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1996 Oldsmobile AURORA problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

100 owner complaints analyzed

2 distinct recall campaigns

116,530 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1996 model year. Data updated: . 35 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings is the most frequently named component, appearing in 21 of 100 complaints (21.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Electrical and battery issues1616.0%
Fuel system concerns1111.0%
Engine operation1010.0%
Steering behavior99.0%
Braking behavior66.0%
Transmission and shifting22.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings
21
Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System:Fuel Rail
10
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
7
Electrical System
6
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump
5
Vehicle Speed Control
5
Fuel System, Gasoline
4
Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist System
4
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings21
Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System:Fuel Rail10
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline7
Electrical System6
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump5
Vehicle Speed Control5
Fuel System, Gasoline4
Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist System4

Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings: 21; Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System:Fuel Rail: 10; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 7; Electrical System: 6; Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump: 5; Vehicle Speed Control: 5; Fuel System, Gasoline: 4; Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist System: 4

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
1
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
2
75,000 to 99,999
9
100,000 to 149,999
19
150,000 and above
4
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0001
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9992
75,000 to 99,9999
100,000 to 149,99919
150,000 and above4

Under 25,000: 1; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 2; 75,000 to 99,999: 9; 100,000 to 149,999: 19; 150,000 and above: 4

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (19). 65 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

1996
4
1997
3
1998
6
1999
5
2000
7
2001
7
2002
7
2003
14
2004
28
2005
6
2006
3
2007
2
2008
2
2009
3
2012
2
2013
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
19964
19973
19986
19995
20007
20017
20027
200314
200428
20056
20063
20072
20082
20093
20122
20131

1996: 4; 1997: 3; 1998: 6; 1999: 5; 2000: 7; 2001: 7; 2002: 7; 2003: 14; 2004: 28; 2005: 6; 2006: 3; 2007: 2; 2008: 2; 2009: 3; 2012: 2; 2013: 1

Pattern summary

Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings leads the component reports. Electrical and battery issues appears in 16 complaint narratives. Fuel system concerns appears in 11 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 10 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10009978 · 2003-03-05 (March 5, 2003)

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.*JB

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Owner report 10037776 · 2003-08-27 (August 27, 2003)

WHILE DRIVING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

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Owner report 10028364 · 2003-07-16 (July 16, 2003)

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

Owner-reported narrative. 136,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10028364 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10045442 · 2003-11-04 (November 4, 2003)

I HAD A FUEL RAIL LEAK ON MY 1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA SIMILAR TO OTHERS REPORTED ON MSNBC NEWS. FUEL RAIL REPLACED BY SAINT CLAIRE CADILLAC/OLDSMOBILE OF SANTA CLARA, CA AT MY EXPENSE IN OCTOBER10, 2003. THEY CHARGED ME $1,024.11 FOR THIS WORK (ALSO CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS). THIS VEHICLE HAS ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH LEAKS AT THE FUEL TANK OVERFLOW.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 90,445 miles reported. Look up ODI 10045442 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10073962 · 2004-07-07 (July 7, 2004)

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE BEFORE CATCHING ON FIRE. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE CONSUMERS MOTHER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. (UNDERHOOD) THE FIRE SEEMED TO HAVE STARTED ON THE DRIVER SIDE, AROUND THE FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTION. *SC *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 106,477 miles reported. Look up ODI 10073962 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10076131 · 2004-06-11 (June 11, 2004)

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER SMELLED GASOLINE FUMES FROM THE VENT. AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. CONSUMER LIFTED UP THE HOOD AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10076131 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10118857 · 2005-05-02 (May 2, 2005)

THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE CUT OFF WHICH HAD HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK WITH LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING. WHEN PULLING OFF THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL BROKE OFF INTO DRIVER'S HANDS. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 85,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10118857 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10150718 · 2006-02-21 (February 21, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35MPH IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE STEERING COLUMN. SEVERAL SECONDS LATER, THE STEERING WHEEL FELL OFF OF THE STEERING COLUMN INTO THE CONTACT'S LAP. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND PUSHED OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE. HOWEVER, THE BRAKES VIBRATE AND PULSATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICL…

Owner-reported narrative. 120,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10150718 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10079458 · 2004-06-18 (June 18, 2004)

