2002 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner Complaints

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

SLOWLY BUT SURELY, SOME OF MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN FAILING. IT FIRST STARTED WITH LIGHTS BURNING OUT REPEATEDLY, THEN WENT TO TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THEN WENT TO POWER WINDOWS FUNCTIONING IMPROPERLY, THEN THE TEMPERATURE/MPG/OIL DISPLAY STOPPED FUNCTIONING, THEN I HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AND THE PROBLEMS GOT EVEN WORSE. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE DRIFTING UP TO 3 FEET BACKWARDS IF ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AND IN DRIVE. PLEASE CHECK INTO THESE ISSUES AND RESOLVE. I AM SCARED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY DUE TO THE INCREASING ELECTRICAL ISSUES. I AM BEGINNING TO THINK THIS MAY BE A FIRE HAZARD. WE HAVE TRIED REPLACING THE SWITCHES FOR THE WINDOWS, THE BULBS AND TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE ISSUES WITH THE WINDOWS GET BETTER WHEN THE SWITCH IS REPLACED AND THEN GET EVEN WORSE THAN BEFORE IN NO TIME FLAT. IN ADDITION TO THESE ISSUES WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BEARINGS REPEATEDLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10369410

Incident

Mar 10, 2008

Mileage

63,000 mi

I HAD THE HEAT ELEMENT FAIL ON MY 2002 OLDS SILHOUETTE. THEY REPLACED BOTH SEAT ONCE AND THE LAST TIME A YEAR LATER THE WARRANTY WAS OUT BY 500 MILES SO THEY WOULDN'T HONOR IT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10367270

Incident

Nov 18, 2005

Mileage

36,000 mi

2002 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF. *BF THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER WAS DAMAGED AND TWO WHEEL STUDS BROKE OFF. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT# 10-0539-90. *JB LETTER UPDATED 04/13/10 *BF UPDATED 6/1/10 *CN UPDATED VOQ 06/07/10*JB

NHTSA ID

10321979

Incident

Jul 25, 2008

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE DAY SHE PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT WITH THE VEHICLE, THE ABS LIGHT, AND TRACTION OFF LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN SHE DROVE OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BOTH BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND VIBRATE. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VIBRATING WILL STOP IF SHE TURNS THE TRACTION SYSTEM OFF. THAT SAME DAY. WHEN COMING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY BOTH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD VIBRATE AND WOULD NOT LET HER PRESS THE BRAKES OR ACCELERATE UNTIL IT STOPS VIBRATING. THE KEYLESS REMOTE WORKED THE FIRST TIMES SHE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE. ONCE OFF THE PARKING LOT IT WOULD NOT WORK, IT WOULD ONLY LOCK THE VEHICLE AND IT MADE THE ALARM SYSTEM ACTIVATE. SHE WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER TO BUY A BATTERY FOR THE KEYLESS REMOTE. WHEN SHE DID, IT STILL DID NOT WORK. THE ALARM SYSTEM WOULD ONLY DEACTIVATE WHEN SHE OPENED THE DRIVERS DOOR WITH THE KEY AND TURNED THE VEHICLE ON. ALL OF THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000, AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,900. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS 03/14/2008. KG

NHTSA ID

10222931

Incident

Mar 15, 2008

Mileage

75,900 mi

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING COOLANT EXTERNALY.AND ENGINE OIL LEAKING INTO COOLANT INTERNALY. INTAKE GASKET FAILURE. INTAKE GASKET WAS REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10207794

