1996 Oldsmobile Aurora complaints

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

WHILE PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER STATED FUEL LINE LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO IGNITE.*AK

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

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

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM FRONT END. VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. ALSO, LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FIRE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

MY 1996 AURORA S' RADIATOR GOT A HOLE NEAR THE PLASTIC PART.AT FIRST WE THOUGHT THAT WAS JUST ARE LUCK BUT WHEN WE WENT TO BUY ANOTHER ONE.THE PERSON WE WERE BUYING IT FROM TOLD US HIS DID THE SAME THING BUT HIS IS A 1995 BUT SAME RADIATOR.HE IS FROM NEW YORK NOW WE THINK THAT THIS SOUNDS FUNNY.AND THE AIR DOES NOT HARDLEY WORK EVEN WHEN WE GOT IT CHARGED.

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

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.

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.*JB

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

VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WHILE COASTING OR COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIX PROBLEM, CAUSE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE IT. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED NUMEROUS TIME FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. TS

FUEL RAIL HOSES WHICH ARE MADE OF PLASTIC SPLIT CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPILL QUARTER TANK OF GAS ALL OVER ENGINE. DT

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS WITHOUT WARNING. PULLED OVER, AND DISCOVERED THAT FUEL RAIL HAD SPEWED GAS ALL OVER ENGINE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING FUEL TANK HAD CRACKED, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK OUT. CONSUMER CAN STRONGLY SMELL GAS FUMES INSIDE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, CRUISE SET,AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. BEFORE CONSUMER COULD SLOW VEHICLE DOWN IT HAD ACCELERATED TO 90 MPH. CONSUMER WAS THEN ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BY APPLYING BRAKES HARD.*AK

54,697 MILES, THROTTLE STICKING. 62000 MILES, ENGINE MISFIRING, SPARK PLUGS REPLACED. 63K MILES, SERPINTINE BELT BROKE. 68,560 MILES, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. INPUT SPEED SENSOR INSIDE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. INTERNAL HARNESS FOUND TO BE LEAKING FLUID PAST TERMINALS TO OUTSIDE OF TRANSMISSION WHICH IN TURN CAUSED SATURATION OF EXTERNAL HARNESS ALSO. AIR CONDITIONING ALSO NOT WORKING. AT 69,356 MILES THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE STEERING WHEEL COLOMN BROKE. THE TOW TRUCK MAN TRIED TO TURN THE WHEELS WHEN THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE BECAUSE OF THE ALTENATOR GOING OUT. THE ALTENATOR DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING BUT I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE BEFORE LOSING ALL POWER. THE TOW TRUCK MAN DID NOT PUT EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS FLOPPING AROUND LOOSE. A PIN HAD COME LOOSE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER SAID IT COULD HAVE EASILY HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. WE SOLD THE CAR.

CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF RUNNING LIGHTS FLASHING CONTINUOUSLY AFTER IGNITION HAS BEEN SHUT OFF. *JG

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

FIRST FAILURE 09/2000 - 41450 MILES. SECOND FAILURE 09/2001 - 62444 MILES. BOTH FAILURES INVOLVED THE SAME ELECTRICAL WIRE ON BOTH PUMPS. FIRST PUMP SHOWED SIGNS OF ARCING. SECOND PUMP, WIRE WAS MELTED. I HAVE BOTH PUMPS IF INSPECTION IS DESIRED. THE PUMP IS LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK WHICH IS A DEFINITE SAFETY FACTOR TO ME. THE SECOND REPAIR WAS COMPLETED 10/02/2001, HOWEVER, NO EXPLANATION OF WHAT CAUSED THE WIRE TO ARC/MELT.*AK

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

HEADLIGHTS, AND SECURITY SYSTEM COMES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE MALL MODULE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHUR INFORMATION. *AK

THIS 1996 OLDSMOBILE AURORA HAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR TO FIX THE STARTER AND REPLACE THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY IS IN A CONTROL CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENT WHICH IS UNDER THE SEAT AND ACCESS IS BY REMOVING THE ENTIRE CHAIR. THE STARTER RENDERS EVERTHING USELESS AND IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO ORDER. I AM JUST GLAD THAT THE STARTER AND BATTERY DID NOT BLOW UP WHILE IN TRANSIT OR LIVES AROUND IT. IT COULD HAVE BLOWN UP AND INJURES COULD HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED. QUOTE BY MASTER MECHANIC=WESLACO MOTORS SERVICE CENTER, WESLACO TEXAS 78596

