Oldsmobile Aurora Complaints

785 consumer complaints on file.

#10760901September 2, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE HAD TROUBLE WITH STARTING THE CAR OFF AND ON SINCE WE ACQUIRED IT IN THE FALL OF 2014. MAY OF 2015 IT FINALLY SIMPLY WOULDN'T START AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTION AND REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT IS NOW NOT WORKING EITHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749949August 20, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL. IN ADDITION, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE A MIST WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE NUMBER 8 CYLINDER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10681457February 5, 2015
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON 2/4/2015 BOUGHT A 2001 OLDS/AURORA FROM AN INDIVIDUAL, NICE AND CLEAN DROVE IT BACK TO HOMETOWN APPROX 60 MILES. I THAN DROVE IT TO A CORNER STORE AND WHILE LEAVING THE CORNER STORE, I DROVE TO DISTANCE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, STEERING WHEEL, BRAKES, ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM AND ALL ELECTRICAL SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THANK GOD THEIR WAS NO INCOMING TRAFFIC..... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667302December 19, 2014
STEERING, ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ONCE I PUT IT INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE, THE ENGINE LOCKED UP AND THE STEERING, BRAKES, GAS DIDN'T WORK. I HAD TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND RESTART IT. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT I'VE HAD THIS ISSUE WITHIN THE LAST 3 MONTHS AND THE PREVIOUS 2 INSTANCES OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY MOVING AND ACCELERATING. I HAVE HAD SOME EXTREMELY CLOSE CALLS THAT COULD HAVE ENDED VERY DANGEROUSLY BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I USE MY CAR KEYS WITHOUT ANY OTHER KEYS ATTACHED, SO THAT IT'S AS LIGHTWEIGHT AS POSSIBLE. IN THE PAST YEAR, THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES AND IS BEGINNING TO OCCUR MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE SOME RECOGNITION OF THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660468November 24, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10660376November 23, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO ACCOMMODATE ANOTHER CAR, MY VEHICLE BEGAN UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND THEN I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES HAD LOCKED UP AS WELL. I HAD TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE CAR AND RESTART IT FOR IT TO WORK AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648931October 20, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I AM WRITING TO YOU TO DETAIL AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH NO BRAKE PRESSURE OR VERY LITTLE FOR MONTHS NOW AND IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014 I TOOK THE CAR TO A SHOP TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED. THE SHOP TOLD ME THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST AND I ALLOWED THEM TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER. WHEN I DROVE THE CAR HOME IT SEEMED AS IF THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN CORRECTED. HOWEVER, I HAD AN APPT WITH MY DR. AND HAD NO ISSUE GETTING THERE. LEAVING THE APPT AND ONTO THE FREEWAY HOME AND I NOTICED AGAIN BRAKE PRESSURE HAD BECOME LACKING AGAIN. I GOT OFF THE MAJOR FREEWAY AND TOOK SIDESTREET HOME AND AS I GOT EVEN CLOSER TO HOME THE SAME ISSUE HAD RETURNED. I HAD ALMOST NO BRAKE PRESSURE AND BY THE TIME I GOT AROUND THE CORNER FROM MY HOME THE LOW BRAKE FLUID INDICATOR HAD COME ON. THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. THERE WERE NO LEAKS OF BRAKE FLUID FROM THIS VEHICLE BEFORE. I WOULD NOTICE SUCH A LEAK . TAKING IT BACK TO THE SHOP THE NEXT MORNING THE SHOP FOREMAN INDICATED TO ME THAT IT WAS NOW THE ABS UNIT WHICH WAS NOW LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $1500.00. I CHECKED INTO A RECALL FOR THIS ABS LEAKING ISSUE AND NOT ONLY CALLED GM BUT CHECKED MY VIN WITH THE DATABASE AND NOW I AM BEING ADVISED THAT THIS VIN IS NOT IN THE RECALL LIST FOR THE SAME ISSUE THAT OVER 8147 UNITS HAVE HAD. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH OTHER VEHICLES SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR WHY I AM NOW FORCED TO NOW BE WITHOUT A CAR SINCE I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS ABS MODULE AT THIS SPECIFIC RIDICULOUS COST AND I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR BEING THE HUGE SAFETY HAZARD IT IS BEING WITHOUT PROPER BRAKES. I CANNOT GET MY CAR TO PASS UTAH STATE INSPECTION EITHER WHICH MEANS I CANNOT LICENSE THE CAR FOR THE YEAR. I CANT GET TO WORK OR ANYWHERE ELSE I COULD KILL SOMEONE OR MYSELF WITH NO BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641671October 6, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
