Oldsmobile Aurora Complaints

785 consumer complaints on file.

#10199704August 15, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
MY CAR HAS BEEN A LEMON SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND IT WAS HAVING THE PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS WHICH IS RECALL ID #00V114000 - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS RECALL. I AM EXPERIENCING THESE SYMPTOMS AND TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME YEAR AS THE RECALL AND SAME SYMPTOMS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198808August 8, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. WHEN HE LIFTED THE HOOD, HE NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL LINE AND ONTO THE MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 04V110000 (FUEL SYSTEM) AT 111,000 MILES. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197944July 31, 2007
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE WARNING CHIME SOUNDS. THE BUTTON MUST BE PRESSED IN ORDER FOR THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO DIM. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE HORN HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 128,000. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197779July 29, 2007
STRUCTURE
POOL OF WATER LOCATED IN SPARE TIRE WELL IN THE TRUNK OF CAR. IT COULD BE DUE TO FAULTY WEATHER STRIPING ON THE REAR WINDOW OF THE CAR BUT THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK IS UNCLEAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194049June 23, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
RE: NHTSA:04V110000 - 1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA I HAVE HAD A FUEL RAIL FAILURE IN THIS VEHICLE AND GM STATES THAT THE RECALL NOTICE ONLY APPLIES TO 1996-1997 VEHICLES. DOES THIS MEAN THAT BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM STARTED AND WAS OBSERVED IN THE 1995 MODELS, THAT THOSE OF US WITH THE VEHICLES THAT THE PROBLEM WAS INITIALLY OBSERVED IN CAN JUST PLAIN GO TO HELL AND SUFFER THE LOSS OF A VEHICLE OR WORSE STILL BE CONSUMED IN A FIRE STARTED BY THIS DEFECT AND BE POLITELY TOLD, "SORRY, THIS ONLY APPLIES TO THE VEHICLES SENT A RECALL NOTICE". I BELIEVE THAT YOUR RECALL ID 04V110000 SHOULD APPLY TO ALL VEHICLES AFFECTED, NOT JUST THOSE GM HAS SENT NOTICES. IT WAS SENT TO 1995 CADILLAC OWNERS WHICH HAS THE SAME ENGINE AS THE 1995 AURORA, THE AURORA IS 4.0 LITRE AND THE CADILLAC 4.6 LITRES - IDENTICAL ENGINES BUT A SMALLER DISPLACEMENT. SAME CONFIGURATION AND FUEL RAIL COMPONENTS. I WAS INDEED VERY FORTUNATE THAT NEITHER A FIRE OR OTHER SERIOUS EVENT HAPPENED AND ONLY WISH THAT GM WOULD AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT THIS FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF THE FAILURE OF THE PART INVOLVED IN THE FOLLOWING ATTACHMENT, AND BE COMPENSATED FOR THE REPAIR OF SAID COMPONENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190010May 7, 2007
STEERING:COLUMN
THERE IS A CLUNG/NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN DURING TURNS AT SLOW SPEEDS. IT CAN ALSO BE FELT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING AS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. A REQUEST WAS SENT TO CUSTOMER SERVICE AT GM REQUESTING ASSISTANCE IN PAYING FOR THIS REPAIR. THEY REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PAYMENT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS (TSB) ISSUED BASED ON CUSTOMERS PROBLEMS. A PAYMENT OF AT LEAST 50% OF THE COST OF REPAIRS SHOULD HAVE BEEN TENDERED BY GM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189768May 4, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 04V110000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE DEALER WAS WILLING TO REPLACE THE FUEL RAIL, BUT NOT THE FUEL LINE. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE RECALL WAS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AND NOT FULLY BY THE MANUFACTURER. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE REPAIR AGREEMENT ONLY COVERED REPLACING THE FUEL RAIL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180926January 28, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I HAVE A 2002 OLDSMOBILE AURORA WITH A V6 ENGINE THAT HAS THE SAME SYSTEM AS THE V8. THE FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSORS ARE UNUSUALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO MALFUNCTIONS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178513January 12, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* - SOMETIME IN JUNE OF 2005 THE CONTACT TOOK HIS 1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA TO THE DEALER (BELISE OLDSMOBILE) TO HAVE A RECALL SERVICE PERFORM ON THE VEHICLE. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL RAIL, BUT DIDN'T REPLACE THE FUEL RETURN LINE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THEY SHOULD OF REPLACED HIS FUEL RETURN LINE FREE OF CHARGE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V110000. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE A COPY OF THE INVOICE REPAIR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173338November 13, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
