1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette Problems

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 STEERING FLUID HAD TO BE ADDED EVERY 10,000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO FAULTY GASKETS. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK WHEN THE DOORS LOCKED, THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN, THE DASH LIGHTS AND OVERHEAD LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE POWER LOCKS WOULD CHATTER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN THE DASH, THE DRIVER DOORS WOULD UNLOCK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, ALL THE DOORS WOULD LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND COULD NOT BE OPENED MANUALLY OR OPEN THE WINDOWS, ALL OF THE DOORS WOULD UNLOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND WAS INTERMITTENT, THE LEFT DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, THE STEERING PUMP WENT DRY WHILE DRIVING AND THE PUMP WENT DRY 5 ADDITIONAL TIMES AFTER 1005K MILES, THE DOORS LOCKED WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND WOULD BE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR(S) OR WINDOW, THE POWER WINDOWS WERE INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER MIRROR WOULD SHAKE, THERE WAS MOISTURE IN THE HEAD LAMP, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO DIM AT NIGHT WHEN THE HEATER WAS TURNED ON, THE LEFT REAR WINDOW RATTLED, THE WIRING CHAFFED ON THE STUD UNDER THE CARPET IN THE VEHICLE, AND THE ELECTRICAL REMOTE DID NOT WORK UNTIL THE CONSUMER WAS CLOSE TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE DOORS WERE LOCKED AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS OFF, THE HORN WOULD START BLOWING AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED BACK ON. *SC THE POWER MIRROR WERE INOPERATIVE. *JB

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

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

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 INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AND THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE TO BE DONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. UPDATED 09/13/06*JB

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

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

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

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 / ACCEPTABLE MATERIAL. WE WERE LUCKY AND CAUGHT THIS EARLY, BUT IF SOMEONE WERE TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN ON A HIGHWAY TRIP, OIL COULD LEAK OUT OR MIX WITH COOLANT CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE UP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS REPAIR AVERAGES AROUND $800 TO $1200 FROM WHAT I COULD FIND. *JB

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 AND WORSE YET THE FAILING OF THE GASKET ARE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM SCHEDULED TO HAVE BOTH PROBLEMS TAKEN CARE OF ON 12/28/2005. THE ESTIMATE (NO TELLSING THE COST TO REPAIR THE HEAT UNTIL THEY GET INTO IT) WILL RUN AT LEAST $700. BASED ON THE PAST INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPAIRS THIS SHOP HAS DONE ON GM VEHICLES THE SHOP ESTIMATES THIS REPAI ALONE WILL COST AT LEAST $500. *NM

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 IS REPLACED. I WAS ADVISED NOT TO GO THROUGH ANY CAR WASHES, TO AVOID ANY UNDO PRESSUES ON THE DRIVERSIDE QUARTER OF THE ROOF AND WHEN IT BREAKS AGAIN TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED IN A BODY SHOP WHERE THAT SECTION OF THE ROOF CAN BE REPLACED SO IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. THE WINDSHIELD REPAIR PERSON STATED THAT WHEN HE REPLACES A FRONT WINDSHIELD ON AN OLDS SILHOUETTE OR CHEVY VENTURE THAT IS NOT THE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT, 99% OF THE TIME THE BREAK INITIATES AT ONE OF THE TOP CORNERS AND WHEN THE WINDSHIELD IS OUT, THERE IS SEVERE RUSTING IN THE SAME SPOTS. GIVEN THE SEVERITY OF THE RUST THROUGH, I EXPECT IT WILL LEAK INTO THE INTERIOR SOON.

