2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA Electrical System Problems

I BOUGHT THIS 2001 AURORA USED IN 2015. THE CHECK ENGINE WAS ON AND WHEN I QUESTIONED PREVIOUS OWNER HE STATED IT WAS A SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS PUT ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND THERE WEREN'T ANY FAILURES, ALERTS OR FAULTY SENSORS DETECTED. JUNE OF 2016 MY DASH BOARD SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. I CAN'T SEE MY ODOMETER THE GAS HAND DOESN'T WORK AND IT HAS LOST ALL ILLUMINATION. I'VE HAD FUSES CHECKED, REPLACED ETC. IN OCTOBER 2016 MY AIR CONDITIONING UNIT STOPPED WORKING. REPLACED COMPRESSOR, TO NO AVAIL. THE HEATER ONLY BLOWS WARM AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. OCCASIONALLY I GET A LOW FUEL WARNING WHEN I'M JUST IDLING EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS. HAVE HAD A LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SINCE I'VE BOUGHT IT, AND REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES...

THIS CAR KEEP BURNING OUT THE BATTERY KILL THE BATTERY IN FIVE DAYS DEALERSHIP CAN,T FIND THE PROBLEM CAN YOU HELP ME

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE GAS TANK. I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR PUT GAS IN THE CAR PARKED THE CAR AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE MEN SAID THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE GAS SYSTEM.. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN PRIVATE PARKING LOT RUNNING.

THEY VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNPREDICTABLY TURNS OFF. THIS RESULTS IN LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES. THE VEHICLE MUST BE RESTARTED. THIS OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN IN MOTION, TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE. REPAIR TECHNICIANS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY A CAUSE FOR THE SUDDEN FAILURE. THESE FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE.

ON 2/4/2015 BOUGHT A 2001 OLDS/AURORA FROM AN INDIVIDUAL, NICE AND CLEAN DROVE IT BACK TO HOMETOWN APPROX 60 MILES. I THAN DROVE IT TO A CORNER STORE AND WHILE LEAVING THE CORNER STORE, I DROVE TO DISTANCE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, STEERING WHEEL, BRAKES, ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM AND ALL ELECTRICAL SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THANK GOD THEIR WAS NO INCOMING TRAFFIC..... *TR

I AM WRITING TO YOU TO DETAIL AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH NO BRAKE PRESSURE OR VERY LITTLE FOR MONTHS NOW AND IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014 I TOOK THE CAR TO A SHOP TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED. THE SHOP TOLD ME THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST AND I ALLOWED THEM TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER. WHEN I DROVE THE CAR HOME IT SEEMED AS IF THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN CORRECTED. HOWEVER, I HAD AN APPT WITH MY DR. AND HAD NO ISSUE GETTING THERE. LEAVING THE APPT AND ONTO THE FREEWAY HOME AND I NOTICED AGAIN BRAKE PRESSURE HAD BECOME LACKING AGAIN. I GOT OFF THE MAJOR FREEWAY AND TOOK SIDESTREET HOME AND AS I GOT EVEN CLOSER TO HOME THE SAME ISSUE HAD RETURNED. I HAD ALMOST NO BRAKE PRESSURE AND BY THE...

OCT. 02, 2013 - REPORTED TO GM DEALERSHIP CAR WILL NOT ALWAYS START, START INTERMITTENTLY AND WILL STALL WHILE BEING DRIVEN. DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR (REPORTED BAD CRANK POSITION SENSOR) $547.74 (INVOICED 886353) OCT.03 - 04, 2013 - REPORTED TO SAME GM DEALERSHIP CAR STILL STALLING WHILE BEING DRIVEN (STALLED TWICE IN TRAFFIC). DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR (REPORTED BAD IGNITION SWITCH) $178.86 (INVOICE 886383) THE 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA NEEDS ALSO BE REPORTED AS HAVING IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING CAR CUTS OUT, ENGINE STOPS. NO POWER. AFTER OVER 3 WEEKS OF RETURNING CAR TO DEALER 3 TIMES, THE DEALER FINALLY REPLACED A CYLINDER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH. TOTAL COST TO ME: $1,200.00. *TR

