1991 Oldsmobile Silhouette problems
NHTSA has received 57 complaints about the 1991 Oldsmobile Silhouette, and 19% of them involve body & structure. Next are steering (18%) and seat belts (16%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 57 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 6
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 8 injuries reported; 6 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 92% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1991 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Oldsmobile Silhouette with enough data (25 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
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.( DOT number: c2t9k far tire size: 20570r14 )
While driving on highway right rear wheel disconnected, lost control, vehicle flipped over three times, resulting in an accident/injuries.
Dt: consumer states 1991 oldsmobile silhouette was having mechanical problems. It was a leased by the consumer. The vehicle needed the spark plugs for the engine, power steering line, shocks, brake work, and a tune up. The engine had to have the module replaced. This was supposed to be under a warranty that they purchased from the dealership. The dealer will not repair any of the parts. Dealer said that he did not want to deal with the problems or the van anymore.
Dt: contact stated rear cradle bolts and retainers rusted and disconnected the steering while they were driving. Contact noticed this around june. Was at a stop sign and started to make a right hand turn and noticed there was no steering. Dealer said that cradle bolts rusted and fixed it. GM stated consumer's vehicle was not included in recall 97v058000 due to VIN although it had the same failure as mentioned in the recall.