2003 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE Problems & Recalls

T-BONED CROSSING A 4WAY DUE TO VIEW OBSTRUCTION. OTHER PERSON HIT US AT 60 MILES PER HR. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED APPROX. 10 SECONDS AFTER INITIAL IMPACT. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT N...

Mileage: 130,000

FLOMATON, ALA. (AP) - A VAN CROSSED THE MEDIAN OF A HIGHWAY IN SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND COLLIDED WITH A PICKUP TRUCK, KILLING SIX PEOPLE AND INJURING THREE OTHERS IN A CRASH LOCAL AUTHORITIES DESCRIBED AS ONE OF THE WORST THEY HAD EVER SEEN. THE FORCE OF THE COLLISION RIPPED THE VAN'S TRANSMISSION F...

I WAS EASTBOUND ON A TWO LANE ROAD, AND AN ESCALADE RAN THE STOP SIGN ON THE DRIVER SIDE , AS I WAS CONTINUING DRIVING I T-BONED THE SUV, MY WHOLE FRONT END WAS COMPLETELY RIPPED AND DAMAGED, AND DASHBOARD CRACKED AND LIFTED, MY DAUGHTER WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND EITHER BAGS DEPLOYED. KNOW SUFF...

Mileage: 141,000

HEAD LAMPS ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE STARTED TO HAZE. THE HAZE HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE RESTRICTING THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT. I HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS GETTING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD AT 40MPH OR HIGHER IN THE EVENING. THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE A CLEAR LENS OVER THEM AND DO NOT APPEAR ...

Mileage: 130,020

REFERENCE INVESTIGATION PE 11-014. THIS ISSUE IS NOT LIMITED TO 2005-2007 GM SUVS. ON 2/26/11, MY 2003 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE STALLED ON INTERSTATE I-75. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER, BUT IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN THE DARK, WITH FAMILY & KIDS IN THE CAR, WITH ICY, SNOWY ROADS. THE FU...

Mileage: 101,000

MOST OF THE DAY MAY 8,2010 BEEN DOING SOME CITY BUT MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES. STOPPED FOR AN HOUR AFTER THE FIRST 50 THEN DROVE ANOTHER 40 STOPPING AGAIN FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. DROVE THE LAST 10 HOME AND LEFT CAR IDLING TO GO INTO MY HOUSE FOR APPROXIMATELY 8 MINUTES. M...

Mileage: 145,457

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 AND ON THE SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT AND THANKFUL THERE WERE NO MAJOR INJURIES. *TR

Mileage: 149,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED. HE THEN NOTICED SMOKE EXPELLING FROM THE AIR VENTS. IMMEDIATELY, THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM W...

Mileage: 69,000

ALL WHEELS ARE CORRODED AND LEAKING AIR AROUND VALVE STEMS. *TR

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL; WIPERS SLOWED AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED; REPAIRED BY DEALER THEN NEXT STORM, DRIVER SIDE WIPER FAILED MID-WIPE; REPAIRED BY DEALER THEN NEXT STORM, PASSENGER SIDE WIPER WENT BEYOND WINDSHIELD YET TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

IN 2005 OR 2006 I TOOK THIS OLDS. IN BECAUSE THE CHROME ON THE INSIDE OF THE WHEELS WAS COMING OFF THE WHEELS.....THEY SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. NOW IN 2008 THE VALVE STEMS ON ALL 4 WHEELS ARE LEAKING BECAUSE OF THE CORROSION OF THE WHEELS. I DON'T FEEL THIS IS SAFE AS MY WIFE HAS TO CH...

NOTICED DECREASE IN TIRE PRESSURE ON ONE TIRE THEN ON ALL. EXAMINATION OF RIM SHOWED EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON ALL RIMS BOTH EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR. LEAKAGE WAS SO BAD THAT I WAS FILLING THE TIRES DAILY. WENT TO TIRE STORE WHERE I PURCHASED THE TIRES TO HAVE THEM EXAMINED. SERVICE REP SAID IT WASN'T THE...

