2000 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE Complaints

POWER SLIDING DOOR ON MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE MINIVAN CLOSES ON ITS OWN. IT TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT TO STOP IT WHEN IT DOES THIS. NO INJURIES YET BUT IT CONCERNS ME ESPECIALLY WHEN NON-FAMILY MEMBERS GET IN/OUT AS THEY DO NOT LOOK OUT FOR IT AS THE FAMILY DOES.*AK

MOISTURE WAS GETTING INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT LENS AND CAUSED DISCOLORATION AND POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK

LTR FM STEVE NABHOLZ (MO) REQUEST INFO RE GM 3.1L, 3.4L AND 3.8L V6 ENGINE W/A FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, HIS 2000 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE SUFFERED ENGINE DAMAGE, INQUIRING WHY THESE ENGINE WERE NOT RECALLED.*MR

INTERMITTENT AND ONGOING BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSES PULSATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON NINE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. DEALER REPLACED MANY PARTS OF THE ABS SYSTEM, BUT EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE RECURRED.

MY VEHICLE IS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE, VIN #[XXX]. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT 8:15 AM, 04/25/2004, AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AT COIT ROAD AND WEST 15TH STREET INTERSECTION, CITY OF PLANO, TEXAS. I WAS HEADING SOUTH ON COIT ROAD. AFTER ON AND OFF THUNDERSTORMS SINCE THURSDAY NIGHT, 4/22/2004, IT WAS DRIZZLING AND THE ROAD SURFACE WAS WET. I STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT BECAUSE IT WAS RED. I WAS THE FIRST VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE SPEED WENT UP AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE WHILE MY RIGHT FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAD TO USE ALL MY BODY WEIGHT TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING AHEAD. THE WHOLE ORDEAL LASTED ABOUT 5 TO 7 SECONDS. *AK WE HAVE THIS VEHICLE FOR 4 YEARS AND NEVER HAVE ANY PROBLEM. IT IS A RELIABLE VEHICLE AS FAR AS WE KNOW. THIS INCIDENCE REALLY SHAKES US UP. IF I COULD NOT STOPPED THE SILHOUETTE TODAY, I WOULD BE BROADSIDED, WITH MY CHILDREN AND WIFE IN THE MINIVAN, BY VEHICLES TRAVELING FROM EAST TO WEST ON 15TH STREET. NOW, WE AREN'T SURE IF THIS IS ONE TIME INCIDENT OR THIS VEHICLE IS A TIME BOMB.*AK UPDATED 07/26/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

SLUDGE IN RADIATOR AND COOLANT EXPANSION TANK ON MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUET THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT IT SHOULD BE REPLACED EVERY 5 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES BUT NOW I'M FACED WITH REPAIRS THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THEY ARE GOING TO COST ME. I JUST MADE THE DISCOVERY TODAY WHILE CHECKING FLUID LEVELS. *JB

MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE, WITH 48K MILES ON IT, HAS HAD A SLOW COOLANT LEAK FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS. UPON TAKING IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE REAR 'HEAD GASKET' HAS A LEAK. HE STATED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES USING DEXCOOL COOLANT. I PLAN TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. *JB

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS PLACING THE HARNESS OVER THE CHILD'S HEAD RIGHT ARM DETACHED. ALSO, LEFT ARM ON THE SEAT CRACKED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, OIL AND COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK

I HAVE A 2000 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE THAT RECENTLY SUFFERED ENGINE DAMAGE CAUSED FROM A FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. MY VAN ONLY HAD 48,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME AND I WAS HOPING TO KEEP IT FOR WELL OVER 100,000 MILES. I PURCHASED IT NEW.*AK THIS FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEM IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE BUT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND OFTEN OCCURS AROUND 35-45,000 MILES ON GM 3.1L, 3.4L AND 3.8L V6 ENGINES. GM ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN TO THEIR DEALERS WARNING THEM OF THIS PROBLEM BUT NEVER WARNED THE CAR OWNERS. BULLETIN #03-06-01-010. A WARNING WOULD HAVE PREVENTED MY PROBLEM AS I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED. GM HAS REFUSED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE TOWARD THE COST OF THIS REPAIR WHICH OFTEN COSTS BETWEEN $650 TO $2000 DEPENDING ON SEVERITY OF THE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. MANY GM OWNERS HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINES EVEN AFTER THE GASKET WAS REPLACED. HERE IS THE NAME OF THE GM REPRESENTATIVE THAT IS AWARE OF THESE ENGINE PROBLEMS. KATHY SAWYER, CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGER, OLDSMOBILE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AT 1-800-442-6537, SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER 1-184274674. I WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY OF THESE GASKETS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AND WHY GM HAS NOT RECALLED THESE ENGINES FOR REPAIR. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE, STEVE NABHOLZ WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/GMCNSMRS/PETITION.HTML