1999 Oldsmobile Aurora problems

SUSPENSION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE TRACTION CAUSING THE CONTACT TO MOMENTARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CONSISTENTLY HAVE THE AUTOMATIC TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATED BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #10426421 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG ABRUPTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE DIAGNOSED FOR THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

NHTSA complaint #10390122 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING

DEAR SIR: I HAVE A 1999 OLDSMOBILE AURORA THAT I PURCHASED NEW, WITH A DELIVERY DATE OF 09/22/1999. THE CAR IS USED PRIMARILY BY MY WIFE WITH APPROXIMATELY 78,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WE HAVE KEPT THE CAR UP AND NOW FIND A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT WE FEEL IS NEITHER OF OUR DOING NOR A NORMAL WARE ITEM. IN THE PAST TWO (2) YEAR THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BECOME LOOSE INTERNALLY. TODAY AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE WRITER SAYS THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REMOVED TO TIGHTEN THE THREE (3) BOLTS THAT HOLDS THE COLUMN ASSEMBLY TOGETHER COSTING $540.00. MY WIFE IS HAVING OTHER ITEMS WORKED ON TODAY AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT IS VERY RELUCTANT TO PERFORM THE STEERING COLUMN WORK BECAUSE SHE BELIEVES, AS I DO, THAT THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE A SAFETY ITEM GM SHOULD PAY FOR. WE UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY RECALL NOTICE. UNDER THE PRESENT RECALL ATMOSPHERE, I AM ASKING THAT GM REPAIR THE STEERING COLUMN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR SAFETY REASONS. IF THERE IS A FAILURE OF THE STEERING COLUMN IT COULD RESULT IN DAMAGE AND INJURY. AS A FOLLOW-UP TO THE STATEMENT ABOVE, TODAY I HAVE JUST FINISHED SPEAKING TO AN OLDSMOBLE CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD GM WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR DUE TO THE AGE OF THE CAR.

NHTSA complaint #10308722 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE CRACKING BECAUSE THEY WERE MADE FROM NYLON MATERIALS. OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE COULD SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. IN ADDITION, GASOLINE WOULD DRIP ONTO THE MOTOR IN MASSIVE QUANTITIES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS LISTED UNDER HIS VIN; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH ANY REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 120,000.

NHTSA complaint #10274664 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS:RIM

LAST YEAR I TOOK MY 1999 AURORA IN TO TIRE DEALER DUE TO VERY SLOW LEAK IN TIRE. THE TIRE DEALER SAID THE SLOW LEAK WAS COMMON IN GM VEHICLES WITH ALUMINUM RIMS. THEY SAID THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO ALUMINUM OXIDE CORROSION BETWEEN THE RIM AND TIRE BEAD. 1-2 TIMES PER MONTH THE TIRES LOOK LOW AND I HAVE TO FILL THEM. TODAY I FINALLY TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE TIRE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY SAID THE ONLY PERMANENT SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE RIMS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT.

NHTSA complaint #10211775 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS:RIM

1999 OLDSMOBILE AURORA ALUMINUM RIMS LEAK AIR. THEY HAVE LEAKED AIR SINCE NEW.

NHTSA complaint #10143281 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)

SOMETIMES ON START UP THE ENGINE SHAKES AND SMELLS OF FUMES ARE VERY STRONG AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON BUT AFTER MAYBE A COUPLE OF DAYS OF OFF AND ON CYCLING THE CAR RETURNS TO NORMAL OPERATION AND AFTER A WHILE IT WILL DO THE SAME THING OVER.

NHTSA complaint #10102316 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING

STEERING FAILED WHILE TURNING LEFT ON 1999 OLDS AURORA WITH 34,000 MILES WITH NO INDICATION OF A STEERING PROBLEM BEFORE THE FAILURE. TURNING RIGHT WAS FINE, BUT THE CAR COULD NOT MAKE ANY LEFT TURN UNLESS IT WAS ONLY A MINOR MOVEMENT TO THE LEFT WHILE TRAVELING AT LESS THAN 10 MPH. GM PAID FOR 50% OF REPAIRS, BUT A FAILURE LIKE THIS WITH NO WARNING NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. MY WIFE WAS USING THE CAR AND THE STEERING FAILED WHILE SHE WAS PARKING IT. IF THE FAILURE HAD HAPPENED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING THE CAR I CAN GUARANTEE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE WHEN THE STEERING FAILS, INSTANTLY, YOU CAN'T MAKE A LEFT TURN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.

