Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  A Great Mini Van - 2003 Oldsmobile Silhouette
  By Sandra Huffman - November 5 - 5:40 pm

  The Silhouette Mini Van has served us well. It has been great on vacations and every day driving. It is very comfortable and roomy. Enough room for all my family, plus grandkids. We just love it. We bought the van new. We get good gas mileage and it handles well. I definitely would recommend it , if you can find one, as they are no longer being built.

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  2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette - 2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette
  By psloan - October 6 - 10:10 pm

  Our Oldsmobile Silhouette hasnt left us stranded yet. Its engine has always run strong and smoothly other than an occasional hard start. As far as problems go, it had the passenger side window serviced under warranty at least twice. It is still slow going up and down. I also had to have the the VCR serviced once and its out again. The dealer has not been helpful on this one. It has a squeaking and rattling from the back hatch area when going over bumps. We just replaced the water pump at 88,000 miles. The fuel gauge doesnt work and now the thermostat seems to be stuck open. It sounds like a diesel after cold start up.

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  Transmission - 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette
  By T S - September 30 - 2:00 am

  Beware of transmission problems. Im not a rough driver, and Ive just bought my 3rd transmission and only have 66,000 miles on it. Ive had it looked at by a few different transmission repair shops and all of them said that GM didnt do a very good job on this transmission. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

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  Great Minivan - 2002 Oldsmobile Silhouette
  By PAPA - September 4 - 2:00 am

  A great minivan, excellent build and great gas mileage. Runs on regular fuel without any ping. Very comfortable and loaded up like a Cadillac. In fact traded a Deville for this great vehicle.

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  Brake Trouble-Dealer wont help - 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette
  By Raymond Colley - August 18 - 4:43 pm

  I bought my Oldsmobile Silhouette in 2000 and had no problems until about 30,000 miles. The drivers side front rotor was scored because the brake pad was worn unevenly. Took it to my dealer and was told I was driving incorrectly. The right front was fine, only the left was worn. So I had the left rotor, pads, and caliper replaced. At about 55,000 miles it did it again. Took it to three dealers and they told me the same thing. I wish I knew what I was doing wrong! (LOL) After talking to several GM mechanics, I found this is not an unusual problem with this van. Everything else works fine-but every 25,000 miles I had to replace the brake pads-I cant afford a new rotor each time.

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  Olds mini van - 2004 Oldsmobile Silhouette
  By Mybert. - August 18 - 2:00 am

  no major problems after the recalls for the power sliding door switch. Had a problem with air conditioner pulley @20000 miles but repaired under warranty. No problems since. I now have over 35000 miles on it.

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  No more GMs - 2002 Oldsmobile Silhouette
  By Frank - August 8 - 12:50 am

  I bought this vehicle new in 2002. It had a sticker price of over $35,000. I now have 50,000 miles and cant wait to unload it. The vehicle has AWD and is a nice looking van but it has one flaw. Its a GM! I have had to replace the wheel bearings twice, the heater in the front sear twice and now the rear gasket needs replaced at a cost of $900. GM of course is not willing to assist in the repair even though there are only 50,000 miles. I have a 1997 Dodge Caravan with 105,000 miles and it never needed any repairs other than normal maintenance. I am getting it repaired and then trading it in on anything other than a GM. I would not recommend a GM and I will never ever buy one again.

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  The people mover - 2004 Oldsmobile Silhouette
  By ataur - July 19 - 5:23 am

  I bought this van for business purposes, because of its design. The ride is fantastic and comfort is at par with some of the major luxury brands, it isnt known as "the Cadillac of Minivans" for no reason. Americans can never get their computer systems right, and that became apparent when the ABS, Traction control systems failed. I dont have time to go to dealership to fix it, and even if I took it to the dealership, these sound like expensive repairs. Will just have to buy a new vehicle soon. Great for traveling in, highly recommend this car, if you go on a lot of trips, good gas mileage on the highway, horrible in city.

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  2000 Olds Silouhette - 2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette
  By Scott Foster - July 12 - 10:00 am

  This van is fun to drive, highly reliable, great on gas! We regularly get 25+ mpg on the highway! Buy one, youll love it!

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  This van has been awesome!! - 2004 Oldsmobile Silhouette
  By Chad - June 25 - 11:53 pm

  My wife and I purchased this van new in Jan 2004 and have had it 4+ years now and it has 83,000 miles. All that we have had to do is replace the wheel bearing and brakes. For a van which was supposedly unreliable, my wife and I have had no problems. We have taken it on every vacation and it avgs 24- 25 mpg at 70-75 mph with full loads and 3 kids. It still sparkles when washed and waxed. Lots of room and plenty of room to store luggage when traveling. The interior is easy to clean and seats are very comfy even in back. Lots of storage compartments for those carry along toys. Sorry to see Olds no longer is in business because wed buy another.