2001 Oldsmobile Aurora

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE INTERNAL FLUID LEAKS IN THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT.

Risk. WHEN THE REAR BRAKE PROPORTIONING, ANTILOCK BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL, OR STABILITY CONTROL FEATURE IS ACTIVATED IN SOME DRIVING SITUATIONS, THE FEATURE MAY NOT PERFORM AS DESIGNED.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ABS HYDRAULIC MODULATOR UNIT AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE HYDRAULIC MODULATOR.

MY ABS LIGHT IS ON AND IT JUST FEELS FUNNY WHEN I DRIVE IT NOW AFRAID A TIRE MIGHT FAL OFF

THE ENGINE RANDOMLY DIES OR STALLS WHILE IN TRAFFIC AT RANDOM TIMES AND WILL NOT TURN BACK ON FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION WHEN THE STALLING OCCURS AND THANKFULLY ONLY ON CITY STREETS. CODES HAVE NOT BEEN PRESENT BUT THE STALLING AND IDLE LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IT IS FAULTY CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSORS. IN ADDITION TO THIS, THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES AN AUDIBLE CLICK NOISE WHEN TURNING PAST THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION ANYTIME THE STEERING WHEEL IS CRANKED, IT DOES NOT HAPPEN SOMETIMES, IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME. THIS IS MOST LIKELY DO TO POOR LUBRICATION OF A BEARING OR JOINT IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE CHIMES AS WELL BUT THE ESC WORKS AS IT SHOULD, NO MATTER THE DRIVING CONDITIONS IT COMES ON, MOST LIKELY A FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARD.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED FOUR (4) GOODYEAR EAGLE ULTRA GRIP GW-3 TIRES (235/55R17) FROM SAMS CLUB IN DOVER, DELAWARE AND THEY WERE SHIPPED FROM THE GOODYEAR WAREHOUSE ALL WITH A DOT DATE OF 3614 ALMOST 4-YEARS OLD! I DONT BELIEVE GOODYEAR SHOULD BE SELLING TIRES WITH A DOT DATE OF 3614. IF YOU PROVIDE ME WITH AN E-MAIL, I CAN FORWARD MY CORRESPONDENCE WITH GOODYEAR CONSUMER RELATIONS.

POWER STEERING PUMP LINE WAS MELTED INTO THE BOLT NEAR THE LINE , ALSO THE BODY OVER A YEAR BEGAN TO RUST...SO IT TOOK 800.00 TO FIX IT

I BOUGHT THIS 2001 AURORA USED IN 2015. THE CHECK ENGINE WAS ON AND WHEN I QUESTIONED PREVIOUS OWNER HE STATED IT WAS A SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS PUT ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND THERE WEREN'T ANY FAILURES, ALERTS OR FAULTY SENSORS DETECTED. JUNE OF 2016 MY DASH BOARD SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. I CAN'T SEE MY ODOMETER THE GAS HAND DOESN'T WORK AND IT HAS LOST ALL ILLUMINATION. I'VE HAD FUSES CHECKED, REPLACED ETC. IN OCTOBER 2016 MY AIR CONDITIONING UNIT STOPPED WORKING. REPLACED COMPRESSOR, TO NO AVAIL. THE HEATER ONLY BLOWS WARM AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. OCCASIONALLY I GET A LOW FUEL WARNING WHEN I'M JUST IDLING EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS. HAVE HAD A LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SINCE I'VE BOUGHT IT, AND REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES WITH BRAND NEW ONES, BEEN TO 5 TIRE SHOPS TO SEE IF THEY CAN RESET SENSOR. MOST MY PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE ELECTRICAL. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT OR WILL NOT GIVE ME INFORMATION. I LOVE MY CAR, AND WANT TO KEEP IT. HELP PLEASE.

THIS CAR KEEP BURNING OUT THE BATTERY KILL THE BATTERY IN FIVE DAYS DEALERSHIP CAN,T FIND THE PROBLEM CAN YOU HELP ME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG, STABILITY, AND BRAKE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE TRACTION CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 201,000.

I'VE NOTICED ABOUT A YEAR AGO I WOULD START THIS CAR, AND THE RPM'S WOULD GO VERY HIGH. AFTER A WHILE IT STOPPED DOING IT. THE LAST TWO WEEKS WHILE DRIVING IT ACCELERATES ON IT OWN. NO NEED TO TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS, AND I'M WONDERING IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE.IT HAPPENS WHILE STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING.

