2002 Oldsmobile Silhouette Problems

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.***

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

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.?

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

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

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

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

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

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

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT GEARS ERRATICALLY W/O WARNING. DLR HAS REPLACED VEHICLE'S VALVE BODY AND KICK DOWN CABLE, BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURING. MR

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY, TRAFFIC CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP AND MY SON (5YRS, IN A CAR SEAT), WHO WAS SITTING IN THE FIRST ROW BEHIND THE PASSENGER, SLAMMED HIS HEAD AGAINST THE BACK OF THE SEAT. MY WIFE BLAMED ME FOR NOT FASTENING HIM IN CORRECTLY. SO I LET HER DO IT, AND WE BOTH YANKED ON THE SEAT BELT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS OK. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. MY WIFE TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER TO GET A NEW LATCH. WHILE WE WERE WAITING FOR THE PART TO ARRIVE, I WAS DRIVING AGAIN WITH MY FAMILY WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED YELLOW AND I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. MY SON NOW SITTING IN THE BACK ROW IN HIS CAR SEAT, AGAIN HIT THE BACK OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. NOW THE DEALER SAYS THAT THEY NEVER TOLD US THEY WOULD GET US ANOTHER PART, AND THAT WE HAD TO CALL GM. THEY SAID THEY WOULD SEND A REP OUT AND NEVER HAVE. FURTHERMORE WE RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT SAID OUR PARTS WERE IN AFTER THEY TOLD US THAT THEY COULDN'T GET THE PARTS. ALL WE WANT IS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TESTED UNDER HARD BRAKING AND THE TWO LATCHES REPLACED. *JB

TIRES ARE WORN ON INSIDE, THERE ARE DEEP ALMOST TO THE CORD INDENTATIONS OR SEPARATIONS. TIRE WEAR DUE TO BAD FRONT-END ALIGNMENT. *BF THE TIRES WERE WORN IN THE INSIDE ALMOST TO THE CORD INTENTIONS OR SEPARATIONS AND THE EDGES OF THE STEEL BELTS WERE EXPOSED. THE ORIGINAL BACK TIRES WERE ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN 8K MILES AND IN A SHORT PERIOD THEY BEGUN THE SAME IRREGULAR WEAR PATTERN AS THE FRONT TIRES. *SC

THERE WAS UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. THE TREAD SURFACE LIFTED OFF OF THE CAP. THERE WERE CHUNKS OF TREAD THAT HAD BROKEN OFF. *SC *JB

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

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

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

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

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