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND STILL VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, SURGING FORWARD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO HELP CONSUMER TO STOP AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY INCIDENTS.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10079458 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10073610 · 2004-05-13 (May 13, 2004)

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT FUEL SPILLING ON TO THE TOP OF ENGINE. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO THE NYLON FUEL CONNECTORS. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FUEL CONNECTORS CRACKED BECAUSE OF THE PRESSURE ON THE NYLON. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. ALSO, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE IT SLAMMED, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL OR SKIP. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE T…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10073610 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 759199 · 2002-03-11 (March 11, 2002)

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 T…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 759199 at NHTSA ↗

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

100 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

35.0%Usable mileage35 / 100 records
85.0%Valid incident date85 / 100 records
100.0%Valid filing date100 / 100 records
85.0%Ordered incident and filing dates85 / 100 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component19931994199519961997199819992000200120022003
Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System:Fuel Rail
00.0%

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7523.4%
ODI 10000686 · 88,000 mi

THE 1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA WAS PARKED. AFTER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, HAD BACKFIRED AND THE STORE OWNER TOLD HER THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDERNEATH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

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1010.0%
ODI 10045440 · 125,000 mi

MY 1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA DEVELOPED A GAS LEAK ON THE PLASTIC PORTION OF THE FUEL RAIL WHICH SPRAYED GASOLINE ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LUCKILY, NO FIRE OCCURRED AND THE RAIL WAS REPLACED BY A GM DEALERSHIP. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE FUEL LINE DEVELOPED A LEAK ON THE PLASTIC PORTION OF THE TUBING. THIS WAS ALSO REPLACED BY A GM DEALERSHIP. *AK

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1512.0%
ODI 10030649 · 71,033 mi

FUEL RAIL BURST WHILE DRIVING. FUEL SPILLED ALL OVER THE ENGINE. STRONG GAS ODOR SMELL. APPEARS TO BE POTENTIAL FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZARD.*AK

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12.0%
ODI 10113210 · 130,000 mi

SPARK PLUGS WERE CHANGED, AND THE CONSUMER COULD SMELL GAS AND SEE A LEAK. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY A MECHANIC IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FUEL RAIL WAS DEFECTIVE. ALSO, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA'S THE FUEL RAIL RECALL 04V110100 . *AK *NM

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings
00.0%

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00.0%

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4915.3%
ODI 10019514 · 97,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE FUEL LEAKED ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. *JB THE CONSUMER WOULD SMELL GAS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. THE FUEL RAIL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER GAS LEAK. RECALL# 04V110000. *SC

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2121.0%
ODI 10028364 · 136,000 mi

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

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1915.2%
ODI 10008697

THE FUEL RAIL FAILED CAUSING GASOLINE EXPLOSION/FIRE. *AK *NLM

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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10.8%
ODI 10004166 · 20,600 mi

CONSUMER STATES HER GAS LINE KEEPS DEVELOPING A WHOLE IN IT, AND SHE IS BEING TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC THAT SOMEONE IS TAMPERING WITH HER CAR, SO SHE IS NOT ABLE TO GET IT REPAIRED WITH THE WARRANTY.

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Electrical System
00.0%

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00.0%

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113.4%
ODI 10057255 · 112,000 mi

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

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66.0%
ODI 10006892

THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE SEAT, THERE WAS A SMELL OF BURNED WIRES.*JB

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108.0%
ODI 10120734 · 89,000 mi

DT:06/23/04 HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY EVEN WHEN CAR IS NOT RUNNING. HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO FLASH ONLY IN HOT WEATHER. DEALER REPORTS THE SWITCH'S MALFUNCTION IS HEAT RELATED. DEALER REPORTS THAT THE CAR IS JUST OLD AND NEEDS A $525 REPLACEMENT. *NM *NM

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36.1%
ODI 10149976 · 86,000 mi

CAR STALLS ONCE A DAY, ALMOST EVERY DAY IN TRAFFIC. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T QUITE STALL AND CATCHES ITSELF AND LEARCHES FORWARD A FEW FEET. NEITHER OLDSMOBILE OR INDIPENDENT MECHANICS CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. THA CODES ARE THERE IN MEMORY OF THE CAR BUT THE CODES DO NOT SAY WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM. KNOW ONE KNOWS WHAT TO DO OTHER THAN GUESSING AND CHANGING EXPENSIVE PARTS. *NM

