Ownership Cost for 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette GL
Estimated: $34144 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $984 | $472 | $413 | $374 | $335 | $2578 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1733 | $1785 | $1848 | $1922 | $2008 | $9296 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1675 | $746 | $225 | $2291 | $7700 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $224 | $224 | $224 | $224 | $224 | $331 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8132 | $6598 | $5892 | $5567 | $7955 | $34144 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2003 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | REFERENCE INVESTIGATION PE 11-014. THIS ISSUE IS NOT LIMITED TO 2005-2007 GM SUVS. ON 2/26/11, MY 2003 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE STALLED ON INTERSTATE I-75. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER, BUT IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN THE DARK, WITH FAMILY & KIDS IN THE CAR, WITH ICY, SNOWY ROADS. THE FUEL LEVEL READING INDICATED MORE FUEL AVAILABILITY THAN WHAT WAS ACTUALLY IN THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL GAUGE WILL SHOWED BETWEEN 1/16 AND 1/8 OF A TANK, AND THERE WAS NOT A LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT. I HAD TO CALL FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN STALLED FOR A WHILE, THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED - SO ROAD SERVICE FIRST TRIED PUTTING FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. WITH FUEL ADDED TO THE VEHICLE, IT STARTED RIGHT UP AND I WAS ABLE TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE AT THE NEXT EXIT. THE VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 100,000 MILE, AND IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION - THIS DEFECT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AT THIS POINT IN THE VEHICLE'S LIFE. A DEALER SERVICE GARAGE VERIFIED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE IS DEFECTIVE, AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $425 TO REPAIR. *TR |
| 2001 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | THIS OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE HAS HAD SO MANY MANY PROBLEMS OVER THE PAST 3.5 YEARS, I HAVE FINALLY HAD ENOUGH. I NOTICED AN OCCASIONAL ENGINE "WHINE" OR RATTLE WHILE DRIVING, BUT IT WAS SO SPORADIC I WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS REALLY HAPPENING. THEN LAST WEEK IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE HEAT WASN'T WORKING WELL IN THE VAN...THE TEMPERATURE WASN'T BELOW FREEZING, BUT THE HEAT JUST WASN'T WARMING UP SUFFICIENTLY. I MENTIONED THIS TO MY HUSBAND AND HE NOTICED IT THE NEXT TIME HE PUT THE HEAT ON, TOO. AT THE SAME TIME HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE TERMPERATURE WAS FLUCTUATING AS HE DROVE AND STOPPED. HE THOUGHT AT THAT POINT THAT IT MIGHT BE THE WATER PUMP AND IMMEDIATELY (YESTERDAY) TOOK THE VAN TO A FIRESTONE CENTER FOR REPAIR. TURNS OUT THE WATER PUMP WAS FINE, BUT THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD AND SAID IT WOULD BE A VERY PRICEY REPAIR AND THAT THERE WAS PROBABLY ENGINE DAMAGE BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WAS AN INHERANT PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. WE HAD NO WORK DONE AT THAT POINT. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT WIDESPREAD AND OLDS/GM WAS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO HELP THE CONSUMER WITH THIS REPAIR. THE VAN IS NOW SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, UNABLE TO BE USED BECAUSE OF THIS MECHANICAL PROBLEM. *AK |
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