Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1990 Oldsmobile Silhouette

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

5
Open recalls
43
NHTSA complaints
9
Defect investigations
4
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

43 filed
1
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
    12
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
    4
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
    4
  • STEERING: Steering WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
    3
  • Steering
    2
  • STEERING:HYDRAULIC Power ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND Connections
    2
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION Components
    2
  • STEERING:COLUMN
    2

Recalls

5 campaigns
99I003000·SEATS1999-06-08

THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH FRONT BUCKET SEATS. THE FRONT SEAT RECLINER MECHANISM LOWER BOLTS CAN LOOSEN. A LOOSE BOLT COULD FATIGUE AND BREAK, RESULTING IN THE SEAT BACK FALLING REARWARD.

RiskTHE SEAT COULD SUDDENLY FALL BACKWARD, DISTRACTING THE DRIVER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL TIGHTEN OR REPLACE THE BOLTS AT NO CHARGE TO THE OWNERS. THIS POLICY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL JUNE 30, 2002.

97V058000·STRUCTURE1997-04-08

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MINI VANS ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: CONNECTICUT, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT AND WISCONSIN. THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS PULL THROUGH THE RETAINERS DUE TO CORROSION OF THE RETAINER. IF BOTH BOLTS PULL THROUGH, THE REAR CRADLE WOULD NOT LONGER BE SUPPORTED AT THESE MOUNTING LOCATIONS AND THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT CAN SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING GEAR.

RiskIF THIS WERE TO OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD RESULT.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS AND RETAINERS.

92V012000·STRUCTURE:BODY1992-01-28

THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT DOOR WILL NOT REMAIN CLOSED DURING CERTAIN LOAD FORCES ASSOCIATED WITH A VEHICLE CRASH. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 201.

RiskIN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT DOORMAY OPEN AND RESULT IN OCCUPANT(S) INJURIES FROM CONTACT WITH THE GLOVECOMPARTMENT DOOR.

FixREPLACE THE CURRENT UPPER GLOVE COMPARTMENT DOOR WITH A REDESIGNED UPPER GLOVE COMPARTMENT DOOR WHICH INCORPORATES A POSITIVE LATCH TO KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED SHOULD A VEHICLE CRASH OCCUR.

91V046000·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE1991-03-15

A RIGHT HAND SEAT/SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE SECOND ROW LEFT HAND SEAT POSITION (DIRECTLY BEHIND DRIVER).

RiskTHE INCORRECT RETRACTOR MAY CAUSE THE BELTS TO LOCK UPIF THE VAN IS PARKED ON A STEEP GRADE. AS A RESULT OF THIS, THE OCCUPANT COULDNOT EXTEND THE BELT FOR USE.

FixREPLACE SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY.

89V164000·SEATS1989-10-02

THE REAR MODULAR SEAT FRAME HOLD-DOWN HOOKS MAY NOT MEET THE REQUIRED PULL FORCE AT THE REAR SET ANCHORAGE.

RiskVEHICLES WOULD NOT CONFORM TO FMVSS 207.

FixREPLACE REAR HOLD DOWN HOOKS AND PIVOT RIVETS WITH HEAT TREATED HARDWARE.

NHTSA investigations

9 actions
EA00011·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2000-04-10 → 2001-01-12

ENGINE CRADLE SEPARATION

Led to recall00V189000

RQ99002·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1999-03-04

ENGINE CRADLE SEPARATION

Led to recall97V058000

RQ97017·STRUCTURE1997-10-02

CRADLE BOLT FAILURES

Led to recall97V058000

EA97019·SEATS1997-09-30 → 1999-06-08

FRONT SEAT BACK COLLAPSE

Led to recall99I003000

PE97016·SEATS1997-04-07 → 1997-09-30

FRONT SEAT BACK COLLAPSE

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