ON MARCH 4, 2004, A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR MY CAR - COMPONENTS FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V110000. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA04003. I WENT TO THE DEALER IN 2004 AND THEY REPLACED MY FUEL RAIL. THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE FUEL RETURN LINE. THE RECALL STATES "ADDITIONALLY, THE 1995 MODEL YEAR USES A UNIQUE UNDERHOOD FUEL RETURN LINE THAT MAY CRACK. CRACKING OF THE FUEL RAIL OR RETURN LINE TUBING CAN RESULT IN A FUEL LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONSEQUENCE: FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE." MY CAR IS A 1997. THE RETURN LINE HAS, SO FAR, CRACKED FOUR TIMES AND EACH TIME I WAS FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE THE CAR CATCH ON FIRE WHILE I DROVE TO MY MECHANIC WHO WAS ABLE TO SPLICE IT. IT IS NOW TOO SHORT TO SPLICE ANYMORE AND I HAVE NO DOUBT IT WILL CRACK AGAIN. TODAY I WENT TO A LOCAL DEALER AND HE SAID REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF THE LINE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. IT IS THE SAME DANGEROUS PROBLEM FOR WHICH THE 1995 AURORA WAS RECALLED. I AM RETIRED AND LIVING SOLELY ON SOCIAL SECURITY. I DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO GET THIS FIXED (THE DEALER SAID MINIMUM $500 AND COULD GO BEYOND $1,000). I SEE NO REASON WHY THIS SHOULD NOT BE COVERED. IT IS A FAULT OF THE MANUFACTURER USING SUBSTANDARD "RUBBER" OR WHATEVER IS CRACKING WHICH CAN NOT HANDLE THE EXTREMELY HIGH PRESSURE OF THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM IN THAT LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641133October 3, 2014
STEERING, ENGINE
WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT A STOPLIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED UP AND THE PEDALS LOCKED. THE ENGINE STOPPED. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN START IT AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641136October 3, 2014
STEERING, ENGINE
I WAS SLOWING DOWN AT A STOPLIGHT, DECREASING MY SPEED, ALTERNATELY USING THE BRAKE AND COASTING. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN LOCKED UP AND THE PEDALS STOPPED WORKING AND THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED. I HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE TOTALLY OFF AND RESTART IT FOR IT TO WORK AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641145October 3, 2014
STEERING, ENGINE
WHILE SLOWING MY SPEED TO GET ONTO THE RAMP TO THE EXPRESSWAY, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED COMPLETELY AND WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO TURN. ADDITIONALLY MY PEDALS STOPPED WORKING AND MY CAR CAME TO A STOP. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND RESTART IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10611426July 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY 2002 AURORA V6, RPM STARTED ACTING HAYWIRE IT SHOT UP TO 8 GRAND AT 30 MPH. THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WERE ACTING NORMAL. IT HAPPENED AGAIN 2 DAYS LATTER THEN ALL OF MY DASH LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I TOOK IT IN TO THE SHOP. I HAD THE TRANS VACUUM SENSOR CHANGED ALONG WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS DID THE TRICK FOR 24 HOURS. NOT I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE DEALER CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG OR HOW TO FIX IT. CAN SOMEONE HELP WITH THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608483July 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE RUNNING IN NORMAL TRAFFIC ON A CITY STREET, KEY SWITCH JUST SUDDENLY TURNED BACK AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF. NO BRAKING, AND NO STEERING. HAD TO TRY AND STEER OFF TO A SAFE PLACE. ONGOING ISSUE AS THE IGNITION SWITCH IS STILL IN THIS CONDITION ENDANGERING MY LIFE, MY FAMILY'S LIFE, AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608345July 5, 2014