NHTSA complaint #10086656 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

I OWN A 1999 OLDSMOBILE AURORA AND HAVE NOTICED THE PASSENGER FLOOR ACCUMULATING LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. WHEN I REMOVED THE REAR SEAT ( WHICH IS WHERE THE BATTERY AND OTHER ELECTRICIAL WIRES ARE LOCATED ) THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT IS FULL OF WATER, ALONG WITH THE REAR FLOOR BOARD. IT HAS NOT RAINED SO I'M NOT SURE WHERE THE WATER HAS COME FROM OR HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN THERE. I CLEANED THE WATER OUT, BUT IT HAS SINCE COME BACK IN A VERY RAPID TIME FRAME. IF YOU COULD PLEASE CONTACT ME IT WOULD BE GREAT.. OLDSMOBILE HAS NO INFORMATION ON THIS FOR ME.

NHTSA complaint #10083100 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

WHILE DRIVING DURING THE DAY/NIGHT HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS FLICKERED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK HEADLIGHTS, PARKING LIGHT AND STOP LIGHT ALSO FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER REPLACED THE SWITCH DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE ON HEAD LAMP SWITCH, AND MANUFACTURER HASN'T ACKNOWLEDGED THE SAFETY OR PRODUCT QUALITY PROBLEM ON THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #10080211 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND CONSEQUENCE DESCRIBED IN THE IGNITION -ANTI THEFT RECALL 95V204000, BUT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

NHTSA complaint #10074198 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING:COLUMN

I AM HEARING A POPPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF CAR 1999 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THERE IS ALSO TIMES WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES WHEN TURNING THAT IT VIBRATES IN THE PEDAL AND STEERING COLUMN, ALSO I HAVE BEEN NOTICING WATER UNDER PASSENGER FRONT SEAT IN WHICH THIS IS RUINING MY CARPET AND LEATHER SEATS NOT TO MENTION THE ELECTRIC WIRING SYSTEM UNDER THE SEAT. I CAN GIVE YOU THE VIN.# [XXX], SO YOU CAN PULL INFO ON CAR AND LET ME KNOW WHAT INFO AND OUTSTANDING RECALLS THERE ARE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK UPDATED 07/30/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA complaint #10067809 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT

I AM HEARING A POPPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF CAR 1999 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THERE IS ALSO TIMES WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES WHEN TURNING THAT IT VIBRATES IN THE PEDAL AND STEERING COLUMN, ALSO I HAVE BEEN NOTICING WATER UNDER PASSENGER FRONT SEAT IN WHICH THIS IS RUINING MY CARPET AND LEATHER SEATS NOT TO MENTION THE ELECTRIC WIRING SYSTEM UNDER THE SEAT. I CAN GIVE YOU THE VIN.# [XXX], SO YOU CAN PULL INFO ON CAR AND LET ME KNOW WHAT INFO AND OUTSTANDING RECALLS THERE ARE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK UPDATED 07/30/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA complaint #10067809 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

JACK SUPPLIES AS ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT FAILED TO LIFT THE AUTO IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHICH REQUIRED THE TIRE TO BE CHANGED. THE JACK ACTUALLY BUCKELED IN THE EFFORT TO RAISE THE AUTO. THERE WAS NO LATERAL MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS QUITE LUCKY THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT FALL ON ME OR ON ITS WHEEL ASSEMBLY. HAS ANYONE LOOKED AT THIS EQUIPMENT. IT IS QUITE MINIMAL AND UNSAFE. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.

NHTSA complaint #10068724 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

GAS FUEL LINES WERE LEAKING GAS. DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL FUEL LINES.

NHTSA complaint #10042031 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WHILE SLOWING DOWN CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE BEFORE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THEN, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED FROM THE COMPLETE STOP POSITION VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, LIKE IT WAS IN REVERSE GEAR. THIS WAS CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION FAILURE .

NHTSA complaint #10041986 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

WHILE SLOWING DOWN CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE BEFORE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THEN, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED FROM THE COMPLETE STOP POSITION VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, LIKE IT WAS IN REVERSE GEAR. THIS WAS CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION FAILURE .

NHTSA complaint #10041986 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

WHILE BRAKING A VIBRATION WAS FELT IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS AND THE PROBLEM SUBSIDED FOR A WHILE. THE VIBRATION RETURNED AFTER ABOUT 5000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE CONSUMER LEARNED OF A RECALL 99V-081 RELATED TO INCORRECT BRAKE ROTORS AND BELIEVES HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10033678 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.