Oldsmobile Silhouette problems reported in New York
52 of the 1,277 complaints filed about the Oldsmobile Silhouette came from New York, most often about the brakes.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
52
Complaints from New York
1
Crashes
4
Fires
1997
Worst model year
What failed
Body & Structure
6
11.5%
Brakes
6
11.5%
Lights
5
9.6%
Transmission & Drivetrain
5
9.6%
Engine & Cooling
5
9.6%
Equipment & Accessories
4
7.7%
Seats
3
5.8%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
3
5.8%
Fuel & Propulsion
3
5.8%
Steering
3
5.8%
Other & Unspecified
2
3.8%
Doors, Latches & Locks
2
3.8%
By model year
1990 Silhouette
3
5.8%
1991 Silhouette
2
3.8%
1993 Silhouette
6
11.5%
1994 Silhouette
3
5.8%
1996 Silhouette
1
1.9%
1997 Silhouette
8
15.4%
1998 Silhouette
8
15.4%
1999 Silhouette
8
15.4%
2000 Silhouette
4
7.7%
2001 Silhouette
1
1.9%
2002 Silhouette
5
9.6%
2003 Silhouette
3
5.8%
Cities reporting most
Webster
4
16.7%
Buffalo
3
12.5%
E. Berne
2
8.3%
Skaneateles
2
8.3%
Niagara Falls
2
8.3%
West Seneca
2
8.3%
Waterloo
2
8.3%
Tonawanda
2
8.3%
Rochester
2
8.3%
Upper Hilton
1
4.2%
Cattaraugus
1
4.2%
Cowlesville
1
4.2%