1997 Oldsmobile Aurora

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/21/1999· SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS

  ALTERNATOR OVERCHARGING FULL TIME WITH THE SMELL OF ACID INSIDE THE CAB.. DURING SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPORT THIS TO THE DEALER, I AM TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM; OPERATING AS DESIGN. THE HEAD RESTS WON'T HOLD FACTORY SETTINGS. L/ REPLACED AND WHEN COMPALINED ABOUT THE R/, AM TOLD THAT ONE IS NEW. "OPERATING AS DESIGNED" EVEN THOUGH IT WON'T HOLD SETTING. *AK

• 12/20/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  SEE: ASSEMBLY DESCRIPTION. *AK

• 12/14/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE DRIVER'S REAR SIDE OF THE CAR BURST INTO FLAMES. *TR

• 12/10/2003· STRUCTUREFire

  THE HOOD INSULATION BURNED UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED.*PH THE CONSUMER STATED THE UNDER HOOD INSULATION CAUGHT ON FIRE TWICE. *CB *JB

• 12/10/2002· STEERING

  ECONSUMER STATES WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. TS

• 12/05/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENTFire

  I RETURNED FROM A TRIP AND PARKED MY CAR. A FEW MINUTES LATER, I WAS WALKING BY MY CAR AND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, I OPENED THE CAR, AND THERE WAS FIRE ON THE DASHBOARD. I CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY CAME A FEW MINUTES LATER. *NM

• 12/03/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR WHICH HAD ENTERED THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL RAIL SYSTEM BECAUSE OF A LEAK PROBLEM. *AK THE FUEL RAIL WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE LEAK BETWEEN THE TWO INJECTORS. *SCC *JB

• 11/20/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  MY CAR IS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA, 59,000.00 MILES. RECENTLY HAD A FUEL LINE LEAK, SO BAD IT WAS DRIPPING FROM UNDER MY CAR. COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS PROBLEMS, BUT HAD IT TAKEN TO MY AUTO REPAIR IMMEDIATELY. HE SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE. REPAIRS AROUND $2000.00 , I HAVE RECEIPTS. *LA

• 11/16/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BLOWN HEAD GASKET. SHORT IN HEADLIGHTS AND SEAT AND MIRROR SHORTAGE. *JB

• 11/15/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  STALLED IN THE COLD WEATHER AND BACKFIRED. OIL PRESSURE WHEN TESTED WENT TO 210PSI. DEALERSHIP WASN'T AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

• 11/12/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  FUEL SPRAYING FROM SMALL HOLES IN PLASTIC SECTIONS OF THE FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLY. GASOLINE WAS ALL OVER THE TOP OF THE ENGINE, WHICH IN MY OPINION IS NOT VERY SAFE. NOT TO MENTION THE PUDDLES OF GASOLINE THAT WERE BEING LEFT BEHIND ON THE GROUND DUE TO THIS LEAK. WE FIXED THIS PROBLEM IN HOUSE, AND BEING THAT THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE AT THE DEFAULT OF THE MANUFACTURER, WE WOULD LIKE A REFUND FOR THE SERVICE PREFORMED NOT ONLY FOR THIS AUTOMOBLIE, BUT ALSO FOR THE TWO OTHER 1997 OLDSMOBLIE AURORA'S THAT WE OWN. A RESPONSE TO THIS COMPLAINT WOULD BE EXTREMELY GRATIFYING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERNS KEN SCHIRMANG

• 10/23/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, BLACK SMOKE EMANATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. WITHIN 8 SECONDS OF THE CONTACT EXITING THE VEHICLE, FLAMES WERE OBSERVED COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT WHEEL WELLS, AND FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE HOOD MELTED, THE ENGINE WAS BURNED COMPLETELY, THE FRONT AXLE MELTED TO THE POINT OF PREVENTING ANY MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT WHEELS, AND THE ENTIRE DASH WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. POLICE AND FIRE REPORTS WERE TAKEN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL #04V110000 WHICH PERTAINS TO THE PIPINGS AND FITTINGS TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

• 10/22/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK A LONG TIME AND HE NOTICED A POTENT GASOLINE SCENT. WHEN HE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, HE SMELLED A STRONG GASOLINE SCENT AGAIN. HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V110000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,937.

