Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | |||||
| 00080 | 11/01/2000 | 616375 | General motors has decided that certain vehicles equipped with rear air conditioning may exhibit a condition in which the front auxiliary controls lose capability to adjust temperature and blower speed, due to a problem with the rear contro | 02/23/2001 | |
| 00147 | 11/17/2000 | 616381 | Some vehicles equipped with rear air conditioning may exhibit a condition in which the front auxiliary controls lose capability to adjust temperature and blower speed, due to a problem with the rear control switch. *tt | 02/23/2001 | |
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - BLOWER | |||||
| 030138013A | 12/01/2003 | 030138013 | 10005149 | Minimal air flow in vent position with full heat. *tt | 02/09/2004 |
| 030138013 | 08/01/2003 | 10004364 | Minimal air flow in vent position with full heat. *tt | 12/04/2003 | |
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - CONTROLS/WIRING | |||||
| 00080 | 11/16/2000 | 617571 | Customer satisfaction campaign regarding the rear hvac control head switch. *tt | 03/19/2001 | |
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||||
| 110102 | 01/11/2002 | 629683 | Some vehicles have encountered the situation where the plungers on the power sliding door are grounding out on the door skin. *tt | 04/04/2002 | |
| VISIBILITY - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES - EXTERIOR | |||||
| 141101 | 11/14/2001 | 628126 | Information on wind noise from outside rearview mirrors. *tt | 03/05/2002 | |
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||||
| 020858005 | 06/01/2002 | 634674 | Concerns with wind noise at the base of the windshield. *tt | 10/04/2002 | |
| 050901 | 09/05/2001 | 626038 | Some vehicles may experience a windshield itch type noise. *slc | 12/12/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - BLOWER | |||
| 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 | |||
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||
| 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 | |||
| 12/15/2002 | 0 | ||
| In september of 2002, the van would not go forward or backward, the van was taken to dealer and they stated that they could not find anything. on december 5th, the van totally quit going forward and backward, it was towed in and the mechanic asked if we had towed anything with the van or did we use it as a "hotrod", that all the gears were stripped. also, upon taking the van back for the recall of the sliding door, we had to take it back twice and the door still does not operate properly. there are times that it won\'t unlock from the inside and you can open it from the outside. we have been disappointed in the service of dealer in the different times that the van was taken in to get checked out, that is why we chose not to take it to the dealer when the transmission torn up. | |||
| 02/01/2001 | |||
| 08/15/01 the driver side window dropped down al by itself while the vehicle was parked at my house and the alarm beeped 2 or 3 times. on 9/6/01 the passenger side sliding door opened all by itself while the vehicle was parked at my house and the alarm beeped 2 or 3 times. | |||