Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - ANTILOCK - ABS WARNING LIGHT | |||||
| 3405 | 10017233 | Intermittent abs indicator light illuminating. *tt | 10/28/2005 | ||
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - ANTILOCK - WHEEL SPEED SENSOR | |||||
| 3477 | 10014875 | Tech 2 displays asterisk for the left front wheel speed sensor. *tt | 05/11/2005 | ||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||||
| 040523002 | 08/01/2005 | 040523002A | 10012633 | Brake rotor minimum allowable thickness after refinish specification correction. *tt | 03/09/2005 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||||
| 030525004 | 04/01/2004 | 030525004A | 10002373 | Anti-lock brake system (abs) and/or traction control lamp on, all-wheel drive (awd) disabled message displayed, diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) set. *tt | 08/26/2003 |
| 01070 | 11/01/2001 | 628915 | General motors has decided to recall certain vehicles built with anti-lock brake system (abs) software error that can affect the operation of all wheel drive. *tt | 03/22/2002 | |
| 01070 | 11/06/2001 | 628549 | Customer satisfaction recall regarding all wheel drive vehicles having an anti-lock brake system (abs) software error. *tt | 03/13/2002 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - ROTOR | |||||
| 04082004 | 04/08/2004 | 10009210 | The current brake rotor minimum allowable thickness after refinish, or minimum thickness specification, found in the past service manual applications are incorrect. please use correct information as follows. *tt | 09/17/2004 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST - VACUUM | |||||
| 020522002 | 06/01/2002 | 634837 | This bulletin is being issued to revise the vacuum brake booster replacement procedure. *tt | 10/09/2002 | |
| 02019 | 05/01/2002 | 634236 | Customer satisfaction program bulletin regarding vehicles with brake booster containing certain internal parts that are not to specification. *tt | 09/28/2002 | |
| 02019 | 05/06/2002 | 634242 | Customer satisfaction program regarding brake booster power piston. *tt | 09/28/2002 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - ANTILOCK - ABS WARNING LIGHT | |||
| 05/01/2007 | 39000 | 5 | 06/22/2002 |
| 2002 silhouette, 39000 miles. front wheel bearings failed. had repaired, within 50 miles after picking up from dealership, there was a grinding when turning right. both heated seats didn't heat. driver's side window operated extremely slow. intake manifold gasket needed replacement!, $1000!, 39000 miles folks! air suspension did not operate crackled. power doors did not open when something got in the way. bruised shoulder because of this. premature tire wear, replaced tires at 30,000 miles. all scheduled maintenance done. stored in a garage more highway miles than city. how did gm want to help me? dealer did paperwork when purchasing, tried to push off a cheaper model on an elderly women, and changed the promised 5 year warranty to a 3 year warranty. mother was just so happy she got the right vehicle to take home, she never noticed the change in the warranty. tried to work with the dealer on repairs since there were only 39000 miles, and we got a 'gee, really sorry ma'am, i understood, but there wasn't anything we could do about it. went to the gm service line, and did not get any help there either, but she had a real purdy first name! seemed to me these were all recurring premature known failures , yet gm did not care to stand behind their product! it was a shame they pushed the 5 year warranty so extensively when they had all these vehicles on their lots. people, we've been had. i grew up in oldsmobile, but the more i read about gm - the more likely i am to buy toyota! the good news is that i found a dealer (not close to home though) that was willing to at least repair the first set of wheel bearings for $100. got that on my own, not through gm service help. i just hope they will be as nice for the next set of wheel bearings that need replacement and for the gasket that was just discovered. still waiting to hear from gm on the other issues. (not as an immediate need as the wheel bearings) i'm not holding my breath.*ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | |||
| 02/22/2011 | |||
| It just all of a sudding stop working this is a constent problem non stop i bought fuse and that didn't work i got new lights park aid stop working, both heated seats stop working,eletrical gone bad in the whole | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 11/18/2010 | 130000 | ||
| Gas gauge not working, registers full even when not full. low fuel light will come on if you idle for a few minutes. at the same time this started the abs light service traction system came on. this has also occurred with our 2002 buck century at approximately the same # of miles and again both the gas gauge reads inaccurately and the abs light came on.*** | |||
| 03/15/2008 | 75900 | 5 | 03/14/2008 |
| The contact owns a 2002 oldsmobile silhouette. the day she pulled out of the parking lot with the vehicle, the abs light, and traction off light came on. when she drove off the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal both began to wobble and vibrate. the dealer told her that the accelerator pedal vibrating will stop if she turns the traction system off. that same day. when coming out of the driveway both the accelerator pedal and the brake pedal would vibrate and would not let her press the brakes or accelerate until it stops vibrating. the keyless remote worked the first times she examined the vehicle. once off the parking lot it would not work, it would only lock the vehicle and it made the alarm system activate. she was told by the dealer to buy a battery for the keyless remote. when she did, it still did not work. the alarm system would only deactivate when she opened the drivers door with the key and turned the vehicle on. all of the tires on the vehicle had to be replaced. the current mileage was 76,000, and the failure mileage was 75,900. the purchase date was 03/14/2008. kg | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 03/01/2005 | 64442 | 4 | |
| Awd disable and abs lights illuminated. left rear wheel bearing and hub assembly failed and were replaced (four times).*ak the evap solenoid, fuel sender and pump assembly were replaced. the heating element for the front driver's seat failed twice. the right rear seat belt failed. the right power sliding door actuator module failed. rear wiper failed intermittently. a/c condenser failed. engine failed. *nm | |||
| 12/21/2003 | 40000 | 5 | 05/09/2002 |
| Just prior to 40,000 miles, my service engine soon light came on and my abs disabled light illuminated. after i stopped the car and restarted it, the lights went away. then a few days later it happened again and i began to notice a rumbling sound coming from the front of the vehicle. the noise changed pitch depending on the speed of the car. it almost sounded like the transmission was roaring prior to changing gears, but it wasn't the transmission itself because the noise did not correlate to actual gear changes. i took the car to a chevy dealer service department and they determined that the wheel bearings (which is a whole hub assembly that includes abs and awd components) in the front drivers side needed to be replaced. a couple of weeks later, the rear passenger side wheel bearings (and the whole hub assembly)had to be replaced. as soon as i got the car back, the noise was still audible in the front and they replaced the front passenger side hub assembly. when the car reached 54,000 miles, the rumbling noise was again audible from the rear and the dealer replaced the final hub assembly in the drivers side rear. the dealer took the car for a test drive and the noise was still present and they determined they had to replace the right rear hub assembly for the 2nd time. this is 5 hub assemblies between 40,000 and 54,000 miles on the car. there is no way that anyone will convince me that this is not a manufacturing defect. this car has all wheel drive. at this point, it seems that the replacing of these hub assemblies will be an ongoing maintenance issue that could affect the wheel bearings, abs or the awd system, or all of the above. *jb | |||