ALTHOUGH I ONLY REPORTED SIX PROBLEMS THERE ARE MORE JUST NOT ENOUGH ROOM ON THE FORM. THE WINDSHIEL CRACKED WHILE BEING WASHED RIGHT AFTER WE PURCHASED IT. THE SEAL STILL LEAKS OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE. BOTH MOTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THE POWER WINDOWS. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO THEY WERE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND ALSO WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE WIPER MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOT UNDER WARRANTY. BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE DOORS DO NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IS BROKE AGAIN. THE BACK GATE WON'T UNLOCK, NEED TO USE A KEY EACH TIME. THE ENGINE WENT WITH NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NOTHING. THE FUEL PUMP WENT SHORTLY AFTER.*AK
1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
OVERHEATING/COOLOING SYSTEM/INTAKE GASKET FAILURE ON A 1998 OLDMOBILE SILLHOETTE VAN WITH A 3.4 LTR V-6 ENGINE.LOW COOLANT LIGHT FIRST CAME ON ABOUT MARCH 12TH, 2003 DURING A LONG CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP. ENGINE NOT OVERHEATING SO I PURCHASED SOME DEX-COOL TO ADD TO SYSTEM. NO VISIBLE LEAKS. ENGINE OVERHEATS IN FEBRUARY OF 2004. CHANGED THERMOSTAT ASSUMING IT TO BE PROBLEM (NO HEAT BUT HOT ENGINE). THERE WERE NO OTHER WARNING LIGHTS. WEEKS PAST AND SYSTEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY BUT NOT GETTING OVERHEATED. FINALLY TAKEN TO MECHANIC WERE HE IMMEDIATELY SUGGESTED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AS A COMMON PROLEM. VAN TAKEN TO GM DEALER FOR SEVERAL REPAIRS ($1700) INCLUDING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS, WATER PUMP, COMPLETE COOLING SYSTEM DEX-COOL FLUSH AND OTHER MAINTENANCE. WE DROVE THE VAN ABOUT 30 MILES AND EXPERIENCED ANOTHER SEVERE OVERHEATING EPISODE. THE VAN WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AND I BEGAN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET. RESEARCH LED ME TO THIS SITE. IT IS OBVIOUS THIS IS NO ISOLATED INCIDENT AND I FEEL GENERAL MOTORS HAS BEEN GROSELY NEGLIGENT IN ACCEPTING RESPOSIBILITY. *AK