• 10/22/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  NO SUMMARY

• 10/20/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. THE DRIVER BEGAN TO SMELL GAS FUMES THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED VEHICLE HAD A BAD FUEL RAIL. DEALER BELIEVED THAT IF THE HOUSE FURNACE WAS LIT THEN THE FUMES FROM THE VEHICLE MIGHT HAVE IGNITED A FIRE IN THE HOUSE. *AK

• 10/19/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE NOTICED STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. WITH ENGINE RUNNING A FINE MIST OF GASOLINE WAS SHOOTING ACROSS ENGINE COMPARTMENT FROM A PINHOLE IN A PLASTIC FUEL DELIVERY LINE (HIGH PRESSURE?) NEAR THE FITTING CONNECTING IT TO THE METAL FUEL RAIL LINE. (FUEL RAIL WAS REPLACED 6/05 UNDER RECALL #04014) NEITHER THE LEAK NOR THE PINHOLE IS VISIBLE WHEN ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING. EXTREME FIRE HAZARD! VEHICLE CURRENTLY AT GM DEALERSHIP FOR REPLACEMENT OF FUEL LINES (LINES MARKED NON-REPAIRABLE) (REPAIR ESTIMATE APPROX $500). WEB SEARCH REVEALED NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. CONTACTED OLDS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. APPEARS TO BE A HIGH-HAZARD SITUATION THAT COULD EASILY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, INJURY AND/OR DEATH. *NM

• 10/15/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BATTERY DIED, AND AND DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCED. WHEN BATTERY WENT DEAD HAD NO WAY TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE BUT HAD TO BREAK GLASS.*AK CONSUMER DOES NOT OWN THIS VEHICLE.

• 10/06/2014· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  ON MARCH 4, 2004, A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR MY CAR - COMPONENTS FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V110000. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA04003. I WENT TO THE DEALER IN 2004 AND THEY REPLACED MY FUEL RAIL. THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE FUEL RETURN LINE. THE RECALL STATES "ADDITIONALLY, THE 1995 MODEL YEAR USES A UNIQUE UNDERHOOD FUEL RETURN LINE THAT MAY CRACK. CRACKING OF THE FUEL RAIL OR RETURN LINE TUBING CAN RESULT IN A FUEL LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONSEQUENCE: FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE." MY CAR IS A 1997. THE RETURN LINE HAS, SO FAR, CRACKED FOUR TIMES AND EACH TIME I WAS FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE THE CAR CATCH ON FIRE WHILE I DROVE TO MY MECHANIC WHO WAS ABLE TO SPLICE IT. IT IS NOW TOO SHORT TO SPLICE ANYMORE AND I HAVE NO DOUBT IT WILL CRACK AGAIN. TODAY I WENT TO A LOCAL DEALER AND HE SAID REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF THE LINE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. IT IS THE SAME DANGEROUS PROBLEM FOR WHICH THE 1995 AURORA WAS RECALLED. I AM RETIRED AND LIVING SOLELY ON SOCIAL SECURITY. I DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO GET THIS FIXED (THE DEALER SAID MINIMUM $500 AND COULD GO BEYOND $1,000). I SEE NO REASON WHY THIS SHOULD NOT BE COVERED. IT IS A FAULT OF THE MANUFACTURER USING SUBSTANDARD "RUBBER" OR WHATEVER IS CRACKING WHICH CAN NOT HANDLE THE EXTREMELY HIGH PRESSURE OF THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM IN THAT LINE. *TR

