2002 Oldsmobile Silhouette

SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE AVAILABLE WITH AN OPTIONAL POWER SLIDING DOOR.THE INTERIOR HANDLE IS ORIENTED IN THE VERTICAL POSITION IN THE DOOR PANEL AND LINES UP AT THE ELBOW LEVEL WHEN THE OCCUPANT IS SEATED IN THE 2ND-ROW OUTBOARD POSITION.IF THE OCCUPANT HOLDS THE INTERIOR HANDLE IN THE THUMB UP POSITION DURING POWER-ASSISTED OPENING, THE ARM/WRIST CAN BE PUSH BACK WITH FORCE AGAINST THE 2ND-ROW BUCKET SEAT OR CAPTAIN'S CHAIR SEAT BACK CREATING A RISK OF INJURY (OTHER SEATING CONFIGURATIONS HAVE AMPLE SEAT TO DOOR CLEARANCE TO AVOID ENTRAPMENT OF THE LOWER ARM).AMONG THE 103 TOTAL REPORTS, THERE WERE 102 ALLEGED INJURIES INCLUDING ARM/WRIST, THUMB AND SHOULDER INJURIES.A COUNT OF INJURIES REVEALS THAT 76 INJURIES WERE A FRACTURED OR A BROKEN ARM/WRIST REQUIRING AN IMMOBILIZING CAST FOR FOUR-TO-SIX WEEKS.ALL INJURIES INVOLVE THE RIGHT SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR.THE LEFT SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR IS ON FAR FEWER VEHICLES, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT PRODUCES LESS FORCE.GM NOTIFIED THE AGENCY BY LETTER DATED DECEMBER 21, 2004, THAT IT WILL RECALL MODEL YEAR 1997 THOUGH EARLY 2005 GM U-VAN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A RIGHT SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR AND WITH 2ND-ROW BUCKET SEATS OR CAPTAIN CHAIRS (NHTSA RECALL #04V597).AS PART OF THE RECALL REMEDY, GM WILL REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLE WITH A FLUSH MOUNTED HANDLE THAT WILL PREVENT AN OCCUPANT FROM GRASPING THE HANDLE WITH THE PALM BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND DOOR PANEL (THUMB UP ORIENTATION) AND THUS ELIMINATE THE POTENTIAL FOR ARM/WRIST ENTRAPMENT.THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

I COULD NOT GET MY VAN INSPECTED LAST OCT AS THE CODE CAME UP PO 446, WE WERE TOLD TO DRIVE 50 MILES, THEN 100 MILES, DIDN`T CORRECT THIS WE TRIED FOR 2 WEEKS . WE WERE GOING TO FLORIDA FOR THE WINTER,AND STOPPED IN WAVERLY NY TO SEE IF THE 150 MILES TO THERE WOULD CORRECT THIS NO, WHILE WE WERE IN FL. IN FEB. I HAD A MECHANIC CHECK OUT THE CAR , HE CHANGED THE OIL AND ALL FILTERS ,NEW PLUGS AND WIREING AND A .A.I.R. CHECK VALVE. PART # 911004... THE PO446 STILL CAME UP .IN APRIL HE PUT IN A CANISTER VENT SOLEOID PART # CVP124 AND PURGE VALVE PART # 9110117 WE HAVE HAD THIS IN FOR INSPECTION TWICE AND TODAY THE FAILED REPORT SAID I HAVE A 10 DAY EXTENTION TO GET IT FIXED AND NO OTHER EXTENTION. I AM STYMIED,I PAID OVER 1500 I WAS TOLD IN FL BY THE MECHANIC HE WAS SURE THIS WAS ALL CORRECT AND I WOULD BE ABLE TO PASS INSPECTION. IF I THOUGHT ALL THIS MONEY I SPENT ON ALL THIS WORK I WOULD HAVE DONE A DIFFERENT ROUTE THE VAN RUNS GREAT.WE ARE SNO-BIRDS AND IN OUR 80`S AND CAN`T AFFORD TO JUST BUY ANOTHER VAN. I PAID OVER $ 1500. AND AT $3.00 A GALLON FOR GAS AFTER PUTTING MILES ON TO CORRECT THIS CODE, AND $`S FOR FAILED INSPECTION .I AM OUT A LOT OF MONEY AND CAN`T DRIVE MY VAN AFTER 7/2/17. PLEASE HELP.

