Oldsmobile / Silhouette / 2001

2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette problems

Owners have filed 113 complaints about the 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette with NHTSA. Engine and engine cooling accounts for 12.4% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of power train at 8.8%.

Complaints113

Crashes10

Fires3

Injuries8

Deaths2

What owners report breaking

Engine and engine cooling 12.4% · 14

Power train 8.8% · 10

Latches/locks/linkages 8.0% · 9

Electrical system 7.1% · 8

Suspension 6.2% · 7

Tires 6.2% · 7

Wheels 5.3% · 6

Service brakes, hydraulic 5.3% · 6

Severity

Of those complaints, 10 describe a crash, 3 describe a fire, 8 report an injury and 2 report a death.

Reading the numbers

Across the 6 model years of the Oldsmobile Silhouette in this data, 2001 draws comparatively few complaints; 1998 is the outlier year.

Filings are rising — 7 in the last three years against 5 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.

The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 57,860 miles.

In owners' own words

I have leaky intake valve gaskets on a 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette van which has ruined the ehgine. Gm will not do anything. I have many friends who have had the same problem. There are thousands on the internet who report the same problem in the 3.4 V6 gm engine. Engine and engine cooling · reported at 30,000 miles

The consumer is experiencing a problem with the vehicle overheating. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and a local repair shop and both confirmed that the problem is a leak in the intake manifold gasket. *Jb Engine and engine cooling · reported at 71,000 miles

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. Engine and engine cooling

Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

Safety recalls

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Other Oldsmobile Silhouette years

1997 155 complaints · 14.2% steering 1998 225 complaints · 16.0% engine and engine cooling 1999 186 complaints · 25.3% engine and engine cooling 2000 139 complaints · 20.9% engine and engine cooling 2002 102 complaints · 11.8% suspension

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