2001 Oldsmobile Aurora

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER REALLY BAD, USUALLY WHEN VEHICLE ISN'T AT TEMPERATURE AND ACCELERATING. I USUALLY WATCH MY DIGITAL VOLTMETER AND MY VOLTAGE JUMPS FROM 12 VOLTS TO 15.5 (NORMAL OPERATING VOLTAGE IS USUALLY 14.8) ALMOST INSTANTLY BACK AND FORTH. I DROVE IT ON ITS FIRST LONG DISTANCE RUN OF ABOUT 80 MILES AND AFTER MY LIGHTS FLICKERED FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POPPED ON. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR A MONTH AGO AND WHILE I WAS READING THE MAINTENANCE LOG THE ALTERNATOR HAS JUST BEEN REPLACED. *NM

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: CONTACT'S WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. WHILE SHE WAS PULLING OUT FROM A STOP LIGHT/SIGN AN ONCOMING VEHICLE STRUCK HER VEHICLE FROM THE SIDE. UPON IMPACT, THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DID NOT KNOW IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT. *AK

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

WE PURCHASED A USED 2001 OLDS AURORA IN MARCH 2003. WE ALSO PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFERED BY THE DEALER. SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WE NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLUCUATING WILDLY (AS IF WE WERE TURNING OFF THE HEADLIGHTS) ALONG WITH THE VOLTAGE. THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS "NORMAL". IT GOT SO BAD MY HUSBAND REFUSED TO LET ME DRIVE THE CAR, EVEN DURING THE DAY IN THE EVENT THE CAR SHUT OFF. WE TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER OLDS DEALER WHO, AT OUR REQUEST, REPLACED THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR, TO NO EFFECT. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, BUT THE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO FLASH, AND NOW OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE SURFACING, ALONG WITH NUMEROUS BLOWN FUSES AND BULBS. IT IS QUITE DISTRACTING TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD, IN ADDITION TO THIS CARS DRIVER, TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS FLASH CONSTANTLY, AND DOES NOTHING TO INSPIRE TRUST IN THE SAFETY OF THIS CAR. I AM AFRAID IT WILL SHUT OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN, OR POSSIBLY HAVE SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL FIRE.

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)

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. *NM

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. *JB

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.*AK