2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette

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.

ON 11-25-03 I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL TIRE SHOP TO GET A LEAK REPAIRED. THEY INSPECTED THE TIRE AND MARKED SEVERAL PLACES ON THE TIRE AND TOLD ME THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE SO I PURCHASED A NEW TIRE AT A PRO-RATED PRICE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS TYPE TIRE AS I SEE THERE ARE ADDITIONAL OCCURRENCES SIMILAR IN NATURE. *NLM

THE TREAD/STEELBELT ON THE GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES INSTALLED AS OEM ON MY 2001 CHRYSLER MINIVAN (PURCHASED NEW SEPT. 2002) HAVE SEPARATED AFTER 13 MO./28,000 MILES. THE SEPARATION IS WORSE ON THE FRONT THAN ON THE BACK WITH ONE TIRE HAVING A 12 1/2 IN. SEPARATION AND NUMEROUS SMALL SPLITS/SEPARATIONS AND THE OTHER HAVING A 6 INCH SEPARATION AND NUMEROUS SMALL SPLITS/SEPARATIONS. THE DEALERSHIP RESPONDED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR/TEAR WHICH IS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO BELIEVE. THERE ARE 7 OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS TIRE WITH NHTSA, FIVE OF WHICH ARE FOR STEAL BELT SEPARATION. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY. *LA

OLDS 2001 SILHOUETTE PREMIERE WHEELS ON MY CAR AND APPARENTLY MANY OTHERS ARE FORMING BUBBLES AND DETERIORATING CAUSING FLAT TIRES. OLDS SECRETIVELY DEVELOPED A PLAN TO RESURFACE THESE WHEELS BUT FOR CARS EVEN RECENTLY OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WON'T REPAIR THIS LATENT DEFECT. THEY KNOW IT IS THERE THEY KNOW IT IS A HAZARD, AND THEY LEAVE OWNERS EXPOSED. *LA

PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR ON OUR 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE STAYS IN LOCKED POSITION. WE HAD A CERTIFIED OLDS DEALER LOOK AT IT. THEY SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE CONTACTS AT 36479 MILES. WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AT JUST OVER 40,000 MILES. THE DOOR HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO BE USED FOR OVER A WEEK BECAUSE IT STAYS LOCKED. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN CASE WE NEED TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY.*JB

AIR CONDITIONING IS INOPERATIVE. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH OUR A/C. THE FIRST COMPLAINT WAS A LOUD NOISE DURING OPERATION. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. OUR SECOND TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP WAS REGARDING A FOUL ODOR FROM THE A/C. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES HAE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS. THE MOST RECENT TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP WAS ON7/1/2003. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE FOUL ODOR SMELL, BUT ON 8/25/2003 OUR A/C STOPPED FUNCTIONING. ON 3/25/2003 THE VEHICLE HAD 22,000 MILES. ON 7/1/2003 THE VEHICLE HAD 58,400 MILES. AS OF 8/25/3003 OUR VEHICLE HAS 62,300 MILES. OUR VEHICLE CAME WITH THE 60,000 WARRANTY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY TO REQUEST A SERVICE VISIT AND ASKED IF THE INOPERATIVE A/C WAS GOING TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND OF COURSE I RECEIVED THE "YOU ARE OUT OF YOUR WARRANTY PERIOD" STATEMENT. THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE INOPERATIVE A/C'S FOR THIS VEHICLE. I CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ASSIST WITH HAVING THE A/C FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. PALMEN OLDSMOBILE ALREADY DENIED WARRANTY SERVICE REGARDLESS OF TECHNICAL BULLETINS AND HISTORY OF PROBLEMS. PALMEN OLDSMOBILE WILL NOT FIX UNDER A GOODWILL WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THE A/C SYSTEM ON A NEW VEHICLE SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 2.5 YEARS. *AK

ENGINE KNOCK ON COLD START - WE HAVE BROUGHT OUR 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE IN SEVERAL TIMES COMPLAINING OF AN ENGINE KNOCK ON COLD START. SOMETIMES THE KNOCK WILL GO AWAY IN A FEW MINUTES, OTHER TIMES IT LASTS MUCH LONGER. THE MOST RECENT VISIT WE WERE TOLD THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT DOES NOT BELIEVE THIS ENGINE KNOCK WILL CAUSE LONG TERM DAMAGE. WE BELIEVE OTHERWISE. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE KNEW AND BEGAN REPORTING THE PROBLEM WHEN THERE WAS ONLY 20,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY TOLD THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, EXPECT THE PROBLEM, BUT DO NOT CONSIDER IT NECESSARY TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. *AK