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Oldsmobile AURORA transmission problems

43 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.

Key facts

785 owner complaints analyzed

8 distinct recall campaigns

98,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1993 to 2003 model years. Data updated: 2026-09-30 (September 30, 2026). 339 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Transmission and shifting evidence

43 of 785 complaints match this topic (5.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.

Owner report 10007023 · 2000-10-14 (October 14, 2000)

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

Owner-reported narrative. 74,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10007023 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10020997 · 2003-06-03 (June 3, 2003)

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

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10020997 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10028708 · 2003-07-21 (July 21, 2003)

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 PAC…

Owner-reported narrative. 114,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10028708 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10038547 · 2003-09-09 (September 9, 2003)

EVERY FOURTH DAY TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING A LOUD CLANKING NOISE, AND IT WAS HARD TO SHIFT GEAR. GMC MECHANIC STATED PCM VALVE MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10038547 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10053587 · 2004-02-19 (February 19, 2004)

DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL RAIL AT 50,000 MILES/62,000 MILE'S AND AGAIN AT 66,000 MILES, BUT PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING. *AK (BLADDER LEAK, GAS LEAK, FLUID LEAK, FLUID COOLANT LEAK) THERE WAS A STRONG GAS SMELL, TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, THE ENGINE HESITATION AS IF IT WERE GOING TO BACKFIRE, OVERHEATING, BANGING NOISE WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED WHICH WAS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE PER PCM. THE REG/FILTER AND THROTTLE SEALING WAS REPLACED. *SC

Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10053587 at NHTSA ↗

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Data completeness

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

43.2%Usable mileage339 / 785 records

87.5%Valid incident date687 / 785 records

100.0%Valid filing date785 / 785 records

87.5%Ordered incident and filing dates687 / 785 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.

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Component	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System:Fuel Rail	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	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. Look up ODI 10000686 at NHTSA ↗	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 Look up ODI 10045440 at NHTSA ↗	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 Look up ODI 10030649 at NHTSA ↗	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 Look up ODI 10113210 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	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 Look up ODI 10019514 at NHTSA ↗	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 Look up ODI 10028364 at NHTSA ↗	1915.2% ODI 10008697 THE FUEL RAIL FAILED CAUSING GASOLINE EXPLOSION/FIRE. AK NLM Look up ODI 10008697 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	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. Look up ODI 10004166 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Electrical System	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	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 Look up ODI 10057255 at NHTSA ↗	66.0% ODI 10006892 THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE SEAT, THERE WAS A SMELL OF BURNED WIRES.*JB Look up ODI 10006892 at NHTSA ↗	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 Look up ODI 10120734 at NHTSA ↗	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 Look up ODI 10149976 at NHTSA ↗	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 Look up ODI 10458504 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	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 Look up ODI 10109344 at NHTSA ↗	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 (… Look up ODI 10063838 at NHTSA ↗	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. Look up ODI 10168411 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	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 ARTEMIS734319 Look up ODI 10007023 at NHTSA ↗	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… Look up ODI 10073610 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	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… Look up ODI 725621 at NHTSA ↗	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 Look up ODI 10041986 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	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 Look up ODI 10008791 at NHTSA ↗	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… Look up ODI 10091086 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	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 Look up ODI 8017388 at NHTSA ↗	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 Look up ODI 10045464 at NHTSA ↗	77.0% ODI 553672 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON DUE TO FAULTY OXYGEN SENSOR. *SLC Look up ODI 553672 at NHTSA ↗	21.6% ODI 748515 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK Look up ODI 748515 at NHTSA ↗	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 Look up ODI 702773 at NHTSA ↗	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. Look up ODI 859804 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	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… Look up ODI 10154775 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	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. Look up ODI 10003769 at NHTSA ↗	22.0% ODI 10097118 · 137,000 mi WHEN DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. *JB Look up ODI 10097118 at NHTSA ↗	54.0% ODI 10002013 CONSUMER STATES WHILE STARTING VEHICLE THERE WAS AN UNDER THE HOOD EXPLOSION. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS Look up ODI 10002013 at NHTSA ↗	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. Look up ODI 10070581 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	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… Look up ODI 10010372 at NHTSA ↗	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… Look up ODI 10074447 at NHTSA ↗	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 Look up ODI 8022518 at NHTSA ↗	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… Look up ODI 10150718 at NHTSA ↗	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 Look up ODI 10014604 at NHTSA ↗	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 Look up ODI 10059115 at NHTSA ↗	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… Look up ODI 10086656 at NHTSA ↗	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 Look up ODI 10049153 at NHTSA ↗	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,… Look up ODI 10327969 at NHTSA ↗	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 Look up ODI 10090788 at NHTSA ↗	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 Look up ODI 10079458 at NHTSA ↗	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 Look up ODI 866668 at NHTSA ↗	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 Look up ODI 754271 at NHTSA ↗	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 Look up ODI 10089518 at NHTSA ↗	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. Look up ODI 10405853 at NHTSA ↗

