1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE Complaints

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET - NO WARNING OF ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE FINDING MYSELF STRANDED AT A GAS STATION DUE TO MY VAN OVERHEATING. *AK

HARD SHIFTING ON MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES. SEEMS ASSOCIATED WITH RAPID SPEED CHANGES. AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND WAITING A FEW SECONDS, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY.*AK

WHILE JACKING THE VEHICLE UP THE JACK DID NOT SUPPORT THE VEHICLE'S WEIGHT AND CRASHED TO THE GROUND. THE OWNER CONFRONTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY BOTH SAYS THE FAILURE WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. *NM

THE REAR WHEEL CYLINDER WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK THE CONSUMER'S SON HAS THE SAME VEHICLE THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *SC

I HAD TO HAVE MY AIRBAG REPLACED LAST YEAR DUE TO THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY AND THE DEALER ANNOUNCING THAT IT WAS A BAD SENSOR. WE DID NOT ARGUE WITH THE DEALER IN THAT THESE ARE AIRBAGS AND WE DID NOT WANT TO RISK OUR FAMILY. I AM FRUSTRATED IN THAT I HAVE RECENTLY HAD A DISCUSSION WITH SOMEONE WHO OWNS THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR AND HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN TWICE TO HER. I HAVE REVIEWED THE COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE AND CAN SEE THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE.*AK

PASSENGER SIDE POWER DOOR DOES NOT STAY CLOSED. THE POWER DOOR CLOSES WITH SWITCH, BUT IMMEDIATELY REOPENS AS THOUGH IT BUMPED SOMETHING. I TAKES ALMOST AN HOUR TO GET THE POWER DOOR TO STAY CLOSED AND THAT IS WITH HAVING TO MANHANDLE THE DOOR SHUT AND LOCKING THE SIDE DOOR AND DISABLING THE POWER TO THE DOOR.*AK

WHILE DRIVING COOLANT LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON UNTIL VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED A SENSOR, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

OIL LEAKING INTO THE COOLANT SYSTEM. PROBLEM WAS FIXED BY REPLACING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. RESULTED IN REPLACING ALL COOLANT/HEATER SYSTEM HOSES AND A LARGE REPAIR BILL. THE LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *LA

WATER PUMP FAILED, THEN RADIATOR FAILED, NOW ENGINE FAILED. ALL SEEM TO BE RELATED TO DEX-COOL. *LA

AT 35,000 MY '99 OLDS BURNS 2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES! I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH A 60 DAY 100% ENGINE AND DRIVE TRAIN COVERAGE SO THE DEALER IS GOING TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HEARD THE GM 3.4 L ENGINE IS FAMOUS FOR POOR PISTONS IN ALL YEARS. THIS ENGINE IS ALREADY SHOT AT 35K MILES AND I FEEL CAN'T POSSIBLY BE REPAIRED ADEQUATELY...IT SHOULD BE REPLACED BUT THE DEALER WON'T DO IT.