• 10/01/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  RECALL 04V110000 CONCERNING FUEL RAIL TUBING. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE, AND HAD THE RECALL NOTICE TOO. DEALER STILL CHARGED CONSUMER $423.63 FOR REPAIRS, BUT HAD GIVEN CONSUMER A REIMBURSEMENT FORM TO SEND TO THE MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS GETTING NO WHERE TO BE REIMBURSED. *AK

• 09/24/2003· STEERING

  LOSS OF ABILITY TO STEER TO LEFT IN 1997 AURORA

• 09/17/2010· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT WAS TURNING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD POP. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED A BOLT WAS MISSING FROM THE STEERING RACK TO THE FRAME. THE RACK AND PINION HOUSING WAS ALSO FRACTURED AND THERE WERE SEVERAL RUSTED BOLTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

• 09/17/2000· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  NO SUMMARY

• 09/16/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL, THEN, NOTICED A PUDDLE UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. DEALER DETERMINED THAT FUEL RAIL WAS CRACKED.*AK

• 09/12/2002· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED OR IN USE HEAD LIGHTS WILL JUST COME ON AND OFF. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

• 09/08/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHT KEPT FLICKERING, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY SWITCH. THEN TOOK IT TO AMECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE MODULE. *AK

• 09/06/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL RAIL LEAKING FUEL IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO PLUG WIRES. I HAVE NOTICED A HIGH NUMBER OF AURORA'S FOR SALE AS SALVAGE THAT HAVE SUFFERED ENGINE FIRES. IS THIS RELATED?*AK

• 09/06/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  PLASTIC HOSES BETWEEN PRESSURIZED FUEL INJECTORS, CAN RUPTURE CAUSING POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZARD.*AK

• 09/02/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  THE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS ODOR WHILE IN THE GARAGE WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPLODED AND SMOKE AND FLAME POURED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY WITHOUT INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND SENT AND INSPECTOR TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. THE INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND THEREFORE THE MANUFACTURER ACCEPTED NO RESPONSIBILITY. A MECHANIC TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT HE FIXED FUEL RAIL LEAKS ON SEVERAL OTHER OLDSMOBILE AURORA. *PH *NLM

• 08/27/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHILE DRIVING SMELLED SMELLED GAS FUMES COMING IN FROM THE VENTS. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, LIFTED UP THE HOOD, AND NOTICED GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE HOLE. WAS DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FUEL RAIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 08/25/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE VIBRATES. DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE ROTORS. BUT, PROBLEM REOCCURS EVERY 15-20M. *AK

• 08/21/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL TANK HAS A HOLE THAT CAUSED ONE QUARTER OF GASOLINE TO LEAK FROM VEHICLE. DEALER WILL REPLACE FUEL TANK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 08/20/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL. IN ADDITION, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE A MIST WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE NUMBER 8 CYLINDER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

• 08/19/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. IN NOVEMBER OF 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V110000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE DEALER REPLACED SOME OF THE HOSES, BUT THERE ARE THREE HOSES THAT ARE LEAKING FUEL. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE ADDITIONAL REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 146,037.

• 08/18/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE NYLON TUBING IN THE FUEL RAIL DEGRADED WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK ALL OVER THE ENGINE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V110000 REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

• 08/18/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER NOTICED THAT LIQUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER COULD NOT START UP THE VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DID NOT DECIDE WHO WOULD PAY FOR REPAIRS. *AK

