1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE Complaints

WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 58 AND 60 MPH WE GET A VIBRATION THAT CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE PASSANGER FLOOR BOARD. WE HAVE HAD IT INTO THE DEALER 4 TIMES , THEY HAVE ROTATED AND REBLANCED THE TIRES, BUT THE VIBRATION STILL EXISTS, THE DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY SAY EVERY THING IS NORMALL, BUT WE TOOK A RIDE IN ANOTHER 99 AND THERE WAS NO VIBRATION. WE FEEL THAT IF YOU PAY 25,000 FOR A CAR IT SHOULD WORK PERFECTLY.

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR RELEASED AND CLOSED AN A CHILD'S ARM , CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING WHEN THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THERE WERE SPARKS AND SMOKE AND THE SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING. I LOST CONTROL TEMPORARILY AND THEN I PULLED OVER AND WE ALL GOT OUT OF THE CAR. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT HAYWIRE MEANING THAT SOME LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE OTHER LIGHTS CAME ON. THE "AIRBAG" AND "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHTS CAME ON. THE COMPASS WHEN OUT. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO BE SERVICED.AT THAT TIME I WAS INFORMED OF ANOTHER CAR LIKE OURS WAS BROUGHT IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS LATER TOLD(1 WEEK) THE COMPUTER TOLD THE SATBELT RETRACTOR TO EXPLODE. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY EAND I ARE IN SERIOUS JEOPARDY IF WE CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS CAR.

WHEN DRIVING AT ALL THE COMPONENT'S ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AND WON'T GO OFF, AND THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING ROUGH AND SHUTS DOWN. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING A KNOCKING NOISE EVERYTIME THE OCCUPANT CHANGES GEARS AND MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TRAILER HARNESS WAS INCORRECTLY INSTALLED CAUSING CONSUMER TO RECIEVE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THERE WAS NO BRAKE FAILURE. NLM

VEHICLE RAN OVER A BRANCH ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITION WHICH CAUSED SOME WIRING DAMAGE THAT RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH TIRES ALSO, DUE TO LOAD OF THE VEHICLE. *YC.ET.

THE DOOR WILL CLOSE TO THE LATCH POSITION, DOES NOT LATCH, REOPENS TO COMPLETE OPEN POSITION. FREQUENTLY, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, IT WILL LATCH IF PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE DOOR AS IT CLOSES TO THE LATCH POSITION. THE FIRST COMPLAINT TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS FRUITLESS BECAUSE THE CONDITION "COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED" WHILE AT THE SHOP, ALTHOUGH IT HAD FAILED IN THE PRESENCE OF THE SERVICE WRITER AND ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO CLOSE IT. ON THE THIRD VISIT, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANAGER LOCATED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. THE SERVICE WRITER SAID A REPLACEMENT PART NEEDED TO BO ORDERED AND I WOULD BE CONTACTED FOR REPAIRS. THEY REPLACED/REPAIRED THE DEFECTIVE PART. HOWEVER, THE DOOR IS NOW MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. A WEEK AGO, 1 SEP, IT FAILED, AND YESTERDAY, 7 SEP, IT AGAIN FAILED THREE CONSECUTIVE TIMES. PERTINENT INFO: BULLETIN SEQUENCE NR: 310; DATE: 9812; NHSTA ITEM NR: SB603083.

WENT UP AN INCLINE AND STOPPED, IN THE TIME IT TAKES TO MOVE FOOT FROM BRAKE TO GAS PEDAL, AT THE TOP OF A HILL, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO ROLL BACKWARDS WHEN IN DRIVE GEAR. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN DRIVE ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL. *MJS

TRANSMISSION DESIGN DOES NOT PREVENT VEHICLE FROM ROLLING BACKWARD WHILE IN DRIVE GEAR, RESULTING IN VEHICLE STALLING. MJS