1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA Complaints

FIVE DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE RADIATOR CRACKED, CAR OVERHEATED, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, WHILE SPEAKING WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER, I EXPLAINED THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON AS OF 3RD DAY AFTER PURCHASE AND THAT THE ENGINE WAS SURGING AND BACK FIRE TYPE NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD DURING ACCELERATION AND THE CAR HAD NO POWER. THE FRONT RIGHT FOG LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING THE DAY OF PURCHASE AND TO REPLACE IT, I WAS CHARGED FOR THE REPLACEMENT BULB. THERE WAS NO BUYERS GUIDE ON THIS VEHICLE ON THE DAY I TEST DROVE THE CAR NOR ON THE DAY OF PURCHASE, I PURCHASED A ONE YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP IN THE AMOUNT OF $1295.00, AND WAS TOLD IT COVERED EVERYTHING. SERVICE MANAGER WAS CONTACTED ON THE DAY I PICKED THE CAR UP AFTER THE RADIATOR REPAIR, AND WAS TOLD THE OTHER ISSUES WERE NOT CORRECTED AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE WARRANTY NOT HAVING TIME TO PROCESS. A FEW HOURS LATER, I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER TO REPORT THAT THE CAR WAS RUNNING HOT , SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND HE BLEW IT OFF AS COOLANT BURNOFF AND IF IT CONTINUED TO RETURN IT ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, THIS WAS ON A FRIDAY. WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT THAT SAME FRIDAY NIGHT, YET IT WAS MINOR AND I DROVE THE CAR HOME FROM THE SCENE. I DROVE TO A REPAIR FACILITY ON MONDAY, AND THERE IS WHEN I WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIATOR REPAIR FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK WAS NOT DONE AND PICTURES WERE TAKEN AND I MET WITH THE SALES MANAGER AND SHOWED HIM THE PICTURES, YET HE STILL INSISTED THE REPAIR WAS DONE, I E-MAILED THE PHOTOS TO GM AND OLDSMOBILE WITH MY COMPLAINT. NO RESPONSE TO THIS DAY 01/29/01. *AK

TOOK CAR IN FOR SERVICE TWICE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY COMPLAINING ABOUT JERK IN TRANSMISSION, DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG, NOW COMPLETE FAILURE. COMPANY ADVERTISERS CAR WILL NOT NEED TUNEUP UNTIL 100,000 MILES, THEY ARE RIGHT BECAUSE CAR WILL NOT MOVE. REVIEW OF SEVERAL INTERNET SITES INDICATE MANY OWNERS HAVE SAME PROBLEM MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR AT THEIR COST.*AK

THE HEAT SHRINK FUEL LINES CONNECTING THE FUEL INJECTORS DEVELOPED A PIN HOLE LEAK AND SPRAYED FUEL INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I REPLACED THE BAD SECTION OF THE FUEL RAIL LINE THE FIRST TIME AT 80,000 MILES. THE SECOND TIME HAPPENED YESTERDAY WITH A PIN HOLE LEAK IN ANOTHER SECTION OF THE HEAT SHRINK TUBING OF THE FUEL RAIL CONNECTING THE INJECTORS. IT AGAIN SPRAYED FUEL INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT UNTIL I SMELLED THE GAS INSIDE THE CAR. THESE DEFECTS SEEM TO ME TO BE VERY DANGEROUS, AND SINCE IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO ME, I THINK THE FUEL LINE MATERIAL IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED SOME FUEL. WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO DEALERSHIP CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAKAGE WHERE PIPE (PART #25604920)WAS NOT PROPERLY CONNECTED TO FUEL INJECTOR.*AK

A NARROW STREM OF FUEL WAS SPRAYING FROM ONE OF THE PLASTIC FUEL LINES UNDER THE HOOD CAUSING FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. NLM

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

ENGINE BLOCK HAS PREMATURELY CRACKED. *AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE ENGINE BLOCK SHOULD NEVER CRACK. *YH

CONSUMER HAS TRIED TO GET RECALL 9500V057000 MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00023 DONE. THE PARTS AREN'T AVAILABLE & DEALER IS NOT SURE WHEN THEY WILL BE SHIPPED. CONSUMER WILL VERIFY VIN#. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED FUMES FROM THE IGNITION THAT CAUSED A FIRE. THERE WAS FLUID THAT WAS LEAKING. CONSUMER WILL ADDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

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