2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE Complaints

ON 11-25-03 I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL TIRE SHOP TO GET A LEAK REPAIRED. THEY INSPECTED THE TIRE AND MARKED SEVERAL PLACES ON THE TIRE AND TOLD ME THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE SO I PURCHASED A NEW TIRE AT A PRO-RATED PRICE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS TYPE TIRE AS I SEE THERE ARE ADDITIONAL OCCURRENCES SIMILAR IN NATURE. *NLM

BEFORE TRAVELING, THE DRIVER CHECKED THE TIRES AND NOTICED THAT A NAIL WAS IN ONE OF THE TIRES. THE DEALER CHECKED ALL OF THE TIRES AND FOUND THAT THE STEEL BELT WAS SEPARATING FROM ALL FOUR TIRES. *AK 11/3/2003 - OPERATOR 161 - CORRECTED THE DOT NUMBER AT CONSUMER'S REQUEST. *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING, LIGHTS INCLUDING THE DASHBOARD AND HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM OR COMPLETELY SHORT OUT FOR SECONDS AT A TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE 2001. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER THREE TIMES. *AK

THE TREAD/STEELBELT ON THE GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES INSTALLED AS OEM ON MY 2001 CHRYSLER MINIVAN (PURCHASED NEW SEPT. 2002) HAVE SEPARATED AFTER 13 MO./28,000 MILES. THE SEPARATION IS WORSE ON THE FRONT THAN ON THE BACK WITH ONE TIRE HAVING A 12 1/2 IN. SEPARATION AND NUMEROUS SMALL SPLITS/SEPARATIONS AND THE OTHER HAVING A 6 INCH SEPARATION AND NUMEROUS SMALL SPLITS/SEPARATIONS. THE DEALERSHIP RESPONDED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR/TEAR WHICH IS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO BELIEVE. THERE ARE 7 OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS TIRE WITH NHTSA, FIVE OF WHICH ARE FOR STEAL BELT SEPARATION. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY. *LA

OLDS 2001 SILHOUETTE PREMIERE WHEELS ON MY CAR AND APPARENTLY MANY OTHERS ARE FORMING BUBBLES AND DETERIORATING CAUSING FLAT TIRES. OLDS SECRETIVELY DEVELOPED A PLAN TO RESURFACE THESE WHEELS BUT FOR CARS EVEN RECENTLY OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WON'T REPAIR THIS LATENT DEFECT. THEY KNOW IT IS THERE THEY KNOW IT IS A HAZARD, AND THEY LEAVE OWNERS EXPOSED. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING, ON JULY 3, BOTH FRONT TIRES TREAD SEPARATED. DEALER REPLACED BOTH TIRES. ON JULY 26, BOTH REAR TIRES TREAD SEPARATED , FORCING CONSUMER TO PULL OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST INDEPENDENT SHOP. GOODYEAR, EAGLE LS, SIZE P225/60R16, DOT#UNKNOWN.*AK

PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR ON OUR 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE STAYS IN LOCKED POSITION. WE HAD A CERTIFIED OLDS DEALER LOOK AT IT. THEY SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE CONTACTS AT 36479 MILES. WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AT JUST OVER 40,000 MILES. THE DOOR HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO BE USED FOR OVER A WEEK BECAUSE IT STAYS LOCKED. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN CASE WE NEED TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY.*JB

AIR CONDITIONING IS INOPERATIVE. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH OUR A/C. THE FIRST COMPLAINT WAS A LOUD NOISE DURING OPERATION. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. OUR SECOND TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP WAS REGARDING A FOUL ODOR FROM THE A/C. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES HAE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS. THE MOST RECENT TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP WAS ON7/1/2003. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE FOUL ODOR SMELL, BUT ON 8/25/2003 OUR A/C STOPPED FUNCTIONING. ON 3/25/2003 THE VEHICLE HAD 22,000 MILES. ON 7/1/2003 THE VEHICLE HAD 58,400 MILES. AS OF 8/25/3003 OUR VEHICLE HAS 62,300 MILES. OUR VEHICLE CAME WITH THE 60,000 WARRANTY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY TO REQUEST A SERVICE VISIT AND ASKED IF THE INOPERATIVE A/C WAS GOING TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND OF COURSE I RECEIVED THE "YOU ARE OUT OF YOUR WARRANTY PERIOD" STATEMENT. THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE INOPERATIVE A/C'S FOR THIS VEHICLE. I CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ASSIST WITH HAVING THE A/C FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. PALMEN OLDSMOBILE ALREADY DENIED WARRANTY SERVICE REGARDLESS OF TECHNICAL BULLETINS AND HISTORY OF PROBLEMS. PALMEN OLDSMOBILE WILL NOT FIX UNDER A GOODWILL WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THE A/C SYSTEM ON A NEW VEHICLE SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 2.5 YEARS. *AK

ENGINE KNOCK ON COLD START - WE HAVE BROUGHT OUR 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE IN SEVERAL TIMES COMPLAINING OF AN ENGINE KNOCK ON COLD START. SOMETIMES THE KNOCK WILL GO AWAY IN A FEW MINUTES, OTHER TIMES IT LASTS MUCH LONGER. THE MOST RECENT VISIT WE WERE TOLD THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT DOES NOT BELIEVE THIS ENGINE KNOCK WILL CAUSE LONG TERM DAMAGE. WE BELIEVE OTHERWISE. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE KNEW AND BEGAN REPORTING THE PROBLEM WHEN THERE WAS ONLY 20,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY TOLD THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, EXPECT THE PROBLEM, BUT DO NOT CONSIDER IT NECESSARY TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. *AK

2001 OLDS SILHOUETTE PREMIERE MODEL HAS DEFECTIVE WHEELS. THEY DETERIORATE CAUSING FLAT TIRES. OUTTEN OLDS AT RT. 61 HAMBURG PA. ACKNOWLEDGES GM HAS DEVELOPED A METHOD TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE AS GM HOPES CONSUMERS WONT HAVE THE PROBLEM UNTIL WARRANTY RUNS OUT. CONTINUAL FLATS ON MY CAR. PROBLEM FOR POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS, GETTING STUCK IN BAD URBAN AREAS, ELDERLY NOT ABLE TO FIX FLATS ON ROADWAY GETTING HIT BY PASSING MOTORISTS. OUTTENS WEB SITE WWW.OUTTENCARS.COM PHONE 610-562216. JACK WILLIAMS TIE IN POTTSVILLE DISCOVERED MY PROBLEM. I WENT TO OUTTEN MY DEALER. THEY SEEMED REGRETFUL THAT GM REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE WHEEL PROBLEM. *NLM