Incident

Oct 17, 2007

Mileage

70,825 mi

2002 SILHOUETTE, 39000 MILES. FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. HAD REPAIRED, WITHIN 50 MILES AFTER PICKING UP FROM DEALERSHIP, THERE WAS A GRINDING WHEN TURNING RIGHT. BOTH HEATED SEATS DIDN'T HEAT. DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW OPERATED EXTREMELY SLOW. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED REPLACEMENT!, $1000!, 39000 MILES FOLKS! AIR SUSPENSION DID NOT OPERATE CRACKLED. POWER DOORS DID NOT OPEN WHEN SOMETHING GOT IN THE WAY. BRUISED SHOULDER BECAUSE OF THIS. PREMATURE TIRE WEAR, REPLACED TIRES AT 30,000 MILES. ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DONE. STORED IN A GARAGE MORE HIGHWAY MILES THAN CITY. HOW DID GM WANT TO HELP ME? DEALER DID PAPERWORK WHEN PURCHASING, TRIED TO PUSH OFF A CHEAPER MODEL ON AN ELDERLY WOMEN, AND CHANGED THE PROMISED 5 YEAR WARRANTY TO A 3 YEAR WARRANTY. MOTHER WAS JUST SO HAPPY SHE GOT THE RIGHT VEHICLE TO TAKE HOME, SHE NEVER NOTICED THE CHANGE IN THE WARRANTY. TRIED TO WORK WITH THE DEALER ON REPAIRS SINCE THERE WERE ONLY 39000 MILES, AND WE GOT A 'GEE, REALLY SORRY MA'AM, I UNDERSTOOD, BUT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WE COULD DO ABOUT IT. WENT TO THE GM SERVICE LINE, AND DID NOT GET ANY HELP THERE EITHER, BUT SHE HAD A REAL PURDY FIRST NAME! SEEMED TO ME THESE WERE ALL RECURRING PREMATURE KNOWN FAILURES , YET GM DID NOT CARE TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT! IT WAS A SHAME THEY PUSHED THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY SO EXTENSIVELY WHEN THEY HAD ALL THESE VEHICLES ON THEIR LOTS. PEOPLE, WE'VE BEEN HAD. I GREW UP IN OLDSMOBILE, BUT THE MORE I READ ABOUT GM - THE MORE LIKELY I AM TO BUY TOYOTA! THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT I FOUND A DEALER (NOT CLOSE TO HOME THOUGH) THAT WAS WILLING TO AT LEAST REPAIR THE FIRST SET OF WHEEL BEARINGS FOR $100. GOT THAT ON MY OWN, NOT THROUGH GM SERVICE HELP. I JUST HOPE THEY WILL BE AS NICE FOR THE NEXT SET OF WHEEL BEARINGS THAT NEED REPLACEMENT AND FOR THE GASKET THAT WAS JUST DISCOVERED. STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM GM ON THE OTHER ISSUES. (NOT AS AN IMMEDIATE NEED AS THE WHEEL BEARINGS) I'M NOT HOLDING MY BREATH.*AK

NHTSA ID

10191801

Incident

May 1, 2007

Mileage

39,000 mi

1. NO EVENT, JUST FAILED. WINDOWS, FUEL SENSOR AND A/C. 2 . FRONT WINDOW ON 1995 OLDS SILHOUETTE VAN, FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. BOTH FRONT WINDOWS HAVE NOW FAILED. CONSEQUENCES ARE WE ARE UNABLE TO ROLL WINDOWS UP IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. WINDOW ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE,2002 SILHOUETTE VAN HAS FAILED, WILL ROLL DOWN BUT NOT UP., FOR FROM 1 HOUR TO SEVERAL HOURS.. MOTOR WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED IN ALL, DEALER SAYS. CONSEQUENCES ARE WE CAN'T ROLL WINDOW UP IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. 2. FUEL SENSOR HAS FAILED, GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, STUCK IN CONSTRUCTION ZONE WHEN ON TRIP AND WE SHOWED FULL TANK OF GAS BUT THEN ALARM WENT OFF AND SHOWED EMPTY. 10 MILES FROM STATION. VERY NERVE WRACKING AS WE WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK. MECHANIC PUT A TESTER ON IT, ALTHOUGH THE ALARM WENT OFF AS HE WAS DOING THIS, THE TANK HAD 3/4 FULL..IT ALSO SHOWED IT HAD TWO TIMES CAPACITY OF FUEL IN IT. MECHANIC WAS PUZZLED BY IT ALSO.. SAID IT WAS SENSOR AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE GAUGE SHOWS FULL UNTIL IT IS EMPTY THEN DROPS TO EMPTY AND ALARM SOUNDS. GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY WHEN IT IS SHUT OFF BUT THEN SHOWS FULL WHEN YOU START VAN. 3. MOTOR WAS REPLACED ON 1995 VAN BY A DEALER, THEN BOTH WINDOWS FAILED. ON 2002 VAN, WE WILL HAVE TO REPLACE WINDOW MOTOR ON DRIVERS SIDE. BAD PART IS GETTING SNOWED AND RAINED ON WHEN WINDOW STICKS AND WON'T GO UP. AND BEFORE WE HAD A/C FIXED WE COULDN'T USE WINDOWS FOR AIR. HAVE TO REPLACE FUEL SENSOR ON 2002. AD DEALER REPLACE FRONT AC COMPRESSOR/CONDENSER ON 2002 VAN FOR FRONT, BACK IS STILL NOT WORKING. DEALER SAYS SOMETHING IS IN REAR OF VAN THAT HAS TO BE FIXED AS IT DON'T SWITCH FROM HOT TO COLD, STAYS ON HOT. AND IT IS EXPENSIVE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10188086

Incident

Jan 1, 2002

Mileage

76,000 mi

I HAVE A 2002 OLDS SILHOUETTE MINIVAN WHICH HAD TO HAVE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED. IN TALKING TO THE MECHANIC WHO FIXED IT, THIS IS SO COMMON WITH THESE GM VEHICLES THAT IT IS LAUGHABLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10172872

Incident

Oct 12, 2005

Mileage

70,000 mi

SLIDING DOOR PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE. DRIVER ELECTRIC SEAT "REPAIRED" SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL DOES NOT WORK. DEALER REPAIRED REAR COMPRESSOR AND BROKE COVER LATCH. THEY PUT A HOLE IN THE FRONT BUMPER AT THIS TIME. PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW CHOOSES NOT TO WORK AT RANDOM AND BACK LEFT SIDE WINDOW SOMETIMES DOES NOT CLOSE. TAPE PLAYER HAS ATE TAPES SINCE PURCHASE. NO AIR CONDITIONING! *JB

