Oldsmobile Aurora Complaints

785 consumer complaints on file.

#10119622May 3, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE PURCHASED A USED 2001 OLDS AURORA IN MARCH 2003. WE ALSO PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFERED BY THE DEALER. SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WE NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLUCUATING WILDLY (AS IF WE WERE TURNING OFF THE HEADLIGHTS) ALONG WITH THE VOLTAGE. THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS "NORMAL". IT GOT SO BAD MY HUSBAND REFUSED TO LET ME DRIVE THE CAR, EVEN DURING THE DAY IN THE EVENT THE CAR SHUT OFF. WE TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER OLDS DEALER WHO, AT OUR REQUEST, REPLACED THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR, TO NO EFFECT. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, BUT THE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO FLASH, AND NOW OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE SURFACING, ALONG WITH NUMEROUS BLOWN FUSES AND BULBS. IT IS QUITE DISTRACTING TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD, IN ADDITION TO THIS CARS DRIVER, TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS FLASH CONSTANTLY, AND DOES NOTHING TO INSPIRE TRUST IN THE SAFETY OF THIS CAR. I AM AFRAID IT WILL SHUT OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN, OR POSSIBLY HAVE SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118857May 2, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE CUT OFF WHICH HAD HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK WITH LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING. WHEN PULLING OFF THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL BROKE OFF INTO DRIVER'S HANDS. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120403April 29, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA FUEL REGULATOR WAS LEAKING. *MR RECALL CAMPAIGN #04V110000. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE ENGINE WOULD MISS. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR. THE FUEL RAIL AND LINES WERE REPLACED AND THE MISS WAS FOUND IN #1 COIL DUE TO A SHORT. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117981April 16, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
1. DRIVING TO WORK IN THE MORNING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON 2. ALTERNATOR AMPS CHARGING FROM 13.2 - 15.7 AMPS, HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WILL FLICKER WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING. 3. REPLACED GENERATOR, 1 10464442 W-GEN REM PART NUMBER 10464442 THIS WAS DONE ON MAY 9, 2003. SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF AN AIR PUMP FOR THE ANTI POLUTION SYSTEM ON THE AURORA WITH V6 ENGINES, THAT DRAWS ALOT OF AMPS AND THAT THE GENERATOR COULD NOT COMPENSATE FAST ENOUGH.*AK IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I AGAIN HAD THE GENERATOR REPLACED ETC..THE SERVICE MANAGER REPORTED TO ME THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT GO TOTALLY OUT...!!! AND THAT THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN WAS TO DISCONNECT THE PUMP BUT THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO ON!! I OPTED TO NOT DO THIS. I THINK THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I ASK YOU TO LOOK INTO THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113210March 30, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
SPARK PLUGS WERE CHANGED, AND THE CONSUMER COULD SMELL GAS AND SEE A LEAK. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY A MECHANIC IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FUEL RAIL WAS DEFECTIVE. ALSO, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA'S THE FUEL RAIL RECALL 04V110100 . *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114526March 23, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED A 1998 AURORA IN 2002 - FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE VEHICLE CONTINUALLY SHUTS OFF WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. IT CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME WITHOUT ANY WARINING. IT HAS EVEN DONE SO JUST SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED THIS MONTH BECAUSE THE ENGINE DIED AS I WAS SIMPLY MAKING A TURN. LUCKILY THERE WAS ENOUGH BIRM SPACE TO VEER THE CAR OF THE ROAD. I HAVE BEEN SLOWING OR STOPPING WITH ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE OTHER TAPPING THE GAS TO KEEP THE ENGINE FROM DYING. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER WITH NO FINDINGS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112759March 9, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHEN I TRY TO START MY VEHICLE I AM FORCED AT TIMES TO SIT AND WAIT 3 MINUTES BEFORE THE CAR WILL START DUE TO THE PASS-KEY THEFT-DETERRENT SYSTEM. I HAVE REPLACED MY KEY AND CLEANED THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH ELECTRONIC CONTACT CLEANER. NOTHING HELPED. SOME DAYS / WEEKS / MONTHS ARE BETTER THEN OTHERS. THE MAX TIME I HAD TO SIT AND WAIT WAS 12 MINUTES. HEAVEN FORBID I HAVE TO DRIVE AWAY IN A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112790March 9, 2005
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS, POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA 4.0 [XXX]. R ETURNED TO DEALERSHIP THIRTEEN TIMES REGARDING STEERING, SUSPENSION SPRING MOUNTS, SHOCK MOUNT, WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES, STEERING COLUMN SHAFT REPLACEMENTS, RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR REPLACEMENT (FOUR TIMES) FAILURES.*AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114910March 8, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
OLDSMOBLIE AURORA 2001 HAD IDLE PROBLEMS. *BF UNDER VARIOUS CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RETURN TO IDLE AND IN SOME INSTANCES THE VEHICLE'S RPM'S WOULD INCREASE. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED ON AND OFF FOR TWO YEARS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ONCE THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR THE PROBLEM WAS ALLEVIATED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113465March 2, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA WOULD NOT START. *BF THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE CAME TO HALT WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. AFTER A DEEP DIAGNOSIS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS BURNT AND A NEW PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE WIRING TO THE FUEL PUMP HAD OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE INSULATION OFF ONE OF THE WIRES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113039February 25, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING THE CONSUMER STARTED TO SMELL GAS, THEN THE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE DEALER STATES THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, THERE IS OIL SLUDGE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105405February 7, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
WHILE DRIVING 60 MILES PER HOUR WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE CONSUMER UNEXPECTEDLY EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION UP TO 90 MILES PER HOUR. THE OWNER HAD TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD BROKEN, WHICH CAUSED THIS PROBLEM TO OCCUR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108380February 1, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
TRIED TO START VEHICLE, VEHICLE BACKFIRED. A FEW MINUTES LATER, I NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR, AND THE ICE ON THE VEHICLE WAS MELTING. I OPENED THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A BLANKET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107986January 26, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR KEPT CUTTING OFF AND THE RPM WAS AT AROUND 4000 WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS. SOMETIMES WHEN I GO TO HIT THE GAS IT WILL JUST SPUTTER AND DIE THEN IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR SO GOT THAT REPLACED AND IT STILL DID IT. THEN THEY SAID THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CODE CAME UP SO I REPLACED AND IT STILL DOES IT. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN A FEW ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE CAR WILL DIE OUT AT THE WRONG TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108670January 21, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
WHILE WAITING AT A RED LIGHT, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. WHEN INVESTIGATED IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO THE FUEL RAIL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108513January 19, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING FUEL AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106370January 15, 2005
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FAILURE ON 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. TALKED TO OLDS NUMEROUS TIMES, ADMITTED THE PROBLEM IS SO BAD THAT PART IS ON BACK ORDER FOR 4 TO 6 MONTHS. QUICK FIX IS A LUBE KIT THEY HAVE COME OUT WITH, BUT IT IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR SUCH A COMMON FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105575December 30, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
INFO COPY OF LTR TO GM WRITER/OWNER OF A 1995 OLDS AURORA FUEL SYSTEM DEFECT. *BF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V110000. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OR LET ANYONE ELSE DRIVE IT. *TC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109344December 29, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AND SUDDENLY DIED. *BF THE DEALER DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM OR EVEN WHAT WAS CAUSING IT. THERE WAS SOME THOUGHT, THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE ANTI-DEVICE AND/OR THE COMPUTERIZED KEY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079504December 22, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF A GAS LEAK. RECALL CAMPAIGN#04V110000 WAS ISSUED ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS YEAR MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK GASOLINE WAS SPRAYING ON THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAD LOST 1/4 TANK OF GAS. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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