Oldsmobile Aurora Complaints

785 consumer complaints on file.

#10047668November 26, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM, OR THE MATERIAL FROM WHICH IT MADE FROM IS OF QUESTIONABLE INTEGRITY. I HAD A RETURN FUEL LINE WITH A CRACK THAT NEEDED REPAIR. TWO MONTHS DOWN THE LINE MY FUEL RAIL CRACKED. ON BOTH OCCASIONS I CAN NOT BELIEVE THERE WAS NOT A FIRE. GM AT THIS POINT DOES NOT WANT TO ADMIT OR ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND ONLY HAS 55,875 MILES TO DATE. GM'S RESPONSE IS IT IS NORMAL MAINTENANCE REPAIR AND THERE WILLING TO SELL ME A NEW CAR WITH A FACTORY WARRANTY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE TO ALL AURORA'S OR ANY GM PRODUCT WITH THE SAME FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM ON THE ROAD. KEVIN ELSWICK, CONCERNED CONSUMER. TO DATE, AWAITING FOR RETURN RESPONSE FROM GM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047301November 21, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
I HAVE A 1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA,WITH A 4.0 L GAS ENGINE. THE FUEL RAIL STARTED TO LEAK AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE. THE COST OF THIS REPAIR WAS OVER $700.00. I FEEL GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD CONTACT ALL OWNERS WITH VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS ENGINE. THEY SHOULD CHECK AND REPAIR ALL DETECTIVE FUEL RAILS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047229November 20, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
RAIL INJECTOR TUBING FRACTURED THREE (3) TIMES. FIRST TIME MY WIFE DROVE IT 17 MILES AT 60 MPH NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT WAS GOING ON. LUCKILY THE CAR DID NOT CATCH FIRE, BUT IT TOOK WEEKS TO GET THE SMELL OF GASOLINE OUT OF THE CAR AND THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. HAD SOMEONE DROVE BY AND FLIPPED OUT A CIGARETTE OR A SMALL ELECTRICAL ARC IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, I HAVE NO DOUBT IT WOULD HAVE WENT OFF LIKE A BOMB. I CAUGHT THE TWO (2) OTHER FRACTURED TUBES BY CHECKING THE ENGINE BEFORE SHE DROVE IT AND WHEN SHE RETURNED HOME. FINALLY, I HAD IT REPLACED, AT A COST OF AROUND $400, BUT WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT THE SAME THING WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. OLDSMOBILE ENGINE ENGINEERING REALLY FUMBLED THE BALL ON THIS DESIGN OF FUEL DELIVERY IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, PLASTIC TUBING TO CARRY FUEL TO THE INJECTORS (AT AROUND 50 PSI) IN A HOT ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SAD PART IS THAT THE NEW REPLACEMENT PART WAS MADE OUT OF THE SAME MATERIAL. YOU ASK THE QUESTIONS BELOW; WAS THERE A FIRE? WAS THERE A CRASH? PROPERTY DAMAGE? REPORTED TO POLICE? A RATHER IRONIC SET OF QUESTIONS! HAD THERE BEEN A FIRE AT 60 MPH, I'M SURE A CRASH WOULD HAVE HAPPENED, PROPERTY DAMAGE WOULD BE A GIVEN AND THE POLICE WOULD HAVE BEEN CALLED. BUT FOR WHAT PURPOSE,THE FRACTURED PLASTIC INJECTOR TUBING (WHICH CREATED THE WHOLE MESS) WOULD HAVE BEEN CONSUMED BY THE FIRE AND EVERYONE WOULD BE ASKING "WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS?" I BELIEVE I HAVE PROVIDED YOU WITH THE ANSWER TO THAT LAST QUESTION. SAD PART IS THAT I SEE MANY OF THESE OLDSMOBILE AURORA DRIVING AROUND ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, AND UNFORTUNATELY NO ONE WITH THE POWER TO DO SO, LIKE YOURSELF, FEEL COMPELLED TO LET THE AMERICAN CONSUMERS KNOW THAT THIS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION EXIST AND MAKE OLDSMOBILE ADMIT IT HAS A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM IN IT'S FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM. LARRY BURNSIDE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047233November 20, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
MY CAR IS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA, 59,000.00 MILES. RECENTLY HAD A FUEL LINE LEAK, SO BAD IT WAS DRIPPING FROM UNDER MY CAR. COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS PROBLEMS, BUT HAD IT TAKEN TO MY AUTO REPAIR IMMEDIATELY. HE SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE. REPAIRS AROUND $2000.00 , I HAVE RECEIPTS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048401November 20, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. THE FIRE INSPECTOR IS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE OR WHERE THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM BECAUSE THE WIRES UNDER THE HOOD WAS MELTED TOGETHER. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047174November 19, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
MY 1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA EXHIBITED AN EXTREMELY STRONG GASOLINE ODOR WHILE DRIVING HOME AND, ESPECIALLY, AFTER BEING STORED OVERNIGHT IN MY GARAGE. IT WAS FOUND BY THE DEALER THAT THE HOSES IN THE FUEL SYSTEM HAVE DETERIORATED AND ARE LEAKING GASOLINE. DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. A POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE SITUATION COULD HAVE OCCURRED IN THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STORED IN MY GARAGE OVERNIGHT AND THE FUMES COULD HAVE BEEN IGNITED BY THE PILOT FLAME OF A GAS WATER HEATER LOCATED IN THE GARAGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046750November 12, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL SPRAYING FROM SMALL HOLES IN PLASTIC SECTIONS OF THE FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLY. GASOLINE WAS ALL OVER THE TOP OF THE ENGINE, WHICH IN MY OPINION IS NOT VERY SAFE. NOT TO MENTION THE PUDDLES OF GASOLINE THAT WERE BEING LEFT BEHIND ON THE GROUND DUE TO THIS LEAK. WE FIXED THIS PROBLEM IN HOUSE, AND BEING THAT THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE AT THE DEFAULT OF THE MANUFACTURER, WE WOULD LIKE A REFUND FOR THE SERVICE PREFORMED NOT ONLY FOR THIS AUTOMOBLIE, BUT ALSO FOR THE TWO OTHER 1997 OLDSMOBLIE AURORA'S THAT WE OWN. A RESPONSE TO THIS COMPLAINT WOULD BE EXTREMELY GRATIFYING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERNS KEN SCHIRMANG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045661November 7, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
