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1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette steering problems

15 complaints about steering 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
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

None of the steering complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

The power steering would fail while driving in the rain which resulted in loss of control. Vehicle was taken to dealer & mechanic could not locate cause of steering problem.

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile silhouette. The contact stated that while exiting a parking space, the steering wheel failed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The contact was informed of NHTSA campaign id number: 02v286000 (steering:rack and pinion) but was advised that his vehicle was not part included in the recall. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 107,519.

Reported at 107,519 miles, July 2012

Other problems reported for the 1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette

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Steering problems across all Oldsmobile models