Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
I ALSO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATORS ON THIS OLDS AURORA 2001. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT GM DOESN'T HAVE RECALLS ON THIS CAR, IT IS JUST PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM AND IT COSTS A FORTUNE TO REPAIR THESE THINGS OVER AND OVER. *TR
PURCHASED USED OLDS AURORA 2001 V-8 HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, 3 MO AFTER HAVING IT, USED SUNROOF FOR FIRST TIME, HEARD LOUD POP, HAD TO REPLACE WHOLE SUNROOF, NOT COVERED OF COURSE. NOW WHENEVER IT RAINS, THE MATERIAL IS WET AND HANGS DOWN. BUT THAT IS NOTHING COMPARED TO ALL OF THE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THE CAR WHEN AT STOP LIGHT WILL LUNGE FORWARD AND ALMOST DIE, IF I COAST FORWARD A LITTLE IT STOPS FOR A MIN. IF I WANT TO SIT IN MY CAR TO WARM IT UP, IT WILL DIE AFTER A MIN OR SO. A DEALER SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE IDLE CONTROL VALVE..NOT CHEAP BUT REPLACED, IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. THE CAR ALSO DIES WHILE DRIVING IT. THE CAR SMELLS LIKE IT IS ON FIRE, STRONGER THAN BURNING OIL SMELL TOO. LEAVES GET INTO AIR VENTS OR SOMEPLACE AND THEN WHEN TRYING TO RUN AIR OR HEAT, IT SOUNDS LIKE A JET FAN IS GOING TO BLOW UP. I COULD GO ON AND ON, BUT THIS CAR IS NOT SAVE FOR ANYONE TO DRIVE. *TR
WE OWN A OLDSMOBILE AURORA AND THE REAR POWER WINDOWS HAVE BROKE 3 TIMES. THE INSIDE PLASTIC PIECE BREAKS WHICH CAUSES THE WINDOW TO FALL DOWN AND NOT GO BACK UP. WE FEEL YOU HAVE A DEFECTIVE PART IN THE MECHANICAL PARTS OF THE POWER WINDOW. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE MANUFACTURER TO COVER REPAIRS AS EACH TIME IT HAS BROKE IT COST $350.00 TO FIX WITH NEW PARTS. *TR
ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, ROLLED DOWN AND THEN WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP AGAIN. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS THE FRONT WINDOW, THE SECOND TIME THE BACK WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WOULD NO GO UP. IF YOU HAVE SMALL CHILDREN, OR LIVE IN ND IT CAN BE DANGEROUS, AS THE COLD WEATHER IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
I HAVE OWNED 3 OLDSMOBILE AURORA'S. 1-1999 MODEL 2-2001 MODELS I NOTICED WITH ALL THREE CARS, THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS NOT PROPERLY OPERATING. THE WINDOW JUST FALLS DOWN ON IT'S OWN AND WON'T ROLL BACK UP. I HAVE TO WEDGE SOMETHING IN THE WINDOW IN ORDER TO KEEP IT UP AND THAT DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. I FOUND THIS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH ALL THREE AURORA'S. I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAS THE SAME YEARS AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. ALSO, ON THIS 2001 AURORA I HAVE NOW, HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI-BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. I NOTICED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, THAT I HAD TO COME TO A SUDDEN BREAK IN SNOWY WEATHER CONDITIONS, MY BRAKES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY AND MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE AND TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE. THE STABILITY SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON THE INFORMATION SYSTEM EVERYTIME THE CAR IS STARTED. *TR
AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE FROM ANOTHER OWNER, THE WINDOWS ARE FAILING. THE RIGHT PASSENGER REAR WINDOW FAILED, LEFT REAR WINDOW FELL DOWN AND NOW RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT WORK. WE HAVE REPAIRED THE FIRST WINDOW AND INTEND TO FIX THE OTHER TWO. *TR
RIGHT REAR PASSENGER WINDOW ON MAJORITY OF THE AURORA OLDSMOBILES OF 2001 VEHICLES IS NO LONGER WORKING. PLEASE RECALL. *JB
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THREE WINDOW REGULATORS ON MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. ALL HAVE GONE OUT BESIDES THE DRIVER WINDOW. THE TWO REAR WINDOWS ACTUALLY DROPPED DOWN INTO THE TRACK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. NOW BOTH THE FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS ARE STUCK IN THE UP POSITION, AS IF THE WINDOW MOTORS ARE OUT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE NUMEROUS SAME PARTS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WITH THIS VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION INPUT SPEED SENSOR (TWICE), LEFT BANK AIR VALVE (TWICE), RIGHT BANK AIR VALVE (ONCE), THERE IS WATER THAT GETS INTO THE SPARE TIRE WELL IN THE TRUNK (WAS REMEDIED ONCE BUT HAS SINCE CAME BACK ). THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN NO MAJOR ACCIDENTS. THE BUMPER DID HAVE TO GET REPAINTED AS ANOTHER CAR WAS PUSHED INTO MINE, BUT ASIDE FROM THAT NOTHING ELSE. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IS ALWAYS HAVING TO BE LUBED DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT (COSTING THE CONSUMER $125 EVERY 30,000 MILES OR SO). YOU WONDER WHY PEOPLE ARE NOT BUYING AMERICAN CARS. MY NEXT ONE WILL LIKELY BE A HONDA JUST BECAUSE GM DOES NOT STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT. TOO MANY PROBLEMS THAT ARE SIMILAR WHEN YOU TALK TO OTHER OWNERS, BUT GM DOES NOTHING EVEN WHEN THEY KNOW OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. WITH THE 2001 AURORA, GM SHOULD BE RECALLING THE ISSUES WITH THE WINDOWS BECAUSE NO OWNER SHOULD HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CHANGE OUT WINDOW REGULATORS AND MOTORS, NOR IS IT SAFE. *TR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, DURING A THUNDERSTORM ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO SOLUTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS TAKEN.
WHEN DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS BROKE COMPLETELY OFF AND STOPPED WORKING, CAUSING POOR DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. *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
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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