1996 OLDSMOBILE OLDSMOBILE TRUCK — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SECURITY LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL IS ILLUMINATED. CAR STARTS AND RUNS WITH OWNERS IGNITION KEY. DEALER DETERMINED THAT PASS-KEY II DECODER MODULE PN 88964942 IS DEFECTIVE. *TR
1999 OLDSMOBILE OLDSMOBILE TRUCK — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
UPPER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, DRIVER SIDE BROKE PULLING THE WHOLE UPPER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY OFF THE VEHICLE AND THUS RESULTING IN THE WHEEL FALLING OFF THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY AT A LOW SPEED. I REPLACED THE UPPER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS AND BOLTS AND SO FAR HAVE NOT HAD ANY...
2002 OLDSMOBILE OLDSMOBILE TRUCK — POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
ON A CLEAR DRY DAY IN MIDAFTERNOON THE AWD SYSTEM ENGAGED AND WON'T DISENGAGE. THE CAR WILL NOT DRIVE SAFELY IN THIS CONDITION. GENERAL MOTORS HAS ISSUED A TECH SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT BUT NO RECALL AS YET. THE VEHICLE IS AT A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. I UNDERSTAND THE COST COULD EXCEED $2000.*AK
1999 OLDSMOBILE OLDSMOBILE TRUCK — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ON THIS EVENING I STARTED MY VEHICLE AT APPROX. 8:30 PM AND BACKED UP, IT THEN SHUT DOWN SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WERE FLAMES. I PUT OUT THE FIRE MYSELF AND REPORTED IT TO GM MOTORS INC. THEY INVESTIGATED AND COULD COME TO NO CONCLUSION ON WHERE THE FIRE STAR...
1998 OLDSMOBILE OLDSMOBILE TRUCK — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DEFECT IN INTAKE MANIFOLD, IN MY 1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE VAN, WHICH CAUSED MY CAR TO OVERHEAT AND FAIL. THIS WAS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION TO WORK AND I WAS LEFT GETTING RIDES FROM NEIGHBORS. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS GOING TO TAKE $1000.00 TO $2000.00 DOLLARS TO FIX. I...
1996 OLDSMOBILE OLDSMOBILE TRUCK — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN WHICH I AM SLOWING TO A STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND A "MOANING"SOUND OCCURS AS WELL AS THE TRUCK NOT STOPPING. TODAY THIS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT SLIDING ALTHOUGH IS DOES TEND TO HAPPEN ON WET SURFAC...
2002 OLDSMOBILE OLDSMOBILE TRUCK — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHEN APPLYING SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS UP, AND PASSENGER CANNOT GET OUT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
1998 OLDSMOBILE OLDSMOBILE TRUCK — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
INSIDE OF HEADLIGHT SHIELD FOG UP,GREATLY REDUCING LIGHT OUTPUT. DEALER REPLACED IN FIRST INSTANCE,NOW OTHER SIDE GOING BAD. EVEN WHEN WORKING PROPERLY, HEADLIGHTS INADEQUATE FOR SAFE HIGHWAY/RURAL ROAD ILLUMINATION! *AK