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1993 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jul 20, 2006
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
5
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Mar 3, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 22 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1993 Oldsmobile Silhouette. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–22 of 22

Seat belts
Filed Jul 20, 2006

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS HAVE STOPPED RETRACTING. THERE WAS NO DISCERNIBLE PRECURSOR TO THIS MALFUNCTION. *NM

NHTSA ID
10162956
Incident
Jun 11, 2006
Mileage
57,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Apr 30, 2003

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *JB

NHTSA ID
10017849
Incident
Mar 28, 2003
Mileage
100,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Mar 20, 2003
Fire reported

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE INTERIOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *NLM

NHTSA ID
10012183
Incident
Mar 15, 2003
Visibility
Filed Apr 24, 2002

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT START OPERATING. THE SYSTEM APPEARED "FROZEN" YET WOULD START OPERATING AGAIN IN A FEW HOURS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY AND CHARGED ME FOR THE REPAIR WORK. THE SAME PROBLEM APPEARED IN MY 1994 OLDSMOBILE TRUCK SILHOUETTE. THERE IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY IN THESE VEHICLES THAT ALLOWS THE MOTORS TO HANG.*AK

NHTSA ID
761156
Incident
May 10, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 16, 2000

TREAD SEPARATION ON LEFT FRONT TIRE. AT HIGH SPEED THE TIRE FELT LIKE A BALANCE WEIGHT HAD BEEN LOST AND THUMPED. AT LOWER SPEEDS (BELOW 30MPH) THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD "ROCK" LIKE THE FRONT END OR STEERING MECHANISM WAS LOOSE AND WOULD PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT. CONTINUED HIGH SPEED DRIVING COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.( DOT NUMBER: ACMD AB6 2 TIRE SIZE: P205/70R15 )

NHTSA ID
731689
Incident
Aug 16, 2000
Visibility
Filed Jul 7, 2000

WINDSHIELD IS DELAMINATING. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
864948
Brakes
Filed Jun 29, 2000

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE SLIDING. BRAKES WOULD GRAB/LOCK UP INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM WAS REOCCURRING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUME RTHAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID
864472
Incident
Jun 6, 2000
Brakes
Filed Jul 21, 1999
Crash reported

OUR MINI-VAN REAR-ENDED A CADILLAC IN LINE AT A STOP LIGHT. THE TRAFFIC HAD STOPPED DUE TO A BACKUP, BUT THE LIGHT WAS GREEN, AND IT WAS LATE WHEN MY WIFE HIT THE BRAKES. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST GM DEALER, MEIER OLDS, TO HAVE THE BRAKE SYSTEM CHECKED. MY WIFE HAD MENTIONED THAT SHE DIDN'T THINK THAT THE BRAKES HAD FUNCTIONED DURING THE INCIDENT. SHE COMMENTED ON HAVING PUSHED THE PEDAL AS HARD AS POSSIBLE, BUT THE CAR DIDN'T STOP. GM SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, SO WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A BODY SHOP AND REPAIRED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO INCIDENTS SINCE, BUT THE RECENT RECALL MADE ME SUSPICIOUS, AND WANT TO FILE THIS REPORT.*AK

NHTSA ID
708914
Incident
Oct 12, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Mar 12, 1999

MANUFACTURER CONTACTED - THEY CLAIM THESE PARTS WERE ALREADY FIXED - WILL NOT FIX AGAIN

NHTSA ID
704348
Incident
Aug 26, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Jan 25, 1999

WE RAN INTO A CURB AT ABOUT 40 MPH. MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER'S CAR SEAT WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE SEATBELT BEHIND THE DRIVER, DETACHED (THE CLASP FROM THE BUCKLE) AND MY DAUGHTER AND THE CAR SEAT WERE THROWN FORWARD INTO THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTER THIS INCIDENT, THE SEATBELT RETRACTOR ON THIS SEAT NO LONGER RETRACTED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT RETRACTOR ALSO WOULD NO LONGER RETRACT. BOTH OF THESE HAVE BEEN REPLACED. I CHECKED THE DATABASE AND THERE WAS BOTH A RECALL ON SEATBELTS AND A TECHNICAL ADVISORY RELATED BULLETIN. I CHECKED WITH A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT WE HAD NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS. IN REF. TO THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY - HE GAVE ME A COPY OF IT. IN GENERAL, THE OLD/ORIGINAL SEAT BELTS ALL RETRACT VERY SLOWLY. YOU HAVE TO PRACTICALLY "FEED" THEM INTO THE RETRACTORS. THIS DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT, NOR DOES IT SEEM RIGHT TO HAVE RETRACTOR FAILURES AT 80K MILES. OUR CONFIDENCE IS WANING ON THIS VEHICLE'S SEAT BELT SYSTEM. WITH A WIFE AND 3 KIDS CONSTANTLY TRAVELING AROUND, I AM CONCERNED WITH THEIR SAFETY. ANY INFORMATION WOULD BE APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, JERRY SYLVESTRE. *AK

NHTSA ID
702558
Incident
Dec 15, 1998
Other / unspecified
Filed May 6, 1998

STEEL CABLE WHICH HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE FELL OFF IN THE CONSUMER'S DRIVE WAY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
823131
Incident
May 1, 1998
Other / unspecified
Filed May 5, 1998

CABLE HOLDING SPARE TIRE RUSTED AND WHEEL FEEL OFF.

NHTSA ID
535216
Incident
May 1, 1998
BrakesInterior & seats
Filed Oct 28, 1997

DRIVER'S SEAT BACK BROKE.

NHTSA ID
524009
Incident
Jun 15, 1997
Brakes
Filed Aug 8, 1997

DRIVING OFF INTERSECTION; APPLIED BRAKES & PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR; TURNED VEHICEL AROUND & HEADED HOME. CHECKED & NOTICED BRAKE FLUID ON BOTH WHEELS. ALSO BRAKE LINES/HOSES COMPLETELY SHOT. HAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID
815398
Incident
Aug 4, 1997
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 2, 1997

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
517697
Incident
Apr 7, 1997
Transmission
Filed May 20, 1997

TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE RUPTURED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL.

NHTSA ID
517298
Incident
Jun 28, 1996
Transmission
Filed Mar 17, 1997

UNSATISFACTORY RESULTS OF RECALL CAMPAIGN RESULTED IN THE SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE TO RUPTURE.

NHTSA ID
515892
Seat belts
Filed Sep 10, 1996

FRONT PASSENGER SHOULDER/LAP BELT WON'T RETRACT, BELTS FULLY EXTENDED. *AK

NHTSA ID
801161
Incident
Aug 1, 1996
Steering
Filed Jan 30, 1996

PREMATURE WEAR OF TIE ROD END. *AK

NHTSA ID
978426
Incident
Jan 25, 1996
Electrical
Filed Oct 26, 1995
Fire reported

BATTERY CABLES SHORTED OUT, CAUSING ENGINE FIRE. *DSH

NHTSA ID
487368
Incident
Jul 10, 1995
Electrical
Filed Jul 26, 1995
Fire reported

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, UNKNOWN REASON. TT

NHTSA ID
969456
Incident
Jul 10, 1995
Transmission
Filed Mar 3, 1995
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING AT 35-40 MPH, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE THAN SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE UPON STOPPING DUE TO TRANS COOLER LINE BROKE SPRAYING FLUID ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD.

NHTSA ID
960995
Incident
Feb 24, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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