2001 Oldsmobile Aurora Complaint Log

COOLANT LEAK HAS BEEN SERVICED ABOUT SIX TO SEVEN TIMES. MY AURORA IS CURRENTLY IN THE ROUND ROCK, TEXAS CLASSIC GM DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER TRY. ALSO, THE CAR IS BEING OUTFITTED WITH A DEVICE WHICH WILL TAKE A PICTURE OF THE ENGINE /ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TO DETERMINE WHY THE ENGINE QUITS WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 5 TIMES AND I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ENTERING A FREEWAY WHEN I LOST ALL POWER. I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO PRESS AN INSTALLED BUTTON THE NEXT TIME THE ENGINE STALLS. I OFTEN GET A HARD SHIFT WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. ABOUT 20% OF THE TIME. TOLD THIS PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED BY DEALER.*JB

WHILE DRIVING REAR HIGH LEVEL TAIL LIGHTS WILL DIM TO THE POINT THAT WILL BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR OTHER DRIVERS TO SEE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ABS INDICATOR LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON TO INFORM CONSUMER THAT THESE TWO SYSTEMS WERE TURNED OFF. THIS OCCURRED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER/ SNOW. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE CONDITION. THUS, NO REPAIR COULD BE PERFORMED. ON SECOND INCIDENT, WHEN T DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, MECHANICS CLEANED GROUNDS BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE FOR CURRENT RECALL ON ABS SYSTEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING LED'S ON THE DASHBOARD WENT OFF. ALSO, THERE WAS LOSS OF STEERING, RESULTING IN A COLLISION THAT TOTALLED VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE AND PLACING IT IN REVERSE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHICH CAUSED A MAJOR CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

IAM SHORT AND THE DRIVERS SEAT IS ALL THE WAY UP AND I STILL LOOK DIRECTLY INTO THE RELECTION OF THE DEFROST GRATE. THIS DEFROST/HEAT DUCT IS VERY LARGE AND THE REFLECTION IT CAUSES INTO THE DRIVERS EYE VISION IS A SAFTEY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE EXPLORED FOR A SOLUTION FOR THE OWNERS OF THIS PARTICULAR CAR AND MODEL AND YEAR. I WANT OLDSMOBILE TO GIVE ME A DIFFERENT CAR WITHOUT THE REFLECTION PROBLEM AND I WANT YOU TO LOOK INTO THE DESIGN OF THIS WINDSHIELD AND AIRDUCT AS IT CAUSES A POTENTIAL SAFTEY HAZARD TO SHORT DRIVERS...*AK

WHEN CONSUMER TURNS VEHICLE TO RIGHT IT MAKES A NOISE, SOUNDS AS IF TIRE IS RUBBING. WHEN SHE TOUCHES STEERING COLUMN SHE CAN FEEL TENSION/GRINDING.*AK

GRINDING NOISE IN TRANSMISSION AND DOES NOT SHIFT WITHOUT JERKING. *TS ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***761548

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE MAKING TURNS OR WITHIN NORMAL DRIVING. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO STEERING SHAFT WAS WORN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *MR

THIS IS NOT APPLICABLE TO A PARTICULAR VEHICLE I OWN. IT IS A MAJOR CONCERN TO ME THOUGH. I HAVE NOTICED MANY 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORAS DRIVING AROUND WITH REAR FOG LIGHTS ON UNDER CONDITIONS WHERE THEY ARE NOT NECESSARY. THE REAR FOG LIGHTS LOOK LIKE BRAKE LIGHTS, AND MORE THAN ONCE I THOUGHT THE PERSON WAS TRYING TO STOP. I FEEL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE.

ALL AURORAS DESIGNED POORLY, WILL NOT GO INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN CUP HOLDER IS EXTENDED!*AK

CUP HOLDER IS FULLY EXTENDED OUT, THIS PREVENTS VEHICLE FROM GOING INTO FIRST GEAR.*AK *SLC

THE AUTO HAS A CONVIENCE PACKAGE WHICH CONSISTS OF A MIRROR,COMPASS, AND ONSTAR. THE OWNER HAS TRIED TO GET THE PERSONAL CALLING FEATURE OF ONSTAR CONNECTED SINCE APRIL 2001. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN PROVIDED A PHONE NUMBER 400 5847 A LETTER GIVING ME 100 FREE MINUTES, BUT AS OF THIS DATE OCT1 2001 NO SERVICE CONNECTION. AS ON STAR IS A HANDS FREE CELL PHONE THE LACK OF SERVICE IS A SAFETY ITEM AS IT PREVENTS DRIVER DISTRACTION. ONSTAR INDICATES THAT THERE IS A SYSTEM DEFECT AND IT WILL BE CORRECTED SOON BUT FIVE MONTHS IS NOT SOON. DID THEY FIELD A SYSTEM WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY? HELP ME PLEASE. NOSAFETYNDEFECT. *AK

THE REAR FOG LIGHTS ARE VERY DISTRACTING. THEY ARE AS BRIGHT AS THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND COULD BE CONFUSED AS THEM. AT NIGHT THEY CAN ALSO BE BLINDING AND DETER FROM THEIR REAL PURPOSE. EUROPEAN CARS TYPICALLY HAVE ONE REAR FOG LIGHT IN THE BACK. THIS IS USUALLY ONE OF THE BACK-UP LIGHTS. THE OLDS USES TWO VERY BRIGHT RED LIGHTS FOR THIS. MOST OF THE TIME, THIS LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN THEY SHOULD NOT BE.*AK

WHEN CONSUMER BRAKED FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE SECOND TIME THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED IT HAD MORE COMPRESSION. *JB

VEHICLE WOULD STALL/STUMBLE ON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR VERY SLOW SPEED. *PH THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE CRANK POSITION SENSORS. *SC

CONSUMER HAD TO TURN KEY IN THE IGNITION SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT TURNED OVER. ALSO, GAS GAUGE FAILED TO READ THE CORRECT LEVEL OF FUEL IN THE GAS TANK. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A CLANKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALERSHIP RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT NO FAILURE CODES APPEARED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS, BUT ALL THREE PROBLEMS STILL EXIST.*AK

WHILE TURNING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT, AND LUBRICATED THE INNER STEERING SHAFT, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED ON 6/10/03 AND ON 11/12/03 THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS LUBED. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK