Vehicle report
1997 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE
Reported problems
104 complaints · median 73507 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 15 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 12 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 10 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 7 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 6 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 4 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 4 |
| STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | 4 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 4 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 3 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 3 |
| TIRES | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 2 |
| SEATS | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 2 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 2 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 2 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS | 1 |
| STEERING | 1 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | 1 |
| TRAILER HITCHES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 1 |
| WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | 1 |
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