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 STEERING FLUID HAD TO BE ADDED EVERY 10,000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO FAULTY GASKETS. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK WHEN THE DOORS LOCKED, THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN, THE DASH LIGHTS AND OVERHEAD LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE POWER LOCKS WOULD CHATTER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN THE DASH, THE DRIVER DOORS WOULD UNLOCK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, ALL THE DOORS WOULD LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND COULD NOT BE OPENED MANUALLY OR OPEN THE WINDOWS, ALL OF THE DOORS WOULD UNLOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND WAS INTERMITTENT, THE LEFT DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, THE STEERING PUMP WENT DRY WHILE DRIVING AND THE PUMP WENT DRY 5 ADDITIONAL TIMES AFTER 1005K MILES, THE DOORS LOCKED WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND WOULD BE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR(S) OR WINDOW, THE POWER WINDOWS WERE INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER MIRROR WOULD SHAKE, THERE WAS MOISTURE IN THE HEAD LAMP, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO DIM AT NIGHT WHEN THE HEATER WAS TURNED ON, THE LEFT REAR WINDOW RATTLED, THE WIRING CHAFFED ON THE STUD UNDER THE CARPET IN THE VEHICLE, AND THE ELECTRICAL REMOTE DID NOT WORK UNTIL THE CONSUMER WAS CLOSE TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE DOORS WERE LOCKED AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS OFF, THE HORN WOULD START BLOWING AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED BACK ON. *SC THE POWER MIRROR WERE INOPERATIVE. *JB

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.

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.

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

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

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

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 STEERING FLUID HAD TO BE ADDED EVERY 10,000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO FAULTY GASKETS. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK WHEN THE DOORS LOCKED, THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN, THE DASH LIGHTS AND OVERHEAD LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE POWER LOCKS WOULD CHATTER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN THE DASH, THE DRIVER DOORS WOULD UNLOCK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, ALL THE DOORS WOULD LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND COULD NOT BE OPENED MANUALLY OR OPEN THE WINDOWS, ALL OF THE DOORS WOULD UNLOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND WAS INTERMITTENT, THE LEFT DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, THE STEERING PUMP WENT DRY WHILE DRIVING AND THE PUMP WENT DRY 5 ADDITIONAL TIMES AFTER 1005K MILES, THE DOORS LOCKED WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND WOULD BE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR(S) OR WINDOW, THE POWER WINDOWS WERE INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER MIRROR WOULD SHAKE, THERE WAS MOISTURE IN THE HEAD LAMP, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO DIM AT NIGHT WHEN THE HEATER WAS TURNED ON, THE LEFT REAR WINDOW RATTLED, THE WIRING CHAFFED ON THE STUD UNDER THE CARPET IN THE VEHICLE, AND THE ELECTRICAL REMOTE DID NOT WORK UNTIL THE CONSUMER WAS CLOSE TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE DOORS WERE LOCKED AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS OFF, THE HORN WOULD START BLOWING AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED BACK ON. *SC THE POWER MIRROR WERE INOPERATIVE. *JB

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

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 DONE AT DEALER.

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 BUCKLE, AND RECLINES THE SEAT. I READ AND REREAD MY MANUAL AND IN NO PLACE DOES IT CONTRAINDICATE THAT POSITION FOR THE SAFETY SEAT . THE DEALER COULD NOT EVEN INSTALL THE SEAT PROPERLY FOR ME AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AGREED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY CONCERN, POSSIBLE EVEN FOR A PASSENGER JUST USING THE SHOULDER BELT SINCE ANY FORCE PUSHES UP ON THE BUCKLE WHICH HITS THE RECLINE LEVER AND RECLINES THE SEAT. GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE RECOMMENDS GETTING THE DEALER TO INSTALL A TOP STRAP AND TETHER (THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DID NOT SUGGEST THIS) TO SECURE THE SEAT AT MY EXPENSE. (I UNDERSTAND THAT 2001 MODELS HAVE A LATCH OPTION NOW FOR ANCHORING SEATS WITHOUT THE USE OF SEAT BELTS. NONE OF THIS , HOWEVER, ADDRESSES THE POOR AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DESIGN OF HAVING THE SEAT RECLINE LATCH DIRECTLY ABOVE THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. I TRULY FEAR ANY SUDDEN STOP WHICH PUTS PRESSURE ON THE SEAT BUCKLE WILL , IN TURN, LIFT UP THAT LEVER, RECLINE THE SEAT AND CAUSE INJURY TO THE PASSENGER WHO WAS PROPERLY BUCKLED. MEANWHILE, UNTIL I FIND OUT IF THE DEALER CAN INSTALL A TOP STRAP AND A TETHER BETWEEN THE SEAT FOLD TO SECURE THE SEAT WITHOUT USING THE SHOULDER BELT AND BUCKLE, I HAVE NO PEACE OF MIND TRANSPORTING MY 4 CHILDREN, TWO OF WHOM STILL NEED CAR SEATS. THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE.*AK

