2001 Oldsmobile Aurora Complaint Log

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

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

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

GAS GAUGE READS ERRATICALLY. *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

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

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

2001 OLDS AURORA - 6/16/2003 POWER STEERING WAS MAKING A NOISE AFTER ENGINE WARMED UP. THEY REPLACED THE GEAR AND RESET TOE. THEN ON 6/15/2005 THE POWER STEERING MADE A GROANING NOISE AND THEY REPLACED RAC/PIN GEAR. ON 11/07/2005 THE STEERING WHEEL WAS GROANING AND THE SHAFT/ STEERING INTERMEDIATE WAS REPLACED. THIS IS 3 STEERING PROBLEMS IN TWO YEARS. IN JUNE OF 2003 THE CAR HAD 18,238 MILES. AS OF 11/07/2005THE CAR HAD 35,272 MILES. THIS MODEL OBVIOUSLY HAS A STEERING PROBLEM. *NM

DT: CONTACT'S WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. WHILE SHE WAS PULLING OUT FROM A STOP LIGHT/SIGN AN ONCOMING VEHICLE STRUCK HER VEHICLE FROM THE SIDE. UPON IMPACT, THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DID NOT KNOW IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED CAR HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN SHE BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAD 37,000 MILES ON IT. THE CONTACT HAD THE EMISSION AIR PUMP AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SOLENOID FIXED WHEN SHE BOUGHT THE CAR. SHE WAS TOLD THOSE THINGS SHOULD NEVER GO BAD AGAIN. NOW, THE SAME TWO PROBLEMS RECURRED. ON 8-30-05 SHE HAD TO HAVE THE EMISSION AIR PUMP REPLACED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO DEALERSHIPS. THEY TOLD HER THAT THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD NEVER HAVE OCCURRED , ESPECIALLY TWICE. ON 9-20-05 SHE HAD TO HAVE THE PASSENGER REAR TIE-ROD END REPLACED.*AK

OLDSMOBLIE AURORA 2001 HAD IDLE PROBLEMS. *BF UNDER VARIOUS CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RETURN TO IDLE AND IN SOME INSTANCES THE VEHICLE'S RPM'S WOULD INCREASE. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED ON AND OFF FOR TWO YEARS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ONCE THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR THE PROBLEM WAS ALLEVIATED. *NM

2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA 4.0 [XXX]. R ETURNED TO DEALERSHIP THIRTEEN TIMES REGARDING STEERING, SUSPENSION SPRING MOUNTS, SHOCK MOUNT, WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES, STEERING COLUMN SHAFT REPLACEMENTS, RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR REPLACEMENT (FOUR TIMES) FAILURES.*AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FAILURE ON 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. TALKED TO OLDS NUMEROUS TIMES, ADMITTED THE PROBLEM IS SO BAD THAT PART IS ON BACK ORDER FOR 4 TO 6 MONTHS. QUICK FIX IS A LUBE KIT THEY HAVE COME OUT WITH, BUT IT IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR SUCH A COMMON FAILURE. *NM

VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AND SUDDENLY DIED. *BF THE DEALER DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM OR EVEN WHAT WAS CAUSING IT. THERE WAS SOME THOUGHT, THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE ANTI-DEVICE AND/OR THE COMPUTERIZED KEY. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 60 MILES PER HOUR WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE CONSUMER UNEXPECTEDLY EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION UP TO 90 MILES PER HOUR. THE OWNER HAD TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD BROKEN, WHICH CAUSED THIS PROBLEM TO OCCUR. *JB

CAR KEPT CUTTING OFF AND THE RPM WAS AT AROUND 4000 WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS. SOMETIMES WHEN I GO TO HIT THE GAS IT WILL JUST SPUTTER AND DIE THEN IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR SO GOT THAT REPLACED AND IT STILL DID IT. THEN THEY SAID THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CODE CAME UP SO I REPLACED AND IT STILL DOES IT. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN A FEW ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE CAR WILL DIE OUT AT THE WRONG TIME.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH TRANSMISSION FAILED. AS A RESULT, DRIVER ENGAGED THE VEHICLE INTO THIRD GEAR AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *AK