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
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System:Fuel Rail	88,603–122,592 mi	102,340 mi	63	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. Look up ODI 10000686 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10013675 · 112,220 mi HEAT SHRINK FUEL INJECTION LINE BETWEEN #6-#8 INJECTORS DEVELOPED A HOLE AND SPRAYING FUEL ONTO INTAKE AND IGNITION WIRING. THE CAR SMELLED OF GAS INSIDE AND THE MOTOR WAS HARD TO START AND BACKFIRES SOME. I'VE DONE A TEMPORARY REPAIR AND HAVE NOT BOUGHT ALL NEW RAIL TUBING. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AT THIS POINT. IT IS TOO COSTLY FOR OWNERS TO REPAIR FOR SUCH A SMALL PROBLEM. Look up ODI 10013675 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10039218 · 61,960 mi FUEL LINE AND FUEL RAIL FAILURE CAUSING GASOLINE TO BE SPRAY ONTO ENGINE. FUEL RAIL FAILURE CAUSED LARGER AMOUNTS OF GASOLINE TO VAPORIZE INTO A CLOUD APPEARING AS STEAM. ANY ELECTRICAL SPARK COULD HAVE CAUSED EXPLOSION AND FIRE. *JB Look up ODI 10039218 at NHTSA ↗
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings	88,250–136,891 mi	108,500 mi	58	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 Look up ODI 10019514 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10021230 · 76,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10021230 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10045509 · 125,000 mi FUEL LINE FITTINGS CRACK AND RELEASE HIGH-PRESSURE SPRAY OF FUEL ONTO HOT MANIFOLD AND EXHAUST CREATING NOXIOUS FUMES AND FIRE RISK. LA Look up ODI 10045509 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	66,250–120,000 mi	94,500 mi	28	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 Look up ODI 10057255 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10083288 · 160,000 mi THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. UPON DRIVING INTO THE BAY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE MECHANIC EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE HARNESS WIRES, AND STARTER HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND AN OFFER TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK WAS MADE. A RECALL 04V110000 WAS LOCATED ON SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. LA Look up ODI 10083288 at NHTSA ↗ 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 Look up ODI 10090788 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	50,760–99,250 mi	75,500 mi	16	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 ARTEMIS734319 Look up ODI 10007023 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10028708 · 114,000 mi 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 PAC… Look up ODI 10028708 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10053587 · 50,000 mi DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL RAIL AT 50,000 MILES/62,000 MILE'S AND AGAIN AT 66,000 MILES, BUT PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING. AK (BLADDER LEAK, GAS LEAK, FLUID LEAK, FLUID COOLANT LEAK) THERE WAS A STRONG GAS SMELL, TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, THE ENGINE HESITATION AS IF IT WERE GOING TO BACKFIRE, OVERHEATING, BANGING NOISE WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED WHICH WAS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE PER PCM. THE REG/FILTER AND THROTTLE SEALING WAS REPLACED. SC Look up ODI 10053587 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	Too few reports for a range	112,730 mi	3 (sparse)	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 Look up ODI 10045464 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10056992 · 112,730 mi ON JANUARY 28, 2004 MY 1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY. I HAD JUST LEFT THE CAR AFTER PULLING THE CAR TO THE TOP OF THE DRIVEWAY AND MY WIFE WAS ABOUT TO ENTER THE CAR TO GO TO WORK WHEN SHE SAW A FLASH, THEN SMOKE. THE CAR SUBSEQUENTLY BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FORTUNATELY WE WERE NOT INJURED. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY IS DECLARING THE CAR A TOTAL LOSS. MY SECOND CAR.... A 1997 SEVILLE STS...ALONG WITH THE AURORA IS MENTIONED IN A REPORT POSTED ON MSNBC ON NOV. 4TH. WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GENERAL MOTORS A… Look up ODI 10056992 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10108380 · 90,000 mi TRIED TO START VEHICLE, VEHICLE BACKFIRED. A FEW MINUTES LATER, I NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR, AND THE ICE ON THE VEHICLE WAS MELTING. I OPENED THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A BLANKET.AK Look up ODI 10108380 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling	41,600–106,900 mi	85,167 mi	19	ODI 10019961 · 148,000 mi WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE 10 MPH, SMELLED GAS ODOR, THEN IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER SIDE CLOSE TO THE FIREWALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. Look up ODI 10019961 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10053587 · 50,000 mi DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL RAIL AT 50,000 MILES/62,000 MILE'S AND AGAIN AT 66,000 MILES, BUT PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING. AK (BLADDER LEAK, GAS LEAK, FLUID LEAK, FLUID COOLANT LEAK) THERE WAS A STRONG GAS SMELL, TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, THE ENGINE HESITATION AS IF IT WERE GOING TO BACKFIRE, OVERHEATING, BANGING NOISE WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED WHICH WAS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE PER PCM. THE REG/FILTER AND THROTTLE SEALING WAS REPLACED. SC Look up ODI 10053587 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10064732 · 8,000 mi AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE SMOKE CAME FROM THE MOTOR WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK Look up ODI 10064732 at NHTSA ↗
Steering	95,000–121,000 mi	118,000 mi	17	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… Look up ODI 10150718 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10279380 · 102,000 mi 1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS. OVER THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE NOTICED SOME "PLAY" IN THE TILT STEERING COLUMN. MY RESEARCH HAS REVEALED AN INHERENT PROBLEM THAT THESE MODEL OF CARS HAVE HAD WITH THE PIVOTS IN THE STEERING-TILT MECHANISM BACKING THEMSELVES OUT. ONE DAY I CLIMBED INTO THE CAR TO BACK DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, AND THE WHOLE STEERING ASSEMBLY JUST PLOPPED INTO MY LAP. I SUSPECTED THE PIVOTS WERE TO BLAME, SO I BEGAN REMOVAL OF THE JUNK AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN, ENOUGH TO GET A VIEW OF THE PIVOTS, AN… Look up ODI 10279380 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10356147 · 150,000 mi TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT WAS TURNING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD POP. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED A BOLT WAS MISSING FROM THE STEERING RACK TO THE FRAME. THE RACK AND PINION HOUSING WAS ALSO FRACTURED AND THERE WERE SEVERAL RUSTED BOLTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. Look up ODI 10356147 at NHTSA ↗
Vehicle Speed Control	61,120–115,000 mi	78,169 mi	8	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 Look up ODI 10090788 at NHTSA ↗ 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 Look up ODI 10089518 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10107986 · 69,000 mi CAR KEPT CUTTING OFF AND THE RPM WAS AT AROUND 4000 WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS. SOMETIMES WHEN I GO TO HIT THE GAS IT WILL JUST SPUTTER AND DIE THEN IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR SO GOT THAT REPLACED AND IT STILL DID IT. THEN THEY SAID THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CODE CAME UP SO I REPLACED AND IT STILL DOES IT. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN A FEW ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE CAR WILL DIE OUT AT THE WRONG TIME.AK Look up ODI 10107986 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

