12 of the 225 complaints about the 1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette are about the electrical system — 5% of everything reported for this model year.
12
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY HAS FAILED REPEATEDLY. LEFT STRANDED 8/99, 4/01, 11/02. "NEW" BATTERY INSTALLED EACH TIME. SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT DEALER UNABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY THIS VEHICLE KEEPS "EATING" BATTERIES. SAYS IT IS THE HEAT IN FLORIDA WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE. DT
NHTSA complaint #769851 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WHILE DRIVING, SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE READ FULL SCALE AND STUCK THERE, DEALER INSTALLED A NEW UNIT. CONSUMER IS ASKING REIMBURSEMENT OF THE REPAIR COST.
NHTSA complaint #566145 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATED THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED, AND ALSO THE IGNITION WAS OVERHAULED.
NHTSA complaint #564690 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING SERVICE TO REPAIR RECALL 01V067000 NOTICE THAT SHE RECEIVED IN THE MAIL. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE IGNITION LOCKS UP PERIODICALLY. THERE IS A THUMPING IN REAR WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. HOOD HITS BUMPER, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE HOOD COULD FLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #886434 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ON A RANDOM BASIS THERE IS A THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM BRAKE SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP HAS REFUSED SERVICE. CAUSE OF DEFECT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK IGNITION LOCKS UP PERIODICALLY. THE HOOD HITS BUMPER AND POSSIBLY COULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS RECALL 01V-067 ON SLIDING POWER DOOR. IT COULD POSSIBLY OPEN WHILE DRIVEING.
NHTSA complaint #886435 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION WILL WORK ON ERRATIC BASIS. WHEN CONSUMER GOES OUT TO START VEHICLE, IGNITION WILL FAIL TO START VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS REFUSED SERVICE, AND A CAUSE FOR THIS DEFECT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. *AK THERE WAS THUMPING IN REAR PERIODICALLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. HOOD POSSIBLY COULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS RECALL 01V-067 ON SLIDING DOOR POSSIBLY OPENING WHILE DRIVEING.
NHTSA complaint #886436 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR OPENED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER WHEN ACCELERATING DUE TO COMPUTER PROBLEM. THE SLIDING DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVEING. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES FOR VARIOUS PROBLEMS. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.
NHTSA complaint #886511 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WITHIN SEVERAL DAYS OF EACH REPAIR, THE COMPRESSOR JUST STOPS WORKING. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM IS A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH THEY ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE AND REPAIR PROPERLY. AFTER THREE TO FIVE HOURS OF WAITING EACH TIME, ALL THEY HAVE DONE IS TO REPLACE THE BLOWN FUSE WHICH PROMPTLY BLOWS AGAIN WITHIN A FEW DAYS.
NHTSA complaint #712728 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WITHIN SEVERAL DAYS OF EACH REPAIR, THE COMPRESSOR JUST STOPS WORKING. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM IS A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH THEY ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE AND REPAIR PROPERLY. AFTER THREE TO FIVE HOURS OF WAITING EACH TIME, ALL THEY HAVE DONE IS TO REPLACE THE BLOWN FUSE WHICH PROMPTLY BLOWS AGAIN WITHIN A FEW DAYS.
NHTSA complaint #712728 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #607988 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY OF RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DLR 3 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED IGNITION MODULE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #829910 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONTINUOUS OVERHEATING OF THE CONTROLS FOR THE RADIO/AIR CONDITIONER/HEATER/CD PLAYER.
NHTSA complaint #533375 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.