1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE Complaints

WHEN TRAVELING AND WATER GOES THROUGH, WATER SPLASHES UP TO THE SERPENTINE BELT/THE STEERING CUTS OFF. PROBLEM STARTED WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 20 TO 35MPH. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED, AND STEERING IS LOST. CONSUMER SAID THAT HE WILL CALL THE DEALERSHIP. *AK THE DEALER SAID REPLACE BELT SHOULD CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *YH

WHEN DRIVING THRU PUDDLES DURING RAIN, WATER SPLASHES ON THE SERPENTINE ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT , CAUSING THE POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY TO SLIP AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THE SERVICE MANAGER A THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VAN SAID THERE WAS NO WAY TO TIGHTEN THE BELT. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES AND LUCKELY THE SPEED HAS BEEN SLOW AND THE STEERING CAME BACK AFTER A FEW SECONDS.

WITH FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND DRIVING OVER A PUDDLE , WATER WILL SPLASH FROM WHEEL AND GET INTO THE SERPENTINE BELT, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. DEALER CLAIMED THIS WAS NORMAL.AK

PARKING BRAKE CABLE HAD PULLED LOOSE FROM THE CLIP THAT HOLDS IT TO THE REAR AXLE, ALLOWING IT TO WEAR AGAINST THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER. THIS CAUSED A WEAK SPOT IN THE RUBBER BOOT THAT HOLDS COMPRESSED AIR FOR THE LOAD LEVELLING FUNCTION. THIS CAUSED THE BOOT TO RUPTURE AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING LOADED, AND THE LOAD LEVELLING SYSTEM WAS PUMPING UP THE SHOCKS. SINCE THIS WAS AN ONGOING WEAR PROCESS, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH THE VEHICLE HEAVILY LOADED, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL TO THE VEHICLE. POOR FITUP BETWEEN THE CABLE AND THE AXLE MOUNTS APPEARS TO BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR, AS IT SPRINGS THE CABLE IN A DIRECTION THAT MAY CAUSE THE SEPARATION FROM ITS CLIP. *AK

AUT6OMATIC DOOR GASKET FELL OFF, REPLACE WEATHERSTRIP, HARD STEERING, REPLACE STEERING RACK, FUEL PUMP BAD, REPLACED, BRAKE SQUEAKING, REPLACED FRONT PADS DISC BRAKES, REAR WINDSHIELD WASHER SPRAYED INSIDE CAR, REINSTALLED NOSE TO NOZZLE

THE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE OTHER THREE TIRES WERE PREMATURELY WORN OUT AND REAR ALIGNMENT IS NOT ADJUSTABLE DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE AXLE. YH

HEADLIGHT COVER HAS MOISTURE INSIDE, AND WILL FILL UP WITH WATER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

AFTER 2/3 OF THE TIRE (GENERAL XP2000 SIZE P215 70 R15) TREAD WORE OFF THE TIRES, THE TIRE WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO TRAVEL A NORMAL GRAVEL ROAD WITHOUT THE STONES PUNCTURING THE TIRE TREAD. NLM

FUEL PUMP HARNESS TERMINALS CORRODED AND FUEL PUMP SENDER FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP WITHOUT WARNING, LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING. NLM

THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE BROKE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO DROP TO THE PAVEMENT. THE VAN WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. VAN WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE CABLE WAS REPAIRED. CONSUMER WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM GM. *AK *ML