GAS GAUGE READS ERRATICALLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171596October 23, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, BLACK SMOKE EMANATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. WITHIN 8 SECONDS OF THE CONTACT EXITING THE VEHICLE, FLAMES WERE OBSERVED COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT WHEEL WELLS, AND FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE HOOD MELTED, THE ENGINE WAS BURNED COMPLETELY, THE FRONT AXLE MELTED TO THE POINT OF PREVENTING ANY MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT WHEELS, AND THE ENTIRE DASH WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. POLICE AND FIRE REPORTS WERE TAKEN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL #04V110000 WHICH PERTAINS TO THE PIPINGS AND FITTINGS TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171419October 20, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OUR 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA WAS BROUGHT IN SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS BECAUSE THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT KEPT GOING ON. EACH TIME THEY SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM AND IT WAS RELATED TO THE "SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PUMP". TWO NIGHTS AGO WE CAME HOME AND PARKED OUR CAR IN OUR GARAGE, WHICH IS ATTACHED TO OUR HOUSE. A COUPLE HOURS LATER WE WERE AWOKE BY A SMELL, WHICH FINALLY LED US TO OUR GARAGE. WE OPENED THE DOOR TO OUR GARAGE AND IT WAS FULL OF SMOKE! WE HEARD A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR, AND OPENED THE HOOD. FLAMES WERE COMING UP FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR, WHERE THE PUMP WAS LOCATED. MY WIFE AND I PUSHED THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE AND DOSED THE ENGINE WITH WATER, AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, THEY SAID WE WERE LUCKY WE CAUGHT IT WHEN WE DID AND PUSHED IT OUT OF THE GARAGE. IF WE WEREN'T AWAKE, OUR HOUSE COULD HAVE BEEN ENGULFED, AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! WHEN WE WENT BACK TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY, THE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS A "KNOWN" PROBLEM, BY THEM AND OLDSMOBILE/GM!! WE CAN NO LONGER TRUST THEM TO DO THE RIGHT THING IN FIXING THIS PROBLEM AND DO NOT THINK THE VEHICLE IS SAFE! CAN YOU HELP US AND WHAT SHOULD WE DO? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171383October 19, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE NOTICED STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. WITH ENGINE RUNNING A FINE MIST OF GASOLINE WAS SHOOTING ACROSS ENGINE COMPARTMENT FROM A PINHOLE IN A PLASTIC FUEL DELIVERY LINE (HIGH PRESSURE?) NEAR THE FITTING CONNECTING IT TO THE METAL FUEL RAIL LINE. (FUEL RAIL WAS REPLACED 6/05 UNDER RECALL #04014) NEITHER THE LEAK NOR THE PINHOLE IS VISIBLE WHEN ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING. EXTREME FIRE HAZARD! VEHICLE CURRENTLY AT GM DEALERSHIP FOR REPLACEMENT OF FUEL LINES (LINES MARKED NON-REPAIRABLE) (REPAIR ESTIMATE APPROX $500). WEB SEARCH REVEALED NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. CONTACTED OLDS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. APPEARS TO BE A HIGH-HAZARD SITUATION THAT COULD EASILY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, INJURY AND/OR DEATH. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170243October 8, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THIS IS A 1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 70K MILES, HAS BEEN GARAGED AND HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. AFTER DRIVING IN WINTER STORMS THE CAR WAS ALWAYS WASHED UNDER THE CHASSIS IN THE CAR WASH TO REMOVE SALT. ON 10/5/2006, AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT TOTALLY SOFT AND THE CAR STOPPED WITH DIFFICULTY AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES MANY TIMES, ETC. OUR GARAGE HAS A HIGH SLOPE INTO THE STREET. I PULLED THE CAR SLOWLY BACK INTO THE GARAGE AND OBSERVED BRAKE FLUID ON MY DRIVEWAY. I RAISED THE CAR ON JACKS AND I INSPECTED THE UNDERBODY. THE BRAKE FLUID LINES GOING TOWARDS THE BACK WHEELS ARE HEAVILY CORRODED AND A SPOT WAS LEAKING HEAVILY. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL CARS IN THE PAST AND KEPT THEM FOR MANY YEARS AND HIGH MILEAGE BUT I NEVER FACED SUCH A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IMAGINE IF I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AT 65 MILES/HOUR!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169877October 3, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A STOP, WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 38 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE IAC MOTOR WAS REPLACED. *AK UPDATED 10/20/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168411September 15, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
1. WHEN I TURN ON THE AIR CONDITION THE CAR WILL CUT OFF, THIS PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN FIX. 2. CAR IS CUTTING OFF IN TRAFFIC FOR NO REASON. 3. WINDOW WHIPERS COMES ON WHEN IT WANTS TO AND THEY WILL NOT CUT OFF WITH THE SWITCH I HAVE TO CUT THE CAR OFF AND START IT AGAIN IN ORDER FOR THE WHIPERS TO STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165953August 18, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE NYLON TUBING IN THE FUEL RAIL DEGRADED WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK ALL OVER THE ENGINE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V110000 REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165980August 18, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
LIGHTS COME ON AND FLICKER BY THEMSELVES EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS OFF. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS OFF AND THE KEYS ARE NOT IN THE IGNITION. ALSO, THERE IS THE SMELL OF BURNED RUBBER PRESENT SOME OF THE TIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164218August 2, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, DURING A THUNDERSTORM ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO SOLUTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS TAKEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163470July 26, 2006
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY 1500 MILES, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A POPPING AND CRACKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE STEERING SECTOR SHAFT WAS LUBRICATED, HOWEVER THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE REPAIR WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, BUT THEN HAD TO BE REDONE LATER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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