Oldsmobile Silhouette problems reported in Texas

58 of the 1,277 complaints filed about the Oldsmobile Silhouette came from Texas, most often about the steering.

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.

Complaints from Texas

Crashes

Fires

1997

Worst model year

What failed

Steering 13 22.4%

Body & Structure 9 15.5%

Doors, Latches & Locks 5 8.6%

Engine & Cooling 5 8.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 6.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 4 6.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 3 5.2%

Brakes 3 5.2%

Airbags 3 5.2%

Tires 2 3.4%

Lights 2 3.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 3.4%

By model year

1990 Silhouette 1 1.7%

1991 Silhouette 4 6.9%

1992 Silhouette 1 1.7%

1993 Silhouette 1 1.7%

1994 Silhouette 3 5.2%

1995 Silhouette 2 3.4%

1997 Silhouette 21 36.2%

1998 Silhouette 5 8.6%

1999 Silhouette 9 15.5%

2000 Silhouette 6 10.3%

2001 Silhouette 5 8.6%

Cities reporting most

SAN Antoni 10 20.8%

Houston 9 18.8%

Sugar Land 5 10.4%

Plano 5 10.4%

SAN Antonio 4 8.3%

Grand Prairie 3 6.3%

Dallas 3 6.3%

Levelland 2 4.2%

Grape Vine 2 4.2%

Arlington 2 4.2%

Sugarland 2 4.2%

Corrigan 1 2.1%

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