• 08/16/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I HAVE A 1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA (VIN [XXX] WITH A RECALLED FUEL RAIL. THE FUEL RAIL SPRING A PINHOLE LEAK, WHICH WAS SPRAYING ATOMIZED GASOLINE ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS FUEL RAIL, BUT WHEN I CALLED THE OLDSMOBILE RECALL HOTLINE, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE REPAIR HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. SINCE THE FUEL RAIL WAS STILL THE OLD STYLE NYLON ONE AND NOT THE STAINLESS STEEL ONE SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED (AW GOLDEN IN READING, PA) TO INQUIRE AS TO WHY THE NYLON FUEL RAIL WAS STILL IN PLACE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE FORMER OWNER HAD NEVER COME BACK TO GET THE RECALL DONE. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THIS PROBLEM UNTIL I HAD FUEL LEAKING ONTO MY ENGINE BLOCK AND DUE TO OLDSMOBILE'S SYSTEM, WHICH HAS THE RECALL MARKED AS COMPLETE, I CANNOT GET THE RECALL SERVICE DONE. WHAT GOOD ARE SAFETY RECALLS IF THE MANUFACTURER CAN MARK THE RECALL COMPLETE WITHOUT PERFORMING THE WORK? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 08/13/2000· EQUIPMENT

  THIS IS OUR SECOND AURORA. WE HAD A 1996 AND HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK BACK THE CAR (WE HAD TO PAY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO WHICH SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AS IT WASN'T OUR FAULT) BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T FIX THE LEAK IN THE TRUNK WHEELWELL OR THE MUSTY SMELL IN THE CAR FROM IT. I AM NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 1997. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN GETTING WET AS I DON'T USE THE TRUNK VERY OFTEN SO I NEVER FOUND THE LEAK UNTIL I HAD TO REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE TO FIT SOMETHING IN THE TRUNK. *AK

• 08/11/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CAR BURNS OIL. CAR SHIFT IS FALLING APART. *NM

• 08/11/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 04V110000 FOR THE FUEL RAIL TUBING; BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED AT A GAS STATION. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY AN OLDSMOBILE SERVICE MANAGER,WHO INSISTED THAT THE FIRE WAS RELATED TO THE FUEL RAIL, BUT CLAIMED MINIMUM RESPONSIBILITY.*AK

• 08/08/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. WHEN HE LIFTED THE HOOD, HE NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL LINE AND ONTO THE MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 04V110000 (FUEL SYSTEM) AT 111,000 MILES. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 113,000.

• 08/04/2009· STEERING

  1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS. OVER THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE NOTICED SOME "PLAY" IN THE TILT STEERING COLUMN. MY RESEARCH HAS REVEALED AN INHERENT PROBLEM THAT THESE MODEL OF CARS HAVE HAD WITH THE PIVOTS IN THE STEERING-TILT MECHANISM BACKING THEMSELVES OUT. ONE DAY I CLIMBED INTO THE CAR TO BACK DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, AND THE WHOLE STEERING ASSEMBLY JUST PLOPPED INTO MY LAP. I SUSPECTED THE PIVOTS WERE TO BLAME, SO I BEGAN REMOVAL OF THE JUNK AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN, ENOUGH TO GET A VIEW OF THE PIVOTS, AND TO MY DISMAY, I DISCOVERED THAT THE PIVOT ON ONE SIDE HAD WORKED LOOSE, BUT THE CAST METAL THAT SURROUNDS THE PIVOT ON THE OTHER SIDE HAD BROKEN COMPLETELY. I CAN THINK OF NO OTHER REMEDY THAN TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE COLUMN. *TR

• 08/04/2001· STEERING,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE

  LISA, NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

• 08/03/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DRIVER HAD TO APPLY BRAKES VERY HARD IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE, WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. OLDMOVILE HOT LINE SAID IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE CRUISE CONTROL. CURRENTLY VEHICLE AT THE DEALER. *AK DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE FOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. *YH

• 08/02/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL RAIL BURST WHILE DRIVING. FUEL SPILLED ALL OVER THE ENGINE. STRONG GAS ODOR SMELL. APPEARS TO BE POTENTIAL FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZARD.*AK