GAS FUMES SMELLING THE CAR. HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL RAILS REPLACED. CAR HAD 80,046 MILES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046569November 7, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. DRIVER OPENED THE HOOD, AND FOUND GASOLINE ALL OVER THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO FOUND A LEAK IN THE TWO FUEL LINES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045692November 7, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
A GAS LEAK DEVELOPED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTOR RAIL ASSEMBLY, WHICH HAD A CRACK IN IT. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE FUEL LINE DEVELOPED ANOTHER LEAK, THIS TIME SPRAYING GAS ALL OVER THE ENGINE, CREATING AN EXTREME FIRE HAZZARD. I DID HAVE BOTH OF THESE ITEMS FIXED BEFORE THERE WAS AN ACTUAL FIRE, AT GREAT EXPENSE. ($578 THE FIRST TIME AND $731 THE SECOND TIME). *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046362November 5, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IDLING CONSUMER NOTICED GAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER FUEL LINE CRACKED, CAUSING GAS TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046376November 5, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER STATED FUEL LINE LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO IGNITE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046394November 5, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
STRONG FUEL ODOR ENTERED INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT FUEL RAIL WAS LEAKING GAS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045470November 5, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I JUST REPLACED THE FUEL RAIL AND A FUEL PRESSURE VALVE ON 10/16/2003 BECAUSE OF A LEAK. IT DIDN'T CAUSE A FIRE, BUT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. MY CAR IS A '95 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE REPAIR COST WAS $846.52.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045509November 5, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL LINE FITTINGS CRACK AND RELEASE HIGH-PRESSURE SPRAY OF FUEL ONTO HOT MANIFOLD AND EXHAUST CREATING NOXIOUS FUMES AND FIRE RISK. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045429November 4, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WE HAVE A 1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. WE HAD A LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP RETURN LINE. AT THE TIME THE SERVICE PEOPLE AT THE DEALER DID NOT SAY THERE WAS ANYTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THIS, BUT WE KNEW BETTER. FUEL LINES THAT SPRING LEAKS ARE VERY DANGEROUS, AND NORMALLY INDICATE FAULTY ENGINEERING. WE NOW HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION GOING ON REGARDING THIS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US FOR ANY INFORMATION WE CAN PROVIDE. ALSO, WE ONLY HAD THE RETURN LINE THAT WAS LEAKING REPLACED, WE DID NOT HAVE THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL FEED LINE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT LEAKING AT THE TIME. SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS? PLEASE ADVISE, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045431November 4, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
I SMELLED GASOLINE IN MY 1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A LEAKY FUEL RAIL. THE MECHANIC SAID IT HAPPENED ALL THE TIME WITH AURORAS. 09-2003. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045437November 4, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MAJOR FUEL LEAK ON TOP OF MY ENGINE FROM THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM. I AM REPLACING THIS COMPONET TODAY...MY MECHANIC WAS VISIBLE SHAKEN WHEN HE SAW THE GUSHING OF GASOLINE FROM THE DELIVERY SYSTEM. HE SAID I WOULD HAVE A FIRE ANYTIME...BAD SYSTEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045440November 4, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
MY 1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA DEVELOPED A GAS LEAK ON THE PLASTIC PORTION OF THE FUEL RAIL WHICH SPRAYED GASOLINE ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LUCKILY, NO FIRE OCCURRED AND THE RAIL WAS REPLACED BY A GM DEALERSHIP. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE FUEL LINE DEVELOPED A LEAK ON THE PLASTIC PORTION OF THE TUBING. THIS WAS ALSO REPLACED BY A GM DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045442November 4, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
I HAD A FUEL RAIL LEAK ON MY 1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA SIMILAR TO OTHERS REPORTED ON MSNBC NEWS. FUEL RAIL REPLACED BY SAINT CLAIRE CADILLAC/OLDSMOBILE OF SANTA CLARA, CA AT MY EXPENSE IN OCTOBER10, 2003. THEY CHARGED ME $1,024.11 FOR THIS WORK (ALSO CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS). THIS VEHICLE HAS ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH LEAKS AT THE FUEL TANK OVERFLOW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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