Oldsmobile Aurora Complaints

785 consumer complaints on file.

#10473155August 31, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY WOULD NOT ADVISE THE CONTACT WHY THE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,824.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471945August 22, 2012
TIRES
THIS REPORT CONCERNS AN UNUSED SPARE DONUT TIRE IN THE TRUNK OF A 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT). LAST WEEK WE NEEDED IT AND WHEN WE LOOKED AT IT IN THE TRUNK IT IS VERY OBVIOUSLY SEPARATED. IT WAS NEVER USED YET WAS TOTALLY SEPARATED. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE (NOT EVEN COLLECTING INFORMATION ON THE TIRE TO RELAY TO THEIR FACTORY) - 2 EMAILS AND 3 PHONECALLS. THIS TIRE IS A T125/70R16. IT WAS NEVER ON A RECALL LIST THAT I CAN FIND. I AM SURE IT IS SITTING IN MORE TRUNKS THAN MINE. FORTUNATELY THE TIRE WAS OBVIOUSLY SEPARATED SO I DID NOT MOUNT IT AND DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT I NEEDED IT LAST WEEK AND ENDED UP NEEDING TO GET MY CAR TOWED SINCE THE SPARE WAS SEPARATED/UNUSABLE. I HOPE YOU CAN AT LEAST GET THE INFORMATION IN THE SYSTEM SO SOMEONE DOESN'T MOUNT A TIRE THAT WILL IMMEDIATELY BLOW OUT. AND I ALSO LEARNED TODAY I CANNOT GET A REPLACEMENT (THE DEALER TOLD ME I SHOULD CONTACT A JUNKYARD - THIS IS A 2001 CAR- NO SPARE???). MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THE INFORMATION GET USED TO MAKE SURE OTHER PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THIS ISSUE. I AM SURE PLENTY OF CARS HAVE THIS SPARE TIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466426July 18, 2012
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
FOR THE LAST 4YRS. I HAVE BEEN PROBLEM AFTER WITH THIS CAR. ESPECIALLY WITH THE RACK AND PINION I HAVE THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED TWICE IN A TWO AND HALF YEAR RADIUS. NOW TODAY ON 7-18-12 I HAVE TO GET ANOTHER RACK AND PINION. ITS HAS TO BE A DEFECT BECAUSE IT ALWAYS BREAK DURING HARD LEFT TURNS OR BRACKET BREAKS ONLY ON PASSENGER SIDE. THEIR ARE A LOT OF ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS SUCH AS ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON FOR VARIOUS REASONS ABS LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF, CHECK OIL LIGHT, AND THE CHECK STABILITY SYSTEM. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE FOR ALL THE COST I HAVE TO PUT IN THIS VEHICLE FOR RACK AND PINIONS IS RIDICULOUS. THIS IS GOIN TO BE THE THIRD RACK AND PINION SINCE I HAD THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466249July 17, 2012
EQUIPMENT
CPSC#I1250398A. BLITZ RHINO RAMPS, 1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. CONSUMER STATED AFTER DRIVING HIS CAR ONTO THE RAMP, HE NOTICED THE BASE OF THE RAMP UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE COLLAPSED. HE ALSO STATED HE ONLY USED THE RAMP FIVE TIMES AFTER PURCHASE. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463989July 2, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 9/2007 WITH 65,327 MILES. THE 1ST YEAR OR SO, IT WAS OK, EXCEPT FOR THE EMMISIONS SYSTEM WHICH THEY REPAIRED. OVER THE NEXT YEARS, WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES, ROTORS CONSTANTLY! THEN THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT KEPT COMING ON WARNING OF THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM. THEN, MY LIGHTS STARTING GOING OUT IN THE CAR, DASH, COMPUTER SYSTEM WARNING AREA, AND HEAD LIGHTS FLICKERING. THE CAR SHAKES EXCESSIVELY WHEN I TRY TO STOP AND GO OVER 55 MILES AN HOUR ON HIGHWAY TO THE POINT I THINK THE FRONT END IS GOING TO FALL OFF! IN THE SUMMER (AS NOW) MY GAS PEDAL STICKS! I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT GM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY TOLD ME ALTHOUGH A RECALL ON ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THIS CAR IS HAVING WAS DONE, MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED! IT'S THE SAME YEAR, MODEL AND PROBLEMS..AND STILL THEY WOULD NOT HELP US. I WAS TOLD TO HAVE A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC DONE ON IT AT MY EXPENSIVE TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEMS WERE--SERIOUSLY GM? I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS I HAVE PUT INTO THIS CAR ALREADY AND STILL CANNOT AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED OR HAVE GM OWN UP TO THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS CAR AND YEAR EXTENSIVELY AND HAVE READ NOTHING BUT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS AND GM NOT WANTING TO DO ANYTHING. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT, AND ON LIMITED BUDGET AND CANNOT GET A LOAN FOR ANOTHER CAR DUE TO LIMITED INCOME...SO NOW I AM STUCK WITH THIS CAR AND PRAY THAT NOTHING HAPPENS TO ME WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WILL NOT LET MY GRAND CHRILDREN RIDE IN FOR FEAR OF THEIR LIVES!..THIS IS A BIG ISSUE AND REALLY DOES NEED TO BE LOOKED INTO PLEASE.I NOW HAVE 125,000 ON IT BUT ONLY DRIVE IF I REALLY NEED TO VERY SHORT DISTANCES. I BELIEVE WHOLE HEARTEDLY THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WORTH INVESTIGATING BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHENEVER DRIVEN..PLEASE ! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459792May 27, 2012
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL, STEERING, SUSPENSION
2001 OLDS AURORA WITH 62K ACTUAL MILES HAS HARD/NO STEERING AT SLOW SPEED (TURNING INTO PARKING LOT...DRIVEWAY ETC). TAKEN TO DEALER...DEALER INSTALLED SHAFT, BEARINGS AND CLEANED.REPAIRED THE PWR STEERING PUMP AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS...HAPPENS ON AND OFF...DEALER CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM.... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458504May 15, 2012
SEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON 5/11/2012 MY 1999 OLDSMOBILE AURORA WAS PARKED AT MY HOUSE AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 PM AND APPARENTLY OVERNIGHT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS LIMITED TO THE BASE OF THE PASSENGER SEAT AND CENTER CONSOLE BUT CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE CAR, INCLUDING SMOKE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE INTERIOR. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450875March 9, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUEL WOULD LEAK ONTO THE FUEL LINES ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V110000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER OFFERED TO ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH REPAIRING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449540February 28, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN THE ENGINE POWER AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND RESUME IN OPERATION. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT WITH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF COOLANT LEAKAGE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWENTY TIMES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE MONTHS AFTER THE SECOND REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446101February 1, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL SPILLED OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK WHILE REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V238000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,473 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,673. UPDATED 03/15/12 *BF UPDATED 03/23/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426421September 20, 2011
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE TRACTION CAUSING THE CONTACT TO MOMENTARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CONSISTENTLY HAVE THE AUTOMATIC TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATED BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411882July 11, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY 1997 OLDS AURORA. IT HAS NO POWER AT ALL. BEFORE NOW I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR TAKING A LONG TIME TO START. I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH CLEAN KEY, WAIT 3 MINUTES. A PROBLEM WHERE IT SEEMS AS IF THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED OVERNIGHT BECAUSE THE INFORMATION CENTER WAS RESET AS IF THE POWER WAS LOST WHILE SITTING. I ALSO HAVE HAD NUMEROUS OVERHEATING PROBLEMS THAT EVEN THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIGURE OUT ON THIS CAR AFTER CHECKING IT OVER FOR DAYS, THEY JUST SAID THAT THEY DID NOT UNDERSTAND IT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS REGISTERING HOTTER THAN THE MACHINE THAT THEY USED TO CHECK THE TEMPERATURE WITH. WAS NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR FAR AT ALL BECAUSE IT OVERHEATS BEFORE EVEN GOING TWO MILES. NOW I HAVE NO TYPE OF POWER, NO INSIDE LIGHTS, NO HORN, THE REMOTE WON'T WORK. NO LIFE AT ALL. ALL THE FUSES ARE GOOD. CAN'T EVEN GET ANY POWER BY CONNECTING IT TO A CHARGER OR JUMP STARTING THE CAR. NOTHING AT ALL WORKS. THE CAR IS LIFELESS!!!!!!!! I LOVE THIS CAR AND I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE 2004. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405853June 10, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SURGE FORWARD WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS UNTIL THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394039April 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 1997 OLDS AURORA STARTED LEAKING GAS FROM THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE UNDER THE HOOD.I HAD REMEMBERED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS AND CALLED OLDSMOBILE AND THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL #04014. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD BE SINCE THEY FIGURED THIS OUT IN 2004 AND MY CAR WAS MADE IN 1997... THE DATE ON THE PLASTIC FUEL LINES IS 5/10/1996. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390122March 14, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG ABRUPTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE DIAGNOSED FOR THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384808February 28, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE DOES NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER 30MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES. THE BRAKE SENSOR AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE BRAKE CONTINUES TO FAIL TO ENGAGE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED RECALL 00V114000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108.000. LI
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369255December 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY RPM SHOOTS UP TO RED AND SO I HAVE TO TURN OFF CAR AND RESTART. OFTEN CAR WON'T START RIGHT AWAY. THEN AWHILE LATER IT JUST DIES ON ME. QUITE A FEW TIMES IT HAS DIED ON THE HIGHWAY AND ONCE I ALMOST GOT REARENDED AND SECOND TIME I ALMOST RAN INTO THE GUARD RAIL ON THE BRIDGE BECAUSE I HAD NO POWER AND STEERING LOCKED UP, NOW MY GAS GAGE MOVES TO FULL THEN DOWN TO LOW FUEL AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. HAD MY CAR PUT ON MACHINE AND COULDN'T READ ANY CODES AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. SCARED TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I COULD POSSIBLY BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT DIES ON ME AGAIN. BUT HAVE TO DRIVE IT MEANING ITS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365680November 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED FOLLOWED BY AN ABNORMAL PULSATION, A WARNING CHIME AND THE ILLUMINATION OF THE SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT OF A POTENTIAL RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V114000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356147September 17, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT WAS TURNING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD POP. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED A BOLT WAS MISSING FROM THE STEERING RACK TO THE FRAME. THE RACK AND PINION HOUSING WAS ALSO FRACTURED AND THERE WERE SEVERAL RUSTED BOLTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349777August 16, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA (VIN [XXX] WITH A RECALLED FUEL RAIL. THE FUEL RAIL SPRING A PINHOLE LEAK, WHICH WAS SPRAYING ATOMIZED GASOLINE ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS FUEL RAIL, BUT WHEN I CALLED THE OLDSMOBILE RECALL HOTLINE, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE REPAIR HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. SINCE THE FUEL RAIL WAS STILL THE OLD STYLE NYLON ONE AND NOT THE STAINLESS STEEL ONE SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED (AW GOLDEN IN READING, PA) TO INQUIRE AS TO WHY THE NYLON FUEL RAIL WAS STILL IN PLACE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE FORMER OWNER HAD NEVER COME BACK TO GET THE RECALL DONE. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THIS PROBLEM UNTIL I HAD FUEL LEAKING ONTO MY ENGINE BLOCK AND DUE TO OLDSMOBILE'S SYSTEM, WHICH HAS THE RECALL MARKED AS COMPLETE, I CANNOT GET THE RECALL SERVICE DONE. WHAT GOOD ARE SAFETY RECALLS IF THE MANUFACTURER CAN MARK THE RECALL COMPLETE WITHOUT PERFORMING THE WORK? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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