2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette Interior & seats Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE UNLATCH ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V067 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES), BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 123,000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10515071

Incident

May 27, 2013

Mileage

123,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 01V0670000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: DOORS: LATCH). AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH AND THE DOOR WOULD SLIDE OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ONCE ALREADY AND WOULD NOT BE DONE AGAIN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

NHTSA ID

10384408

Incident

Jan 15, 2010

Mileage

125,000 mi

I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL OF MY 2001 OLDS SILHOUETTE MINIVAN HAD BEEN "CLOSED" AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE POWER SLIDING DOOR THAT WE WERE NEVER INFORMED ABOUT IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10223179

Incident

Apr 2, 2008

Mileage

50,000 mi

OUR 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE HAS HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES. THE ISSUES ARE PLACED IN A CLOSE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. ALL EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED AFTER 50K MILES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. THE DEALER TOOK CARE OF ALL RECALLS. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY LOCK AND UNLOCK. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER OVER 4 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH WIRING HARNESS AND THE LAST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED A CHAFED WIRE UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE OTHER TIMES THE DEALER COULD NOT ISOLATE. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. WE GOT TIRED OF BRINGING IT TO THE DEALER. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HEATER HAD FAILED. AT 66K MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY SUN GEAR. I HAD TO REPLACE TIE RODS ON THE VEHICLE TWICE ON EACH SIDE. ONCE AROUND 70K AND ONCE AROUND 115K. THE FUEL ASCENDING UNIT FAILED AROUND 90K. ON THE PASSENGER SIDE I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND THE CV AXLE. LIGHTS IN THE HEATER CONTROLS HAVE BLOWN AND THE ONLY WAY TO REPLACE THEM IS TO SOLDER NEW BULBS ONTO THE CONTROL MODULE. THE BLOWER MOTOR FAILED ON 1ST AND 2ND SPEED. WE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ENGINE OVERHEATING ISSUES AS SEEN BY OTHER INDIVIDUALS AT MYCARSTATS.COM. THIS RELATES TO THE COOLING SYSTEM. I HAD THREE SEPARATE ISSUES STEMMING FROM THIS. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. ABOUT 8 MONTHS LATER THE UPPER MANIFOLD GASKET BLEW. SIX MONTHS LATER ANOTHER COOLING SYSTEM FAILURE BLAMED ON THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD. MANY OF THE REPAIRS WHERE COSTLY. THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE WAS NEVER FIXED. WE DECIDED TO PASS THIS GM PIECE OF JUNK ON. IT HAD 137K MILES. MOST OF THE MILES DRIVEN WHERE HIGHWAY, VERY FEW CITY AND STOP-AND-GO. *JB

NHTSA ID

10163466

Incident

Mar 1, 2006

SLIDING DOOR ON OLDS SILHOULETTE OPENED AND SHUT BY ITSELF. CHILD WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE AND WAS ALMOST HIT . WE ARE USING THE DOOR AS A MANUAL OPERATION THIS IS GOING TO HURT SOMEONE AT SOMETIME IF NOT CORRECTED. BOTH OF OUR DOORS HAVE ACTED UP. *AK

NHTSA ID

10100188

Incident

Nov 18, 2004

Mileage

55,900 mi

WHILE DRIVING, LIGHTS INCLUDING THE DASHBOARD AND HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM OR COMPLETELY SHORT OUT FOR SECONDS AT A TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE 2001. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER THREE TIMES. *AK

NHTSA ID

10045543

Incident

Oct 24, 2001

Mileage

6,420 mi

PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR ON OUR 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE STAYS IN LOCKED POSITION. WE HAD A CERTIFIED OLDS DEALER LOOK AT IT. THEY SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE CONTACTS AT 36479 MILES. WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AT JUST OVER 40,000 MILES. THE DOOR HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO BE USED FOR OVER A WEEK BECAUSE IT STAYS LOCKED. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN CASE WE NEED TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY.*JB

NHTSA ID

10039313

Incident

Sep 22, 2003

Mileage

35,875 mi

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01V264, HOWEVER REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED DUE TO PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE. *SLC

NHTSA ID

564360

Incident

Oct 29, 2001

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *TT

NHTSA ID

564437

A/C DOES NOT COOL. REAR A/C DOES NOT WORK AT ALL AFTER 4 ATTEMPS TO FIX. VEHICLE MAKES A LOAD NOISE ON COLD START. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS DIM OFF AND ON. *AK

NHTSA ID

752877

08/15/01 THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DROPPED DOWN AL BY ITSELF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT MY HOUSE AND THE ALARM BEEPED 2 OR 3 TIMES. ON 9/6/01 THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED ALL BY ITSELF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT MY HOUSE AND THE ALARM BEEPED 2 OR 3 TIMES.

NHTSA ID

751836

DRIVERS SEAT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH THE SEAT WHEN TWO WIRES HAD A SHORT CIRCUIT. FIRE WAS ONLY UNDER THE SEAT, IT DID NOT SPREAD ANY WHERE ELSE.*AK

NHTSA ID

895590

Incident

Jul 1, 2001

FRONT DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEATS ARE NOT STABLE AND LEAN WHILE PARKED AND IN OPERATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

NHTSA ID

883860

Incident

Mar 8, 2001