2001 Oldsmobile Aurora problems
Owners have filed 180 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 17% of complaints. After that come steering (17%) and electrical system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 180 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 81,000 miles 97 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 | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 15 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 19 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 16 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 13 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 14 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Among the 97 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 81,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 52,000 miles (18 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 12 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Oldsmobile Aurora with enough data (72 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
I was stopped at a light with my vehicle running. Suddenly and without warning flames came out of my dashboard burning my hands.
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.
Our 2001 oldsmobile aurora was brought in several times in the last two months because the "check engine" light kept going on. Each time they said they fixed the problem and it was related to the "secondary air injection pump". Two nights ago we came home and parked our car in our garage, which is attached to our house. A couple hours later we were awoke by a smell, which finally LED us to our garage. We opened the door to our garage and it was full of smoke!
Consumer states her gas line keeps developing a whole in it, and she is being told by the dealership mechanic that someone is tampering with her car, so she is not able to get it repaired with the warranty.
The automatic transmission shifts violently at times, the shift ranges from a slight bump to a bump that feels like the car has been rear-ended. This is most common in traffic/city areas and is resolved by shutting the car off and restarting it after a period of time. A GM dealer made a $1544.00 repair to the transmission but it still is not fixed. Other owners have had the same issue. It is sometimes followed by a check engine light.