Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PINCH WELD AREAS ON THE WINDSHIELD ARE RUSTING. THE WINDSHIELD PROFESSIONALS DISCOVERED THIS WHILE REPLACING THE WINDSHIELD IN THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED ON THE DRIVER SIDE TOP, BOTTOM AND THE PASSENGER SIDE TOP. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. *NM
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
INTERMITTENTLY THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER VIEW. DEALER SORRY THERE IS NOT RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. OWNER STATED WIPER MOTOR NEVER SHOULD'VE FAIL. *PH 1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEING INOPERATIVE IS OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW.*MR
BACK WINDOW EXPLODED WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
AUT6OMATIC DOOR GASKET FELL OFF, REPLACE WEATHERSTRIP, HARD STEERING, REPLACE STEERING RACK, FUEL PUMP BAD, REPLACED, BRAKE SQUEAKING, REPLACED FRONT PADS DISC BRAKES, REAR WINDSHIELD WASHER SPRAYED INSIDE CAR, REINSTALLED NOSE TO NOZZLE
REAR PASSENGER WINDSHIELD EXPLODED INWARD WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WINDOWS IN THE SLIDING DOORS HAVE PINS THAT DON'T KEEP THE WINDOWS SECURE. WINDOWS VIBRATE AND ALSO POP OUT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
REAR WINDSHIELD-SHATTERED AFTER CLOSING THE PASSINGER DOOR AND WALKING AWAY FROM VAN. PIECES OF THE WINDOW FLEW ON TOP OF THE VAN, JUST A LITTLE INSIDE THE VAN AND THEN SOME TO THE GROUND. 60% OF THE WINDOW STAYED IN THE FRAME BUT IT WAS ALL BROKEN.
THE REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED WHEN CONSUMER GOT HER 10 YEAR OLD INTO THE VEHICLE, AND CLOSED THE DOOR ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME ENTANGLED WHICH CAUSE THEM TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
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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