Mileage: 45,000

AFTER ACCELERATING TO PASSING GEAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON .. AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE THE SPARK PLUG FAILED. THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK SAID THERE WAS NO COMPRESSION IN THE #2 CYLINDER. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE ROCKER ARM BOLT HAD STRIPPED OUT. THAT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IS ...

Mileage: 92,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE 6-WAY POWER SEAT CONTROL HAS AN OPENING THAT ALLOWS THE WEBBING OF THE SEAT BELT TO GET CAUGHT IN THE CONTROL, WHICH RAISES THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE SEAT TO QUICKLY MOVE FORWARD, KNOCKING THE DRIVER'S FOOT FROM THE BRA...

Mileage: 37,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAS TWO REAR POWER SLIDING DOORS. THE DOORS ARE SUPPOSED TO AUTOMATICALLY STOP WHEN MAKING CONTACT WHEN ANYTHING IN THE DOORWELL, WITHOUT HAVING TO PRESS THE OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, HER KIDS HAVE BEEN BRUISE...

Mileage: 45,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE GM DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS NEEDING THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED. THE VIN AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 66,000 AND FA...

Mileage: 65,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED DUE TO THE SHORT DRAIN LINE ON THE EVAPORATOR UNIT OF THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, THE MOISTURE BLEW BACK INTO THE VEHICLE SOAKING THE FIRE WALL AND THE CARPET. THE MOISTURE CAUSED MOLD AND UNHEALTHY AIR IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED HEADACHES AND RESPI...

Mileage: 95,914

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING 10-15MPH AND TURNING LEFT ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE FRONTAL AND SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED AT THE SCENE. ALTHOUGH, ALL THREE OF THE OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING ...

Mileage: 90,000

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING 10-15MPH AND TURNING LEFT ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE FRONTAL AND SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED AT THE SCENE. ALTHOUGH, ALL THREE OF THE OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING ...

Mileage: 90,000

TRANS CODE CAUSING SHIFTING PROBLEMS. FLUID REPLACED VEHICLE SHOWED PREVIOUSLY CLEARED SHIFT SOLENOID CODE AT THIS TIME VERIFYING PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH ANOTHER OWNER. WAS FINE FOR A SHORT TIME & AGAIN EXPERIENCED SHIFTING PROBLEMS. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & SOLENOID WAS REPLACED AT THIS TIME. THREE M...

Mileage: 51,953

THE FRONT TIRE ON THE CONSUMER'S 2003 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE WENT FLAT SUDDENLY. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE STEEL WHICH BROKE AND CAME THROUGH THE RUBBER WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** GOODYEAR TIRES, TPC SPEC 1089MS, E13-0294149. *NM

Mileage: 29,580

DT: CONTACT STATED THE JACK THAT CAME WITH VEHICLE BROKE APART AFTER CHANGING A TIRE. THE DEALER OFFERED A GIFT CERTIFICATE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NOTHING. *AK UPDATED 1/4/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 42,000

MY SEVEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER USED THE HANDLE OF PASSANGER SIDE REAR SLIDING POWER DOOR TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE DOOR BEGAN OPENING AND JAMMED HER ELBOW INTO THE MIDDLE SEAT, PINNING HER HAND AND ARM BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND THE SEAT. THE POWER DOOR CONTINUED TO PUSH UNTIL IT BROKE HER WRIST. PE04064....

Mileage: 52,000

INSUFFICIENT HEADLIGHTS, DIFFICULT TO SEE AHEAD, ESPECIALLY ON RAINY NIGHTS. *BF *SC *JB

WHILE HOLDING A CHILD THE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR CLOSED ON THE CHILD'S ARM, BREAKING IT. THE KEY REMOTE HAD TO BE USED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR . THERE WAS ALSO ANOTHER CLOSE CASE WITH AN OLDER CHILD. *AK *SC

Mileage: 29,675

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 SOME SORT OF BACTERIAL/FUNGUS GROWTH THAT MAY BE MAINIFESTING ITSELF IN THE A/C UNIT. I DON'T WANT PEOPLE GETTING SERIOUSLY ILL BEFORE SOME SORT OF CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TAKEN. WHA...

