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.
1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette brakes complaints
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Pedal goes all the way to floor, and pedal is hard. Brakes grab a little with a little motion. Dealership is aware of the problem.
Failure of part nos. 12533714 (socket) and 12101854 (connector) resulted in the anti-lock brakes and traction control to be disabled. Additionally, tail lights did not function properly.
Parking brake cable had pulled loose from the clip that holds it to the rear axle, allowing it to wear against the rear shock absorber. This caused a weak spot in the rubber boot that holds compressed air for the load levelling function. This caused the boot to rupture as the vehicle was being loaded, and the load levelling system was pumping up the shocks. Since this was an ongoing wear process, it could have caused a failure at highway speed with the vehicle heavily loaded, causing a loss of control to the vehicle. Poor fitup between the cable and the axle mounts appears to be a contributing factor, as it springs the cable in a direction that may cause the separation from its clip.
Aut6omatic door gasket fell off, replace weatherstrip, hard steering, replace steering rack, fuel pump bad, replaced, brake squeaking, replaced front pads disc brakes, rear windshield washer sprayed inside car, reinstalled nose to nozzle
While driving at 10 MPH, consumer applied brakes, and the brakes went straight to the floorboard. Vehicle ran a red light. Vehicle has been in shop for repair service three to four times, and dealer could'nt determine the cause.
While driving the van about 25 MPH and applying the brakes, the pedal went down to the floor. Started vibrating and the van continued at the same speed without slowing down and would not stop. Eventually the brakes came back again and the van stopped. This happened on a sunny dry day during normal braking. The dealer not able to duplicate the problem.
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