Oldsmobile Aurora Complaints

785 consumer complaints on file.

#10031546September 2, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS ODOR WHILE IN THE GARAGE WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPLODED AND SMOKE AND FLAME POURED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY WITHOUT INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND SENT AND INSPECTOR TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. THE INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND THEREFORE THE MANUFACTURER ACCEPTED NO RESPONSIBILITY. A MECHANIC TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT HE FIXED FUEL RAIL LEAKS ON SEVERAL OTHER OLDSMOBILE AURORA. *PH *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037776August 27, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030649August 2, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
FUEL RAIL BURST WHILE DRIVING. FUEL SPILLED ALL OVER THE ENGINE. STRONG GAS ODOR SMELL. APPEARS TO BE POTENTIAL FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031605July 30, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE
THE VEHICLE'S STRUTS AND TOW SPINDLE ARE SHOWING PREMATURE WEAR AT ONLY 22K MILES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT DRIVEN OFTEN. IF THE SPINDLE FAILED, THE WHEEL COULD SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030442July 30, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
MY 1996 AURORA S' RADIATOR GOT A HOLE NEAR THE PLASTIC PART.AT FIRST WE THOUGHT THAT WAS JUST ARE LUCK BUT WHEN WE WENT TO BUY ANOTHER ONE.THE PERSON WE WERE BUYING IT FROM TOLD US HIS DID THE SAME THING BUT HIS IS A 1995 BUT SAME RADIATOR.HE IS FROM NEW YORK NOW WE THINK THAT THIS SOUNDS FUNNY.AND THE AIR DOES NOT HARDLEY WORK EVEN WHEN WE GOT IT CHARGED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029330July 28, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
SUPPORT ROD ON TRUNK LID SEPARATES, THIS IS THE SECOND SIDE THAT HAS NEEDED TO BE REATTACHED..*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030089July 24, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING 20-25 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT FIRE OUT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022480July 24, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THREE OF THE VEHICLES EIGHT FUEL LINES RUPTURED WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO SPRAY ONTO THE HOT ENGINE, EXHAUST SYSTEM AND ONTO THE GROUND. THE CONSUMER COULD SMELL THE FUEL BUT COULDN'T SEE IT BECAUSE OF A COVER UNDER THE FUEL LINES. *JB *CB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029683July 21, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WEARING OUT, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL HAVE A HEAVY VIBRATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028708July 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED ROUGHLY CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENGINE MOUNTS AND WELL AS INTERNAL TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. CAR NOW SHIFTS ABRUPTLY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS WHILE NOT SHIFTING ON SOME OCCASIONS. CAR TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME OF PRESSURE CONTROL SWITCH FAILURE REQUIRING COMPLETE OVERHAUL OR RAPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION AS WELL AS MOTOR MOUNT REPLACEMENT. ASIDE FROM THIS MOST RECENT PROBLEM, THE RADIATOR, AIR COMPRESSOR, AIR CONDITIONING HOSES AND BLOWER FAN CONTROL MODULE, ALTERNATOR, IGNITION COIL PACK AND LOWER CRANKCASE GASKET HAVE ALL FAILED WITHIN THE PAST SEVEN MONTHS. CAR CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 115,000 MILES ON IT AND PROBABLY WON'T LIVE TO ACCUMULATE MANY MORE. TOTAL PIECE OF CRAP FROM GM. (OH THAT SICK GM FEELING!). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028460July 17, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
PURCHASED USED 2001 OLDMOBILE AURORA (3.5L, V-6) ON JUNE 24, 2003 WITH 19,200 MILES. UPON LEAVING THE LOT I NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING SEVERAL TIMES ON WAY HOME. CALLED DEALER AND HAD IT IN SHOP 2 DAYS LATER. REPLACED ALTERNATOR. JUNE 26TH, 2003 AFTER LEAVING DEALER STILL NOTICED LIGHTS FLICKERING. CALLED DEALER THE NEXT WEEK TO LET THEM KNOW. THEY STATED IT WAS JUST A SIMPLE CHANGE IN VOLTAGE. CONTINUED TO NOTICE FLICKERING...SO BAD IT IS VERT DISTRACTING NOT ONLY TO DRIVER OF VEHICLE BUT OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. TOOK CAR IN ONCE AGAIN. DEALER STATED THAT GM IS AWARE OF HEAD LAMP FLICKERING AND IS WORKING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS. NOW I NOTICE WHEN MY HEAD LAMPS FLICKER THE VOLTAGE SCREEN GOES CRAZY. IN THE MEANTIME, MY WARRANTY IS UP ON SEPT. 13TH 2003. SO IF THEY DON'T FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM BEFORE THEN,WILL I BE STUCK WITH PAYING FOR IT OR WILL THERE BE SOME SORT OF RECALL ISSUED? WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE PAID FOR BUT NO WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION WAS RECEIVED. THIS PROBLEM CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO DECREASED VISIBILITY AND DISTRACTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028364July 16, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE FUEL LINE SPLIT (CRACKED) BETWEEN THE #5 AND #7 FUEL INJECTOR / SPRAYING OVER 1/4 TANK OVER FUEL ON TO THE TOP OF THE ENGINE IN ONLY A FEW MILES OF DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026139July 15, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, EQUIPMENT