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON MORE THAN 3 OCCASIONS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. THE CAR ENGINE SIMPLY TURNS ITSELF OFF. THE INCIDENTS OCCUR 99% OF THE TIME AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR AT LEAST 20-30 MINUTES. THEN WHEN THE CAR FIRST COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP (I.E. A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT) THE ENGINE SIMPLY SHUTS OFF. THE CAR IS NOT IDLING HARD. NO OTHER INDICATION EXISTS. THE ENGINE IS SO QUIET THAT OFTEN YOU DON'T REALIZE ITS TURNED ITSELF OFF UNTIL YOU STEP ON THE GAS AND REALIZE THAT'S IT NOT RUNNING. WHEN IT STOPS, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. 95% OF THE TIME THE CAR WILL START BACK UP IMMEDIATELY (AFTER PUTTING CAR IN PARK). OCCASIONALLY YOU MUST ATTEMPT TO START IT MORE THAN ONCE. THIS HAS OCCURED OVER SEVERAL YEARS. MOST RECENTLY IT IS OCCURING WEEKLY (NOT EVERY DAY) AND HAS OCCURED IN BOTH WINTER AND SUMMER WEATHER. THE ENGINE DOES NOT APPEAR TO RUN HOT OR COLD. CHANGE OF BRAND OF GASOLINE DOES NOT APPEAR TO CHANGE OUTCOME. AMOUNT OF GAS IN TANK DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FACTOR. WHEN PUT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, NO FAULT APPEARS. *AK

FUEL RETURN LINE: FOUL SMELL IN CAR, TOOK TO EMICH OLDS BUT FAILED TO CORRECT. RETURNED DUE TO CONTINUED SMELL, FINALLY DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED LEAK. FUEL RAIL/FUEL REGULATOR: STRONG, SICKENING FUMES ENTERED CAR INTERIOR, THEN CAR LOST POWER AND BARELY MAINTAINED 20MPH ON WAY HOME. AFTER I PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, A LARGE QUANTITY OF GASOLINE LEAKED ONTO THE DRIVEWAY. I HAD TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ASSESS SAFETY BEFORE TOWING CAR FOR REPAIR. AFTER REPAIR WAS MADE, STRONG GASOLINE FUMES REMAINED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CONTINUED SEEPING INTO CAR. EMICH WAS FINALLY ABLE TO APPLY A CLEANING TREATMENT TO REMOVE SMELL. CRANKCASE SEAL: REPAIR WAS DONE INCORRECTLY BY EMICH OLDS, HAD TO BE REPEATED. NOTE: THERE WERE A LARGE NUMBER OF OTHER MECHANICAL REPAIRS NEEDED ON THIS CAR, PARTICULARLY IN THE LAST YEAR, TOO MANY TO REPORT HERE. MANY REQUIRED MORE THAN ONE TRIP TO EMICH TO DIAGNOSE/REPAIR. THIS CAR IS A LEMON!!!THIS CAR IS A LEMON!!!, HAD TO BE REPEATED A SECOND TIME BY EMICH OLDS. DRIVEWAY AT HOME, A LARGE. *AK

