Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 08089-B | 11/01/2008 | 08089-C | 10027804 | General motors corp: special coverage adjustment; analog onstar deactivation. *pe updated 2/17/09. *pe | 02/09/2009 |
| 3571 | 10017152 | Power door lock inoperative. *sc | 10/25/2005 | ||
| 3042 | 3042A | 10009664 | Battery drain on vehicles equipped with power sliding doors. *tt | 10/14/2004 | |
| 02038 | 01/01/2004 | 10006946 | Diagnostic trouble code b1000. *mr | 05/20/2004 | |
| 01574 | 02/01/2009 | PI-01574A | 10005435 | Intermittent erratic instrument panel cluster (ipc) sweep with possible abs or sir lamp on. sit bulletin 1413054. *mn updated 8/12/09. *pe | 02/25/2004 |
| 030402 | 04/03/2002 | 636479 | Information regarding pilot program - electrical problems. *tt | 11/08/2002 | |
| 010604033 | 06/01/2001 | 623401 | Some customer may comment of various driveability symptoms such as malfunction indicator lamp illuminates intermittently, diagnostic trouble codes set, blown fuses. *tt | 10/29/2001 | |
| 110501 | 05/11/2001 | 619790 | Some customers may comment that the interior and / or the exterior lamps vary in intensity (flicker). *tt | 06/29/2001 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SOFTWARE | |||||
| 08089-B | 11/01/2008 | 08089-C | 10027804 | General motors corp: special coverage adjustment; analog onstar deactivation. *pe updated 2/17/09. *pe | 02/09/2009 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| 57 | 07/01/2003 | 10016464 | Wire harness may be stretched, or the pcs may not be oriented in the same position, after installing a service replacement valve body assembly. gm tech link. *tt | 09/13/2005 | |
| 01740 | 01/01/2004 | 10006270 | Cross injector wires causing misfire at steady state speed and rpm, malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated, and a p0300 set. sit bulletin 1460291. *tt | 04/27/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 03/01/2006 | 12 | 09/15/2001 | |
| Our 2001 oldsmobile silhouette has had numerous issues. the issues are placed in a close chronological order. all events have occurred after 50k miles with the exception of the power door locks. the dealer took care of all recalls. the power door locks intermittently lock and unlock. this problem has been to the dealer over 4 times. the first time the dealer replaced ignition switch wiring harness and the last time the dealer replaced a chafed wire under the passenger seat. the other times the dealer could not isolate. the problem still occurred. we got tired of bringing it to the dealer. the drivers side seat heater had failed. at 66k miles, the transmission went out. it was due to a faulty sun gear. i had to replace tie rods on the vehicle twice on each side. once around 70k and once around 115k. the fuel ascending unit failed around 90k. on the passenger side i had to replace the wheel bearings and the cv axle. lights in the heater controls have blown and the only way to replace them is to solder new bulbs onto the control module. the blower motor failed on 1st and 2nd speed. we experienced the same engine overheating issues as seen by other individuals at mycarstats.com. this relates to the cooling system. i had three separate issues stemming from this. the first failure was a blown head gasket. about 8 months later the upper manifold gasket blew. six months later another cooling system failure blamed on the lower intake manifold. many of the repairs where costly. the lower intake manifold failure was never fixed. we decided to pass this gm piece of junk on. it had 137k miles. most of the miles driven where highway, very few city and stop-and-go. *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 03/25/2005 | 1 | 04/30/2001 | |
| 2001 oldsmobile silhouette experienced problems with the battery and the transmission.*mr when the consumer entered his garage he smell an acid odor then his eyes started burning. he then attempted to start the vehicle but it would not start. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician determined that the battery terminal was over torqued when it was originally installed. *nm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 1 | 10/01/2001 | ||
| Strong smell like plastic burning from front area of vehicle after being driven. personal investigation seems to indicate smell is coming from under hood fuse box.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 10/30/2004 | 55000 | 2 | 12/03/2000 |
| Drivers side seat heating pad malfunctioned by burning its wire, which is a heating component. occurrence caused a fire inside a seat that have burned a part of heating pad itself (heating pad appears to be made out of flammable material) and some of the seat foam stuffing (again appears to be flammable as well).luckily the fire starved itself out of oxygen. the issue was previously corrected twice under the warranty by the dealership. *jb | |||
| 03/08/2001 | 1 | ||
| The ground wire and battery cables were loose causing the headlights to go out resulting in loss of visibility. nlm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 10/24/2001 | 6420 | 1 | 07/27/2001 |
| While driving, lights including the dashboard and headlights will dim or completely short out for seconds at a time. this has happened since 2001. the vehicle has been checked by dealer three times. *ak | |||
| 04/01/2001 | |||
| A/c does not cool. rear a/c does not work at all after 4 attemps to fix. vehicle makes a load noise on cold start. interior and exterior lights dim off and on. *ak | |||