2003 Oldsmobile Silhouette

IN 2005 OR 2006 I TOOK THIS OLDS. IN BECAUSE THE CHROME ON THE INSIDE OF THE WHEELS WAS COMING OFF THE WHEELS.....THEY SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. NOW IN 2008 THE VALVE STEMS ON ALL 4 WHEELS ARE LEAKING BECAUSE OF THE CORROSION OF THE WHEELS. I DON'T FEEL THIS IS SAFE AS MY WIFE HAS TO CHECK THE TIRES AND ADD AIR EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS. I'VE HAD NEW VALVE STEMS PUT IN, BUT THEY STILL LEAK. I FEEL GM SHOULD REPLACE THE WHEELS AS THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION. I'M SURE THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, AS ALL 4 WHEELS ARE DOING IT. *TR

NOTICED DECREASE IN TIRE PRESSURE ON ONE TIRE THEN ON ALL. EXAMINATION OF RIM SHOWED EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON ALL RIMS BOTH EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR. LEAKAGE WAS SO BAD THAT I WAS FILLING THE TIRES DAILY. WENT TO TIRE STORE WHERE I PURCHASED THE TIRES TO HAVE THEM EXAMINED. SERVICE REP SAID IT WASN'T THE TIRES IT WAS THE CORRODED RIMS THAT WERE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I HAD THE RIMS REPLACED (ALL 4) AND HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM SINCE THIS REPAIR. IN CONVERSATION WITH THE STORE REP HE COMMENTED THAT I WASN'T THE FIRST PERSON TO COME IN WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THAT HE HAD SEEM ~10 VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS. IN FACT< AS SOON AS I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM IT SEEMED THAT HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE CAUSE WAS. I HAVE KEPT THE RIMS FOR EVALUATION IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED.. *TR

AFTER ACCELERATING TO PASSING GEAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON .. AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE THE SPARK PLUG FAILED. THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK SAID THERE WAS NO COMPRESSION IN THE #2 CYLINDER. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE ROCKER ARM BOLT HAD STRIPPED OUT. THAT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THERE ARE 95,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER, I CONSIDER THIS A MANUFACTURING DEFAULT .. THE BOLT SHOULD NOT HAVE STRIPPED OUT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. I QUESTION WHETHER THE OTHER ROCKER ARM BOLTS WILL STRIP ... GM DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY .. BECAUSE IT DIDN'T SHOW AT THE 35,000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER CHECK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE 6-WAY POWER SEAT CONTROL HAS AN OPENING THAT ALLOWS THE WEBBING OF THE SEAT BELT TO GET CAUGHT IN THE CONTROL, WHICH RAISES THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE SEAT TO QUICKLY MOVE FORWARD, KNOCKING THE DRIVER'S FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND ONCE IT CAUSED THE CONTACT TO DAMAGE HIS GARAGE DOOR. HE THEN PLACED MASKING TAPE OVER THE POWER SEAT CONTROL TO PREVENT THE FAILURE FROM RECURRING. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. THE CONTACT BELIEVES IT IS A DESIGN FLAW AND THAT THE DEALER WOULD BE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAS TWO REAR POWER SLIDING DOORS. THE DOORS ARE SUPPOSED TO AUTOMATICALLY STOP WHEN MAKING CONTACT WHEN ANYTHING IN THE DOORWELL, WITHOUT HAVING TO PRESS THE OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, HER KIDS HAVE BEEN BRUISED BECAUSE THE DOOR WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSE REGARDLESS OF ANYTHING IN ITS PATH. SHE BELIEVES THAT THERE IS A SENSOR THAT IS MALFUNCTIONING AND FEELS THAT HER KIDS COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 60,447 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED DUE TO THE SHORT DRAIN LINE ON THE EVAPORATOR UNIT OF THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, THE MOISTURE BLEW BACK INTO THE VEHICLE SOAKING THE FIRE WALL AND THE CARPET. THE MOISTURE CAUSED MOLD AND UNHEALTHY AIR IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED HEADACHES AND RESPITORY PROBLEMS DUE TO THE MOLD CAUSED BY THE MOISTURE IN THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER HAD MADE REPAIRS AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 12/28/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING 10-15MPH AND TURNING LEFT ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE FRONTAL AND SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED AT THE SCENE. ALTHOUGH, ALL THREE OF THE OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DETERMINED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED AND IS SENDING AN INSPECTOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. *AS

TRANS CODE CAUSING SHIFTING PROBLEMS. FLUID REPLACED VEHICLE SHOWED PREVIOUSLY CLEARED SHIFT SOLENOID CODE AT THIS TIME VERIFYING PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH ANOTHER OWNER. WAS FINE FOR A SHORT TIME & AGAIN EXPERIENCED SHIFTING PROBLEMS. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & SOLENOID WAS REPLACED AT THIS TIME. THREE MONTHS LATER AGAIN EXPERIENCING SHIFTING PROBLEMS. FLUID LEVEL WAS LOW & WE ADDED FLUID TO IT. THIS PROCESS WAS REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE WEEKS UNTIL WE DISCOVERED FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO COOLING SYSTEM THROUGH RADIATOR. VEHICLE OVERHEATED & RADIATOR WAS REPLACED & SYSTEM FLUSHED. A WEEK AFTER RADIATOR REPLACED, VEHICLE AGAIN STARTED TO SLIP. ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN & REPAIR SHOP HAS TOLD US THE SOLENOID NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN AND POSSIBLY THE RADIATOR ALSO. THIS VEHICLE HAS OBVIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND WE CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP REPLACING THE SOLENOID EVERY FEW MONTHS. *JB