THIS MALFUNCTION WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING IN TRAFFIC NUMEROUS TIMES. THE ENGINE WOULD STOP WITHOUT WARNING OR INDICATION OF A PROBLEM AND WAS ALSO INTERMITTENT. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WOULD RESTART AND RUN FOR A SHORT PERIOD AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD RUN WITHOUT INCIDENT FOR SEVERAL DAYS. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF TRYING TO DUPLICATE THIS MALFUNCTION, KING OLDSMOBILE, 1399 S. FEDERAL HIGHWAY, DEERFIELD BEACH, FL 33441, PH: 954 574-1427,THE VEHICLE STALLED. THEY DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. UPON REMOVAL OF THE FUEL PUMP, THEY FOUND FRAYED WIRING AND EVIDENCE OF ARCING AT AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ON THE FUEL PUMP. THIS PUMP IS LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK. (I HAVE THE OLD FUEL PUMP IF NEEDED FOR INSPECTION) THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PERFORMING WITHOUT INCIDENT SINCE REPAIRED. I CALLED OLDSMOBILE CUSTORMER SERVICE AND INFORMED THEM OF THIS PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM I FELT THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY CONCERN AS WELL AS A POSSIBLE PROBLEM AREA, SINCE THE NHTSA WEBSITE HAD THREE SIMILAR REPORTED MALFUNCTIONS, ODI ID 866437, 780417, 850386. THEY RECORDED THIS INFORMATION, HOWEVER , I WAS NOT SATISFIED THAT THIS WOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THIS APPEARS NOT TO BE AN ISOLATED CASE. MY FILE NUMBER AT OLDSMOBILE IS 00313584, CUSTOMER SERVICE PH: 1-800-442-6537. *AK

DUE TO A SPILT CRACK IN THE FUEL LINE BETWEEN FUEL INJECTOR ON THE FUEL RAIL, THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. DEALER SAID THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLY. *AK

POP NOISE HEARD WHEN OPENING HATCHBACK, DEALER LUBED THE HINGES. *SLC

VEHICLE STALLS IN HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS. THERE'S NOISE COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. IT HAS STALLED 3 TIMES. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL PUMP TWICE, AND SAID THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT ANYMORE. *AK

HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. DEFECTIVE "TURN SIGNAL, AKA SMART SWITCH , REPLACED AND REPAIR BILL OVER $580.00. *AK

OIL LEVEL INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, AND OCCASIONALLY VEHICLE LEAKS OIL. DEALER HAS CHANGED OIL, AND INSPECTED VEHICLE . *AK

WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY RIGHT REAR WHEEL BOLT, WHICH HOLDS THE ROTORS AND HUB IN PLACE, SEPARATED. IT GOT IN BETWEEN THE WHEELS, LOCKING THE WHEELS UP AND CUTTING THE TIRES. ALSO, WHOLE WHEEL ALMOST CAME COMPLETLY OFF. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN SITTING AT A STOP WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WILL JUMP FORWARD AND STALLS OUT. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND CANNOT FIND A SOLUTION. *AK

NORTHSTAR ALUMINUM CAST ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED ACROSS THE ENTIRE BOTTOM OF THE SURFACE. *ET

ANTI LOCK BRAKES MSD VALVE FAILED. NLM

GASOLINE FUMES ARE MAKING CONSUMER SICK. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT AIR COMPRESSOR WAS NOT WORKING. *AK *YC

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.

VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER BEING TOWED NO FUEL PRESSURE WAS FOUND AND DID FIND A SHORT ON ENGINE BLOCK.

ACCELERATOR PEDAL VIBRATES UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN THE CAR HITS A BUMP OR IS TRAVELING ON A ROUGH ROAD. DEALERSHIP AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, SAID TO BE A DESIGN FLAW IN ALL 95,96.97 MODELS.

MY VEHICLE BECOMES NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPLETE A RIGHT HAND TURN AFTER DRIVING ON WET ROAD OR HIGHWAY. FEELS LIKE ENGINE HAS STOPPED AND POWER ASSISTED STEERING IS GONE, HOWEVER, EINGNE HAS NOT STOPPED, STEERING BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME A RIGHT HAND TURN IS NEGOTIATED.

WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS THE POWER STEERING BELT GETS WET, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AFTER AN ACCIDENT AND BATTERY ACID WAS FOUND THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BACK INTERIOR. *AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED. YH

AIR BAG COMPUTER WARNING SYSTEM FAILED.

VEHICLE'S DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE GOES INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, RPMS 2,500, IN FOR REPAIR FOR CRUISE CONTROL. *AK *JB

BACK SEAT CAME LOOSE, DURING ACCIDENT.

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

VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT 6:00, AT SPEED 20 MPH, DRIVERS SEAT WENT INTO RECLINING POSITION AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. *AK