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1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette body & structure problems

Owners reported body & structure problems in 17 complaints for the 1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette, 8% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
17 8% 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

Automatic door opens on its own, causing a child's hand to be caught in the door . The dealer has repaired the vehicle. Pe04064.pco

August 1998 Injury

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile minivan. While the contact was driving approximately 35 MPH unexpectedly the tire flattened. The vehicle was driven to the side of the road. The contact observed that the spare tire detached from the rusted spare tire cable bracket. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was 124,000. The current mileage was 124,430.

Reported at 124,000 miles, April 2009

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