There are 6 stored owner reports matching the electrical system leading-label group for the 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 6 of 6 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.
2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY AND THE TRANSMISSION.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMER ENTERED HIS GARAGE HE SMELL AN ACID ODOR THEN HIS EYES STARTED BURNING. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE BATTERY TERMINAL WAS OVER TORQUED WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY INSTALLED. *NM
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HEATING PAD MALFUNCTIONED BY BURNING ITS WIRE, WHICH IS A HEATING COMPONENT. OCCURRENCE CAUSED A FIRE INSIDE A SEAT THAT HAVE BURNED A PART OF HEATING PAD ITSELF (HEATING PAD APPEARS TO BE MADE OUT OF FLAMMABLE MATERIAL) AND SOME OF THE SEAT FOAM STUFFING (AGAIN APPEARS TO BE FLAMMABLE AS WELL).LUCKILY THE FIRE STARVED ITSELF OUT OF OXYGEN. THE ISSUE WAS PREVIOUSLY CORRECTED TWICE UNDER THE WARRANTY BY THE DEALERSHIP. *JB
WHILE DRIVING, LIGHTS INCLUDING THE DASHBOARD AND HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM OR COMPLETELY SHORT OUT FOR SECONDS AT A TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE 2001. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER THREE TIMES. *AK
THE GROUND WIRE AND BATTERY CABLES WERE LOOSE CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT RESULTING IN LOSS OF VISIBILITY. NLM
STRONG SMELL LIKE PLASTIC BURNING FROM FRONT AREA OF VEHICLE AFTER BEING DRIVEN. PERSONAL INVESTIGATION SEEMS TO INDICATE SMELL IS COMING FROM UNDER HOOD FUSE BOX.*AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Sep 7, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.