Oldsmobile SILHOUETTE engine problems
12 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
777 owner complaints analyzed
23 distinct recall campaigns
64,442 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1990 to 2004 model years. Data snapshot: . 321 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
12 of 777 complaints match this topic (1.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10001469 · 2003-01-08 (January 8, 2003)
THIS VEHICLE REPEATEDLY STALLS AND KICKS OUT OR IT WON'T START AT ALL. WHEN IT DOES START, THE VEHICLE CHUGS AND SHUTS OFF, ALSO THERE WERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER SLIDING DOOR AND THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED.*JB *JG
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Owner report 10019946 · 2003-05-15 (May 15, 2003)
THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. *NLM
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Owner report 8003640 · 2002-02-06 (February 6, 2002)
THE DRIVER'S SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE, SEAT IS ABLE TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT HE HAS KIDS THAT USED THE SEAT, AND HAS NO COOPERATION FROM THE DEALER. PER INVOICE, THE VEHICLE IS ALSO EXPERIENCING THE FOLLOWING; THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON FOR THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR (STALLS & SURGES)-NEEDS TO REPLACE THE EGR VALVE, THE COOLANT IS LEAKING AT THE UPPER PLENUM, AND THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED. *SCC
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Owner report 10065023 · 2004-03-26 (March 26, 2004)
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE ENGINE. BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 118,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10065023 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10168666 · 2006-09-19 (September 19, 2006)
1) VEHICLE STARTED STALLING 2) COOLANT LEAKED INTO OIL 3) HAD TO HAVE REPAIRED AT MY OWN COST $780.00 AND NOT SURE THAT THIS WILL TAKE CARE OF IT. *NM
Owner-reported narrative. 120,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10168666 at NHTSA ↗