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26.1%
ODI 10458504

ON 5/11/2012 MY 1999 OLDSMOBILE AURORA WAS PARKED AT MY HOUSE AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 PM AND APPARENTLY OVERNIGHT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS LIMITED TO THE BASE OF THE PASSENGER SEAT AND CENTER CONSOLE BUT CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE CAR, INCLUDING SMOKE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE INTERIOR. *JS

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00.0%

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1613.4%
ODI 10109344

VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AND SUDDENLY DIED. *BF THE DEALER DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM OR EVEN WHAT WAS CAUSING IT. THERE WAS SOME THOUGHT, THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE ANTI-DEVICE AND/OR THE COMPUTERIZED KEY. *JB

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312.0%
ODI 10063838

I HAVE HAD MY 2002 AURORA FOR 2 YEARS AND HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER ALMOST A DOZEN TIMES FOR VARIOUS REASONS. NONE OF THEM HAVE BEEN ABOUT THE ENGINE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY I PICKED IT UP AT THE DEALER. IT HAD A DEFECTIVE PAINT JOB AND THEY HAD TO REPAINT THE CAR. REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD TWICE BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MOST ANNOYING THING IS A LOUD SNAPPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR WHICH THEY CANNOT FIX. I HAD THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR FOR THIS AT LEAST 6 TIMES. THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE (…

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114.3%
ODI 10168411

1. WHEN I TURN ON THE AIR CONDITION THE CAR WILL CUT OFF, THIS PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN FIX. 2. CAR IS CUTTING OFF IN TRAFFIC FOR NO REASON. 3. WINDOW WHIPERS COMES ON WHEN IT WANTS TO AND THEY WILL NOT CUT OFF WITH THE SWITCH I HAVE TO CUT THE CAR OFF AND START IT AGAIN IN ORDER FOR THE WHIPERS TO STOP.

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission
00.0%

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00.0%

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237.2%
ODI 10007023 · 74,000 mi

TAKEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES - "EVERYTHING IS FINE" - CAR IS STILL NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY (NOT RELIABLE). *AK *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*734319

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22.0%
ODI 10073610

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT FUEL SPILLING ON TO THE TOP OF ENGINE. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO THE NYLON FUEL CONNECTORS. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FUEL CONNECTORS CRACKED BECAUSE OF THE PRESSURE ON THE NYLON. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. ALSO, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE IT SLAMMED, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL OR SKIP. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE T…

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00.0%

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24.1%
ODI 725621

PRESENT MILEAGE 45,600 FIRST REPORTED ATTEMT TO FIX 24,200 MILES. DISTRICT MANAGER OLDSMOBILE SAYS THERE IS NO KNOWN FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. HE OWNED ONE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IAM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE DISTRACTION THIS HESITATION CAUSES WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE DISTRICT MGR. WILL BE A FARNSWORTH NEXT WEEK. I FEEL OLDSMOBILE DOES NOT WANT TO ABSORB THE COST INVOLVED IN SUCH A REPAIR AND HOPE THAT I WILL TRADE THE CAR. IAM AT LEAST 2 YEARS FROM TRADING. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE? IT FEELS LIKE A TORQUE CONVERTER CONTINUOUSLY ENGAGING AND DI…

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13.0%
ODI 10041986 · 77,000 mi

WHILE SLOWING DOWN CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE BEFORE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THEN, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED FROM THE COMPLETE STOP POSITION VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, LIKE IT WAS IN REVERSE GEAR. THIS WAS CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION FAILURE . *AK

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00.0%

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75.9%
ODI 10008791 · 99,000 mi

GRINDING NOISE IN TRANSMISSION AND DOES NOT SHIFT WITHOUT JERKING. *TS ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***761548

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14.0%
ODI 10091086 · 26,750 mi

CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END/UNDERCARRAIGE, ON TURNS OR BUMPS, CAN BE FELT IN STEERING, SINCE 15000 MILES (NOTICED SOMETIME AFTER IMPLODED GAS TANK REPLACEMENT). FOUR DEALERS WORKED ON AT LEAST 10 TIMES - REPLACED STEERING GEAR, LUBED INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, REPLACED STRUT BEARINGS, REPLACED INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, REPLACED REAR SHOCK - STILL CLUNKS OVER BUMPS AND STEERING GRINDING NOISE IS BACK SINCE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACEMENT. AFTER STEERING GEAR REPLACEMENT AT 26750, SEVERE VIBRATION WAS NOTICED; TOOK FOUR ATTEMTS (3 DEALERS) TO MAKE ACCEPTABLE…

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00.0%

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
00.0%

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150.0%
ODI 8017388

ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT MULTIPLE SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN AT THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND AT A REPAIR SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND NO ONE COULD LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

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165.0%
ODI 10045464 · 143,838 mi

MY 1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA DEVELOPED A FUEL LEAK ALONG THE FUEL RAIL WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ENGINE FIRE. MY MECHANIC STATED HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT KEPT THE CAR FROM CATCHING ON FIRE.*AK

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77.0%
ODI 553672

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON DUE TO FAULTY OXYGEN SENSOR. *SLC

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21.6%
ODI 748515

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

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48.2%
ODI 702773

ENGINE HAS QUIT ON FOUR SEPERATE OCASSIONS BUT EACH TIME WAS ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE BY PUTING IN NEUTRAL AND TURNING KEY AND DRIVING NORMALLY AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED

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13.0%
ODI 859804

WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER, WATER WAS STACKED UP THROUGH THE AIR HOSES, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A USED MOTOR, BUT THE CAR SHAKES WHILE DRIVING.

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00.0%

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32.5%
ODI 10154775

I BOUGHT A 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA IN 2003 BEING A SINGLE MOTHER OF 2 CHILDREN I WANTED A SAFE CAR WITH LOW REPAIR I WAS TOLD THE 5 STAR ENGINE IS THE BEST AND LOW MAINTANCE I PAID 15.900 CASH FOR THE CAR ON THE WAY HOME IT WAS ACTING FUN LIGHTS FLICKERING GAS PEDAL STICKS AND YOU CAN'T PUSH IT DOWN, THEN THE GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING OIL WAS LEAKING ALL OVER HUB IN THE FRONT OF CAR WENT BAD I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND IT NEEDED A OIL SENDING UNIT,FUEL SENDING UNIT FRONT HUB JOB, AFTER ANOTHER 1.700 IN REPAIRS NOW I AM HOLD THE HEAD GASKET IS READY T…

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Engine And Engine Cooling
00.0%

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00.0%

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103.1%
ODI 10003769

CONSUMER STATESTHAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL JERK AND THE THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED. ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL. DEALER NOTIFIED.

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22.0%
ODI 10097118 · 137,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. *JB

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54.0%
ODI 10002013

CONSUMER STATES WHILE STARTING VEHICLE THERE WAS AN UNDER THE HOOD EXPLOSION. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

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510.2%
ODI 10070581 · 46,000 mi

PAINT IS MINOR, EXCEPT DEALER DID PAINT CAR LEFT FRONT FENDER NEW AND SINCE THEN CLEAR COAT HAS RUBBED OFF. AIR IS ANOTHER. 3 TIMES UNDER WARRANTY UNTILL FAILURE AT 107,000. $1400 FOR NEW COMPRESSOR, HOSES AND TO MAKE UP FOR BAD DEAKLER WORK. CAR NOW HAS INTERMITTENT AIR FAILURE, SHUTTING OFF AND RE-START CAUSE COMPRESSOR TO COME BACK ON.

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00.0%

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00.0%

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75.9%
ODI 10010372 · 21,856 mi

COOLANT LEAK HAS BEEN SERVICED ABOUT SIX TO SEVEN TIMES. MY AURORA IS CURRENTLY IN THE ROUND ROCK, TEXAS CLASSIC GM DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER TRY. ALSO, THE CAR IS BEING OUTFITTED WITH A DEVICE WHICH WILL TAKE A PICTURE OF THE ENGINE /ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TO DETERMINE WHY THE ENGINE QUITS WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 5 TIMES AND I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ENTERING A FREEWAY WHEN I LOST ALL POWER. I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO PRESS AN INSTALLED BUTTON THE NEXT TIME THE ENGINE STALLS. I OFTEN GET A HARD SHIFT WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRI…

