2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette problems
NHTSA has received 113 complaints about the 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette, and 12% of them involve engine. Next are latches & locks (8%) and electrical system (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 113 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 12% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 58,000 miles 43 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 | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 43 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 58,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 8 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Oldsmobile Silhouette with enough data (78 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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.
My complaint is the fact that companies need to track down any owner of a vehicle that their company makes. My dad purchased this oldsmobile van, it was a used vehicle, he did not realize that there had been recalls for problems with the seat belts, and air bags. I shared a mail box with him, and I got the mail every day, so I know he never received any info on this.
While driving 35 to 40 MPH hit another vehicle inside. Upon impact, airbags didnot deploy. Frontal impact. Consumer contacted dealer.
I was told that the recall of my 2001 olds silhouette minivan had been "closed" and the dealer would not repair the power sliding door that we were never informed about in the first place.
My daughter owns a 2001 olds silhouette, this past weekend, her front wheel became loose causing the wheel secure points to become oval. Upon investigation, found that the wheel studs show metal fatigue and one on each side of the vehicles front were broken off even with the front brake caliper. I asked around to a few mechanics they stated this was unusual. The vehicle now has 4 studs on each of the front wheels securing them to the drive line instead of the required five.