2001 Oldsmobile Aurora

SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING THE CAR WILL ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. IF THE CAR IS PLACED IN NEUTRAL THE ENGINE REVS AND WHEN THE CAR IS PUT BACK INTO GEAR THE CAR LAUNCHES ITSELF AS THOUGH THE THROTTLE WAS PUSHED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THERE IS NO PATTERN TO IT. THE BRAKES WILL STOP THE CAR BUT THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS MUCH LONGER THEN WITHOUT THE ENGINE RACING. THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A CLUNKING SOUND EVEN AFTER HAVING THE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED. THIS IS VERY NOTICEABLE AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHEN IT IS DAMP OUT. AT TIMES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY WORK. THE CAR HAS NEW BRAKES BUT IT DIDN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE. *TR

STARTED CAR AND PROCEEDED TO LEAVE PARKING SPACE, TURNED STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND THE STEERING STUCK ALMOST CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT OTHER PARKED CARS. STEERING BECAME UNSTUCK AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME. ON THE NEXT RIGHT TURN THE STEERING STUCK AGAIN CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO UP OVER CURB ONTO SIDEWALK AREA. VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME AFTER THE LAST INCIDENT. THE STEERING WILL STICK NOW TURNING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. CAR IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE STEERING STICKING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY. THIS IS HAPPENING AT ALL SPEEDS AND CANNOT BE CORRECTED QUICKLY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

CLUNKY FEEL AND EVENTUALLY NOISE IN STEERING WHEEL. TURNED OUT TO BE THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. LOOKED IT UP ON INTERNET, IT IS A PROBLEM ON MOST GM LARGE CARS AND TRUCKS. GM HAS SO FAR FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM WITH A RECALL BUT HAS A REPLACEMENT PART AVAILABLE. I REPLACED IT AT THE COST OF $267, WELL WORTH IT TO HAVE MY BEAUTIFUL CAR LIKE NEW AGAIN, BUT GM SHOULD REPLACE FREE FOR THE PR. *TR

MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA HAS A RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM WITH A NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH THE STEERING OR FRONT END, I AM NOT SURE WHICH. IT STARTS OUT AS EITHER A GRINDING OR CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TURNING - NOTICE IT MORE AS I AM TURNING INTO MY ALLEY WHICH IS SORT OF A DIP THEN A SMALL RISE FROM THE STREET LEVEL. I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND IT IS STARTING TO ACT UP AGAIN. OF COURSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW SO I CAN HARDLY WAIT TO SEE WHAT THEY TRY TO TELL/SELL ME ON GETTING IT REPAIRED THIS TIME. ALL THE OTHER TIMES, THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THEY TOOK SOMETHING APART AND GREASED IT. IT LASTED FOR 15 - 20K MILES OR SO AND NEEDED TO BE DONE ALL OVER AGAIN. I AM NOT HAPPY THAT A RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM IS NOW MY PROBLEM. I CAN ONLY MARK DOWN THE LAST INCIDENT ON THIS REPORT. I NOW HAVE 69K+ MILES ON THE CAR AND I CANNOT REMEMBER ALL THE DATES OF WHEN EACH INCIDENT HAPPENED. BUT, SUFFICE IT TO SAY ABOUT EVERY 15 - 20K MILES. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S STEERING COLUMN MADE A GRINDING SOUND WHILE TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AT 5MPH OR BELOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2005 AND DETERMINED THE EYE SHAFT WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED REPLACED. ALTHOUGH THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER, IT WAS NEVER RECEIVED. THE RESULT OF THE EYE SHAFT FAILURE LED TO AN UPPER TIE ROD ON THE LEFT FRONT BECOMING EXCESSIVELY WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION RECENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE REMEDY PART WAS STILL ON BACK ORDER FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THE DEALER OFFERED TO REBUILD THE FAULTY EYE SHAFT, BUT MADE NO GUARANTEE THAT WOULD REMEDY THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER AWAITING REPAIRS.

2001 OLDS AURORA - 6/16/2003 POWER STEERING WAS MAKING A NOISE AFTER ENGINE WARMED UP. THEY REPLACED THE GEAR AND RESET TOE. THEN ON 6/15/2005 THE POWER STEERING MADE A GROANING NOISE AND THEY REPLACED RAC/PIN GEAR. ON 11/07/2005 THE STEERING WHEEL WAS GROANING AND THE SHAFT/ STEERING INTERMEDIATE WAS REPLACED. THIS IS 3 STEERING PROBLEMS IN TWO YEARS. IN JUNE OF 2003 THE CAR HAD 18,238 MILES. AS OF 11/07/2005THE CAR HAD 35,272 MILES. THIS MODEL OBVIOUSLY HAS A STEERING PROBLEM. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED CAR HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN SHE BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAD 37,000 MILES ON IT. THE CONTACT HAD THE EMISSION AIR PUMP AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SOLENOID FIXED WHEN SHE BOUGHT THE CAR. SHE WAS TOLD THOSE THINGS SHOULD NEVER GO BAD AGAIN. NOW, THE SAME TWO PROBLEMS RECURRED. ON 8-30-05 SHE HAD TO HAVE THE EMISSION AIR PUMP REPLACED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO DEALERSHIPS. THEY TOLD HER THAT THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD NEVER HAVE OCCURRED , ESPECIALLY TWICE. ON 9-20-05 SHE HAD TO HAVE THE PASSENGER REAR TIE-ROD END REPLACED.*AK

2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA 4.0 [XXX]. R ETURNED TO DEALERSHIP THIRTEEN TIMES REGARDING STEERING, SUSPENSION SPRING MOUNTS, SHOCK MOUNT, WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES, STEERING COLUMN SHAFT REPLACEMENTS, RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR REPLACEMENT (FOUR TIMES) FAILURES.*AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)