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

ComponentPeriod

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
Month	Complaints	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-10	1	None	ODI 11620849 The Frame has rust under door panel broke Car Frame body near battery cave in hole and rusting hole in trunk near spare tire. Look up ODI 11620849 at NHTSA ↗
2024-11	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09 (partial)	0	None	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.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2002: 10 complaints · 2003: 2 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2002	4	7	10
2003	0	2	2

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2002	24	1	0
2003	7	0	0

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
Component	Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System:Fuel Rail	Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings	Electrical System	Power Train:Automatic Transmission	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	Engine And Engine Cooling	Steering	Vehicle Speed Control
Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System:Fuel Rail	—	4 ODI 10140798 · 125,325 mi TRIED STARTING CAR. WOULD NOT TURN OVER. CAR BACKFIRED UNDER HOOD. RESTARTED CAR AND PARKED IT IN GARAGE. CAR HAD AN UNUSUAL ODOR. 35 MINUTES LATER, CAR WAS FOUND ON FIRE, RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS TO VEHICLE AND DAMAGE TO GARAGE. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED FIRE STARTED IN/NEAR AREA OF FUEL INJECTOR. NO SURE OF OEM. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING COMPENSATION. Look up ODI 10140798 at NHTSA ↗ 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 Look up ODI 10045440 at NHTSA ↗ 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… Look up ODI 10047174 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 10053587 · 50,000 mi DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL RAIL AT 50,000 MILES/62,000 MILE'S AND AGAIN AT 66,000 MILES, BUT PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING. AK (BLADDER LEAK, GAS LEAK, FLUID LEAK, FLUID COOLANT LEAK) THERE WAS A STRONG GAS SMELL, TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, THE ENGINE HESITATION AS IF IT WERE GOING TO BACKFIRE, OVERHEATING, BANGING NOISE WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED WHICH WAS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE PER PCM. THE REG/FILTER AND THROTTLE SEALING WAS REPLACED. SC Look up ODI 10053587 at NHTSA ↗	1 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 Look up ODI 10045464 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10053587 · 50,000 mi DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL RAIL AT 50,000 MILES/62,000 MILE'S AND AGAIN AT 66,000 MILES, BUT PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING. AK (BLADDER LEAK, GAS LEAK, FLUID LEAK, FLUID COOLANT LEAK) THERE WAS A STRONG GAS SMELL, TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, THE ENGINE HESITATION AS IF IT WERE GOING TO BACKFIRE, OVERHEATING, BANGING NOISE WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED WHICH WAS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE PER PCM. THE REG/FILTER AND THROTTLE SEALING WAS REPLACED. SC Look up ODI 10053587 at NHTSA ↗	0	0
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings	4 ODI 10140798 · 125,325 mi TRIED STARTING CAR. WOULD NOT TURN OVER. CAR BACKFIRED UNDER HOOD. RESTARTED CAR AND PARKED IT IN GARAGE. CAR HAD AN UNUSUAL ODOR. 35 MINUTES LATER, CAR WAS FOUND ON FIRE, RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS TO VEHICLE AND DAMAGE TO GARAGE. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED FIRE STARTED IN/NEAR AREA OF FUEL INJECTOR. NO SURE OF OEM. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING COMPENSATION. Look up ODI 10140798 at NHTSA ↗ 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 Look up ODI 10045440 at NHTSA ↗ 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… Look up ODI 10047174 at NHTSA ↗	—	4 ODI 10083288 · 160,000 mi THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. UPON DRIVING INTO THE BAY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE MECHANIC EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE HARNESS WIRES, AND STARTER HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND AN OFFER TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK WAS MADE. A RECALL 04V110000 WAS LOCATED ON SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. LA Look up ODI 10083288 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10087820 WHILE MAKING A TURN THE VEHICLE STALLED . THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SMELLED A GASOLINE ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE FUEL RAIL NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE AND HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THE MECHANIC ALSO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. JB Look up ODI 10087820 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10101048 WHILE DRIVING SMELLED OF STRONG GAS FUMES IN/OUT. FUEL WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. BF THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMURSEMENT.THE DRIVER DOOR LOCK DID NOT LOCK AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR, THE FUEL PUMP LOST PRESSURE, THE SERPINTINE BELT CRACKED, AND THERE WAS EXTENDED CRANKING WHEN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE WARM. RECALL# 04V110000 SC Look up ODI 10101048 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10079442 · 110,000 mi RECALL 04V110000 CONCERNING FUEL RAIL TUBING: WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE FUEL FILTER AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL RAIL WAS PUNCTURED. FUEL WAS SQUIRTING OUT ONTO THE ENGINE. AK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON DUE TO THE SHIFT SOLENOID AND THE SCREEN WAS BAD IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INACCURATE AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD SENDING UNIT WHICH WAS ALSO REPLACED. SC Look up ODI 10079442 at NHTSA ↗ 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… Look up ODI 10073610 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	0
Electrical System	0	4 ODI 10083288 · 160,000 mi THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. UPON DRIVING INTO THE BAY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE MECHANIC EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE HARNESS WIRES, AND STARTER HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND AN OFFER TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK WAS MADE. A RECALL 04V110000 WAS LOCATED ON SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. LA Look up ODI 10083288 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10087820 WHILE MAKING A TURN THE VEHICLE STALLED . THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SMELLED A GASOLINE ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE FUEL RAIL NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE AND HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THE MECHANIC ALSO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. JB Look up ODI 10087820 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10101048 WHILE DRIVING SMELLED OF STRONG GAS FUMES IN/OUT. FUEL WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. BF THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMURSEMENT.THE DRIVER DOOR LOCK DID NOT LOCK AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR, THE FUEL PUMP LOST PRESSURE, THE SERPINTINE BELT CRACKED, AND THERE WAS EXTENDED CRANKING WHEN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE WARM. RECALL# 04V110000 SC Look up ODI 10101048 at NHTSA ↗	—	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. Look up ODI 10262953 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 563544 ORIGINALLY WHEN TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS AT NIGHT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS STAYED ON LONG ENOUGH FOR THE OWNER TO FIND HIS/HER WAY, NOW THE EXTERIOR LIGHT GO OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF, THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM. NLM Look up ODI 563544 at NHTSA ↗ 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… Look up ODI 10154775 at NHTSA ↗	0	2 ODI 10466426 · 109,000 mi FOR THE LAST 4YRS. I HAVE BEEN PROBLEM AFTER WITH THIS CAR. ESPECIALLY WITH THE RACK AND PINION I HAVE THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED TWICE IN A TWO AND HALF YEAR RADIUS. NOW TODAY ON 7-18-12 I HAVE TO GET ANOTHER RACK AND PINION. ITS HAS TO BE A DEFECT BECAUSE IT ALWAYS BREAK DURING HARD LEFT TURNS OR BRACKET BREAKS ONLY ON PASSENGER SIDE. THEIR ARE A LOT OF ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS SUCH AS ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON FOR VARIOUS REASONS ABS LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF, CHECK OIL LIGHT, AND THE CHECK STABILITY SYSTEM. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS VEHIC… Look up ODI 10466426 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10681457 ON 2/4/2015 BOUGHT A 2001 OLDS/AURORA FROM AN INDIVIDUAL, NICE AND CLEAN DROVE IT BACK TO HOMETOWN APPROX 60 MILES. I THAN DROVE IT TO A CORNER STORE AND WHILE LEAVING THE CORNER STORE, I DROVE TO DISTANCE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, STEERING WHEEL, BRAKES, ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM AND ALL ELECTRICAL SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THANK GOD THEIR WAS NO INCOMING TRAFFIC..... *TR Look up ODI 10681457 at NHTSA ↗	2 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 Look up ODI 10090788 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 563544 ORIGINALLY WHEN TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS AT NIGHT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS STAYED ON LONG ENOUGH FOR THE OWNER TO FIND HIS/HER WAY, NOW THE EXTERIOR LIGHT GO OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF, THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM. NLM Look up ODI 563544 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	1 ODI 10053587 · 50,000 mi DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL RAIL AT 50,000 MILES/62,000 MILE'S AND AGAIN AT 66,000 MILES, BUT PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING. AK (BLADDER LEAK, GAS LEAK, FLUID LEAK, FLUID COOLANT LEAK) THERE WAS A STRONG GAS SMELL, TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, THE ENGINE HESITATION AS IF IT WERE GOING TO BACKFIRE, OVERHEATING, BANGING NOISE WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED WHICH WAS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE PER PCM. THE REG/FILTER AND THROTTLE SEALING WAS REPLACED. SC Look up ODI 10053587 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10079442 · 110,000 mi RECALL 04V110000 CONCERNING FUEL RAIL TUBING: WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE FUEL FILTER AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL RAIL WAS PUNCTURED. FUEL WAS SQUIRTING OUT ONTO THE ENGINE. AK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON DUE TO THE SHIFT SOLENOID AND THE SCREEN WAS BAD IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INACCURATE AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD SENDING UNIT WHICH WAS ALSO REPLACED. SC Look up ODI 10079442 at NHTSA ↗ 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… Look up ODI 10073610 at NHTSA ↗	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. Look up ODI 10262953 at NHTSA ↗	—	1 ODI 742854 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. Look up ODI 742854 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10053587 · 50,000 mi DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL RAIL AT 50,000 MILES/62,000 MILE'S AND AGAIN AT 66,000 MILES, BUT PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING. AK (BLADDER LEAK, GAS LEAK, FLUID LEAK, FLUID COOLANT LEAK) THERE WAS A STRONG GAS SMELL, TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, THE ENGINE HESITATION AS IF IT WERE GOING TO BACKFIRE, OVERHEATING, BANGING NOISE WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED WHICH WAS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE PER PCM. THE REG/FILTER AND THROTTLE SEALING WAS REPLACED. SC Look up ODI 10053587 at NHTSA ↗ 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… Look up ODI 10010372 at NHTSA ↗	0	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	1 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 Look up ODI 10045464 at NHTSA ↗	0	2 ODI 563544 ORIGINALLY WHEN TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS AT NIGHT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS STAYED ON LONG ENOUGH FOR THE OWNER TO FIND HIS/HER WAY, NOW THE EXTERIOR LIGHT GO OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF, THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM. NLM Look up ODI 563544 at NHTSA ↗ 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… Look up ODI 10154775 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 742854 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. Look up ODI 742854 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	0	2 ODI 563544 ORIGINALLY WHEN TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS AT NIGHT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS STAYED ON LONG ENOUGH FOR THE OWNER TO FIND HIS/HER WAY, NOW THE EXTERIOR LIGHT GO OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF, THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM. NLM Look up ODI 563544 at NHTSA ↗ 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… Look up ODI 759199 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling	1 ODI 10053587 · 50,000 mi DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL RAIL AT 50,000 MILES/62,000 MILE'S AND AGAIN AT 66,000 MILES, BUT PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING. AK (BLADDER LEAK, GAS LEAK, FLUID LEAK, FLUID COOLANT LEAK) THERE WAS A STRONG GAS SMELL, TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, THE ENGINE HESITATION AS IF IT WERE GOING TO BACKFIRE, OVERHEATING, BANGING NOISE WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED WHICH WAS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE PER PCM. THE REG/FILTER AND THROTTLE SEALING WAS REPLACED. SC Look up ODI 10053587 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	2 ODI 10053587 · 50,000 mi DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL RAIL AT 50,000 MILES/62,000 MILE'S AND AGAIN AT 66,000 MILES, BUT PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING. AK (BLADDER LEAK, GAS LEAK, FLUID LEAK, FLUID COOLANT LEAK) THERE WAS A STRONG GAS SMELL, TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, THE ENGINE HESITATION AS IF IT WERE GOING TO BACKFIRE, OVERHEATING, BANGING NOISE WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED WHICH WAS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE PER PCM. THE REG/FILTER AND THROTTLE SEALING WAS REPLACED. SC Look up ODI 10053587 at NHTSA ↗ 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… Look up ODI 10010372 at NHTSA ↗	0	—	0	1 ODI 10319383 WHERE TO EVEN BEGIN WITH THIS 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA V8 SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. RIGHT NOW IT SMELLS LIKE IT'S ON FIRE. I SEE WHERE GM HAD A RECALL LAST YR BUT THE AURORA IS NOT INCLUDED, AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT ALSO LUNGES FORWARD WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT , IT ALSO DIES WHEN DRIVING IT. *TR Look up ODI 10319383 at NHTSA ↗
Steering	0	0	2 ODI 10466426 · 109,000 mi FOR THE LAST 4YRS. I HAVE BEEN PROBLEM AFTER WITH THIS CAR. ESPECIALLY WITH THE RACK AND PINION I HAVE THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED TWICE IN A TWO AND HALF YEAR RADIUS. NOW TODAY ON 7-18-12 I HAVE TO GET ANOTHER RACK AND PINION. ITS HAS TO BE A DEFECT BECAUSE IT ALWAYS BREAK DURING HARD LEFT TURNS OR BRACKET BREAKS ONLY ON PASSENGER SIDE. THEIR ARE A LOT OF ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS SUCH AS ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON FOR VARIOUS REASONS ABS LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF, CHECK OIL LIGHT, AND THE CHECK STABILITY SYSTEM. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS VEHIC… Look up ODI 10466426 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10681457 ON 2/4/2015 BOUGHT A 2001 OLDS/AURORA FROM AN INDIVIDUAL, NICE AND CLEAN DROVE IT BACK TO HOMETOWN APPROX 60 MILES. I THAN DROVE IT TO A CORNER STORE AND WHILE LEAVING THE CORNER STORE, I DROVE TO DISTANCE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, STEERING WHEEL, BRAKES, ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM AND ALL ELECTRICAL SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THANK GOD THEIR WAS NO INCOMING TRAFFIC..... *TR Look up ODI 10681457 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	—	1 ODI 10660376 · 130,000 mi WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO ACCOMMODATE ANOTHER CAR, MY VEHICLE BEGAN UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND THEN I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES HAD LOCKED UP AS WELL. I HAD TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE CAR AND RESTART IT FOR IT TO WORK AGAIN. *TR Look up ODI 10660376 at NHTSA ↗
Vehicle Speed Control	0	0	2 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 Look up ODI 10090788 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 563544 ORIGINALLY WHEN TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS AT NIGHT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS STAYED ON LONG ENOUGH FOR THE OWNER TO FIND HIS/HER WAY, NOW THE EXTERIOR LIGHT GO OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF, THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM. NLM Look up ODI 563544 at NHTSA ↗	0	2 ODI 563544 ORIGINALLY WHEN TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS AT NIGHT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS STAYED ON LONG ENOUGH FOR THE OWNER TO FIND HIS/HER WAY, NOW THE EXTERIOR LIGHT GO OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF, THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM. NLM Look up ODI 563544 at NHTSA ↗ 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… Look up ODI 759199 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10319383 WHERE TO EVEN BEGIN WITH THIS 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA V8 SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. RIGHT NOW IT SMELLS LIKE IT'S ON FIRE. I SEE WHERE GM HAD A RECALL LAST YR BUT THE AURORA IS NOT INCLUDED, AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT ALSO LUNGES FORWARD WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT , IT ALSO DIES WHEN DRIVING IT. *TR Look up ODI 10319383 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10660376 · 130,000 mi WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO ACCOMMODATE ANOTHER CAR, MY VEHICLE BEGAN UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND THEN I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES HAD LOCKED UP AS WELL. I HAD TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE CAR AND RESTART IT FOR IT TO WORK AGAIN. *TR Look up ODI 10660376 at NHTSA ↗	—