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14.0%
ODI 10074447 · 37,200 mi

BEGINNING IN MAY 2003 WE HAVE HAD OUR 2002 OLDSMOBILE AURORA STALL EIGHT DIFFERENT TIMES. IT ALWAYS STALL AFTER BEING DRIVEN ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. IT STALLED MOST OFTEN WHILE LEAVING EXIT RAMPS AND MAKING LEFT TURNS ONTO SURFACE STREETS. ONCE IT STALLED AT A TOLL BOOTH. THE LOCAL DEALER CHANGED PARTS IN MAY 2003 AND FEBRUARY 2004. AFTER THE LAST TWO INCIDENTS IN MAY 2004, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE, BUT ARE STILL TRYING. WE HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT WITH THE CAR STALLING AS WE CROSS BUSY HIGHWAYS, WE COULD HAVE BEEN…

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Steering
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

10.3%
ODI 8022518

WHILE DRIVING 40MPH, THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT HAD CAME ON. THIS CAUSE THE LOST OF STEERING CONTROL. THEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. TS

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11.0%
ODI 10150718 · 120,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35MPH IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE STEERING COLUMN. SEVERAL SECONDS LATER, THE STEERING WHEEL FELL OFF OF THE STEERING COLUMN INTO THE CONTACT'S LAP. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND PUSHED OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE. HOWEVER, THE BRAKES VIBRATE AND PULSATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICL…

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32.4%
ODI 10014604

WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED, HOWEVER THE FRONT TIRES DID NOT TURN. *JB

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12.0%
ODI 10059115

THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED POWER STEERING PROBLEMS AT LOW AND ZERO SPEEDS. ALSO, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED GRINDING, GROWLING AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION WHEN TURNING AT A LOW SPEED OR AT STOP. *LA THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING UNDER THE ENGINE THEREFORE THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED, AND ON OTHER OCCASIONS THE PUMP, O-RING, GEAR ASSEMBLY, SWITCH SHIELDS TIE ROD ENDS, AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WHEN THE VIBRATION OCCURRED AT LOW SPEEDS. *SC

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26.1%
ODI 10086656

STEERING FAILED WHILE TURNING LEFT ON 1999 OLDS AURORA WITH 34,000 MILES WITH NO INDICATION OF A STEERING PROBLEM BEFORE THE FAILURE. TURNING RIGHT WAS FINE, BUT THE CAR COULD NOT MAKE ANY LEFT TURN UNLESS IT WAS ONLY A MINOR MOVEMENT TO THE LEFT WHILE TRAVELING AT LESS THAN 10 MPH. GM PAID FOR 50% OF REPAIRS, BUT A FAILURE LIKE THIS WITH NO WARNING NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. MY WIFE WAS USING THE CAR AND THE STEERING FAILED WHILE SHE WAS PARKING IT. IF THE FAILURE HAD HAPPENED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING THE CAR I CAN GUARANTEE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A…

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

1714.3%
ODI 10049153 · 9,000 mi

THE STEERING SYSTEM GRINDS WHEN TURNING, CAN FILL EVERY LITTE BUMP IN STEERING WHEEL, HAD THE TIRES AND STEERING REPLACED. FIXED PROMBLEM ONLY MOMENTARILY. WHEN THERE ARE COLD TEMPERATURES THE PROMBLEM IS WORSE. LIGHTS HAVE ALWAYS FLICKERED. HAVE HAD MANY QUALITY REPAIRS ON CAR. CAR AS DIED TWICE WHILE DRIVING.*AK

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28.0%
ODI 10327969 · 54,783 mi

MY 2002 AURORA 4.0L SUDDENLY LOCKED IN THE LEFT TURN STEERING MODE. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND WAS MAKING A TURN ON THE AISLE. AFTER THE TURN I TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEELS AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND AVOIDED HITTING THE ONCOMING CAR (THE OTHER DRIVER DID THE SAME). I WAS ABLE TO MOVE INTO A PARKING SPOT AND CONFIRMED THE POWER STEERING BELT WAS TURNING THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE PUMP RESERVOIR WAS FULL. BY WORKING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH THE STEERING RESUMED TO THE RIGHT,…