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED AND CUT OFF. DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO DEFECTS. MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE VEHICLE FOR ONE DAY.*AK THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE ACCELERATING, STOPPING OR STOPPED. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER A TSB, WHICH OUTLINED THE PROBLEM, UNLESS THE DEALER COULD DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. *NM

WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT, AND LUBRICATED THE INNER STEERING SHAFT. BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *SC *JB

DIFFICULTY GETTING VEHICLE TO START EVEN AFTER REPAIRS. (NAR) *PH DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *CB

ENGINE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING STALLS DURING IDLE OR WHILE UNDERWAY. BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES. CAR TYPICALLY RE-STARTS WITHOUT ANY DIFFICULTY. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. ENGINE AT NORMAL RUNNING TEMPERATURE. ALSO NOTICE INTERMITTENT ENGINE RPM INSTABILITY, POSSIBLY RELATED. (SEE POTENTIALLY RELEVANT NHTSA ITEM #'S 636450 AND 634706). THIS IS POTENTIALLY A DANGEROUS CONDITION AS ENGINE, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ARE LOST DURING STALL CONDITION AND SINCE PROBLEM MAY OCCUR DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. DEALER PREVIOUSLY REPLACED ENGINE CRANK SENSORS ON 1/6/04, WHICH DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. CONDITION HAS EXISTED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD, FIRST NOTICED AROUND 11K MILES. USUALLY STALLS AT IDLE, 2/10 FIRST TIME STALL OCCURED WHILE UNDERWAY.*AK

HEADLAMPS DIM AND FLICKER WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED EVERYDAY. DEALER RECENTLY REPLACED ALTERNATOR WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AFTER TWO DAYS OF DRIVING.*AK

STEERING CONTINUES TO LOCK AT SLOW SPEED AFTER STEERING RACK HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BY DEALER. *JB

PURCHASED USED 2001 OLDMOBILE AURORA (3.5L, V-6) ON JUNE 24, 2003 WITH 19,200 MILES. UPON LEAVING THE LOT I NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING SEVERAL TIMES ON WAY HOME. CALLED DEALER AND HAD IT IN SHOP 2 DAYS LATER. REPLACED ALTERNATOR. JUNE 26TH, 2003 AFTER LEAVING DEALER STILL NOTICED LIGHTS FLICKERING. CALLED DEALER THE NEXT WEEK TO LET THEM KNOW. THEY STATED IT WAS JUST A SIMPLE CHANGE IN VOLTAGE. CONTINUED TO NOTICE FLICKERING...SO BAD IT IS VERT DISTRACTING NOT ONLY TO DRIVER OF VEHICLE BUT OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. TOOK CAR IN ONCE AGAIN. DEALER STATED THAT GM IS AWARE OF HEAD LAMP FLICKERING AND IS WORKING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS. NOW I NOTICE WHEN MY HEAD LAMPS FLICKER THE VOLTAGE SCREEN GOES CRAZY. IN THE MEANTIME, MY WARRANTY IS UP ON SEPT. 13TH 2003. SO IF THEY DON'T FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM BEFORE THEN,WILL I BE STUCK WITH PAYING FOR IT OR WILL THERE BE SOME SORT OF RECALL ISSUED? WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE PAID FOR BUT NO WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION WAS RECEIVED. THIS PROBLEM CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO DECREASED VISIBILITY AND DISTRACTION. *AK

