1993 OLDSMOBILE Silhouette

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3 Recalls for 1993 OLDSMOBILE Silhouette

Recall Date Component Summary
1996-01-23 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 1991 THROUGH JULY 1995. THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE CAN SEPARATE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN LOW TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TRANSMISSION LOADS.

Remedy:

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES.

1994-01-04 SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

VEHICLE FAILS TO CONFORM TO FMVSS NO. 209, “SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES.” THE SAFETY BELT OF THE LEFT THIRD ROW SEAT ON THE SIX PASSENGER VAN AND THE CENTER SECOND ROW SEAT OF THE SEVEN PASSENGER VAN MAY LOCK UP AND CANNOT BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE RETRACTOR.

Remedy:

OWNERS ARE BEING ASKED TO INSPECT THEIR VEHICLES TO DETERMINE IF THE SUSPECT RETRACTOR EXHIBITS A LOCKUP CONDITION. BASED ON THIS INSPECTION, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SAFETY BELTS IF THE BELT LOCKS UP. REPLACEMENT OF THE SUSPECT SAFETY BELT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.

1994-05-24 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

THE SECOND ROW, RIGHT HAND SHOULDER BELT CAN BECOME “PINCHED” BETWEEN THE SEAT AND THE DOOR FRAME PILLAR TRIM. THE SHOULDER BELT MAY NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, WHICH DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 208, “OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION.” THE 1994 VEHICLES HAVE AN OPTIONAL INTEGRAL (BUILT IN) CHILDSEAT INSTALLED NEXT TO THE POWER SLIDING SIDE DOOR. THE 1993 INVOLVED VEHICLES HAVE STANDARD SEATS IN THAT SAME POSITION.

Remedy:

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DOOR FRAME PILLAR TRIM PANEL WITH A REDESIGNED TRIM PANEL. ALSO, A CAUTION LABEL WILL BE APPLIED TO THE CHILD SEAT ADVISING THE OWNER NOT TO INSTALL THE SEAT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF A VEHICLE WITH A POWER SLIDING SIDE DOOR.

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0 Complaints sent to the Center for Auto Safety for 1993 OLDSMOBILE Silhouette

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Date Component  

24 Complaints submitted to NHTSA for 1993 OLDSMOBILE Silhouette

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Date Component  
1995-10-26 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
ODI Number: 487368
2006-07-20 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
ODI Number: 10162956
2003-04-30 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
ODI Number: 10017849
2003-03-20 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ODI Number: 10012183
1996-01-30 STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
ODI Number: 978426
1995-07-26 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
ODI Number: 969456
1995-03-03 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
ODI Number: 960995
2000-07-07 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
ODI Number: 864948
2000-06-29 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ODI Number: 864472
1998-05-06 EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
ODI Number: 823131
1997-08-08 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
ODI Number: 815398
1996-09-10 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
ODI Number: 801161
2002-04-24 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
ODI Number: 761156
2000-09-16 TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ODI Number: 731689
1999-07-21 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ODI Number: 708914
1999-03-12 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
ODI Number: 704348
1999-01-25 CHILD SEAT:HARNESS BUCKLE:INFANT | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
ODI Number: 702558
1998-05-05 EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
ODI Number: 535216
1997-10-28 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
ODI Number: 524009
1997-10-28 SEATS
ODI Number: 524009
1997-06-02 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ODI Number: 517697
1997-03-17 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ODI Number: 515892
1997-05-20 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
ODI Number: 517298
1994-10-27 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
ODI Number: 474700
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1 Investigations for 1993 OLDSMOBILE Silhouette

Date Opened Date Closed Component  
1994-09-15 1995-01-18 POWER TRAIN
Manufacturers tell dealers about repairs for on your car. But they won’t tell you – unless you know to ask. Knowledge is power.

17 Service Alerts for 1993 OLDSMOBILE Silhouette

Date Description
1997-02-01 114000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONDITIONS (TIGHTEN LOOSE GROUND NUT G105). *TW

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2004-01-01 100000 POWER TRAIN

NO TCC APPLY, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON, TCC SURGE, POSSIBLE P0740, P1870, OR 39 AFTER INSTALLATION OF A REMAN (SRTA) 4T60/4T60E. *TT

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1997-02-01 105300 POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

COLD START RATTLE NOISE (DIAGNOSIS/SERVICE PROCEDURE). *TW

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1994-12-01 112000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

GRADUAL LOSS OF POWER/LOW VOLTAGE READING. *TW

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1997-02-01 063130 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)

POLICY ADJUSTMENT – LINEAR EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM. *TW

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1998-07-01 061100 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

SOME V6 ENGINES MAY, ON A VERY INFREQUENT BASIS, HAVE AN OIL ODOR CONDITION THAT IS GENERALLY ENCOUNTERED AFTER THE ENGINE’S OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED.TYPICALLY THE ODOR LASTS APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES AFTER THE CHANGE OF OIL AND THEN DOES NOT RE

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1995-03-01 357100 EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

NEW A/C CONTROL ASSEMBLY. *TW

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1999-12-01 106000 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HYDRA-MATIC 3T40, 4T60 OR 4T60-E TRANSXALES MAY COMMENT ON A GRINDING AND / OR GROWLING NOISE THAT IS NOTICEABLE WHEN IN PARK ON INCLINE. *TT

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1995-08-01 105000 POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE

GRINDING AND/OR GROWLING NOISE IN PARK ON INCLINE.*SD

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1995-05-01 180000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

UNKNOWN

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1995-05-01 061000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

UNKNOWN

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1994-12-01 162300 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

SLIDING DOOR RATTLES. *TW

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1995-02-01 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION FLUID SEEPS AROUND CLAMP AT TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE. *TW

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1995-03-01 357100 EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

UNKNOWN

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1995-02-01 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

COLD START RATTLE NOISE. *TW

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1997-08-01 036000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

COMMENT THAT THE ABS LIGHT IS ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC’S) 46 AND 86 SET AS CURRENT OR HISTORY. *YC

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1996-12-01 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

COLD START RATTLE NOISE. *TW

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