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Vehicle Speed Control
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

103.1%
ODI 10090788 · 75,000 mi

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I WAS ON THE FREE WAY WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN AS I SLOWED DOWN MY CAR LOST POWER AND CONTROL. I SKID ACROSS THE FREEWAY AND ALMOST GOT KILLED. IT STARTED BACK UP TEN MIN LATER AND TOOK IT TO SHOP THEY SAID CODE WAS INPUT SPEED SENSOR AND EGR VALVE. COST 2000$ FOR REPAIR PLUS LABOR. *AK

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55.0%
ODI 10079458

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND STILL VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, SURGING FORWARD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO HELP CONSUMER TO STOP AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY INCIDENTS.*AK

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10.8%
ODI 866668

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

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

13.0%
ODI 754271

AFTER ENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM CRUISE CONTROL AND/OR CONTINUED WITH THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AFTER HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND BEING TURNED OFF. WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AGAIN (IN PARK) THE ACCELERATOR RACED AND COULD NOT BE DRIVEN.*AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

86.7%
ODI 10089518 · 20,500 mi

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED AND CUT OFF. DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO DEFECTS. MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE VEHICLE FOR ONE DAY.*AK THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE ACCELERATING, STOPPING OR STOPPED. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER A TSB, WHICH OUTLINED THE PROBLEM, UNLESS THE DEALER COULD DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. *NM

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

114.3%
ODI 10405853 · 110,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SURGE FORWARD WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS UNTIL THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings103,250–137,000 mi130,500 mi14
ODI 10028364 · 136,000 mi

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

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ODI 10045440 · 125,000 mi

MY 1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA DEVELOPED A GAS LEAK ON THE PLASTIC PORTION OF THE FUEL RAIL WHICH SPRAYED GASOLINE ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LUCKILY, NO FIRE OCCURRED AND THE RAIL WAS REPLACED BY A GM DEALERSHIP. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE FUEL LINE DEVELOPED A LEAK ON THE PLASTIC PORTION OF THE TUBING. THIS WAS ALSO REPLACED BY A GM DEALERSHIP. *AK

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ODI 10046362 · 89,000 mi

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IDLING CONSUMER NOTICED GAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER FUEL LINE CRACKED, CAUSING GAS TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. *AK

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Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System:Fuel Rail87,364–118,250 mi91,960 mi8
ODI 10045440 · 125,000 mi

MY 1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA DEVELOPED A GAS LEAK ON THE PLASTIC PORTION OF THE FUEL RAIL WHICH SPRAYED GASOLINE ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LUCKILY, NO FIRE OCCURRED AND THE RAIL WAS REPLACED BY A GM DEALERSHIP. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE FUEL LINE DEVELOPED A LEAK ON THE PLASTIC PORTION OF THE TUBING. THIS WAS ALSO REPLACED BY A GM DEALERSHIP. *AK

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ODI 10045442 · 90,445 mi

I HAD A FUEL RAIL LEAK ON MY 1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA SIMILAR TO OTHERS REPORTED ON MSNBC NEWS. FUEL RAIL REPLACED BY SAINT CLAIRE CADILLAC/OLDSMOBILE OF SANTA CLARA, CA AT MY EXPENSE IN OCTOBER10, 2003. THEY CHARGED ME $1,024.11 FOR THIS WORK (ALSO CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS). THIS VEHICLE HAS ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH LEAKS AT THE FUEL TANK OVERFLOW.*AK

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ODI 10046569 · 81,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. DRIVER OPENED THE HOOD, AND FOUND GASOLINE ALL OVER THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO FOUND A LEAK IN THE TWO FUEL LINES.*AK

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Electrical SystemToo few reports for a range133,000 mi2 (sparse)
ODI 10079732 · 116,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED. *AK

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ODI 10267829 · 150,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS STORED IN A GARAGE DURING THE WINTER. HE HOOKED UP A BATTERY CHARGER TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY AND NOTICED SMOKE INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. HE OPENED THE DOOR AND OBSERVED FLAMES COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AREA. AS HE WAS EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. HE WAS AT A COMMERCIAL BUILDING AT THE TIME AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HELPED HIM EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT WHE…

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Fuel System, GasolineToo few reports for a range140,000 mi3 (sparse)
ODI 10015451 · 120,000 mi

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.