THE STRUTS AND/OR STRUT MOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. ALTHOUGH COVERED BY WARRANTY, ABOUT EVERY 3 MONTHS ONE BREAKS, THEN A COUPLE WEEKS LATER, THE OTHER BREAKS. LITERALLY, THE STRUT PUSHES OUT OF THE TOP OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, RUBBING ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HOOD. THE DEALER DID NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY WITH THE LEFT STRUT THE LAST TIME, AND CHARGED ME $250-. SAYING I "HIT" SOMETHING. WHEN THE RIGHT STRUT WENT IN THE SAME MANNER ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER...I INSISTED THAT THE DEAL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT RATHER, DISCOVER WHAT IS CAUSING THE STRUT MOUNTS TO BREAK. DESPITE TELLING THEM NOT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNTIL I GAVE APPROVAL...THEY REPAIRED IT, BUT WITHOUT MY APPROVAL. THE DEALER AGAIN CITED IT WAS OUR DRIVING HABITS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. WE HAVE NOT HIT, OR RUN OVER ANYTHING WITH THE CAR...FOR THE REASONS THAT THE STRUTS WERE "WEAK"..WE GO SLOW OVER RR TRACKS, SLOW DOWN FOR POTHOLES, ETC. I HAVE REQUESTED, AND RECEIVED ALL THE REPAIR RECORDS FROM THE DEALER. THE CAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED ON THIS CAR 4 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR (AS I STATED EARLIER), AND I DO NOT BELIEVE, AT THIS POINT, THAT THE CORE PROBLEM OF CAUSE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. I THEREFORE WANT TO EXPLORE MY OPTIONS UNDER BREACH OF WARRANTY LAW, OR CONSUMER SAFETY PROBLEMS, WITH YOUR ORGANIZATION. I'M VERY UPSET THAT THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT MY CONSENT, AND WANT TO KNOW WHAT RECOURSE I CAN TAKE. I ASKED FOR THE "BROKEN" PART THEY REPLACED, EVEN OFFERED TO PAY FOR IT...BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE IT. I'M SUSPECTING THEY ARE COVERING SOMETHING UP.I.E. WORKMANSHIP, INSTALLATION, ETC. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STRUT MOUNT BREAKING WAS A "SERIOUS" SAFETY HAZARD, AND THAT THE CAR SHOULDN'T BE DRIVEN. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE MOUNT(S) WILL BREAK AT HIGH SPEED, AND THERE WILL BE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO MYSELF, OR MY WIFE THE MOUNTS BOTH "BROKE" IN TOWN LAST TIME, AT LOW SPEED. *JB

WE PURCHASED A USED 2001 OLDS AURORA IN MARCH 2003. WE ALSO PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFERED BY THE DEALER. SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WE NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLUCUATING WILDLY (AS IF WE WERE TURNING OFF THE HEADLIGHTS) ALONG WITH THE VOLTAGE. THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS "NORMAL". IT GOT SO BAD MY HUSBAND REFUSED TO LET ME DRIVE THE CAR, EVEN DURING THE DAY IN THE EVENT THE CAR SHUT OFF. WE TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER OLDS DEALER WHO, AT OUR REQUEST, REPLACED THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR, TO NO EFFECT. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, BUT THE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO FLASH, AND NOW OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE SURFACING, ALONG WITH NUMEROUS BLOWN FUSES AND BULBS. IT IS QUITE DISTRACTING TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD, IN ADDITION TO THIS CARS DRIVER, TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS FLASH CONSTANTLY, AND DOES NOTHING TO INSPIRE TRUST IN THE SAFETY OF THIS CAR. I AM AFRAID IT WILL SHUT OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN, OR POSSIBLY HAVE SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL FIRE.

CONSUMER STATES HER GAS LINE KEEPS DEVELOPING A WHOLE IN IT, AND SHE IS BEING TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC THAT SOMEONE IS TAMPERING WITH HER CAR, SO SHE IS NOT ABLE TO GET IT REPAIRED WITH THE WARRANTY.

