2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette

DIM OR FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS - I SAW THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING DIM OR FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS ON OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE SEDANS 1999-2001. I HAVE A 2000 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE THAT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. IT IS MOST NOTIBLY APPARENT WHEN YOU ARE IDLE IN DRIVE AT A STOP LIGHT. AS YOU REACH HIGHER RPMS THE PROBLEM IS LESS APPARENT. IF YOU TRAVEL FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GET WORSE AND SHOWS UP MORE REGARDLESS OF RPM.

BRIDGESTONE B420, 215-70R15 TIRE => TREAD APPEARS TO BE SEPARATING FROM BODY OF TIRE. TREAD STILL PLENTIFUL. ENGAGED FIRESTONE CORPORATE ON 2 OCCASSIONS TO LEARN HOW I CAN HAVE TIRE ASSESSED TO DETERMINE IF MANUFACTURE\\'S DEFECT, AND ON BOTH OCCASSION THEY COULDN\\'T ASSIST => TOLD THAT SINCE TIRE WAS SOLD BY SEARS (I.E. MADE FOR SEARS RETAIL TIRE STORES ONLY) THAT SEAR WOULD HAVE TO ASSESS / WARRANTY TIRE. FIRESTONE COULD NOT PROVIDE ME NAME OF APPROPRIATE \\SEARS\\ CONTACT. HOW SHOULD I DETERMINE IF TIRE HAS MANUFACTURER DEFECTIVE IF MANUFACTURE IS UNWILLING TO LOOK AT IT?

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING AT 38,000 MILES. REPLACE BY GM UNDER WARRANTY. INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING AGAIN AT 70,000 MILES. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND THEY BASICALLY SAID THEY WOULDN'T HELP ME BECAUSE THEY ALREADY PAID FOR IT ONCE. THIS PROBLEM IS IN ADDITION TO BRAKE CYLINDER PROBLEMS AND OTHER COOLANT SYSTEM PROBLEMS. I ALSO HAVE CONSIDERABLE LEAKS IN THIS VEHICLE.

2000 SILHOUETTE VAN - [XXX] - LEAKED DEXCOOL FROM A FAULTY LOWER INTAKE GASKET AND SHORTED OUT PLUGS. REPAIR COST APPROXIMATELY 700 USD. UPON RESEARCH AND ADVICE FROM OUR AUTO MECHANIC, THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES HOWEVER GM REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. THE GASKETS ARE PLASTIC AND WILL FAIL FROM 30,000 - 70,000 MILES. OUR VEHICLE HAD 53088 MILES AT THE TIME. IT IS DIFFICULT TO CONSIDER BUYING "AMERICAN" WHEN THE PRODUCT AND SUPPORT FROM THE AMERICAN COMPANY IS SO POOR. *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2 CHILDREN (AGES 3 AND 5) AND MY BROTHER IN MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. I WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH. WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING, MY VAN LOST ALL POWER. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO PUT ON MY HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS BUT THEY WOULD NOT WORK. I PUT MY VAN IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. WE TRIED TO EXIT THROUGH THE FRONT DOORS AND THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR BUT ALL THREE DOORS WERE LOCKED AND WOULD NOT OPEN EVEN AFTER PRESSING THE UNLOCK POWER DOOR LOCKS SEVERAL TIMES. I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. I MANAGED TO CRAWL OVER MY 3 YEAR OLD WHO WAS IN A FULL SIZE CAR SEAT NEXT TO THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR. AFTER FEELING AROUND IN THE DARK, I FINALLY FOUND A DOOR HANDLE THAT WOULD OPEN. *AK

I OWN A 2000 OLDSMOBILE SILOHETTE VAN THAT HAS 40,000 MILES. IT WAS LEAKING COOLANT FLUID AND I BROUGHT IT INTO MY LOCAL SERVICE CENTER. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED ME THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING. COST TO REPAIR $700+. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS (OVER 2500) COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS COMPONENT IN GM VEHICLES. AS OF APRIL 10, 2002, THERE IS A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. I AM DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY FROM GENERAL MOTORS. A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER SHOULD BE REASON ENOUGH FOR GM TO ASSEMBLE A RECALL. I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THE MANUFACTURER WHO HAS BEEN THE WORLD'S AUTOMOTIVE SALES LEADER SINCE 1931 WILL STAND UP AND CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS SO PREVALENT AMONG THEIR VEHICLES. RECALLS SHOULD BE MANDATED IN ALL CASES OF INCOMPETENCE, NOT SOLELY WHEN IT AFFECTS PUBLIC SAFETY. IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT DETECTED, THE COOLANT MAY MIX WITH THE OIL AND CAUSE MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEMS AND FAILURES. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT I WOULD DO IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO ME ON THE ROAD. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS SERIOUS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ATTENTION.*AK