FOR THE LAST 4YRS. I HAVE BEEN PROBLEM AFTER WITH THIS CAR. ESPECIALLY WITH THE RACK AND PINION I HAVE THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED TWICE IN A TWO AND HALF YEAR RADIUS. NOW TODAY ON 7-18-12 I HAVE TO GET ANOTHER RACK AND PINION. ITS HAS TO BE A DEFECT BECAUSE IT ALWAYS BREAK DURING HARD LEFT TURNS OR BRACKET BREAKS ONLY ON PASSENGER SIDE. THEIR ARE A LOT OF ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS SUCH AS ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON FOR VARIOUS REASONS ABS LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF, CHECK OIL LIGHT, AND THE CHECK STABILITY SYSTEM. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE FOR ALL THE COST I HAVE TO PUT IN THIS VEHICLE FOR RACK AND PINIONS IS RIDICULOUS. THIS IS GOIN TO BE THE THIRD RACK AND PINION SINCE I HAD THE VEHICLE. *TR

WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 9/2007 WITH 65,327 MILES. THE 1ST YEAR OR SO, IT WAS OK, EXCEPT FOR THE EMMISIONS SYSTEM WHICH THEY REPAIRED. OVER THE NEXT YEARS, WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES, ROTORS CONSTANTLY! THEN THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT KEPT COMING ON WARNING OF THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM. THEN, MY LIGHTS STARTING GOING OUT IN THE CAR, DASH, COMPUTER SYSTEM WARNING AREA, AND HEAD LIGHTS FLICKERING. THE CAR SHAKES EXCESSIVELY WHEN I TRY TO STOP AND GO OVER 55 MILES AN HOUR ON HIGHWAY TO THE POINT I THINK THE FRONT END IS GOING TO FALL OFF! IN THE SUMMER (AS NOW) MY GAS PEDAL STICKS! I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT GM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY TOLD ME ALTHOUGH A RECALL ON ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THIS CAR IS HAVING WAS DONE, MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED! IT'S THE SAME YEAR, MODEL AND...

MY RPM SHOOTS UP TO RED AND SO I HAVE TO TURN OFF CAR AND RESTART. OFTEN CAR WON'T START RIGHT AWAY. THEN AWHILE LATER IT JUST DIES ON ME. QUITE A FEW TIMES IT HAS DIED ON THE HIGHWAY AND ONCE I ALMOST GOT REARENDED AND SECOND TIME I ALMOST RAN INTO THE GUARD RAIL ON THE BRIDGE BECAUSE I HAD NO POWER AND STEERING LOCKED UP, NOW MY GAS GAGE MOVES TO FULL THEN DOWN TO LOW FUEL AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. HAD MY CAR PUT ON MACHINE AND COULDN'T READ ANY CODES AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. SCARED TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I COULD POSSIBLY BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT DIES ON ME AGAIN. BUT HAVE TO DRIVE IT MEANING ITS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA IN 2003 BEING A SINGLE MOTHER OF 2 CHILDREN I WANTED A SAFE CAR WITH LOW REPAIR I WAS TOLD THE 5 STAR ENGINE IS THE BEST AND LOW MAINTANCE I PAID 15.900 CASH FOR THE CAR ON THE WAY HOME IT WAS ACTING FUN LIGHTS FLICKERING GAS PEDAL STICKS AND YOU CAN'T PUSH IT DOWN, THEN THE GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING OIL WAS LEAKING ALL OVER HUB IN THE FRONT OF CAR WENT BAD I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND IT NEEDED A OIL SENDING UNIT,FUEL SENDING UNIT FRONT HUB JOB, AFTER ANOTHER 1.700 IN REPAIRS NOW I AM HOLD THE HEAD GASKET IS READY TO BLOW AND THE GAGE SAYS LOW OIL PRESSURE I HAD IT BACK TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAY THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG.THEN I WS REAR ENDED AT A STOP AND GO LIGHT DUE TO...

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

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...

VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AND SUDDENLY DIED. *BF THE DEALER DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM OR EVEN WHAT WAS CAUSING IT. THERE WAS SOME THOUGHT, THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE ANTI-DEVICE AND/OR THE COMPUTERIZED KEY. *JB

THE CAR CHANGES IT'S CHARGING VOLTAGE RANGES AS IT RUNS AND BECOMES HOTTER AS WELL AS IT STOPS AND GOES BRINGING THE VOLTAGE CLOSE TO STALL STATUS, THE CAR HAS STALLED ONCE AND ALMOST STALLED TWO TIMES AFTER THAT, THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES. NLM