33 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette cite exterior lighting, 19% of all 178 complaints for this model year. NHTSA also lists 1 recall on this component.
“DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS FOGGED UP, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. AND THEY COULD TAKE THE HEADLIGHTS APART AND BLOW AIR INTO THEM. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE DUE TO THE EXPENSE. *AK”
“THE HEADLIGHT LENS COVERS FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT CONSUMER PURCHASE THE ENTIRE SET TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM.*AK”
“WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. ALSO, DIRTY WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE HEADLIGHT LENS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC TOLD THE CONSUMER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK DIRTY WATER CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO BECOME DIM. *SC *JB”
“THE CONSUMER STATED THAT BOTH OF THE HEAD LAMPS FELL OUT. SHE STATEED THAT ONE FELL OUT A YEAR AGO. NOW JUST RECENTLY THE OTHER FELL OUT. *NM THE HEADLIGHT BEGAN TO SMOKE WHEN IT WAS PLACED ON HIGH BEAMS. BOTH INCIDENTS REQUIRED THE HEADLIGHTS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. *SC *JB”
“WHILE DRIVING BOTH PLASTIC HEADLIGHTS LENSES FELL OFF. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE GMC PRODUCTS. *NLM *SC”
“THE GLUE HOLDING THE HEADLIGHT LENS ON DRIES OUT. RIGHT LENS FELL OFF IN 3/2003. LEFT LENS FELL OFF IN AUGUST 2003. LENS IS NOT REPLACEABLE AND ENTIRE ASSEMBLY MUST BE PURCHASED FOR $140 FROM DEALER. THE BULB WILL FAIL ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WHEN EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS. *LA”
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K2 MOTOR IS RECALLING 1,921 AFTERMARKET HEADLAMPS OF VARIOUS MODELS SOLD FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS ARE MISSING THE AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTOR WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.