Consumer Complaint Detail

OLDSMOBILE / SILHOUETTE / 1997

Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005070733	Incident Date: Nov, 30 2005
Consumer's City: CHANDLER	Consumer's State: IN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO	Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SILHOUETTE	Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No	Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No	Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G3NL52E61C	Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 07 2006	Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No	Purchase Date: Mar, 14 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes	Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6	Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: -	Description of the Complaints: The intake manifold gasket in our 1997 silhouette went bad. after speaking with the repair facility and performing several searches across the internet, it was obvious that gm had a defective part. the original gaskets were made out of plastics, while now gm is constructing them of a more normal / acceptable material. we were lucky and caught this early, but if someone were to have this happen on a highway trip, oil could leak out or mix with coolant causing the engine to seize up at highway speeds. this repair averages around $800 to $1200 from what i could find. *jb