1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette body problems

14 complaints (13% of all complaints for this car).

owner complaints: 14
of this car's complaints: 13%
crashes: 0
recalls: 0

Which part fails

Body: door
10
Body
2
Body: roof and pillars
1
Body: hood
1
Body: door: hinge and attachments
1

At what mileage

Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.

0k-25k

25k-50k

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150k-175k

175k-200k

200k+

Oldsmobile Silhouette body problems in other years

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

Related investigations

Unexpected opening of sliding doorOpened July 25, 2000, closed October 22, 2001

There is no summary currently available

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What 1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Mar 22, 2005 · Body, Electrical · 120,000 miles · MD

Roof leaks, despite attempts to block leakage, water has infiltrated the fuse panel repeatedly, shorting the horn, causing it to honk at random for long periods of time.

Filed Dec 31, 2002 · Body · NE

Consumer states still having the same problems after recall has been performed on vehicle recall #01v264000 sliding door. Please provide the dealer name, address and number. Ts

Filed Oct 3, 2002 · Body · NE

Consumer states that with no warning the rear sliding door will slide off the track and it will be hard to open for the consumer to enter or exit the vehicle. Dealer notified. Nlm

Filed May 8, 2001 · Body, Steering · NC

Vehicle was recalled for sliding door. When door was secured it opened without prior warning. Also, alarm system went off. Dealership was aware of problem.

Filed Mar 12, 2001 · Body, Fuel system · IL

Gas guage registers over full all times. Has taken to dealer several times. *ak the consumer states that the dealer did not pay attention to the complaint of fuel guage malfunction . Remote key malfunctions. The right side sliding door was inoperative.

Filed Oct 17, 1999 · Body, Lights · DC

Right sliding door track and rubber bumper stop is loose resulting in hitting of eyes and forehead when opening the door, the door guide tract is inserted to the upper rubber seal and when the door is being opened the guide tract falls down due to vibration.

Filed Apr 27, 1999 · Body · OH

Powerer sliding door fails to close, pops open

Filed Apr 14, 1999 · Body, Steering · TX

Driving at approx. 25 MPH on wet roads with rain. Started to slow to turn right onto side street when power steering failed. Driver had to use extreme effort to manually turn steering wheel to avoid hitting curb and tree. Driver was able to correct car direction with extreme effort while stopping car. Once the car was stopped, there was a squealing noise ,indicating belts were slipping and there was an additional clicking/tapping sound. Gm case number is 990028165. Problem 2: automatic door on passenger's side disengaged when placing shift lever from park. Dealer cleaned contacts and stated problem was solved. Explanation does not seem reasonable in that the door closed properly until the shift lever was placed out of park. Safety features should prevent the door from openning unless shift lever is in park.

Filed Mar 17, 1999 · Body · SC

Consumer tried to open or close the electrical sliding door, but it didn't work. Also,sometimes key doesn't work.

Filed Feb 1, 1999 · Body · CA

Automatic sliding door failed.

Questions about the 1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette body

Does the 1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette have body problems?

Owners have filed 14 complaints about the body of the 1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette, 13% of all its complaints.

At what mileage do 1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette body problems start?

Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.

Was there a recall on the 1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette body?

There is no recall for this problem on this model year.

What year does the Oldsmobile Silhouette have the most body problems?

The Oldsmobile Silhouette model years with the most body complaints are 1999 (18 complaints), 2000 (18 complaints) and 1998 (16 complaints).