MY 2001 AROURA WAS PURCHASED IN NOV. OF 2002 AND WAS PUT IN THE SHOP ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER WE PURCHASED IT. LEXUS OF TULSA SOLD US THE CAR. THE VEHICLE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND IT WAS ALREADY BLOWN WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR. 2YEARS LATER THE HEAD GASKET IS BLOWN AGAIN. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE GASKET WAS GOING TO KEEP BLOWING UNTIL WE GET ANOTHER MOTOR AND THAT THE MOTOR HAS SOME INTERNAL DAMAGE THAT CAME FROM THE FACTORY WHERE THE MOTOR WAS BUILT IN. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE VALVE HAD SOME COMBULSTION BUILT UP IN THERE AND WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FACTORY. THE CAR WOULD JUST START RUNNING HOT AND ALSO IT WOULD SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE PANEL LIGHTS WOULD SAY STOP ENGINE. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE AT ALL. *JB

MY 2001 OLDS 3.5L AURORA SWALLOWED A VALVE

WHILE MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF LEAVING THE POWER OFF. VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. *JG

PROGRAM BEGAN W/ "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT COMING ON. TOOK TO DEALER (6/10/02); CODE INDICATED AIR PUMP SEIZED UP & FOUND 50 AMP AIR PUMP FUSE BLOWN. TRACED TO CIRCUIT. REPLACED EXHAUST VALVE, SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PUMP & SAI VACUMM CONTROL SOLENOID. CAR RETURNED 6/12/02. WHEN ARRIVED HOME, SMELLED BURNING AND HEARD NOISE UNDER HOOD RUNNING LIKE A SMALL MOTOR. RETURNED TO DEALER THAT EVENING: SMELL AND NOISE GONE. CALLED DEALER NEXT DAY TO REPORT AND AGREED W/ THEM MAY HAVE BEEN 'BREAK-IN' OF PARTS. "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN FOLLOWING WEEK. TOOK TO DEALER 6/21 AND FOUND SAME PROBLEM AND REPLACEMENT PARTS HAD ACTUALLY BURNED AND MELTED. NEW PARTS ORDERED: AIR PUMP, RELAY, CONNECTOR AND REPLACED IN VEHICLE. ON WAY HOME, SMELLED STRONG BURNING SMELL. PULLED OFF INTERSTATE TO TURN AROUND TO RETURN TO DEALER. UPON GOING ON SURFACE STREETS, ANOTHER DRIVER YELLED MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. PULLED OFF ROAD INTO A LUMBER YARD PARKING LOT AND CAR BURST INTO HUGE FLAMES INCL. 3 SMALL EXPLOSIONS. FIRE DEPARTMENT INDICATED FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE AND STARTED AT WIRING BOX. ALSO REPLACEMENT PARTS POSSIBLE SOURCE OF FIRE. CAR TOWED BACK TO DEALER. DEALER CONTACTED GM WHO CONTACTED ME. CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY (5 YR/60,000 MILES).GM INDICATED AFTER SPEAKING W/ DEALER, THEY WOULD PURCHASE VEHICLE BACK AND PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, GM TO DATE HASN'T PROVIDED ANY WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION STATING THEIR VERBAL COMMITMENT TO GIVE US ANOTHER CAR. PHONE CALLS TO THEIR OFFICE GO UNANSWERED. THE CAR HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE DEALER'S LOT (COVER UP?) AND NO ONE CAN TELL US WHERE IT WENT. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY CAN'T EVEN INVESTIGATE IF WE DECIDE TO FILE A CLAIM WITH THEM. GMAC IS STILL SENDING US CAR PAYMENT DUE NOTICES & WASNOT INFORMED THE CAR HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND IS COMPLETELY TOTALLED. WE ARE VERY DISSATISFIED W/ GM'S RESPONSE TO THIS PROBLEM AND THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS, DANGEROUS DEFECT. GM'S CLAIM #: S1-10752551. I HOPE YOU CAN BE OF SOME ASSISTANCE. THANK YOU.*JB

WHEN COMING TO A SUDDEN STOP OR PANIC STOP BRAKE PEDAL GOES HALF WAY TO FLOOR BEFORE VEHICLE WILL STOP. ABS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 15MPH OR LESS, LOST POWER STEERING IN VEHICLE. DEALER CAN NOT REPAIR PROBLEM BECAUSE OF EMISSION CONTROL LAW.*AK.*JB

ENGINE BLOCK CASTING PROBLEM FROM THE FACTORY. ENGINE LEAKED AND USED COOLANT. ENGINE REPLACED @ 8000 MILES. SINCE REPLACEMENT CAR HAS NEVER RUN CORRECTLY, STALLS, ENGINE LIGHT ON, MULITPLE ERROR CODES IN COMPUTER.

