1995 Oldsmobile Silhouette problems
NHTSA has received 60 complaints about the 1995 Oldsmobile Silhouette, and 13% of them involve engine. Next are body & structure (13%) and wipers, windshield & visibility (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 60 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 13% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 91,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 91,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 6 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 82% 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 1995 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Oldsmobile Silhouette with enough data (29 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.
Consumer was parking the truck, put on brake pedal went and accelerator went to the floor, causing an accident (hit wall), driver's side air bag didn't deploy, resulting in an injury.
The consumer's vehicle was involved in a frontal collision while driving at 30 MPH. This caused a chain reaction, resulting in the consumer's vehicle crashing into a vehicle in front. Upon impact, the driver's side air bag deployed. The driver sustained a right upper contusion and a sprained neck. The driver also suffered back pains and hearing problems. The horn was also stuck, when the air bag(s) deployed. This was a 3 car accident.
Transmission replaced 3 times, first time may 1998, failed nov 1998, replaced under warranty, failed again may 2003, out of warranty at 117,000 miles
Intermittent los of drive at highway speeds and other speeds or from fourth gear. This happens on a continual basis and has been happening for the past two years, however, no one has been able to diagnose the problem, not even the dealership.