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ODI 10277704 · 207,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN INTENSE ODOR OF GASOLINE AND FOUND A PINHOLE IN THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO A RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE OFFERED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN 2004 ACCORDING TO A RECALL, AND NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT AL…

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ODI 10450875 · 140,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUEL WOULD LEAK ONTO THE FUEL LINES ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V110000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER OFFERED TO ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH REPAIRING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-102026-09

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-09 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 210 reports

2002: 10 complaints · 2003: 2 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
20024710
2003022
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
20022410
2003700

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentFuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And FittingsFuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System:Fuel RailEngine And Engine Cooling:Engine:GasolineElectrical SystemFuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel PumpVehicle Speed ControlFuel System, GasolineSteering:Hydraulic Power Assist System
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings—
3
ODI 10045440 · 125,000 mi

MY 1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA DEVELOPED A GAS LEAK ON THE PLASTIC PORTION OF THE FUEL RAIL WHICH SPRAYED GASOLINE ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LUCKILY, NO FIRE OCCURRED AND THE RAIL WAS REPLACED BY A GM DEALERSHIP. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE FUEL LINE DEVELOPED A LEAK ON THE PLASTIC PORTION OF THE TUBING. THIS WAS ALSO REPLACED BY A GM DEALERSHIP. *AK

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ODI 10047174 · 93,475 mi

MY 1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA EXHIBITED AN EXTREMELY STRONG GASOLINE ODOR WHILE DRIVING HOME AND, ESPECIALLY, AFTER BEING STORED OVERNIGHT IN MY GARAGE. IT WAS FOUND BY THE DEALER THAT THE HOSES IN THE FUEL SYSTEM HAVE DETERIORATED AND ARE LEAKING GASOLINE. DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. A POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE SITUATION COULD HAVE OCCURRED IN THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STORED IN MY GARAGE OVERNIGHT AND THE FUMES COULD HAVE BEEN IGNITED BY THE PILOT FLAME OF A GAS WATER H…

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ODI 10078524 · 116,000 mi

1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE FUEL RAIL WAS REPLACED UNDERS RECALL, HOWEVER THE RETURN FUEL LINE ALSO BEGAN TO LEAK. THE RETURN LINES ON THE 1995 MODEL AURORAS WERE COVERED IN THE RECALL, BUT APPARENTLY THE 1996 MODEL AURORAS WERE NOT.*AK

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000000
Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System:Fuel Rail
3
ODI 10045440 · 125,000 mi

MY 1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA DEVELOPED A GAS LEAK ON THE PLASTIC PORTION OF THE FUEL RAIL WHICH SPRAYED GASOLINE ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LUCKILY, NO FIRE OCCURRED AND THE RAIL WAS REPLACED BY A GM DEALERSHIP. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE FUEL LINE DEVELOPED A LEAK ON THE PLASTIC PORTION OF THE TUBING. THIS WAS ALSO REPLACED BY A GM DEALERSHIP. *AK

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ODI 10047174 · 93,475 mi

MY 1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA EXHIBITED AN EXTREMELY STRONG GASOLINE ODOR WHILE DRIVING HOME AND, ESPECIALLY, AFTER BEING STORED OVERNIGHT IN MY GARAGE. IT WAS FOUND BY THE DEALER THAT THE HOSES IN THE FUEL SYSTEM HAVE DETERIORATED AND ARE LEAKING GASOLINE. DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. A POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE SITUATION COULD HAVE OCCURRED IN THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STORED IN MY GARAGE OVERNIGHT AND THE FUMES COULD HAVE BEEN IGNITED BY THE PILOT FLAME OF A GAS WATER H…

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ODI 10078524 · 116,000 mi

1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE FUEL RAIL WAS REPLACED UNDERS RECALL, HOWEVER THE RETURN FUEL LINE ALSO BEGAN TO LEAK. THE RETURN LINES ON THE 1995 MODEL AURORAS WERE COVERED IN THE RECALL, BUT APPARENTLY THE 1996 MODEL AURORAS WERE NOT.*AK

