Oldsmobile SILHOUETTE fuel problems
21 complaint narratives mention fuel 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.
Fuel system concerns evidence
21 of 777 complaints match this topic (2.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 724420 · 2000-06-22 (June 22, 2000)
ALTHOUGH I ONLY REPORTED SIX PROBLEMS THERE ARE MORE JUST NOT ENOUGH ROOM ON THE FORM. THE WINDSHIEL CRACKED WHILE BEING WASHED RIGHT AFTER WE PURCHASED IT. THE SEAL STILL LEAKS OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE. BOTH MOTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THE POWER WINDOWS. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO THEY WERE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND ALSO WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE WIPER MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOT UNDER WARRANTY. BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE DOORS DO NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IS BROK…
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Owner report 717426 · 2000-01-16 (January 16, 2000)
FUEL TANK COLLAPSED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF FUEL, LEAVING MY WIFE STRANDED ON A ND HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER WHEN SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE 1/2 TANK OF FUEL. DEALER SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRES. COMPANY HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS WILL COST $500 TO REPLACE. BEING STRANDED IN ND WINTERS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *AK
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Owner report 855131 · 2000-01-19 (January 19, 2000)
CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL TANK COLLAPSING. IT SUCKS IN, AND GAS CANNOT GET OUT. *AK
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Owner report 10065041 · 2004-04-29 (April 29, 2004)
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC CLEANED THE INJECTOR. BUT PROBLEM RECURRED, AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ALL SIX INJECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *NM
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Owner report 784579 · 2000-03-22 (March 22, 2000)
FUEL PUMP HARNESS TERMINALS CORRODED AND FUEL PUMP SENDER FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP WITHOUT WARNING, LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING. NLM
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