2003 Oldsmobile Silhouette Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 6%of 36 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 98,705miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2003 Oldsmobile Silhouette, 6% of the 36 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 98,705 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Most of the day may 8,2010 been doing some city but mostly highway driving totaling approximately 100 miles. Stopped for an hour after the first 50 then drove another 40 stopping again for about 15 minutes. Drove the last 10 home and left car idling to go into my house for approximately 8 minutes. My wife started walking to car and wasn't there yet when car drove forward into garage door. She jumped in passenger side and shifter was still in park. Scraped some of the paint off of the car and smashed the garage door. Have no idea how or why it would have done this.”
NHTSA complaint #10329443, filed 2010-05, 145,457 miles“Trans code causing shifting problems. Fluid replaced vehicle showed previously cleared shift solenoid code at this time verifying previous problems with another owner. Was fine for a short time & again experienced shifting problems. Engine light came on & solenoid was replaced at this time. Three months later again experiencing shifting problems. Fluid level was low & we added fluid to it. This process was repeated several times over the course of a couple weeks until we discovered fluid was leaking into cooling system through radiator. …”
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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2 | 6% |
| 2002 | 8 | 14% |
| 2001 | 9 | 12% |
| 2000 | 3 | 3% |
| 1999 | 16 | 11% |
| 1998 | 10 | 6% |
| 1997 | 7 | 7% |
| 1996 | 1 | 5% |
| 1995 | 4 | 9% |
| 1994 | 3 | 8% |
| 1993 | 3 | 14% |
| 1992 | 5 | 19% |
| 1991 | 1 | 3% |
| 1990 | 1 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2003 Oldsmobile Silhouette
5 complaintsEquipment
4 complaintsWheels
4 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
3 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 Oldsmobile Silhouette
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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