1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE Complaints

WHILE DRIVING MECHANISM THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE UNDER VEHICLE RUSTED AND SPARE TIRE FELL OFF.*AK DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED. *TT

WHILE DRIVING, SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE READ FULL SCALE AND STUCK THERE, DEALER INSTALLED A NEW UNIT. CONSUMER IS ASKING REIMBURSEMENT OF THE REPAIR COST. *YD

RECALLS 01V264000 AND 01V067000 REPAIRS FOR AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WAS PERFORMED ON 04/02/ 2000. ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE VAN WAS IN MOTION WITH CHILDREN RIDING INSIDE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

VEHICLE HAS AN ODOR AND HEATER WAS NOT WORKING. OIL AND ANTIFREEZE MIXED TOGETHER. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. ODOR COULD PROBABLE BE ANTIFREEZE.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH, HOOD STARTED TO SHAKE, HOOD CAME UNLATCHED, BUT DID NOT FLY UP. THERE MAY BE A DEFECT WITH RELEASE BUTTON. *AK *YH

CONSUMER STATED THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED, AND ALSO THE IGNITION WAS OVERHAULED.*YH

CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT HEADLIGHT COVER FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT COVER WAS LOOSE AND HAD TO BE TIGHTENED.*AK.*JB

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THE POWER SLIDING SIDE DOOR HAS BENN REPAIRED 2 OR 3 TIMES AND STILL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPACED ONCE AND REPAIRED ONCE AND THEY NOW HAVE WATER INSIDE CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO PERFORM POORLY. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $80 DUE TO CORROSION CAUSING THE LIGHT TO COME ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON IF YOU DRIVE OVER 100 MILES THEN EVENTUALLY GOES OFF. NOW, THE MAJOR PROBLEM IS THAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT I HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET OR CRACKED BLOCK WHICH IS CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK INTO MY OIL. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED. I NOTED NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF BLOWN HEAD GASKETS ON GM MESSAGE BOARDS. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM. I CONTACTED GM AND RECEIVED NO OFFER OF HELP. THE REQUEST # GIVEN TO ME WAS 06214553. THIS IS THE 7TH OR 8TH GM VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS. THIS ONE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A PROBLEM. DOES THIS CLASSIFY AS A "LEMON"? ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING WOULD HEAR LOUD NOISES WHENEVER TRANSMISSION SHIFT GEARS. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

I'VE HAD BRAKES FIXED, AND HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES TWICE! THE BACK-END KEEPS MAKING NOISE EVERY TIME YOU CHANGE THE GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR ANY OTHER GEAR. THE BRAKES SQUEAL A LOT AND THE BACK END SEEMS LIKE IT WANTS TO COME OFF, VERY LOUD AND VERY LOUD SQUEALING. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE TO BUY THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND I WON'T BUY ANOTHER ONE! CAR HAS HAD THESE PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASED NEW IN 1998, BUT UNDER A 5 YEAR LEASE, I FEEL STUCK! VERY DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER!*AK