1991 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE

57 complaints filed with NHTSA.

57
Complaints
5
Crashes
2
Fires
8
Injuries
6
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR6
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH5
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR5
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS3
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS2
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR2
STEERING:RACK AND PINION2
SUSPENSION:REAR2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT2
TIRES:TREAD/BELT2
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR1

Recent Complaints

20001002CrashFatalTIRES:TREAD/BELT

TREAD SEPARATED OFF RIGHT REAR KELLY TIRE CAUSING VAN TO LOSE CONTROL AND ROLL, KILLING ALL THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD, ON 7/16/99, WHERE LEGAL SPEED LIMIT WAS 75 MPH. *AK( DOT NUMBER: C2T9K FAR TIRE SIZE: 20570R14 )

20001002CrashFatalTIRES:TREAD/BELT

TREAD SEPARATED OFF RIGHT REAR KELLY TIRE CAUSING VAN TO LOSE CONTROL AND ROLL, KILLING ALL THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD, ON 7/16/99, WHERE LEGAL SPEED LIMIT WAS 75 MPH. *AK( DOT NUMBER: C2T9K FAR TIRE SIZE: 20570R14 )

19990802FireFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM

WHILE DRIVING @ 30MPH, SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT FIRE OUT, DETERMINED THAT CARBURETOR/T HAD TOO MUCH GAS. REPAIRWORK NOT DONE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

19980106CrashSEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

EA97019, IN AN ACCIDENT, THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED BACKWARDS UPON IMPACT, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK

19971218CrashFireSUSPENSION:REAR

RIGHT REAR WHEEL, WITH AXLE, BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING. CAUSED VEHICLE TO FLIP 3 TIMES.

19970924CrashWHEELS

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY RIGHT REAR WHEEL DISCONNECTED, LOST CONTROL, VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURIES. *AK

19960404SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN, CAUSING INJURY. *SD