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2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette engine problems

The 2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette has 29 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 21% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

29

Engine complaints

21%

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 VEHICLE, IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY SPEED. WHILE SITTING IN VEHICLE, VEHICLE EXPLODED WITH FLAMES COMING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE. ALSO, CONSUMER STATED MUFFLER BURNT HOLE IN GAS TANK. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER BOUGHT VEHICLE BACK. *AK CONSUMER STATED SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ALSO ILLUMINATE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · May 11, 2001 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette have?

NHTSA has 29 complaints about the 2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette engine — 21% 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.