2004 Oldsmobile Silhouette problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Tires:tread/Belt (2) · Tires (2) · Structure:body:door (1)
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Compared against other Oldsmobile Silhouette model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (432)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2025-07-18 · PIP5601C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from tac.
Unknown Or Other 2025-02-20 · PIP5358D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint. technician should get record a sound clip or take a video of the noise for assessment by engineering. technician will need to
Electrical System 2024-10-25 · PIP4723J · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the tire pressure monitor, active fuel injector tester, multi media tester, pico scope, gr8 starting/charging tester and vehicle data recorder tools, giving website address and ste
Unknown Or Other 2024-09-12 · PIT5099H · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the heater-vent-air conditioning blows warm air. before calling general motors technical assistance center technician will need to have high and low pressures, outside temperature, humidity, and ven
Unknown Or Other 2024-09-12 · PIT5099H · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the heater-vent-air conditioning blows warm air. before calling general motors technical assistance center technician will need to have high and low pressures, outside temperature, humidity, and ven
Unknown Or Other 2024-09-06 · PIT3271P · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. general motors will only support a tire calibration for tires that have been sized, tested and designed for the vehicle in question and its applications. technician s
Showing the 6 most recent of 432 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2018-11-13 · Electrical System“2004 oldsmobile silhouette luxury. consumer writes in regards to problems with the electrical system. *ld the consumer stated the radio, locks, sliding doors and instrument panel all malfunction. *js…”
2017-12-22 · Structure:body · 188,000 mi“my 10 year old niece attempted to open the power sliding door on the right side of our 2004 oldsmobile silhouette outside the mall. the motor was already running, in park, as i had come to pick up my daughter and niece from the mall. the door appeared to be locked since it would not open, so i pushed 'unlock' a few times as she and my grown daughte…”
2012-07-16 · Tires · 112,963 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2004 oldsmobile silhouette. the vehicle was equipped with mastercraft strategy tires (n/a), tire size 225/60/16. the dot number was unavailable. while driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle began to vibrate excessively. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the four tires were balanced and the failure continu…”
2010-02-23 · Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel · 178,000 mi“speedometer in 2004 oldsmobile silhouette malfunctions. appears to show correct speed some of the time, other times is obviously off. *tr…”
2008-12-10 · Air Bags · 9,815 mi · 💥 crash“the impact of the crash of my car into the side of the other car as i was going west & he was going north,as his car kept on going, rolled over, my car was pulled nw the bumper pulled off - but the air bag did not blow, why? *tr…”
2008-04-20 · Tires:tread/Belt · 39,000 mi“goodyear tires on 2004 oldsmobile van defective (safety concern to other owners). tires developed blisters then rubber split open causing tires to go flat. i had to buy tires immediately. old tires are not here. i took them to dealer where i purchased the van new. no help from them or tire manufacture or van builder. *tr…”
2006-06-15 · Structure:body:door · 63,000 mi“dt*: the contact stated the sliding door on the left side opened without warning. also, the door chime alarm sounded while driving various speeds. the vehicle was inspected by the dealer who determined the fuse to door alarm could not be removed because it was a safety feature. the dealer cleaned the door contacts and replaced the locks. the p…”
2005-12-02 · Tires · 31,500 mi“almost identical circumstances as in odi 10137234. big o tires aligned my van in oct 2005 and discovered the tread separation. alignment was within spec, except camber or caster on the rear were 0.02 degrees out. they referend me to the dealer. at first, over the telephone, the dealership said it was due to neglet and referred me to an authori…”
2005-09-21 · Tires:tread/Belt · 24,700 mi“took car to be serviced. techs saw the tire separation and stated it was very dangerous and not to drive on them. reported to dealership&gmac. goodyear and firestone dealers say it was tread seperation due to faulty manufacturing. tires are goodyear p225/60r16 ..... both front tires are separating on the inside. dealership blamed it on nonr…”
2005-07-18 · Parking Brake · 20,700 mi · 💥 crash“dt: last week while in park the vehicle rolled backwards. the vehicle was parked on flat ground. the car was parked outside of home.there are no warning lights to indicate a problem. the vehicle rolled down and imbankment.the parking brake was not set. . it showed that the vehicle was still in park when the owner got back in it. there was damage t…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.