1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette fuel system problems

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

THE ENGINE. THE COOLANT LOW LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH IT ISN'T.. HAVE HAD IT CHECKED. THEY SAID ITS ALL OK. THEN I READ THESE COMPLAINTS. WHY AREN'T THEY BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR A DEFECT!!!!! ITS THEIR DEFECT, NOT OURS. WE DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR $1200 IN REPAIRS OR MORE!!! ARE YOU GETTING PAID TO SIT THERE AND JUST PUT THESE UP HERE TO APPEASE US? NO WONDER THIS NATION IS GOING YOU KNOW WHERE IN A BASKET. LACK OF INTEGRITY. MY BRAKES ALSO BOTH WENT OUT COMPLETELY WHEN SOMEONE GAVE ME LESS THAN A FOOT TO STOP WHEN THEY PULLED OUT OF A PARKING SPOT DOWNTOWN. NO ACCIDENT BUT COMPLETELY BLEW MY BRAKE. THIS ALSO SEEMS TO BE A COMMON FAILURE POINT IN THIS SO CALLED VEHICLE. THE ENGINE DOES WHAT IT WANTS WHEN IT WANTS. IT MOANS AND SHUDDERS WHEN IT TAKES OFF..KIND OF LIKE ME WHEN I GET UP IN THE MORNING. COULD KILL ME THOUGH. AIRBAG LIGHT CAN'T DECIDE IF IT ALIVE OR NOT. ONE HEADLIGHT IS FROSTED.WILL COST $325.00 TO FIX IT. WHO HAS THIS MONEY??!!THAT IS HALF OF MY MONTHS INCOME!!!!!!!!!ARE YOU CRAZY????? AND NO, THERE IS NO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION WHERE I LIVE. SEAT BELTS DON'T WORK RIGHT.DANGER!!! BODY IS RUSTING. DOORLOCKS LOCK ME OUT ALL THE TIME. WINDOW DON'T WORK.DANGZER!!!! I LIVE WHERE THERE'S LOTS OF WATER.. BACK WIPER QUIT. BACK LIGHTS QUIT. FUEL GAUGE QUIT..MAKES ME WANT TO QUIT. :( HOW CAN THEY GET AWAY WITH THE MAJOR SAFETY ITEMS..HOW????!!!!! PLEASE TELL ME. I NEED TO KNOW. THIS HEAP OF JUNK NEEDS TO LAST ME AT LEAST 20..YES TWENTY MORE YEARS.:(

NHTSA complaint #10733492 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

DT: 1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. ON AUGUST 11, 2005 THE CONSUMER WAS SMELLING GAS; HE LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE RUSTED. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE FUEL LINES CRUMBLED IN HIS HANDS. ALL OF THE METAL FUEL LINES FOR THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SMELL WAS THE ONLY INDICATOR. HE CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD FIRST THEN CRAWLED UNDER THE CAR AND SAW IT WAS LEAKING GAS.

NHTSA complaint #10132872 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM

SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, THE READING OF THE GAUGE WAS INCORRECT.

NHTSA complaint #10075534 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

INOPERATIVE FUEL GAUGE

NHTSA complaint #10069488 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLING/CHARGING

INOPERATIVE FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE.

NHTSA complaint #10029185 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

THE VEHICLE SMELLED LIKE GAS, DUE TO A CRACK IN THE FUEL FILTER.

NHTSA complaint #10015802 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM

CONSUMER ADVISED THAT THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CONTINOUSLY LEAKS. HAD CURRENT GASKET REPLACED AT 59K MILES AND GASKET IS NOW LEAKING. THE DEALER ADVISED PROBLEM MAY BE DUE TO GASKET'S CURRENT TORQUE SPECIFICATION, BUT CAN NOT TORQUE ANY TIGHTER OR WILL BREAK MANIFOLD. TS

NHTSA complaint #8022403 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM

ADD COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. PULLED OVER AT EXIT AND ADDED COOLANT. COOLANT DID NOT STAY IN THE RESERVOIR AND HAD TO BE ADDED REGULARLY. SMALL AREAS OF COOLANT WERE NOTICED UNDER THE VEHICLE WHERE IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO BE CHECKED AT LOCAL GARAGE AND MECHANIC FOUND LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AREA WAS INSPECTED AND THE LEAKING GASKET WAS FOUND AND REPLACED. THE GASKET APPEARED TO HAVE DETERIORATED IN A WAY THAT WOULD NOT BE EXPECTED. THE MECHANIC WAS ASKED IF THERE HAD BEEN A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. HE SAID THAT THERE WAS NOT ONE, THOUGH HE WAS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN MANY GM VEHICLES THAT USED THAT PARTICULAR GASKET BETWEEN CERTAIN YEARS. I BELIEVE 1996-1999 WERE THE YEARS MENTIONED.

NHTSA complaint #767220 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

CONSUMER STATED THE INTAKE GASKET THAT FITS AROUND FUEL INJECTION IS FAILING DUE TO LEAKING. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER INDICATED CAN'T GET PARTS AND GENERAL MOTORS HAS FAILED TO PRODUCE THIS PART.

NHTSA complaint #8009035 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS

I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE 3/99. IN WHICH TIME I HAVE HAD TO BRING IT BACK FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, LEAKING FUEL INJECTORS, BRAKES, NON WORKING CRUISE CONTROL WHICH LED TO THE DEALER REPLACING THE COMPRESSOR. FRONT END LEAKED ANTI FREEZE WHICH LED TO ANOTHER MAJOR JOB. I AM NOT A HAPPY MOTORIST HERE. THE STEERING COLUMN SQUEEKED. THEY GREASED IT. TURNED OUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE RACKINPINION. I KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT CARS AND I KNOW THAT FOR THE AMOUNT I PAY FOR THIS VEHICLE, I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THESE MAJOR PROBLEMS. BANDADE FIXES DON'T CUT IT WITH ME. NLM

NHTSA complaint #760804 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.