2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA Complaints

RIGHT REAR PASSENGER WINDOW ON MAJORITY OF THE AURORA OLDSMOBILES OF 2001 VEHICLES IS NO LONGER WORKING. PLEASE RECALL. *JB

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THREE WINDOW REGULATORS ON MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. ALL HAVE GONE OUT BESIDES THE DRIVER WINDOW. THE TWO REAR WINDOWS ACTUALLY DROPPED DOWN INTO THE TRACK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. NOW BOTH THE FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS ARE STUCK IN THE UP POSITION, AS IF THE WINDOW MOTORS ARE OUT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE NUMEROUS SAME PARTS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WITH THIS VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION INPUT SPEED SENSOR (TWICE), LEFT BANK AIR VALVE (TWICE), RIGHT BANK AIR VALVE (ONCE), THERE IS WATER THAT GETS INTO THE SPARE TIRE WELL IN THE TRUNK (WAS REMEDIED ONCE BUT HAS SINCE CAME BACK ). THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN NO MAJOR ACCIDENTS. THE BUMPER DID HAVE TO GET REPAINTED AS ANOTHER CAR WAS PUSHED INTO MINE, BUT ASIDE FROM THAT NOTHING ELSE. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IS ALWAYS HAVING TO BE LUBED DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT (COSTING THE CONSUMER $125 EVERY 30,000 MILES OR SO). YOU WONDER WHY PEOPLE ARE NOT BUYING AMERICAN CARS. MY NEXT ONE WILL LIKELY BE A HONDA JUST BECAUSE GM DOES NOT STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT. TOO MANY PROBLEMS THAT ARE SIMILAR WHEN YOU TALK TO OTHER OWNERS, BUT GM DOES NOTHING EVEN WHEN THEY KNOW OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. WITH THE 2001 AURORA, GM SHOULD BE RECALLING THE ISSUES WITH THE WINDOWS BECAUSE NO OWNER SHOULD HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CHANGE OUT WINDOW REGULATORS AND MOTORS, NOR IS IT SAFE. *TR

MY CAR HAS BEEN A LEMON SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND IT WAS HAVING THE PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS WHICH IS RECALL ID #00V114000 - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS RECALL. I AM EXPERIENCING THESE SYMPTOMS AND TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME YEAR AS THE RECALL AND SAME SYMPTOMS. *JB

POOL OF WATER LOCATED IN SPARE TIRE WELL IN THE TRUNK OF CAR. IT COULD BE DUE TO FAULTY WEATHER STRIPING ON THE REAR WINDOW OF THE CAR BUT THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK IS UNCLEAR. *JB

OUR 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA WAS BROUGHT IN SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS BECAUSE THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT KEPT GOING ON. EACH TIME THEY SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM AND IT WAS RELATED TO THE "SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PUMP". TWO NIGHTS AGO WE CAME HOME AND PARKED OUR CAR IN OUR GARAGE, WHICH IS ATTACHED TO OUR HOUSE. A COUPLE HOURS LATER WE WERE AWOKE BY A SMELL, WHICH FINALLY LED US TO OUR GARAGE. WE OPENED THE DOOR TO OUR GARAGE AND IT WAS FULL OF SMOKE! WE HEARD A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR, AND OPENED THE HOOD. FLAMES WERE COMING UP FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR, WHERE THE PUMP WAS LOCATED. MY WIFE AND I PUSHED THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE AND DOSED THE ENGINE WITH WATER, AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, THEY SAID WE WERE LUCKY WE CAUGHT IT WHEN WE DID AND PUSHED IT OUT OF THE GARAGE. IF WE WEREN'T AWAKE, OUR HOUSE COULD HAVE BEEN ENGULFED, AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! WHEN WE WENT BACK TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY, THE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS A "KNOWN" PROBLEM, BY THEM AND OLDSMOBILE/GM!! WE CAN NO LONGER TRUST THEM TO DO THE RIGHT THING IN FIXING THIS PROBLEM AND DO NOT THINK THE VEHICLE IS SAFE! CAN YOU HELP US AND WHAT SHOULD WE DO? *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A STOP, WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 38 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE IAC MOTOR WAS REPLACED. *AK UPDATED 10/20/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, DURING A THUNDERSTORM ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO SOLUTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS TAKEN.

I BOUGHT A 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA IN 2003 BEING A SINGLE MOTHER OF 2 CHILDREN I WANTED A SAFE CAR WITH LOW REPAIR I WAS TOLD THE 5 STAR ENGINE IS THE BEST AND LOW MAINTANCE I PAID 15.900 CASH FOR THE CAR ON THE WAY HOME IT WAS ACTING FUN LIGHTS FLICKERING GAS PEDAL STICKS AND YOU CAN'T PUSH IT DOWN, THEN THE GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING OIL WAS LEAKING ALL OVER HUB IN THE FRONT OF CAR WENT BAD I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND IT NEEDED A OIL SENDING UNIT,FUEL SENDING UNIT FRONT HUB JOB, AFTER ANOTHER 1.700 IN REPAIRS NOW I AM HOLD THE HEAD GASKET IS READY TO BLOW AND THE GAGE SAYS LOW OIL PRESSURE I HAD IT BACK TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAY THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG.THEN I WS REAR ENDED AT A STOP AND GO LIGHT DUE TO MY HEAD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF. MY ONSTAR DON'T WORK 3/4 OF THE TIME DUE TO MY GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING I RAN OUT OF GAS AND THEN THE ONSTAR DIDN'T WORK EITHER ONLY IF THE CAR IS RUNNING.NOW IT ALSO SAYS DEFECTED AIRBAGS ON THE DASH. PLEASE GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS ALSO THERE WAS A CHIP IN THE WINDSHILD I ASKED IS THAT A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD THE SALESMAN SAID OH NO IT IS NOT WHEN I GOT IT HOME IT WAS A CRACK ITN IT I CALLED AND THEY TOLD ME YOU DROVE IT OFF THE LOT THERE IS NO WARRANTY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S STEERING COLUMN MADE A GRINDING SOUND WHILE TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AT 5MPH OR BELOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2005 AND DETERMINED THE EYE SHAFT WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED REPLACED. ALTHOUGH THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER, IT WAS NEVER RECEIVED. THE RESULT OF THE EYE SHAFT FAILURE LED TO AN UPPER TIE ROD ON THE LEFT FRONT BECOMING EXCESSIVELY WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION RECENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE REMEDY PART WAS STILL ON BACK ORDER FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THE DEALER OFFERED TO REBUILD THE FAULTY EYE SHAFT, BUT MADE NO GUARANTEE THAT WOULD REMEDY THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER AWAITING REPAIRS.

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER REALLY BAD, USUALLY WHEN VEHICLE ISN'T AT TEMPERATURE AND ACCELERATING. I USUALLY WATCH MY DIGITAL VOLTMETER AND MY VOLTAGE JUMPS FROM 12 VOLTS TO 15.5 (NORMAL OPERATING VOLTAGE IS USUALLY 14.8) ALMOST INSTANTLY BACK AND FORTH. I DROVE IT ON ITS FIRST LONG DISTANCE RUN OF ABOUT 80 MILES AND AFTER MY LIGHTS FLICKERED FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POPPED ON. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR A MONTH AGO AND WHILE I WAS READING THE MAINTENANCE LOG THE ALTERNATOR HAS JUST BEEN REPLACED. *NM