• 07/26/2002· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE CAR IS RUNNING OR SITTING STILL IN THE DRIVEWAY THE HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF, WHILE IN MOTION THERE WILL AT TIMES BE A NOISE COMING FROM THE DASH AREA. THE DIMMER LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WILL FLICKER. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE NOISE IS TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON. DURING THE TIME THE CAR IS JUST SITTING, DAY OR NIGHT THE LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF AT RANDOM. COULD THIS BE A SENSOR OR A LOOSE FUSE?? CAR TAKEN TO JACK HAYES IN AKRON BUT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AT THAT TIME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. AM WAITING FOR THEM TO CALL ME BUT I WILL IN THE MEANTIME CALL THEM BACK BUT WAS WONDERING IF I COULD GET ANY FEEDBACK REGARDING IF ANYONE ELSE HAS REPORTED THIS PROBLEM. THE PLASTIC BOOT UNDER THE FRONT BUMPER HAS JUST DROPPED OFF DUE TO EVIDENTLY COMING TO CLOSE TO PARKING CURBS. WOULD APPRECIATE SOME FEEDBACK SOON BECAUSE I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL BE ON THE HIGHWAY AND LOOSE POWER WHILE IN TRAFFIC. REGARDS. JOANNE OAKES. *AK

• 07/24/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING 20-25 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT FIRE OUT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

• 07/24/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THREE OF THE VEHICLES EIGHT FUEL LINES RUPTURED WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO SPRAY ONTO THE HOT ENGINE, EXHAUST SYSTEM AND ONTO THE GROUND. THE CONSUMER COULD SMELL THE FUEL BUT COULDN'T SEE IT BECAUSE OF A COVER UNDER THE FUEL LINES. *JB *CB *NLM

• 07/21/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE PLASTIC CONNECTOR BETWEEN THE PLASTIC AND METAL FUEL LINE DISCONNECTED SUDDENLY AND SHOWERED GASOLINE OVER THE ENGINE AND STOPPED THE MOTOR. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE WHILE ON A BUSY STREET. THERE WAS NO EARLIER INDICATION OF A LEAK OR PROBLEM.*AK

• 07/16/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I WAS BEGINNING A SUNDAY MORNING DRIVE TODAY IN MY 1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. IT WAS A FEW HOURS AGO WITH MY FAMILY ON THE EXPRESSWAY ON I-480 WEST ENROUTE TO OUR VACATION. AFTER I HIT MY RIGHT TURN SIGNAL TO CHANGE LANES SO I CAN GET OFF AT OUR EXIT. THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER WAS STUCK. THERE WAS AN INTENSE BURNING SMELL AND SECONDS LATER SMOKE START STEAMING FROM MY STEERING. I PULLED THE 1997 OLDSMOBILE AURORA OVER AND PRESSED DOWN ON THE HAZARD BUTTON TO RELEASE IT AND NOTICE THAT THE HAZARD BUTTON WAS STUCK TOO. FINALLY, I TURNED THE KEY TO THE IGNITION OFF AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE SMOKE STOPPED. SOON AS I STARTED UP THE CAR THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER WAS UNSTUCK HOWEVER THE HAZARD BUTTON WAS STILL STUCK AS SMOKE BEGAN SEEPING FROM BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL AGAIN. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED UP THE CAR AGAIN, EACH TIME THERE WAS THE SAME OUTCOME, STUCK HAZARD BUTTON, BURNING SMELL, AND SMOKE. MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT I GOT THE CAR TOWED HOME AND WAS TOLD FROM THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER THAT IT PROBABLY WAS SOME ELECTRICAL WIRING BURNING BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS FORTUNATELY THAT IT DIDN'T CAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM SINCE GM AUTO REPAIR SHOPS ARE CLOSED ON SUNDAY. *JB

• 07/16/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS ON THE CHASSIS FUEL RETURN LINE LEAKING. BUT HAD NOT SEEN ANY FUEL IN THE DRIVEWAY OR GROUND. HE WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON FUEL RAIL.HE STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER, AND HE DID NOT HAVE A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE OTHER. THIS COST $500.00 TO REPAIR.*AK