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1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette engine problems

The 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette has 49 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 26% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

49

Engine complaints

26%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Silhouette engine complaints by model year49 complaints1990: 3 complaints1991: 1 complaints1992: 3 complaints1994: 3 complaints1995: 9 complaints1996: 8 complaints1997: 11 complaints1998: 36 complaints1999: 49 complaints2000: 29 complaints2001: 14 complaints2002: 8 complaints2003: 5 complaints
Silhouette engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

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

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · October 2, 2003 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette have?

NHTSA has 49 complaints about the 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette engine — 26% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.