ENGINE
DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CAR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SPUTTER OR SHUT OFF, EVEN IN A CURVE. IT FINALLY FRIGHTENED ME SO MUCH THAT I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER ON 2/12/2009. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $463 PLUS TAX TO REPLACE THE FRONT AND REAR ENGINE CRANKSHAFT SENSORS. THIS MALFUNCTION IS VERY SIMILAR IN NATURE TO IGNITION FAILURE AND COULD EASILY LEAD TO INJURY. MY CAR IS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA WITH THE 4.0 V-8 ENGINE. IT HAD 48,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE WORKED AS I NOW HAVE 123,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM NO LONGER OCCURS. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND 20 OTHER OWNERS WHO REPORTED THE SAME ISSUES AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/STALLING-DUE-TO-IGNITION-MODULE-OR-CRANKSHAFT-POSITION-SENSOR-FAILURE-144 I BELIEVE THAT A SERVICE BULLETIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED AT MINIMUM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607898July 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OCT. 02, 2013 - REPORTED TO GM DEALERSHIP CAR WILL NOT ALWAYS START, START INTERMITTENTLY AND WILL STALL WHILE BEING DRIVEN. DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR (REPORTED BAD CRANK POSITION SENSOR) $547.74 (INVOICED 886353) OCT.03 - 04, 2013 - REPORTED TO SAME GM DEALERSHIP CAR STILL STALLING WHILE BEING DRIVEN (STALLED TWICE IN TRAFFIC). DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR (REPORTED BAD IGNITION SWITCH) $178.86 (INVOICE 886383) THE 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA NEEDS ALSO BE REPORTED AS HAVING IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604476June 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING CAR CUTS OUT, ENGINE STOPS. NO POWER. AFTER OVER 3 WEEKS OF RETURNING CAR TO DEALER 3 TIMES, THE DEALER FINALLY REPLACED A CYLINDER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH. TOTAL COST TO ME: $1,200.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551160November 6, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 99V081000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000. UPDATED 10/2/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED SHE CAME OUT OF A STORE TO FIND IT WAS SNOWING. AT THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WENT UP ON A SNOW BANK. UPDATED 3/30/2015 *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532074July 26, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 1996 OLD AURORA FUEL TANK IS LEAKING AND EMITTING A STRONG GAS ORDER. I SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL TANK. THE RECALL NUMBER IS 04014. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515695June 7, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BOTH REAR BRAKE LINES ARE SO EXTREMELY CORRODED IT ACTUALLY RUSTED THROUGH THE METAL BRAKE LINES IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ON BOTH REAR BRAKE LINES AND IS LEAKING IN LARGE AMOUNTS AT THE SEVERE CORRODED SPOTS OF THE LINES. ALSO THE FRONT BRAKE LINES ARE ALSO EXTREMELY CORRODED THEY JUST HAVE YET TO CORRODE COMPLETELY THROUGH THE METAL LINE AND LEAK BRAKE FLUID YET BUT CAN GUARANTEE THEY WILL IN LESS THAN 20K MILES EASILY! AND THE MASTER CYLINDER IS NOT DIVIDED INTO 2 DIVIDED AND SEPARATE RESERVOIRS FOR THE FRONT AND REAR DISTRIBUTION BRAKING HYDRAULIC POWER IN CASE THE REAR BRAKE PRESSURE WOULD NOT BE ENOUGH FOR THE REAR CALIPERS TO WORK OR IF THE OPPOSITE HAPPENED TO THE FRONT AND ITS BECAUSE FLUID STARTED LEAKING: THAT WAY THERE IS STILL FLUID LEFT IN THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR FOR EITHER THE FRONT BRAKES OR REAR BRAKES, WHICHEVER LINE(S) AREN'T LEAKING AND SO THE REMAINING BRAKING AXLE STILL HAS REMAINING EXCESS BRAKE FLUID TO STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501367March 5, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH, THE RACK AND PINION FRACTURED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING CAPABILITIES. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. SHE WAS NOT INJURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 186,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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