Oldsmobile AURORA engine problems
42 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
697 owner complaints analyzed
8 distinct recall campaigns
98,500 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1993 to 2003 model years. Data snapshot: . 338 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
42 of 697 complaints match this topic (6.0%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 8017388 · 2002-08-27 (August 27, 2002)
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
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 8017388 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10063987 · 2004-03-27 (March 27, 2004)
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…
Owner-reported narrative. 110,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10063987 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10083288 · 2004-07-20 (July 20, 2004)
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
Owner-reported narrative. 160,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10083288 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10087511 · 2004-08-09 (August 9, 2004)
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED A GASOLINE ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS. VEHICLE STALLED . CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED FROM THE DEALER. BUT NO SOLUTION WAS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. *AK
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Owner report 10087820 · 2004-08-12 (August 12, 2004)
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
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10087820 at NHTSA ↗