Consumer Complaint Detail

OLDSMOBILE / SILHOUETTE / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004308536 Incident Date: Oct, 31 2004
Consumer's City: TRENTON Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SILHOUETTE Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:rack and pinion
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GHDX03E6WD Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 03 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving at 65 mph vehicle suddenly lost power steering. consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and pulled off the road. vehicle was towed to dealership. a bearing blew through the lower casing, resulting in loss of power fluid. the power steering rack was repaired. this failure occurred because of the defect described in recall 02v286000 concerning power steering assembly. however, this vehicle was not included in the recall due to vin. *ak