Oldsmobile Aurora acceleration problems

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

I'VE NOTICED ABOUT A YEAR AGO I WOULD START THIS CAR, AND THE RPM'S WOULD GO VERY HIGH. AFTER A WHILE IT STOPPED DOING IT. THE LAST TWO WEEKS WHILE DRIVING IT ACCELERATES ON IT OWN. NO NEED TO TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS, AND I'M WONDERING IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE.IT HAPPENS WHILE STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING.

NHTSA complaint #11010524 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO ACCOMMODATE ANOTHER CAR, MY VEHICLE BEGAN UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND THEN I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES HAD LOCKED UP AS WELL. I HAD TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE CAR AND RESTART IT FOR IT TO WORK AGAIN.

NHTSA complaint #10660376 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 9/2007 WITH 65,327 MILES. THE 1ST YEAR OR SO, IT WAS OK, EXCEPT FOR THE EMMISIONS SYSTEM WHICH THEY REPAIRED. OVER THE NEXT YEARS, WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES, ROTORS CONSTANTLY! THEN THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT KEPT COMING ON WARNING OF THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM. THEN, MY LIGHTS STARTING GOING OUT IN THE CAR, DASH, COMPUTER SYSTEM WARNING AREA, AND HEAD LIGHTS FLICKERING. THE CAR SHAKES EXCESSIVELY WHEN I TRY TO STOP AND GO OVER 55 MILES AN HOUR ON HIGHWAY TO THE POINT I THINK THE FRONT END IS GOING TO FALL OFF! IN THE SUMMER (AS NOW) MY GAS PEDAL STICKS! I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT GM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY TOLD ME ALTHOUGH A RECALL ON ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THIS CAR IS HAVING WAS DONE, MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED! IT'S THE SAME YEAR, MODEL AND PROBLEMS..AND STILL THEY WOULD NOT HELP US. I WAS TOLD TO HAVE A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC DONE ON IT AT MY EXPENSIVE TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEMS WERE--SERIOUSLY GM? I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS I HAVE PUT INTO THIS CAR ALREADY AND STILL CANNOT AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED OR HAVE GM OWN UP TO THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS CAR AND YEAR EXTENSIVELY AND HAVE READ NOTHING BUT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS AND GM NOT WANTING TO DO ANYTHING. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT, AND ON LIMITED BUDGET AND CANNOT GET A LOAN FOR ANOTHER CAR DUE TO LIMITED INCOME...SO NOW I AM STUCK WITH THIS CAR AND PRAY THAT NOTHING HAPPENS TO ME WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WILL NOT LET MY GRAND CHRILDREN RIDE IN FOR FEAR OF THEIR LIVES!..THIS IS A BIG ISSUE AND REALLY DOES NEED TO BE LOOKED INTO PLEASE.I NOW HAVE 125,000 ON IT BUT ONLY DRIVE IF I REALLY NEED TO VERY SHORT DISTANCES. I BELIEVE WHOLE HEARTEDLY THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WORTH INVESTIGATING BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHENEVER DRIVEN..PLEASE !

NHTSA complaint #10463989 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SURGE FORWARD WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS UNTIL THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

NHTSA complaint #10405853 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHERE TO EVEN BEGIN WITH THIS 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA V8 SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. RIGHT NOW IT SMELLS LIKE IT'S ON FIRE. I SEE WHERE GM HAD A RECALL LAST YR BUT THE AURORA IS NOT INCLUDED, AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT ALSO LUNGES FORWARD WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT , IT ALSO DIES WHEN DRIVING IT.

NHTSA complaint #10319383 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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.

NHTSA complaint #10169877 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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.

NHTSA complaint #10114910 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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.

NHTSA complaint #10107986 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES

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.

NHTSA complaint #10105405 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL. HOWEVER, WHEN THE CONSUMER GOT THE VEHICLE BACK CRUISE CONTROL WAS DEFECTIVE. VEHICLE WAS STILL NOT FIXED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO ACCOMMODATE THE CONSUMER.

NHTSA complaint #10099851 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT O THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SURGED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE IDLE SPEED MOTOR AND EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #10094331 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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.

NHTSA complaint #10089518 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND STILL VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, SURGING FORWARD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO HELP CONSUMER TO STOP AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY INCIDENTS.

NHTSA complaint #10079458 — 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.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, CRUISE SET,AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. BEFORE CONSUMER COULD SLOW VEHICLE DOWN IT HAD ACCELERATED TO 90 MPH. CONSUMER WAS THEN ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BY APPLYING BRAKES HARD.

NHTSA complaint #8013914 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

54,697 MILES, THROTTLE STICKING. 62000 MILES, ENGINE MISFIRING, SPARK PLUGS REPLACED. 63K MILES, SERPINTINE BELT BROKE. 68,560 MILES, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. INPUT SPEED SENSOR INSIDE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. INTERNAL HARNESS FOUND TO BE LEAKING FLUID PAST TERMINALS TO OUTSIDE OF TRANSMISSION WHICH IN TURN CAUSED SATURATION OF EXTERNAL HARNESS ALSO. AIR CONDITIONING ALSO NOT WORKING. AT 69,356 MILES THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE STEERING WHEEL COLOMN BROKE. THE TOW TRUCK MAN TRIED TO TURN THE WHEELS WHEN THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE BECAUSE OF THE ALTENATOR GOING OUT. THE ALTENATOR DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING BUT I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE BEFORE LOSING ALL POWER. THE TOW TRUCK MAN DID NOT PUT EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS FLOPPING AROUND LOOSE. A PIN HAD COME LOOSE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER SAID IT COULD HAVE EASILY HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. WE SOLD THE CAR.

NHTSA complaint #759199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 75 MPH IN WYOMING, THE CAR BEGAN AN GRADUAL INCREASE IN SPEED - THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT TOUCHED. TOUCHING THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES DID NOT STOP THE SPEED INCREASE. TURNING OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH DID NOT STOP THE INCREASE. AFTER HAD BREAKING AND AFTER REACHING A SPEED OF 90 MPH, THE UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION FINALLY STOPPED. AFTER THAT WE DID NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF WYOMING WITH NO TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE, IF WE HAD BEEN IN CITY TRAFFIC WE WOULD MOST LIKELY HAVE CRASHED INTO SOMEONE.

NHTSA complaint #758911 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FAILURE RESULTING IN TICKING SOUND IN DASH, BRAKE LIGHTS BLINKING AND CRUISE CONTROL DROPPING OUT. SWITCH WAS REPLACED AT 55,290 MILES WITH SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #754934 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.