Mileage: 1,000

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 SOME SORT OF BACTERIAL/FUNGUS GROWTH THAT MAY BE MAINIFESTING ITSELF IN THE A/C UNIT. I DON'T WANT PEOPLE GETTING SERIOUSLY ILL BEFORE SOME SORT OF CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TAKEN. WHA...

Mileage: 1,000

DEFECTIVE AUTO JACK.*MR THE CONSUMER USED THE JACK AS INSTRUCTED IN THE MANUAL. AS THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO REMOVE THE WHEEL THE JACK BROKE AND THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED SUDDENLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY WITHOUT BEING HURT. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE JACK IS MADE OF FLIMSY METAL. TH...

THE RIGHT REAR AUTOMATIC DOOR WILL REOPEN AFTER IT WAS CLOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVEN TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DOOR OPENED 100 TIMES SINCE LAST AUGUST. *AK

Mileage: 15,000

VEHICLE COVER FOR THE THIRD ROW SEAT BELT POPS OFF, EXPOSING THE MECHANISM INSIDE. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT CHILDREN WILL BE INJURED. *AK

Mileage: 8,600

NO CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT CONSOLE TO WARN THE DRIVER THAT CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED. I CHECKED THE OWNERS MANUAL AND THERE IS NO MENTION OF A LIGHT ON THE CONSOLE. I ASKED THE DEALER AND HE SAID THAT GM MUST HAVE DELETED THE LIGHT. THE CHEVROLET VERSION OF THIS MODEL HAS A CRUISE C...

Mileage: 1

THE TRACTION CONTROL LIKE DISENGAGES AND THE ABS LIGHT STICKS ON WHEN YOU GO THROUGH SNOW . THE MESSAGE CENTER TELLS YOU TO SERVICE TRANCTION CONTROL SYSTEM. AND THE VEHICAL DOSEN'T WANT TO STOP.

Mileage: 5,261

THE TRACTION CONTROL LIKE DISENGAGES AND THE ABS LIGHT STICKS ON WHEN YOU GO THROUGH SNOW . THE MESSAGE CENTER TELLS YOU TO SERVICE TRANCTION CONTROL SYSTEM. AND THE VEHICAL DOSEN'T WANT TO STOP.

Mileage: 5,261

VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD CREAK WHILE DRIVING DUE TO FOUR SUB-FRAME BOLTS BEING LOOSE AS WELL AS THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BOLTS.*MR (NAR) *CB

Mileage: 13,831

VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD CREAK WHILE DRIVING DUE TO FOUR SUB-FRAME BOLTS BEING LOOSE AS WELL AS THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BOLTS.*MR (NAR) *CB

Mileage: 13,831

CONSUMER NOTICED AN OIL LEAK. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER STATED OIL GASKET WAS LEAKING ,AND GASKET NEEDED REPLACING.*AK

DRIVING AT APPROX 25 MPH AND THE CAR JUST CUT OFF. TOOK CAR TO BILL ESTES CHEVROLET. AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE SERVICE RECORD READS AS FOLLOWS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE GOOD FUEL PRESSURE GOOD SPARK, NO DTC'S, NO NEW PCM UPDATES, NO BULLETINS, TEST DROVE AND COULD NOT DUPLICAT...

Mileage: 4,600

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES AND A TORN LIGAMENT TO THE HAND AND ARMS. PRIOR TO THESE INCIDENTS THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *PH ...

Mileage: 10,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT AT 45 MPH THE CONSUMER T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND NONE OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER