1996 Oldsmobile Aurora Engine Problems

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DASH BOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, CHIMED AND RINGED. AS A RESULT OF THIS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, NONE OF THE DASH BOARD SENSORS WORKED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL 95V204000, REGARDING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. ALSO THE VEHICLE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR AIR RIDE SENSOR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN THE SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL WELL TO BECOME 6 INCHES HIGHER THAN NORMAL. IT WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR WHERE BOTH REAR AIR RIDE SENSORS WERE REPLACED. ONE YEAR LATER THE LEFT REAR AIR RIDE SENSOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING. THIS OCCURS ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED HOWEVER; THIS DID NOT FIX THE STALLING PROBLEMS.

NHTSA ID

10160918

Incident

Jun 27, 2006

Mileage

110,000 mi

DT: THE ALARM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY/THE CHIME INDICATOR AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTING IS INOPERATIVE. THESE PROBLEMS HAS AFFECTED THE LIGHTER AND THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE DOORS. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE YET. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE CONTROL MODULE, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THIS STARTED ON JANUARY 7,2005. THE LIGHTING WOULD WORK FOR TEN MINUTES AT A TIME AT FIRST, BUT NOW THEY WERE COMPLETELY OUT. THE COOLING FANS HAVE ALSO BEEN AFFECTED.*AK *MR

NHTSA ID

10135547

Incident

Jan 7, 2005

THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE CUT OFF WHICH HAD HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK WITH LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING. WHEN PULLING OFF THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL BROKE OFF INTO DRIVER'S HANDS. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR. *AK

NHTSA ID

10118857

Incident

Apr 28, 2005

Mileage

85,500 mi

WHEN DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10097118

Incident

Aug 20, 2004

Mileage

137,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE OVERHEATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. AND COOLANT SPILLED INSIDE THE ENGINE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10079554

Incident

Jun 21, 2004

WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED FUEL LEAKED INTO THE CRANKCASE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERATIVE. DEALER STATED THE SEAL RUPTURED, AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10075962

Incident

Jun 10, 2002

Mileage

109,000 mi

I HAVE AN OLDSMOBILE AURORA V8 FROM 1996. THE LAST 8 DIGITS OF MY VIN NUMBER ARE AS FOLLOWS: 5T4106231. I AM EXPERIENCING THE SMELL OF GAS/FUEL INSIDE MY CAR FOR THE LAST 2 DAYS. I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 69 COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS REGARDING THE FUEL LINES AND AT LEAST 6 CAR FIRES DUE TO THIS. I WOULD LIKE MY CAR INVESTIGATED AS WELL. *AK

NHTSA ID

10062081

Incident

Mar 10, 2004

MY 1996 AURORA S' RADIATOR GOT A HOLE NEAR THE PLASTIC PART.AT FIRST WE THOUGHT THAT WAS JUST ARE LUCK BUT WHEN WE WENT TO BUY ANOTHER ONE.THE PERSON WE WERE BUYING IT FROM TOLD US HIS DID THE SAME THING BUT HIS IS A 1995 BUT SAME RADIATOR.HE IS FROM NEW YORK NOW WE THINK THAT THIS SOUNDS FUNNY.AND THE AIR DOES NOT HARDLEY WORK EVEN WHEN WE GOT IT CHARGED.

NHTSA ID

10030442

Incident

Jul 29, 2003

VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WHILE COASTING OR COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIX PROBLEM, CAUSE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE IT. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED NUMEROUS TIME FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. TS

NHTSA ID

8021989

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 ID

759199

Incident

Feb 2, 2002

CONSUMER HEARS CLICKING SOUND WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE.(POSSIBLY ENGINE RELATED.) *JG

NHTSA ID

564000

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON MORE THAN 3 OCCASIONS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. THE CAR ENGINE SIMPLY TURNS ITSELF OFF. THE INCIDENTS OCCUR 99% OF THE TIME AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR AT LEAST 20-30 MINUTES. THEN WHEN THE CAR FIRST COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP (I.E. A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT) THE ENGINE SIMPLY SHUTS OFF. THE CAR IS NOT IDLING HARD. NO OTHER INDICATION EXISTS. THE ENGINE IS SO QUIET THAT OFTEN YOU DON'T REALIZE ITS TURNED ITSELF OFF UNTIL YOU STEP ON THE GAS AND REALIZE THAT'S IT NOT RUNNING. WHEN IT STOPS, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. 95% OF THE TIME THE CAR WILL START BACK UP IMMEDIATELY (AFTER PUTTING CAR IN PARK). OCCASIONALLY YOU MUST ATTEMPT TO START IT MORE THAN ONCE. THIS HAS OCCURED OVER SEVERAL YEARS. MOST RECENTLY IT IS OCCURING WEEKLY (NOT EVERY DAY) AND HAS OCCURED IN BOTH WINTER AND SUMMER WEATHER. THE ENGINE DOES NOT APPEAR TO RUN HOT OR COLD. CHANGE OF BRAND OF GASOLINE DOES NOT APPEAR TO CHANGE OUTCOME. AMOUNT OF GAS IN TANK DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FACTOR. WHEN PUT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, NO FAULT APPEARS. *AK

NHTSA ID

745207

Incident

May 10, 2001

POP NOISE HEARD WHEN OPENING HATCHBACK, DEALER LUBED THE HINGES. *SLC

NHTSA ID

553672

Incident

Jan 21, 1999

OIL LEVEL INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, AND OCCASIONALLY VEHICLE LEAKS OIL. DEALER HAS CHANGED OIL, AND INSPECTED VEHICLE . *AK

NHTSA ID

859893

NORTHSTAR ALUMINUM CAST ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED ACROSS THE ENTIRE BOTTOM OF THE SURFACE. *ET

NHTSA ID

784316

Incident

Nov 8, 1999

GASOLINE FUMES ARE MAKING CONSUMER SICK. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT AIR COMPRESSOR WAS NOT WORKING. *AK *YC

NHTSA ID

850721

Incident

Jun 16, 1999

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED. YH

NHTSA ID

604797