Oldsmobile Silhouette
Registered from 1996 to 2004.
About this model
The Oldsmobile Silhouette is a minivan manufactured by General Motors from 1990 to 2004 over two generations.
From the Wikipedia article Oldsmobile Silhouette, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Stability control | No |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 1791 kg · 3050 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
| 2003 | 1791 kg · 3050 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
| 2002 | 1791 kg · 3050 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
| 2001 | 1791 kg · 3050 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway |
| 2000 | 1791 kg · 3050 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway |
| 1999 | 1791 kg · 3050 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway |
| 1998 | 1600 kg · 3050 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway |
| 1997 | 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway |
| 1996 | 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Power-sliding door
Preliminary evaluation, opened September 2004, closed December 2004.
Rear axle trailing arm failure
Engineering analysis, opened April 2003, closed January 2004.
Rear axle trailing arm failure
Preliminary evaluation, opened November 2002, closed April 2003.
Safety belt assembly failure
Engineering analysis, opened November 2002, closed November 2003.
Power rack and pinion steering failure
Engineering analysis, opened April 2002, closed December 2002.
Shoulder harness clip
Preliminary evaluation, opened February 2002, closed August 2002.
Steering rack and pinion
Preliminary evaluation, opened November 2001, closed April 2002.
Air bag tear during deployment
Preliminary evaluation, opened November 2000, closed January 2001.
Unexpected opening of sliding door
Investigation SQ, opened July 2000, closed October 2001.
Traction control
Recall query, opened February 2000, closed April 2001.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Oldsmobile filed 431 bulletins about the 2004 Silhouette.
- Equipment: 160
- Electrical system: 66
- Engine and engine cooling: 48
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 25
- Power train: 18
- Structure: 18
- Engine: 15
- Wheels: 13
- Fuel system, gasoline: 8
- Suspension: 8
- Other: 52
- This PI communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from TAC. · July 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint. Technician should get… · February 2025
- This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester, multi media tester, PICO… · October 2024
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning blows warm air. Before calling General Motors Technical… · September 2024
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning blows warm air. Before calling General Motors Technical… · September 2024
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. General Motors will only support a tire calibration for tires… · September 2024
- Vehicle Wide Programming (VWP) is a new process to update software on GM Vehicles. It provides the ability via a single selection within Techline Connect to first identify which modules need updating… · August 2024
- This bulletin provides information for use on a Product Assistance Claim (PAC), which is formerly known as a Product Allegation Resolution (PAR) claim. · July 2024
423 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.