1991 OLDSMOBILE Silhouette

Dt: contact stated rear cradle bolts and retainers rusted and disconnected the steering while they were driving. contact noticed this around june. was at a stop sign and started to make a right hand turn and noticed there was no steering. dealer said that cradle bolts rusted and fixed it. gm stated consumer's vehicle was not included in recall 97v058000 due to vin although it had the same failure as mentioned in the recall.*ak

Dt: consumer states 1991 oldsmobile silhouette was having mechanical problems. it was a leased by the consumer. the vehicle needed the spark plugs for the engine, power steering line, shocks, brake work, and a tune up. the engine had to have the module replaced. this was supposed to be under a warranty that they purchased from the dealership. the dealer will not repair any of the parts. dealer said that he did not want to deal with the problems or the van anymore. dealer a could do the repairs, but he was not licensed to do the work. the van had been in the dealership for repairs 3 times. consumer said the van needed to go back right now for more work, but it will cost $971.34 for the work. the owner called the dealer, and the dealer kept yelling and complaining that he did not want to do the work anymore. this had been a problem since the day consumer bought the vehicle. the dealer told the consumer yesterday to take the car somewhere else. the wiring harness also needs replacement.*ak

Driving down the road came to a stop sign, made a right hand turn tried to straighten the wheels out. the steering wheel just kept spinning around and around. was able to manuever the vehicle to the side of the road. failure was: the rear cradle bolts through the retainers due to corrosion of the retainer and the rear cradle dropped down and caused the steering shaft to disconnect from the steering gear. therefor the car would no longer steer. we ave a four year old and a six year and had we been going 50 mph this could had been a serious catastrophe. i called gm and informed them of this problem and asked if there were any recalls on this, they said no but took the information and would keep it on record in case there are more occurances of this situation. i then went to the computer and checked the nhtsa recall information, and found that there there was one on the 1990 pontiac grand prix and minivans. we have the oldesmobile equivalent of the pontiac transport. the recall date was 4/8/1997, the vehicle component affected is the structure and the nhtsa recall number is 97v058000. i then called gm back with this information, because the pontiac transport that was recalled is the same vehicle as the oldesmobile silhouette that i am driving. they said that because its an olds and not a pontiac it would not be covered under the recall, even though they are identical vehicles. one additional concern, is that there may be many other simnilar oldsmobile silhouette and chevrolet lumina vans that could experience these same malfunctions. if this shold happen to someone at higher speeds and with the total loss of steering when this structure breaks loose could be disasterous for the person driving the vehicle and its passengers as well as any oncoming vehicles. i would like this investigated and feel strongly that these other gm models should also be recalled.

Front passenger side seat belt failed to retract back into its holster. this resulted in the front passenger not being restrained in case of an accident. dealership was contacted, but was unable to resolve the problem. *ak

Front seat belt will not retract. *la

While traveling on the highway and make a left turn the steering column broke. *ak

While traveling about 45mph on the highway and without prior warning steering wheel locked, going around in circle.*ak

Mount to the rack and pinion steering let go, resulting in uncontrollable steering. *ak

Front passenger shoulder/lap belt went all way out, did not retract during panic stop; could cause injury to passenger. *ak

Sliding door disconnected from track when opening. please describe details. tt

Purchase truck the front rotors are warpped. tt

Middle row seat on driver's side seat belt will not retract to its original position. *ak

Driver side door; failure on the driver side door, door will not open. *ak

Transmission does not shift into passing gear when stepped on gas pedal. *ak

Captain's chair wire protruding out of chair towards passenger's seat. *ak

Steering wheel makes noise when turning slightly left or right. *ak

Left/front power window does not operate properly. *ak

The rear hatch latch is hard too close. tt

Replaced noisy alternator/generator. *ak

Drivers side door inoperative. *ak

Replaced battery. *ak

Noisy brakes. *ak

15 inch tires, original equipment with oldsmobile silhoutte 1991. consumer was driving at approximately 80 mph when front passenger tire blew out ,tread completely shredded,and caused damage to side of vehicle. next day front driver's tire experienced the same defect. it also caused damage to the side of vehicle. consumer had all four tires replaced with firestone st70c. *ak

Frame separated from vehicle while driving, pulling the steering shaft out, resulting in loss of steering. dealer has been notified.*ak

In a parking lot went to open the sliding door and the door would not slide open. was trying to get inside the driver's side door and was not able to. made the necessary repairs themselves. it appear that the lock mechanism broke off inside the door. *ak

Driver's outside door handle broke. door cannot be opened from the outside. please provide further information. *ak

When traveling 35 mph the h frame, which is attached to the main frame, washer and nuts rusted out, causing complete loss of steering control. consumer has contacted the dealer, dealer has replaced parts. please provide any further details. *ak

Outside door handles on the driver's side had to be replaced due to cracking and fatigue. dealer has repaired the door handles. *ak

While driving @ 30mph, smelled something burning. fire originated under the hood. fire department put fire out, determined that carburetor/t had too much gas. repairwork not done. problem still exists. provide further information. *ak

Ea97019, in an accident, the defective driver's seatback collapsed backwards upon impact, causing injuries. *ak

Recall #97v058: received recall notice june 11, 97. made an appointment the same day. took vehicle in for repair and was told that they do not have the parts. took in again on 7-10-97, still no parts and was told that they do know when they will have the parts. *ak

The brake rotors and tie rods wore out, needed to be replaced. *ak

Got into vehicle, driver pulled out shoulder belt; shoulder belt would not retract to original position- was stuck, took to dealer, will not repair problem; also contacted manufacturer who did not do anything. *ak

Most of the seat belts have failed on vehicle. seat belts will not retract and are useless. bolts are so difficult to remove that i am not replacing the expensive front passenger belt.

Problem #1 - on the front passenger door the door shuts around a metal knob that is part of the door. the metal knob comes off of the vehicle making the door impossible to shut. this has happened twice. problem #2 - the front passenger seatbelt will not retract into the holder and so it is loose and will not protect the passenger adequately. nlm

I have not received recall #97v058/manufactuer's recall no 97016 notice concerning rear cradle bolts. i would like to now if you are ever going to tak e care of this problem in minnesota i would reall like to get this done . thank you.*ak

Tread separated off right rear kelly tire causing van to lose control and roll, killing all three passengers on board, on 7/16/99, where legal speed limit was 75 mph. *ak( dot number: c2t9k far tire size: 20570r14 )

The sliding door on the right side will not open from inside, leaving the back and rear passengers no way to quickly escape in an emergency. i understand this a widespread problem on gm minivans, and i would like to know what is being done about it. *ak

Both front doors have the same problem

Both front seat belts are inoperable.

Right rear wheel, with axle, broke off while driving. caused vehicle to flip 3 times.

While driving on highway right rear wheel disconnected, lost control, vehicle flipped over three times, resulting in an accident/injuries. *ak

Driver's power window sticks in open position, also replaced power steering and cruise control. *ak

Windshield wipers function intermittently when it rains. *dsh

Seat belts failed to restrain, causing injury. *sd

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Subject vehicles are alleged to experience inadvertent front seat back collapse due to fracture of front seat recliner mounting bolts.

The engine cradle front bolts and/or retainers may fail, allowing the front of the engine cradle to fall, possibly separating the steering intermediate shaft from the steering gear, with complete loss of steering control

Apv fires

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Alleged front seat back collapse due to recliner bolt

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