# 1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
> NHTSA complaint `515490` · 2005-08-19 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** OLDSMOBILE
- **Model:** SILHOUETTE
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
- **Miles at failure:** 120,000
## Narrative
THE SLIDING DOOR SENSOR WHICH MADE THE DOOR RETRACT IF THERE  WAS AN OBJECT IN  ITS PASSAGE WAY MALFUNCTIONED. THE DOOR SLID SHUT, PINING CONSUMER'S  LEFT HAND IN THE DOOR.  CONSUMER HANDS SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE, BUT DIDN'T BREAK. *AK  IN ADDITION THE WARNING CHIME DID NOT ACTIVATE TO INFORM THE CONSUMER THE DOOR WAS CLOSING.  DEALER REPLACED DOOR LOCK SENSORS.  *TT
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