1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette air bags problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“While driving at 50 mph consumer took the wrong road and ended up on a dead end road. Consumer slammed on the brakes to avoid crashing into the guard rail, but crashed into it anyway. Upon impact, none of the frontal air bags deployed. No injuries were reported due to the occupants being retrained…”
filed Jun 23, 2004
“At 35,000 my '99 olds burns 2 quarts of oil every 1000 miles! I just purchased the vehicle with a 60 day 100% engine and drive train coverage so the dealer is going to "fix" the problem. I have heard the gm 3.4 l engine is famous for poor pistons in all years. This engine is already shot at…”
filed Apr 22, 2004
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other Silhouette years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 Silhouette | 5 | 14% |
| 2002 Silhouette | 3 | 5% |
| 2001 Silhouette | 5 | 6% |
| 2000 Silhouette | 4 | 4% |
| 1998 Silhouette | 8 | 5% |
| 1997 Silhouette | 1 | 1% |
| 1995 Silhouette | 5 | 11% |
| 1994 Silhouette | 3 | 8% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.