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1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette Fuel system Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA

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Fuel system reportsComplaints 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.
9
Latest Mar 12, 2001
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
9%
of 104 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming fuel system

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Body & structureFuel system
Filed Mar 12, 2001

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

NHTSA ID
882751
Incident
Feb 12, 1998
Fuel system
Filed Jan 19, 2000

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL TANK COLLAPSING. IT SUCKS IN, AND GAS CANNOT GET OUT. *AK

NHTSA ID
855131
Incident
Jan 4, 2000
Fuel system
Filed Jan 16, 2000

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 REPLACE. BEING STRANDED IN ND WINTERS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *AK

NHTSA ID
717426
Incident
Jan 4, 2000
ElectricalFuel system
Filed Dec 15, 1999

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.

NHTSA ID
716082
Incident
Dec 15, 1999
Heating & air conditioningElectricalFuel system+2 more
Filed Oct 21, 1999

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

NHTSA ID
549150
Fuel system
Filed Mar 4, 1999

FUEL FILTER IS DRIPPING FUEL ONTO REAR SEAL HEATER LINE, CAUSING EXTREME FUMES AND A FIRE HAZARD. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
835458
Incident
Mar 4, 1999
Body & structureDriver assistanceFuel system+1 more
Filed Apr 8, 1998

OVERHEAD COMPUTER CONSOLE FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID
534444
Incident
Nov 25, 1997
Body & structureDriver assistanceFuel system+1 more
Filed Apr 6, 1998

CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID
533857
Incident
Nov 25, 1997
EngineFuel system
Filed Mar 24, 1998

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

NHTSA ID
821863
Incident
Feb 18, 1998

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Steering20Exterior lighting17Interior & seats16Body & structure14Engine11Visibility10Brakes10

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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