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2000 Oldsmobile SILHOUETTE Structure Body Door Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	220070
Internal NHTSA #	722373
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	OLDSMOBILE
Model	SILHOUETTE
Model Year	2000
File date	27/03/00
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My 4 year old son was standing inside the van, facing the powered door, waiting for me to open the door. I pulled the handle and the power door started to open (sliding to my left). When the door reached the midway point my son slipped from the edge and fell with both feet between the door and the door frame. The door continued to travel toward my left, my hand was still on the door handle. I pulled the handle with much force, enough to cause the entire van to jerk forward (i am a 37 year old man). The door would not stop moving. I quickly pulled my son out at the last second. He hugged me and i could see the fear in his eyes. With my son removed i repeated the action and found that at least 50% of the time the door would not stop travel when i pulled on the handle. I reported this defect in engineering to oldsmobile, report # 000014933. I also notified almo corporate headquarters. It is good, for everyone involved, that my son was not hurt. Please look into this matter. I don't want someone to be injured because not enough safety devices are installed in these doors. Note, when the door has traveled half-way your left are is extended about 45 degrees away from the center of your body. This prevents the door handle from pulling straight out. P. S. I haven't received a reply from almo or oldsmobile. Please call me if more information is needed. Thank you. *ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	30
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FORESTDALE, MA
VIN pattern	1GHDX03E1YDXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	03/07/24
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	Y
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Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2000 Oldsmobile SILHOUETTE Structure Body Door Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2000 Oldsmobile SILHOUETTE Structure Body Door Problems, Complaints and Defects

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