TO ATTACH CLEAR HEADLIGHT COVER TO HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FAILED. GLUE APPEARED TO BE BRITTLE AND COULD BE CHIPPED OFF ASSEMBLE AND COVER WITH A FINGER NAIL. REP...
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID FLUID IS GETTING ON DRUMS. *AK CONSUMER STATES BOTH REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS WERE REPLACED.*JB
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID FLUID IS GETTING ON DRUMS. *AK CONSUMER STATES BOTH REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS WERE REPLACED.*JB
GAS GUAGE REGISTERS OVER FULL ALL TIMES. HAS TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER DID NOT PAY ATTENTION TO THE COMPLAINT OF FUEL GUAGE MALFUNCTION . REMOTE KEY MALFUNCTIONS. THE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS INOPERATIVE. *YH
GAS GUAGE REGISTERS OVER FULL ALL TIMES. HAS TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER DID NOT PAY ATTENTION TO THE COMPLAINT OF FUEL GUAGE MALFUNCTION . REMOTE KEY MALFUNCTIONS. THE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS INOPERATIVE. *YH
GAS GUAGE REGISTERS OVER FULL ALL TIMES. HAS TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER DID NOT PAY ATTENTION TO THE COMPLAINT OF FUEL GUAGE MALFUNCTION . REMOTE KEY MALFUNCTIONS. THE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS INOPERATIVE. *YH
FRONT RIGHT LENS COVER HAS FALLEN OFF, AND LIGHT GOES OFF. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL CASES OF FAILURES AND RECALL WAS NECESSARY. *YH
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 65 N NEAR SEYMOUR INDIANA OUR TIRE DISSENTIGRATED. WE PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND FOUND 2 SIDES ON THE TIRE WITH THE MIDDLE TREAD MISSING. WE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITHIN 1 DAY BECAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERNS. THE RIM WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED WITH 2 ADULTS ...
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 65 N NEAR SEYMOUR INDIANA OUR TIRE DISSENTIGRATED. WE PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND FOUND 2 SIDES ON THE TIRE WITH THE MIDDLE TREAD MISSING. WE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITHIN 1 DAY BECAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERNS. THE RIM WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED WITH 2 ADULTS ...
COMPLETE SUDDEN TREAD SEPARATION OF TIRE AT 73 MPH, TEMP ~94 F, TREAD WRAPPED AROUND RIGHT REAR AXLE. TOOK TIRE PARTS TO OLDS DEALER AND TIRE DEALER - THEY CALLED IT A "BLOWOUT" BUT IN LIGHT OF RECENT FIRESTONE PROBLEMS I THINK THIS MAY BE VERY SIMILAR. NO ROAD DEBRIS WAS EVIDENT AS A CAUSE FOR TI...
SEAT TRACK ANCHORS HAVE CRACKED, CAUSING SEAT TO MOVE OCCASIONALLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE'S WAS WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND NOTHING WOULD BE DONE UNLESS COST WENT TO CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
POWER STEERING RACK FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER WANTS TO BE COMPENSATED FOR REPAIR AND RENTAL CAR, WHINE NOISE IS COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP. NLM
POWER STEERING RACK FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER WANTS TO BE COMPENSATED FOR REPAIR AND RENTAL CAR, WHINE NOISE IS COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP. NLM
WATER LEAKS INTO BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS CAUSING THE INSIDE OF THE LENSE TO FOG UP WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE LIGHTS. THE WATER EVENTUALLY SHATTERS THE REPLACEABLE BULB. THERE IS NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE HEADLIGHTS. I REMOVED ABOUT 1/4 CUP OF WATER FROM ONE OF THE LIGHTS AT ...
WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN, TRAVELING 45MPH, HAD WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND THEN TURNED TO NORMAL, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS DIDN'T TAKE CARE OF THE WATER. THEN TURNED TO HIGH SPEED. DEALER REPAIRED PROBLEM AT OWNER'S COST. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, OWNER SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *AK *ML
THE SLIDING DOOR LATCH MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE DOOR TO OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM, AND DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
CONSUMER NOTICED MOIST/WATER GETTING INTO THE HEADLIGHT LENS AND CAUSING POOR DRIVER VISIBILTY. ALSO, CREATING AN ELECTRICAL HAZARD. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER NOTICED A TSB LISTED FOR THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAIL...
CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL TANK COLLAPSING. IT SUCKS IN, AND GAS CANNOT GET OUT. *AK
FUEL TANK COLLAPSED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF FUEL, LEAVING MY WIFE STRANDED ON A ND HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER WHEN SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE 1/2 TANK OF FUEL. DEALER SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRES. COMPANY HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS WILL COST $500 TO REPL...
BATTERY HAS HAD TO BE JUMPED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITHOUT ACCESSORIES BEING LEFT, YET BATTERY TESTS ADEQUATE AT DEALERSHIP. FUEL INJECTOR NUMBER ONE NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT 33,600 MILES.
BATTERY HAS HAD TO BE JUMPED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITHOUT ACCESSORIES BEING LEFT, YET BATTERY TESTS ADEQUATE AT DEALERSHIP. FUEL INJECTOR NUMBER ONE NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT 33,600 MILES.
WHILE PERFORMING A REQUESTED TIRE ROTATION, MECHANIC NOTED THAT ONE OF THE FRONT BRAKE LINES HAD BEEN NEARLY CUT THROUGH DUE TO RUBBING AGAINST THE BRAKE CALIPER. SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED TO NOTIFY ME OF THE PROBLEM, WHICH IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, HE WAS EXTREMELY CAREFUL TO EXPLAIN TO ME...
THE MANUFACTURING ERROR IN ASSEMBLY CAUSED THE TAIL LIGHT,FOG LIGHTS,TURN SIGNAL LIGHT AND REMOTE ACCESS INDICATOR LIGHTS TO BLOW OUT. WIRING HARNESS LOCATED UNDER FLOOR MAT WHICH RUBBED BY SCREW AND SNAPPED. YH
ALTERNATOR WIRE FAILED CAUSED BATTERY TO DIE. YH
POWER MIRROR SWITCH IS LOOSE. YH
A/C SWITCHES TO DEFROST OR TO HEAT THROUGH DASH VENTS IS LEAKING. YH
THE MANUFACTURING ERROR IN ASSEMBLY CAUSED THE TAIL LIGHT,FOG LIGHTS,TURN SIGNAL LIGHT AND REMOTE ACCESS INDICATOR LIGHTS TO BLOW OUT. WIRING HARNESS LOCATED UNDER FLOOR MAT WHICH RUBBED BY SCREW AND SNAPPED. YH
ALTERNATOR WIRE FAILED CAUSED BATTERY TO DIE. YH
POWER MIRROR SWITCH IS LOOSE. YH
A/C SWITCHES TO DEFROST OR TO HEAT THROUGH DASH VENTS IS LEAKING. YH
THE MANUFACTURING ERROR IN ASSEMBLY CAUSED THE TAIL LIGHT,FOG LIGHTS,TURN SIGNAL LIGHT AND REMOTE ACCESS INDICATOR LIGHTS TO BLOW OUT. WIRING HARNESS LOCATED UNDER FLOOR MAT WHICH RUBBED BY SCREW AND SNAPPED. YH
ALTERNATOR WIRE FAILED CAUSED BATTERY TO DIE. YH
POWER MIRROR SWITCH IS LOOSE. YH
A/C SWITCHES TO DEFROST OR TO HEAT THROUGH DASH VENTS IS LEAKING. YH
RIGHT SLIDING DOOR TRACK AND RUBBER BUMPER STOP IS LOOSE RESULTING IN HITTING OF EYES AND FOREHEAD WHEN OPENING THE DOOR, THE DOOR GUIDE TRACT IS INSERTED TO THE UPPER RUBBER SEAL AND WHEN THE DOOR IS BEING OPENED THE GUIDE TRACT FALLS DOWN DUE TO VIBRATION. *SLC
HEAD LIGHT COVERS FELL OFF, THEY ARE GLUED ON INSTEAD OF SCREWED ON. *SLC
VEHICLE HAS NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE HAS NO POWER, IT WON'T START, THE HORN AND AIR BAG SYSTEM HAVE BEEN REWIRED, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT HAS AN ERRATIC OPERATION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. RETURNED TO DEALER FOR DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE REAR ELECTRICAL WINDO...
WHEN DRIVING IN LOW SPEED AND MAKING ANY TYPE OF TURN, VEHICLE WILL SLIP INTO ANOTHER GEAR AND ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. *AK
WHEN DRIVING IN LOW SPEED AND MAKING ANY TYPE OF TURN, VEHICLE WILL SLIP INTO ANOTHER GEAR AND ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. *AK
GEAR INDICATOR DOES NOT SHOW THE RIGHT GEAR THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN IN. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, STILL NO SOLUTION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING RACK AND PINION FAILED, CAUSING THE POWER STEERING ASSIST TO LOCK UP. OWNER HAD TO TURN VEHICLE OFF IN ORDER TO ROTATE STEERING WHEEL. *AK
ANTI THEFT DEVICE MALFUNCTIONS ON OCCASIONS CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE TRAPPED INSIDE. MJS
SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE - POWER ASSIST STEERING MOMENTARILY INOPERABLE ON 1/13, 3/12, 4/12, 4/14, 5/11, 5/12 (TWICE) AND 5/13. OCCURS WHEN DRIVING THROUGH WATER PUDDLES. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX WITH AFTER MARKET BELT. PROBLEM IS WORSE NOW BECAUSE LENGTH OF OUTAGE IS MORE BRIEF AND JUST WHEN DRIVER A...
SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE - POWER ASSIST STEERING MOMENTARILY INOPERABLE ON 1/13, 3/12, 4/12, 4/14, 5/11, 5/12 (TWICE) AND 5/13. OCCURS WHEN DRIVING THROUGH WATER PUDDLES. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX WITH AFTER MARKET BELT. PROBLEM IS WORSE NOW BECAUSE LENGTH OF OUTAGE IS MORE BRIEF AND JUST WHEN DRIVER A...
UPON USING THE PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR AND LOCKING THE DOOR AND CONSUMER PUTTING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, THE DOOR WILL POP OPEN. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING THROUGH SOME WATER VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER STEERING. *AK
UPON USING THE PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR AND LOCKING THE DOOR AND CONSUMER PUTTING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, THE DOOR WILL POP OPEN. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING THROUGH SOME WATER VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER STEERING. *AK
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN PLACE AFTER TURNING. UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION.
POWERER SLIDING DOOR FAILS TO CLOSE, POPS OPEN
DRIVING AT APPROX. 25 MPH ON WET ROADS WITH RAIN. STARTED TO SLOW TO TURN RIGHT ONTO SIDE STREET WHEN POWER STEERING FAILED. DRIVER HAD TO USE EXTREME EFFORT TO MANUALLY TURN STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID HITTING CURB AND TREE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CORRECT CAR DIRECTION WITH EXTREME EFFORT WHILE STOPPING...
DRIVING AT APPROX. 25 MPH ON WET ROADS WITH RAIN. STARTED TO SLOW TO TURN RIGHT ONTO SIDE STREET WHEN POWER STEERING FAILED. DRIVER HAD TO USE EXTREME EFFORT TO MANUALLY TURN STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID HITTING CURB AND TREE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CORRECT CAR DIRECTION WITH EXTREME EFFORT WHILE STOPPING...
WATER/MOISTURE IN HEADLAMPS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 30 MPH AND WHEN IT IS RAINING, CONSUMER COULD DRIVE OVER A POTHOLE AND LOSE CONTROL DUE TO POWER STEERING FAILURE. *AK
RACK PINION STEERING BROKE, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP, AND NO STEERING ABILITY AT ALL, WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
CONSUMER TRIED TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE ELECTRICAL SLIDING DOOR, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. ALSO,SOMETIMES KEY DOESN'T WORK. *AK
FUEL FILTER IS DRIPPING FUEL ONTO REAR SEAL HEATER LINE, CAUSING EXTREME FUMES AND A FIRE HAZARD. *AK *ML
AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR FAILED.
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. NLM
BATTERY FAILED. NLM
FRONT BRAKE PADS WORN OUT. *YC
STEERING BECOMES INOPERABLE MOMENTARILY IN WET DRIVING CONDITIONS AT SLOW SPEED. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN TURNING WHILE DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS A SQUEAL SOUND SUCH AS BELTS SLIPPING CAN BE HEARD. STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT WHEN TURNING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER WAS ADVISED ON TWO OCCASIONS. ACCORD...
WHEN REINSTALLING REMOVABLE REAR LEATHER LEFT 50/50 BEANCH SEAT, HAD TO MANUALLY OPEN LOCKED HOOKS BEFORE REINSERTING INTO FLOOR ANCHORS THAT RESULTED IN LATCH HOOK SPRING LOADED MECHANISM DEEPLY CUTTING RIGHT WRIST. THE REAR BEANCH LEATHER SEAT ANCHOR SYSTEMS ARE VERY DANGEROUS AND DIFFICULT TO US...
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERNAL PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE PARKED. CHILD ENTERED VEHICLE & TURNED KEY BELL CHIMED. DOOR AUTOMATIC LOCKS LOCKED AUTOMATICALLY WHEN SHIFTED OR PULLED. TRANSAXLE SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILED TO WORK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE PUT INTO GEAR WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. BRAKES NEED TO BE PRESSED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. VEHICLE HI...