I PURCHASED A VEHICLE FORM CHESROWN GMC/KIA IN COLUMBUS OHIO. I BOUGHT IT ON JUNE 3RD 2002 PAID $10500.00+ $892.00 (EXTEND WARRANTY)WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR I OPTED FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE HAD FUEL PUMP, FEUL SWITCH, FEUL LINE, FUEL INJECTORS OF MY CAR GO BAD (MORE THAN ONCE!). WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON A HEAVILY TRAVELED STREET THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED! MY HUSBAND GOT OUT TO PUSH THE VEHICLE PUTTING HIM IN DANGER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE OUT THE NEXT DAY AND ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE ENGINE CEASED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIANS SAID I DONT KNOW WHAT IT IS & THEY FINALLY CONCLUDED IT HAD A BAD FUEL PUMP. THEY REPLACED IT. LESS THAN 24 HOURS LATER, I WAS AT THE SHOP AGAIN! THE FUEL PUMP THAT THEY PUT IN DIDN'T WORK EITHER. I HAVE A SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEM WHICH REQUIRES I BE ON BLOOD THINNERS. AN ACCIDENT FOR A NORMAL PERSON WOULD BE HARMFUL, FOR ME IT WOULD MEAN ALMOST CERTAIN DEATH. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO FIX IT. I AM CONTACTING YOU TO ASK FOR YOUR HELP. MY UNCLE HAD THE SAME MAKE & MODEL (OLD AURORA 97') HIS COULD NOT BE FIXED.*AK I BELIEVE THAT THIS CAR IS A LEMON. I HAVE PUT MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME, MONEY & GRIEF INTO TRYING TO GET IT WORKING. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE IS A DANGEROUS ONE. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE. I AM JUST ASKING FOR WHAT EVERY REASONABLE PERSON WOULD. A MECHANICALLY SAFE VEHICLE. I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY, AS I DO NOT WANT TO CONTINUE TO PUT MYSELF IN UNNECESSARY DANGER. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH EVERY RECORD OF SERVICE & DATES ETC IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THEM (ONCE I GET IT BACK FORM THE SHOP). SINCERELY, SUSAN M. PENDLETON THE FIRST FAILURE HAPPENED ON MARCH 6TH EVENING. THE NEXT ON 3/7/03, ETC...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025895July 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
BRAKES COMLPETELY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015451July 11, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
PULLING OUT FROM THE DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION UNDER THE HOOD. WHICH RESULTED IN AN ENGINE FIRE. ENGINE BURNED UP. THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF FUEL ON THE DRIVE WAY WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE FUEL RAIL APPEARED TO HAVE RUPTURED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024194June 17, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING POWER STEERING WENT OUT, AND IT WOULD BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO TURN LEFT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021499June 12, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
THE STRUTS AND/OR STRUT MOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. ALTHOUGH COVERED BY WARRANTY, ABOUT EVERY 3 MONTHS ONE BREAKS, THEN A COUPLE WEEKS LATER, THE OTHER BREAKS. LITERALLY, THE STRUT PUSHES OUT OF THE TOP OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, RUBBING ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HOOD. THE DEALER DID NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY WITH THE LEFT STRUT THE LAST TIME, AND CHARGED ME $250-. SAYING I "HIT" SOMETHING. WHEN THE RIGHT STRUT WENT IN THE SAME MANNER ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER...I INSISTED THAT THE DEAL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT RATHER, DISCOVER WHAT IS CAUSING THE STRUT MOUNTS TO BREAK. DESPITE TELLING THEM NOT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNTIL I GAVE APPROVAL...THEY REPAIRED IT, BUT WITHOUT MY APPROVAL. THE DEALER AGAIN CITED IT WAS OUR DRIVING HABITS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. WE HAVE NOT HIT, OR RUN OVER ANYTHING WITH THE CAR...FOR THE REASONS THAT THE STRUTS WERE "WEAK"..WE GO SLOW OVER RR TRACKS, SLOW DOWN FOR POTHOLES, ETC. I HAVE REQUESTED, AND RECEIVED ALL THE REPAIR RECORDS FROM THE DEALER. THE CAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED ON THIS CAR 4 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR (AS I STATED EARLIER), AND I DO NOT BELIEVE, AT THIS POINT, THAT THE CORE PROBLEM OF CAUSE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. I THEREFORE WANT TO EXPLORE MY OPTIONS UNDER BREACH OF WARRANTY LAW, OR CONSUMER SAFETY PROBLEMS, WITH YOUR ORGANIZATION. I'M VERY UPSET THAT THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT MY CONSENT, AND WANT TO KNOW WHAT RECOURSE I CAN TAKE. I ASKED FOR THE "BROKEN" PART THEY REPLACED, EVEN OFFERED TO PAY FOR IT...BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE IT. I'M SUSPECTING THEY ARE COVERING SOMETHING UP.I.E. WORKMANSHIP, INSTALLATION, ETC. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STRUT MOUNT BREAKING WAS A "SERIOUS" SAFETY HAZARD, AND THAT THE CAR SHOULDN'T BE DRIVEN. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE MOUNT(S) WILL BREAK AT HIGH SPEED, AND THERE WILL BE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO MYSELF, OR MY WIFE THE MOUNTS BOTH "BROKE" IN TOWN LAST TIME, AT LOW SPEED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021230June 7, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE. WHILE AT AN OIL CHANGE SHOP THE OWNER ASKED ME TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD. HE SHOWED ME GAS SHOOTING THE FUEL LINE. I WAS LUCKY, IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED LATER AS I WAS DRIVING AND CAUSED A FIRE AND/OR BLEW UP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022235June 3, 2003
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020997June 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT SLIPPED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT FIRST INDICATION OF THIS TAKEN TO DEALER SOLENOID IN TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED. ALSO BACK SEAT BELTS WILL NOT GO BACK IN.. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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