2000 Oldsmobile Aurora

Routine

Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Tires1
000
Suspension › Front › Macpherson Strut1
000
Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch1
000
Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Jun 28, 2004TX

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED BATTERY EXPLODED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START OR MOVE THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE HEAT EXPLOSION. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch
Filed Oct 1, 2003ND

WHILE MAKING A TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK . THE LIGHT WILL APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD, BUT THERE WILL BE NO SIGN OF THE ACTUAL LIGHT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT CANNOT DUPLICATE IT. *AK

Suspension › Front › Macpherson Strut
Filed Jul 30, 200322,800 milesSC

THE VEHICLE'S STRUTS AND TOW SPINDLE ARE SHOWING PREMATURE WEAR AT ONLY 22K MILES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT DRIVEN OFTEN. IF THE SPINDLE FAILED, THE WHEEL COULD SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION.

Tires
Filed May 2, 2003FL

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE 5O MPH THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. *NLM

4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20037200Routine
200225200Routine
2001119140Routine
2000 — this page4000Routine
199933230Routine
199849020Routine
19971251170Routine
1996100290Routine
19953212310High concern
19942000Routine
19931000Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.