Oldsmobile Aurora Complaints

785 consumer complaints on file.

#732355September 23, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THIS MALFUNCTION WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING IN TRAFFIC NUMEROUS TIMES. THE ENGINE WOULD STOP WITHOUT WARNING OR INDICATION OF A PROBLEM AND WAS ALSO INTERMITTENT. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WOULD RESTART AND RUN FOR A SHORT PERIOD AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD RUN WITHOUT INCIDENT FOR SEVERAL DAYS. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF TRYING TO DUPLICATE THIS MALFUNCTION, KING OLDSMOBILE, 1399 S. FEDERAL HIGHWAY, DEERFIELD BEACH, FL 33441, PH: 954 574-1427,THE VEHICLE STALLED. THEY DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. UPON REMOVAL OF THE FUEL PUMP, THEY FOUND FRAYED WIRING AND EVIDENCE OF ARCING AT AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ON THE FUEL PUMP. THIS PUMP IS LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK. (I HAVE THE OLD FUEL PUMP IF NEEDED FOR INSPECTION) THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PERFORMING WITHOUT INCIDENT SINCE REPAIRED. I CALLED OLDSMOBILE CUSTORMER SERVICE AND INFORMED THEM OF THIS PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM I FELT THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY CONCERN AS WELL AS A POSSIBLE PROBLEM AREA, SINCE THE NHTSA WEBSITE HAD THREE SIMILAR REPORTED MALFUNCTIONS, ODI ID 866437, 780417, 850386. THEY RECORDED THIS INFORMATION, HOWEVER , I WAS NOT SATISFIED THAT THIS WOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THIS APPEARS NOT TO BE AN ISOLATED CASE. MY FILE NUMBER AT OLDSMOBILE IS 00313584, CUSTOMER SERVICE PH: 1-800-442-6537. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732007September 20, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
THIS IS NOT APPLICABLE TO A PARTICULAR VEHICLE I OWN. IT IS A MAJOR CONCERN TO ME THOUGH. I HAVE NOTICED MANY 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORAS DRIVING AROUND WITH REAR FOG LIGHTS ON UNDER CONDITIONS WHERE THEY ARE NOT NECESSARY. THE REAR FOG LIGHTS LOOK LIKE BRAKE LIGHTS, AND MORE THAN ONCE I THOUGHT THE PERSON WAS TRYING TO STOP. I FEEL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731730September 17, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870559September 15, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
BOTH REAR DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT RETRACT IN HOUSING MECHANISM WHICH CAUSES EXCESSIVE SLACK IN THE BELTS. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED RETRACTOR ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869987September 8, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
DUE TO A SPILT CRACK IN THE FUEL LINE BETWEEN FUEL INJECTOR ON THE FUEL RAIL, THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. DEALER SAID THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869994September 8, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHT KEPT FLICKERING, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY SWITCH. THEN TOOK IT TO AMECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE MODULE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729505August 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS FLICKER OR BLINK LIKE FLASHERS WHILE DRIVING. FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM SEEMS NOT TO BE GETTING NECESSARY FUEL AT ALL TIMES. PAINT HAS BEEN PEELING ON THE MOLDING AND I HAVE BEEN NOTICING SPOTS IN THE PAINT MORE AND MORE EVERY WEEK. HAD PROBLEM WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM MADE LOUD NOISES AND MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING. TRANSMISSION SHUT DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE WAS DRIVING 70MPH THEN ALLL OF A SUDDEN IT SHUT DOWN TO 35MPH AND IT WOULDN'T GO ANY FASTER. AIR CONDITION VENTS ARE STUCK IN CLOSE POSITION AND SOME OF THEM ARE NOT GETTING AIR THROUGH THEM AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868677August 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE VIBRATES. DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE ROTORS. BUT, PROBLEM REOCCURS EVERY 15-20M. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868330August 22, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER'S RESTRAINT BELT IS FULLY EXTENDED AND WILL NOT RETRACT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868211August 21, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. SHE SLOWED DOWN VEHICLE, AND IT STARTED SHAKING. SHE PULLED VEHICLE OVER, AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. GOODYEAR, EAGLE GA TOURING M/F, P235/60RI6. *AK THE TREAD PEELED OFF COMPLETELY ON A WET PAVEMENT AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553672August 16, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
POP NOISE HEARD WHEN OPENING HATCHBACK, DEALER LUBED THE HINGES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727798August 13, 2000
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
THIS IS OUR SECOND AURORA. WE HAD A 1996 AND HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK BACK THE CAR (WE HAD TO PAY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO WHICH SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AS IT WASN'T OUR FAULT) BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T FIX THE LEAK IN THE TRUNK WHEELWELL OR THE MUSTY SMELL IN THE CAR FROM IT. I AM NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 1997. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN GETTING WET AS I DON'T USE THE TRUNK VERY OFTEN SO I NEVER FOUND THE LEAK UNTIL I HAD TO REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE TO FIT SOMETHING IN THE TRUNK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727268August 9, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT DOES NOT ALWAYS RETRACT WHEN UNCOUPLED. APPERAS THAT THE RETRACTION SPRING MAY NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH TENSION TO ENABLE THE SEAT BELT TO ALWAYS RETRACT. ALSO, THE SEAT BELT ITSELF TWISTS AND FOLDS DURING RETRACTION WHICH MAY BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE VERY SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID# 00V057000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726681August 4, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I THINK THE MANUFACTURE FORGOT TO INCLUDE THE INSIDE AIR CIRCULATION SWITCH FOR THE A/C ON THE 1995 AURORA, THE 97 AND UP MODELS ALL HAVE THAT INSIDE AIR CIRCULATION SWITH, THAT MEANS THAT THE DRIVER FOR THE 95 MODEL HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO RECEIVE OUTSIDE AIR WHICH INCLUDES FUMES, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ALLERGIC TO EXHAUST FUMES AND COULD BECOME DEADLY FOR THEM, PLUS IT DOESN'T COOL AS GOOD WITH OUTSIDE AIR, WHICH COST MORE FUEL AND MAKES THE SYSTEM WORK HARDER C CI. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866668August 3, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DRIVER HAD TO APPLY BRAKES VERY HARD IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE, WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. OLDMOVILE HOT LINE SAID IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE CRUISE CONTROL. CURRENTLY VEHICLE AT THE DEALER. *AK DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE FOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726271July 31, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866289July 31, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL RETURN HAD A HOLE WHICH CAUSED A GASOLINE LEAK TO SPRAY ONTO ENGINE BAY WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSES A FIRE. THEN, A FUEL LINE CRACKED, CAUSING THE GASOLINE TO SPRAY ONTO ENGINE. THEN TO THE FLOOR WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866437July 31, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
VEHICLE STALLS IN HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS. THERE'S NOISE COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. IT HAS STALLED 3 TIMES. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL PUMP TWICE, AND SAID THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT ANYMORE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866207July 27, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
A FAULTY COMPUTER MODULE, CAUSING DRIVER 'S SIDE POWER WINDOW NOT TO OPERATE/ BLOWING FUSES, AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEM. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND APPOINTMENT MADE FOR INSPECTION. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725889July 24, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT AS DESCRIBED IN NTSHA RECALL CAPAIGN 00V057000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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