1992 Oldsmobile Silhouette problems
NHTSA has received 29 complaints about the 1992 Oldsmobile Silhouette, and 24% of them involve seat belts. Next are brakes (17%) and transmission (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Seat belts 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
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: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 12th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Oldsmobile Silhouette with enough data (10 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.
While driving, the left rear tire blewout, causing vehicle to lose control, cross the median and roll over, injuries were sustained, no specific tire information was given, ohio traffic crash report.
When panic stopping the left front brake hose broke and it caused the vehicle to loss control. The right front brake hose was also cracked. Please describe. Tt
Driver's seat disengaged from the seat tracks, causing the seat to become unstable. Please give any further details.