CUSTOMERS CAR CAME IN WITH A FAILED STARTER ON THE 4.0L ENGINE. UPON REMOVING THE INTAKE, IT WAS FOUND THAT OIL HAD FILLED THE ENGINE VALLEY AND SHORTED THE STARTER OUT. THE OIL WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING FROM THE HEAD GASKETS, BOTH SIDES.

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE GAS TANK. I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR PUT GAS IN THE CAR PARKED THE CAR AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE MEN SAID THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE GAS SYSTEM.. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN PRIVATE PARKING LOT RUNNING.

THEY VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNPREDICTABLY TURNS OFF. THIS RESULTS IN LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES. THE VEHICLE MUST BE RESTARTED. THIS OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN IN MOTION, TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE. REPAIR TECHNICIANS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY A CAUSE FOR THE SUDDEN FAILURE. THESE FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF THE REPAIRS THAT WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ONCE I PUT IT INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE, THE ENGINE LOCKED UP AND THE STEERING, BRAKES, GAS DIDN'T WORK. I HAD TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND RESTART IT. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT I'VE HAD THIS ISSUE WITHIN THE LAST 3 MONTHS AND THE PREVIOUS 2 INSTANCES OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY MOVING AND ACCELERATING. I HAVE HAD SOME EXTREMELY CLOSE CALLS THAT COULD HAVE ENDED VERY DANGEROUSLY BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I USE MY CAR KEYS WITHOUT ANY OTHER KEYS ATTACHED, SO THAT IT'S AS LIGHTWEIGHT AS POSSIBLE. IN THE PAST YEAR, THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES AND IS BEGINNING TO OCCUR MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE SOME RECOGNITION OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

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

I AM WRITING TO YOU TO DETAIL AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH NO BRAKE PRESSURE OR VERY LITTLE FOR MONTHS NOW AND IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014 I TOOK THE CAR TO A SHOP TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED. THE SHOP TOLD ME THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST AND I ALLOWED THEM TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER. WHEN I DROVE THE CAR HOME IT SEEMED AS IF THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN CORRECTED. HOWEVER, I HAD AN APPT WITH MY DR. AND HAD NO ISSUE GETTING THERE. LEAVING THE APPT AND ONTO THE FREEWAY HOME AND I NOTICED AGAIN BRAKE PRESSURE HAD BECOME LACKING AGAIN. I GOT OFF THE MAJOR FREEWAY AND TOOK SIDESTREET HOME AND AS I GOT EVEN CLOSER TO HOME THE SAME ISSUE HAD RETURNED. I HAD ALMOST NO BRAKE PRESSURE AND BY THE TIME I GOT AROUND THE CORNER FROM MY HOME THE LOW BRAKE FLUID INDICATOR HAD COME ON. THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. THERE WERE NO LEAKS OF BRAKE FLUID FROM THIS VEHICLE BEFORE. I WOULD NOTICE SUCH A LEAK . TAKING IT BACK TO THE SHOP THE NEXT MORNING THE SHOP FOREMAN INDICATED TO ME THAT IT WAS NOW THE ABS UNIT WHICH WAS NOW LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $1500.00. I CHECKED INTO A RECALL FOR THIS ABS LEAKING ISSUE AND NOT ONLY CALLED GM BUT CHECKED MY VIN WITH THE DATABASE AND NOW I AM BEING ADVISED THAT THIS VIN IS NOT IN THE RECALL LIST FOR THE SAME ISSUE THAT OVER 8147 UNITS HAVE HAD. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH OTHER VEHICLES SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR WHY I AM NO

WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT A STOPLIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED UP AND THE PEDALS LOCKED. THE ENGINE STOPPED. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN START IT AGAIN. *TR

I WAS SLOWING DOWN AT A STOPLIGHT, DECREASING MY SPEED, ALTERNATELY USING THE BRAKE AND COASTING. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN LOCKED UP AND THE PEDALS STOPPED WORKING AND THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED. I HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE TOTALLY OFF AND RESTART IT FOR IT TO WORK AGAIN. *TR

WHILE SLOWING MY SPEED TO GET ONTO THE RAMP TO THE EXPRESSWAY, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED COMPLETELY AND WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO TURN. ADDITIONALLY MY PEDALS STOPPED WORKING AND MY CAR CAME TO A STOP. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND RESTART IT. *TR

DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CAR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SPUTTER OR SHUT OFF, EVEN IN A CURVE. IT FINALLY FRIGHTENED ME SO MUCH THAT I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER ON 2/12/2009. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $463 PLUS TAX TO REPLACE THE FRONT AND REAR ENGINE CRANKSHAFT SENSORS. THIS MALFUNCTION IS VERY SIMILAR IN NATURE TO IGNITION FAILURE AND COULD EASILY LEAD TO INJURY. MY CAR IS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA WITH THE 4.0 V-8 ENGINE. IT HAD 48,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE WORKED AS I NOW HAVE 123,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM NO LONGER OCCURS. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND 20 OTHER OWNERS WHO REPORTED THE SAME ISSUES AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/STALLING-DUE-TO-IGNITION-MODULE-OR-CRANKSHAFT-POSITION-SENSOR-FAILURE-144 I BELIEVE THAT A SERVICE BULLETIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED AT MINIMUM. *TR

OCT. 02, 2013 - REPORTED TO GM DEALERSHIP CAR WILL NOT ALWAYS START, START INTERMITTENTLY AND WILL STALL WHILE BEING DRIVEN. DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR (REPORTED BAD CRANK POSITION SENSOR) $547.74 (INVOICED 886353) OCT.03 - 04, 2013 - REPORTED TO SAME GM DEALERSHIP CAR STILL STALLING WHILE BEING DRIVEN (STALLED TWICE IN TRAFFIC). DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR (REPORTED BAD IGNITION SWITCH) $178.86 (INVOICE 886383) THE 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA NEEDS ALSO BE REPORTED AS HAVING IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING CAR CUTS OUT, ENGINE STOPS. NO POWER. AFTER OVER 3 WEEKS OF RETURNING CAR TO DEALER 3 TIMES, THE DEALER FINALLY REPLACED A CYLINDER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH. TOTAL COST TO ME: $1,200.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH, THE RACK AND PINION FRACTURED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING CAPABILITIES. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. SHE WAS NOT INJURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 186,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY WOULD NOT ADVISE THE CONTACT WHY THE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,824.

THIS REPORT CONCERNS AN UNUSED SPARE DONUT TIRE IN THE TRUNK OF A 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT). LAST WEEK WE NEEDED IT AND WHEN WE LOOKED AT IT IN THE TRUNK IT IS VERY OBVIOUSLY SEPARATED. IT WAS NEVER USED YET WAS TOTALLY SEPARATED. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE (NOT EVEN COLLECTING INFORMATION ON THE TIRE TO RELAY TO THEIR FACTORY) - 2 EMAILS AND 3 PHONECALLS. THIS TIRE IS A T125/70R16. IT WAS NEVER ON A RECALL LIST THAT I CAN FIND. I AM SURE IT IS SITTING IN MORE TRUNKS THAN MINE. FORTUNATELY THE TIRE WAS OBVIOUSLY SEPARATED SO I DID NOT MOUNT IT AND DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT I NEEDED IT LAST WEEK AND ENDED UP NEEDING TO GET MY CAR TOWED SINCE THE SPARE WAS SEPARATED/UNUSABLE. I HOPE YOU CAN AT LEAST GET THE INFORMATION IN THE SYSTEM SO SOMEONE DOESN'T MOUNT A TIRE THAT WILL IMMEDIATELY BLOW OUT. AND I ALSO LEARNED TODAY I CANNOT GET A REPLACEMENT (THE DEALER TOLD ME I SHOULD CONTACT A JUNKYARD - THIS IS A 2001 CAR- NO SPARE???). MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THE INFORMATION GET USED TO MAKE SURE OTHER PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THIS ISSUE. I AM SURE PLENTY OF CARS HAVE THIS SPARE TIRE. *TR

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 VEHICLE FOR ALL THE COST I HAVE TO PUT IN THIS VEHICLE FOR RACK AND PINIONS IS RIDICULOUS. THIS IS GOIN TO BE THE THIRD RACK AND PINION SINCE I HAD THE VEHICLE. *TR

WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 9/2007 WITH 65,327 MILES. THE 1ST YEAR OR SO, IT WAS OK, EXCEPT FOR THE EMMISIONS SYSTEM WHICH THEY REPAIRED. OVER THE NEXT YEARS, WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES, ROTORS CONSTANTLY! THEN THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT KEPT COMING ON WARNING OF THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM. THEN, MY LIGHTS STARTING GOING OUT IN THE CAR, DASH, COMPUTER SYSTEM WARNING AREA, AND HEAD LIGHTS FLICKERING. THE CAR SHAKES EXCESSIVELY WHEN I TRY TO STOP AND GO OVER 55 MILES AN HOUR ON HIGHWAY TO THE POINT I THINK THE FRONT END IS GOING TO FALL OFF! IN THE SUMMER (AS NOW) MY GAS PEDAL STICKS! I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT GM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY TOLD ME ALTHOUGH A RECALL ON ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THIS CAR IS HAVING WAS DONE, MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED! IT'S THE SAME YEAR, MODEL AND PROBLEMS..AND STILL THEY WOULD NOT HELP US. I WAS TOLD TO HAVE A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC DONE ON IT AT MY EXPENSIVE TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEMS WERE--SERIOUSLY GM? I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS I HAVE PUT INTO THIS CAR ALREADY AND STILL CANNOT AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED OR HAVE GM OWN UP TO THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS CAR AND YEAR EXTENSIVELY AND HAVE READ NOTHING BUT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS AND GM NOT WANTING TO DO ANYTHING. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT, AND ON LIMITED BUDGET AND CANNOT GET A LOAN FOR ANOTHER CAR DUE TO LIMITED INCOME...SO NOW I AM STUCK WITH THIS CAR AND PRAY THAT NOTHING HAPPENS TO ME WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WILL NOT LET MY GRAND C

2001 OLDS AURORA WITH 62K ACTUAL MILES HAS HARD/NO STEERING AT SLOW SPEED (TURNING INTO PARKING LOT...DRIVEWAY ETC). TAKEN TO DEALER...DEALER INSTALLED SHAFT, BEARINGS AND CLEANED.REPAIRED THE PWR STEERING PUMP AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS...HAPPENS ON AND OFF...DEALER CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM.... *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE DOES NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER 30MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES. THE BRAKE SENSOR AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE BRAKE CONTINUES TO FAIL TO ENGAGE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED RECALL 00V114000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108.000. LI

MY RPM SHOOTS UP TO RED AND SO I HAVE TO TURN OFF CAR AND RESTART. OFTEN CAR WON'T START RIGHT AWAY. THEN AWHILE LATER IT JUST DIES ON ME. QUITE A FEW TIMES IT HAS DIED ON THE HIGHWAY AND ONCE I ALMOST GOT REARENDED AND SECOND TIME I ALMOST RAN INTO THE GUARD RAIL ON THE BRIDGE BECAUSE I HAD NO POWER AND STEERING LOCKED UP, NOW MY GAS GAGE MOVES TO FULL THEN DOWN TO LOW FUEL AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. HAD MY CAR PUT ON MACHINE AND COULDN'T READ ANY CODES AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. SCARED TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I COULD POSSIBLY BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT DIES ON ME AGAIN. BUT HAVE TO DRIVE IT MEANING ITS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED FOLLOWED BY AN ABNORMAL PULSATION, A WARNING CHIME AND THE ILLUMINATION OF THE SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT OF A POTENTIAL RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V114000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA, THE DRIVER STATED THE POWER STEERING TEMPORARILY STOPPED WORKING. DRIVER LOST CONTROL, WENT OFF THE ROAD AND STRUCK THE CONCRETE DIVIDER WALL. *BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0342-91)*JB UPDATED 08/06/10 *BF

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VIOLENTLY AT TIMES, THE SHIFT RANGES FROM A SLIGHT BUMP TO A BUMP THAT FEELS LIKE THE CAR HAS BEEN REAR-ENDED. THIS IS MOST COMMON IN TRAFFIC/CITY AREAS AND IS RESOLVED BY SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME. A GM DEALER MADE A $1544.00 REPAIR TO THE TRANSMISSION BUT IT STILL IS NOT FIXED. OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS SOMETIMES FOLLOWED BY A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *TR

SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING THE CAR WILL ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. IF THE CAR IS PLACED IN NEUTRAL THE ENGINE REVS AND WHEN THE CAR IS PUT BACK INTO GEAR THE CAR LAUNCHES ITSELF AS THOUGH THE THROTTLE WAS PUSHED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THERE IS NO PATTERN TO IT. THE BRAKES WILL STOP THE CAR BUT THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS MUCH LONGER THEN WITHOUT THE ENGINE RACING. THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A CLUNKING SOUND EVEN AFTER HAVING THE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED. THIS IS VERY NOTICEABLE AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHEN IT IS DAMP OUT. AT TIMES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY WORK. THE CAR HAS NEW BRAKES BUT IT DIDN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE. *TR

