Oldsmobile Aurora Complaints (1995)

321 consumer complaints on file.

#10053587February 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL RAIL AT 50,000 MILES/62,000 MILE'S AND AGAIN AT 66,000 MILES, BUT PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING. *AK (BLADDER LEAK, GAS LEAK, FLUID LEAK, FLUID COOLANT LEAK) THERE WAS A STRONG GAS SMELL, TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, THE ENGINE HESITATION AS IF IT WERE GOING TO BACKFIRE, OVERHEATING, BANGING NOISE WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED WHICH WAS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE PER PCM. THE REG/FILTER AND THROTTLE SEALING WAS REPLACED. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056992February 11, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ON JANUARY 28, 2004 MY 1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY. I HAD JUST LEFT THE CAR AFTER PULLING THE CAR TO THE TOP OF THE DRIVEWAY AND MY WIFE WAS ABOUT TO ENTER THE CAR TO GO TO WORK WHEN SHE SAW A FLASH, THEN SMOKE. THE CAR SUBSEQUENTLY BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FORTUNATELY WE WERE NOT INJURED. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY IS DECLARING THE CAR A TOTAL LOSS. MY SECOND CAR.... A 1997 SEVILLE STS...ALONG WITH THE AURORA IS MENTIONED IN A REPORT POSTED ON MSNBC ON NOV. 4TH. WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO ADDRESS MY LOSS (DEDUCTIBLES), NOR ADDRESS THE LOOMING POTENTIAL FOR THE SAME TO OCCUR WITH THE SEVILLE (IVE REQUESTED AN INSPECTION / REPAIR OF THE FUEL RAIL.) I FIND GMS POSITION EXTREMELY DISCONCERTING GIVEN THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY, OR LOSS OF LIFE. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU WOULD LIKE ANY ADDITIONAL DETAILS REGARDING THIS INCIDENT. I ALSO HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ENTIRE PROGRESSION OF THE FIRE AND WILL MAKE THEM AVAILABLE TO YOU SHOULD YOU WANT THEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057594February 5, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULD BACK FIRE AND MISFIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. ON ONE OCCASION THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL REGULATOR, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL DIDN'T RUN PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057255February 2, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN STARTED AND IDLING FOR 10 MINS, THE CONSUMER NOTICED A FLASH OF LIGHT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THEN THE ENTIRE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAUSE OR WHAT IGNITED THE FIRE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056022January 16, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
MECHANIC WOULD NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BE MOVED WHEN TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS DUE TO A GAS LEAK ON A HOT ENGINE. *PH THE CONSUMER READ AN ARTICLE WHICH INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLES FUEL LINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069679January 15, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I AM HAVING CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH LOSING POWER BETWEEN 1500 AND 3000 RPMS AT ANY SPEED. THE CAR WILL SPUTTER AND JERK THEN ONCE OUT OF THE RANGE OF 3000 RPM THE CAR SEEMS TO REGAIN THE POWER THAT IT DIDN'T HAVE EARLIER. THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM HAS NEVER SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS ONLY COME ON THREE TIMES THEN GONE OFF AGAIN NOT TO RETURN UNTIL MONTHS LATER. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM YET. BUT I AM AFRAID THAT ONE TIME I WILL BE TRYING TO GET ACROSS AN INTERSECTION AND I WILL LOSE POWER AND GET HIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070352January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
12,808 MILES (2-29-96) SEAL, LOWER CRANKCASE REPLACED. 34,603 MILES (11-25-97) DIAGNOSE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS-REPLACE RADIO. 44,513 MILES (8-19-98) DIAGNOSE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, REPLACE ALTERNATOR CONTROLLER, PCM/VCM (COMPUTERS) 49,098 MILES (12-30-98) DIAGNOSE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, AGAIN REPLACE ALTERNATOR (ALTERNATOR IS CAUSING COMPUTERS TO FAIL) 63,420 MILES (3-1-2000)- I PURCHASE AT END OF MY PARTNER?S LEASE AND HE LEASED NEW AURORA-DEALER NEVER ADVISE HIM THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WOULD BE REOCCURRING. DEALER PREFORMED MAJOR 60,000 SERVICE AND INDICATED THE CARE WAS FINE. 65,777 MILES (7-9-2001). THE CAR BACKFIRED WHILE WIFE WAS CROSSING BUSY INTERSECTION AND WAS NOT VERY RESPONSIVE. I WAS JUST ABLE TO GET TO LOCAL GARAGE NEXT TO INTERSECTION TO TRY TO AT LEAST GET REPAIR IT ENOUGH TO DRIVE. I HAD NO IDEA IT WOULD REQUIRE MAJOR REPAIR SINCE IT HAD ONLY BEEN 2,357 SINCE IT HAD A COMPLETE MAJOR 60,000-MILE DEALER SERVICE. THE REPAIRS ($2,480) INCLUDED THE IGNITION MODULE, ECM (COMPUTER), ELECTRICAL BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (ABS SYSTEM), AND ALTERNATOR. THE DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED THE ALTERNATOR MALFUNCTION WAS DAMAGING THE ABOVE COMPONENTS. THIS IS THE THIRD ALTERNATOR IN 21,264 MILES ( AND SECOND EMC ). THERE IS A MANUFACTURE DESIGN PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURE APPEARS NOT TO BE ABLE TO FIX IT. 70.090 MILES (5-28-2003) THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT SLAMS INTO GEAR WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND SHIFTS ROUGH DURING NORMAL DRIVING. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE ECM (COMPUTER) WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER GETTING THE COMPLETE CAR HISTORY, I FOUND THAT IT HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM THAT GM HAS NOT SOLVED. THE CURRENT DEALER WAS JUST GOING TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER UNTIL I ADVISED HIM HE NEEDS TO CHECK ALTERNATOR SINCE IT APPEARS FROM PAST EXPERIENCE IT IS INVOLVED IN TAKING OUT THE COMPUTERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069013January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
PURCHASED AURORA USED, BUT HAD PROBLEMS FROM THE START. IT TAKES SEVERAL TRIES BEFORE STARTING UP EACH TIME; GAS PEDAL SHIMMIES AND VIBRATES BETWEEN 65 & 70 MPH; COOLANT SYSTEM FAILURE; CAR CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING; AND PAINT CHIPS OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052019December 29, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
FUEL RAIL DEVELOPED A LEAK, CAUSING GAS TO BE SPRAYED ALL OVER THE ENGINE. FUEL RAIL BROKE IN TWO PLACES. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049401December 8, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
A LEAK OCCURRED IN THE FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLE OF MY 1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. A PINHOLE LEAK WAS SPRAYING A FINE MIST OF GAS OVER THE ENTIRE ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046319December 2, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
CONSUMER SMELLED A FUEL SMELL FROM UNDER THE HOOD. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONSUMER LOCATED A PIN SIZE HOLE IN THE RIGID PLASTIC SIDE OF THE FUEL RAIL. AN INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED ON THIS ISSUE, PE 030 050. *AK *TT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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

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