32 of the 406 complaints about the 1995 Oldsmobile Aurora are about the electrical system — 8% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 110,450 miles.
32
Complaints
0
Crashes
11
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ENGINE WAS SMOGGED IN 2018 WENT TO FEB 2019 DMV THEY SAID IT NEEDED ANTHER SMOG CAR STALLS THEN PICKS UP OIL LEAKS AND WINDOWS STALL GOING UP ON DRIVER SIDE IT RUNS GOOD TAGS EXPIRE MAY 26 2018
NHTSA complaint #11183640 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE HAD TROUBLE WITH STARTING THE CAR OFF AND ON SINCE WE ACQUIRED IT IN THE FALL OF 2014. MAY OF 2015 IT FINALLY SIMPLY WOULDN'T START AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTION AND REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT IS NOW NOT WORKING EITHER.
NHTSA complaint #10760901 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAD JUST PURCHASED MY 1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA IN 8/2007 WITH UNDER 60,000 MILES AND I NOTICED THE CARD WAS SLAMMING INTO GEAR AND ALSO NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY. ALMOST LIKE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. I SPENT OVER 1200.00 IN MOTOR MOUNT REPAIRS AND THE ISSUE CONT. UNTIL I PULLED OFF FROM A 2WAYSTOP AND MY CAR WOULD NOT MV FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON BOTH SIDES OF ME AND I HAD A SMALL CHILD STRAPPED IN A CAR SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT...AT THIS POINT I TOOK MY CAR TO HV THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THE ISSUE CONTINUED AFTER THIS AND I WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR. I DID THIS AND THE ISSUE STOPPED BUT I CONT TO HV ELECTRICAL PROB WITH THE CAR LIKE THE WINDOWS NOT ROLLING DOWN OR SEAT NOT ABLE TO MV BK/FRTH. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE SUNROOF BUT THIS HAS STOPPED AGAIN RECENTLY AND THE ISSUES WITH POWER HAVE STARTED AGAIN. IT IS BEGINNING TO GET SHIFTY AND I AM CONCERNED TO THE POINT OF ANXIETY WHEN CROSSING INTERSECTIONS. ALSO I WAS TOLD WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO HV A TUNE UP DONE I WAS TOLD THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AS THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME HE RMVD A FUSE WHICH SEEMED TO BE SMOKING. THIS HAD SINCE BEEN RPLCD.
NHTSA complaint #10328136 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE WARNING CHIME SOUNDS. THE BUTTON MUST BE PRESSED IN ORDER FOR THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO DIM. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE HORN HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 128,000. UPDATED 09/05/07
NHTSA complaint #10197944 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING SMELLED OF STRONG GAS FUMES IN/OUT. FUEL WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. *BF THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMURSEMENT.THE DRIVER DOOR LOCK DID NOT LOCK AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR, THE FUEL PUMP LOST PRESSURE, THE SERPINTINE BELT CRACKED, AND THERE WAS EXTENDED CRANKING WHEN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE WARM. RECALL# 04V110000
NHTSA complaint #10101048 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTS. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND TOTALED.
NHTSA complaint #10099629 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I WAS ON THE FREE WAY WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN AS I SLOWED DOWN MY CAR LOST POWER AND CONTROL. I SKID ACROSS THE FREEWAY AND ALMOST GOT KILLED. IT STARTED BACK UP TEN MIN LATER AND TOOK IT TO SHOP THEY SAID CODE WAS INPUT SPEED SENSOR AND EGR VALVE. COST 2000$ FOR REPAIR PLUS LABOR.
NHTSA complaint #10090788 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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.
NHTSA complaint #10087820 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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.
NHTSA complaint #10083288 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED.
NHTSA complaint #10083205 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
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 THE CAR FOR ONLY 60K MILES AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT TUNED UP TWICE AT $600+ A POP. AT THAT POINT CAR WAS STALLING NOT DELIVERING THE POWER THAT IT USUALLY DOES.
NHTSA complaint #10063987 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE---APPARENTLY STARTED AS I APPROACHED MY HOME ---BURNED IN GARAGE---TOTAL LOSS OF CAR---GARAGE DAMAGED.
NHTSA complaint #10063704 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHEN DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT A PERSON WALKING FLAGGED DOWN THE DRIVER AND INFORMED HIM THAT FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. *AK *SC
NHTSA complaint #10063427 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN STARTED AND IDLING FOR 10 MINS, THE CONSUMER NOTICED A FLASH OF LIGHT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THEN THE ENTIRE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAUSE OR WHAT IGNITED THE FIRE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.
NHTSA complaint #10057255 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. THE FIRE INSPECTOR IS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE OR WHERE THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM BECAUSE THE WIRES UNDER THE HOOD WAS MELTED TOGETHER.
NHTSA complaint #10048401 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, AND A POLICE REPORT WAS ISSUED.
NHTSA complaint #10044808 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
NO SUMMARY. DT
NHTSA complaint #769793 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 55MPH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING THE TURN SIGNAL TO GO OUT. TS
NHTSA complaint #8022836 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
KEY TRANSMITTER INOPERATIVE, THE ENTIRE LIGHTING SYSTEM FLASHES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS CUT OFF COMPLETELY, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CIRCUIT MODULE. NLM
NHTSA complaint #563544 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SHUTDOWN.
NHTSA complaint #8006263 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
KEY TRANSMITTER INOPERATIVE, THE ENTIRE LIGHTING SYSTEM FLASHES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS CUT OFF COMPLETELY, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CIRCUIT MODULE. NLM
NHTSA complaint #563544 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER STEERING WHEEL COVER, FROM OPENING WHERE STEERING WHEEL TURNS WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. DROVE HOME FOR APPROX. 5 MILES. SMOKE STOPPED WHEN KEY TURNED OFF. WILL CONTACT OLDS DEALER MONDAY 04/16. AFRAID TO DRIVE UNTIL CHECKED. I WONDER IF THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT THAT WILL BE FIXED FOR FREE?LE.
NHTSA complaint #744059 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. FIRST, HEARD POP, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THEN THE DRIVER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT IN REVERSE GEAR THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #885974 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING STALLS, THE DEALER REPLACED IGNITION RELATED PROBLEMS BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. NLM
NHTSA complaint #560067 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED FUMES FROM THE IGNITION THAT CAUSED A FIRE. THERE WAS FLUID THAT WAS LEAKING. CONSUMER WILL ADDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #873659 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
A FAULTY COMPUTER MODULE, CAUSING DRIVER 'S SIDE POWER WINDOW NOT TO OPERATE/ BLOWING FUSES, AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEM. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND APPOINTMENT MADE FOR INSPECTION. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #866207 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
A FAULTY COMPUTER MODULE, CAUSING DRIVER 'S SIDE POWER WINDOW NOT TO OPERATE/ BLOWING FUSES, AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEM. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND APPOINTMENT MADE FOR INSPECTION. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #866207 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
IN LESS THAN 12 MONTHS I HAVE HAD TO HAVE 3 STARTERS PUT ON THIS VEHICLE TO KEEP FROM BEING STRANDED ON THE ROAD.
NHTSA complaint #724746 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
DRIVER UNABLE TO USE HORN BECAUSE OF ITS POSITION WITH THE AIR BAG. YH
NHTSA complaint #605533 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK
ELECTRICAL CABLE GOING TO TRUNK GETS PINCHED BY TRUNK LID, EXPOSES WIRES,LETS IN WATER.
NHTSA complaint #704864 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.