NHTSA ID

11000683

Incident

Jun 22, 2017

Mileage

129,000 mi

MY 2002 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M GOING 30MPH OR 65MPH. EVERYTHING STOPS. THIS IS A SCARY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING! THE CAR IS OTHERWISE PERFECT AND HAS 47K MILES. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER LAST NOVEMBER, AND WAS TOLD THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. I CONTACTED GM THREE WEEKS AGO, AND NOW IT'S BACK AT THE DEALER. HELP, PLEASE

NHTSA ID

10979041

Incident

Oct 28, 2016

Mileage

47,000 mi

MY VEHICLE PLUS MANY OTHER MULTIPLE YEAR AND MAKE EXPENDED BASE GM MINI VANS ARE DEVELOPING GASOLINE LEAKS AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK DUE TO WORN PLASTIC SEAL. THE ONLY REPAIR IS REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK, THAT RETAILS AROUND $800. THERE IS NOT A REPLACEMENT TANK IN THE UNITED STATES AND NO PARTS BEING MANUFACTURED... MY CAR IS A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE IN EXCELLENT SHAPE BUT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE DUE TO LEAKING FUEL.. MUST I HAVE TO DISPOSE OF CAR BECAUSE NO PARTS AVAILABLE? CAN GM START REPRODUCING THE NEEDED PART.?

NHTSA ID

10896597

Incident

Aug 10, 2016

Mileage

90,000 mi

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN AND IT HAS SECURITY LIGHT COME ON. IT SHUTS THE ENGINE AND ALL POWER OFF. THE VAN WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. A REAL SAFETY HAZARD.

NHTSA ID

10788527

Incident

Nov 4, 2015

Mileage

143,000 mi

THE NEWS HAD THE AIR BAG RECALL AND THE GM PEOPLE SAY WE HAVE TO WAIT A MIN. OF 60 DAYS FOR THE NOTICE. THE GM DEALER HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF AIRBAG RECALL !! ALSO,THE FUEL GAUGE HAS GONE BAD ON SEVERAL OLDSMOBILE VANS AND YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH GAS CAR HAS THAT CAN BE DANGEROUS ON A HIGHWAY AND A RECALL WAS NEVER DONE ON FUEL GAUGES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10650374

Incident

Jun 10, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE DOORS ALSO FAILED TO UNLOCK VIA THE MANUAL OVERRIDE FUNCTION. THE FAILURE PREVENTED THE PASSENGERS FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

NHTSA ID

10630163

Incident

Aug 1, 2012

Mileage

12,000 mi

GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING, REGISTERS FULL EVEN WHEN NOT FULL. LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON IF YOU IDLE FOR A FEW MINUTES. AT THE SAME TIME THIS STARTED THE ABS LIGHT SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM CAME ON. THIS HAS ALSO OCCURRED WITH OUR 2002 BUCK CENTURY AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME # OF MILES AND AGAIN BOTH THE GAS GAUGE READS INACCURATELY AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON.***

NHTSA ID

10401854

Incident

Nov 18, 2010

Mileage

130,000 mi

IT JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN STOP WORKING THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM NON STOP I BOUGHT FUSE AND THAT DIDN'T WORK I GOT NEW LIGHTS PARK AID STOP WORKING, BOTH HEATED SEATS STOP WORKING, ELECTRICAL GONE BAD IN THE WHOLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10390467

Incident

Feb 22, 2011

This PI communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from TAC.

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This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning blows warm air. Before calling General Motors Technical Assistance Center technician will need to have high and low pressures, outside temperature, humidity, and vent temperature.

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning blows warm air. Before calling General Motors Technical Assistance Center technician will need to have high and low pressures, outside temperature, humidity, and vent temperature.

Vehicle Wide Programming (VWP) is a new process to update software on GM Vehicles. It provides the ability via a single selection within Techline Connect to first identify which modules need updating and then proceed to updating affected modules (with some exceptions). The updating of modules is completed in parallel instead of the technician needing to update one module at a time. This allows a more streamlined approach for dealers and customers.