HEADLIGHTS DIM AND FLICKER AT RANDOM, TEMPORARY LOSS OF HEADLAMPS REPEATEDLY. *AK

NO SUMMARY. DT

HEADLIGHTS DIM WHILE DRIVING. *AK

POSSIBLE DUE TO DROPPING OR POOR HANDLING AT MANUFACTURE, THE INSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE HAD A SMALL HOLE IN IT ABOUT THE DAMAGED WHEEL, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY DROPPING THE RIM ON THE FLOOR, RESULTED IN A SLOW LEAK AND THEN A FLAT.

THE STEERING SYSTEM GRINDS WHEN TURNING, CAN FILL EVERY LITTE BUMP IN STEERING WHEEL, HAD THE TIRES AND STEERING REPLACED. FIXED PROMBLEM ONLY MOMENTARILY. WHEN THERE ARE COLD TEMPERATURES THE PROMBLEM IS WORSE. LIGHTS HAVE ALWAYS FLICKERED. HAVE HAD MANY QUALITY REPAIRS ON CAR. CAR AS DIED TWICE WHILE DRIVING.*AK

I AM REPORTING THIS NOW BECAUSE THE CAR IS BEGINNING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AFTER BEING REPAIRED IN OCTOBER 2001. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE MAY BE ABS. *AK

IT IS GM' POLICY NOT TO MANDATE THEIR DEALERS TO HAVE THEIR SUSPENSION ALIGNMENT EQUIPMENT SOFTWARE UP TO DATE FOR THE NEW MODEL YEAR AUTOS. THE SOFTWARE UPDATES IS TYPICALLY A YEAR BEHIND. HENCE DEALERS ARE NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE SUSPENSION PROBLEMS NOR WHNE REPLACING MADE SUSPENSION PARTS ASURE THAT SUSPENSION IS IN PROPER ALIGNEMENT. THIS COULD CAUSE POOR HANDLING AND POSSIBLY AN ACCIDENT. THE SUSPENSION ALIGNMENT EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURES SEEM TO OFFER TWO MAINTAINANE PACKAGES. ONE IS A CHEAPER PACKAGE WHICH IS A YEAR BEHIND. I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY WE CAN ALLOW DEALERS TO SERVICE NEW CARS WITH OUT HAVING THE POPER EQUIPMENT TO ASSURE ITS SAFETY.*AK

WHEN DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS BROKE COMPLETELY OFF AND STOPPED WORKING, CAUSING POOR DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. *AK

WHEN IS REVERSING COULD NOT SEE WHAT WAS BEHIND VEHICLE. WIFE HAD A CRASH DUE TO HEIGHT OF HEAD REST ON REAR SEAT THAT TOOK TOO MUCH SPACE, AND THERE WAS NOT MUCH CLEAR VIEW. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

THE PULLEY AND ASSOCIATED BOLT FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE IMMOBILE, THE VEHICLE ALMOST STALLS WHILE MAKING TURNS, THE OIL CONSUMPTION IN THE VEHICLE IS POOR, THE PERCENTAGE GAUGE OF OIL LIFE IN THE MONITOR SYSTEM DOES NOT REFLECT THE MILES DRIVEN. NLM

WHILE DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON, THEY WILL BLINK A COUPLE TIMES, COULD CAUSE CONSUMER TO LOSE TRACK OF ROAD. *AK THE INTERIOR LIGHTS GO OUT PERIODICALLY, THE HEAD LIGHTS KEEP BLINKING. *YH