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2003 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

1 injured · 628693 · 2007-06-28

Vehicle

Make
OLDSMOBILE
Model
SILHOUETTE
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Miles at failure
45,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAS TWO REAR POWER SLIDING DOORS. THE DOORS ARE SUPPOSED TO AUTOMATICALLY STOP WHEN MAKING CONTACT WHEN ANYTHING IN THE DOORWELL, WITHOUT HAVING TO PRESS THE OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, HER KIDS HAVE BEEN BRUISED BECAUSE THE DOOR WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSE REGARDLESS OF ANYTHING IN ITS PATH. SHE BELIEVES THAT THERE IS A SENSOR THAT IS MALFUNCTIONING AND FEELS THAT HER KIDS COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 60,447 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10194834
Machine
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