Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  A Great Buy - 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette
  By reade4fl - October 18 - 11:16 am

  I bought this mini-van new in Aug. 1999. I was very lucky to have a great salesperson who guided me to this vehicle. Instead of having a drivers side electrical seat, he mentioned he had a different Shilloute available. It was Great. Three passanger middle seat and three in back. Towing package, and rear audio and air, heat controls. My wife and I loved the space and the room for our family. Also towing pkg. included a self leveling rear shocks which were great, but, the best is that you can use the air compressor to fill up almost anything including your own tires if needed. Also our neighbor who is a Porshe salesman meentioned how all of his mechanics swore by the 3.4L engine of GM.

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  Very Little Hassle - 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette
  By robamra - October 29 - 1:40 am

  I have had this vehicle now for seven years. I have had just regular wear problems with it. It has been to the shop only three times, and had no problems with motor or transmittion. A radio problem and and door problems, the were reasons. This is a great vehicle for the family.

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  Silhouette Premiere - 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette
  By berry - October 13 - 10:00 am

  Very good and reliable vehicle. Great for those long family trips. Has plenty of room and is very comfortable for children and adults alike. The entertainment system helps calm your nerves by preoccupying the children.

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  Great Van - 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette
  By brelia - April 25 - 10:00 am

  Ive loved it from the start. My kids love the LCD player and game hook-ups. Great for trips! Rides like a car, handles great and very roomy. No major problems at all. Would buy one again!

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  Go for the GLS - 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette
  By slotking - October 18 - 2:00 am

  No repairs to date that are out of the ordinary. They would have been reported if they existed.

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  Very Pleased - 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette
  By Mike - May 31 - 3:20 am

  We bought our totally loaded Oldsmobile Silhouette GL new. It has everything a GLS has except leather. Weve put 80,000 plus miles on it and we cant complain. Its been extremely reliable and economical. Weve had to replace tires and the coil packs failed at around 60,000 miles. The intake gasket was replaced under warranty as a recall. Everything else has worked just fine. I changed the front brake pads myself at around 40,000 miles. The rears were done just recently. Shes due for shocks and another set of tires, both of which are reasonable in my opinion. Shes never left us stranded or even made as much as a hiccup while on the road. Ive just done oil changes and regular maintenance for 80,000 miles and almost 7 years.

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  Fantastic Family Van - 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette
  By Karen V - April 19 - 2:00 am

  We bought the Olds Silhoutte Premiere new in 4/99 and it now has 65k on it. We have never had a single mechanical problem! Has been a marvelous & comfortable vehicle for daily use, as well as for long trips. Wed buy one again in a heartbeat. Our teens have loved it also. My previous car was a Mercedes 300SD and I was reluctant to get the van, but it has been great.

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  problems - 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette
  By Gabbert - November 17 - 10:00 am

  only problem I have had was with bad gas,so the ports had to be cleaned out three times.once in arizona then twice in park ridge il.

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  Best Vehicle Ive Owned - 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette
  By Kelly - November 9 - 1:26 pm

  It seems many owners havent had as much luck as I have. My van has over 100,000 miles on it, and I bought it new. Only had one major repair- manifold leak at 50K -$900. Never stranded, had front brake pads replaced, regular oil changes, transmission system flush and MUST use BP gas or it will have injector problems where it runs rough, chugs and the engine light goes on. Since I have been using BP gas, havent had an issue in 5 years. (Dealer told me I had to replace all the injectors at $1500! -- not true at all - just changed the gas after reading a newspaper article.) Still runs great, still on original battery. Best car Ive owned in 30 years.

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  my van - 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette
  By wildcat - September 22 - 12:10 pm

  I bought my van used the summer of 2004 and I love it. It is more stylish than the other vans on the road. It is very roomy. I took it on vacation a month after I got it and it go great gas mileage on a 600 mile trip and was very comfortable to drive.