Oldsmobile Aurora Complaints

785 consumer complaints on file.

#888350May 16, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM HAS DEVELOPED PIN HOLES WHICH IS ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745207May 11, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON MORE THAN 3 OCCASIONS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. THE CAR ENGINE SIMPLY TURNS ITSELF OFF. THE INCIDENTS OCCUR 99% OF THE TIME AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR AT LEAST 20-30 MINUTES. THEN WHEN THE CAR FIRST COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP (I.E. A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT) THE ENGINE SIMPLY SHUTS OFF. THE CAR IS NOT IDLING HARD. NO OTHER INDICATION EXISTS. THE ENGINE IS SO QUIET THAT OFTEN YOU DON'T REALIZE ITS TURNED ITSELF OFF UNTIL YOU STEP ON THE GAS AND REALIZE THAT'S IT NOT RUNNING. WHEN IT STOPS, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. 95% OF THE TIME THE CAR WILL START BACK UP IMMEDIATELY (AFTER PUTTING CAR IN PARK). OCCASIONALLY YOU MUST ATTEMPT TO START IT MORE THAN ONCE. THIS HAS OCCURED OVER SEVERAL YEARS. MOST RECENTLY IT IS OCCURING WEEKLY (NOT EVERY DAY) AND HAS OCCURED IN BOTH WINTER AND SUMMER WEATHER. THE ENGINE DOES NOT APPEAR TO RUN HOT OR COLD. CHANGE OF BRAND OF GASOLINE DOES NOT APPEAR TO CHANGE OUTCOME. AMOUNT OF GAS IN TANK DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FACTOR. WHEN PUT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, NO FAULT APPEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887595May 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ABS INDICATOR LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON TO INFORM CONSUMER THAT THESE TWO SYSTEMS WERE TURNED OFF. THIS OCCURRED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER/ SNOW. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE CONDITION. THUS, NO REPAIR COULD BE PERFORMED. ON SECOND INCIDENT, WHEN T DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, MECHANICS CLEANED GROUNDS BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE FOR CURRENT RECALL ON ABS SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744494April 24, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
PLASTIC FUEL LINE AT ENGINE ATTACHMENT SPRANK PINHOLE LEAK SPRAYING STREAM OF GAS INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS IS DANGEROUS! DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. DESIGN DEFECT TO USE PLASTIC THAT IS BECOMING BRITTLE AND FATIGUED WITH AGE. AT LEAST 6 REPORTS ON 1995 BUT ONLY 1 ON 1996. SEE ODI ID'S: 558753, 865285, 877480, 872581, 866289, 738883, 869987, POSSIBLY 708825, 715202, 828327, 976637.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744254April 19, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885945April 16, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE VEHICLE IS IN PARK AT RESIDENCE, ALARM WILL GO OFF , ALSO HEADLIGHT AND HORN WILL COME ON. DEALER PUT VEHICLE ON COMPUTER, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. DEFECT WAS POSSIBLY DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885974April 16, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. FIRST, HEARD POP, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THEN THE DRIVER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT IN REVERSE GEAR THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744059April 14, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER STEERING WHEEL COVER, FROM OPENING WHERE STEERING WHEEL TURNS WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. DROVE HOME FOR APPROX. 5 MILES. SMOKE STOPPED WHEN KEY TURNED OFF. WILL CONTACT OLDS DEALER MONDAY 04/16. AFRAID TO DRIVE UNTIL CHECKED. I WONDER IF THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT THAT WILL BE FIXED FOR FREE?LE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743552April 5, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
FUEL RETURN LINE: FOUL SMELL IN CAR, TOOK TO EMICH OLDS BUT FAILED TO CORRECT. RETURNED DUE TO CONTINUED SMELL, FINALLY DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED LEAK. FUEL RAIL/FUEL REGULATOR: STRONG, SICKENING FUMES ENTERED CAR INTERIOR, THEN CAR LOST POWER AND BARELY MAINTAINED 20MPH ON WAY HOME. AFTER I PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, A LARGE QUANTITY OF GASOLINE LEAKED ONTO THE DRIVEWAY. I HAD TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ASSESS SAFETY BEFORE TOWING CAR FOR REPAIR. AFTER REPAIR WAS MADE, STRONG GASOLINE FUMES REMAINED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CONTINUED SEEPING INTO CAR. EMICH WAS FINALLY ABLE TO APPLY A CLEANING TREATMENT TO REMOVE SMELL. CRANKCASE SEAL: REPAIR WAS DONE INCORRECTLY BY EMICH OLDS, HAD TO BE REPEATED. NOTE: THERE WERE A LARGE NUMBER OF OTHER MECHANICAL REPAIRS NEEDED ON THIS CAR, PARTICULARLY IN THE LAST YEAR, TOO MANY TO REPORT HERE. MANY REQUIRED MORE THAN ONE TRIP TO EMICH TO DIAGNOSE/REPAIR. THIS CAR IS A LEMON!!!THIS CAR IS A LEMON!!!, HAD TO BE REPEATED A SECOND TIME BY EMICH OLDS. DRIVEWAY AT HOME, A LARGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884618March 29, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON, THEY WILL BLINK A COUPLE TIMES, COULD CAUSE CONSUMER TO LOSE TRACK OF ROAD. *AK THE INTERIOR LIGHTS GO OUT PERIODICALLY, THE HEAD LIGHTS KEEP BLINKING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742854March 21, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON...RPM'S RANDOMLY GO UP AND DOWN CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE AND/OR STALL. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALSO, TRANS. JURKS BETWEEN 45-60MPH. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. NOTHING CAN BE DONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882546March 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AT 15MPH AND LOWER. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE; HOWEVER , PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560067March 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING STALLS, THE DEALER REPLACED IGNITION RELATED PROBLEMS BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880839February 20, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#879778February 5, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL JAMS. HARD TO PRESS ON IT. WHEN FORCED, VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY TAKE OFF AFTER PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. MECHANIC INDICATED THROTTLE BODY NEEDED MAINTENANCE. WOULD HAPPEN ONLY WHEN STARTING VEHICLE UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879702February 2, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN CONSUMER TURNS VEHICLE TO RIGHT IT MAKES A NOISE, SOUNDS AS IF TIRE IS RUBBING. WHEN SHE TOUCHES STEERING COLUMN SHE CAN FEEL TENSION/GRINDING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740105January 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
FIVE DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE RADIATOR CRACKED, CAR OVERHEATED, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, WHILE SPEAKING WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER, I EXPLAINED THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON AS OF 3RD DAY AFTER PURCHASE AND THAT THE ENGINE WAS SURGING AND BACK FIRE TYPE NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD DURING ACCELERATION AND THE CAR HAD NO POWER. THE FRONT RIGHT FOG LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING THE DAY OF PURCHASE AND TO REPLACE IT, I WAS CHARGED FOR THE REPLACEMENT BULB. THERE WAS NO BUYERS GUIDE ON THIS VEHICLE ON THE DAY I TEST DROVE THE CAR NOR ON THE DAY OF PURCHASE, I PURCHASED A ONE YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP IN THE AMOUNT OF $1295.00, AND WAS TOLD IT COVERED EVERYTHING. SERVICE MANAGER WAS CONTACTED ON THE DAY I PICKED THE CAR UP AFTER THE RADIATOR REPAIR, AND WAS TOLD THE OTHER ISSUES WERE NOT CORRECTED AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE WARRANTY NOT HAVING TIME TO PROCESS. A FEW HOURS LATER, I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER TO REPORT THAT THE CAR WAS RUNNING HOT , SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND HE BLEW IT OFF AS COOLANT BURNOFF AND IF IT CONTINUED TO RETURN IT ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, THIS WAS ON A FRIDAY. WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT THAT SAME FRIDAY NIGHT, YET IT WAS MINOR AND I DROVE THE CAR HOME FROM THE SCENE. I DROVE TO A REPAIR FACILITY ON MONDAY, AND THERE IS WHEN I WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIATOR REPAIR FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK WAS NOT DONE AND PICTURES WERE TAKEN AND I MET WITH THE SALES MANAGER AND SHOWED HIM THE PICTURES, YET HE STILL INSISTED THE REPAIR WAS DONE, I E-MAILED THE PHOTOS TO GM AND OLDSMOBILE WITH MY COMPLAINT. NO RESPONSE TO THIS DAY 01/29/01. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#740107January 29, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739898January 24, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TOOK CAR IN FOR SERVICE TWICE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY COMPLAINING ABOUT JERK IN TRANSMISSION, DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG, NOW COMPLETE FAILURE. COMPANY ADVERTISERS CAR WILL NOT NEED TUNEUP UNTIL 100,000 MILES, THEY ARE RIGHT BECAUSE CAR WILL NOT MOVE. REVIEW OF SEVERAL INTERNET SITES INDICATE MANY OWNERS HAVE SAME PROBLEM MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR AT THEIR COST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738883January 6, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
THE HEAT SHRINK FUEL LINES CONNECTING THE FUEL INJECTORS DEVELOPED A PIN HOLE LEAK AND SPRAYED FUEL INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I REPLACED THE BAD SECTION OF THE FUEL RAIL LINE THE FIRST TIME AT 80,000 MILES. THE SECOND TIME HAPPENED YESTERDAY WITH A PIN HOLE LEAK IN ANOTHER SECTION OF THE HEAT SHRINK TUBING OF THE FUEL RAIL CONNECTING THE INJECTORS. IT AGAIN SPRAYED FUEL INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT UNTIL I SMELLED THE GAS INSIDE THE CAR. THESE DEFECTS SEEM TO ME TO BE VERY DANGEROUS, AND SINCE IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO ME, I THINK THE FUEL LINE MATERIAL IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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