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

PURCHASED USED OLDS AURORA 2001 V-8 HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, 3 MO AFTER HAVING IT, USED SUNROOF FOR FIRST TIME, HEARD LOUD POP, HAD TO REPLACE WHOLE SUNROOF, NOT COVERED OF COURSE. NOW WHENEVER IT RAINS, THE MATERIAL IS WET AND HANGS DOWN. BUT THAT IS NOTHING COMPARED TO ALL OF THE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THE CAR WHEN AT STOP LIGHT WILL LUNGE FORWARD AND ALMOST DIE, IF I COAST FORWARD A LITTLE IT STOPS FOR A MIN. IF I WANT TO SIT IN MY CAR TO WARM IT UP, IT WILL DIE AFTER A MIN OR SO. A DEALER SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE IDLE CONTROL VALVE..NOT CHEAP BUT REPLACED, IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. THE CAR ALSO DIES WHILE DRIVING IT. THE CAR SMELLS LIKE IT IS ON FIRE, STRONGER THAN BURNING OIL SMELL TOO. LEAVES GET INTO AIR VENTS OR SOMEPLACE AND THEN WHEN TRYING TO RUN AIR OR HEAT, IT SOUNDS LIKE A JET FAN IS GOING TO BLOW UP. I COULD GO ON AND ON, BUT THIS CAR IS NOT SAVE FOR ANYONE TO DRIVE. *TR

I ALSO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATORS ON THIS OLDS AURORA 2001. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT GM DOESN'T HAVE RECALLS ON THIS CAR, IT IS JUST PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM AND IT COSTS A FORTUNE TO REPAIR THESE THINGS OVER AND OVER. *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT WITH MY VEHICLE RUNNING. SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING FLAMES CAME OUT OF MY DASHBOARD BURNING MY HANDS. *TR

I KEEP GETTING A MESSAGE TO SERVICE MY STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM ON MY 2001 OLDS AURORA. HOFFMAN OLDS STATES THERE IS NO RECALL OUTSTANDING AND THE BRAKE MODULATOR UNIT WILL COST ABOUT 1000 TO REPLACE. IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO AFFECT MY BRAKE PERFORMANCE, BUT THE WARNING KEEPS COMING BACK DAILY. I BELIEVE THE RECALL # IS 00V114000. I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN #, THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2001 AURORA'S ARE NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000; HOWEVER, HER VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES. SHE WOULD LIKE THE MANUFACTURER TO ADD THE AURORAS TO THE RECALL AND RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85,167. UPDATED 05/07/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED OIL WAS LEKAING FROM THE VALVE COVER. UPDATED 05/07/09.*JB

WE OWN A OLDSMOBILE AURORA AND THE REAR POWER WINDOWS HAVE BROKE 3 TIMES. THE INSIDE PLASTIC PIECE BREAKS WHICH CAUSES THE WINDOW TO FALL DOWN AND NOT GO BACK UP. WE FEEL YOU HAVE A DEFECTIVE PART IN THE MECHANICAL PARTS OF THE POWER WINDOW. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE MANUFACTURER TO COVER REPAIRS AS EACH TIME IT HAS BROKE IT COST $350.00 TO FIX WITH NEW PARTS. *TR

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON; AUTO DROVE ROUGH-PROBLEM GETTING UP TO SPEED, AND WHEN STOPPED FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. STEERING AND TURNING MAKES A NOISE AND FEELS LIKE THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. THE COST TO REACH THE PART IN THE CENTER OF THE TRANSMISSION IS THE SAME AS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. I NO LONGER DRIVE MY CAR, AND THE COST QUOTED TO REPAIR IT WAS $3,400-WHICH I DON'T HAVE. THE CODE WAS PO741. *TR

