10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
29,892 miles

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problem #3

May 012006

Silhouette 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 45,000 miles
The contact owns a 2003 Oldsmobile Silhouette. The contact's vehicle has two rear power sliding doors. The doors are supposed to automatically stop when making contact when anything in the doorwell, without having to press the open/close button. On numerous occasions, her kids have been bruised because the door will continue to close regardless of anything in its path. She believes that there is a sensor that is malfunctioning and feels that her kids could be seriously injured. The current mileage is 60,447 and failure mileage was 45,000.

- Indianapolis, IN, USA

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problem #2

Oct 012004

Silhouette 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 29,675 miles
While holding a child the electric sliding door closed on the child's arm, breaking it. The key remote had to be used to unlock the door. There was also another close case with an older child.

- Bristol, IN, USA

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problem #1

Sep 232003

Silhouette

  • 15,000 miles
The right rear automatic door will reopen after it was closed. The vehicle had been to the dealer seven times for this problem. The door opened 100 times since last August.

- Leesburg, FL, USA

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