2004 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.

2004 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE LUXURY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RADIO, LOCKS, SLIDING DOORS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL ALL MALFUNCTION. *JS

NHTSA ID

11150548

Incident

Nov 13, 2018

MY 10 YEAR OLD NIECE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF OUR 2004 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE OUTSIDE THE MALL. THE MOTOR WAS ALREADY RUNNING, IN PARK, AS I HAD COME TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER AND NIECE FROM THE MALL. THE DOOR APPEARED TO BE LOCKED SINCE IT WOULD NOT OPEN, SO I PUSHED 'UNLOCK' A FEW TIMES AS SHE AND MY GROWN DAUGHTER TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR. I JUST HEARD A CLICKING SOUND OF THE UNLOCK MECHANISM AS IF IT WAS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN, SO MY NIECE ENTERED THROUGH THE MANUAL SIDE DOOR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VAN. WE DROVE ABOUT 3 BLOCKS FROM THE MALL TO THE STOPLIGHT OF A MAJOR CITY STREET. ABOUT HALF A BLOCK OR LESS AFTER TAKING A LEFT AT THE INTERSECTION STOPLIGHT, THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VAN JUST OPENED. MY NIECE LOUDLY EXCLAIMED THAT THE DOOR OPENED AND TRIED TO REACH ACROSS FROM HER BUCKLED POSITION ON THE LEFT BUCKET SEAT. MY DAUGHTER AND I BOTH SHRIEKED AND SAID FOR HER NOT TO GET NEAR IT. MY DAUGHTER WAS SEATED UP FRONT ON THE PASSENGER SEAT AND REACHED BACK TO THE WINDOW LEDGE OF THE OPEN SLIDING DOOR AND TRIED TO PULL IT SHUT. IT SHUT MOST OF THE WAY, BUT NOT FULLY. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT OF A BUSINESS AND HAD MY NIECE USE THE SWITCH LOCATED NEAR THE POWER SIDE DOOR TO OPEN IT FULLY AND THEN AGAIN TO CLOSE IT FULLY. WE MADE THE NEXT 20 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT. WE JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE LESS THAN A WEEK AGO, AND WE HAVE OUR 3 YOUNGER BOYS RIDE IN THE BACK, SO THIS INCIDENT HAS BEEN VERY SCARY.

NHTSA ID

11056021

Incident

Dec 21, 2017

Mileage

188,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH MASTERCRAFT STRATEGY TIRES (N/A), TIRE SIZE 225/60/16. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FOUR TIRES WERE BALANCED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE TIRES HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,963.

NHTSA ID

10465802

Incident

Jul 11, 2012

Mileage

112,963 mi

SPEEDOMETER IN 2004 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE MALFUNCTIONS. APPEARS TO SHOW CORRECT SPEED SOME OF THE TIME, OTHER TIMES IS OBVIOUSLY OFF. *TR

NHTSA ID

10313029

Incident

Dec 10, 2009

Mileage

178,000 mi

THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH OF MY CAR INTO THE SIDE OF THE OTHER CAR AS I WAS GOING WEST & HE WAS GOING NORTH,AS HIS CAR KEPT ON GOING, ROLLED OVER, MY CAR WAS PULLED NW THE BUMPER PULLED OFF - BUT THE AIR BAG DID NOT BLOW, WHY? *TR

NHTSA ID

10251299

Incident

Nov 11, 2008

Mileage

9,815 mi

GOODYEAR TIRES ON 2004 OLDSMOBILE VAN DEFECTIVE (SAFETY CONCERN TO OTHER OWNERS). TIRES DEVELOPED BLISTERS THEN RUBBER SPLIT OPEN CAUSING TIRES TO GO FLAT. I HAD TO BUY TIRES IMMEDIATELY. OLD TIRES ARE NOT HERE. I TOOK THEM TO DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VAN NEW. NO HELP FROM THEM OR TIRE MANUFACTURE OR VAN BUILDER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10225197

Incident

Apr 10, 2007

Mileage

39,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE LEFT SIDE OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE DOOR CHIME ALARM SOUNDED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE FUSE TO DOOR ALARM COULD NOT BE REMOVED BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY FEATURE. THE DEALER CLEANED THE DOOR CONTACTS AND REPLACED THE LOCKS. THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

NHTSA ID

10159926

Incident

Jun 15, 2006

Mileage

63,000 mi

ALMOST IDENTICAL CIRCUMSTANCES AS IN ODI 10137234. BIG O TIRES ALIGNED MY VAN IN OCT 2005 AND DISCOVERED THE TREAD SEPARATION. ALIGNMENT WAS WITHIN SPEC, EXCEPT CAMBER OR CASTER ON THE REAR WERE 0.02 DEGREES OUT. THEY REFEREND ME TO THE DEALER. AT FIRST, OVER THE TELEPHONE, THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS DUE TO NEGLET AND REFERRED ME TO AN AUTHORIZED GOODYEAR DEALER. GOODYEAR TIRE DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED TREAD SEPARATION ON ALL 4 TIRES ON MY 2004 OLDSMOBILE MINIVAN ON THE INSIDE EDGE, UNDER THE VEHICLE. GOODYEAR SAW MY ROTATION/BALANCE RECORDS AND AGREED TO WARRANT THE TIRES. THIS IS WHY ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WORN, DUE TO ROTAITON EVERY 6-8K MILES. THEY GAVE ME PRORATED CREDIT BASED ON TREAD DEPTH REMAINING. 50% FOR TWO AND 25% FOR THE OTHER TWO CREDIT. MILEAGE IS AT 32K. THEY ALSO EXPLAINED THAT WE SHOULD NOT DRIVE ON THEM UNTIL REPLACED. OF COURSE I REPLACED THEM WITH ANOTHER MODEL OF GOODYEAR. I WAS CONCERNED THAT MY WIFE AND KIDS WOULD BE KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT (WIFE'S CAR). BIG O TIRE ALSO STATED THEY HAVE HEARD OF TREAD SEPARATION ON THESE EXACT TIRES, THE LS MODEL, ON OTHER VANS. I DEMAND THAT BOTH GOODYEAR AND OLDSMOBILE SHOULD ADDRESS THIS SITUATION FOR A RECALL. IN ADDITION, FULL REIMBURSEMENT IS NECESSARY FOR REPLACEMENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT POSSIBLE INJURY AND/OR DEATH. *NM

NHTSA ID

10144328

Incident

Nov 7, 2005

Mileage

31,500 mi

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