STARTED CAR AND PROCEEDED TO LEAVE PARKING SPACE, TURNED STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND THE STEERING STUCK ALMOST CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT OTHER PARKED CARS. STEERING BECAME UNSTUCK AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME. ON THE NEXT RIGHT TURN THE STEERING STUCK AGAIN CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO UP OVER CURB ONTO SIDEWALK AREA. VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME AFTER THE LAST INCIDENT. THE STEERING WILL STICK NOW TURNING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. CAR IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE STEERING STICKING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY. THIS IS HAPPENING AT ALL SPEEDS AND CANNOT BE CORRECTED QUICKLY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, ROLLED DOWN AND THEN WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP AGAIN. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS THE FRONT WINDOW, THE SECOND TIME THE BACK WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WOULD NO GO UP. IF YOU HAVE SMALL CHILDREN, OR LIVE IN ND IT CAN BE DANGEROUS, AS THE COLD WEATHER IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

I HAVE OWNED 3 OLDSMOBILE AURORA'S. 1-1999 MODEL 2-2001 MODELS I NOTICED WITH ALL THREE CARS, THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS NOT PROPERLY OPERATING. THE WINDOW JUST FALLS DOWN ON IT'S OWN AND WON'T ROLL BACK UP. I HAVE TO WEDGE SOMETHING IN THE WINDOW IN ORDER TO KEEP IT UP AND THAT DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. I FOUND THIS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH ALL THREE AURORA'S. I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAS THE SAME YEARS AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. ALSO, ON THIS 2001 AURORA I HAVE NOW, HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI-BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. I NOTICED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, THAT I HAD TO COME TO A SUDDEN BREAK IN SNOWY WEATHER CONDITIONS, MY BRAKES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY AND MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE AND TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE. THE STABILITY SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON THE INFORMATION SYSTEM EVERYTIME THE CAR IS STARTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE RIMS FAILED DUE TO INNER CORROSION AND DETERIORATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHROME WAS PEELING AND AIR WAS LEAKING FROM THE RIMS. ONE TIRE CONTINUED TO LOSE AIR, SO THE CONTACT PURCHASED FOUR NEW TIRES. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE TIRES BEGAN LOSING AIR AGAIN DUE TO DETERIORATED AND CORRODED RIMS. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,446. UPDATED 3/5/08 *CN

CLUNKY FEEL AND EVENTUALLY NOISE IN STEERING WHEEL. TURNED OUT TO BE THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. LOOKED IT UP ON INTERNET, IT IS A PROBLEM ON MOST GM LARGE CARS AND TRUCKS. GM HAS SO FAR FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM WITH A RECALL BUT HAS A REPLACEMENT PART AVAILABLE. I REPLACED IT AT THE COST OF $267, WELL WORTH IT TO HAVE MY BEAUTIFUL CAR LIKE NEW AGAIN, BUT GM SHOULD REPLACE FREE FOR THE PR. *TR

AFTER REVIEWING THE COMPLAINTS OF THE OLDSMOBILE AURORA 2001 I AM HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS REGARDING CHECK ENGINE WHEN GOING INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE SERVICE THEY STILL STATE THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WHEN I KNOW THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA HAS A RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM WITH A NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH THE STEERING OR FRONT END, I AM NOT SURE WHICH. IT STARTS OUT AS EITHER A GRINDING OR CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TURNING - NOTICE IT MORE AS I AM TURNING INTO MY ALLEY WHICH IS SORT OF A DIP THEN A SMALL RISE FROM THE STREET LEVEL. I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND IT IS STARTING TO ACT UP AGAIN. OF COURSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW SO I CAN HARDLY WAIT TO SEE WHAT THEY TRY TO TELL/SELL ME ON GETTING IT REPAIRED THIS TIME. ALL THE OTHER TIMES, THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THEY TOOK SOMETHING APART AND GREASED IT. IT LASTED FOR 15 - 20K MILES OR SO AND NEEDED TO BE DONE ALL OVER AGAIN. I AM NOT HAPPY THAT A RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM IS NOW MY PROBLEM. I CAN ONLY MARK DOWN THE LAST INCIDENT ON THIS REPORT. I NOW HAVE 69K+ MILES ON THE CAR AND I CANNOT REMEMBER ALL THE DATES OF WHEN EACH INCIDENT HAPPENED. BUT, SUFFICE IT TO SAY ABOUT EVERY 15 - 20K MILES. *TR

AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE FROM ANOTHER OWNER, THE WINDOWS ARE FAILING. THE RIGHT PASSENGER REAR WINDOW FAILED, LEFT REAR WINDOW FELL DOWN AND NOW RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT WORK. WE HAVE REPAIRED THE FIRST WINDOW AND INTEND TO FIX THE OTHER TWO. *TR