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Fuel smell or leak mentions

80 mentions · 10.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 105,825 mi (53 usable records).

ODI 10010710

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON WITH THESE FUEL LEAKS, AND FIRES AND WHY ISN'T ANYTHING BEING DONE ABOUT IT. I HAVE A 95 AURORA, SHOULD I EVEN BE DRIVING IT???????????? *JB

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ODI 10013675 · 112,220 mi

HEAT SHRINK FUEL INJECTION LINE BETWEEN #6-#8 INJECTORS DEVELOPED A HOLE AND SPRAYING FUEL ONTO INTAKE AND IGNITION WIRING. THE CAR SMELLED OF GAS INSIDE AND THE MOTOR WAS HARD TO START AND BACKFIRES SOME. I'VE DONE A TEMPORARY REPAIR AND HAVE NOT BOUGHT ALL NEW RAIL TUBING. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AT THIS POINT. IT IS TOO COSTLY FOR OWNERS TO REPAIR FOR SUCH A SMALL PROBLEM.

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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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Matching rule

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

Stalling or loss of power

50 mentions · 6.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 80,000 mi (27 usable records).

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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ODI 10063987 · 110,900 mi

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON...RPM'S RANDOMLY GO UP AND DOWN CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE AND/OR STALL. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALSO, WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED ROUGHLY AND NOW WILL CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR TO ACCELETRATE BEYOND 40 M.P.H. TOOK CAR IN FOR SERVICE TWICE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY COMPLAINING ABOUT JERK IN TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THE FIRST, NOW 37,000 MILES LATER OUT OF WARRANTY AND COMPLETE FAILURE . COMPANY ADVERTISERS CAR WILL NOT NEED TUNEUP UNTIL 100,000 MILES, I HAVE HAD…

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ODI 10083288 · 160,000 mi

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. UPON DRIVING INTO THE BAY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE MECHANIC EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE HARNESS WIRES, AND STARTER HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND AN OFFER TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK WAS MADE. A RECALL 04V110000 WAS LOCATED ON SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. *LA

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Matching rule

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

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

23 mentions · 2.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 92,000 mi (16 usable records).

