Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||||
| 060309003 | 05/01/2006 | 10020812 | Revised ball joint inspection procedure and independent rear suspension. *kb | 01/22/2007 | |
| 3069 | 10010377 | Rattle noise or clunk from the left rear suspension. *tt | 11/17/2004 | ||
| 010866009 | 10/01/2001 | 627619 | Information regarding creak in the rear of the vehicle. *yh | 02/13/2002 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 06/01/2001 | 3 | 06/01/2001 | |
| While driving at speeds of 55mph and over vehicle would start to sway. hard to maintain when it happened. would start to slow down. weather was clear and dry. been to dealership twice for problem. mechanic could not locate cause of swaying problem. contacted manufacturer and was informed to try different dealers. vehicle never test driven.*ak the a/c blower fan fails to work at low speed due to defective module. the consumer replaced 4 tires to correct the swaying problem but did not correct the problem. *yh | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER ARM | |||
| 03/03/2005 | 50000 | 1 | 05/28/2001 |
| Lower control arm bushings on both sides are worn/not functioning. the vehicle only has 50k miles and under 4 years old. the vehicle has not suffered any accidents, nor has it been abused.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | |||
| 10/25/2005 | 3 | 05/15/2005 | |
| Transmission failure-three times in as many years also electrical problems with rear lights and also intake manifold leaking. both window switches failed. passenger front wheel hub had to be replaced. *tr | |||
| 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 | |||
| 4 | 10/01/2001 | ||
| Low brake fluid light comes on. 1st repair replaced wheel bearing(!), second repair - sensor. third repair master cyl. 4th repair 2 calipers, 2 wheel cyl, 4 hoses (all rubber) mech reports rubber seems attacked | |||
| 03/15/2002 | 3 | 10/01/2001 | |
| Third time into shop for low brake fluid warning light. previously replaced wheel bearing and a sensor.*ak | |||