2002 Oldsmobile Aurora problems
Owners have filed 38 complaints with NHTSA about the 2002 Oldsmobile Aurora. Suspension is the most reported problem area, at 16% of complaints. After that come electrical system (13%) and fuel system (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 38 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Suspension 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 52,000 miles 22 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 | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 22 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 52,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 94% 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 2002 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Oldsmobile Aurora with enough data (22 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.
Damaged wiring harness. Vehicle was involved in an accident and the wiring harness that runs across the front of the vehicle was damaged. Vehicle was not repaired due to lack of parts. *nlm
Severe vibration in steering/body/suspension from 50 to 70 MPH; most severe 60 to 70 MPH. Tires re-balanced twice and problem continues...felt on smooth and level pavement...creates instability when driving over small bumps in pavement. Most severe at 64-66 MPH. Mr
This vehicle was a demo and had 7376 mile on it at time of purchase but sold as new. I've had a bad vibration in the front end since I have purchased it and the dealer has made two attempts to repair it but its still not fixed. The headlights will flicker occasionally while driving but this is a new problem and the dealer has not made any repair attempts as of yet. The grinding in the steering wheel is also new and started when we picked the car up on 10-29-2002 from a repair attempt on the vibration. Dt
I notice when I am driving that the head lights will flicker every once in awhile. I also had the dash lights go out on me in the middle of the night, this would be the second time this part had been fixed. A few months later the heating component went out. I have had nothing but trouble with this vehicle since I bought it. This vehicle needs to be recalled or stated under the lemon law.
My 2002 aurora v6, RPM started acting haywire it shot up to 8 grand at 30 MPH. The engine and transmission were acting normal. It happened again 2 days latter then all of my dash lights and headlights went out. I took it in to the shop. I had the trans vacuum sensor changed along with the headlights. This did the trick for 24 hours. Not I have the same problem and the dealer can not figure out what is wrong or how to fix it. Can someone help with this.