There are 5 stored owner reports matching the engine leading-label group for the 2002 Oldsmobile Silhouette in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 5 of 5 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING COOLANT EXTERNALY.AND ENGINE OIL LEAKING INTO COOLANT INTERNALY. INTAKE GASKET FAILURE. INTAKE GASKET WAS REPLACED. *TR
SLIDING DOOR PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE. DRIVER ELECTRIC SEAT "REPAIRED" SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL DOES NOT WORK. DEALER REPAIRED REAR COMPRESSOR AND BROKE COVER LATCH. THEY PUT A HOLE IN THE FRONT BUMPER AT THIS TIME. PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW CHOOSES NOT TO WORK AT RANDOM AND BACK LEFT SIDE WINDOW SOMETIMES DOES NOT CLOSE. TAPE PLAYER HAS ATE TAPES SINCE PURCHASE. NO AIR CONDITIONING! *JB
I HAVE A 2002 OLDS SILHOUETTE MINIVAN WHICH HAD TO HAVE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED. IN TALKING TO THE MECHANIC WHO FIXED IT, THIS IS SO COMMON WITH THESE GM VEHICLES THAT IT IS LAUGHABLE. *JB
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND WHEN THE CONSUMER CAME BACK INTO VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR TO TWO HOURS VEHICLE WOULD START. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED FIVE TIMES SINCE APRIL 2003. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED. HAD TO MANUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER WITH OUT POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. ONCE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THE IDLE WAS VERY SPARATIC. WHEN REVED TO ENSURE ENOUGH RPM'S TO ALTERNATOR TO CHARGE BATTERY (IN CASE THAT WAS THE PROBLEM), FUEL SHUT OFF OCCURED AT 3500 RPM AND WOULD RESUME WHEN RPM'S FELL BELOW 3000.
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.