1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette Interior & seats Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY REMAIN IN PARK IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE SHIFT LINKAGE CABLE WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ THE DOOR LATCH AND SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERATIVE. UPDATED 05/05/11

NHTSA ID

10386019

Incident

Feb 27, 2011

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR WAS REPAIRED ON JANUARY 7, 2002 PER RECALL 01V067000 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: DOORS: LATCH. THE RECALL REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE AND THE RIGHT SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR LATCH. THE MANUAFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE TIME ALLOTED FOR A SECOND REPAIR HAD EXPIRED DUE TO THE VEHICLES MILEAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,694 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,382.

NHTSA ID

10280652

Incident

Jan 7, 2002

Mileage

128,382 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR. THE MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER IS 01013. THE NHTSA RECALL # IS 01V264000, THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IN MARCH OF 2003. THE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO STAY LATCHED AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AUTOMATICALLY OR CLOSE COMPLETELY. THE DEALER IS WILLING TO ASSIST AFTER THE CONTACT PAYS FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE.

NHTSA ID

10152386

Incident

May 1, 2003

Mileage

89,000 mi

CONSUMER SLIDING DOOR ONLY WORKS MANUALLY, DRIVER SEAT DOES NOT HAVE EITHER MANUAL OR ELECTRONIC CONTROL. *TS THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS REPLACED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10141033

Incident

Sep 21, 2005

THE SLIDING DOOR SENSOR WHICH MADE THE DOOR RETRACT IF THERE WAS AN OBJECT IN ITS PASSAGE WAY MALFUNCTIONED. THE DOOR SLID SHUT, PINING CONSUMER'S LEFT HAND IN THE DOOR. CONSUMER HANDS SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE, BUT DIDN'T BREAK. *AK IN ADDITION THE WARNING CHIME DID NOT ACTIVATE TO INFORM THE CONSUMER THE DOOR WAS CLOSING. DEALER REPLACED DOOR LOCK SENSORS. *TT

NHTSA ID

10106865

Incident

Jan 3, 2005

Mileage

120,000 mi

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS GETTING RECALL REPAIR WORK COMPLETED ON HIS 1998 OLDSMOBILE VAN.*MR DEALERSHIP TOOK TOO LONG TO PERFORM RECALL 04V597000 REGARDING THE INTERIOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE POWER SLIDING DOOR. CONSUMER WILL TAKE CHANCES WITH THE FAULTY DOORS IN HOPES THAT NO ONE WILL GET INJURED. *TT

NHTSA ID

10133475

Incident

Jul 29, 2005

BACK REAR DOUBLE BRACKET THAT HOLDS ELECTRIC SLIDING DRIVERS SIDE SEAT ON THE MAIN FRAME BOLTED TO THE CHASIS OF THE VEHICLE HAS SHEERED OFF DURING NORMAL SEAT USE. FOUND BROKEN BRACKET UNDERNEATH THE DRIVERS SEAT. COULD POSE A SAFETY CONCERN IF PERSON IS INVOLVED IN CRASH AND THE ENTIRE SEAT BREAKS AWAY FROM ITS MOUNTING.*AK

NHTSA ID

10117877

Incident

Apr 11, 2005

Mileage

100,589 mi

RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V067000 CONCERNING POWER SLIDING DOOR. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY OPEN BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK

NHTSA ID

10117792

Incident

Dec 15, 2002

Mileage

51,000 mi

THE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY. INTERMITTENTLY THE DOOR WILL OPEN ON ITS OWN. ALSO ABS TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STAYS ON. *AK

NHTSA ID

10053838

Incident

Jun 27, 2000

Mileage

20,000 mi

DRIVER'S RIGHT METAL SEAT BOLSTER HAS DISPLACED PADDING ALLOWING THE SHARP METAL FRAME TO BE EXPOSED BENEATH THE LEATHER. I BELIEVE THIS COULD HARM THE DRIVER IN AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

10002764

Incident

Nov 8, 2002

THE METAL FRAME SEAT BOLSTER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IN MY 1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE HAS BROKEN THROUGH THE FOAM CUSION AND HAS BEGUN TO DAMAGE THE LEATHER. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THIS VEHICLE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT THE METAL WOULD IMPALE THE DRIVER. I HAVE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS SEVERAL TIMES ONLY FOR THEM TO TELL ME SOMEONE WOULD HAVE TO BE INJURED BEFORE THEY WOULD RECONGNIZE THIS AS A PROBLEM. A RELATIVE HAS THE EXACT SAME MINI-VAN (YEAR AND MODEL) AND IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE OF REPAIR FROM AN INDEPENDENT AUTO UPHOLSTERY SHOP AND FOUND IT INTERESTING THAT WHEN I TOLD THE GENTLEMAN WHAT TYPE OF VEHICLE IT WAS HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS PRIOR TO LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE. HE INDICATED THAT HE HAS REPAIRED MANY OF THESE. WE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS REDESIGNED THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SEATS IN THE SILHOUETTE, EITHER PROVIDING MORE SEAT FRAME PROTECTION OR REMOVING THE METAL PORTION THAT IS PROTRUDING FROM MY VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10000607

Incident

Dec 26, 2002

WHEN FOLDING THE REAR SEAT DOWN IT CAUSED THE SEAT BELT TO MALFUNCTION. CONSUMER STATED THE OCCUPANT WAS UNABLE TO FASTEN THE SEAT BELT. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR THE THIRD ROW SEAT HAD AN OPEN GEAR MECHANISM THAT SERVERED THE SEAT BELTS ON EACH SIDE. THE PLASTIC GUARD WAS NOT LONG ENOUGH TO PROTECT THE BELT. THE SEATS WERE SEVERED BY THE REAR FOLDING PROCESS AND THE DRIVER'S MANUAL DOESN'T CAUTION THE POSSIBILITY. GM STATED THAT PROBLEM WAS A WEAR ISSUE WITHOUT EXAMINING THE VEHICLE. SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

8022041

Incident

Oct 18, 2002

Mileage

48,000 mi

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH, HOOD STARTED TO SHAKE, HOOD CAME UNLATCHED, BUT DID NOT FLY UP. THERE MAY BE A DEFECT WITH RELEASE BUTTON. *AK *YH

NHTSA ID

8008730

Incident

Apr 24, 2002

RECEIVED NOTICE #01V067000; TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. REPAIRS DONE ON SLIDING DOOR. ORIGINALLY HAD PROBLEM, REPAIRED BEFORE RECALL. PROBLEM AFTER RECALL WAS LIKE BEFORE, NOT WORKING PROPERLY, BUT GETTING WORSE. RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE A WEEK AGO.*AK

NHTSA ID

887631

Incident

May 2, 2001

PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR OPENED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER WHEN ACCELERATING DUE TO COMPUTER PROBLEM. THE SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVEING. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES FOR VARIOUS PROBLEMS. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *YH

NHTSA ID

886511

Incident

Mar 1, 1998

IGNITION WILL WORK ON ERRATIC BASIS. WHEN CONSUMER GOES OUT TO START VEHICLE, IGNITION WILL FAIL TO START VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS REFUSED SERVICE, AND A CAUSE FOR THIS DEFECT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. *AK THERE WAS THUMPING IN REAR PERIODICALLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. HOOD POSSIBLY COULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS RECALL 01V-067 ON SLIDING DOOR POSSIBLY OPENING WHILE DRIVEING. *YH

NHTSA ID

886436

Incident

Apr 23, 2001

ON A RANDOM BASIS THERE IS A THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM BRAKE SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP HAS REFUSED SERVICE. CAUSE OF DEFECT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK IGNITION LOCKS UP PERIODICALLY. THE HOOD HITS BUMPER AND POSSIBLY COULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS RECALL 01V-067 ON SLIDING POWER DOOR. IT COULD POSSIBLY OPEN WHILE DRIVEING. *YH

NHTSA ID

886435

Incident

Apr 23, 2001

INTERMITTENTLY DRIVER'S DOOR LOCKS AND UNLOCKS ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE DOOR MODULE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

840874

Incident

Jun 10, 1999

SECOND ROW OF SEATS HAVE TO BE TILTED FORWARD TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE THIRD ROW OF SEATS, AND TO DO SO COULD GET SOMEONE INJURED BY THE FRAME SINCE THE HOLE THING COMES UP. THE DEALER HAS BEEN COPNTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

837560

CENTER CAPTAIN CHAIRS WHEN TILTED FORWARD TO ALLOW ENTRY TO REAR RESULTS IN INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS DUE TO BASE POSITIONING.

NHTSA ID

543581

THE OWNER HAD RECALL PROBLEMS REPAIRED. OWNER NOT SATISFIED WITH RECALL REPAIRS BY DEALER. OWNER THINKS REPAIRS NOT DONE CORRECTLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

831981

Incident

Oct 22, 1998

MY VEHICLE CONTAINS TWO ROWS OF REMOVABLE SEATS (CAPTAIN'S CHAIRS). THE SEATS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VAN, WHETHER MIDDLE OR BACK ROW, ARE SIMPLE TO REMOVE AND REPLACE. HOWEVER, THE SEATS ON THE RIGHT SIDE, BOTH FROM THE MIDDLE AND BACK ROW, ARE EXCEPTIONALLY DIFFICULT TO RE-INSTALL. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY DEALER SAYS THAT EVERY SILHOUETTE IS LIKE THIS. THE EFFORT REQUIRED TO RE-INSTALL THESE SEATS CAUSES ONE TO JOCKEY IT BACK AND FORTH CAUSING THE LATCHING MECHANISM AND SEAT SLIDES TO MOVE AND EXPOSES FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS TO INJURY.

NHTSA ID

780741

POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. DOOR CLOSES AND RE-OPENS OR CLOSES BUT DOES NOT LATCH.

NHTSA ID

539024

Incident

May 1, 1998

THE INTERCHANGEABLE SEAT DOESN'T HAVE A PLACE WHERE CONSUMER CAN HOOK UP THE SEAT BELT FOR THE RIGHT HAND SIDE SEAT ON THE SECOND ROW. *AK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE SEATS COULD BE CHANGED BY THE SALESMAN, THIS WAS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *SLC

NHTSA ID

825670

Incident

Jul 20, 1998