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 THROUGH, STATING THAT I WOULD GET THE SAME ANSWER. THE DEALERSHIP IN OUR AREA WHICH WILL BE FIXING THE BELT IS CHARGING US ALMOST 200.00 DOLLARS FOR THIS REPAIR. THIS IS AN ITEM THAT SHOULD NEVER, EVER BREAK, AND IT DID. OLDSMOBILE SEES NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS AND REFUSES TO REPLACE THE BELT FREE OF CHARGE. I AM NOW CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE. WHAT OTHER DEFECTIVE SAFETY ITEMS ARE YET TO REAR THEIR UGLY HEAD? WHEN WILL I DISCOVER THEM? WHEN I NEED THEM MOST? A DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT COULD HAVE BEEN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH SHOULD MY WIFE HAD GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT. OLDSMOBILE DOES NOT CARE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER OLDSMOBILE, NOR WILL I EVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT BECAUSE OF THIS EXPERIENCE. WHEN I TOLD THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM OLDSMOBILE (THE ONE WHO REFUSED TO ALLOW ME TO SPEAK WITH HER SUPERVISOR) THAT I WAS SPEAKING WITH AN ATTORNEY TO SEE IF HE COULD FORCE THE ISSUE AND GET OLDSMOBILE TO TAKE SOEM RESPONSIBILITY FOR BUILDING A VEHICLE WITH DEFECTIVE SAFETY FEATURES, THE WOMAN SAID SHE COULD NO LONGER TALK TO ME AND HUNG UP. I HOPE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT THE NTSA CAN DO TO HOLD OLDSMOBILE ACCOUNTABLE IN THIS, AND ANY FUTURE DEFECTIVE SAFETY EQUIPMENT SITUATION. IT WOULD BE ONLY RIGHT THAT THEY REPLACE A DEFECTIVE SEATBELT, IRREGARDLESS OF HOW LONG THE WARRANTY HAS BEEN EXPIRED. SOMEONE NEEDS TO HOLD THE MANUFACTURERS ACCOUNTABLE BEFORE ANOTHER FIRESTONE TIRE-LIKE DISASTER OCCURS.*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

OVERHEAD COMPUTER CONSOLE FAILURE. *AK

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 STEERING FLUID HAD TO BE ADDED EVERY 10,000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO FAULTY GASKETS. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK WHEN THE DOORS LOCKED, THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN, THE DASH LIGHTS AND OVERHEAD LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE POWER LOCKS WOULD CHATTER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN THE DASH, THE DRIVER DOORS WOULD UNLOCK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, ALL THE DOORS WOULD LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND COULD NOT BE OPENED MANUALLY OR OPEN THE WINDOWS, ALL OF THE DOORS WOULD UNLOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND WAS INTERMITTENT, THE LEFT DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, THE STEERING PUMP WENT DRY WHILE DRIVING AND THE PUMP WENT DRY 5 ADDITIONAL TIMES AFTER 1005K MILES, THE DOORS LOCKED WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND WOULD BE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR(S) OR WINDOW, THE POWER WINDOWS WERE INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER MIRROR WOULD SHAKE, THERE WAS MOISTURE IN THE HEAD LAMP, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO DIM AT NIGHT WHEN THE HEATER WAS TURNED ON, THE LEFT REAR WINDOW RATTLED, THE WIRING CHAFFED ON THE STUD UNDER THE CARPET IN THE VEHICLE, AND THE ELECTRICAL REMOTE DID NOT WORK UNTIL THE CONSUMER WAS CLOSE TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE DOORS WERE LOCKED AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS OFF, THE HORN WOULD START BLOWING AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED BACK ON. *SC THE POWER MIRROR WERE INOPERATIVE. *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.

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

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 TIME) I HAVE TRIED TO FILE A CLAIM THROUGH FIRESTONE AND THEY ARE MAKING AN EXCUSE THAT A NAIL HOLE WILL CAUSE A TIRE TO LOOSE THE TREAD AS MINE DID. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU!!*AK

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

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. NLM

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 HIT TREE. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK.ET.

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 PUT ME IN CONTACT WITH LOCAL FACTORY REP. TOLD THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME THE NUMBER AND THAT I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND ON MY OWN.