Oldsmobile Aurora Complaints (1996)

100 consumer complaints on file.

#10006892February 10, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE SEAT, THERE WAS A SMELL OF BURNED WIRES.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021989October 31, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WHILE COASTING OR COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIX PROBLEM, CAUSE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE IT. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED NUMEROUS TIME FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768591October 18, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
FUEL RAIL HOSES WHICH ARE MADE OF PLASTIC SPLIT CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPILL QUARTER TANK OF GAS ALL OVER ENGINE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019139September 20, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS WITHOUT WARNING. PULLED OVER, AND DISCOVERED THAT FUEL RAIL HAD SPEWED GAS ALL OVER ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018513September 12, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING FUEL TANK HAD CRACKED, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK OUT. CONSUMER CAN STRONGLY SMELL GAS FUMES INSIDE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013914July 15, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, CRUISE SET,AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. BEFORE CONSUMER COULD SLOW VEHICLE DOWN IT HAD ACCELERATED TO 90 MPH. CONSUMER WAS THEN ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BY APPLYING BRAKES HARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759199March 11, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
54,697 MILES, THROTTLE STICKING. 62000 MILES, ENGINE MISFIRING, SPARK PLUGS REPLACED. 63K MILES, SERPINTINE BELT BROKE. 68,560 MILES, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. INPUT SPEED SENSOR INSIDE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. INTERNAL HARNESS FOUND TO BE LEAKING FLUID PAST TERMINALS TO OUTSIDE OF TRANSMISSION WHICH IN TURN CAUSED SATURATION OF EXTERNAL HARNESS ALSO. AIR CONDITIONING ALSO NOT WORKING. AT 69,356 MILES THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE STEERING WHEEL COLOMN BROKE. THE TOW TRUCK MAN TRIED TO TURN THE WHEELS WHEN THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE BECAUSE OF THE ALTENATOR GOING OUT. THE ALTENATOR DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING BUT I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE BEFORE LOSING ALL POWER. THE TOW TRUCK MAN DID NOT PUT EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS FLOPPING AROUND LOOSE. A PIN HAD COME LOOSE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER SAID IT COULD HAVE EASILY HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. WE SOLD THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564000January 17, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF RUNNING LIGHTS FLASHING CONTINUOUSLY AFTER IGNITION HAS BEEN SHUT OFF. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000883December 18, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE TRAVELING LESS THAN 5 MPH STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED POWER STEERING UNIT AND RACK AND PINION STEERING BROKE FREE OF FRAME, CAUSING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753019October 9, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FIRST FAILURE 09/2000 - 41450 MILES. SECOND FAILURE 09/2001 - 62444 MILES. BOTH FAILURES INVOLVED THE SAME ELECTRICAL WIRE ON BOTH PUMPS. FIRST PUMP SHOWED SIGNS OF ARCING. SECOND PUMP, WIRE WAS MELTED. I HAVE BOTH PUMPS IF INSPECTION IS DESIRED. THE PUMP IS LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK WHICH IS A DEFINITE SAFETY FACTOR TO ME. THE SECOND REPAIR WAS COMPLETED 10/02/2001, HOWEVER, NO EXPLANATION OF WHAT CAUSED THE WIRE TO ARC/MELT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750110August 8, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
CAR LOOSES POWER STEERING ON SLOW MANUVERING TURNS. WITHOUT WARNING. INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890291June 13, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT
HEADLIGHTS, AND SECURITY SYSTEM COMES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE MALL MODULE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHUR INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745966May 27, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
THIS 1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA HAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR TO FIX THE STARTER AND REPLACE THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY IS IN A CONTROL CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENT WHICH IS UNDER THE SEAT AND ACCESS IS BY REMOVING THE ENTIRE CHAIR. THE STARTER RENDERS EVERTHING USELESS AND IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO ORDER. I AM JUST GLAD THAT THE STARTER AND BATTERY DID NOT BLOW UP WHILE IN TRANSIT OR LIVES AROUND IT. IT COULD HAVE BLOWN UP AND INJURES COULD HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED. QUOTE BY MASTER MECHANIC=WESLACO MOTORS SERVICE CENTER, WESLACO TEXAS 78596
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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#722587May 12, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. DEFECTIVE "TURN SIGNAL, AKA SMART SWITCH , REPLACED AND REPAIR BILL OVER $580.00. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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