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline00—00
1
ODI 759199

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 T…

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00
Electrical System000—00
1
ODI 10262953

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. WHEN THE KEY IS PLACED IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT CRANK. THE CONTACT MUST EXIT AND RE-ENTER THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT WILL START. IN ADDITION, SHE SMELLED GASOLINE WHILE SEATED IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. SHE HAS NOT TAKEN HER VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

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0
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump0000—000
Vehicle Speed Control00
1
ODI 759199

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 T…

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00—00
Fuel System, Gasoline000
1
ODI 10262953

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. WHEN THE KEY IS PLACED IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT CRANK. THE CONTACT MUST EXIT AND RE-ENTER THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT WILL START. IN ADDITION, SHE SMELLED GASOLINE WHILE SEATED IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. SHE HAS NOT TAKEN HER VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

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00—0
Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist System0000000—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

6 patterns with matching reports.

Fuel smell or leak mentions

12 mentions · 12.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 128,215 mi (6 usable records).

ODI 10045440 · 125,000 mi

MY 1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA DEVELOPED A GAS LEAK ON THE PLASTIC PORTION OF THE FUEL RAIL WHICH SPRAYED GASOLINE ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LUCKILY, NO FIRE OCCURRED AND THE RAIL WAS REPLACED BY A GM DEALERSHIP. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE FUEL LINE DEVELOPED A LEAK ON THE PLASTIC PORTION OF THE TUBING. THIS WAS ALSO REPLACED BY A GM DEALERSHIP. *AK

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ODI 10046362 · 89,000 mi

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IDLING CONSUMER NOTICED GAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER FUEL LINE CRACKED, CAUSING GAS TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. *AK

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ODI 10051676 · 131,429 mi

CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. *AK

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Matching rule\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Stalling or loss of power

11 mentions · 11.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 110,000 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10073962 · 106,477 mi

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE BEFORE CATCHING ON FIRE. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE CONSUMERS MOTHER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. (UNDERHOOD) THE FIRE SEEMED TO HAVE STARTED ON THE DRIVER SIDE, AROUND THE FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTION. *SC *JB

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ODI 10076131

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER SMELLED GASOLINE FUMES FROM THE VENT. AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. CONSUMER LIFTED UP THE HOOD AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK

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ODI 10097118 · 137,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. *JB

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Steering assistance concerns

4 mentions · 4.0% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 750110

CAR LOOSES POWER STEERING ON SLOW MANUVERING TURNS. WITHOUT WARNING. INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

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ODI 759199

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 T…

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ODI 8000883

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

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

2 mentions · 2.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 195,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10221608 · 195,000 mi

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON THE FIRST TRY, BUT WOULD ALWAYS START ON THE SECOND TRY. ALSO NOTICED A GASOLINE ODOR WHILE IDLING AND DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE ODOR PROGRESSIVELY GOT STRONGER UNTIL A PINHOLE LEAK WAS DISCOVERED IN ONE OF THE PLASTIC FUEL LINES ATTACHED TO THE FUEL RAIL. WHEN I CALLED OLDSMOBILE ABOUT THIS THEY SAID THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON THIS AND THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR A PROPER DIAGNOSIS (AND OF COURSE REPAIR) AT A GM DEALERSHIP. THE IRONIC THING IS THAT I HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN CONTACTED BY GM (ABOUT T…

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ODI 850386

WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START OWNER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC. MECHANIC FOUND THE FUEL PUMP SHORTED OUT. ALL COVERING WAS MELTED BYTHE INCORRECT WIRING SEAL THAT WAS SENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER . THIS CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE FUEL TANK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

2 mentions · 2.0% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 553672

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON DUE TO FAULTY OXYGEN SENSOR. *SLC

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ODI 803457

STEERING FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING, ALSO CUT CABLE TO THE AIRBAGS AND WARNING LIGHTS. *AK

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Brake response concerns

1 mentions · 1.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 120,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10150718 · 120,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35MPH IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE STEERING COLUMN. SEVERAL SECONDS LATER, THE STEERING WHEEL FELL OFF OF THE STEERING COLUMN INTO THE CONTACT'S LAP. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND PUSHED OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE. HOWEVER, THE BRAKES VIBRATE AND PULSATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICL…

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b