NHTSA ID

10168292

Incident

Jan 2, 2006

Mileage

1,000 mi

WE HAVE A 2002 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. IN NOVEMBER, 2005 WE STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH STEERING VIBRATION AND SEVERE PULLING TO THE RIGHT. IT TURNS OUT A LEFT TIE ROD END WAS FAILING. THE MECHANIC TOLD US THAT IT WAS CLOSE TO FAILURE AND IF IT DID WE WOULD GET IN AN ACCIDENT. WE GOT THAT FIXED BUT NOW WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT TURNS OUT THAT THE SAME TIE ROD ON THE RIGHT SIDE HAS AN END THAT IS FAILING. *JB

NHTSA ID

10148189

Incident

Nov 1, 2005

Mileage

41,500 mi

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HEATER FAILED. VERY COSTLY FOR THE DEALER TO REPAIR IT AND YOU CAN'T BUY THE HEATING PAD FROM A JUNK YARD. *NM

NHTSA ID

10143277

Incident

Nov 2, 2004

Mileage

50,000 mi

WHILE GETTING NEW TIRES INSTALLED THE MECHANIC NOTIFIED ME OF A WORN LEFT FRONT WHEEL HUB/BEARING. THE VAN HAS 67,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! I HAVE NOT HAD REPAIRS MADE YET, BECAUSE ESTIMATES ARE ALMOST $500.00. *NM

NHTSA ID

10143275

Incident

Nov 12, 2005

Mileage

67,000 mi

DT: CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT HIS SEAT HEATER BURNED OUT EVERY YEAR. HEATERS BURNED OUT 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 WINTERS. THE LAST TIME DEALER DID NOT WANT TO FIX IT, BUT EVENTUALLY DID. CONSUMER FELT THAT MANUFACTURER SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE HEATERS GO OUT EVERY WINTER. ALSO, THE HEATERS GET EXTREMELY HOT, AND THIS MAY BE A FIRE HAZARD.*AK

NHTSA ID

10131610

Incident

Jan 6, 2005

AWD DISABLE AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED AND WERE REPLACED (FOUR TIMES).*AK THE EVAP SOLENOID, FUEL SENDER AND PUMP ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. THE HEATING ELEMENT FOR THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED TWICE. THE RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT FAILED. THE RIGHT POWER SLIDING DOOR ACTUATOR MODULE FAILED. REAR WIPER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. A/C CONDENSER FAILED. ENGINE FAILED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10114146

Incident

Mar 1, 2005

Mileage

64,442 mi

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL 04V597000 ON THE LATCHES ON A 2002 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GM ,AND THEY COULD NOT TELL HIM WHY THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HE HAD THE SAME DOOR HANDLES AND LATCHES THAT WERE BEING REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF PASSENGERS . THEY WERE AT RISK FOR THE SAME INCIDENTS THAT WERE OCCURRING TO OTHERS. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GM TWICE, AND THEY STILL COULD NOT ANSWER THE QUESTION. *AK

NHTSA ID

10133768

Incident

Jan 15, 2005

THE FRONT LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY OF THIS VAN AND SISTER VEHICLES PONTIAC MONTANAS AND CHEVROLET VENTURES FILL WITH MOISTURE AND KEEP THE FULL LIGHT FROM SHINING ON THE ROADWAY AND BEING FULLY VISIBLE TO OTHER VEHICLES - THIS HAS OCCURED IN MY VAN TWICE AND I HAVE NOTICED AT LEAST 10 OTHER VANS OF THESE MAKES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM

NHTSA ID

10132652

Incident

Aug 12, 2005

Mileage

65,000 mi

BRAKES, AIR CONDITIONING, WHEEL HUB & ABS, FUEL PUMP. WHEEL BEARINGS DISABLE AWD. BEEN REPLACED 8 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AT 52000 PART ALONE $400. AIR CONDITIONING OUT WHEN BOUGHT IT. THEY SCAMMED ME AND PUT A SEALANT IN THE CONDESER AND SOLD IT IN THE WINTER. THESE ITEM SHOULD BE REPLACED BY GM BECAUSE ITS AN ON GIONG PROBLEM WITH THE BEARING HUBS AND A BAD DESIGN ON THE CONDENSER. MY FATHER INLAW WORKS FOR GM ALONG WITH OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT AGAIN!!! P.S. WHO EVER WAS THE BRIGHT ONE TO DESIGN TAIL LIGHT THAT PLUG IN FROM THE TOP AND LET WATER FILL YOU TAIL LIGHT SHOULD BE FIRED!!!DK

NHTSA ID

10128899

Incident

Jul 7, 2003

Mileage

46,800 mi