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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Power Train. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
1 reports
61,000 miles · Jan 25, 2005
Power TrainService Brakes, Hydraulic
WE BOUGHT OUR VEHICLE (1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE) USED AND WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS AND TCS, AND NOW THE REAR BRAKES. IT FIRST HAPPENED WHEN IT WAS VERY COLD OUTSIDE AND MY WIFE NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WITH MY 2-YEAR OLD AND 4-MONTH OLD DAUGHTER'S IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS MORNING. WE…
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WE BOUGHT OUR VEHICLE (1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE) USED AND WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS AND TCS, AND NOW THE REAR BRAKES. IT FIRST HAPPENED WHEN IT WAS VERY COLD OUTSIDE AND MY WIFE NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WITH MY 2-YEAR OLD AND 4-MONTH OLD DAUGHTER'S IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS MORNING. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE A MONTH AND HAD IT TOWED THIS MORNING TO HAVE AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP LOOK AT IT. THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT COVERED IN OUR WARRANTY AND FROM READING THE HISTORY OF THIS VEHICLE, WE WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS. *NM
NHTSA ODI #10107889
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