2000 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE Complaints

THROTTLE STICKS? ENGINE WILL REV HIGHER THAN NORMAL (1500 - 3500 RPMS). THIS HAPPENS BOTH WHEN FIRST STARTING (COLD) OR WHEN DRIVING (HOT). SOME TIMES I CAN GET IT TO STOP BE SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING. PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS. VAN HAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES ON IT AND IS DRIVEN 400 - 500 MILES A WEEK.*AK

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS GOES ON AND OFF FOR THE PAST WEEK DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM WHEN IT RAN DIAGNOSIS. TESTED TWICE, I WAS CHARGED AND THE LIGHT IS STILL ON. *LA

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT UPON STARTING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED FOUR TIMES, AND TECHNICIAN REPLACED FUEL PUMP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE WOULD STALL, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. *AK

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING THE CAR ONLY HAS 44000 MILE ON IT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THER IS ON RECALL ON MINE BECAUSE IT IS A 3.4 IF IT WAS THE 3.8 THEY WOULD FIX IT. BUT BECAUSE IT IS NOT IT WILL COST ME $916 TO FIX.*AK

2000 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE DRIVER SIDE REAR AIR SHOCK LEAKS AND NEEDS REPLACE, ONLY AFTER 29,642 MILES, AND 38 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP SINCE NEW. GM WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THIS IS CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ITEM.*AK

I HAD A "STROBE" EFFECT IN MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE SILOUHETTE. TURNS OUT IT WAS A $4.00 SCREW THAT GOES INTO THE ALTERNATOR. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING SHE LOST BRAKE AVAILABILITY. CONSUMER SAID THAT THE BRAKES WENT SPONGY. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT DID NOT HAVE IT REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE. HE SAID THAT THE TUBING WENT BAD. HE HAS NEVER HEARD OF THIS KIND OF A PROBLEM WITH A NEW VEHICLE.*AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE FLUID WAS LEAKING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW. *AK

I OWN A 2000 SILHOUETTE VAN. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THIS PAST DECEMBER. HOWEVER THE MILEAGE IS WITHIN THE WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD BY MY LOCAL OLDS DEALER THAT I HAD A WATER LEAK UNDERNEATH THE DASH. THE CARPET WAS DRENCHED, UNDERNEATH. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE LEAK, DUE TO THE CARPET HAS A RUBBER BARRIER UNDERNEATH IT. THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. THEY REMOVED THE WHOLE DASH. THEY LOCATED THREE SEPARATE LEAKS IN THE SEAMS ON THE FIRE WALL. THE LEAKS ARE WHERE THEY APPLY PUTTY OVER THE WELDED SEAMS. THEY CAN NOT EXPLAIN WHY THE PUTTY HAS FAILED. NO ONE WILL TELL ME WHY. HOWEVER ONE PERSON SAID IT COULD HAVE BEEN A BAD BATCH OF PUTTY. WELL HOW MANY CARS HAVE THIS PUTTY ON THEM. ALL THEY SAY IS IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE A SECOND CONCERN. THIS COULD VERY WELL HAVE CAUSED HEALTH PROBLEMS(MILDEW,ETC.) FOR MY FAMILY IF THE LEAK WAS NOT NOTICED. HOW MANY PEOPLE IN THE TYPE OF VAN ( VENTURE, MONTANA AND SILHOUETTE )HAVE LEAKS AND ARE NOT AWARE OF IT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURED PROBLEM. IF THE BATTERY FAILED I UNDERSTAND, BUT NOT THE PUTTY IN THE FIREWALL. *JB