1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE

I AM IN ARMY & WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING AT 5:30 AM MY VAN SLOWLY STARTED ACCELERATING THE MORE I PRESSED THE BRAKE THE FASTER THE VAN WENT, BY THE TIME I REACHED THE STREET THE VAN WAS UP TO 50 MPH I WAS AFRAID SO I CALL MY HUSBAND, TOLD HIM THE SITUATION & THE STREET I WAS TRAVELING, HE WAS ON THE WAY. BY THEN I WAS UP TO 60-65 MPH, I CALLED 911 STATED THE SITUATION, ASKING FOR HELP & TO HAVE SOMEONE ON THE PHONE JUST IN CASE. I ALMOST HIT A BUS, LOOKING AHEAD A FEW BLOCKS I SAW BACK-T

Mileage: 100,000

JUST PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF INTERIOR VENTS. TURNED OFF VAN GOT OUT AND FLAMES STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE AND CONTENTS. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. MILES HIGH BUT NOT ACTUAL,REPLACED MOTOR WITH 80,000 MILE MOTOR WHEN WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. NEWER ENGINE CAME FROM ANOTHER OLDS SILHOUETTE THAT HAD A DASH FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

OUR DAUGHTER GOT HER HAND CAUGHT IN THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR, INSIDE HANDLE, WHEN SHE WENT TO OPEN THAT DOOR TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR DOES NOT HAVE ANY WAY OF SENSING THAT SOMETHING MAY BE CAUGHT IN THE HANDLE WHILE IT IS OPENING SO IT KEPT GOING WHILE HER HAND WAS STUCK THERE. HER WRIST WAS BROKEN AS A RESULT OF THIS.*AK

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE ENGINE BURNT UP DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *SC

Mileage: 31,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH CONSUMER TOOK THE WRONG ROAD AND ENDED UP ON A DEAD END ROAD. CONSUMER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE GUARD RAIL, BUT CRASHED INTO IT ANYWAY. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED DUE TO THE OCCUPANTS BEING RETRAINED IN THE SEAT BELTS.*AK

Mileage: 69,000

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. MOVED TO SIDE OF ROAD. CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD ,AND NOTICED COOLANT WAS LEAKING ONTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO CHECK OUT LEAKAGE PROBLEM.*AK

IN A PARKING LOT WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP WITH MY FOOT ON BRAKE, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPED PARKING CURB AND CONTINUED FORWARD FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 FT. BEFORE STOPPING. FOOT WAS ON BRAKE SO HARD THAT YOU COULD SMELL BURNT BRAKES FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS OR OTHER CARS NEARBY OR SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. HAS THIS BEEN REPORTED BY ANYONE ELSE? INCIDENTLY, I AM NOT A TWO FOOTED DRIVER. MY RI

IN A PARKING LOT WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP WITH MY FOOT ON BRAKE, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPED PARKING CURB AND CONTINUED FORWARD FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 FT. BEFORE STOPPING. FOOT WAS ON BRAKE SO HARD THAT YOU COULD SMELL BURNT BRAKES FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS OR OTHER CARS NEARBY OR SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. HAS THIS BEEN REPORTED BY ANYONE ELSE? INCIDENTLY, I AM NOT A TWO FOOTED DRIVER. MY RI

THE POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 01V-067 AND WHEN CLOSING IT DOESN'T ALWAYS STAY SHUT, THE DOOR APPEARS TO BE SHUT BUT AS THE CONSUMER WALKS AWAY THE DOOR REOPENS, ON ONE OCCASION A CHILD FELL OUT OF THE CAR TRYING TO SHUT THE DOOR AS THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, SUSTAINED BUMPS AND BRUISES. NLM

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WITHOUT A WARNING WHILE TRYING TO PARK. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO GO OVER A CURB AND RUN INTO BUSHES. *AK

I WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON I-75 WITH MY 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THIS MINIVAN. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE 1ST ROW BACK SEAT ON THE RIGHT SIDE WITH HER SEAT BELT FASTENED. AS I ENTERED THE RAMP TO MY EXIT, THE GLASS IN THE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED SHOWERING MY DAUGHTER WITH BROKEN GLASS. MY DAUGHTER RECEIVED A CUT ON HER RIGHT LOWER LEG.

CONSUMER WAS BROADSIDED AND DOOR SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE AUTOMOBILE WAS HURT. *AK

WHEN VAN WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BETWEEN THE TWO TIRES, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG. VAN WAS BEING REPAIRED. DAMAGES TOTALED $9,000.00. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE TURNING, ANOTHER CAR RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT CONSUMER ON PASSENGER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, REAR DOOR FLEW OPEN, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE FOR ANYONE THAT MAY BE RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT.*AK

WHILE TURNING, ANOTHER CAR RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT CONSUMER ON PASSENGER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, REAR DOOR FLEW OPEN, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE FOR ANYONE THAT MAY BE RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER/ PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR RELEASED AND CLOSED AN A CHILD'S ARM , CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THA T RAN A STOP SIGN IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CAUSING FRONTAL AND SIDE IMPACT AT APROX 60-65 MPH. ALL AIR BAGS, INCLUDING SIDE BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

UPON DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 3-LANE HIGHWAY, SPEED LIMIT 65, DRIVING SPEED 62-65MPH, NO VEHICLE IN FAR LEFT LANE TO DRIVER'S SIDE...THE FRONT LEFT DRIVERS WINDOW BURST IN ON DRIVER AND BROKE APART APPARENTLY FROM NOTHING OTHER THAN HIGH WINDS IN AREA DUE TO NO VEHICLE PASSING OR TRAVELING ON LEFT SIDE OR OBJECTS IN ROAD. NO OBJECT WAS FOUND TO BE THE CAUSE AND NO SCRATCH OR DENT ON OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE IDENTIFIED REASON FOR BROKEN WINDOW. THE WINDOW WAS ALL THE WAY UP AT TIME OF ACCIDENT