VEHICLE PARKED. CHILD ENTERED VEHICLE & TURNED KEY BELL CHIMED. DOOR AUTOMATIC LOCKS LOCKED AUTOMATICALLY WHEN SHIFTED OR PULLED. TRANSAXLE SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILED TO WORK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE PUT INTO GEAR WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. BRAKES NEED TO BE PRESSED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. VEHICLE HI...
WHEN BACKING TO COMPLETE A U-TURN, VEHICLE BUMPED INTO A MAILBOX AFTER ALREADY STOPPING. VEHICLE'S REAR WINDOW SHATTERED ON IMPACT.
NOT SURE IF HOOD WAS PROPERLY CLOSED. WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH THE HOOD RELEASED AND CRASHED INTO WINDSHILD, SHATTERING IT, BUCKLING THE ROOF, AND INTERIOR PARTS BECAME DISLODGED. WITH THE SLOPED NOSE DESIGN, IT IS NOT EASY TO VISIBILY SEE IF THE HOOD IS NOT CLOSED.
LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT. *AK
OVERHEAD COMPUTER CONSOLE FAILURE. *AK
GAS GAUGE INDICATOR FAILED, GIVING AN INACCURATE READING OF GAS AVAILABLE IN THE GAS TANK. *AK
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. *AK
DRIVER'S DOOR HAS LOCKED UPON EXIT, ALL OTHER DOORS REMAINED UNLOCKED. *AK
ANTI-THEFT ALARM MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. *AK
OVERHEAD COMPUTER CONSOLE FAILURE. *AK
ALARM COMPUTER FAILED. *AK
SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
THE FUEL INJECTORS FAILED ON THREE DIFFERENT DATES: FEB. 18, 23 AND MARCH 8. TA TIMES WHILE IN TRAFFIC THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DIES. THE FUEL INJECTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED OR CLEANED 3 TIMES, AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ALSO. *AK
THE FUEL INJECTORS FAILED ON THREE DIFFERENT DATES: FEB. 18, 23 AND MARCH 8. TA TIMES WHILE IN TRAFFIC THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DIES. THE FUEL INJECTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED OR CLEANED 3 TIMES, AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ALSO. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE BEFORE THE VEHICLE COMES COMPLETE STOP. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 30-35 MPH COMING OFF EXIT RAMP STARTED SLOWING DOWN , APPLIED BRAKES ,NO BRAKES, NO STEERING ,LOSS OF POWER /ELECTRICAL POWER. KEPT PRESSING BRAKES; PUT CAR IN PARK, RESTARTED ENGINE, ENGINE STARTED, HIT GAS PEDAL, STARTED TO PROCEED, WENT TO HIT BRAKES, AGAIN LOSS OF POWER...
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 30-35 MPH COMING OFF EXIT RAMP STARTED SLOWING DOWN , APPLIED BRAKES ,NO BRAKES, NO STEERING ,LOSS OF POWER /ELECTRICAL POWER. KEPT PRESSING BRAKES; PUT CAR IN PARK, RESTARTED ENGINE, ENGINE STARTED, HIT GAS PEDAL, STARTED TO PROCEED, WENT TO HIT BRAKES, AGAIN LOSS OF POWER...
WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE WINDSHIELD BLADES STOP WORKING. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED BECAUSE THE NUT IN THE WIPER ASSEMBLY WAS LOOSE, THE DEALER FIXED IT BY ADJUSTING THE WIPER BLADE MECHANISM. *YH
WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED GENTLY BRAKING IS FINE, BUT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED HARD THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. WHEN THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR IT PASSES THE ACCELERATOR, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL PASSES THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED TOO, AND THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONT...
THE RACK AND PINON STEERING IS LOOSE AND NEEDS TO BE TIGHTENED. THE STEERING COULD HAVE BEEN LOST UNEXPECTEDLY IN THE VAN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH THE RIGHT SLIDING DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF AND CHILD IN CSS WAS ALMOST SUCKED/FELL OUT OF THE CAR. THE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE PAST THE MIDWAY POINT. THE DOOR IS STILL INOPERATIVE. *AK
HEAD REST OBSTRUCTS VISIBILITY OF DRIVER DUE TO POSTIONING AND DESIGN. THIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *AK
OWNER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE HOOD BLEW PFF VEHICLE AND CRACKED WINDSHEILD.OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INOPERATIVE; DESIGN OF VEHICLE ALLOWS SNOW/ICE TO GET BETWEEN WINDDHIELD AND HOOD, CAUSING WIPERS TO STOP WORKING, CREATES DANGEROUS DRIVING, IMPAIRS VISION. *AK