Oldsmobile Aurora Complaints (1996)

100 consumer complaints on file.

#10097435October 21, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE AND HER HUSBAND HAS WITNESSED FUEL LEAKING FROM THEIR VEHICLE. SHE SAID THEY LEFT IT PARKED TO HAVE IT TOWED BY THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER STATED THEY WILL HAVE THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT TOMORROW. THE CONSUMER WENT ON LINE TO FIND OUT IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS, BUT DID NOT FIND ANY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097720October 20, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LEAKED GAS AND SMELLED OF FUEL. *BF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BEGAN TO LEAK FUEL PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER SOLD THE VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY $2000. TO REPAIR THE FUEL RAIL TUBING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097118October 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081365September 20, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALLS 04V110000 . SOME PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L V8 ENGINES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE NYLON TUBING USED IN THE FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTION MAY DEGRADE AND CRACK. *AK THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REFUND THE CONSUMER FOR THE REPAIRED BE THE FUEL HOSE CRACKED NOT THE RAIL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089618August 24, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
WHILE DRIVING SMOKE STARTED TO FILL THE VEHICLE COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT. DEALER FOUND THAT THERE WAS A MODULE BOX UNDER THE SEAT THAT CONTROLLED THE MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT. THAT BOX MELTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083825August 20, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE DEALERSHIP FAILED TO PERFORM THE FUEL RAIL TUBING RECALL 04V110000 REPAIRS BECAUSE THE PART WAS ALREADY INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE CONSUMER WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THE NEW RECALL RAIL LOOKED LIKE, AND IT WAS NOT THE RAIL THAT WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. *AK THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RAIL HAD BEEN INSTALLED 9 MONTHS EARLIER AND WAS AN ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080520July 7, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CAR WILL NOT START NO SOUND FROM THE ENGINE AND SECURITY LIGHT REMAINS ON. USUALLY STARTS AFTER SEVERAL HOURS. ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS WORK. NEW BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND COMPUTER INSTALLED. SECURITY LIGHT STILL ON. PLEASE HELP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073962July 7, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE BEFORE CATCHING ON FIRE. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE CONSUMERS MOTHER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. (UNDERHOOD) THE FIRE SEEMED TO HAVE STARTED ON THE DRIVER SIDE, AROUND THE FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTION. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079108July 1, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
SMELLED STRONG GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE CAR, LATER THAT DAY TURNED KEY TO START CAR, SMALL EXPLOSION UNDER HOOD, WHITE SMOKE FILLED PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND CAME OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. WITHIN 5 MINUTES FRONT END OF CAR FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. CAR A TOTAL LOSS, CALLED GM AND THEY WOULD DO NOTHING BECAUSE WE HAVE FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10080283July 1, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
04V110000/FUEL RAIL TUBING: AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED ON, A FIRE IGNITED UNDER THE HOOD. THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE A DAY BEFORE THE FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078754June 24, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA VIN # T4113007 HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS BEGAN FLICKERING WHEN KEY WAS NOT IN IGNITION AND CAR WAS OFF. CONTIUED FLICKERING WHILE DRIVING. BATERRY WOULD GO DEAD UNLESS IT WAS DICONNECTED WHEN CAR WAS NOT OPERATING. AUDIBLE CLICKING HEARD UNDER LEFT DASH DURING OPERATION AND WHEN VEHICLE WAS OFF. WHEN DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY CABLE I NOTICED THE POSITIVE TERMINAL WAS EXTREMELY HOT. COULD REPRESENT A FIRE HAZARD DUE TO BATTERY BEING LOCATED UNDER THE REAR SEAT WHERE, BY THE WAY, MY CHILDREN RIDE. DEALER REPLACED MALL ( MULTIFUNCTION ALARM LOCKING AND LIGHTING) MODULE AT A COST OF OVER $500. I NOTICED MANY REFERENCES TO THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR ON THE INTERNET. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR A SIMILAR DEFECT IN 1995, BUT DEALER SAID MY VIN WAS OUTSIDE THE RANGE OF THE EFFECTED VEHICLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079732June 23, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079554June 21, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE OVERHEATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. AND COOLANT SPILLED INSIDE THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078524June 20, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE FUEL RAIL WAS REPLACED UNDERS RECALL, HOWEVER THE RETURN FUEL LINE ALSO BEGAN TO LEAK. THE RETURN LINES ON THE 1995 MODEL AURORAS WERE COVERED IN THE RECALL, BUT APPARENTLY THE 1996 MODEL AURORAS WERE NOT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079458June 18, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND STILL VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, SURGING FORWARD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO HELP CONSUMER TO STOP AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY INCIDENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076131June 11, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER SMELLED GASOLINE FUMES FROM THE VENT. AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. CONSUMER LIFTED UP THE HOOD AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075962June 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED FUEL LEAKED INTO THE CRANKCASE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERATIVE. DEALER STATED THE SEAL RUPTURED, AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075990June 9, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04 V 110 000 CONCERNING FUEL RAIL TUBING. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. AFTER INFORMING THE MANUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE CRUZ JIMENEZ, 866/932-4368 EXT. 38649 ABOUT THE MILEAGE ON VEHICLE HE INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WILL NOT GIVE THE DEALER PERMISSION TO DO RECALL REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 100,000 MILES. NOTHING IN THE RECALL NOTICE LISTED ANY STIPULATION ON MILEAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075924June 8, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF A FUEL HOSE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGER TOM NUDZAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075798June 7, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING DASHBOARD INSTRUMENTAL PANEL FAILED TO DISPLAY INFORMATION. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A WORN OUT PART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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