ODI 10069679 · 92,000 mi

I AM HAVING CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH LOSING POWER BETWEEN 1500 AND 3000 RPMS AT ANY SPEED. THE CAR WILL SPUTTER AND JERK THEN ONCE OUT OF THE RANGE OF 3000 RPM THE CAR SEEMS TO REGAIN THE POWER THAT IT DIDN'T HAVE EARLIER. THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM HAS NEVER SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS ONLY COME ON THREE TIMES THEN GONE OFF AGAIN NOT TO RETURN UNTIL MONTHS LATER. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM YET. BUT I AM AFRAID THAT ONE TIME I WILL BE TRYING TO GET ACROSS AN INTERSECTION AND I WILL LOSE POWER AND GET HIT…

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ODI 10079442 · 110,000 mi

RECALL 04V110000 CONCERNING FUEL RAIL TUBING: WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE FUEL FILTER AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL RAIL WAS PUNCTURED. FUEL WAS SQUIRTING OUT ONTO THE ENGINE. *AK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON DUE TO THE SHIFT SOLENOID AND THE SCREEN WAS BAD IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INACCURATE AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD SENDING UNIT WHICH WAS ALSO REPLACED. *SC

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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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Matching rule

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

Steering assistance concerns

19 mentions · 2.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 100,000 mi (7 usable records).

ODI 10024194

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING POWER STEERING WENT OUT, AND IT WOULD BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO TURN LEFT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

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ODI 8006393

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN AT 60 MPH LEAVING THE CONSUMER WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. NLM CONSUMER STATES THAT ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ALSO FAIL AT TIME OF ENGINE FAILURE. *SLC

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ODI 750110

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

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Matching rule

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

Brake response concerns

9 mentions · 1.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 95,000 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 10094331

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT O THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SURGED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE IDLE SPEED MOTOR AND EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

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ODI 10170243 · 70,000 mi

THIS IS A 1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 70K MILES, HAS BEEN GARAGED AND HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. AFTER DRIVING IN WINTER STORMS THE CAR WAS ALWAYS WASHED UNDER THE CHASSIS IN THE CAR WASH TO REMOVE SALT. ON 10/5/2006, AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT TOTALLY SOFT AND THE CAR STOPPED WITH DIFFICULTY AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES MANY TIMES, ETC. OUR GARAGE HAS A HIGH SLOPE INTO THE STREET. I PULLED THE CAR SLOWLY BACK INTO THE GARAGE AND OBSERVED BRAKE FLUID ON MY DRIVEWAY. I RAI…

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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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Hard or delayed shifting

9 mentions · 1.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 95,500 mi (6 usable records).

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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ODI 10063987 · 110,900 mi

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ODI 10069679 · 92,000 mi

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Battery drain and no-start mentions

7 mentions · 0.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 93,500 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 10113465

1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA WOULD NOT START. *BF THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE CAME TO HALT WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. AFTER A DEEP DIAGNOSIS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS BURNT AND A NEW PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE WIRING TO THE FUEL PUMP HAD OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE INSULATION OFF ONE OF THE WIRES. *JB

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ODI 558495

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO THE LOWER HALF OF THE TILT KNUCKLE WAS BROKEN, WHICH ALSO ALLOWED THE STEERING WHEEL TO REST AGAINST THE SEAT. *SLC

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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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Oil consumption or dilution

4 mentions · 0.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 40,000 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10088130 · 169,000 mi

WE OWN A 1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. ON JUNE 9TH OUR CAR WAS HAULED TO WALKER JONES IN WAYCROSS GEORGIA BECAUSE IT HAD STALLED, WAS SMOKING FROM UNDER HOOD, HAD GAS IN THE OIL . WE HAD BEEN TOLD THAT THIS CAR WAS RECALLED DUE TO NYLON TUBING COULD CRACK AND POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE. WHEN WE PICKED THE CAR UP, WE WERE CHARGED FOR THIS RECALL....$ 378.62. FIRST WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A RECALL AND THERE WOULD BE NO CHARGES. THEN THEY CHANGED IT TO NOPE ALL MODELS BUT YOURS IS UNDER THE RECALL AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED. WHY ARE ALL AURORAS UNDER THIS RECALL 1996…

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ODI 10058150 · 40,000 mi

OIL CONSUMPTION AND DEFECTIVE STICK SHIFT. *AK

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ODI 10132525 · 30,000 mi

CAR BURNS OIL. CAR SHIFT IS FALLING APART. *NM

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Matching rule

\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b