Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Interior & seats 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.
14
Latest Oct 19, 2009
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 149 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.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
3
What this page shows
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 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 interior
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 19, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE RIGHT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WOULD AUTOMATICALLY OPEN PARTIALLY, AND THEN CLOSE. IF A PASSENGER ATTEMPTS TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, HE OR SHE MAY BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL NUMBERS 01V264000 & 04V597000 ( LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH). THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURES. THE DEALER STATED THAT TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DIAGNOSTICS FEE OF $125.00. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,326. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000.
NHTSA ID
10288932
Incident
Sep 13, 2009
Mileage
112,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 26, 2005
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR ON 1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUTTE OPENED WHILE DRIVING AND RIPPED THE TIRE AND THE RIM. THE BACK FENDER WAS DAMAGED, AND THE REAR BUMPER WAS BENT OUTWARDS. THE PAINT WAS ALSO DAMAGED IN THE AREAS THAT THE DOOR HIT. DOOR OPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE BY ITSELF. THE OWNER HAD A HARD TIME CLOSING THE DOOR, WHICH WAS CHECKED BEFORE. OWNER RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER WHERE SHE BOUGHT VEHICLE. BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR. DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THAT THE OWNER BRING THE VAN BACK WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENING. THE VAN HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED SINCE. OWNER LEFT THE DOOR ALONE, AND DID NOT HAVE THE DOOR CHECKED AGAIN. THE DOOR SOMETIMES WILL NOT OPEN . OWNER MADE CHILDREN GET IN TO VEHICLE ON THE OTHER SIDE WHEN THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THIS IS WAS A PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS. THE OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AFTER THE DOOR CAME OPEN AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VAN.*AK
NHTSA ID
10130049
Incident
Jun 26, 2005
Mileage
89,443 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 26, 2005
THE MOTOR FOR THE POWER SLIDING DOOR BROKE WITH ABOUT 48,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO 2 DIFFERENT GM DEALERS AND WAS TOLD BY BOTH SERVICE SHOPS THAT IT WOULD BE OVER $1200 FOR THE REPAIR AN THAT IT WOULD NOT BE WORTH REPAIRING BECAUSE THEY ALL BREAK. EVEN THE NEW ONES BREAK. I WAS TOLD THAT A RECALL WOULD BE COMING OUT BECAUSE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS.*AK
NHTSA ID
10118454
Incident
Feb 7, 2004
Mileage
48,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 16, 2004
PASSENGER SIDE POWER DOOR DOES NOT STAY CLOSED. THE POWER DOOR CLOSES WITH SWITCH, BUT IMMEDIATELY REOPENS AS THOUGH IT BUMPED SOMETHING. I TAKES ALMOST AN HOUR TO GET THE POWER DOOR TO STAY CLOSED AND THAT IS WITH HAVING TO MANHANDLE THE DOOR SHUT AND LOCKING THE SIDE DOOR AND DISABLING THE POWER TO THE DOOR.*AK
NHTSA ID
10058245
Incident
Jan 3, 2004
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 20, 2003
SLIDING POWER DOOR WILL OPEN BY ITSELF IN OCCASIONS AND NOW IT DOESN'T WORK AUTOMATICALLY STATES IS THE MODULE AND REPLACEMENT COST QUOTED AT $1412.00. *LA
NHTSA ID
10050844
Incident
Nov 14, 2003
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 12, 2003
WHILE DRIVING, THE PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRONIC SLIDING DOOR BEGUN TO CHIME AND OPEN. THE DEALER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE DOOR, BUT THERE HASN'T BEEN A REMEDY. *AK *SCC *NLM
NHTSA ID
10033957
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 23, 2003
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR PROBLEM. A RECALL WAS ISSUED IN 2001, BUT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIR WERE INFERIOR, AND THE DOOR STILL DID NOT WORK. *AK *MR
NHTSA ID
10051702
Incident
Dec 20, 2003
Mileage
79,000 mi
Body & structureInterior & seats
Filed Apr 3, 2002
THE VEHICLE'S SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN BY REMOTE CONTROL OR BY THE BUTTONS ON THE DOOR, IT HAS TO BE OPENED MANUALLY, CONSUMER WANTS TO BE SURE THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RELATED TO RECALL 01V067. *YH
NHTSA ID
563934
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 7, 2001
PRIOR TO ANY KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE DOOR OF THE VAN WAS STUCK HALFWAY OPEN, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD COST $1,414.14 TO FIX OR THEY COULD REMOVE THE MECHANISM FOR $189.00 AND THE DOOR WOULD OPERATE MANUALLY, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT STATING THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THIS RECALL AND DID NOT FIX THE VEHICLE ACCORDINGLY WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT NO CHARGE.*JB
NHTSA ID
562409
Incident
Jul 13, 2001
EngineInterior & seats
Filed Jun 8, 2001
THE ENGINE FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. NLM
NHTSA ID
561515
Body & structureInterior & seatsVisibility
Filed Mar 27, 2001
POWER DOORS WOULD UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING; 2.) INSIDE COURTESY LIGHTS WOULD COME ON MOMENTARILY AND INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, AND 3.) DRIVER'S SIDE AND REAR POWER WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS WAS MADE. *AK
NHTSA ID
884394
Incident
Mar 15, 1999
AirbagsInterior & seats
Filed May 2, 2000
Crash reported3 injuries reported
WHILE TURNING, ANOTHER CAR RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT CONSUMER ON PASSENGER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, REAR DOOR FLEW OPEN, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE FOR ANYONE THAT MAY BE RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT.*AK
NHTSA ID
861236
Incident
May 1, 2000
Interior & seatsExterior lighting
Filed Feb 19, 1999
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WHICH GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK
NHTSA ID
835075
Incident
Jan 25, 1999
Interior & seatsExterior lighting
Filed Jan 6, 1999
PROBLEM #1. ELECTRICAL HARNESS FAILURE RESULTED IN REPEATED ENGINE SHUTDOWNS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. PROBLEM #2 RESULTED IN SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO ALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LAMPS AT NIGHT WHILE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30MPH. *AK
NHTSA ID
701950
Incident
Dec 10, 1998
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