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Oldsmobile latches & locks problems

Across all Oldsmobile models in NHTSA's complaint database, 132 complaints involve latches & locks. The Silhouette accounts for the largest share (56%). The single worst model year is the 1998 Silhouette with 15 latches & locks complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
132 about latches & locks, all Oldsmobile models
Most affected
Silhouette 56% of these complaints
Typical mileage
77,000 miles 50 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Which Oldsmobile models

ModelComplaintsShare
Silhouette7456%
Cutlass1511%
Achieva86%
Intrigue86%
Bravada75%
8865%
9843%
Alero43%
Aurora43%
Ciera11%

Worst model years for latches & locks

  1. 1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette15 complaints
  2. 1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette13 complaints
  3. 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette11 complaints
  4. 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette9 complaints
  5. 2002 Oldsmobile Silhouette7 complaints

Latches & locks complaints by model year

Oldsmobile latches & locks complaints by model year 0 13 25 1990: 4 '90 1991: 8 '91 1992: 2 '92 1993: 5 '93 1994: 9 '94 1995: 12 '95 1996: 6 '96 1997: 16 '97 1998: 21 '98 1999: 13 '99 2000: 10 '00 2001: 10 '01 2002: 10 '02 2003: 4 '03 2004: 2 '04
Totals across all models of the brand. Older model years have had longer to collect complaints.
View the numbers
Model yearComplaints
19904
19918
19922
19935
19949
199512
19966
199716
199821
199913
200010
200110
200210
20034
20042

Among the 50 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 77,000 miles.

Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.