1999 Oldsmobile Aurora problems
Owners have filed 38 complaints with NHTSA about the 1999 Oldsmobile Aurora. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 26% of complaints. After that come engine (11%) and steering (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 38 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 92,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 16 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 92,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 87% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1999 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Oldsmobile Aurora with enough data (23 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 30 MPH. Upon impact, airbags did not deploy, resulting in minor injuries.
1999 oldsmobile aurora. I took car to dealer because tail lights quit working. Dealer did not have parts in stock so I took it home. The next morning I went outside and found the car had caught fire and burnt. It appeared to have started in the area of the relays the dealer service department worked on.
After dealer had serviced light system. Vehicle was brought home and parked. Vehicle caught fire several hours later and burned while unattended at night.
While braking a vibration was felt in the brake pedal and steering wheel. The dealer turned the rotors and the problem subsided for a while. The vibration returned after about 5000 miles. The vehicle was returned to the dealer who stated that the rotors were warped. The consumer learned of a recall 99v-081 related to incorrect brake rotors and believes his vehicle should be included in the recall. *nlm
While slowing down consumer heard a grinding noise before brakes were applied. Then, when the accelerator pedal was depressed from the complete stop position vehicle rolled backwards, like it was in reverse gear. This was caused by transmission failure .