Consumer Complaint Detail

OLDSMOBILE / SILHOUETTE / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999091777 Incident Date: Jul, 06 1999
Consumer's City: DAYTON Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SILHOUETTE Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seat belts:front:anchorage
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GHDX03E0XD Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 03 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My family and i were traveling when there was an explosion under the front passenger seat. there were sparks and smoke and the smell of something burning. i lost control temporarily and then i pulled over and we all got out of the car. the instrument panel went haywire meaning that some lights went out while other lights came on. the "airbag" and "service engine soon" lights came on. the compass when out. i took the car in to be serviced.at that time i was informed of another car like ours was brought in for the same problem. i was later told(1 week) the computer told the satbelt retractor to explode. they claim to have fixed the problem however, i feel that the safety of my family eand i are in serious jeopardy if we continue to drive this car.