1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE Complaints

THE GEAR SHIFT SLIPPED FROM PARKING TO DRIVE BY ITSELF AND VEHICLE SPEED OUT CAUSING ACCIDENT. YH

THE HEADLAMPS ON THIS VEHICLE AND THE CHEVROLET AND PONTIAC EQUIVILANTS FILL WITH WATER OR GET MOISTURE IN THEM. THIS CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS TO SHORT OUT. BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS AND ONE HEADLIGHT AT PRESENT ON MY VEHICLE. VOSS VILLAGE HAS SAID THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. DANIELLE GARWIN OF GM OLDSMOBILE SAID THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE SITUATION ON VEHICLES THEY ARE CURRENTLY MANUFACTURING. GM DEALERS WANT $600.00 TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS WITH THE SAME HEALIGHTS THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS IN. I AM TOLD CUSTOMERS ARE CORRECTING THE PROBLEM BY DRILLING A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE HEADLIGHTS. I MAINTAIN THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN THIS MAY OCCUR AS YOU ARE DRIVING IN THE DARK. GM IS NOT CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY ISSUE THEY ONLY WANT TO KNOW IF YOUR CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE NO PLANS TO CHANGE THE "POOR DESIGN" (WHICH IT IS CALLED BY A SERVICE PERSON AT WHITE ALLEN CHEVROLET). MR. STEVE SMARGON OF GM OLDS DIVISION STATED TO ME THAT THE HEADLAMPS LEAK BECAUSE "THEY WERE NOT TIGHT ENOUGH". I FEEL SEVERAL EMPLOYEES OF GM OR GM DEALERSHP ARE DEFINITELY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT CHANGE DESIGN OR FIX FOR A VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. I GUESS SOMEONE MUST DIE TO GET THEIR ATTENTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISON RESULTING IN INJURY TO DRIVER'S KNEES, HANDS, ARMS AND SHOULDERS. *NLM

WITHIN SEVERAL DAYS OF EACH REPAIR, THE COMPRESSOR JUST STOPS WORKING. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM IS A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH THEY ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE AND REPAIR PROPERLY. AFTER THREE TO FIVE HOURS OF WAITING EACH TIME, ALL THEY HAVE DONE IS TO REPLACE THE BLOWN FUSE WHICH PROMPTLY BLOWS AGAIN WITHIN A FEW DAYS.

THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF STEERING PROBLEM. *YC

CYLINDER IN THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING , CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER, RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE THE GAS TANK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND THE BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR REPAIR SERVICE THREE TO FOUR TIMES, AND DEALER COULD'NT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY DRIVER'S DOOR LOCKS AND UNLOCKS ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE DOOR MODULE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

REAR PASSENGER WINDSHIELD EXPLODED INWARD WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SECOND ROW OF SEATS HAVE TO BE TILTED FORWARD TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE THIRD ROW OF SEATS, AND TO DO SO COULD GET SOMEONE INJURED BY THE FRAME SINCE THE HOLE THING COMES UP. THE DEALER HAS BEEN COPNTACTED. *AK