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1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette latches & locks problems

15 complaints about latches & locks have been filed for the 1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
15 7% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 1 injury.

What owners wrote

The sliding door sensor which made the door retract if there was an object in its passage way malfunctioned. The door slid shut, pining consumer's left hand in the door. Consumer hands sustained soft tissue damage, but didn't break. In addition the warning chime did not activate to inform the consumer the door was closing. Dealer replaced door lock sensors.

Reported at 120,000 miles, January 2005 Injury

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile silhouette. The right passenger door was repaired on january 7, 2002 per recall 01v067000 latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch. The recall repair did not correct the failure and the right sliding door will not lock or latch. The manuafacturer was notified and was advised that the time alloted for a second repair had expired due to the vehicles mileage. The failure mileage was 34,694 and the current mileage was 128,382.

Reported at 128,382 miles, January 2002

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